Justice Stevens, 89, hires fewer law clerks, prompting new talk that he may be ready to retireWASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has hired fewer law clerks than usual, generating speculation that the leader of the court’s liberals will retire next year. CBS News pioneer Don Hewitt, who invented ‘60 Minutes,’ dies at 86NEW YORK — Don Hewitt, a TV news pioneer who created “60 Minutes” and produced the popular CBS newsmagazine for 36 years, died Wednesday. He was 86. CBS News pioneer Don Hewitt dies at 86NEW YORK — Don Hewitt, the CBS newsman who invented “60 Minutes” and produced the popular newsmagazine for 36 years, died Wednesday. He was 86. FBI agent who probed slayings of 3 civil rights workers during 1960s in Miss. dies at 77JACKSON, Miss. — Retired FBI agent Jim Ingram, who helped state and federal officials reopen long-dormant investigations of killings from Mississippi’s violent civil rights era, has died. He was 77. AP answers your questions on the news, from nuclear power plants to St. Paul’s supposed bonesWind and solar power get a lot of attention when the future of energy comes up for discussion. But are there any plans to generate more power by building new nuclear plants? N. Korea starts making 1st biopic about leader Kim amid reports he has cancer, suffered strokeSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has started making its first documentary about Kim Jong Il’s life amid renewed speculation about the 67-year-old leader’s health and who will inherit leadership of the communist dynasty. US stock futures soar as report says employers cut fewer jobs in May than expectedNEW YORK — U.S. stock futures pushed higher Friday as investors cheered a government report that said employers cut fewer jobs than expected last month. US stock futures point to higher open ahead of crucial monthly tally of job lossesNEW YORK — U.S. stock futures moved higher Friday as investors hoped the government’s tally on job losses in May would provide further evidence that the economy is healing. AP News in BriefObama says he’ll accept Nobel Peace Prize as ‘call to action’ toward peace and prosperity Actor Patrick Swayze still alive, says spokeswomanLOS ANGELES - A spokeswoman for ailing US actor Patrick Swayze Tuesday refuted reports that the 56-year-old star of ‘Dirty Dancing’ had died. Chuck Daly, who led US Olympic team to gold and won 2 NBA titles with Pistons, dead at 78DETROIT — Chuck Daly, who coached the original Dream Team to the Olympic gold medal in 1992 after winning back-to-back NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons, died at age 78 Saturday morning, the Pistons said. Former Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly dead at 78, team saysDETROIT — Chuck Daly, who coached the original Dream Team to the Olympic gold medal in 1992 after winning back-to-back NBA championships with the Detroit Pistons, died at age 78 Saturday morning, the Pistons said. Obama says he hopes to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter by OctoberWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday he will replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter with someone who shares the president’s respect for “constitutional values” and hopes to have “him or her” seated on the nation’s highest court by the start of the next term in October. In a dramatic flourish, Obama interrupted spokesman Robert Gibbs’ daily press briefing to announce that he had just talked to Souter. Source: Liberal-leaning Justice David Souter retiring from Supreme Court in JuneWASHINGTON — Justice David Souter is planning to retire after nearly two decades on the Supreme Court, but his departure is unlikely to change its conservative-liberal split. Obituaries in the newsFrederick Wirth Jr. RENO, Nev. (AP) — Dr. Frederick “Fred” Wirth Jr., the physician to America’s first test-tube baby, has died, his family said Friday. He was 68. Cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze now ‘weighs 47.6 kilos’MELBOURNE - Cancer-stricken Patrick Swayze has sparked concerns after he was snapped looking extremely weak and fragile. |
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