2008年9月28日星期日

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Hurricane Kyle bolts Carolina, races toward Maine (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 02:26 AM CDT

Graphic shows the projected path of Tropical Storm Kyle;AP - Hurricane Kyle raced toward Maine early Sunday, triggering the state's first hurricane watch in 17 years as it roared over the Atlantic off North Carolina on a northward trek that threatened to bring flooding and damaging winds inland.

Texas homeowner acquitted of killing teen intruder (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 11:54 PM CDT

AP - A Texas jury acquitted a man accused of killing a boy who broke into his home looking for a snack — a case that sparked outrage in this border city, where many thought the man should not have even been charged.

Memorial to slain gay student dedicated in Wyo. (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:13 PM CDT

Flowers are placed on the corner of a bench later to be dedicated as the Matthew Shepard Memorial Bench Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 in Laramie, Wyo. Shepard was killed as part of an anti-gay hate crime 10 years ago this October. (AP Photo/Laramie Boomerang, Andy Carpenean)AP - The nation — and the city of Laramie — has become more accepting of gays and lesbians in the 10 years since a gay University of Wyoming student was beaten, lashed to a lonely fence and left to die, his mother said Saturday.

Hurricane Ike remnants dump $500M damages on Ohio (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 01:46 PM CDT

AP - Damages caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike in Ohio could hit $500 million or higher, making it one of the state's costliest natural disasters.

2 young brothers die in Louisiana apartment fire (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 06:56 PM CDT

AP - Two brothers — an infant and a toddler — have been found dead in the smoldering ruins of a Louisiana apartment building that caught fire.

US senior centers plan for boom of 'boomers' (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 02:12 PM CDT

AP - Susan Lather envisions a day when paninis and mock cocktails will take their place next to fruit cups and club sandwiches on the lunch menu at the Enfield Senior Center.

Hunting-dog owners try to keep opponents at bay (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 05:45 PM CDT

Retired veterinarian David Birdsall walks his hunting Black and Tan hound Lady on his property at his home in Gloucester, Va., Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. Hunting with hounds in Virginia dates nearly to the founding of Jamestown, America's first permanent English settlement. A Humane Society, report concluded, 'the practice of hunting animals with hounds is unsuitable in modern-day Virginia.' (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - In a state considered the American birthplace of hunting with hounds, George Washington's favorite sport has become a target for some Virginia landowners who say baying dogs and their owners are trampling property rights.

Feds: Judge should ax Pa. Muslim scientist's suit (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:17 PM CDT

AP - A federal judge does not have the jurisdiction to second-guess security clearance decisions and should throw out a lawsuit by a Muslim scientist who claims he wrongly lost his clearance — and his job — at a nuclear warship plant, U.S. Justice Department attorneys said in court documents.

18th-century viola left in cab returned to owner (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 01:15 PM CDT

AP - A New York City taxi driver has hit all the right notes by returning an 18th-century viola worth thousands of dollars to a passenger who left it in the back seat of his car.

Chicago Muslims devastated by investment scam (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 01:16 PM CDT

AP - Between the prayers that fill the holy month of Ramadan, during the long fasts that stretch from dawn to dusk, Muslims have been meeting to discuss the disappearance of Salman Ibrahim.

Town shows economic woes weighing on election (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 02:46 PM CDT

Todd and Sherri Brink stand with their family from left, Todd Jr, 10, Madison, four months (in Sherri's arms), Taylor, 3, and Braydon, 2, in front of their trailer in Wakarusa, Ind., Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. Todd Brink worked at Monaco Coach Corp., which has closed its plant here, leaving him without a job. The Brink family was living in a home and now the family of six are living in this trailer. In Indiana, nearly one in four RV workers was unemployed in August — either temporarily or permanently, state officials say. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)AP - In this corner of America known as the RV capital of the world, Todd Brink once made a good living producing the gleaming behemoths that cruised the nation's open roads. He was prospering. So, too, was the industry.

VP: A second banana in a country of firsts (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 11:41 AM CDT

AP - Beside a mighty river, tucked away in the shadow of a towering ribbon of asphalt that leads drivers into the Lincoln Tunnel and Manhattan beyond, sits a plot of land notable because of a two-century-old event that, for most Americans, is largely forgotten.

Philly high school football player dies of MRSA (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 01:17 PM CDT

AP - Philadelphia school district officials say a high school football player has died of a drug-resistant staph infection.

UCLA group discovers humongous prime number (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 05:40 PM CDT

AP - Mathematicians at UCLA have discovered a 13 million-digit prime number, a long-sought milestone that makes them eligible for a $100,000 prize.

Maine study weighs impact of more wood heating (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 04:35 AM CDT

AP - Burning more wood for heat could save homeowners money in oil-dependent Maine, but a task force in the nation's most forested state cautioned that care is needed to avoid health problems and damage to the wood products industry.

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