Tenn. police rule McNair's death a homicide
Sunday, July 05, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair''s shooting death was a homicide, police said Sunday, but authorities stopped short of saying it was a murder-suicide committed by the 20-year-old girlfriend found dead by his side....
Zelaya flies to Honduras despite no-landing orders
Sunday, July 05, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- The ousted Honduran president is flying home despite a military order to keep his plane from landing....
Federer beats Roddick for record 15th Grand Slam
Sunday, July 05, 2009
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Roger Federer won his record 15th Grand Slam title Sunday, outlasting Andy Roddick for his sixth Wimbledon championship in a marathon match that went to 16-14 in the fifth set....
Holiday fireworks accidents kill 4 workers
Sunday, July 05, 2009
OCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) -- Four people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, three of them by a single blast that rocked this remote village on the Outer Banks islands....
Obama seeks new start in sagging US-Russia ties
Sunday, July 05, 2009
MOSCOW (AP) -- Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with each declaring his determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship....
Obama plan could trim back financial powerhouses
Sunday, July 05, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- They are the biggest of the big - the Citigroups, the Goldman Sachses, the AIGs and other financial behemoths. The Obama administration doesn''t want so many around anymore....
From Haiti, a surprise: good news about AIDS
Sunday, July 05, 2009
BLANCHARD, Haiti (AP) -- When Micheline Leon was diagnosed with HIV, her parents told her they would fit her for a coffin....
Rove: Palin resignation part of a 'risky strategy'
Sunday, July 05, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin''s potential presidential rivals said Sunday that her abrupt resignation won''t help her dodge scrutiny. President George W. Bush''s chief political adviser said her strategy is, at best, unclear....