2009年1月26日星期一

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NY Senate pick offers to find 'common ground' (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 12:19 AM CST

New York Gov. David Paterson, left, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, New York Senator-designate Kirsten Gillibrand and New York Sen. Charles Schumer meet in a restaurant in the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. Gillibrand was named to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton after she was named secretary of state. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - Senator-designate Kirsten Gillibrand pledged Sunday to combat gun violence while protecting hunters' rights, saying "there's enormous space for common ground" on issues that she differs from fellow New York Democrats.

Latest in series of Pa. fires claims 15 homes (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 12:20 AM CST

Firefighters spray water on burning row houses in Coatesville, Pa. on late Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009. This was the latest in a string of suspicious fires in this Philadelphia suburb. At least 30 arsons have been reported in the area since the beginning of 2008, about half of them in the last three weeks. There was no clear information who was committing the crimes or why. (AP Photo/Daily Local News, Tom Kelly IV)AP - The latest in a string of suspicious fires in this Philadelphia suburb tore through a block of row houses, damaging 15 homes, leaving several dozen people homeless and prompting city officials to declare a state of emergency.

Boy, 14, dupes police, patrols Chicago for 5 hours (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 10:05 PM CST

AP - A 14-year-old aspiring police officer donned a uniform, walked into a Chicago police station and managed to get an assignment — patroling in a squad car for five hours before he was detected, police said Sunday.

2 students killed in Oregon nightclub shooting (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 12:43 AM CST

AP - A gunman opened fire outside an under-21 nightclub in Portland, killing two girls and wounded several other people in an apparently random act, police said.

Portland mayor won't resign over lying about teen (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 11:13 PM CST

AP - The mayor of Portland, Ore., said Sunday he would not resign despite calls for him to do so after he admitted he lied and asked a teenager to lie about their sexual relationship.

Mass. House speaker resigns amid ethics allegation (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 09:03 PM CST

AP - Massachusetts' House speaker said Sunday he would resign amid allegations a close friend used their relationship to push ticket-scalping legislation and paid off legal bills for the speaker's in-laws.

Zsa Zsa Gabor may have lost money in Madoff scheme (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 08:47 PM CST

This May 1, 1990 file photo shows Zsa Zsa Gabor in a courtroom in Beverly Hills, Calif., during a probation hearing. A lawyer for Zsa Zsa Gabor says the 91-year-old actress may have lost as much as $10 million invested with accused swindler Bernard Madoff. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)AP - A lawyer for Zsa Zsa Gabor says the 91-year-old actress may have lost as much as $10 million invested with accused swindler Bernard Madoff.

NY Knicks player's ex-girlfriend killed in Chicago (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 06:13 PM CST

AP - A woman found shot to death in a Chicago apartment was a former girlfriend of New York Knicks player Eddy Curry and the mother of his 3-year-old son, Curry's attorney said Sunday.

Impeachment trial to proceed without Ill. governor (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 05:53 PM CST

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich leaves his home in Chicago, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009, carrying a biography of Winston Churchill before flying to New York to appear on national television shows. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - If there's such a thing as a "normal" impeachment trial, the one that starts Monday in Illinois doesn't qualify.

Burden in Minn. Senate trial heavier on Coleman (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 01:22 PM CST

In a Nov. 19, 2008 file photo, observers look over the shoulder of election judges Marge Dolan during the recount process in the U.S. Senate race between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken in Minneapolis. A three-judge panel begins hearing arguments Monday in Coleman's lawsuit over the result of the recount. (AP Photo/Jim Mone,file)AP - It's been two months since the U.S. Senate election that pitted Democrat Al Franken against incumbent Republican Norm Coleman, but it's still impossible to say who actually won.

Ohio police: Man kills adoptive father, 2 others (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 03:12 PM CST

AP - A man has been charged with killing his adoptive father, stepmother and 13-year-old stepsister, who managed to call 911 during the shootings in a home near Cincinnati, authorities said.

Texas' Baby Grace case sees first trial this week (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 12:13 PM CST

This undated file booking photo released by the Galveston County Sheriff's office shows Kimberly Dawn Trenor of Spring, Texas. Trenor is the mother of Riley Ann Sawyers, known as Baby Grace , when the baby was found in a storage box on an island off Galveston,Texas, on Oct. 29, 2007. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 in Galveston, where Trenor will defend herself against charges she and her husband beat and tortured 2-year-old Riley Ann before putting her lifeless body out to sea. (AP Photo/Galveston County Sheriff's Office, File)AP - Even the most grizzled investigators were reduced to tears by the disturbing details of the death of 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers.

Pastor: New Life will recover from new allegations (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 06:18 PM 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 - New Life Church will recover from new allegations in the 2-year-old sex scandal that brought down founder Ted Haggard, its pastor said Sunday.

Evidence suggests US Airways jet hit a soft body (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 06:15 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 as it is examined while 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 - A visual inspection of the battered, dented left engine of the US Airways jetliner that ditched in the Hudson River found no evidence of organic matter, but there are signs the plane hit a soft body, federal investigators say.

Ill. gov: Heroes from history offer perspective (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 02:04 PM CST

AP - Illinois' governor says that while he faces federal charges and impeachment proceedings he has drawn comfort from thinking about some of the most celebrated civil rights heroes.

'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' grabs top box office spot (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 12:44 PM CST

AP - "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" wasn't ready to turn over his box-office badge this weekend as the film about a bumbling shopping center security guard earned $21.5 million to nab No. 1 for a second week in a row.

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