2008年12月27日星期六

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Philadelphia house fire kills 4 adults, 3 kids (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 03:07 AM CST

AP - A house fire apparently caused by an exploding kerosene heater killed seven people, most of whom were found huddled together in the basement, a survivor and firefighters said.

Hawaii island of Oahu loses power during storm (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 03:36 AM CST

President-elect Barack Obama, leaves with some shaved ice at the Koko Marina Shopping Center while on vacation in Hawaii Kai, Hawaii, Friday, Dec. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)AP - The island of Oahu lost power Friday evening in the midst of heavy rain and lightning, leaving some 800,000 residents and thousands of tourists in the dark, as well as the neighborhood where President-elect Barack Obama was vacationing.

Santa gunman was in bitter divorce, lost job (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 09:32 PM CST

Investigators leave the scene with a home made device that is believed to have been used were nine bodies were found in the ashes of a home, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008 in Covina, Calif., where a gunman in a Santa Claus costume opened fire during a Christmas Eve party, before setting the house ablaze, police said. (AP Photo/Gene Blevins)AP - A man who carried out a Christmas Eve massacre and arson dressed as Santa at the home of his former in-laws apparently intended to flee the U.S., but his plans were dashed after the inferno he created severely burned his arms and melted his red costume onto his body, police said Friday.

Kennedy says 9/11, Obama led her to public service (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 03:15 AM CST

Caroline Kennedy responds during an interview, Friday, Dec. 26, 2008 in New York. Ms. Kennedy is one of the candidates in the running to replace Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) after Clinton is confirmed as Secretary of State in President-Elect Obama's administration. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)AP - With the wind of her family's legacy at her back, Caroline Kennedy says her quest for a Senate seat has been a long time in the making.

Niche remains for expensive, handmade tombstones (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 02:52 AM CST

Stone Carver Paul Russo, of Newport, R.I. uses a mallet and chisel while carving the lettering into a tombstone at the 300-year-old John Stevens Shop, in Newport, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. Though the economic climate has taken a downturn, the high-end craftsmen continue to produce hand-carved headstones for the wealthy. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - John Larkum leans over a slab of slate, striking a metal chisel with a brass-capped mallet. Tinny pings ring out as he sinks his tool into the soft, inky stone.

Utility doubles estimate of Tennessee ash deluge (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 11:15 PM CST

The aftermath of a retention wall collapse is seen, Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, in Harriman, Tenn. A retention pond wall collapsed early Monday morning at a power plant run by the nation's largest public utility, releasing a frigid mix of water and ash that flooded 15 homes nearby. (AP Photo/The Knoxville News Sentinel, J. Miles Cary)AP - A burst dike at a coal-fired power plant in eastern Tennessee spilled millions more cubic yards of ash than originally estimated, officials said Friday, and residents feared the muck coating their neighborhood was endangering the area's drinking water.

Storm blankets West with snow, ice glazes Midwest (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 08:18 PM CST

Brandon Baxter, 17, plows Thompson Street in Carson City, Nev., on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Brad Horn, Nevada Appeal)AP - Yet another snowstorm closed highways in parts of the West on Friday, the latest in a tiring week of bad weather, and a dangerous sheet of ice in parts of the Midwest contributed to a looming flood problem.

Blagojevich says he's fighting for people of Ill. (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 10:49 PM CST

In this Dec. 19, 2008 file photo, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich addresses reporters during a news conference in Chicago. President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet choices have sent change trickling down through state politics, sparking a scramble to replace his nominees that will play out in the shadow of the Chicago scandal over filling Obama's own Senate seat. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)AP - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday that if what he's done as Illinois governor is an impeachable offense, he's living on the "wrong planet" and is in the "wrong place."

Both boys beaten severely in Phoenix park die (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 04:13 PM CST

Joe Sauceda Gallegos, 36, of Phoenix is shown in this undated booking photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. Phoenix Police arrested Gallegos in connection with an attack on two young boys found severely injured at a west Phoenix park on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)AP - The suspect in a brutal and apparently random attack of two young boys at a park will face murder charges after both victims died Friday, police said.

Cash-strapped states cut juvenile justice programs (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 11:39 AM CST

Charles Mosley instructs students in brick masonry at Birchwood High School, a school for juvenile criminals that has lost some funding for its programs, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina is one of several states cutting programs for juvenile criminals, which critics contend is shortsighted and will eventually lead to more crime and higher costs. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - State budget cuts are forcing some of the nation's youngest criminals out of counseling programs and group homes and into juvenile prisons in what critics contend is a shortsighted move that will eventually lead to more crime and higher costs.

Wis. dispatcher suspended over mishandled 911 call (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 07:15 PM CST

AP - A former emergency dispatcher who insisted she didn't hear the screams of a college student who dialed 911 as she was being stabbed to death will be suspended for mishandling the call, officials said Friday.

NY police not charging driver in Hanukkah crash (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 06:40 PM CST

AP - A man who drove his sports utility vehicle into a Hanukkah party won't face charges in the crash, which police said Friday may have been caused by a stuck floor mat.

Boy Scouts see Hispanics as key to boosting ranks (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 11:53 AM CST

AP - As it prepares to turn 100, the Boy Scouts of America is honing its survival skills for what might be its biggest test yet: drawing Hispanics into its declining — and mostly white — ranks.

Father, son plead not guilty in Ore. bank bombing (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 06:14 PM CST

This photo provided by the Marion County, Ore. Sheriff's Office Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, shows Bruce Turnidge, 57, the father of Joshua Turnidge, a Salem man accused of killing two Oregon law enforcement officers in a bank bombing. An indictment released Friday Dec. 26, 2008 accuses Bruce and Joshua Turnidge of aggravated murder in the course of committing the 'crime of robbery in the first degree.' (AP Photo/Marion County Sheriff's Office)AP - A father and son accused of killing two Oregon law enforcement officers in a bank bombing pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that could lead to the death penalty if they are convicted.

Calif. teen's family sues Cigna over transplant (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 05:56 PM CST

AP - The family of a 17-year-old leukemia patient has sued health insurance giant Cigna Corp. for her death in 2007 after the company initially refused to pay for a liver transplant.

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