Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Aug 10, 2010, Tuesday: Yahoo News headlines

Yahoo news headlines, 10.44 eastern time.

Top Stories
--Official: Stevens believed aboard crashed airplane (AP)
AP - A plane believed to be carrying eight people, including former Sen. Ted Stevens and ex-NASA chief Sean O'Keefe, crashed in southwest Alaska and rescue crews were trying to reach the wreckage early Tuesday, authorities said.
--China landslide death toll rises to 700 (AP)
--Search for fugitive, fiancee focuses on Montana (AP)
--Productivity falls 0.9 percent in second quarter (AP)
--Gulf relief well crews watch for tropical weather (AP)
--Wall Street closely watching Fed's next move (AP)

Buzz
--Palin, the Alaska Bloggers and "Ethicsgate" | 0 Votes
--Study: Belly bulge can be deadly for older adults | 0 Votes
--Top Sellers of 2010 So Far | 0 Votes
--Robert Pattinson and ‘Twilight’ clean up at Teen Choice Awards (IrishCentral) | 0 Votes
--China, on cusp of superpower, faces environmental strain | 0 Votes 8
--Gut-Bustingly Funny Fountain Pranks (Videos) | 0 Votes

Local News (Phoenix, AZ) --- 107 degrees there at 10.44 eastern time!
--Grand Canyon's earnings rise, but issues loom (The Arizona Republic)
--Call-service Skype plans IPO (The Arizona Republic)
--Deputies seek suspects after 18-year-old shot at San Tan Valley park (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)
--Scottsdale woman shot to death in Seligman; suspect arrested (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)
--Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, August 5, 2010 (Phoenix New Times)
--Ask a Mexican on Facts, Stats, and Go-Go Boots (Phoenix New Times)

Entertainment
--Ex-agent: Naomi Campbell knew gift was diamonds (AP)
AP - Naomi Campbell's former agent fended off defense accusations Tuesday that she lied to the war crimes court to further her own lawsuit against Campbell, insisting the model knew she was receiving diamonds from Charles Taylor.
--Pat Conroy and the e-book future (AP)
--Review: 'Scott Pilgrim' offers a high-energy mix (AP)
--Review: 'Animal Kingdom' an intense thriller (AP)
--China film 'Aftershock' rules domestic box office (AP)
--Rapper T.I. determined to get life back into place (AP)

Sports
--Mariners fire manager Wakamatsu (AP)
--Arbiter upholds Kovalchuk deal voiding (AP)
--Cushing blames test on overtraining (AP)
--Schumaker's slam lifts Cards past Reds (AP)
--Tight back shelves Bolt for rest of 2010 (AP)
--Rays' Price earns team-record 15th win (AP)

World news
--Pakistani Taliban wants foreign flood aid rejected (AP)
AP - The Pakistani Taliban has urged the government not to accept any foreign aid for victims of the worst flooding in the country's history.
--UN: Afghan civilian deaths rise sharply (AP)
--WHO says swine flu pandemic is over (AP)
--Ex-agent: Naomi Campbell knew gift was diamonds (AP)
--Lebanon criticizes US for suspending military aid (AP)
--Will A Disastrous Summer of Floods and Accidents Force China to Clean Up Its Act? (Time.com)

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