2009年5月3日星期日

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Economy buffeting student pilots, flight schools (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 10:49 AM PDT

An international passenger plane approaches Sydney airport April 28, 2009. Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon said in a statement on Monday that measures introduced as a precaution against swine flu require pilots to report the health status of passengers on flights from the Americas before they can land. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (AUSTRALIA HEALTH TRANSPORT)AP - Ivan Nogalo can often hear small planes buzzing over his machine shop in Cleveland. "You want to be up there," the 33-year-old said.

Swine flu goes person-to-pig; could it jump back? (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 02:55 PM PDT

Navy Doctor Captain Manuel Velasco displays a handful of vials containing samples taken from the throats of patients who are suspected of having swine flu at the Naval hospital in Mexico City, Sunday, May 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)AP - Now that the swine flu virus has passed from a farmworker to pigs, could it jump back to people? The question is important, because crossing species again could make it more deadly.

For Edwards, investigation is latest stage of saga (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 02:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2008 file photo, former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards speaks at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. Edwards, who has acknowledged a federal inquiry into his campaign funds, said in a statement obtained by The Associated Press on Sunday, May 3, 2009, that he is confident no campaign funds were used improperly. He says he has made people and information available to resolve the issue in a timely manner. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, file)AP - His once-prominent political career is buried and the turmoil of his marriage is playing out in public. Now, John Edwards is facing a federal inquiry.

Senators: Next justice should have wide experience (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 04:28 PM PDT

US Supreme Court Justice David Souter said Friday he will retire this year, in a move that gives President Barack Obama an early opportunity to name a replacement and put his stamp on the high court.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - President Barack Obama's search to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter should extend beyond the current roster of federal judges, senators from both political parties said Sunday.

US flu tally jumps to 244 as labs catch up (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 05:07 PM PDT

AP - The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 244 in 34 states, but officials said that's largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections.

Most charges dropped in Mo. ritual sex abuse cases (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 10:12 AM PDT

AP - There was a lot of public attention when leaders of two obscure churches in the Ozarks woods were accused of ceremonially abusing girls, preparing them for "service to God" by molesting them.

Wolves no longer protected in Northern Rockies (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 11:49 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2006 file photo released by Michigan Technological University, a pack of gray wolves is shown on Isle Royale National Park in northern Michigan. Wolves in parts of the Northern Rockies and the Great Lakes region are coming off the endangered species list, but several prior attempts to remove protections for the predators have been rejected by judges and new legal challenges are certain. (AP Photo/Michigan Technological University, John Vucetich)AP - Wolves in parts of the Northern Rockies and the Great Lakes region come off the endangered species list on Monday, opening them to public hunts in some states for the first time in decades.

As flu virus spreads, solid details get out slower (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 01:21 PM PDT

Armed with masks, gloves and disinfectant spray, Doris Faber, right, and Kim Tadych, Rocori School custodians, go about cleaning the closed Rocori Middle School where an individual has tested positive for Type A H1N1 influenza virus. The case was the state's first. The school is expected to remain closed until sometime next week. Eight cleaners worked on the school Friday and officials hoped it could be finished quickly, perhaps even Friday. 'We're going to keep going at it until we're done,' said Ken Kraemer, Rocori Schools director of buildings and grounds. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, David Joles)AP - Parents wondered who to blame when two neighboring schools in their small central Minnesota town closed because one school had a probable case of swine flu.

Colo. may end death penalty to focus on cold cases (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 10:10 AM PDT

AP - Colorado is one of 10 states that have considered abolishing the death penalty this year to save money, but Colorado's proposal has a twist: It would use the savings to investigate about 1,400 unsolved slayings.

Cowboys staffer paralyzed after accident (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 04:23 PM PDT

Firefighters investigate the collapsed canopy that covered the Dallas Cowboys indoor football facility in Irving, Texas, on Saturday, May 2, 2009. Four Cowboys staff members were injured when the roof collapsed on Saturday. Cowboys spokesman Rich Dalrymple said all of the players and coaches were accounted for, and he didn't know the extent of the injuries to the four staff members who were hospitalized. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)AP - A Dallas Cowboys scouting assistant sustained permanent paralysis from the waist down after he was injured when the team's tent-like practice structure collapse in a severe storms.

Cause not yet known in 28-injury tour bus wreck (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 08:48 AM PDT

AP - Investigators in Southern California are still trying to learn why a tour bus crashed into a freeway divider, injuring all 28 people on board.

Clinton returns to Oklahoma bombing site for tour (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 03:42 AM PDT

Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the Clinton Foundation Millennium Network event in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - Bill Clinton recalled the profound impact of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing on the nation and his presidency during a private tour of a memorial and museum honoring the 168 people killed.

Jack Kemp, quarterback turned politician, dies (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 10:45 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 1996 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole joins hands with his running mate Jack Kemp during their rally on a pier in San Diego. On Saturday, May 2, 2009, a spokesperson said Kemp, a former quarterback, congressman and one-time vice-presidential nominee, has died. (AP Photo/Eric Draper, File)AP - Jack Kemp, the former pro quarterback who turned fame on the gridiron into a career in national politics and a crusade for lower taxes, has died of cancer at age 73.

Jackman's `Wolverine' leads weekend pack with $87M (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 10:45 AM PDT

Hugh Jackman, star of 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine,' poses before an industry screening of the film in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - You can't keep a good X-Man down.

SC search for missing NY teen turns up no clues (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 02:12 AM PDT

AP - A South Carolina sheriff says officers are on the lookout for a missing 17-year-old New York girl south of Myrtle Beach — the last place her cell phone gave off a signal.

2 win Alaska betting game, guess river ice breakup (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 07:14 AM PDT

AP - The ice on Alaska's Tanana River has broken apart and now two lucky winners who guessed the timing of that much-awaited annual event will split a jackpot of nearly $284,000.

2 upstate NY men accused of stealing, eating calf (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2009 11:01 PM PDT

This undated photo released by the New York State Police shows David V. Lochner, 18. Police said Lochner and another unemployed, hungry man broke into a barn and stole a calf, killing it and cooking it on a campfire. Lochner, 18, and Timothy Welch, 21, were being held Saturday on $25,000 bail each in upstate Wayne County Jail, awaiting grand jury charges, said Investigator John Stubbe of the New York State Police. (AP Photo/ New York State Police)AP - Two unemployed, hungry men stole a calf from a neighbor's barn, shot it with an arrow and slit its throat before roasting its meat, police said.

Rare raccoon roundworm blinds NYC teen in 1 eye (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2009 05:12 PM PDT

AP - A rare disease transmitted through contact with raccoon feces has left a New York City teenager blind in one eye and an infant brain damaged.

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