2008年10月3日星期五

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Lawmakers make a final push for mental health bill (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 04:03 AM CDT

In this Oct. 4, 2007 file photo, Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., waves good bye to well-wishers as he leaves a press conference in Albuquerque, N.M, officially announcing that he will not seek another term in the U.S. Senate in 2008. (AP Photo/Toby Jorrin)AP - Talk about going out with a win. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., has spent years fighting for legislation that would require insurance plans to treat mental health patients on par with those who have physical ailments. No more higher copays or deductibles for the mental health treatments. No more limits on visits to the doctor that differ from the caps for other patients.

Crews to continue scouring Fossett crash site (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 03:56 AM CDT

Wreckage from a plane belonging to Steve Fossett is seen Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 in a handout photo released by the Mono County Sheriff's Search & Rescue. Searchers found the wreckage of Fossett's plane in California's rugged Sierra Nevada just over a year after the millionaire adventurer vanished on a solo flight, and the craft appears to have hit the mountainside head-on, authorities said Thursday. Crews conducting an aerial search late Wednesday spotted what turned out to be the wreckage in the Inyo National Forest near the town of Mammoth Lakes. (AP Photo/Mono County Sheriff's Search & Rescue)AP - Steve Fossett chose a small single-engine airplane to scout a site for his next big adventure. But the crash that authorities say almost certainly claimed his life was as epic as the life the millionaire thrill-seeker tried to live.

Attorneys make closing arguments in Simpson trial (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 01:56 AM CDT

O.J. Simpson appears in court with his attorney Yale Galanter during closing arguments in his trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, in Las Vegas. Simpson is charged with twelve counts including kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon stemming from an alleged incident involving the theft of his sports memorabilia. (AP Photo/ Jae C. Hong, Pool)AP - O.J. Simpson's lawyer told jurors Thursday that the former football star's effort to get items back from two sports memorabilia dealers was a mistake but not a crime, saying that "being stupid, and being frustrated is not being a criminal."

Railroad regulators issue emergency cell phone ban (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 10:16 PM CDT

This undated photo originally released Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, by the California Department of Motor Vehicles shows Robert Sanchez, the engineer of the Metrolink commuter train that collided with a freight train on Friday near Chatsworth, Calif. Sanchez sent a cell phone text message 22 seconds before his commuter train crashed head-on into freight train in Southern California last month, killing 25 people, federal investigators said Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/California Department of Motor Vehicles)AP - Federal regulators issued an emergency order Thursday banning use of cell phones and other electronic devices by rail workers, a day after investigators said a commuter-train engineer was text messaging moments before a deadly crash last month.

Navy confirms lost WWII sub has been found (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:45 AM CDT

In this 2006 file photo provided by Williamson & Associates via Bruce Abele shows an underwater sonar image of a black shape near Kiska Island that may be the USS Grunion, which sank off of the island, at the tip of Alaska's Aleutian chain in 1942. The Navy Thursday Oct. 2, 2008 has confirmed the wreckage of a sunken vessel found last year off the Aleutians Islands is that of the USS Grunion, which disappeared during World War II. (AP Photo/Williamson & Associates via Bruce Abele, File)AP - The Navy has confirmed the wreckage of a sunken vessel found last year off the Aleutians Islands is that of the USS Grunion, which disappeared during World War II.

Census: Big Brother anxieties could hurt count (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 10:20 PM CDT

In this file photo of Friday, June 20, 2008, construction cranes work above the Freedom Tower foundations at the World Trade Center site in New York. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's executive director, Chris Ward, announced Monday that nearly every project under construction at the World Trade Center site, which the agency owns, is behind schedule and that the Freedom Tower memorial would not be able to open by its latest target, Sept. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)AP - Fear of the government in some communities after the Sept. 11 attacks and years of debate over immigration policy could create problems in getting an accurate count of the U.S. population in 2010, the director of the Census Bureau said Thursday.

Boy's death in school bathroom attributed to game (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2008 02:25 AM CDT

AP - A 7-year-old Texas boy found dead hanging from a hook in a school bathroom in February may have been playing a game called "run and jump", according to a police report.

Debris of daily life washes onto Texas beaches (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 06:31 PM CDT

Pieces of debris collected by cleanup crews that are cleaning up the Padre Island National Seashore, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008, on South Padre Island, Texas. Debris from Hurricane Ike litters more than 60 miles of the national seashore. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - The world's longest undeveloped barrier island now looks as if people have been living — and dumping — on it for decades.

NYC mayor: City challenges inspired 3rd-term push (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:39 PM CDT

Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a news conference at City Hall in New York, Thursday Oct. 2, 2008. Bloomberg announced plans for a third term in office, but is almost certain to face a legal challenge if he tries to alter the city's term-limits law and seek four more years in office. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that he's pushing for changes that would allow him to seek a third term leading the nation's largest city, saying he wants to handle unfinished business including the "unprecedented challenges" brought on by the recent financial crisis.

NYPD officer kills himself over Taser episode (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 08:01 PM CDT

AP - The man was naked, teetering on a building ledge and jabbing at police with an 8-foot-long fluorescent light bulb as a crowd gathered below.

Evangelist Hagee recovering from heart surgery (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 08:03 PM CDT

In this May 23, 2008, file photo the Rev. John Hagee speaks during a news conference at the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas. Hagee, the internationally known radio/TV evangelist, is recovering after undergoing open heart surgery Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. (AP Photo /J. Michael Short, File)AP - Internationally known radio/TV evangelist John Hagee is recovering from open heart surgery at a San Antonio hospital. A spokeswoman for Hagee's Cornerstone Church says the successful procedure was performed Thursday.

Houston forms exclusive severe-smog club with LA (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 06:23 PM CDT

Downtown Houston is shown Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted Gov. Rick Perry's request to classify the Houston area's smog problem as 'severe,' giving the region an extra nine years to meet federal health standards. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - Houston has joined Los Angeles to become the second place in the nation classified as having a severe smog problem, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday.

Financial crisis moves from Wall St. to the mall (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 07:10 PM CDT

Yvonne Rodriguez, left, Star Caasi, 3, and Sara Luna shop for movies at a Wal-Mart Supercenter Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, in Rosemead, Calif. Alarmed by the financial meltdown, stores nationwide are slapping sale signs on everything from fall sweaters to furniture — frantically trying to attract shoppers who are cutting back. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)AP - Alarmed by the financial meltdown, stores nationwide are slapping sale signs on everything from fall sweaters to furniture — frantically trying to attract shoppers who are cutting back.

States sue EPA over water releases from ships (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:40 PM CDT

AP - Nine states sued the Bush administration Thursday over federal rules on water dumped from ships, claiming there is an illegal loophole that could hurt fisheries and contaminate drinking water.

Fanfare greets Intrepid upon return to Manhattan (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 06:23 PM CDT

The World War II aircraft carrier Intrepid is moved via tugboat up the Hudson river to it's berth, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. The Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum occupied the Manhattan space until late 2006, when it was moved for extensive repairs and improvements costing nearly US$120 million. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - The World War II aircraft carrier Intrepid, powered by tugs and accompanied by a festive Hudson River traffic jam, was returned Thursday to the Manhattan pier where it has served for 24 years as a military and space museum.

Offended neighbors get Utah park statue moved (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 05:02 PM CDT

In this Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 photo provided by the Edge of Cedar State Park Museum, a statue of an humpbacked flute player is seen. Edge of the Cedars State Park moved the sticklike figure from the front to the back of a museum where it can't been seen from the street, said park manager Teri Paul. (AP Photo/Edge of Cedar State Park Museum, Teri Paul)AP - A Utah state park moved an American Indian-inspired statue of a humpbacked flute player Thursday after objections that it was offensive because the male figure is anatomically correct.

With ND visit, Laura Bush marks off state No. 50 (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:37 PM CDT

AP - Laura Bush was welcomed to North Dakota on Thursday by children wearing red, white and blue sailor hats and a sign that said: "Your 50th state, the best for last."

NY officer kills self after fatal stun gun case (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 09:49 AM CDT

AP - A police lieutenant committed suicide Thursday, days after he ordered another officer to fire a stun gun at a naked, distraught man who then fell to his death, police said.

Dozens of frozen carcasses found in Pa. kennel (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 05:44 PM CDT

A dog looks out from a pen at the Almost Heaven Kennel in Emmaus, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. Agents raided the kennel and discovered hundreds of animals crowded together in foul-smelling conditions and dozens of carcasses in a freezer, authorities said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Officials found hundreds of animals crowded into a filthy, foul-smelling compound and dozens of puppy carcasses in a freezer, and the kennel's owner lost his license to operate Thursday and was charged with animal cruelty.

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