2009年4月15日星期三

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Thousands rally with 'tea parties' on tax day (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 04:55 PM PDT

Beverly Taylor from Hendersonville, Tennessee, rallies with others at the Tennessee State Capitol at the Tax Day Tea Party in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, April 15, 2009. Protests were also held in Washington, Chicago and Boston, loosely inspired by the 1773 Boston Tea Party rebellion against British colonial taxes, which helped spark the American revolution. REUTERS/Harrison McClary (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)AP - Whipped up by conservative commentators and bloggers, tens of thousands of protesters staged "tea parties" around the country Wednesday to tap into the collective angst stirred up by a bad economy, government spending and bailouts.

Woody Allen says American Apparel is harassing him (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 04:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2008 file photo, U.S. actor and director performs with the Woody Allen Star Team in the 'Kulturpalast' hall in Dresden, Eastern Germany Friday, Dec. 19, 2008. The 73-year-old Allen touched off a fight recently, against American Apparel when he sued the company last year, a year after his image appeared on the company's billboards in Hollywood and New York and on a Web site. (AP Photo/Britta Engler, file)AP - Actor-director Woody Allen has fired back against American Apparel's effort to drag his personal life into a civil court case, saying the clothing company is harassing him.

Fan fights NY Yankees 'God Bless America' ejection (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 03:46 PM PDT

AP - A baseball fan who says he was ejected from Yankee Stadium by police after he left his seat to use the bathroom during the playing of "God Bless America" sued the New York Yankees and the city on Wednesday.

Son: Demjanjuk in pain after federal custody (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 03:14 PM PDT

John Demjanjuk, second from right, is taken from his home in Seven Hills, Ohio by immigration agents, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Demjanjuk is being deported to Germany to face charges he was a guard at a Nazi death camp during World War II. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)AP - John Demjanjuk was exhausted and in pain after an aborted attempt by immigration enforcement officers to deport him to Germany, and a court should consider whether the 89-year-old man would even survive an overseas flight, his son said Wednesday.

Ex-prosecutor picked for new US 'border czar' (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 04:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 10, 2006 file photo, State Education Secretary Alan Bersin, left, gestures during a meeting of the Board of Edcuation in Sacramento, Calif. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is expected to name Bersin to the position of Southwest border czar Wednesday, April 15, 2009 during a visit to the Southwest border, according to officials. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - The job title — "border czar" — is familiar to Alan Bersin, who more than a decade ago led an effort to fight drug and human smuggling that had mixed results at best.

Dam threatened, residents evacuate small ND town (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 04:24 PM PDT

Kerry Engler, right, is followed by his father Victor as they walk over the dike to leave his home, which is owned by his father, Tuesday, April 14, 2009 in Valley City, N.D. With her city fighting a record flood, Valley City's mayor Mary Lee Nielson asked people to evacuate by Wednesday if they are elderly, disabled or live in low-lying areas, so crews can focus on holding off the Sheyenne River. (AP Photo/The Forum, Dave Wallis)AP - Residents of this tiny community cleared out Wednesday as water spilled over a nearby dam and began eroding it, while officials in the larger town of Valley City to the north urged thousands of people to evacuate from their homes because of a flooding threat that could persist for weeks.

Former Ill. governor wants to join reality TV show (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 02:56 PM PDT

Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives at his home after pleading not guilty to federal racketeering and fraud in federal court in Chicago, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - Just when you thought the saga of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich couldn't get any stranger, it has.

Ohio prison worker handcuffed herself to youth (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 01:24 PM PDT

AP - A superintendent of a youth prison twice handcuffed herself to out-of-control juveniles to help calm them down, defending herself by saying there was no policy specifically prohibiting her from doing so, records show.

Bring on the taxes, Vermont counterprotesters say (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 01:59 PM PDT

AP - Protesters nationwide demanded lower taxes on Wednesday. A group in Vermont can't get enough of them.

This man is a White House dog's best friend (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Barry H. Landau poses for a portrait with a photo of former President Bill Clinton and his dog Buddy and other items that are part of his memorabilia collection, Tuesday, April 14, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Of all Barry H. Landau's anecdotes about his friendships with presidential dogs — and trust us, he has lots of 'em — perhaps the best is the one about the time the Clinton White House called to postpone his playdate with Buddy. Yes, Landau is both human and an adult — a 60-year-old author, presidential historian, former White House protocol officer and memorabilia collector.

Jurors decry post-trial arrest of Egyptian student (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 12:02 PM PDT

AP - Four jurors who acquitted an Egyptian college student of federal explosives charges criticized U.S. immigration authorities on Wednesday for trying to deport him, saying it was a "blatant disregard" of their verdict.

Lawyer: Soldier killed comrades to defend himself (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 01:37 PM PDT

AP - An Army sergeant charged with killing two U.S. soldiers at their patrol base in Iraq opened fire to protect himself, his defense attorney said at the end of a hearing to determine if the case goes to a court-martial.

Sacramento tent city emptying under city deadline (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 01:08 PM PDT

Jessica McFarland, who has been living in a homeless camp in Sacramento, Calif., shows a notice she received from Sacramento police officers, Monday, April 13, 2009. Officials in California's capital are dismantling an encampment of homeless people and providing temporary shelter for those who want it. About 150 people live there at a given time. The land is owned by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, which wants to use it and is starting to build a fence around it. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - Dozens of the people who have been living in a homeless encampment near downtown Sacramento folded their tents and packed their shopping carts Wednesday, the deadline set by the city to clear out.

Minnesota man convicted of impersonating lawyer (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 02:52 PM PDT

AP - A man accused of impersonating a lawyer in at least 10 states was convicted Wednesday of mail fraud and making false statements in what a government lawyer hoped would be the first of several federal prosecutions around the country.

The carlet letter? NJ tags new drivers with decal (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 12:59 PM PDT

AP - Would you drive any differently if you knew there was a teenager behind the wheel of the car in front of you?

Discredited Wis. witness won't face perjury charge (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 02:09 PM PDT

AP - An expert witness who misrepresented his credentials during a high-profile Wisconsin homicide trial will not be charged with perjury, a special prosecutor said Wednesday.

Iraq study: Executions are leading cause of death (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 02:10 PM PDT

Graphic shows Iraqi civilian deaths by cause;AP - Execution-style killings, not headline-grabbing bombings, have been the leading cause of death among civilians in the Iraq war, a study released Wednesday shows.

No DNA on truck in racially charged dragging case (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 12:49 PM PDT

AP - Texas prosecutors say they still plan to take to trial a racially charged murder case against two white men accused of running down a black man with a pickup truck, even though they have no physical evidence or eyewitnesses linking the suspects to the crime.

Tougher notary laws sought to curb house thefts (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 12:57 PM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, March 25, 2009, Virginia Coontz, left, and her daughter Sabrina, pose in front of a home in Philadelphia they say was stolen from them. Prosecutors said Coontz was a victim of a title fraud ring that collected about $400,000 by selling off more than 80 properties unbeknownst to the true owners through the help of corrupt notaries. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - The small row house had been unoccupied for months, but it was still a home. And if she had really wanted to sell it, Virginia Coontz says, she certainly would have spelled her name right on the title transfer.

Wife of Boston face transplant donor speaks out (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2009 09:35 AM PDT

AP - The wife of a Massachusetts man whose tissue was donated for the nation's second face transplant said her husband told her before heart transplant surgery that he wanted to donate his organs if he didn't survive the operation.

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