2009年1月22日星期四

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Kennedy withdraws from consideration for NY Senate (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2009 02:28 AM CST

In this Dec. 26, 2008 file photo, Caroline Kennedy speaks during an interview in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)AP - Caroline Kennedy withdrew from consideration for the U.S. Senate seat once held by her slain uncle, Bobby Kennedy, after a night of turmoil and uncertainty over her intentions.

Va. Tech stabbing suspect charged with murder (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2009 02:30 AM CST

Police and officials gather in the lobby of the Donaldson Brown Graduate Life Center at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. Wednesday Jan. 21 2009. The Roanoke Times reported Wednesday that Virginia Tech police said a person has been killed in the Graduate Life Center on campus. The paper also reported that a suspect was in custody, according to a text alert sent to the campus community at 7:44 p.m. (AP Photo / The Roanoke Times, Matt Gentry)AP - A graduate student from China has been charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of a female student on Virginia Tech's campus, the first killing there since a deadly mass shooting in 2007.

Possible bird remains found in downed jet's engine (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 11:35 PM CST

New York City Police Department personnel retrieve a piece of US Airways Flight 1549 from the Hudson River, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 in New York. US Airways Flight 1549 made a successful emergency landing on the Hudson River after both of its engines failed shortly after takeoff on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/NYPD)AP - Investigators said Wednesday they have found the remains of what may be a bird in the engine of the US Airways jet that made a dramatic landing in New York's Hudson River. The National Transportation Safety Board said an examination of the Airbus 320's right engine revealed evidence of "soft body damage" and that "organic material" was found in the engine and on the wings and fuselage.

Palin to news organizations: Leave my kids alone (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 11:38 PM CST

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin talks to media in her office in Anchorage, Alaska Nov. 7, 2008. The former Republican Vice President nominee is going on the offensive against news organizations as well as bloggers she says are perpetuating malicious gossip about her and her children. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is going on the offensive against news organizations and bloggers she says are perpetuating malicious gossip about her and her children. But political observers say the former Republican vice presidential candidate can't have it both ways: trotting out the children to showcase her family values, then trying to shield them from scrutiny.

Fire burns NYC hospital; 600 patients moved (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 11:16 PM CST

People gather inside an entrance to The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York after a fire broke out earlier at the hospital Wednesday Jan. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)AP - A fire at a major hospital sent smoke pouring through an emergency room Wednesday, injuring at least six firefighters and forcing 600 patients to be moved across the sprawling complex.

Survey: Politics, money concern college freshmen (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2009 02:07 AM CST

AP - More than ever, politics and money are on the minds of new college students. The latest installment of a giant annual survey of college freshmen shows political engagement at a 40-year high, and more students than ever planning to take jobs on the side and settling for second-choice schools.

Man who shot, killed 2 outside Texas bar executed (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 09:13 PM CST

This photo released by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows death row inmate Frank Moore who is scheduled for execution at the Texas prison in Huntsville. Moore, 47, was set for lethal injection Wednesday evening, Jan. 21, 2009, 15 years to the day since Samuel Boyd, 23, and Patrick Clark, 15, were killed in a hail of gunfire outside the Wheels of Joy Club in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice)AP - A man that authorities say was a member of at least three violent street gangs was put to death Wednesday for killing two people outside a bar 15 years ago in San Antonio.

Homeless agency fires Illinois first lady (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 09:43 PM CST

Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich participates in swearing in ceremonies of lawmakers on the Senate floor at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. While the Illinois Senate zeros in on Blagojevich in a historic impeachment trial, other vital state issues will be shoved aside. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)AP - The wife of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was fired from her $100,000-a-year job as a Chicago homeless agency's chief fundraiser.

Lawyer: Man accused of crashing plane incompetent (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 06:35 PM CST

An August 31, 2008 photo obtained by The Associated Press shows investment manager Marcus Schrenker, 38, and his wife Michelle Schrenker. The photo was part of an advertisement for an Indianapolis Lexus dealer, Tom Wood Lexus, in Indianapolis. Schrenker, whose ill-fated flight from ruin was halted when investigators interrupted his suicide attempt at a Florida campground Tuesday night, found his legal problems compounded as authorities filed federal charges against him Wednesday. He was recovering Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009 in a heavily guarded Florida hospital room after the apparent suicide attempt. He was in fair condition, and was expected to appear in court in Florida before returning to his home state of Indiana, where he faced the prospect of bankruptcy, divorce and other problems.(AP Photo)AP - An Indiana investment adviser is not mentally competent to be tried on charges he deliberately crashed his plane in the Florida Panhandle in a botched plot to fake his death to escape financial ruin, his public defender said Wednesday.

Fla. priest accused of theft pleads guilty (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 05:51 PM CST

AP - One of two Florida priests accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from their church pleaded guilty Wednesday, the same day jury selection was set to begin in the case.

Ore. AG to investigate mayor's affair with teen (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2009 12:09 AM CST

AP - The state's attorney general agreed Wednesday to investigate claims made by the mayor of Portland that he lied to cover up a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old boy.

Nashville may make English government language (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 04:04 PM CST

A yard sign encouraging people to vote against an amendment that would require all city work to be done in English is shown Jan. 15, 2009, in Nashville, Tenn. Nashville voters will decide Thursday, Jan. 22. (AP Photo/Juanita Cousins)AP - Nashville could become the largest U.S. city to make English the mandatory language for all government business under a measure being put before voters Thursday, but critics say it might invite lawsuits and even cost the city millions in federal funding.

2 Minn. teens face charges over nursing home abuse (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 08:05 PM CST

AP - Two 19-year-old nursing assistants faced charges of abuse and assault Wednesday for allegedly groping, spanking and spitting on seven patients at a nursing home, authorities said.

As crude prices drop, Texas oil country braces for downturn (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 03:35 PM CST

An oil rig is silhouetted against the sunset in St. Lawrence, Texas May 9, 2008. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters)AP - In the West Texas oil patch, they can see the downturn coming at them from miles away like a pickup truck kicking up a dust cloud on the horizon.

US abortion debate altered by Obama presidency (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 04:04 PM CST

In this Jan. 22, 2008, file photo, Janet Eckert, left, and her husband, John, pray with other anti-abortion protesters as they rally on the Capitol steps to mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade legalizing abortion, in Olympia, Wash. The 36th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision is Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)AP - The advent of the Obama administration is rousing enthusiasm among abortion-rights supporters and deep anxiety among opponents as both sides mark Thursday's anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

Powder mailed to Wall Street Journal, Harvard Law (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 08:14 PM CST

A DEP HAZMAT truck, foreground, and NYPD ESU trucks are parked in front of the the building at the World Financial Center where the Wall Street Journal has its offices, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 in New York. Police evacuated the newsroom and executive offices of the Wall Street Journal at the Dow Jones Inc. building after envelopes that contained a white powder were received. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Authorities investigating white powder found Wednesday in envelopes at the Wall Street Journal in New York and Harvard Law School in Massachusetts said it was harmless.

Scientist: New fault could mean major Ark. temblor (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 11:39 PM CST

Haydar Al-Shukri, director of the Arkansas Earthquake Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, speaks with James Thompson with Entergy Arkansas, after a luncheon, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, in Little Rock, Ark. Al-Shukri said Wednesday that a previously unknown fault near Marianna that lies dormant could reactivate, putting a major gas pipeline at risk in eastern Arkansas. (AP Photo/Mike Wintroath)AP - A previously unknown fault in eastern Arkansas could trigger a magnitude 7 earthquake with an epicenter near a major natural gas pipeline, a scientist said Wednesday. Haydar Al-Shukri, the director of the Arkansas Earthquake Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, said the fault is separate from the New Madrid fault responsible for a series of quakes in 1811-12 that caused the Mississippi River to flow backward.

Mother of baby found dead in Texas bay enters plea (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 05:07 PM CST

AP - A woman accused with her husband in the beating death of their 2-year-old daughter has pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence but not guilty of capital murder charges.

Judge: Northwest Lung Association back in business (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 04:27 PM CST

AP - The judge who put the Northwest chapter of the American Lung Association out of business over a dispute with the national organization has changed her mind, saying it can stay in operation.

Colorado group lobbies in Wyoming on gay marriage (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 03:24 PM CST

Demonstrators wave flags in support of gay marriage in front of the Massachusetts State House in Boston, Massachusetts, July 12, 2006. (Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters)AP - A national conservative Christian group has begun a telephone lobbying campaign in Wyoming in support of a gay-marriage ban in the state Senate.

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