2009年11月9日星期一

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US Supreme Court refuses to stop sniper execution (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 02:48 PM PST

FILE -This recent but undated photo from the Virginia Department of Corrections shows convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad. John Allen Muhammad, 48, is set to die by injection in a Virginia prison Nov. 10, 2009, seven years after he and his teenage accomplice terrorized the area in and around the nation's capital for three weeks. (AP Photo/Virginia Department of Corrections, file)AP - The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad.

Man confesses to shooting Kan. abortion provider (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:24 PM PST

FILE - In this July 28, 2009 file photo, Scott Roeder attends his preliminary hearing in court in Wichita, Kan. Roeder confessed to the Associated Press Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 to killing abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, saying he has no regrets. (AP Photo/Jaime Oppenheimer, Pool)AP - Defiant and unapologetic, a man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider confessed to the slaying Monday, telling The Associated Press that he killed the doctor to protect unborn children.

Tropical Storm Ida aims at Gulf Coast (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:22 PM PST

An unidentified skimboarder tries out the waves on Monday Nov. 9, 2009 in Pensacola Beach, Fla. Tropical storm warnings were in effect across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. (AP Photo/Mari Darr~Welch)AP - Some Gulf Coast residents hunkered down at home and in shelters Monday while others ventured outside to watch the approach of a rare late-season tropical storm that brought the potential for high winds, flooding and up to 8 inches of rain in some places.

Case against Ohio bodies suspect expands overseas (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 04:04 PM PST

This Nov. 1, 2009 file photo provided by the Cleveland Police Department shows Anthony Sowell, 50. The number of bodies found in and near a sex offender's home rose to at least 10 on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, when authorities unearthed four corpses from Sowell's backyard and found a skull in a bucket in the basement. (AP Photo/Cleveland Police Department)AP - Authorities are investigating whether a suspected serial killer whose home and yard harbored the remains of at least 11 people is connected to any killings in places he lived while in the military, including Japan, California and the Carolinas.

AP asks judge to keep HOPE artist's lawyers (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 03:58 PM PST

AP - The Associated Press has asked a judge to deny a request by the attorneys of street artist Shepard Fairey to withdraw from his copyright battle over the Barack Obama "HOPE" poster.

Officials: Man kills 3, self in rural Texas home (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 03:00 PM PST

AP - Authorities called to check on a family's well-being in a rural southeast Texas home found the bodies of four people in what they're calling a triple murder-suicide.

High court looks at life sentences for juveniles (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:26 PM PST

This 2007 photo provided by Equal Justice Initiative shows inmate Joe Sullivan, 31, at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Lake City, Fla. Sullivan raped an elderly woman when he was 13-years-old, was judged incorrigible, and sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, that locking up juveniles and throwing away the key is cruel and unusual punishment, and thus unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Glenn Paul)AP - A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes. The question arose in two cases involving Florida men who are serving life prison terms with no chance of parole for crimes they committed as teenagers. Their lawyers argue that the sentences for people so young are cruel and unusual, in violation of the Constitution, because young people have greater capacity to change.

Recession's good news: Cities see burglaries fall (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 02:15 PM PST

Patrick Rosario displays a new security system panel in his home Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, in Bellevue, Wash. Rosario was home when a pair of burglars broke down his front door in February. He snuck out the back and drove away in the idling get-away van--forcing the burglars to drop their loot and leave the suburban neighborhood on foot. In big cities and small towns across the United States, the number of burglaries has plummeted--in part because the swelling ranks of the unemployed are home where they can protect what they have. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Ever since he was laid off in March, Frank Beil has been on the lookout.

NC officials ID Civil War ship that burned at sea (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 02:09 PM PST

AP - North Carolina officials say they have identified a Civil War shipwreck that burned at sea more than 145 years ago.

Can't find the hot new toy? Blame the economy (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:39 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, a hamster from Zhu Zhu Pets, by Cepia, is shown at the Time to Play Holiday 2009 Most Wanted List event in New York. Zhu Zhu Pet Hamsters are among a handful of popular toys that are becoming hard to find. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Robotic toy hamsters, the latest Barbie dolls and stylish boots are disappearing from store shelves as holiday shoppers start to get serious. But don't confuse this with the days of Tickle Me Elmo.

Investigators: Ft. Hood suspect acted alone (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:29 PM PST

Flags and flowers are shown in front of the apartment, upper right, where Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan lived outside of Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Hasan is suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers during a rampage that left 13 people dead on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre apparently acted alone and without outside direction in the attack, investigative officials said Monday evening. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan will be charged by the U.S. military rather than in a civilian court, they said.

Feds seize assets of Fla. lawyer in fraud probe (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:36 PM PST

AP - Federal agents began seizing assets Monday of a lawyer suspected of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme, including his bright red Ferrari, boats and bank accounts.

Tagged.com settles with NY, Texas in invite fight (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 12:13 PM PST

AP - The social networking Web site Tagged.com has adopted reforms on the use of invitation e-mails after being accused of essentially stealing the e-mail addresses of some 60 million Internet users, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.

2 workers rescued from wobbly oil rig as Ida nears (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:17 PM PST

AP - The Coast Guard says two Chevron Corp. workers have been rescued from an oil rig that was in danger of toppling as Tropical Storm Ida churned up high seas.

Families: Iran's accusations against hikers untrue (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:57 AM PST

AP - The families of three American hikers accused of espionage by an Iranian prosecutor say the allegations are untrue and that their loved ones should be freed.

Prosecutors say Chicago man had al-Qaida video (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:09 AM PST

A man walks past Tahawwur Hussain Rana's office, which says AP - Two videos produced by Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network have been found in the home of a Chicago man accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper, federal prosecutors said.

DC area relives terror as sniper's execution nears (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:59 AM PST

FILE -- In a March 9, 2004, file photo convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad stands as he is sentenced to death for the shooting of Dean Meyers at the Prince William County Circuit Court in Manassas, Va. Forty-eight-year-old John Allen Muhammad is set to die by lethal injection in a Virginia prison Nov. 10,2009, seven years after he and his teenage accomplice terrorized the area in and around the nation's capital. (AP Photo/Steve Helber/file)AP - When James D. Martin was shot dead seven years ago in the parking lot of a grocery store in suburban Washington, it got little attention on the nightly news.

Witness: Fla. office shooter stayed about a minute (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 08:51 AM PST

Jason Rodriguez makes his first appearance before Circuit Judge Walter Komanski at the Orange County Jail, on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009 in Orlando, Fla. The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is 'very mentally ill' and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bankruptcy and unemployment, his attorney said Saturday. Rodriguez, 40, was ordered held without bail at the Orange County Jail, where he is under suicide watch after Friday's shooting. (AP Photo/Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda, Pool)AP - A man who was in an Orlando office when a former employee came in and started shooting said Monday that the ordeal that left one dead and five injured lasted about a minute.

Trucker dies as big-rig plummets off SF bridge (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:50 PM PST

The crumpled remains of a big rig lie beneath the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, in San Francisco, following an early morning crash. The truck's driver died after losing control on the bridge's temporary S-curve and crashing to the ground several hundred feet below. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)AP - A trucker died Monday after his big-rig plummeted 200 feet from a new section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that has seen about 40 crashes since it opened, authorities said.

Govt asks 27 years in prison for ex-Rep. Jefferson (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:08 AM PST

AP - Federal prosecutors want a prison term of at least 27 years for a former Louisiana congressman convicted of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes.

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