2009年3月14日星期六

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Browns WR Stallworth hits, kills Fla. pedestrian (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 04:01 PM PDT

In this Nov. 6, 2008 file photo, Cleveland Browns Donte Stallworth in action against the Denver Broncos in an NFL football game in Cleveland. Police in Miami Beach say Stallworth has hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley, who was crossing the busy causeway that links downtown Miami with Miami Beach the morning of Saturday March 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)AP - Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley on Saturday morning on a busy causeway linking Miami and Miami Beach, police said.

Boom-years borrowing hits churches (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 09:48 AM PDT

A sign announcing the 'Future Home of Metropolitan Baptist Church' remains on the site for the halted construction project for the church's planned complex in Largo, Md., Friday, Feb. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Metropolitan Baptist Church was bursting out of its home.

Rare Superman comic sells for $317,200 (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 10:14 AM PDT

In this file photo released by Metropolis Collectibles, Friday, Feb. 27,2009 in New York, the June, 1938 cover of Action Comics is shown. The issue that was first featured the character 'Superman,' has sold for $317,200 in an Internet auction on Friday, March 13, 2009. The winning bid was placed by John Dolmayan, the drummer for the rock band System of a Down. Dolmayan is also a dealer of rare comic books. (AP Photo/Metropolis Collectibles, File)AP - A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $317,200 in an Internet auction. The previous owner of Action Comics No. 1 bought it for less than a buck.

Bozo the Clown creator Alan Livingston dies at 91 (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 10:42 AM PDT

In this July 12, 2001 file photo Bozo the Clown, played by Joey D'Auria, shares a laugh with Alan Livingston, who created the original Bozo character in 1946, following the taping of 'Bozo: 40 Years of Fun.' Livingston, the music executive who created Bozo the Clown and signed the Beatles during his tenure as president of Capitol Records, has died. He was 91. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)AP - Alan W. Livingston, the music executive who created Bozo the Clown and signed the Beatles during his tenure as president of Capitol Records, has died. He was 91.

Pastor's slaying suspect appointed public defender (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 08:43 AM PDT

This booking photo combination released by the Madison County Sheriff's Department in Edwardsville, Ill., on Friday, March 13, 2009, shows Terry Sedlacek, 27, of Troy, Ill. Sedlacek is charged with gunning down the Rev. Fred Winters at First Baptist Church in Maryville, Ill. (AP Photo/Madison County Sheriff's Department)AP - The man accused of gunning down a clergyman in his southwestern Illinois church has made his court appearance.

Productivity guru faces changes of downturn (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 10:26 AM PDT

David Allen gives the keynote address at the first-ever GTD Summit as many of his followers listen in San Francisco, Thursday, March 12, 2009. He may not be a household name, but in Silicon Valley, which worships at the altar of productivity, David Allen is a high priest. Since publishing his bestselling 'Getting Things Done' in 2001, Allen has attracted legions of disciples to his gospel of stress-free personal efficiency. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)AP - Eight years after it was published, David Allen's "Getting Things Done" is still one of the top 100 best-sellers on Amazon.com.

Kansas late-term abortion provider faces trial (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 04:24 PM PDT

Bishop Joseph Martino prays at the St. Peter's Cathedral, Oct. 1, 2003 in Scranton, Pa. The Roman Catholic cathedral is the potential site of a showdown over the annual St. Patrick's parade in this economically struggling former coal town: Martino said he'd cancel the traditional pre-parade Mass on Saturday March 14, 2009 if organizers honored an abortion-rights supporter -- a warning seen by some to refer to native son Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower)AP - For abortion opponents, the trial of one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers has been a long time coming, a chance for a little bit of justice after years of seeing their efforts thwarted.

Texas pastor has advice for grieving Ill. church (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 10:37 AM PDT

Al Meredith, pastor of the Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, poses inside the church sanctuary on Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Meredith was more than 700 miles from where a gunman strolled into the Maryville Baptist Church in Maryville, Ill., on March 8, 2009, and gunned down the preacher mid-sermon as the congregation looked on in horror. (AP Photo/Tom Pennington)AP - The Rev. Al Meredith was more than 700 miles away when a gunman walked into a Maryville church and gunned down its preacher in front of his horrified congregation. But the tragedy hit the Texas preacher hard, and he's coming to help.

Calif. bill aims to strike racist housing language (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 09:57 AM PDT

AP - Hector De La Torre, the son of Mexican immigrants, was dismayed when he discovered a piece of paper in his property records that would have prevented him from buying his home when it was built in 1948.

Green light: Driver's ed in America turns 75 (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 07:21 AM PDT

AP - In the 75 years since State High began offering the nation's first driver's ed course, the cars have changed. The anxiety of taking the wheel for the first time hasn't.

Major flooding expected this spring in N. Dakota (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 06:58 AM PDT

AP - Emergency management officials in Fargo and Grand Forks are ordering pumps, topping off levees and planning dikes after forecasters predicted record flooding this spring along the Red River Basin.

Baby sitters accused of taping sex with children (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 05:47 AM PDT

AP - A couple who ran a baby-sitting service out of their home videotaped themselves performing sex acts with children, some as young as 2 months old, police said Friday.

Mother, 2 children dead in NC apartment fire (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 03:53 AM PDT

AP - A mother and two of her children died when fire swept through their apartment early Saturday, a fire official said.

Calif. teachers see red over mass pink slips (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 08:59 AM PDT

Calif. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell speaks to fifth grade students at an elementary school in San Jose, Calif., Friday, March 13, 2009. School employees throughout California warned of draconian classroom cuts Friday as local officials faced a deadline for issuing layoff notices to educators at risk of losing their jobs. The state Department of Education estimates that preliminary pink slips will have been handed to 26,500 teachers by the Sunday cutoff, two-and-a-half times as many as were issued last year. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - In a spring rite that has become as predictable as the cherry blossoms in the nation's capital, public school employees throughout California have been warned of wrenching classroom cuts as districts face a deadline for issuing layoff notices.

Nonprofit touring US to help struggling homeowners (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 02:06 AM PDT

Philip Spigner, center, and his wife Gloria Spigner of Columbia, S.C. are struggling to make their mortgage payments after their adjustable rate went up last year. Thousands of South Carolina homeowners seek free counseling during a three day event that started Friday March 13, 2009, in Columbia, S.C. The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America's 'Save the Dream Tour' came to help people keep their homes by restructuring mortgages and permanently reducing the interest rates of at- risk homeowners.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - Philip and Gloria Spigner saw their monthly mortgage payments climb from $800 to $1,300. Carol and Butch Dycus have received foreclosure notices though they say they're not behind on their payments. And Tony Jumper's mortgage hasn't changed, but 26 people were laid off this week from his job.

LA ends free pet sterilization program (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 05:04 AM PDT

AP - Budget cutbacks in Los Angeles have ended a program that offered free or discounted pet spaying and neutering under one of the nation's toughest programs for pet sterilizations.

US Salvadorans make opinion count in election (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 03:14 AM PDT

This photo released by the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) shows ARENA sympathizers during a rally on Sept. 21, 2008, in Los Angeles. Salvadorans who live in the United States cannot vote in their native country, but they could impact the results of Sunday's presidential election because of the influence they wield over their relatives who value both their experience and the money they send. (AP Photo/ARENA, Claudia Landaverde)AP - Salvadorans who live in the United States cannot vote in their native country, but they could impact the results of Sunday's presidential election because of the influence they wield over their relatives who value both their experience and the money they send.

Wyo. snow fence finds a place in 'green' buildings (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 12:14 AM PDT

John Pope, left, president and CEO of Centennial Woods Inc., and Bob Johnson, vice president of operations, pose for a photograph next to a snow fence near Cheyenne, Wyo., on Feb. 5, 2009. Centennial Woods which is based near Laramie, Wyo., reclaims the rustic, weather-worn snow fences and sells the wood to builders who want recycled products as their industry moves toward environmentally friendly construction practices. (AP Photo/Bob Moen)AP - They're a fixture along Wyoming's wintery, wind-blown roadways — fences that have spent up to 50 years blocking blowing snow and keeping roadways clear of drifts in the winter.

Kids mistakenly drink wiper fluid at Ark. day care (AP)

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 10:48 PM PDT

The exterior of Arkansas Children's Hospital is seen, Friday, March 13, 2009, after ten children were admitted Thursday night after mistakenly being given windshield wiper fluid to drink, instead of Kool-Aid. (AP Photo/Mike Wintroath)AP - Ten children at an Arkansas day-care center drank windshield wiper fluid after the owner served it from a container mistaken for Kool-Aid and placed in a refrigerator, authorities said Friday. The day-care owner voluntarily surrendered her state license Friday.

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