Friday, September 10, 2010

Sept 10, Friday, Yahoo news headlines

Yahoo news headlines, 10.07am eastern time

Top stories
--Afghans protest, Fla. pastor plans to meet NY imam (AP)
AP - As thousands of Afghans protested a tiny Florida church's plan to burn the Muslim holy book, the church's pastor said he won't follow through with the burning if he's able to meet Saturday with the organizers behind a mosque planned near ground zero in New York.
--1 dead, 53 homes destroyed in California fire (AP)
--Obama to take GOP to task on economy, tax cuts (AP)
--Woman held after 2 shot dead at Pa. cookie plant (AP)
--Calif judge to stop 'don't ask, don't tell' policy (AP)
--Report: US must deal with domestic radical problem (AP)

Buzz
--Huge Explosion and Fire Rocks San Bruno | 0 Votes
A huge PG&E gas line explosion and fire rocked San Bruno Thursday night igniting dozens of homes in an instant. Emergency officials said 53 homes were destroyed and another 120 were damaged in the massive fire south of San Francisco. The area damaged by the fires and explosion spread across 10 acres. Fire crews said in a late night briefing that thought they had the fire contained. They said it would be late Friday before they could make a complete search of the fire zone as they search for possible victims. Aerial video showed an entire block of homes on fire in the first minutes following...
--The Buzz About Vanessa Paradis | 0 Votes
--The Most Bizarre Reality TV Shows Ever Made | 0 Votes
--8 Influential Bloggers Under 21 | 0 Votes
--The Greatest Works of Snail Graffiti | 0 Votes
--Quick Hit football video game gets NFL makeover | 0 Votes

Local news (Phoenix)
--Arizona Cardinals' Hamza Abdullah's left running on empty during fast (The Arizona Republic)
--Feds: Arizona is violating the rights of its ELL students (The Arizona Republic)
-- Phoenix man killed, woman wounded in early morning shooting (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)
-- Arpaio for President? Sheriff Joe advisor hints at a possible run (KTVK 3TV Phoenix)

Entertainment
--MTV hoping to move on from West debacle at VMAs (AP)
AP - Don't expect a duet between Kanye West and Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards.
--Lane, Cross join 'Stand Up To Cancer' telethon (AP)
--Representatives say Glenn Beck to donate fee (AP)
--Britney Spears Resurfaces, Smiles Away Shocking Lawsuit (omg!)
--Box Office Preview: 'Evil' to scare away others (AP)
--Study tracks concerns about 3-D TV sets (AP)

Sports
--Saints beat Vikes to open title defense (AP)
--Pats make Brady NFL's top earner at $18M (AP)
--Top seed Nadal advances to Open semis (AP)
--NCAA investigating Tennessee basketball (AP)
--Durant's 33 lift US by Russia to semis (AP)
--Pack give Woodson deal worth up to $55M (AP)

World News
--Russians mourn bombing victims; 6 others killed (AP)
AP - Clashes between police and alleged militants left six more people dead Friday in Russia's volatile North Caucasus, even as stunned residents laid flowers in a square where a suicide car bombing killed 17 people and wounded more than 140 only a day ago.
--Japan missing more than 230K listed centenarians (AP)
--Nokia dumps CEO, turns to Microsoft exec (AP)
--Spanish miners stage strike deep underground (AP)
--Belgian report: 100s come forward on church abuse (AP)
--Pakistan's Floods: Through Hell and High Water (Time.com)

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