2008年12月9日星期二

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Military jet crash in San Diego kills 3 on ground (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 02:37 AM CST

Marines, firemen, and haz-mat crews work at the site of a F-18 fighter jet crashed into a home killing at least 2 people Monday Dec. 8, 2008 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)AP - A fighter jet returning to a Marine base after a training exercise crashed in flames in a San Diego neighborhood Monday, killing three people on the ground, leaving one missing and destroying two homes.

Lawyers: Most ex-Simpson defendants face probation (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 02:26 AM CST

O.J. Simpson appears in court during his sentencing hearing at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, Pool)AP - At least three of the four former co-defendants who took plea deals and testified against O.J. Simpson in his kidnapping and armed robbery trial could get probation at sentencing Tuesday, their lawyers said.

Convicted Oregon child killer up for parole (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 02:31 AM CST

In this undated handout photo provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Elizabeth Diane Downs. Downs was convicted of killing her 7-year-old daughter, Cheryl Lynn, and wounding 3-year-old Danny and 8-year-old Christie Ann. Downs, now 53, will face the Oregon Board of Parole for the first time on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/California Department of Corrections)AP - After nearly 25 years in prison, Diane Downs has again changed her story about the night she and her children were shot on a rural road near Springfield.

Suspicious letters sent to at least 6 governors (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 10:32 PM CST

Emergency personnel respond to the Capitol building in Montgomery, Ala. after a suspicious piece of mail was reported in the Capitol mailroom on Monday Dec. 8, 2008. The state Capitol was evacuated Monday afternoon after a suspicious package containing a white powder was found in the mail room. It was later found to pose no threat.(AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh)AP - Suspicious letters containing powdery substances addressed to governors were intercepted in at least six states on Monday, but tests indicated the powder in five of them wasn't harmful.

Calling in 'gay' to work is latest form of protest (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 11:47 PM CST

In this file photo from June 17, 2008, Curt Garman, left, and Richard Looke hold hands as they look for a quiet spot to hold their wedding at City Hall in San Francisco. On Wednesday Dec. 10, supporters of same-sex marriage across the country are being encouraged to stay home and call in 'gay' to work to protest the passage of Proposition 8. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)AP - Some same-sex marriage supporters are urging people to "call in gay" Wednesday to show how much the country relies on gays and lesbians, but others question whether it's wise to encourage skipping work given the nation's economic distress.

AP IMPACT: More are getting away with murder in US (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 04:30 PM CST

An undated family photo shows Filmon Tesfai, left, and his younger sister, Arsema. Filmon was killed in a drive-by shooting two days before he left for the University of Illinois in 2003 in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity. The case is still unsolved. (AP Photo/Family Photo)AP - Despite the rise of DNA fingerprinting and other "CSI"-style crime-fighting wizardry, more and more people in this country are getting away with murder. FBI figures reviewed by The Associated Press show that the homicide clearance rate, as detectives call it, dropped from 91 percent in 1963 — the first year records were kept in the manner they are now — to 61 percent in 2007.

Laid-off workers become symbol of mounting anger (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 09:02 PM CST

Workers picket on the fourth day of a sit-in at the Republic Windows and Doors factory Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 in Chicago. The band of 200 workers demanding severance and vacation pay have become a symbol for the millions of laid off workers across the country after the company abruptly fired them last week prompting them to occupy their former workplace. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - The nation's grim economy now has a rallying point: Employees at a window-and-door factory that went out of business have taken over the building in a siege that has come to symbolize the woes of the ordinary worker.

Would-be dancer missing after meeting sex offender (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 10:43 PM CST

In this photo released by the New York City Police Department, Laura Garza, who has been missing since Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 is shown. Police have questioned a registered sex offender in Garza's suspicious disappearance after being caught leaving with Garza on a trendy Manhattan nightclub's surveillance camera. (AP Photo/NYPD)AP - State police searched woods, trash bins and a septic system Monday near the home of a convicted sex offender who left a nightclub last week with a woman who hasn't been seen since.

Detective: Shackled teen was chained in fireplace (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 08:35 PM CST

Michael Schumacher, 34, appears in a Stockton, Calif., courtroom on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. Accused kidnappers Michael Schumacher and his wife Kelly Layne Lau appeared again before a judge Monday, this time with Ramirez in a San Joaquin County District Court. The three are charged with torturing a 16-year-old boy a week after his dramatic escape to a fitness center with a chain padlocked to his ankle begging for safety and shelter. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Three people appeared in court Monday on charges of kidnapping and torturing a 16-year-old boy who an investigator said had been kept chained in a fireplace, choked with a belt and denied food for days at a time during more than a year in captivity.

NYPD: Anti-gay, anti-Hispanic beating investigated (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 09:47 PM CST

AP - Four attackers may have mistaken two brothers walking arm in arm as gay before using an aluminum baseball bat, a bottle and their feet to beat one of them into critical condition, New York City police said Monday.

Head of prominent NYC law firm accused of fraud (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 07:20 PM CST

AP - The head of a prominent law firm was charged in a "stunning, brazen fraud" that reaped at least $113 million in profit by tricking hedge funds into making bogus investments, prosecutors said.

Conn. court erupts when murder suspect appears (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 04:01 PM CST

Pedro Miranda, center, listens during his arraignment in Superior Court in Hartford, Conn., Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. Miranda was charged with multiple charges of capital felony and murder in connection with the deaths of three teenage girls 20 years ago. From left are an unidentified interpreter, Miranda and Public Defender Sean Croshaw. (AP Photo/Bob Child, Pool)AP - A victim's angry brother scuffled with courtroom security Monday as a registered sex offender appeared in court on charges that he killed three teenagers two decades ago.

Congress, White House nears deal on auto bailout (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2008 02:19 AM CST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., at right, talks about a possible bailout of American automakers during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - A federal "car czar" would oversee a government-run restructuring of U.S. auto companies in return for a $15 billion bailout of the beleaguered industry under an emerging deal between the White House and Congress.

Species name auction offers wild holiday gift idea (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 06:10 PM CST

This undated photo released by John Bickham, Purdue University professor of forestry and natural resources shows a little yellow bat, known as Rhogeessa tumida, which is native to Mexico, Panama, Guatemala and Nicaragua. Bickham and his collaborators conducted genetic studies and discovered that several populations of this bat represent unique, previously unknown species. The school is auctioning the naming rights to seven newly discovered bats and two turtles. Winning bidders will be able to link a relative, friend or themselves to an animal's scientific name for the ages. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Purdue University Professor John Bickham)AP - Searching for a truly original holiday gift, one that could bestow a bit of immortality on a loved one or a friend?

Search for missing Minn. Senate ballots stopped (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 06:15 PM CST

Attorney Marc Elias is shown Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. Elias represents Democrat Al Franken in the tight Minnesota U.S. Senate race with Republican Sen. Norm Coleman. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - The city of Minneapolis has stopped searching for about 130 ballots in the U.S. Senate recount, leaving state officials to choose between two sets of tallies in the tight race between Sen. Norm Coleman and Al Franken.

Detroit reporter refuses to identify sources (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 05:46 PM CST

Detroit Free Press reporter David Ashenfelter arrives for his deposition in Ann Arbor, Mich., Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. A former terrorism prosecutor wants to know who leaked information to the reporter for a story about an internal ethics investigation in 2004. The reporter has refused to reveal the names of government sources who provided information for a 2004 story about a former terrorism prosecutor. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter on Monday declined to reveal his government sources for a story about a former terrorism prosecutor.

Letters sent by `Precious Doe' killer to wife (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 03:30 PM CST

AP - The man convicted of killing and beheading a 3-year-old girl known for years as "Precious Doe" wrote numerous jailhouse letters to his wife, urging her to change her story and reject a plea deal.

Tribune Co. files for bankruptcy (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 06:58 PM CST

In this March 30, 2007 file photo, pedestrians walk past the Tribune Tower in Chicago. Tribune Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, other newspapers and the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field, has hired financial advisers ahead of a possible filing for bankruptcy-court protection, according to reports on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - Tribune Co. — owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and other dailies — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, the first major newspaper publisher to take such a step since the Internet plunged the industry into a desperate struggle for survival.

3 NYC officers to surrender in subway sodomy case (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 02:54 PM CST

AP - After weeks of conflicting accounts about a shocking claim of police brutality in a subway station, three patrolmen were notified Monday they will face criminal charges in the case.

Murder case against 8-year-old in holding pattern (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2008 04:12 PM CST

This photograph taken Saturday Nov. 8, 2008 shows the house where Vincent Romero, 29, and Timothy Romans, 39, of San Carlos, Ariz were found fatally shot in St. Johns, Ariz. on Wednesday. Police say the boy planned and meticulously carried out the shootings, but they haven't discussed a motive. Child psychologists and others say that while many factors could cause a child to kill a parent, the most common in other cases has been severe abuse. Those who know the boy and his family say there was no abuse — that his father, Vincent Romero, was a good dad trying to raise his son to be a polite and respectful boy. (AP Photo/Dana Felthauser)AP - A judge on Monday refused to discuss a prosecution motion to drop a murder charge against an eastern Arizona 8-year-old accused of killing his father and another man.

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