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In oil-rich Norway, petrol prices most expensive in Europe
(AFP)
AFP - In Norway, many motorists are up in arms over why they have to pay the highest petrol (gasoline) prices in Europe when the country is the world's fifth-largest oil exporter and a recent tax hike has done little to cool tempers.
House to vote on foreclosure rescue measure
(AP)
AP - The government would help struggling homeowners get new, cheaper loans and be allowed to offer troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a cash infusion as part of legislation that aims to calm the chaotic housing market.
World's first IVF baby marks 30th birthday
(AFP)
AFP - The birth of Louise Brown, the world's first IVF baby, hit headlines around the globe three decades ago -- but the married mother-of-one wants to keep her 30th birthday Friday low-key by contrast.
Hurricane Dolly makes landfall in South Texas
(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.
Researcher says Gulf dead zone bigger than ever
(AP)
AP - A "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas-Louisiana coast this year is likely to be the biggest ever and last longer than ever before, with marine life affected for hundreds of miles, a scientist warned.
AP IMPACT: After 60 years, black officers rare
(AP)
AP - Sixty years after President Truman desegregated the military, senior black officers are still rare, particularly among the highest ranks.
R.I. police say man had 0.491 blood alcohol level
(AP)
AP - State police say they arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent — the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead.
Many economists see McCain better for stocks: poll
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. stock market would fare
better in the first year after a victory by Republican
presidential candidate John McCain than by his Democratic rival
Barack Obama, according to a majority of economists at U.S.
banks and research groups polled by Reuters.
Toyota beats GM in worldwide sales in first half
(AP)
AP - Toyota beat General Motors in worldwide sales in the first half of the year.
Coffee drinking, smoking common in AA members
(Reuters)
Reuters - People recovering from
alcoholism seem to drink more coffee and have a higher rate of
smoking than the average American, a new study shows.
Obama tour staged for political pop
(Politico)
Politico - JERUSALEM — Barack Obama doesn’t travel light.
Feds: Philly ex-anchor hacked colleague's e-mail
(AP)
AP - A fired TV newscaster was charged Monday with hacking into the e-mail of his glamorous younger co-anchor hundreds of times for more than two years, as leaked information about her personal life helped lead to her own downfall.
McCain credits Bush for drop in oil price
(AP)
AP - Republican John McCain on Wednesday credited the recent $10-a-barrel drop in the price of oil to President Bush's lifting of a presidential ban on offshore drilling, an action he has been advocating in his presidential campaign.
Woman runs sword into foot during Wiccan ceremony
(AP)
AP - A woman accidentally stabbed herself in the foot with a 3-foot-long sword while performing a Wiccan good luck ritual at a central Indiana cemetery.
San Francisco's Mayor Gets Back Keys to the Network
(PC World)
PC World - San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom met with jailed IT administrator Terry Childs Monday, convincing him to hand over the...
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
White House says Bush will sign housing bill
(Reuters)
Reuters - President George W. Bush on
Wednesday dropped a threat to veto a housing rescue bill,
clearing the way for measures meant to shore up the worst U.S.
home market since the Great Depression.
Scholars plan to reunite ancient Bible — online
(AP)
AP - The oldest surviving copy of the New Testament, a 4th century version that had its Gospels and epistles spread across the world, is being made whole again — online.
Rapper DMX indicted for dodging medical bills
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rap star DMX has been indicted in
Arizona on charges that he used a false identity to try and
avoid paying medical expenses incurred during a hospital visit,
prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Los Angeles bans plastic bagging in stores
(AFP)
AFP - The city of Los Angeles announced it will ban all plastic bags from retail stores as of July 1, 2010, following similar anti-pollution regulations already enforced in San Francisco.
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