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| California Democrat Nancy Pelosi Becomes First Woman Speaker of the House Supreme Court rules, 5–4, that the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to regulate automobile emissions of heat-trapping gases Male student kills two in a Virginia Tech dorm. Two hours later, he kills 30 more in a classroom building Leaders of the eight industrialized nations meeting in Heiligendamm, Germany, agree to consider ways to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The minimum wage increases to $5.85, up from $5.15. It's the first increase in 10 years. An eight-lane interstate bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, breaks into sections and falls into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people and injuring at least 60. The UAW and GM reach a deal that has the auto maker creating a $38.5 billion trust, called a voluntary employee benefit association (VEBA), that will administer health benefits for retirees. Two teams of scientists, one in Wisconsin the other in Japan, announce they have discovered a way to make embryonic stem cells without using embryonic stem cells. Report on Steroids Rocks Professional Baseball |
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