2009年1月13日星期二

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Missing high-flyer may have faked distress call (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 02:34 AM CST

AP - Marcus Schrenker presented himself as a high-flying pilot with the nerves to pull off aerial stunts and as an investment manager with the brains to make portfolios soar.

ND gets hit with fast-moving blizzard on top of Dec.'s record snow (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 08:57 PM CST

A man walks down a street near the Capital building after a heavy, early morning snow storm blew through Denver on Monday, Jan. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Bill Ross)AP - A fast-moving blizzard clogged roads and closed schools in North Dakota on Monday, causing more headaches for residents still trying to dig out from a record snowfall last month.

Ohio teen convicted of killing mom over video game (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 11:30 PM CST

Daniel Petric, left, 17, talks with his defense attorney James Kersey, after Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge convicted Petric who shot and killed his mother and wounded his clergyman father over a video game dispute in October 2007. Petric was convicted of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder and other charges Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, in Elyria, Ohio.. He faces a maximum possible penalty of life in prison without parole. The judge didn't set a sentencing date.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - Although a teenager's obsession with a violent video game may have warped his sense of reality, the boy is guilty of murdering his mother and wounding his father after they took "Halo 3" away from him, a judge ruled Monday.

Officials: Toss salmonella-linked peanut butter (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:34 AM CST

In this undated photo provided by the Minnesota Department of Health, a container of King Nut peanut butter is seen. Lab tests found salmonella in the open 5-pound container of peanut butter from a Minnesota nursing home. The state Public Health Laboratory completed testing Monday that showed a genetic match with the bacterial strain tied to 30 illnesses in Minnesota and others across the country. (AP Photo/Minnesota Department of Health)AP - Health officials are urging nursing homes, hospitals, schools, universities and restaurants to toss out specific containers of peanut butter linked to a salmonella outbreak in 43 states.

Senate Democrats expect to seat Burris (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:10 AM CST

Illinois U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris gestures, right, during a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009. U.S. Senate leaders announced earlier Monday they'll accept Burris as U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's Senate successor and expect to swear him in soon. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Reversing course, Senate Democrats grudgingly accepted embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's hand-selected Senate appointee, Roland Burris, as they sought to break an impasse over President-elect Barack Obama's former seat.

1 killed, 4 hurt in Black Hawk crash at Texas A&M (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 09:27 PM CST

Emergency personnel work on the scene after Army Blackhawk helicopter crashed on the campus of Texas A&M University during on a field training exercise on Monday afternoon, Jan. 12, 2009 in College Station, Texas. Five were injured in the crash, including four crew and a lieutenant. (AP Photo/Wade Barker)AP - An Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into a field on the campus of Texas A&M University during a field training exercise Monday, killing one person and injuring four others aboard.

Boston Fire pulls 2nd truck with brake problems (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 09:50 PM CST

This undated photo released by the Boston Fire Department shows Lt. Kevin Kelley of Quincy, Mass. Kelley, a 30 year veteran of the Boston Fire Department, died after a ladder truck he was riding in crashed into a building in Boston, Friday Jan. 9, 2009. He was 52. (AP Photo/Boston Fire Department)AP - The first Boston Fire ladder truck to undergo mandatory inspections in the wake of a crash that killed a firefighter last week had a problem with its brakes and was taken out of service Monday.

AP Exclusive: Ill. gov got $80K from road builders (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 12:42 AM CST

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich makes a statement Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 in Chicago, after he was impeached by the Illinois House on a wide array of offenses including criminal corruption and wasting taxpayers money. The two term Democrat becomes the first governor in the history of Illinois to be impeached. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich raised at least $80,000 from firms with state road contracts last summer and fall — including $10,000 the day after the governor announced a $1.8 billion tollway project mentioned in criminal charges against him, records show.

Officials turn down Franken's request for an election certificate (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 01:00 AM CST

A US Senate seat was thrown into limbo Tuesday when a Republican incumbent from the state of Minnesota filed a legal challenge to a recount which handed the seat to Democrat Al Franken, pictured in 2008, with a margin of 225 votes.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Cory Ryan)AP - Democrat Al Franken was quickly turned down Monday when he asked Minnesota's governor and secretary of state to issue an election certificate that would let him take office in the Senate.

Bush comments on Katrina sound sour in New Orleans (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 05:29 PM CST

President George W. Bush reflects on his eight years as he holds his last formal news conference at the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President George W. Bush can defend the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina. But to Gertrude LeBlanc, the view from her home in the city's Lower 9th Ward is all the evidence she needs to believe it was a failure.

DHS approves $450M biothreat lab at Kansas State (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 09:03 PM CST

AP - The Department of Homeland Security has approved a site at Kansas State University for a $450 million lab to study livestock diseases and some of the world's most dangerous biological threats.

Groups sue EPA, want tougher ship discharge rules (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 07:32 PM CST

AP - Environmentalists sued the federal government Monday over new rules that critics say do too little to prevent cargo ships from dumping invasive species into the nation's waterways.

More Latino immigrants seeking office back home (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 01:59 PM CST

Merlin Pena poses outside her home in Chelsea, Mass., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009. Almost 30 years ago she landed in Boston with her husband and two children after escaping El Salvador's bloody civil war. This month, the 51-year-old will return to El Salvador to run for vice president as a Christian Democratic Party candidate. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)AP - Almost three decades ago, a pregnant Merlin Pena landed in Boston with her husband and two children after escaping El Salvador's bloody civil war.

Once an underdog, `Slumdog' is now a heavyweight (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 05:15 PM CST

In this handout image, provided by NBC, the cast and crew of 'Slumdog Millionaire' accept the award for Best Motion Picture - Drama on stage during the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday Jan. 11, 2009 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/NBC,Paul Drinkwater)AP - In May, "Slumdog Millionaire" appeared headed for that shameful scrap heap of movies: a direct-to-video release.

Voinovich retiring, like 3 other GOP senators (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 06:10 PM CST

Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, to announce that he will not seek another term as senator. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Sen. George Voinovich said Monday he won't seek re-election in 2010, becoming the fourth Republican to make departure plans since the Democratic landslide in November.

Officer called hero during mall shooting resigns (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 06:00 PM CST

AP - An Ogden police officer hailed for helping to end a deadly Salt Lake City mall shooting nearly two years ago has resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor.

Appeals court says NJ govenor's e-mails private (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 05:22 PM CST

New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine speaks in his office Friday Jan. 2, 2009, in Trenton, N.J. A New Jersey appeals court ruled Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, that Corzine can keep private e-mails he and his staff exchanged with Carla Katz, a union leader the governor once dated. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - E-mails between New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine and his labor leader ex-girlfriend can remain private, an appeals court ruled Monday.

More people left California than any other state last year (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 04:40 PM CST

Mike Reilly poses for a portrait while working on converting a camper into a moving trailer outside his home in Nipomo, Calif, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. Reilly and his family have decided to escape California's high cost of living by moving to Colorado in February. (AP Photo/Eric Parsons)AP - Mike Reilly spent his lifetime chasing the California dream. This year he's going to look for it in Colorado.

ACLU claims Catholic bishops misusing grant money (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 04:50 PM CST

AP - A federal lawsuit filed Monday claims Roman Catholic bishops are wrongly imposing their religious beliefs on victims of human trafficking by prohibiting grant money to be used for emergency contraception, condoms and abortion care.

Gay bishop invited to pre-inauguration event in DC (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 05:30 PM CST

In this April 10, 2007 file photo,Bishop V. Gene Robinson, of New Hampshire, the Episcopal church's first openly-gay bishop, speaks in favor of civil unions during a public hearing before the state Senate Judiciary Committee at the Statehouse in Concord, N.H. The first openly gay Episcopal bishop will say a prayer at the Lincoln Memorial for one of President-elect Barack Obama's first inauguration events. Robinson will deliver the invocation at an event on Sunday Jan. 18, 2009 to kick off inauguration festivities. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)AP - The first openly gay Episcopal bishop will say a prayer at the Lincoln Memorial for one of President-elect Barack Obama's first inauguration events.

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