U.S.
Secret Service Apologizes For Party Crashers
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Saturday, November 28, 2009
On The Road To Safety
Reining In Tailgate Parties A Challenge For Colleges
For hundreds of thousands of football fans, fall weekends are a time for tailgating — part picnic, part pep rally, part drunken revelry in stadium parking lots. Now safety experts say the parties need to be reined in, citing concerns about underage drinking and drunken driving.
AP News Wire: World News
Russia Investigates Train Derailment As Terror Act
Reports: 22 dead in Russia train derailment
Friday, November 27, 2009
World
Russia Train Derailment Leaves 22 Dead
November 27, 2009 An express train carrying hundreds of passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed late Friday, killing at least 22 people and injuring dozens of others, emergency officials said. Officials say the derailment could be the result of sabotage, fueling fears of terrorism.
U.S.
Secret Service: Officers Didn't Vet Gate-Crashers
November 27, 2009 The Virginia couple who sneaked into a state dinner this week met President Obama in the receiving line, the White House said Friday, as the Secret Service issued an apology that security procedures were not followed.
U.S.
Air Controllers Pressed Pilots In Fly-Past Incident
November 27, 2009 After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis last month, air traffic controllers asked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn't heed radio calls, according to transcripts released on Friday.
Latin America
In Poor Honduras, Election Brings Hope For Stability
November 27, 2009 This weekend, Honduras is holding a presidential election, which many hope will end months of political turmoil. A coup in June removed the country's president, Manuel Zelaya. Honduras is one of the poorest in the hemisphere; the political infighting has only made life more difficult.
Around the Nation
Longhorn Cattle Are Prized By The Inch
November 27, 2009 Texas longhorns have made a comeback. The animals, once nearly extinct, now number more than 330,000 in herds across the country. Tip to tip, their horns can measure six feet and beyond. And every year, breeders gather in Fort Worth, Texas, to answer the question: Whose horns are longer?
Technology
Waging War On Distracted Driving
November 27, 2009 Nineteen states have banned texting while driving. It's part of a growing movement to crack down on mobile phone usage behind the wheel that is reminiscent of earlier campaigns against drunk driving.
U.S.
Tiger Woods' Wife Helped In Car Rescue, Police Say
November 27, 2009 The world's No. 1 golfer was injured in a car accident early Friday outside his Florida mansion, and a local police chief said the PGA star's wife used a golf club to smash out the back window and help get him out of the SUV.
Economy
Markets Focused On Dubai Debt Fears
November 27, 2009 Market confidence has been hit hard by news that Dubai World, a government investment company, has asked creditors if it can postpone its forthcoming payments until May. The Dow lost 1.5 percent during Friday's abbreviated trading session.
Around the Nation
Relative Sought In Florida Thanksgiving Day Killings
November 27, 2009 The suspect's twin sisters, aunt and a 6-year-old cousin were shot to death during a family celebration in Jupiter, Fla. One of the sisters was pregnant. Two other people were wounded, one critically.
Religion
Hajj Stoning Ritual Marks Beginning Of Eid
November 27, 2009 Vast crowds of pilgrims cast stones at walls representing the devil on the third day of the annual hajj on Friday as Muslims around the world began celebrating Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday of the Islamic calendar.
