News Archive for October 15 2007

Nation's 'first' baby boomer applies for Social Security

WASHINGTON - The baby boomers' stampede for Social Security benefits has begun. The nation's "first" baby boomer, a retired teacher from New Jersey, applied for Social Security benefits Monday, signaling the start of an expected avalanche of applications from the post World War II generation.

Man charged over broom attack

A man has been charged with attacking another man with a broom and a concrete block during a violent home invasion in central Queensland.Police allege he forced entry into the home on Harbour Road, Mackay, on Sunday night and assaulted the 40-year-old resident, causing an eye injury that required surgery.

Comic Strip Character's Breast Cancer Death Shocks

The decision by cartoonist Tim Batiuk to have Lisa Moore, the cartoon strip's wife, mother and lawyer, succumb to breast cancer last week has sparked both praise and anger, according to published reports.

Supreme Court rejects Microsoft, Best Buy appeal to dismiss racketeering class-action lawsuit

The Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal by Microsoft Corp. and a unit of Best Buy Co. Inc. to dismiss a lawsuit alleging violation of racketeering laws through fraudulently signing up customers for Microsoft's online service.

Cancer death rates dropping faster than ever

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Three US economists share Nobel economics prize - Summary

Stockholm - A trio of US economists Monday shared the Nobel Prize for Economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced, citing Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson for their work in the field of mechanism theory. The Academy said t...

Janet Jackson: Soften Textured Hairstyle in Tyler Perry's - 'Why Did I Get Married'

Filed under: Hair ApparentBlack Voices Blogs: If you haven't already seen Tyler Perry's, ' Why Did I Get Married'? ' then you are in for a real treat! One of Perry's best movies to date!!! You'll find beautiful, real characters with real hairstyles and absolutely well-groomed men! Janet... Read more

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Rare condition may have killed man jolted by Taser: RCMP

The man who died at Vancouver International Airport after jolts from a Taser may have had a rare medical condition known as excited delirium, RCMP speculated Monday.

Led Zeppelin goes digital

One of the last remaining bands to resist licensing their music to online download stores, Led Zep's catalogue will be available from November 13. On the internet.

Planes collide at Heathrow airport

TWO aircraft were involved in a minor collision on the ground at London's Heathrow airport overnight.

Teenager claims to have easy iPod Touch jailbreak

If you want to install third-party applications on your iPod Touch without spending an evening hunched over a keyboard, a 13-year-old named AriX says he's got the solution for you.

West Virginia: Search for Missing Hiker

More than 50 emergency responders and volunteers searched for an autistic hiker who strayed from his parents in the Dolly Sods Wilderness area. Jacob Allen, 18, of Morgantown, was hiking with his parents, Jim and Karen Allen, on Sunday when he got ahead of them and did not answer when they called out his name, said Chris Stadelman, public information [...]

Washington Post correspondent killed in Iraq

A Washington Post correspondent in Iraq has been shot and killed while on assignment in the Baghdad neighbourhood of Sadiyah, the newspaper said on its website.

33 killed in clashes in northern Sri Lanka

Colombo - Sri Lankan troops launched a series of pre-emptive strikes ahead of their forward defence lines in the northern part of the country, killing at least 32 rebels and losing one government soldier, a military spokesman said Tuesday. The operat...

NZ activists arrested in anti-terror raids

NEW Zealand police have arrested more than a dozen people in anti-terrorist raids across the North Island, with Maori and environmental activists the main targets.

Citigroup 3rd-quarter profit falls 57 percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc said on Monday third-quarter profit fell 57 percent, its biggest decline in three years, as the largest U.S. bank absorbed losses in subprime and leveraged loans, fixed-income trading and its U.S. consumer business.

Key U.S. Air Force official found dead

The second highest ranking procurement official in the U.S. Air Force has been found dead in an apparent suicide in Virginia. A memo sent by the Air Force Operations Center in the Pentagon said Charles Riechers, principal deputy assistant secretary for ac...

Pereiro finally gets his hands on 2006 yellow jersey

MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniard Oscar Pereiro finally got his hands on the 2006 Tour de France winner's yellow jersey at a special ceremony in Madrid on Monday.

Larry Craig Filing Appeal Today

Sen. Larry Craig says he will file an appeal Monday over a judge's refusal to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea stemming from his arrest in an airport bathroom sex sting.

NFL commissioner expects more Ariz. Super Bowls

When it comes to scoring future Super Bowls, Arizona is doing better than most NFL communities around the country, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday at a community luncheon to promote next year's Super Bowl XLII in Glendale.{b} Complete Super Bowl coverage

Cockfighting Bust Nets 5,000 Chickens

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Authorities made what they called the largest cockfighting bust in U.S. history with the seizure of more than 5,000 roosters, hens and chicks from two training grounds, officials said.