2008年12月22日星期一

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Winter's opening day packs a punch to northern US (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:13 AM CST

Tennessee State Rep. Steve McManus, R-Memphis, left, and his wife Christal, brace themselves from a fierce wind and temperatures hovering around zero as they shop on Michigan Ave in Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory with wind chills registering around minus 30. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Weekend storms in the nation's northern half knocked out power to thousands of customers Sunday and created nightmarish conditions for holiday travelers coast to coast on the first official day of winter.

Investigators press for clues in Denver jet mishap (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:21 AM CST

The wreckage of a 737 Continental plane sits at Denver International Airport on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. The plane, bound for Houston, skidded off the runway during takeoff on Saturday evening injuring 38 of 110 passengers. (AP Photo/Rocky Mountain News, Preston Gannaway)AP - Federal investigators planned to begin examining early Monday the burned carcass of a Continental Airlines plane that veered off a runway in Denver and caught fire, injuring 38 people.

AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:59 AM CST

In this Sept. 25, 2008 file photo, Lloyd C. Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, speaks at a luncheon on gender equality and empowerment of women at United Nations headquarters in New York. Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits last year, an Associated Press analysis reveals. Blankfein, president and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs, took home nearly $54 million in compensation last year. The company's top five executives received a total of $242 million. (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - Banks that have their hands out in Washington this year were handing out multimillion-dollar rewards to their executives last year.

Widespread winter blast strands holiday travelers (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 11:12 PM CST

Vanessa Barder, 7, from Redmond, Wash., occupies her time while waiting for a delayed flight on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008 at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash. Two runways are operational at SeaTac Airport, but airlines are canceling many flights. Airport spokesman Perry Cooper says hundreds of people are stranded waiting for their next flight. (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Peter Haley)AP - A blast of winter in the nation's northern tier stranded travelers far and wide Sunday just a few days before Christmas, with dozens of flights delayed or canceled and bus passengers sleeping on cardboard at a Seattle terminal.

Ill. impeachment panel awaits word from prosecutor (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 10:58 PM CST

Illinois Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie asks questions during the Illinois House Impeachment Committee Hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. The committee considering impeachment of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich could be nearing the end of its work or just beginning, depending on the wishes of federal prosecutors. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)AP - The legislative committee considering impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich could be at the beginning of its work or nearing the end, depending on the wishes of federal prosecutors.

Obama's election voted top news story of 2008 (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 11:02 PM CST

In this Nov. 4, 2008 file photo, President-elect Barack Obama, left, his wife Michelle Obama, right, and two daughters, Malia, 7. and Sasha, 10, wave at the election night rally in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong/FILE)AP - The epic election that made Barack Obama the first African-American president was the top news story of 2008 — followed closely by the economic meltdown that will test his leadership, according to U.S. editors and news directors voting in The Associated Press' annual poll.

Questions linger in deadly San Diego jet crash (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 12:40 PM CST

This Dec. 8, 2008 file photo shows the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, background, as smoke rises from a fire in a suburban neighborhood, foreground, after an F-18 military jet crashed in San Diego. Nearly two weeks after four people died when the Marine jet slammed into this San Diego neighborhood, the military is facing lingering questions about the decision to direct the hobbled fighter over homes to an inland airfield, when a seaside base less than 10 miles away offered a potentially safer route across open water. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP - Two weeks after a Marine Corps plane slammed into a San Diego residential area, killing four people, questions have arisen about the decision to direct the hobbled fighter over homes to an inland airfield when a nearby base offered a route across open water.

Desert wind blows health risks from Calif mines (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 04:33 PM CST

The 150-foot high tailings from the Descarga Mill are carved by wind, rain and off-highway vehicle tracks, behind a fence and a sign with misspelled 'liar' graffiti added, near Randsburg, Calif., Jan. 18, 2008. In the century since prospectors abandoned the mountains of tailings near beside this old desert mining camp, winds have carried away more than just handfuls of California history. Soil samples have revealed arsenic levels thousands of times higher than what is considered acceptable. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - Heaps of toxic mine waste rise like church steeples over this wind-swept desert town, threatening the health of residents and of thousands of off-road bikers.

Fort Dix jurors say they expect to finish Monday (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 03:10 PM CST

A vehicle entry gate is shown at Fort Dix, New Jersey May 8, 2007. (John Randolph/Reuters)AP - Jurors in the case of five men accused of plotting an attack on New Jersey's Fort Dix say they expect to finish deliberating Monday.

Magnitude-4.1 quake shakes central California (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 01:21 PM CST

AP - Geologists say central California has been shaken by an earthquake measuring magnitude-4.1, strong enough to be noticed but without producing any reports of damage or injuries.

Carrey's 'Yes Man' earns aye vote with $18M debut (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 01:51 PM CST

Jim Carrey lies down on the red carpet as he arrives for the U.K. premiere of 'Yes Man' in Leicester Square, central London December 9, 2008. (Andrew Parsons/Reuters)AP - Movie audiences greeted Jim Carrey and Will Smith with a lukewarm "yes' as snowstorms undermined weekend debuts from both stars.

Medicaid applicants grow as recession widens (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 06:33 AM CST

Cassandra Edmonds and her four-year-old son Quinn pose for a photographer at their home in Bridgeport, Conn. Sunday Dec. 7 2008. Cassandra Edmonds is a single parent, and was laid off by the Board of Education when they had to cut positions because of funding..Around the country, enrollment in Medicaid is soaring due to the economy and states are asking for billions of dollars in relief from the federal government. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey)AP - That day in July was one that Tammy Morse won't soon forget. Five months earlier, her husband lost his job as a recruiter for the financial services industry. Once the family savings were gone, the mother of two from Stratford, Conn., saw no way to get health insurance coverage for her family other than to apply for Medicaid.

Rev. James Bevel, prominent MLK Jr. adviser, dies (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 09:30 AM CST

AP - The Rev. James L. Bevel, a prominent figure in the civil rights movement whose legacy was clouded by an incest conviction has died, a relative said. He was 72.

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