Astronauts take third spacewalk of mission

Astronauts take third spacewalk of mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two spacewalking astronauts took on shelving and antenna jobs at the international space station Saturday in their final trek outside.

For the second time in three days, lead spacewalker Danny Olivas and his partner, Christer Fuglesang, ventured out to work on the outpost, orbiting 220 miles above the planet.

They quickly made their way out along a girder and pulled open a shelf that will be used to store big, spare parts later this year. Olivas helped install the framework on the right side of the space station two years ago.

Small plane crashes into Oklahoma park, killing 5

OKLAHOMA CITY — A small aircraft plummeted into an Oklahoma park and burst into flames Saturday after hitting a guide wire from a communications tower, killing all five people on board, investigators said.

The six-passenger plane was on its way to Dallas when it crashed amid heavy fog near a baseball field in Tulsa, said Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lt. George Brown.

“The wings came off. The engine came off,” Brown said. “When it hit, it rolled. It did catch fire. It rolled at least a couple of times, ejecting the occupants.”

Brown said the victims, who all died at the scene, were pilot Dr. Stephen Lester, 48; his wife, Dana, 48; daughters Laura, 16, and Christina, 13; and Dr. Ken Veteto, 50. All were from Tulsa. No one on the ground was injured.

Lester’s uncle, Mike Lester, said the couple had two other children who weren’t on board the plane. He said family and friends were distraught.

Kidnap suspect recorded love songs to young girls

ANTIOCH, Calif. — Kidnapping suspect Phillip Garrido recorded love songs years ago that suggested he was fond of young girls, a former customer of Garrido’s home-based printing business said.

Former Antioch glass shop owner Marc Lister said Friday that he dug up the music after Garrido, 58, and his 54-year-old wife, Nancy Garrido, were charged in the alleged kidnapping and rape of Jaycee Lee Dugard. Both Garridos have pleaded not guilty.

Lister said Garrido aspired to be a musician and gave him CDs containing about 20 songs three years ago because he knew people in the music business.

In one song, Garrido sings, “The way she walks, yeah, subtle, sexy. What can I do? I fall victim too. A little child, yeah, look what you do.”

In another, he sings, “I will tell you about the only one. She’s a dream, dream come true. With a note saying you’re my baby blue.”

Garrido told Lister the songs were written while serving time in federal prison in 1976 for the kidnapping and rape of another woman.

G-20 officials agree to curb bankers’ bonuses

LONDON — Top finance officials from rich and developing countries agreed Saturday to curb hefty bankers’ bonuses, but the proposed crackdown on excessive payouts so far falls short of European demands after the U.S. and Britain shied away from imposing a cap.

The Group of 20 finance ministers also pledged to maintain stimulus measures such as extra government spending and low interest rates to boost the global economy, warning that the fledgling recovery that provided the backdrop to their meeting here is by no means assured.

Leibovitz risks losing copyright to her images

NEW YORK — Annie Leibovitz’s artsy, provocative portraits of celebrities regularly grace the covers of Vanity Fair and Vogue, images that have made her as famous as her subjects and earned her millions.

Now Leibovitz risks losing the copyright to the images — and her entire life’s work — if she doesn’t pay back a $24 million loan by Tuesday. Art Capital Group, a New York company that issues short-term loans against fine and decorative arts and real estate, sued her in late July for breach of contract.

“We have clear contractual rights and will protect them in any scenario,” said ACG spokesman Montieth Illingworth on Friday. “Our preference is for this to be resolved.”

Leibovitz’s images of musicians, presidents and Hollywood glitterati are cultural touchstones.

Associated Press