2009年1月24日星期六

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Blagojevich: I'm the victim of plot to raise taxes (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:14 AM CST

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich responds to a question during a news conference in Chicago, Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. Blagojevich said he's boycotting his impeachment trial next week because the process is unfair, not because he's being defiant. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Launching an all-out media blitz as his impeachment trial draws near, Gov. Rod Blagojevich compared himself Friday to an honest, hardworking cowboy and said he was about to be lynched by a band of black-hatted political insiders eager to raise taxes.

Little-known congresswoman picked for Clinton seat (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:48 AM CST

Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference in Albany, N.Y., Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. Gillibrand, a second-term lawmaker from upstate New York, was named to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated when Hillary Rodham Clinton resigned to become secretary of state in the Obama administration. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - Instantly opening a rift among New York Democrats, Rep.

Disgraced pastor faces more gay sex accusations (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:23 AM CST

This image taken from video, supplied by Magnolia Pictures, shows the Rev. Ted Haggard preaching in the documentary film 'Jesus Camp'. Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard's former church disclosed Friday that the gay sex scandal that caused his downfall extends to a young male church volunteer who reported having a sexual relationship with Haggard — a revelation that comes as Haggard tries to repair his public image. (AP Photo/Magnolia Pictures,File)AP - Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard's former church disclosed Friday that the gay sex scandal that caused his downfall extends to a young male church volunteer who reported having a sexual relationship with Haggard — a revelation that comes as Haggard tries to repair his public image.

Crews hoist plane's engine from Hudson River (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:22 AM CST

From the deck of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hayward, the engine of US Airlines Flight 1549 that crash landed into the water on Jan. 15 can be seen resting on a barge after it was retrieved from the icy Hudson River in New York Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)AP - The battered, twisted left engine of the US Airways plane that crash-landed in the Hudson River was recovered Friday, after an eight-day struggle to find the wreckage and pull it from the murky water.

Md. teen who killed family gets 4 life sentences (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:49 AM CST

In this undated file photo originally provided by the Browning family, Tamara, left, and John Browning, center, are shown with their children Nicholas, top right, Benjamin, left, and Gregory, right. A judge on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, ordered four life sentences for Nicholas Browning who shot his parents and brothers to death, then went to a friend's house to play video games in Feb. of 2008. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors will not seek a sentence of life without parole. (AP Photo/Browning Family)AP - Two days before he was sentenced to four life terms for killing his parents and younger brothers, an honor student from an upscale Baltimore suburb joked about escaping from prison in a jailhouse phone call to a friend.

2 dead, 7 injured in northwest Miami shooting (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:53 AM CST

AP - Two people were killed and seven injured during a shooting Friday night in a residential area in northwest Miami, authorities said.

Salmonella may have contributed to 7 deaths (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:40 AM CST

AP - Health officials say the death of a Minnesota woman has been linked to the nationwide salmonella outbreak and now the infection may have contributed to seven deaths.

Police search homes of Va. Tech victim, suspect (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 07:45 PM CST

This undated photo provided by Virginia Tech shows the school ID photo of Xin Yang, 22, who was killed Wednesday night, Jan. 21, 2009, after arriving at the campus from Beijing on Jan. 8 to begin studying accounting. Her accused attacker, 25-year-old Haiyang Zhu of Ningbo, China, knew the victim but no motive for the slaying has been determined. (AP Photo/Virginia Tech)AP - A Virginia Tech graduate student accused of beheading a fellow student displayed erratic and standoffish behavior in the months before the attack on campus this week, his landlord said Friday.

Missouri dad charged with incest, killing infant (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:03 AM CST

AP - A man suspected of fathering four children with his teenage daughter faces charges of killing at least one after human remains were discovered at the rural home where the family once lived, authorities said Friday.

Portland mayor to decide soon whether to resign (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:45 AM CST

Michael Sweeten, left, Michael Hearn, center, and Chris Skrapits chat as they attend a rally supporting Portland mayor Sam Adams in Portland, Ore., Friday Jan 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)AP - About 400 supporters gathered Friday night outside City Hall to urge Portland's mayor to stay on the job despite an intensifying political storm over his sexual relationship with a legislative intern nearly four years ago.

Jailed investor tells paper he can't recall crash (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 10:26 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 financial adviser accused of trying to fake his death in a plane crash said he's been under psychiatric care and claims not to recall the events of the day he bailed out, a newspaper reported Friday.

Trial begins for man accused of stabbing 4 in NYC (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:34 PM CST

AP - A lawyer for a man accused of stabbing four people during a 13-hour rampage in 2006 told jurors Friday that his client was mentally ill and not responsible for his actions.

Death after 'gasser' leads to charge against coach (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 07:43 PM CST

In this photo provided by the Gilpin family, Max Gilpin is shown during his 15th birthday party, in July, 2008, in Louisville, Ky. High school footall coach David Jason Stinson has been charged with reckless homicide in Gilpin's death after Gilpin collapsed during practice on Aug. 20, 2008, and died three days later from what the coroner's office said appeared to be complications from heat stroke. (AP Photo/Family Photo via The Courier-Journal)AP - Football players know them as "gassers" — sprints up and down the field to build stamina.

Boy: Dad offered warning before fatal Idaho hike (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:28 PM CST

AP - Before a 12-year-old boy and his younger sister tried to hike 10 miles in the snow on Christmas Day, their father offered them a single caution and then stayed behind to free his car from a snowdrift, the boy testified Friday.

ND psychologist gets 7 years on child porn charges (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:21 PM CST

This Wednesday, Dec. 2008 file photo shows former state mental hospital psychologist Joseph Belanger, 61, of Jamestown, N.D. Belanger was sentenced Friday, Jan. 23, 2009 to seven years in prison on child pornography charges. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)AP - A former mental hospital psychologist who said he became interested in child pornography while treating sex offenders was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison.

Wildfire destroys 6 homes in rural West Texas (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:56 PM CST

Craig Smith tries to save his home during a wildfire that destroyed a number of homes, Nov. 15, 2008, in the Sylmar area of northern Los Angeles. When faced with a raging wildfire racing toward your home, is it best to flee or stay and try to protect your house? For most people, the answer is obvious, but in Southern California where there are many stubborn homeowners unwilling to leave or have grown indifferent to the year-round threat of flames, fire officials are reconsidering a policy that would allow some people to stay and defend their homes, according to a report Wednesday Jan. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)AP - A wildfire destroyed six homes and forced the evacuation of others in a rural area west of Dallas, authorities said Friday.

Judges: Ohio mom not guilty of drowning daughters (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:17 PM CST

This photo released by the Cleveland Police Dept. shows Amber C. Hill in a booking photo made Oct. 1, 2007 in Cleveland. Prosecutors began their case against Hill Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, who is accused of drowning her two young daughters in a bathtub in October 2007 and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. (AP Photo/Cleveland Police Dept.)AP - A mother charged with aggravated murder in the bathtub drownings of her two daughters was found not guilty by reason of insanity Friday.

Paratrooper: Dead NC soldier was punched, choked (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:30 PM CST

AP - A soldier found dead last summer complained about the price of beer and got in a fight at a bar before seven members of his own unit punched, choked and restrained him, a paratrooper testified at a hearing Friday.

Violinist plays for those who saved his arm (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:40 PM CST

Ken Wollberg plays his violin in a lobby at Barnes-Jewish hospital Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, in St. Louis, as a thank you to the doctors at the hospital to helped repair his arm after a serious truck accident in 2007. When doctors and therapists saw his injuries, several thought Wollberg would never be able to play again but after several surgeries he back to his beloved instrument. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - The melodic strains of a violin that emanated Friday from a lobby at Barnes-Jewish Hospital carried the gratitude of a former patient who nearly lost the ability to play the instrument.

Witnesses: 3 to 5 dolphins have left NJ river (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2009 06:59 PM CST

In this July 2, 2008, file photo, dolphins swim near a marker buoy in the Shrewsbury River in Sea Bright, N.J. Temperatures are plunging, but emotions are heating up over whether the last five dolphins who had taken up residence in two New Jersey rivers will be able to survive the winter. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - A handful of dolphins in a group of 16 living in an icy New Jersey river since the summer have left for open water, witnesses said.

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