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Obama makes health care push
Last Updated: 7:05 PM 03/10/10 - WASHINGTON — The nation’s top health official challenged insurers on Wednesday to join President Barack Obama’s push to overhaul the medical system, arguing that if the effort fails it will hurt them as well as other Americans.
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NATION IN BRIEF: Feds probe NYC Prius crash
Last Updated: 7:03 PM 03/10/10 - HARRISON, N.Y. — The crash of a Toyota Prius in New York caught the attention of federal regulators Wednesday after the driver said it accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall. (Full Story)
PEOPLE IN BRIEF: ‘Lost Boys’ actor Corey Haim dead at age 38
Last Updated: 7:01 PM 03/10/10 - LOS ANGELES — Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38. (Full Story)
Conan O’Brien’s lone Twitter followee: ‘It’s totally nuts’
Last Updated: 6:57 PM 03/10/10 - CONWAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers.
This week, she has 20,000 — as well as a new iMac computer and offers to help pay for a dress and drinks for her wedding.
The unsuspecting rural Michigan woman has one out-of-work late-night talk show host to thank for her newfound online popularity — Conan O’Brien. (Full Story)
Same-sex couples say ‘I do’ in DC
Last Updated: 6:59 PM 03/09/10 - WASHINGTON — One bride wore a black suit, the other had on a white one with rhinestones. (Full Story)
NATION IN BRIEF: Janitor’s gunfire kills co-worker, self at Ohio State
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Last Updated: 6:51 PM 03/09/10 - COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio State University janitor who received a bad job evaluation shot two supervisors in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, then fatally shot himself, officials said Tuesday. (Full Story)
PEOPLE IN BRIEF: Producer says he attempted Letterman shakedown
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Last Updated: 6:48 PM 03/09/10 - NEW YORK — A television producer admitted Tuesday to trying to shake down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon’s affairs with staffers, avoiding a long prison sentence by pleading guilty in exchange for six months in jail and community service. (Full Story)
MUST READ: Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week
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Last Updated: 6:46 PM 03/09/10 - NEW YORK — Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room. (Full Story)
NATION IN BRIEF: Toyota disputes critic who blames electronics for acceleration
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Last Updated: 7:46 PM 03/08/10 - WASHINGTON — Toyota gave detailed evidence Monday that it said disproves claims that electronics may cause the unwanted acceleration that led to the recall of more than 8 million cars and trucks. (Full Story)
PEOPLE IN BRIEF: ‘Hurt Locker,’ Bigelow big Oscar winners
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Last Updated: 7:40 PM 03/08/10 - LOS ANGELES — The Iraq War drama ‘‘The Hurt Locker’’ won best picture and five other prizes Sunday at the Academy Awards, its haul including best director for Kathryn Bigelow. (Full Story)
California state senator says he’s gay after arrest on DUI
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Last Updated: 7:27 PM 03/08/10 - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn said Monday he is gay, ending days of speculation that began after his arrest last week for investigation of driving under the influence. (Full Story)
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