วันอังคารที่ 4 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2552
7 N.C. terror suspects due in court
Dems rush to win GOP support for clunker plan
Pending home sales up for 5th straight month
Mortgage modifications moving at snail's pace
Consumer spending rose again in June
China disinfects plague-ridden town
Hillary Clinton kicks off 11-day Africa tour
Iran accuses 3 Americans of illegal entry
Iran said Tuesday the three Americans who strayed across the border from Iraq are under arrest for illegal entry and claimed their case is being used by the West for propaganda.
Scoop: Mariah Carey says ‘yes’ to product placement
Mariah Carey's new album, “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel,†will be bundled with ads for Elizabeth Arden, Angel Champagne and the Bahamas Board of Tourism.
Senate opens debate on Sotomayor nomination
The Senate is starting a debate Tuesday on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, who's on track to be confirmed this week to be the first Hispanic and third female justice.
Clinton meets Kim Jong Il in N. Korea
Former President Bill Clinton met Tuesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on the first day of a visit to Pyongyang, holding "exhaustive" talks that covered a wide range of topics, state-run media said.
U.S. general in Iraq nixes early pullout plan
The top U.S. general in Iraq said Tuesday that he disagrees with a colonel's memo urging an early troop withdrawal although the security situation is better than expected.
Toyota posts loss, but hikes forecast
Toyota reported its third straight quarterly loss, but beat expectations and said its annual loss would be smaller than earlier forecast, as cost cuts help make up for some of the slump in vehicle sales.
1 dead as airliner skids into control tower
A passenger plane skidded off the runway and crashed into a building after landing on the Thai resort island of Samui on Tuesday, killing the chief pilot and injuring at least seven people.
Rockets slam into Afghan capital
Taliban militants fired at least nine rockets at the Afghan capital before dawn on Tuesday in the biggest attack of its kind for several years.
F-word in Cobain quote sparks controversy
The late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is igniting a new controversy in his hometown of Aberdeen, Wash. This one involves one of the quotes attributed to him on a new granite marker at an unofficial neighborhood park honoring him.
DOT says fewer flights on-time in June
U.S. airlines in June turned in their worst on-time performance since December, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.
Women scorned? 4 charged in glue revenge plot
A married man who planned to meet with one of his lovers at a motel instead found himself bound, blindfolded and assaulted by a group of women out for revenge, according to court documents.
4 held in Australia ‘suicide terrorist’ plot
Australian police said Tuesday they thwarted a terrorist plot in which extremists with ties to an al-Qaida-linked Somali Islamist group planned to invade a military base and open fire with automatic weapons.