2009年1月16日星期五

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Investigation begins in plane's NYC splash landing (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 04:17 AM CST

US Airways Flight 1549 descends on its way to an emergency ditching in the Hudson River, New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. The Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, N.C., struck a flock of birds just after takeoff minutes earlier at LaGuardia Airport, apparently disabling the engines. The pilot maneuvered the crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River, and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank. (AP Photo/Trela Media)AP - Everything about the fate of US Airways Flight 1549 seemed like a million-to-1 shot — a flock of birds crossing a jetliner's path and taking out both engines, a safe landing in the Hudson River.

Passengers in NY plane ordeal marvel they're alive (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:23 AM CST

Dave Sanderson of Charlotte, N.C. is shown in a hospital bed of Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, N.J. Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. Sanderson was a survivor of the US Airways flight that landed in the Hudson River in New York. (AP Photo/Tanyanika Samuels, Pool)AP - The most terrifying moment came when Vallie Collins was caught in the back galley of the plane — water seeping in from exits that would open only a crack, and dozens of passengers bearing down on her, frantic to get out.

Swift response, heroics in NY river landing rescue (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:04 AM CST

Authorities move an unidentified passenger, second from right, to a waiting ambulance after the plane she was on crashed into the Hudson River, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, in New York. A US Airways plane crashed into the frigid Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after striking a bird that disabled two engines, sending 150 on board scrambling onto rescue boats, authorities say. No deaths or serious injuries were immediately reported. (AP Photo/Liz Schultz)AP - As Capt. Brittany Catanzaro eased her commuter ferry, the Thomas Kean, into the Hudson River, she saw an eye-popping sight: a US Airways jet, bobbing on the tide.

Hudson River hero is ex-Air Force fighter pilot (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:31 AM CST

In this image taken from the website of Safety Reliability Methods, Inc., US Airways pilot Chelsey B. Sullenberger III is shown. An official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still ongoing, identified Sullenberger as the pilot of US Airways Flight 1549, which crash landed in the Hudson River in New York Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, as Chelsey B. Sullenberger III. (AP Photo/Safety Reliability Methods, Inc.)AP - The pilot who guided a crippled US Airways jetliner safely into the Hudson River — saving all 155 people aboard — became an instant hero Thursday, with accolades from the mayor and governor and a fan club online.

Birds, an aviation hazard, hit 1 in 10,000 flights (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 04:05 AM CST

CORRECTS number of incidents at unknown altitude; graphic shows reported incidents of birde striking planes since 1990; 2 c x 5 1/4 in; 96.3 mm x 133.35 mmAP - Airplanes chew up birds all the time but sometimes the birds win. That may be what happened Thursday in New York when a US Airways Airbus 320 made a crash landing in water shortly after taking off from LaGuardia International Airport.

Next Det mayor faces crisis, public trust issues (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 02:26 AM CST

Candidates for the office of Detroit mayor are shown. Top row from left are Freman Hendrix, Dave Bing, and Ken Cockrel Jr. Bottom row from left are Warren Evans, Nicholas Hood III and Sharon McPhail. The city's former mayor is serving a four-month jail sentence. Its deficit could top $200 million. Hundreds of layoffs are planned. And Detroit's municipal bonds are now at junk status. The upcoming special nonpartisan February primary to fill the remainder of Kwame Kilpatrick's second term could well be one of the most pivotal elections in city history. (AP Photo)AP - The city's former mayor is serving a four-month jail sentence. Its deficit could top $200 million. Hundreds of layoffs are planned. And Detroit's municipal bonds are now at junk status.

Former transit cop pleads not guilty to murder (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:52 AM CST

Wanda Johnson, right, mother of Oscar Grant, leaves an Oakland, Calif., courtroom, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009 after Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer Johannes Mehserle was arraigned. Mehserle allegedly shot and killed an unarmed man, Oscar Grant, 22, while he was laying face down on a train platform at a BART station in Oakland on New Year's Day. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - The former transit police officer charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed black man on New Year's Day pleaded not guilty Thursday.

4 kids badly burned by sulfuric acid in Texas (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 09:29 PM CST

AP - A woman accused of child endangerment after her four children were doused with sulfuric acid said she was the intended target for the caustic material, Cooke County Sheriff Michael Compton said Thursday.

Immigration officials end RI detention contract (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:30 PM CST

AP - Federal immigration officials said Thursday that guards at a privately run detention facility dragged a detainee dying of cancer screaming down the hall, even though he had a doctor's note authorizing the use of a wheelchair.

$50 million promised to soften border fence impact (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 09:14 PM CST

In this Aug. 3, 2007 file photo, a Border Patrol vehicle drives past a portion of the border fence that has had a hole cut out of it, repaired in El Paso, Texas. The Department of Homeland Security have signed an agreement to allocate as much as $50 million for projects to mitigate the environmental impact of the U.S.-Mexico border fence ordered by the Bush administration. (AP Photo/Victor Calzada, file)AP - The Department of Homeland Security will allocate as much as $50 million to mitigate the environmental impact of the U.S.-Mexico border fence ordered by the Bush administration.

Ex-con murder suspect appears in Okla. court (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 12:53 AM CST

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says Joshua Steven Durcho, 25, shown here in this March 29, 2004, file photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, was taken into custody in Texas' Hamilton County Tuesday Jan. 13, 2009. He is a suspect in a quintuple killing Monday, Jan. 12, 2008, in El Reno,Okla. .(AP Photo/Oklahoma Department of Corrections/file)AP - Grieving family members struggled with their emotions Thursday morning as a burly ex-convict accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend and her four children made his initial court appearance in Oklahoma.

All 155 survive as pilot ditches plane in Hudson (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:29 AM CST

US Airways Flight 1549 descends on its way to an emergency ditching in the Hudson River, New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. The Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, N.C., struck a flock of birds just after takeoff minutes earlier at LaGuardia Airport, apparently disabling the engines. The pilot maneuvered the crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River, and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank. (AP Photo/Trela Media)AP - A cool-headed pilot maneuvered his crippled jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River on Thursday, and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank. It was, the governor said, "a miracle on the Hudson."

Ditched jetliner: A boom, and then a jolt (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 10:44 PM CST

In this photo taken by a passenger on a ferry, airline passengers egress a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009 after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines. All 155 people on board survived. (AP Photo/Janis Krums)AP - Fred Berretta was just nodding off when the boom jolted him awake.

Vt. police: Poodle left inside vehicle for 19 days (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 07:56 PM CST

AP - Police say a poodle mistakenly left for nearly three weeks inside a van in a Vermont airport parking garage has survived.

Test: Some peanut butter at Ga. plant contaminated (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:13 PM 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 Jan. 12, 2009 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 - Some peanut butter at a Georgia plant shows signs of contamination, but officials said Thursday they don't know if it's linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds and prompted Kellogg to pull crackers from store shelves.

How much clout would a Sen. Caroline Kennedy have? (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:03 PM CST

In this Dec. 17, 2008 file photo, Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, listens to a reporter's question during a news conference at City Hall in Buffalo, N.Y. As the governor considers a replacement for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Kennedy has one powerful factor in her favor: the clout she could wield on Capitol Hill, even as a freshman senator in a place with rigid seniority rules. (AP Photo/Don Heupel, File)AP - As the governor considers a replacement for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Caroline Kennedy has spoken repeatedly of her "relationships" in Washington and her desire to use them on New York's behalf.

EPA finds toxins throughout Columbia Basin (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:08 PM CST

AP - The Environmental Protection Agency said in a report Thursday that toxins remain at levels harmful to people, fish and wildlife throughout the Northwest, despite decades-long cleanups.

Response to emergency landing has heroic results (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:20 PM CST

Airline passengers wait to board boats to be rescued on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009 after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines. All 155 people on board survived. (AP Photo/Steven Day)AP - As the US Airways plane hit the frigid waters of the Hudson River, emergency crews were already headed to the scene. And the swift, dramatic response had an amazing result: All the 155 people aboard were pulled to safety.

Moored boat sinks from Alaska rig; 14 evacuated (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:05 PM CST

This photo released by the Coast Guard, the partially submerged oil supply vessel, Monarch, blue boat, is seen next to Chevron Corp.'s Granite Point oil platform in Cook Inlet about 45 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska on Thursday Jan. 15, 2009. A boat that was moored to an oil rig platform in Cook Inlet sank Thursday, prompting at least 14 people to evacuate from the rig. (AP Photo/Coast Guard)AP - A moored boat sank after bumping into an oil rig platform Thursday, spilling some of the vessel's diesel fuel into the Cook Inlet and forcing 14 people to evacuate from the rig.

Planes are designed to survive water landings (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 04:06 AM CST

In this photo taken by a passenger on a ferry, airline passengers egress a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York, Thursday Jan. 15, 2009 after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines. All 155 people on board survived. (AP Photo/Janis Krums)AP - The survival of everyone aboard the plane that landed in the Hudson River might seem like a miracle.

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