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Oil spill shuts Mississippi River
(Reuters)
Reuters - A collision between a chemical tanker
and a fuel barge on the Mississippi River spilled over 400,000
gallons of fuel oil and prompted the U.S. Coast Guard to close
a 29-mile stretch of the waterway around New Orleans, a Coast
Guard spokesman said.
Poll: Economy top issue; energy worries grow most
(AP)
AP - What's rising faster than gas prices this summer? Americans' worries about them.
Second volcano erupts in Alaska's Aleutian chain
(Reuters)
Reuters - A second volcano in Alaska's
Aleutian Islands has erupted in less than a month, shooting
steam and ash as high as 20,000 feet into the air, officials
said on Tuesday.
When Are You Most Likely to Have a Heart Attack?
(Time.com)
Time.com - Our circadian rhythm plays a crucial but little-known role in heart attack risk. The most dangerous time of day for your heart may surprise you
How one vet's persistence paid off
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - It was an average-looking letter that landed in Paul Weaver's mailbox. But bearing news that his veteran's disability benefits had been stopped, it felt more like a ton of crashing bricks.
With DNS Flaw Now Public, Attack Code Imminent
(PC World)
PC World - Hackers say that they will soon develop attack code that exploits a recently published, critical DNS bug.
Two faces of evil
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - At the height of his power in the 1990s, the Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was disdainful, bombastic and vain. That he was credentialed as a psychiatrist and poet mattered little. No one who met him then would be surprised to find that he orchestrated mass murder.
Iraqi president rejects election law
(AP)
AP - Iraq's presidential council rejected a draft law paving the way for U.S.-backed provincial elections, returning it to parliament for reworking, an official said Wednesday.
Small Satellite Designed to Spot Big Bad Asteroids
(SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - A tiny Canadian satellite is
gearing up for a mission to hunt wayward space rocks that may pose a threat to
Earth.
Hawks guard Childress signs with Greek club
(AP)
AP - Atlanta Hawks guard Josh Childress signed a three-year contract with the Greek club Olympiakos on Wednesday.
Afghan police needs 2,300 additional trainers: US general
(AFP)
AFP - The US teams in charge of training security forces in Afghanistan are short of some 2,300 trainers to set up a national police force, team commander Major General Robert Cone said.
"Golden Girls" star Estelle Getty dies at 84
(Reuters)
Reuters - Emmy-winning actress Estelle Getty,
best known as a wise-cracking octogenarian on the popular 1980s
and '90s sitcom "The Golden Girls," died on Tuesday. She was
84.
Mulder, Scully believe in `X-Files' audience
(AP)
AP - Some Mulder and Scully fans were dubious when the title for the new movie based on their favorite TV show was announced: "The X-Files: I Want to Believe."
Dino diversity had a long pedigree, says study
(AFP)
AFP - The belief that dinosaurs underwent explosive species diversification just before they were wiped out is an illusion, for the beasts' main evolutionary shifts took place millions of years before, a study says.
Cleric Hamza loses bid to stop extradition to U.S.
(Reuters)
Reuters - Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri
lost a legal bid on Wednesday to block his extradition from
Britain to the United States where he is accused of trying to
set up an al Qaeda camp and faces other terrorism charges.
Hurricane Dolly slams into Texas with 100 mph winds
(AP)
AP - Hurricane Dolly gathered strength and slammed into the South Texas coast Wednesday with punishing rain and winds of 100 mph, blowing down signs, damaging an apartment complex and knocking out power to thousands.
U.S. says all six aboard B-52 in Guam crash dead
(Reuters)
Reuters - All six crew members aboard a U.S. B-52
bomber that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Guam earlier
this week are dead, the U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday.
Oil drops below $125 for 1st time in over 6 weeks
(AP)
AP - Oil prices shed nearly $4 Wednesday, tumbling below $125 a barrel for the first time since early June on growing fears that high prices and the weak economy are destroying demand.
"Greenhouse" bees spread disease to wild bees
(Reuters)
Reuters - Disease spread to wild bees from
commercially bred bees used for pollination in agriculture
greenhouses may be playing a role in the mysterious decline in
North American bee populations, researchers said on Tuesday.
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