Massive election protests continue in Tehran – Bellingham Herald

Massive election protests continue in Tehran – Bellingham Herald
TEHRAN, Iran Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators flooded Tehran on Wednesday in a fifth day of unauthorized protests demanding the annulment of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election. As a leading Iranian human rights group reported that 32 people had been killed in the protests so

Endeavour suffers another fuel leak – United Press International
Hydrogen leak delays Endeavour launch NASA announces STS-127 activities NASA gets ready for Constellation Canadian astronauts to train with NASA CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., June 17 (UPI) — Another fuel leak forced the U.S. space agency to again postpone the launch of space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-127

Matrixx Initiatives Voluntarily Withdraws two Zicam products following FDA warning letter – RTT News
(RTTNews) – Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. (MTXX: News ), a developer of over-the-counter healthcare products, said late Tuesday that it is voluntarily withdrawing two of its 19 existing Zicam products, while confirming that it received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA

Cause of Farrow brother’s death revealed – ninemsn
US police and a spokeswoman for Mia Farrow say the actress’ brother killed himself at his art gallery in Vermont. Sixty-six-year-old Patrick Farrow died of a single gunshot wound to the head. His body was found late on Monday in his studio, a converted church in the small town of Castleton. Police

Ensign resigns from GOP leadership after affair – Las Vegas Sun
Sen. John Ensign of Nevada resigned his Republican leadership post Wednesday, one day after confessing marital infidelity. Aides refused to answer questions about records showing that a woman on his political payroll received a promotion and a pay raise around the time he said the affair began in

Report: Sosa tested positive for performance enhancing drugs – Ironton Online
NEW YORK Sammy Sosa tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, The New York Times reported Tuesday on its Web site, the latest in a string of baseball stars implicated in the sport s steroids scandal of the past decade. The Times said Sosa is one of 104 players who tested

Standard & Poor’s cuts ratings on 18 banks – Gloucester Daily Times
NEW YORK (AP) Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s on Wednesday cut ratings on 18 banks amid concern about further weakening in the financial sector. S&P said the changes reflected its assessment that volatility will remain in the financial sector and the industry is expected to face tighter

Fired watchdog disputes White House claims – Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON The national service agency’s inspector general, fired by President Barack Obama, disputed on Wednesday claims from the White House that he was “confused” and “disoriented” at an agency meeting. In a letter sent to lawmakers Tuesday night, Obama’s special counsel Norman Eisen