2008年9月22日星期一

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News

6 children in Ark. custody after raid on compound (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 03:38 AM CDT

A gate blocks a driveway of the property of Tony Alamo, Sunday,  Sept. 21, 2008 in Fouke, Ark., after FBI agents and state police raided the evangelist's headquarters Saturday as part of a child pornography investigation. (AP Photo/Mike Wintroath)AP - Six minors have been temporarily placed in state custody as part of a child porn investigation after a raid on a ministry run by a man who says "consent is puberty" when it comes to sex, officials said Sunday.


Galveston area remains dangerous in Ike's wake (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 03:39 AM CDT

Volunteer Ed Bennett, of Acton, Ma., throws out damaged carpet from the Galveston Bible Church in the historic downtown district of Galveston, Texas on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - Businesses were beginning to reopen, cell phone service was improving and power was coming back, but leaders warned that Galveston remains dangerous more than a week after Hurricane Ike's devastating assault.


Senior citizens pursuing education from home (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 05:10 PM CDT

Kathy Leeds poses for a portrait at her apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 in New York. Leeds is one of about 500 people enrolled in a telephone-based educational program for homebound seniors called University Without Walls, believed to be the largest program of its kind. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Kathy Leeds grows animated as she describes the courses she is taking this fall, including classes in current events, art and literature.


Woman named Bacon wins Idaho hog-calling title (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 10:17 PM CDT

AP - Jolee Bacon really sizzles when it comes to hog-calling.

States make immigration arrests under fed program (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 01:58 PM CDT

AP - State Patrol trooper Mike Jamison keeps an action figure of "The Thing" on his passenger seat — a nod to the Fantastic Four, which is what Jamison and three colleagues charged with enforcing immigration law on western Colorado's highways call themselves.

2 dead in helicopter crash into Wis. house (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 01:36 PM CDT

AP - A helicopter crashed into the roof of a house early Sunday, killing two people in the aircraft, but five people in the house were uninjured, police reported.

Hawaii leprosy settlement faces sainthood dilemma (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 08:24 PM CDT

A sign at the leprosy settlement of Kalaupapa, Hawaii is seen in this photo taken Aug. 12, 2008. The two dozen patients still living at Kalaupapa are eager to celebrate the expected canonization of Father Damien, a priest who ministered to leprosy patients at Kalaupapa in the 19th century.  But they don't want throngs of pilgrims disturbing the community's privacy and desecrating the land.  (AP Photo/Hugh Gentry)AP - In a state known for bustling, exciting tourist destinations such as Waikiki and the Kilauea volcano, Kalaupapa is sacred ground, with a history of disease, suffering and isolation.


Leaders add immigrant outreach to UN trip agenda (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 05:18 PM CDT

AP - World leaders used to fly to New York for the annual U.N. General Assembly session, address the world body, conduct some official business and head home.

Global financial crisis could hurt UN program (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2008 03:40 AM CDT

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of United Nations, is seen in his office where he met foreign leaders who arrived to attend the General Assembly debate at U.N. Headquarters Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.  (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - World leaders meeting at the U.N. General Assembly this week face a global financial crisis that threatens the United Nation's efforts to generate billions of dollars to fight poverty, especially in Africa.


For phobics, tall bridge can be a roadblock (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 11:18 AM CDT

AP - Maryland's Bay Bridge offers a postcard-perfect view of the Chesapeake Bay, seagulls and ... whatever. I'm not looking.

3 children killed in eastern Pa. house fire (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 07:41 AM CDT

AP - Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a house fire has killed three children.

Killer of forest officer in Wash. was wanted (AP)

Posted: 21 Sep 2008 06:56 PM CDT

AP - A man who died in a shootout with authorities after gunning down two people in Washington state, including a U.S. Forest Service officer, was wanted for failing to show up at an August meeting with his probation officer.

Arrest in Scout's '75 death jolts Nashville anew (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 11:25 PM CDT

AP - For 33 days, Nashville wondered what happened to a 9-year-old Girl Scout who disappeared while out delivering cookies.

Manhunt on for suspect in slaying of NC deputy (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2008 10:26 PM CDT

AP - Authorities in rural North Carolina are searching for an Iraq veteran they suspect in the fatal shooting of a sheriff's deputy. Another sheriff's officer was shot but suffered minor injuries.
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