2009年4月23日星期四

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Investigators place Craigslist ad to find victims (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 04:43 PM PDT

Boston University medical student Philip Markoff stands during his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court, Tuesday, April 21, 2009, in Boston. Markoff has been ordered held without bail on charges that he fatally shot a masseuse he had lured to his hotel through Craigslist. (AP Photo/Mark Garfinkel, Pool)AP - Prosecutors placed an ad on Craigslist Thursday in an attempt to find other women who may have been victimized by Philip Markoff.

S.C. wildfire is biggest in more than 3 decades (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 04:07 PM PDT

Damaged and destroyed homes in the Barefoot Resort community caused by a wildfire Thursday, April 23, 2009, in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. The blaze scorched about 23 square miles over the past two days and then veered north, heading away from the high-rise hotels that line Myrtle Beach. (AP Photo/Logan Wallace, Pool)AP - South Carolina's biggest wildfire in more than three decades — a blaze four miles wide — destroyed dozens of homes Thursday and threatened some of the area's world-famous golf courses at the height of the spring tourist season.

Charges weighed in Mich. quadriplegic girl's death (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 04:07 PM PDT

The storage facility where Flint police found 9-year-old quadriplegic Shylea Myza Thomas' body is shown in Vienna Township, Mich., Thursday, April 23, 2009. Authorities are considering charges in the death of the girl whose body was found in a black trash bag inside a plastic bin locked in a Flint area storage facility. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - Prosecutors on Thursday were deciding whether to charge the adoptive mother of a 9-year-old quadriplegic girl whose body was found in a storage unit — a child the woman had allegedly insisted was out of state when authorities first questioned her.

Kansas gov vetoes bill on late-term abortions (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 04:42 PM PDT

AP - Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoed a bill Thursday that would have rewritten Kansas' restrictions on late-term abortions, questioning whether it was constitutional and suggesting it would cause "intimidation" of doctors.

Panel: Safety lapses led to WVa Bayer plant blast (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 04:17 PM PDT

AP - Safety lapses that led to a runaway chemical reaction caused a fatal blast at a Bayer CropScience chemical plant last August, federal investigators said Thursday.

Supplement given to polo horses incorrectly made (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 04:48 PM PDT

This Sunday, April 19, 2009 photo shows people holding tarps to shield collapsed horses of the Lechuza Polo team as they are worked on at the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, Fla. Investigators have opened a criminal probe into whether someone poisoned 21 polo horses that died during preparations for a match in the sport's top championship in Florida, officials said Tuesday, April 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Veronica Castillo)AP - Unable to legally bring a supplement into the U.S. to make their horses more resilient, a Venezuelan polo team used another way to get ready for a champion match: Have a pharmacy mix up the concoction.

6 years in prison for airing Hezbollah TV in NYC (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 03:56 PM PDT

AP - A Pakistani immigrant described by prosecutors as "Hezbollah's man in New York City" was sentenced Thursday to nearly six years in prison for airing the militant group's television station.

FBI probes finances of NY man in family slaying (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 04:57 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Loyola College in Maryland shows student Stephanie Parente. Parente, along with her parents and sister, were found dead Monday April 20, 2009, in a Towson, Md. hotel. (AP Photo/Loyola College)AP - William Parente was a successful Manhattan lawyer who apparently had a side business lending money at high interest rates — deals that may have cost investors as much as $20 million.

Craigslist death renews calls for limiting sex ads (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 02:39 PM PDT

AP - "Late night cravings special," promises the Craigslist ad in the "erotic services" category. "My exotic mix makes me an intoxicating and sensual treat."

Ex-teacher gets 8-10 years for sex with student (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 03:23 PM PDT

AP - A former Nebraska teacher who fled to Mexico with a 13-year-old student was sentenced Thursday to eight to 10 years in prison.

Film producer sentenced in La. bribe scheme (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 03:16 PM PDT

AP - A movie producer has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to bribe a former Louisiana film commissioner for tax breaks.

Company defends sludge blamed for cancer in Mo. (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 03:44 PM PDT

AP - A company whose factory in northwest Missouri gave farmers fertilizer that critics say contained a cancer-causing chemical disputed the claims Thursday and defended its environmental record.

Wis. could be first to require cochlear implants (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 03:17 PM PDT

This Oct. 2008 photo released by Ann Brensel shows three-year-old Abigail Brensel in the driveway of her Fort Atkinson, Wis., home. Brensel was born with profound hearing loss and received a cochlear implant in her left ear in April 2008. An insurance company initially declined to cover the cost of the implant, which delayed the surgery nearly two years. Her parents are supporting a bill in the Wisconsin Legislature that would require insurance companies to cover them. The state Legislature passed a bill Thursday April 23, 2009, requiring private health insurance plans to cover cochlear implants, hearing aids and related treatment for those under the age of 18. Gov. Jim Doyle has promised to sign it into law. (AP Photo/Ann Brensel)AP - Wisconsin could become the first state requiring private insurance companies to cover cochlear implants for children with severe hearing problems.

Omaha CSI director accused of planting evidence (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 03:00 PM PDT

AP - The commander of the Douglas County crime scene investigations unit is facing federal and state charges over accusations that he planted evidence in the car of two wrongly accused suspects in a Nebraska couple's murder.

Freddie Mac executive faced pressure post-takeover (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 03:17 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Freddie Mac shows David Kellermann, the acting chief financial officer of mortgage giant Freddie Mac. Kellermann was found dead at his home Wednesday morning April 22, 2009 iin what police said was an apparent suicide. (AP Photo/Freddie Mac)AP - After taking the role of acting chief financial officer when the government seized control of the company in September, Kellermann worked for several weeks alongside federal regulators known as "shadows," who stood by executives' sides at all times, questioning their calls and turning them over for government approval.

Attorneys attack case against Levy killing suspect (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 01:31 PM PDT

Ingmar Guandique, 27, center, who is accused of killing Chandra Levy, is escorted from the Violent Crimes Unit by detectives Tom Williams, left, and Emilio Martinez in Washington, on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - The case against the man accused of killing federal intern Chandra Levy is flawed because it is largely based on the accounts of "jailhouse snitches" interviewed years after the slaying, defense attorneys said Thursday.

Piracy case has echoes of past attacks on US ships (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 02:00 PM PDT

AP - The attack on the container ship Maersk Alabama off the coast of Africa marked the first armed takeover of a U.S-flagged vessel in 34 years. It was also a reminder of the kind of skirmish that U.S. ships have encountered throughout the nation's history.

'Little polliwogs' cause Hartford water advisory (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 03:39 PM PDT

AP - Thousands of Hartford-area water customers have been dealing with a boil advisory for two days as officials try to find out why micro-organisms have been appearing in water coming out of a treatment plant.

Miss. companies deny mistreating foreign workers (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 01:49 PM PDT

AP - A federal lawsuit that claims two Mississippi companies lured foreign workers to the United States with false promises of good jobs then forced them to live in storage buildings is "unfounded and false," a company president said.

GM's lengthy plant closures will ripple out (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 04:53 PM PDT

Chart shows suppliers percentage of revenue that comes from General Motors Inc.AP - General Motors' decision to shut down 13 assembly plants for up to 11 weeks this summer will disrupt far more than the lives of nearly 24,000 workers, rippling out to damage part suppliers, local businesses and state economies.

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