2009年4月9日星期四

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Murder charge dismissed in Ala. baby death (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:05 PM PDT

Bridget Lee stands in her home in Carrollton, Ala., on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The small-town mother of two was charged with an unspeakable crime: killing the newborn baby she admitted conceiving during an extramarital affair. Now, in a stunning turn, Lee is free and on the verge of walking away completely vindicated, cleared of a crime that state forensics officials say never even occurred. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)AP - The autopsy of an Alabama baby was so badly botched a judge dismissed a murder charge against the mother Thursday, and the state now plans to review every forensic case by the medical examiner who bungled the procedure.

Facing hard times, Shriners may close 6 hospitals (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:03 PM PDT

Shriners Hospital in Greenville, S.C. is seen in a Monday, April 6, 2009 photo, is one of five facilities that is being considered for closure by the charity as stagnant donations and rising health care costs throw into question their ability to give thousands of children free medical care. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - Shriners hospitals, which have provided free care since before the Great Depression, are considering closing a quarter of their facilities as donations stagnate, costs increase and the charity's endowment shrivels.

3 slain Pittsburgh officers remembered as heroes (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:57 PM PDT

Pittsburgh police officers salute as a portrait and the casket of officer Paul Sciullo II is taken to the hearse at Pittsburgh's municipal headquarters in Pittsburgh, Thursday, April 9, 2009. Three Pittsburgh police officers, Stephen Mayhle, Paul Sciullo II, and Eric Kelly were slain Saturday responding to an argument between a mother and her son, who is jailed on homicide charges. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - Two served on the Pittsburgh police force less than two years. The third was a veteran of 14 years.

Shipping company says captain is unharmed (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:33 PM PDT

AP - The shipping company Maersk (mersk) says the captain being held by pirates off the coast of Africa has made contact with the Navy and the crew of his ship and so far is unharmed.

Friends say hostage captain is no-nonsense sailor (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:32 PM PDT

In this family photo released on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, Capt. Richard Phillips of Underhill, Vt., is seen. Phillips is the captain of the U.S.-flagged cargo ship Maersk Alabama which was hijacked Wednesday by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa. (AP Photo)AP - He went from driving a cab in Boston to piloting multimillion-dollar cargo vessels around the world.

Returning troops getting tested for brain injuries (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:15 PM PDT

In a Friday, Jan. 30, 2009 photo, Sgt. 1st Class Landon Ranker gives medical treatment to a training dummy during an exercise at Fort Campbell, Ky. The exercise, held in a room that simulates combat conditions, helps brain-injured soldiers like Ranker readjust to life on the battlefield before possibly being sent back to battle. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)AP - Every soldier who's gone to war in the past year paused before leaving to take a brain test — basic math, matching numbers and symbols and identifying patterns to measure response time and accuracy. Now that some of these troops have returned, they're taking a fresh round of tests, all part of a broad effort by the military to better treat head injuries.

2 teens accused of shooting plot at Colo. school (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:53 PM PDT

AP - Authorities say two teenagers arrested in New Mexico on suspicion of burglary and theft planned a shooting spree that was to have begun at a southwestern Colorado high school.

Marine who admitted shooting detainee acquitted (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:45 PM PDT

In a Tuesday, March 31, 2009 file photo, Marine Sgt. Ryan G. Weemer, walks to the courtroom at Camp Pendleton, Calif. A military jury on Thursday, April 9, 2009, acquitted Marine Sgt. Ryan Weemer on charges of murdering an unarmed detainee during battle in Fallujah, Iraq. The jury also acquitted Weemer of dereliction of duty in the November 2004 death. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)AP - A Marine who told authorities he shot an unarmed detainee in Iraq was acquitted of murder by a military jury Thursday, marking the government's second loss in its case against members of the squad.

Attorney: Nurse didn't inject patients with bleach (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:08 PM PDT

AP - A former nurse charged with injecting 10 patients with bleach at a dialysis clinic is being made a scapegoat by the medical facility, her attorney said Thursday.

Injured NY shooting victim attends wife's memorial (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 11:23 AM PDT

American flags are seen on a lawn in front of the American Civic Association in Binghamton, N.Y., Tuesday, April 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - Long Huynh came to his wife's memorial service Thursday in a wheelchair, his right arm heavily bandaged and scrapes on his face. He didn't want to talk about last week's shootings inside an immigrant center classroom, where he was injured and his wife died in his arms. He only wanted to talk about her.

Sacramento mayor to pay $73K to settle with feds (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:22 PM PDT

AP - Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced a settlement with Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson over allegations that a nonprofit founded by the former NBA star used federal money to pay volunteers for jobs including political activities, running personal errands and washing Johnson's car.

Texas war hero helps nab suspects in dog shooting (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 10:21 AM PDT

AP - A highly decorated Navy SEAL who found his beloved yellow Labrador retriever shot dead outside his home helped capture the alleged gunmen following a high-speed chase through three counties.

FDA reversal OKs morphine painkiller for dying (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:11 PM PDT

Ora Chaikin, left, meets with Dr.R.Sean Morrison during an interview at Mt.Sinai Hospital in New York Tuesday, April 7, 2009. A liquid morphine painkiller given by family caregivers to dying patients can remain on the market, federal regulators have decided Thursday, after hearing protests about their decision to remove it. Shortfalls in painkiller supply, caused by the FDA decision to stop the manufacture of some other medications, could spelled trouble for chronic pain patients such as 62-year-old Chaikin said Morrison. Chaikin takes tablets of Dilaudid - hydromorphone - when her joint pain flares, which is typically on most days. ( AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - A liquid morphine painkiller given by family caregivers to dying patients can remain on the market, federal regulators have decided after hearing protests over their decision to remove it. The Food and Drug Administration had announced last week that it was ordering manufacturers to stop making 14 medications including the liquid morphine. All were developed so long ago they had never received FDA approval.

Demand for work causes gridlock at NH job fair (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:07 PM PDT

Thousands of unemployed wait in lines for buses to a job fair at the Mall of New Hampshire parking lot in Manchester, N.H., Thursday, April 9, 2009. New jobless claims fell more than expected last week but are stuck at elevated levels, while the number of people continuing to receive unemployment insurance approached 6 million, setting a record for the 10th straight week. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - Three generations of job seekers — more than 10,000 — descended on a job fair at a New Hampshire college gymnasium Thursday, jamming traffic for miles and forcing organizers to cut off admission to the event after just two hours.

Massey mine foreman pleads guilty on safety charge (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 11:53 AM PDT

AP - A Massey Energy Co. foreman pleaded guilty Thursday to failing to conduct safety drills at a West Virginia coal mine.

Ex-Miss W.Va. wins $7.2M over bogus sex tapes (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 10:54 AM PDT

AP - A former Miss West Virginia has won a $7.2 million verdict against nine Internet companies and individuals who tried to sell pornographic videos they falsely claimed featured her.

Pirates are one of many hazards in cargo ship work (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:25 PM PDT

Mark Rivers, a member of the Seafearer's International Union, speaks about the life of a merchant mariner during an interview in New York, Thursday April 9, 2009. 'It can be hard work, but that depends on the type of ship and how automated it is,' says Rivers, 40, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native who has been at sea since 1991, sailing waters from the Great Lakes to the Indian Ocean, often as the ship's helmsman. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Merchant mariners have always endured hard labor, monotony and the threat of pirates for the adventure of life at sea, but the vocation has grown more dangerous with the times.

Journalist held in Iran was classic overachiever (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 12:48 PM PDT

This undated photo provided Tuesday, March 3, 2009 by the National Press Photographers Association shows U.S. journalist Roxana Saberi. Saberi, who has been jailed for more than two months in Iran, has been charged with espionage, her lawyer said Wednesday, April 9, 2009, dashing hopes of a quick release days after her parents arrived in the country seeking her freedom. (AP Photo/NPPA)AP - Roxana Saberi grew up as a classic overachiever, an introverted but determined young woman who excelled at piano and overcame her shyness to become Miss North Dakota and succeed in journalism.

Pa. college senior arrested in slaying (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:47 PM PDT

AP - A senior at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania is facing criminal homicide charges after his former girlfriend was found dead in his off-campus apartment. She had been choked and stabbed.

Report: Source of Okla. E. coli outbreak a mystery (AP)

Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:01 PM PDT

AP - An extensive investigation has failed to determine how E. coli bacteria was introduced into a northeastern Oklahoma restaurant linked to hundreds of illnesses and one death, the state health board said in a report released Thursday.

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