2008年12月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Prospect of impeachment now looms over Blagojevich (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 03:07 AM CST

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaves a Chicago office building Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, in Chicago. Blagojevich was arrested last week on federal charges that he tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)AP - Illinois lawmakers were unanimous on how they should handle disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich — potential impeachment. And the embattled Democrat signaled he isn't going down without a fight.

NY governor: Caroline Kennedy wants Senate seat (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 12:56 AM CST

In this March 7, 2005, file photo, Caroline Kennedy, sits in front of an image of her late father President John F. Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. Caroline Kennedy has told New York Gov. David Paterson she wants to be the state's next U.S. Senator, becoming the highest-profile name to actively lobby for the seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki, File)AP - Caroline Kennedy told New York's governor on Monday that she's interested in the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, making her the highest-profile candidate to express a desire for the job. Democratic Gov. David Paterson will choose the replacement. "She told me she was interested in the position," Paterson said. "It's not a campaign. She'd like at some point to sit down."

Calif. storm collapses school roof, snarls travel (AP)

Posted: 16 Dec 2008 01:00 AM CST

A mud slide covers the street in front of a home along San Antonio road in Yorba Linda, Calif., Monday, Dec 15, 2008. A powerful pre-winter storm slammed California with rain and snow on Monday, snarling roads, triggering two traffic fatalities, collapsing the roof of an occupational school and forcing hundreds of people to flee homes in a suburb at risk of mudslides after a devastating wildfire last month. (AP Photo)AP - California took a pounding Monday from a powerful storm that collapsed the roof of a trade school, made roads treacherous and forced residents from homes out of fear of mudslides from fire-stripped hillsides.

Judge sentences Hollywood private eye to 15 years (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 08:33 PM CST

AP - Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for running a wiretapping scheme that spied on the rich and famous.

Much of the nation shivers under bitter cold snap (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 11:57 PM CST

Larry Boulger of Boulger Funeral Home in Fargo, N.D., cleans snow in subzero temperatures Monday morning Dec. 15, 2008, after a weekend blizzard with winds gusting up to 50 mph shut down the town.The entire state was under a wind chill warning as Monday morning lows included 25 below zero at Dickinson and Williston. Meteorologists said the wind would make it fee like more than 40 below. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)AP - Temperatures crashed to record lows well below zero Monday as a huge mass of arctic air blustered southward across the Midwest and West, keeping people indoors and leading some cities to open shelters.

Letter to Santa leads to man's molestation arrest (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 09:13 PM CST

AP - A Texas man has been arrested after a 9-year-old girl wrote to Santa Claus asking that a relative stop touching her and her sister.

Oregon bank bombing suspect charged with murder (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 08:22 PM CST

This photo provided by Marion County Sheriff's Office shows Joshua A. Turnidge. Authorities have identified Turnidge as the man arrested in the bombing of an Oregon bank and say he is accused of murder. Authorities say he is the man shown in surveillance photographs released Sunday. (AP Photo/Marion County Sheriff's Office)AP - A former Navy serviceman was charged with murder and other crimes after a bomb explosion at a bank that killed two law enforcers and critically injured a third, officials said Monday.

Leader of NM sect guilty in child sex case (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 06:37 PM CST

AP - An apocalyptic religious sect's leader was convicted Monday of criminal sexual contact with an underage girl in an incident he called a spiritual healing exercise.

For tax cheats, meltdown prompts amnesty offers (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 03:24 PM CST

AP - Turns out it's a pretty good time to be a tax cheat.

Legally blind NY governor says SNL parody mocked the disabled (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 05:58 PM CST

In this Dec. 1, 2008 file photo, New York Gov. David Paterson speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. The National Federation of the Blind says it considers NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' skit aired on the show's Saturday night Dec. 13, 2008 broadacast, making fun of Paterson an attack on all blind Americans. Federation spokesman Chris Danielsen says the portrayal on Saturday's television show suggesting Paterson as befuddled and disoriented because of his blindness is 'absolutely wrong.' (AP Photo/Tim Roske, File)AP - Legally blind New York Gov. David Paterson lambasted a "Saturday Night Live" skit for portraying him as an aimless bumbler. But those who have watched the sharp-witted Paterson over his two decades in public service know how he might have deadpanned in the past: I didn't see it.

Roof collapses in midst of SoCal storm; 7 injured (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 03:51 PM CST

Victor Lopez of Ontario, Calif., calls for help from the top of his car early Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, after his car stalled while trying to cross a flooded intersection in Ontario, Calif. A powerful storm in California snarled roads, caused two traffic fatalities, collapsed the roof of an occupational school and forced hundreds of people to flee their homes in a suburb devastated by wildfire just last month. (AP Photo/Walter Weiss)AP - A powerful storm plowed through California on Monday, producing heavy rain that collapsed a school roof and forced hundreds to flee homes in an area devastated by recent wildfires.

Ill. clerks: No money left for a special election (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 05:16 PM CST

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives at a downtown office building Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, in Chicago. Blagojevich was arrested last week on federal charges that he tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - Election officials statewide say they don't have the money to pay for a special election that could be held to fill President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.

Wis. lawmaker arrest on alcohol, marijuana charges (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 02:43 PM CST

AP - A Wisconsin lawmaker has been arrested on charges of drunken driving and possession of marijuana.

ND woman arrested after son found in freezing temp (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 01:56 PM CST

AP - Police in North Dakota say a woman has been arrested after her 2-year-old son was found outside dressed only in a shirt, shorts and boots when the temperature was 15 below zero.

Closing arguments begin in NJ Fort Dix plot trial (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 04:36 PM CST

In this Oct. 20, 2008 file photo is an artist's drawing showing defendants Shain Duka, bottom left, Eljvir Duka, Dritan Duka, Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer and Serdar Tatar in a federal courtroom in Camden, N.J., Monday, Oct. 20, 2008. After 26 days of testimony, jurors are to hear final arguments beginning Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, in the case against the five men accused of planning to kill soldiers at Fort Dix. (AP Photo/Shirley Shepard, File)AP - Federal prosecutors urged jurors in closing arguments Monday to believe that five men were intent on killing soldiers at Fort Dix, while a defendant's lawyer told them to beware of a case that left plenty of room for doubt.

Study: Leaner nations bike, walk, use mass transit (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 07:56 AM CST

Biking commuter Jim Richards is shown Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, outside Mast General Store in Knoxville, Tenn. Appalachian-themed retailer pays workers like Richards $4 a day to ride, walk or catch a bus, a save-the-planet stipend that comes with a side benefit: A study in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health finds a correlation between 'active transportation' and obesity rates in 17 industrialized countries. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)AP - Jim Richards is no kid, but he loves to ride his bike. At 51, he has become a cycling commuter, pedaling 11 miles from his home in the suburbs to his job in downtown Knoxville.

Ex-tribal head in Mass. to plead guilty to fraud (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2008 03:07 PM CST

In this July 20, 2007 file photo, Mashpee Wampanoag tribal council Chairman Glenn Marshall speaks to reporters in Boston. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston said Monday, Dec. 15, 2008 that Marshall, now the former tribal head, has agreed to plead guilty to charges he violated campaign finance laws while working with convicted lobbyist, Jack Abramoff, as they lobbied for federal recognition for the tribe. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - The former chairman of a Massachusetts tribe agreed to plead guilty to violating campaign finance laws while working with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, the U.S. attorney's office said Monday.

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