2009年6月4日星期四

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NC man charged with arranging wife's rape online (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:55 PM PDT

AP - Craigslist is again under scrutiny after a North Carolina man was charged with using the popular online classified site to fulfill his own fantasy by finding someone to rape his wife at knifepoint while he watched.

Corps: Costs for storm surge barrier work rises (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:46 PM PDT

AP - Top brass at the Army Corps of Engineers say the estimated price of a major project to build three floodgates and a 1.8-mile storm surge barrier to protect New Orleans from hurricanes is now $1.8 billion.

Charges dropped in black man's dragging death (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:39 PM PDT

FILE - These Oct. 28, 2008 file photos released by the Lamar County Sheriff's Office show Charles Costley, left, and Shannon Finley, both 27, who faced murder charges in the Sept. 16, 2008 dragging death of Brandon McClelland in Lamar County, Texas. A defense attorney says charges have been dismissed against Finley and Crostley who were released from jail in Paris, Texas, Thursday, May 4, 2009, after a judge granted the special prosecutor's motion to dismiss the case. (AP Photo/Lamar County Sheriff's Office, File)AP - Murder charges were dropped at the prosecution's request Thursday in the dragging death of a black man in east Texas, and the two white men who had been accused of killing him were released from jail.

Terror suspect quotes Quran in closing argument (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:57 PM PDT

This image made from a video by Syed Haris Ahmed and a friend during a 2005 road trip to Washington, provided by the U.S. Attorney's office, shows Ehsanul Islam Sadequee posing in front of the U.S. Capitol. Dozens of videos are the centerpiece to a federal terrorism trial that began Monday, June 1, 2009 against a 24-year-old former Georgia Tech student. The clips, as well as Ahmed's attempts to connect with terrorists in Canada and Pakistan, are at the center of federal charges that he provided support for acts of terrorism in the U.S. and abroad. He could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office)AP - A former Georgia Tech student charged with plotting to help terrorist groups turned the closing arguments in his federal trial on Thursday into a bewildering lesson on Islamic principles amid stunned courtroom observers.

Cornell U. researcher found dead in NY park (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:52 PM PDT

AP - A Cornell University researcher was found dead in a New York state park from massive cuts to her throat and her husband was hospitalized under guard after a police chase, state police said Thursday.

Police: Mom stabs bus driver in stroller dispute (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:33 PM PDT

AP - A 17-year-old mother was so angered that a city bus driver ordered her to fold up a stroller carrying her toddler, she poured a bottle of milk over the driver's head and then stabbed her, authorities said.

After failed courtship, zoo helps rare birds breed (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:33 PM PDT

AP - When the National Zoo tried to set up a pair of rare white-naped cranes, the date went sour and the lovebirds fought.

Money manager to plead guilty in Fla. plane crash (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:11 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 13, 2009 file photo shows a latex glove sitting on a picnic table near the spot where U.S. Marshals took Marcus Schrenker into custody at the KOA campground in Chattahoochee, Fla. A federal public defender's office in Florida says Schrenker is set to plead guilty to charges of crashing an airplane near a Florida Panhandle neighborhood in a botched attempt to fake his own death. A change of plea hearing in federal court in Pensacola is scheduled on Friday. His trial on charges of intentionally crashing the plane and placing false distress calls had been scheduled for Monday. (AP Photo/Tallahassee Democrat, Phil Sears, File)AP - An Indiana money manager plans to plead guilty to crashing an airplane near a Florida Panhandle neighborhood in a botched attempt to fake his own death and escape financial problems and a crumbling marriage, according to court documents filed Thursday.

Feds release Calif. plan to protect chinook salmon (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 05:31 PM PDT

AP - Federal regulators on Thursday released a court-ordered plan to help struggling chinook salmon that includes opening California dams and restricting pumping, prompting howls of protest from state officials because it will further reduce the amount of water available to farms and urban areas.

Environmentalists plan suit to protect ice seals (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 04:08 PM PDT

AP - An environmental group plans to sue the federal government to force a decision on additional protections for Arctic seals.

Film explores Katrina pet ownership disputes (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:01 PM PDT

Jessie Pullins and his dog J.J. pose for a photograph on the steps of their home in New Orleans, Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Pullins was reunited with J.J. after almost 4 year separation due to Hurricane Katrina. His fight to be reunited with his pet is portrayed in 'Mine,' a documentary that won an audience award at this year's South by Southwest film festival and is scheduled to be broadcast by PBS this spring. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - Jessie Pullins is certain J.J. recognized him when the door to his dog cage swung open, reuniting them for the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck nearly four years ago.

Neighbors who beat man over rape won't be charged (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 01:38 PM PDT

AP - The police commissioner said Thursday he will not pursue criminal charges against a group of angry neighbors who beat a man sought for questioning in the rape of an 11-year-old girl.

Murder trial ordered for ex-Bay Area transit cop (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 03:18 PM PDT

AP - A judge ruled Thursday that a former transit police officer should stand trial on murder charges in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man on a train platform.

Gay bishop rejoices in NH's gay marriage vote (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:58 PM PDT

The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church, listens as lawmkers debate gay marriage on the House floor in Concord, N.H., Wednesday, June 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - It was tough enough to get New Hampshire's lawmakers and governor to approve gay marriage, but Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson says there's an even tougher job ahead: getting churches to fully embrace gay marriage and gay people.

Civil War-era cash helps SC make some money (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 12:41 PM PDT

This May 5, 2009 photo shows Jack Meyer, a retired college history professor, using a magnifying glass as he volunteers his time to looking over old South Carolina Civil War notes at the South Carolina State Archives in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina is selling worthless money to make some cold, hard cash. State officials have quietly been picking through boxes of Civil War state currency and auctioning them off on eBay, providing the state archives with an influx of cash amid tight budgets. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - South Carolina is selling money to make money.

Man convicted in Fla. teen's bus stop abduction (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 11:38 AM PDT

AP - A jury has convicted a 24-year-old man of armed kidnapping with a firearm in the abduction of a teenage boy from his bus stop in southwest Florida two years ago.

Ill. scandal exposes favoritism in admissions (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 11:29 AM PDT

AP - All college applications are equal. But some are more equal than others.

Gun-loving pastor to his flock: Piece be with you (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 02:50 PM PDT

Ken Pagano, pastor of New Bethel Church in Louisville, Kentucky, talks, Wednesday, June 3, 2009, about the importance of raising awareness of gun safety which will be discussed at the 'Open Carry Church Service' at the church on June 27th. (AP Photo/Aaron Borton, The Courier-Journal)AP - A Kentucky pastor is inviting his flock to bring guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment.

Slain NYC officer remembered as dedicated cop (AP)

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 11:07 AM PDT

Police officers line the streets and salute as the casket of slain police officer Omar Edwards arrive for funeral services at Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church in New York, Thursday June 4, 2009. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)AP - After Omar Edwards achieved a dream by graduating from the New York Police Department academy, he was so proud he wore his badge around his apartment.

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