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Sunday, September 18, 2005 09:00 PM PDT

Today's Most Popular News: Clinton launches withering attack on Bush on Iraq, Katrina, budget Bird flu epidemic could kill millions worldwide: experts Katrina Kicked Off Troubled Souls' Odyssey Power-dressing man leaves trail of destruction Emotions Run High at Katrina Jazz Concert Vince Neil Injures Leg During Crue Concert Moderates Raise Voices to Influence the Young Now, Every Keystroke Can Betray You New Orleans' Hospital System Faces Crisis Rescuers Find 76-Year-Old Man in Big Easy Tropical Depression Moves Over Bahamas Katrina Echoes Mexico City's 1985 Quake Merkel Wins Most Votes in Germany Election Boeing Not Panicking Over Bankruptcies Author, 21, Enjoys Otherworldly Success Katrina Evacuees Return Home to La. Suburb Katrina survivor found as officials clash Tesco considers bid for Albertsons: paper Katrina May Persuade Fed to End Rate Hikes Google to Put Copyright Laws to the Test Clinton launches withering attack on Bush on Iraq, Katrina, budget Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:43 pm PDT AFP - Former US president Bill Clinton sharply criticised George W. Bush for the Iraq War and the handling of Hurricane Katrina, and voiced alarm at the swelling US budget deficit. Full Story Top Bird flu epidemic could kill millions worldwide: experts Sun, 18 Sep 2005 01:36 pm PDT AFP - Millions of people could die around the world if bird flu spreads out of control, and most countries are totally unprepared for such an event, the UN's World Health Organisation says. Full Story Top Katrina Kicked Off Troubled Souls' Odyssey Sun, 18 Sep 2005 03:14 pm PDT AP - They're out there. The shooters, the choppers, the looters, the lines, the foul water and the bodies. Especially the bodies. "But we're in here," says Victor Fruge. Full Story Top Power-dressing man leaves trail of destruction Fri, 16 Sep 2005 07:30 am PDT Reuters - An Australian man built up a 40,000-volt charge of static electricity in his clothes as he walked, leaving a trail of scorched carpet and molten plastic and forcing firefighters to evacuate a building. Full Story Top Emotions Run High at Katrina Jazz Concert Sun, 18 Sep 2005 04:51 pm PDT AP - With the exception of the now-famous Kanye West outburst, celebrity-driven benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims have followed a familiar formula — musicians singing heart-tugging ballads while famous faces implore viewers to give, all in a sanitized, apolitical tone. Full Story Top Vince Neil Injures Leg During Crue Concert Sun, 18 Sep 2005 03:01 pm PDT AP - Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil is recovering from a leg injury after slipping off stage during a performance. Full Story Top Moderates Raise Voices to Influence the Young Sun, 18 Sep 2005 04:55 am PDT Los Angeles Times - It is nearly 9 p.m. on a summer evening and the shadows are growing long at Spring Hill Park in the down-at-the-heels Hackney borough, but the young men of the North London Muslim Community Center are still hard at play. Full Story Top Now, Every Keystroke Can Betray You Sun, 18 Sep 2005 04:55 am PDT Los Angeles Times - Bank customers know to shield their ATM passwords from prying eyes. But with the rise of online banking, computer users may not realize electronic snoops might be peeking over their shoulder every time they type. Full Story Top New Orleans' Hospital System Faces Crisis Sun, 18 Sep 2005 04:17 pm PDT AP - This city's health care facilities have been shattered to an extent unmatched in U.S. history, and its hospital system faces grave challenges as residents begin returning, the vice president of the national hospital accreditation organization said Sunday. Full Story Top Rescuers Find 76-Year-Old Man in Big Easy Sun, 18 Sep 2005 03:09 am PDT AP - Day after day, for more than two weeks, the 76-year-old man sat trapped and alone in his attic, sipping from a dwindling supply of water until it ran out. No food. No way out of a house ringed by foul floodwaters. Full Story Top Tropical Depression Moves Over Bahamas Sun, 18 Sep 2005 05:53 am PDT AP - A tropical depression moved over the southern Bahamas on Sunday and was expected to strengthen into a named storm, while Tropical Storm Philippe was farther out in the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters said. Full Story Top Katrina Echoes Mexico City's 1985 Quake Sun, 18 Sep 2005 02:31 pm PDT AP - For Mexico City, Hurricane Katrina had strong echoes of the earthquake 20 years ago that toppled buildings, hit the poor hardest and shook Mexicans' faith in government. Full Story Top Merkel Wins Most Votes in Germany Election Sun, 18 Sep 2005 04:30 pm PDT AP - Conservative challenger Angela Merkel won the most votes in German elections Sunday, according to official results, but fell short of a clear mandate to govern as Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder staged a dramatic comeback and proclaimed that he should head the next government. Full Story Top Boeing Not Panicking Over Bankruptcies Sun, 18 Sep 2005 11:04 am PDT AP - In most industries, news that two of your customers are seeking bankruptcy protection would be chilling, if not downright jarring. But when you're aerospace giant Boeing Co., and the customers are stalwart U.S. airlines, a week like the last one, while not exactly something to shrug off, is also far from a reason to panic. Full Story Top Author, 21, Enjoys Otherworldly Success Sun, 18 Sep 2005 11:28 am PDT AP - When Christopher Paolini walks on the high school stage for his book signing appearance, wearing jeans and carrying a black backpack, he could be mistaken for a student. But he gets a rock star reception from his fans, with wild cheers and flashing cameras. Full Story Top Katrina Evacuees Return Home to La. Suburb Sun, 18 Sep 2005 05:07 pm PDT AP - Thousands of residents began returning to their homes in this New Orleans suburb on Sunday after local officials gave the all-clear, finding debris-strewn yards and homes without power or working sewers. Full Story Top Katrina survivor found as officials clash Sun, 18 Sep 2005 03:28 pm PDT Reuters - Rescue workers combing hard-hit New Orleans neighborhoods found a survivor on Sunday who had camped out in his home since Hurricane Katrina, while officials clashed over when residents should return to the devastated city. Full Story Top Tesco considers bid for Albertsons: paper Sun, 18 Sep 2005 04:53 am PDT Reuters - Britain's largest retailer Tesco (TSCO.L) has sent an in-house team to the United States to consider a bid for Albertsons (ABS.N), the American grocery chain with 2,500 stores, the Business paper reported. Full Story Top Katrina May Persuade Fed to End Rate Hikes Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:34 pm PDT AP - Conflicting economic risks that could emerge from Hurricane Katrina are putting Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and his central bank colleagues in a challenging spot. Full Story Top Google to Put Copyright Laws to the Test Sun, 18 Sep 2005 03:51 pm PDT AP - Tony Sanfilippo is of two minds when it comes to Google Inc.'s ambitious program to scan millions of books and make their text fully searchable on the Internet. Full Story Top

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