2008年11月21日星期五

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Americans still giving, despite economic meltdown (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:51 AM CST

Dino Degracia, left, is told by a volunteer that his limit of canned goods is three as he collects food next to another client, Mark Hatfield, at a food bank operated by Northwest Harvest Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, in Seattle. As more strapped Americans rely on charity amid worsening economic gloom, operators of food banks and other charities are relying on the surprisingly resilient generosity of their neighbors. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - As more Americans turn to charity amid worsening economic gloom, operators of food banks and other aid groups are relying on the surprisingly resilient generosity of their neighbors and finding that even when times are tough, people still give.

Neb. lawmakers form task force on child drop-offs (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:40 AM CST

In this Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 file photo, Lavennia Coover of Decatur, Neb., who gave up her 11 year-old son under Nebraska's safe haven law on Sept. 24, 2008, testifies before the Judiciary Committee, during a public hearing in Lincoln, Neb., on bills that would amend Nebraska's safe-haven law. Friday, Nov. 21 will likely be the last day parents can abandon troubled teens at Nebraska hospitals, but lawmakers aren't patting themselves on the back. Instead, they're vowing to make sure families can get help in a crisis. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - Lawmakers are poised to close a loophole that led to troubled teens being abandoned at Nebraska hospitals, but they aren't stopping there. Instead, they're vowing to make sure families can get help in a crisis.

Shuttle, astronauts prep for mid-mission reboost (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:12 AM CST

In this image from NASA TV, mission specialist Shane Kimbrough cleans and lubricates the end of the International Space Stations' robotic arm during a space walk, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/NASA TV)AP - Astronauts at the international space station prepared to work on a urine-recycling contraption and re-fire the space shuttle's thrusters Friday, before enjoying a half-day off to reboost their own energy.

Report: Records search on Joe the Plumber improper (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:54 PM CST

Joe Wurzelbacher, also known as AP - An agency director improperly used state computers to find personal information on "Joe the Plumber," a government watchdog said in a report released Thursday.

3 US airports open new runways amid economic woes (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 11:35 PM CST

A United Airlines airplane lands on the new runway at O'Hare International airport in Chicago, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Alarm in the aviation industry over a projected 10 percent drop in domestic flights this winter didn't derail plans to open multimillion-dollar runways at three U.S. airports Thursday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)AP - Planes began taking off from new multimillion-dollar runways at three U.S. airports on Thursday with aviation officials heralding the increased capacity as crucial to reducing delays, even in the face of a slumping economy and a projected decline in domestic flights this winter.

Witness recalls last messages in MySpace hoax case (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 11:15 PM CST

Lori Drew walks to federal court Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, in Los Angeles. Drew has pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing computers without authorization. She is accused of helping create a false-identity account on the the MySpace social networking site then posing as a teenage boy and befriending a 13-year old girl who later committed suicide. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)AP - Upon hearing about the suicide of a 13-year-old neighbor, a Missouri woman ordered her business assistant and daughter to delete the Internet account they are accused of using to harass the girl, the assistant testified Thursday.

NY hate crime suspect now charged with murder (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:43 PM CST

The coffin containing the body of Ecuadorean citizen Marcelo Lucero arrives at Gualaceo, Ecuador to be cremated, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Lucero, who lived in the U.S., was killed Nov. 8 during a racist attack in Long Island, New York. (AP Photo)AP - The killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant by seven high school students was part of a spree in which the teenagers tormented other immigrants while armed with knives and BB guns, prosecutors said.

Feds: FAA worker took plane, yachts as perks (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 09:37 PM CST

AP - A Federal Aviation Administration employee from Southern California took illegal perks from his job — including a plane, yachts and heavy-duty trucks — and an investigation continues into how widespread the practice was, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

Calif. trains collide; no serious injuries (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:33 PM CST

Investigators look over a Metrolink commuter train, left, that was struck by a freight train in Rialto, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. The mishap produced no serious injuries but brought back memories of a deadly commuter-train wreck in the region just two months ago.(AP Photo/Francis Specker)AP - A Metrolink commuter train sideswiped a freight train Thursday, causing no serious injuries but bringing back still-vivid memories of a deadly train wreck in the region just two months ago.

Activists say tobacco settlement is being wasted (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 03:54 PM CST

In this July 10, 1997 file photo, a Joe Camel advertisement is visible above New York's Times Square at 42nd Street and 8th Aveune. (AP Photo/Gino Domenico, File)AP - In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen north. So the state dipped into its share of the landmark 1998 tobacco settlement.

Probes find no motive for Ark. Democrat's slaying (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 05:30 PM CST

AP - City and state police have closed their investigations into last summer's shooting of Arkansas' Democratic Party chairman without offering an explanation of why the attack occurred.

Detective handcuffed to Oswald can't escape photo (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 05:46 PM CST

Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of President John F. Kennedy, reacts as Dallas night club owner Jack Ruby, foreground, shoots at him from point blank range in a corridor of Dallas police headquarters, Nov. 24, 1963. At left is Detective Jim Leavelle. Leavelle wanted to secretly take Oswald out the side door of Dallas police headquarters on that day forty-five years ago. His boss wanted to keep a promise to reporters. So Leavelle handcuffed himself to President Kennedy's assasin, stepped into a crowded basement and became an accidental part of history. (AP Photo/Dallas Times-Herald, Bob Jackson) NO SALESAP - Retired Dallas police detective Jim Leavelle still gets letters from strangers because of that 1963 photo of him standing next to Lee Harvey Oswald.

Man convicted of killing Mo. 3-year-old gets life (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 08:09 PM CST

AP - A man convicted of killing and beheading the 3-year-old daughter of the woman he would marry and dumping her body in the woods was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Regional officials consider Malibu septic tank ban (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 09:18 PM CST

AP - Water regulators have taken a step toward banning septic tanks in the heart of Malibu, Calif., after a battle over bacterial pollution at popular beaches.

Calif. cities consider green alternatives to lawns (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:18 PM CST

Cookie Smith straddles her artificial lawn, left, and a neighbor's natural turf, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 in Garden Grove, Calif. Smith won a home-beautification award last year for her lush fake lawn from a city that bans artificial grass. A prolonged drought could end up shriveling the concept of the traditional lawn here, where as much as 70 percent of water bills are spent on landscaping. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - Cookie Smith was surprised to learn the fake lawn that earned her a home-beautification award violated a city ban on artificial grass.

Military has date for first execution since 1961 (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 04:30 PM CST

AP - A former Army cook convicted of multiple rapes and murders is set to die next month in what would be the U.S. military's first execution in nearly 50 years.

AP NewsBreak: Eatery in E. coli outbreak to reopen (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:15 AM CST

AP - State health officials and a northeastern Oklahoma restaurant at the center of this summer's deadly E. coli outbreak have signed an agreement to reopen the eatery, even though officials have never pinpointed the source of the contamination.

Huge fare hike proposed for NYC transit system (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 04:20 PM CST

AP - The cost of public transit in New York City would skyrocket next year — even as bus and subway service is reduced — under a plan unveiled Thursday by the nation's largest such system.

States disagree greatly on Amber Alert criteria (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 09:38 AM CST

AP - Authorities count hundreds of Amber Alert cases across the country as success stories when they start explaining why the media-friendly and politically popular bulletins are so important.

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