2009年5月6日星期三

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Investigators explore lead on abducted Calif. boy (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT

This undated photo provided Monday, May 4, 2009 by the San Bernardino County, Ca. Sheriff's Department shows Briant Rodriguez. Authorities say the 3-year-old boy was kidnapped Sunday by two gunmen who broke into his family's home in Southern California and tied up his mother and her five other children. (AP Photo/San Bernardino County, Ca. Sheriff's Department)AP - Authorities say they are pursuing an unspecified lead in the abduction of a 3-year-old boy from his California home three days ago.

Feds want 3-year term for Mo. mom in MySpace hoax (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 04:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2008 file photo Lori Drew, a Missouri mother involved in a MySpace hoax on a 13-year-old neighbor girl who committed suicide, leaves court in Los Angeles. Drew's attorney Dean Steward said in court documents filed Sunday, May 3, 2009, that probation officials recommended Drew be placed on one-year probation. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)AP - A Missouri mother should serve three years in prison for her role in a MySpace hoax on a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide, federal prosecutors said in court documents filed Wednesday.

Appeals court says raid on Muslims' Va. home OK (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 03:38 PM PDT

AP - Government agents searching for evidence of terrorist funding acted reasonably when they broke down a Muslim family's front door, entered with guns drawn and handcuffed a frantic woman and her teenage daughter, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Class action status sought in NJ Ticketmaster suit (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 03:37 PM PDT

AP - Two women have sued Ticketmaster in federal court in New Jersey and are seeking class-action status.

Mo. boy found alive 2 days after wandering away (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT

In this photo provided by the family Tuesday, May 5, 2009 via KSDK-TV, 3-year-old Joshua Childers is seen. Rescue crews and volunteers frantically trying to find the boy missing for more than a day narrowed their search Tuesday to an area where one of the toddler's tennis shoes was found. (AP Photo/Family Photo via KSDK-TV)AP - Authorities say a 3-year-old boy has been found alive, three miles from the rural Missouri home he wandered away from more than two days ago.

Justice Department won't pursue war objector case (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 04:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2006 file photo, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada speaks to reporters and supporters in Tacoma, Wash. The Justice Department is dropping its appeal of a judge's decision that blocked the Army from retrying a Fort Lewis lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq. Army spokesman Joe Piek said Wednesday May 6, 2009, that Fort Lewis officials learned late last week of the department's decision in the case of Ehren Watada, who claimed the war was illegal and publicly denounced President George W. Bush when he skipped his deployment in 2006. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)AP - The Justice Department is dropping its attempt to retry the first commissioned officer to be court-martialed for refusing to go to Iraq.

Strong winds pick up stalled fire in California (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 04:35 PM PDT

The Jesusita fire burns in the foothills above Santa Barbara Tuesday May 5, 2009. Southern California authorities said early Wednesday the wildfire is threatening 2,000 Santa Barbara homes and has grown to 400 acres. Santa Barbara County spokeswoman Pat Wheatley says the fire has pulled within a half-mile of some neighborhoods. The fire began Tuesday afternoon in the foothills above San Roque Canyon and quickly grew. (AP Photo/Keith Cullom)AP - Gusting winds have stirred a stalled wildfire threatening 2,000 homes in Southern California.

Relatives grieve for Texas woman with flu who died (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 04:14 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Rudy Garza Funeral Home and taken by Ultrashots studio shows Judy Trunnell. Texas health officials on Tuesday May 5, 2009 announced the first death of a U.S. resident with swine flu, and said Trunnell was a 33-year-old schoolteacher who had recently given birth to a healthy baby. Health officials stopped short of saying that swine flu caused the woman's death. State health department spokeswoman Carrie Williams said the woman had 'chronic underlying health conditions' but wouldn't give any more details. (AP Photo/ Courtesy Garza Funeral Home, Ultrashots)AP - This week should have been a joyous time for Judy Trunnell, a 33-year-old teacher who had just given birth to a healthy baby girl. But the friends and relatives whose cars lined the quiet street in front of her home in a quiet subdivision Tuesday instead were mourning her, the first American citizen with swine flu to die.

Gay marriage leaps ahead in Maine, New Hampshire (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 04:44 PM PDT

Maine Gov. John Baldacci gestures after signing a gay rights marriage bill in his office at the State House in Augusta, Maine, on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)AP - New England states signaled an increasing willingness to sanction gay marriage on Wednesday as Maine legalized the practice and the New Hampshire Legislature voted to do the same.

Severe weather in South damages homes, businesses (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 02:23 PM PDT

A tree rests on Larry Carson's house causing extensive damage after it fell during a storm Wednesday, May 6, 2009 in Tuscaloosa County, Ala. A storm front with severe weather settled across the South on Wednesday with heavy rains, a possible tornado in Alabama and damage to about 100 homes throughout the region. (AP Photo/The Tuscaloosa News, Michael E. Palmer)AP - More than 100 homes and businesses were damaged in the South by strong winds, heavy rains and golf ball-sized hail Wednesday, and with more rain in the forecast, officials increased the flow of water through dams to ease swollen rivers, including the Mississippi.

Snowmobile groups sue over Canada lynx habitat (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT

AP - Snowmobile groups in Wyoming and Washington have challenged a federal plan that designates 39,000 square miles of land in six states as critical habitat for the threatened Canada lynx.

Firefighters battle blaze at historic Vegas casino (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 03:40 PM PDT

Firefighters pour water on a vacant building that is part of the long-shuttered Moulin Rouge hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Wednesday, May 6, 2009. The Moulin Rouge was the first desegregated gambling hall in Las Vegas. It had hosted entertainers such as Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra. The property is on the National Register of Historic Places. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - A blaze burned part of a historic hotel-casino Wednesday, but authorities said they planned to bulldoze the entire structure as soon as crews put out the flames.

ND cancer patient, 78, charged with killing wife (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 04:08 PM PDT

AP - A 78-year-old cancer patient was ordered held without bail Wednesday on charges that he killed his wife of nearly 50 years by striking her in the head several times with a heavy object.

Indicted Miss. mayor critical after poll loss (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 03:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2009 file photo, Jackson, Miss. Mayor Frank Melton, foreground, is held on the shoulder by his attorney John Reeves, background, and a friend, as he leaves the federal courthouse in Jackson, Miss. A week before his second federal trial, Jackson Mayor Frank Melton was facing nine challengers in the Democratic primary Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, file)AP - The indicted mayor of Mississippi's largest city was in critical condition Wednesday, a day after he lost his primary re-election bid and was rushed to the hospital.

Guilty plea in case of missing San Diego student (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 03:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this photo provided by the Jacksonville Sheriff's office, John Burgess is shown. Burgess pleaded guilty Wednesday May 6, 2009 to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2007 disappearance of San Diego State University student Donna Jou, telling a judge that he dumped her body into the ocean. (AP Photo/Jacksonville Sheriff's Office via The Florida Times-Union, File)AP - A sex offender pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter in the 2007 disappearance of a San Diego State University student and told the judge he dumped the 19-year-old's body into the ocean after she overdosed on drugs.

Wal-Mart pays $2M to avoid charges in death probe (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 03:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2008 file photo, Nassau County Police examine the front of the Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, N.Y. where Jdimytai Damour, a temporary Wal-Mart worker, died after a throng of unruly shoppers broke down the doors and trampled him moments after the Long Island store opened for day-after-Thanksgiving bargain hunting. Wal-Mart on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 agreed to pay nearly $2 million and improve safety at its 92 New York stores as part of a deal with prosecutors that avoids criminal charges in the trampling death of a temporary worker last year. (AP Photo/Ed Betz, file)AP - Wal-Mart agreed Wednesday to pay nearly $2 million and improve safety at its 92 New York stores as part of a deal with prosecutors that avoids criminal charges in the trampling death of a temporary worker last year.

Bristol Palin says abstinence best path for teens (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 02:22 PM PDT

Bristol Palin, daughter of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, right and actress Hayden Panettiere pose for photographers on the red carpet during an event to promote National Teen Pregnancy Awareness Day Wednesday, May 6, 2009 in New York. Unwed mother Bristol Palin said Wednesday that abstinence is a realistic way for teens to avoid unwanted pregnancy — a view not shared by the father of her infant son. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Bristol Palin, arguably the nation's best-known unwed teen mother, embarked on a media tour Wednesday to argue that abstinence is a realistic way for teens to avoid unwanted pregnancy — a view not shared by the father of her infant son.

Victim in Conn. shooting identified as student (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 04:05 PM PDT

Police officials stand outside a bookstore in Middletown, Conn., Wednesday, May 6, 2009 that was the scene of a fatal shooting earlier in the day. A Wesleyan University student was shot and killed at a bookstore near the central Connecticut campus Wednesday afternoon, officials say, sparking a manhunt while police cautioned students and staff to remain indoors. (AP Photo/Bob Child)AP - Connecticut police have identified the victim of a shooting at a Wesleyan University bookstore as a student from Colorado.

Mo. lawmakers pass new funeral service oversight (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 03:17 PM PDT

AP - Missouri lawmakers approved greater oversight of prearranged funeral services Wednesday in response to the collapse of a company that had promised to deliver more than $650 million worth of funeral services across much of the country.

Feds: Mountain-dwelling pika may need protection (AP)

Posted: 06 May 2009 02:06 PM PDT

FILE - This undated photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey, shows a mountain-dwelling American pika. The American pika, a short-legged, softball-sized fur ball that often huddles in high mountain slopes, isn't built for long-distance travel. So as the West's climate warms, the tiny pika has little choice but to scurry a little farther up slope to beat the heat. (AP Photo/US Geological Survey, File)AP - A tiny mammal that can't handle warm weather could become the first animal in the lower 48 states to get Endangered Species Act protection primarily because of climate change.

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