2008年12月28日星期日

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Midwesterners fear floods could follow the freeze (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 11:24 PM CST

Adam Koehl, 11, of Boy Scout Troop 56, moves a sandbag while he and other scouts from various troops help fill some 2,400 sandbags at the Campton Township Highway Department in Lily Lake, Ill., west of Chicago, for use by anyone trying to stem local flooding Saturday morning, Dec. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/The Daily Herald, Laura Stoecker)AP - Summerlike storms pounded the Midwest on Saturday with hail, high winds and even funnel clouds, helping to thaw the ice after days of a deep freeze and threatening floods.

Liberians mourn 7 killed in Philadelphia fire (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 09:19 PM CST

Members of the local Liberian community in southwest Philadelphia console each other outside the house where a deadly fire Friday night killed seven people Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. Only four people survived the house fire that apparently began in a three-story brick duplex when a kerosene heater exploded, killing seven people, including three children. (AP Photo/Mark Stehle)AP - Dozens of Liberian immigrants mourned Saturday at a house where seven members of their community died in a fire that a survivor said started when a kerosene heater spilled fuel and exploded as it was being moved outdoors.

Santa gunman lost job, wife before gory attack (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 02:18 AM CST

This undated photograph provided by the Covina, Calif. Police Department shows a device that suspect Bruce Pardo brought with him to the Knollcrest house where he allegedly shot and killed at least nine people. This photograph shows the tank from a compressor, below, where the actual compressor mechanism has been removed and replaced with a smaller tank. Police believe the smaller tank held high octane racing fuel and the larger of the two tanks held compressed air. Pardo is suspected in a Christmas Eve massacre where the recently divorced man dressed as Santa allegedly shot indiscriminately at partygoers and destroyed his former in-laws' house with a homemade device that sprayed flammable liquid. (AP Photo/Covina Police Department)AP - Bruce and Sylvia Pardo started the new year in 2006 with all signs pointing to a bright future — an upcoming marriage, a combined income of about $150,000, half-million-dollar home on a quiet cul-de-sac and a beloved dog, Saki.

Lights blink back on after Hawaii power failure (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 10:47 PM CST

Pedestrians take pictures as traffic lights, street lights and buildings are without power along Kalakau Ave. and the rest of Honolulu, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, during an extensive blackout on the island. 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. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)AP - Almost all of Oahu had electrical power restored Saturday after a power failure blacked out the island's population of about 900,000 and thousands of holiday visitors, including President-elect Barack Obama.

Flight 93 families ask Bush to OK land seizure (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 11:20 PM CST

An Indonesian police officer inspects figures depicting the birth of Jesus Christ during a security sweeping prior to Christmas Eve services at the main cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008. Indonesia has been hit by a string of terror attacks since Sept. 11, 2001, but experts say the risk of more large-scale attacks has diminished with the arrest of hundreds of suspects. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)AP - Relatives of those who died aboard United Airlines Flight 93 want the Bush Administration to seize the land needed for a memorial where the plane crashed in Shanksville, Pa., in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Hospitals ill from more bad debt, credit troubles (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 08:31 PM CST

Dr. Steven Yucht, right, talks with emergency room patient Emogene Brown, left, in the Shands AGH Hospital in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, Dec., 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)AP - Gainesville's first community hospital has been on life support since the Shands Healthcare system in northern Florida bought it a dozen years ago.

Police: Pa. man shot for making noise during movie (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 09:36 PM CST

This undated photo released Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, by the Philadelphia Police Department shows James Joseph Cialella. Philadelphia police say Cialella, enraged about a noisy family near him in a movie theater Christmas night, shot the father in the arm. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department)AP - A man enraged by a noisy family sitting near him in a movie theater on Christmas night shot the father of the family in the arm, police said.

Sojourners are there for detainees (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 02:32 PM CST

AP - "H-26," the guard yelled. "You have a visitor."

Quintuplets born at New York hospital (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 11:37 PM CST

AP - They're first-time parents — five times over.

Cash-strapped states weigh selling roads, parks (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 02:39 PM CST

In this Feb. 2, 2005 file photo, the Tappan Zee Bridge, which connects New York's Westchester and Rockland counties, is seen across an icy Hudson River in South Nyack, N.Y. In New York, Democratic Gov. David Paterson appointed a commission to look into leasing state assets, including the Tappan Zee Bridge, the lottery, golf courses, toll roads, parks and beaches. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson, File)AP - Minnesota is deep in the hole financially, but the state still owns a premier golf resort, a sprawling amateur sports complex, a big airport, a major zoo and land holdings the size of the Central American country of Belize.

Author of 'Man of La Mancha,' dies at 94 (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 03:19 PM CST

AP - Dale Wasserman, author of the book for the Tony-winning musical "Man of La Mancha" as well as the stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," has died. He was 94.

US Atty asks panel not to subpoena Obama aides (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 02:23 PM CST

In this Dec. 13, 2008 file photo, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaves a downtown building where a high profile defense attorney has an office, in Chicago. Blagojevich's arrest on federal corruption charges has clearly complicated his work as the state's chief executive and already cost the state some $20 million. The state is facing a potential $2.5 billion budget deficit and the governor doesn't have the same horsepower — or clout — to address the problem that he had just a month ago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, file)AP - The Illinois House committee investigating a possible impeachment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich won't subpoena two incoming White House advisers, the committee chairwoman said Saturday, shutting down a request from the governor's attorney.

2 dead, at least 50 injured in NM tour bus crash (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 01:38 PM CST

AP - Police in central New Mexico say a tour bus lost control in an area with icy roads and overturned, killing two people and injuring at least 50 others.

Corruption crisis creates confusion in Illinois (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 11:58 AM CST

In this Dec. 13, 2008 file photo, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaves a downtown building where a high profile defense attorney has an office, in Chicago. Blagojevich's arrest on federal corruption charges has clearly complicated his work as the state's chief executive and already cost the state some $20 million. The state is facing a potential $2.5 billion budget deficit and the governor doesn't have the same horsepower — or clout — to address the problem that he had just a month ago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, file)AP - Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has made a point of regularly going to work at his office in Chicago. He has signed legislation and issued pardons. He has sent out press releases about predatory lending and fighting poverty.

GMAC quiet on bailout hurdle after deadline passes (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 02:47 PM CST

Picture taken in November 2008 of the entrance of General Motors' factory in Strasbourg, eastern France. GMAC, the troubled former financial arm of General Motors, said Wednesday it is unlikely to meet regulatory requirements to become a bank, meaning deeper woes for the debt-strapped firm.(AFP/File/Patrick Hertzog)AP - Even after a crucial deadline came and went, the financing arm of General Motors Corp. remained silent Saturday on whether it cleared a final hurdle to become a bank holding company and gain access to billions in federal bailout money.

Analysis: Kennedy's shine obscures other hopefuls (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 02:48 PM CST

AP - Officially, Gov. David Paterson's main focus is the state's fiscal crisis, not the decision about whom to appoint if, as expected, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is confirmed as secretary of state.

Ohio schools keep cafeterias open for holidays (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 12:15 PM CST

AP - A school district in Ohio says the economy is so tight it has kept its cafeterias open during Christmas break to provide hot lunches for needy students.

Can dolphins survive winter in NJ rivers? (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 11:35 AM CST

In this July 2, 2008 file photo bottlenose dolphins swim near a marker bouy in the Shrewsberry River Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in Sea Bright, N.J. On Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008 a third member of the group of 15 dolphins who took up residence in a river near the Jersey Shore was found dead. Robert Schoelkopf, co-director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center says the dolphin was discovered Thursday near the Route 36 bridge connecting Sea Bright and Highlands. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - A group of bottlenose dolphins have been confounding humans since they took up residence in two rivers near the Jersey shore six months ago. Now that it's winter, some people are worried they'll never make it out.

Honolulu Mayor says power 50 percent restored (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 12:23 PM CST

AP - The mayor of Honolulu says power has been restored to about 50 percent of Oahu after a blackout hit all of the main Hawaiian island, including the vacation home rented by President-elect Barack Obama.

Car-crazy Phoenix launches light rail line (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 05:42 PM CST

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, right, gets a train conductor's hat put on him by Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Ariz., at the official opening of Metro Light Rail Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - Thousands of people packed into train cars Saturday as this car-crazy city launched its new light rail system amid criticism that ridership would be limited by urban sprawl and the area's grueling summer heat.

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