10 July 2007 22:00
Death penalty possible in teen killing (AP)
AP - A man accused of abducting a Kansas teenager from a store parking lot and killing her was charged Tuesday with rape and aggravated sodomy, making him eligible for the death penalty.
3 murder charges from Ky. highway crash (AP)
AP - An out-of-control pickup truck crossed a highway median and struck oncoming vehicles, killing a pregnant woman and an 8-year-old boy and injuring several others, police said.
Los Angeles serial killer sentenced to death for 11 murders (AFP)
AFP - A former pizza delivery man described as one of the most prolific serial killers in Los Angeles history after being convicted of 11 murders was on Tuesday sentenced to death.
Carpentier to drive in Montreal Busch race
Veteran driver Patrick Carpentier has confirmed that he will drive in the inaugural NASCAR Busch Series race on Aug. 4 at Gilles Villeneuve Circuit.
The Joliette, Que., driver will be in the Fitz Motorsports Dodge at the first NAPA Auto Parts 200 in M...
Heat's Walker victim of home robbery
Miami Heat forward Antoine Walker's home in Chicago was robbed Monday, the player's agent said.
Police and witnesses said two offenders held Walker and at least one other person at gunpoint during the robbery, Chicago broadcasters reported from the sc...
10 July 2007 01:00
F1 espionage affair heads to British High Court (AFP)
AFP - The British Grand Prix may have ended on Sunday but the Formula One Âespionage' controversy that overshadowed on-track events at Silverstone has seemingly still got plenty of mileage left in it.
Heavy fighting as Pakistan storms radical mosque (AFP)
AFP - Pakistani commandos Tuesday launched a massive operation against a cleric and his militant followers holed up in an Islamabad mosque after negotiations failed, a top military official said.
Apple plans cheaper, Nano-based phone: JP Morgan (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc. plans to launch a
cheaper version of the iPhone in the fourth quarter that could
be based on the ultra-slim iPod Nano music player, according to
a JP Morgan report.
A-Rod shrugs off home-run king talk (AP)
AP - Alex Rodriguez laughed. Barry Bonds had just suggested that if he does indeed break Hank Aaron's home run record, A-Rod will top Bonds' figure before too long.
Bonds not worried about summer agendas (AP)
AP - Barry Bonds simply doesn't care: Bud Selig can be wherever he wants when Hank Aaron's home run record falls. The commissioner still hasn't said whether he plans to be in the ballpark when and if Bonds hits No. 756. Selig's indecision has drawn a l...
10 July 2007 00:00
LuPone ready to make Rose bloom again in "Gypsy" (Reuters)
Reuters - The big theater va-voom of
the week isn't happening on Broadway but rather a few dozen
paces north, at City Center on West 55th.
Wal-Mart de Mexico: 2Q net profits up (AP)
AP - Wal-Mart de Mexico SA, the country's largest retailer, reported a 7 percent increase in second-quarter net profit after inflation, even as sales at its established stores grew less than 1 percent due in part to a slowdown in consumption.
09 July 2007 22:00
Oden better in second summer game
Top pick Greg Oden's second summer league game with the Portland Trail Blazers was better than his first, but still not up to the high profile centre's expectations.
Two days after he was disqualified with 10 fouls in 20 minutes, Oden had 13 points, f...
Uproar as German minister mulls 'targeted killing' (AFP)
AFP - German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble drew flak Monday for considering a security policy that would allow the indefinite detention and "targeted killing" of terror suspects.
Smith defends border security (AFP)
AFP - Home Secretary Jacqui Smith defended the government's anti-terror measures Monday after the head of cross-border police agency Interpol warned it was not doing enough to secure its borders.
Federer, Nadal rivalry reaches new level (AP)
AP - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal long ago established themselves as the best of the best in men's tennis, far ahead of anyone else in the game these days. Then, firmly entrenched at No. 1 and No. 2, they began meeting regularly in tournament finals....
Tourists unearth dinosaur bones in Wyo. (AP)
AP - Can you dig it? For $150, you too can take part in a dinosaur dig at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center. The program lets tourists grab a brush and unearth real dinosaur bones, just like a paleontologist.
Fred Thompson aided Nixon on Watergate (AP)
AP - Fred Thompson gained an image as a tough-minded investigative counsel for the Senate Watergate committee. Yet President Nixon and his top aides viewed the fellow Republican as a willing, if not too bright, ally, according to White House tapes.
Women drawn to men with muscles (Reuters)
Reuters - Muscular young men are likely to have
more sex partners than their less-chiselled peers, researchers
at the University of California Los Angeles said on Monday.
Stevens fears impact of current probe (AP)
AP - Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican senator and once the chief power broker for dispensing federal dollars, says he's worried that a corruption investigation "could cause me some trouble" in running for re-election next year.
09 July 2007 21:00
Victoria Beckham: `just a normal girl' (AP)
AP - Victoria Beckham insisted Monday that she's "just a normal girl from London" who happens to be "living quite a surreal life" with her soccer star husband David and their three young boys.
09 July 2007 20:00
Senators Ready Iraq Amendments (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - The debate over the Iraq War resumes in the Senate on Monday, when Democrats will use the defense authorization bill to spotlight their demands to bring U.S. troops home.
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