2009年6月29日星期一

Yahoo! News: U.S. News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Driver in 10-death Okla. wreck had clean record (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:08 PM PDT

Rescue workers and authorities work at the scene of a multiple-vehicle accident on Interstate 44 near Miami, Okla., Friday, June 26, 2009. Eight people were killed when a tractor-trailer slammed into a line of cars stopped in traffic on the northeast Oklahoma turnpike. (AP Photo/Gary Crow)AP - Truck driver Donald Creed had a clean record when the state of Missouri renewed his commercial driver's license in April. Less than three months later, investigators are trying to figure out why Creed didn't stop — and perhaps didn't even hit the brakes — before his big rig slammed into a line of vehicles on an Oklahoma turnpike, a collision that killed 10 people.

Jackson's family moves quickly to take charge (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:39 PM PDT

Katherine Jackson, mother of Michael Jackson, waves to reporters as she leaves the family home in Encino, California June 28, 2009. Michael Jackson, the child star turned King of Pop who set the world dancing but whose musical genius was overshadowed by a bizarre lifestyle and sex scandals, died on Thursday. He was 50. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)AP - Michael Jackson's family moved quickly Monday to take control of his complicated personal and financial affairs, winning temporary custody of his three children and asking a judge to name the King of Pop's mother as administrator of his estate.

Jackson's death returns his father to spotlight (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:42 PM PDT

Joe Jackson arrives at the 9th Annual BET Awards on Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - At the BET Awards over the weekend, Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, was back in front of the cameras. Wearing a black fedora and oversized sunglasses, he spoke proudly of his son, paid tribute to "a superstar" and promoted his own new record label.

Man to stand trial for killing 3 in SFC traffic (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:56 PM PDT

AP - An illegal immigrant will stand trial for murder in the deaths of a father and his two sons in a drive-by shooting in San Francisco.

Exxon to pay interest on Valdez oil spill damages (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:22 PM PDT

AP - Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. says it won't appeal hundreds of millions of dollars in interest on punitive damages resulting from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.

Congressman's wife resigns from Detroit Council (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:31 PM PDT

This booking photo provided by the U.S. Marshal's Service, Detroit City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of Democratic congressman John Conyers, Friday, June 26, 2009. Monica Conyers pleaded guilty Friday to accepting cash bribes in exchange for supporting a sludge contract with a Houston company. She faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when she's sentenced. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Service)AP - Just months after spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to oust former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the beleaguered city of Detroit was spared another round Monday when City Councilwoman Monica Conyers resigned her seat without a fight.

Abu Ghraib scandal haunts W.Va. reservist (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 06:13 AM PDT

Lynndie England, former Army reservist and the face of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, is pictured in Keyser, W.Va. on June 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Vicki Smith)AP - More than two years since leaving her prison cell, the woman who became the grinning face of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal spends most of her days confined to the four walls of her home.

Bernard Madoff gets maximum 150 years in prison (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:38 PM PDT

In this courtroom sketch, Bernard Madoff, center, is seated in front of some of his victims that spoke during his sentencing in Manhattan federal court in New York, Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Christine Cornell)AP - A federal judge rejected Bernard Madoff's plea for leniency Monday, sentencing the 71-year-old swindler to spend the rest of his life in prison for an "extraordinarily evil" fraud that took a staggering toll on thousands of victims.

Ailing Calif. economy could prolong US recession (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 12:54 PM PDT

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, surrounded by members of the Blue Ribbon Fire Commission, discusses the state's pending cash crisis at thE Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, June 29, 2009. Schwarzenegger said he would veto any budget plan that includes tax increases and urged lawmakers to reach a solution to the states $24.3 billion state budget plan deficit. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - California faces a $24 billion budget shortfall, an eye-popping amount that dwarfs many states' entire annual spending plans.

Man gets life sentence in Colo. slaying of student (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:57 PM PDT

Diego Olmos Alcalde leaves the courtroom after his sentencing on Monday, June 29, 2009 in Boulder Colorado. Alcalde, a Chilean national, was sentenced Monday for the murder of Susannah Chase, a 23-year-old college student from Stamford, Conn. Olmos Alcalde also received prison sentences of 48 years for sexual assault and 24 years for kidnapping, to be served concurrently to each other but after the life sentence. (AP Photo/ Marty Caivano, Pool)AP - The family of a college student beaten to death 12 years ago told her killer that his life was spared Monday because his victim would not have wanted anyone, even her murderer, to receive the death penalty.

Study charts swine flu's spread through air travel (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:33 PM PDT

A physician gives a prescription to a patient at a public hospital in Buenos Aires, June 29, 2009. Argentina has reinforced overwhelmed hospitals as flu cases swamp emergency rooms and H1N1 deaths rise during the depths of the southern hemisphere winter. The South American country has confirmed 1,587 cases from the new strain of virus, also known as swine flu, which is spreading. Many of the cases have been reported in the densely populated working-class suburbs and impoverished slums that ring Buenos Aires. Argentina's health minister resigned on Monday amid an outbreak of the deadly H1N1 flu strain that has killed 26 people in the country, the government's cabinet chief said. REUTERS/Carolina Camps (ARGENTINA HEALTH POLITICS)AP - In a startling measure of just how widely a new disease can spread, researchers accurately plotted swine flu's course around the world by tracking air travel from Mexico.

Pa. doc at center of VA cancer probe admits errors (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:39 PM PDT

Dr. Gary Kao, left, answers questions from Sen. Arlen Specter during the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee field hearing concerning botched radiation treatments for prostate cancer at the VA hospital in Philadelphia Monday, June 29, 2009, in Philadelphia. Looking on at right is Dr. Gerald Cross, acting under secretary for health, department of Veterans Affairs. (AP Photo/Bradley C Bower)AP - A doctor accused of botching dozens of prostate cancer surgeries at a Veterans Administration hospital admitted Monday that he sometimes missed his target when implanting radioactive seeds, leaving patients with incorrect dosages.

Police: Va. dad lured son home for family slaying (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 01:40 PM PDT

Lights from Sheriff's Dept. vehicles illuminate the scene of a triple slaying early Sunday morning, June 28, 2009 in Axton, Va. Authorities said William Ronald Carter, shot his wife, Bonnie, 56, and their 29-year-old son William Ronald Carter Jr. He later shot another son, Timothy Carter, who survived, before setting their house on fire and taking his own life.(AP Photo/The Bulletin, Mike Wray)AP - A college student played dead to escape a family shooting by his father, who killed the other son and their mother before setting their house on fire and taking his own life, investigators said Monday.

Calif. Senate OKs budget headed for certain veto (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 01:30 PM PDT

The Save Our State Parks Campaign holds a demonstration outside the California State Capitol on Monday, June 29, 2009, to protest the proposed closure of as many as 220 state parks because of the state's $24.3 billion budget shortfall. Thousands of tourists from around the country flock to the state each year to visit its beaches, campgrounds and iconic sites. Visitors to the Golden State could lose that opportunity if lawmakers and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger do not quickly find a compromise on the state budget.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - The California Senate has approved a Democratic budget that faces a certain veto from Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as the state heads toward issuing IOUs.

Part of 6-floor parking deck collapses in Atlanta (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:40 PM PDT

AP - Part of a six-floor parking deck near downtown Atlanta collapsed Monday, crushing at least 35 cars. There were no immediate reports of injuries, though firefighters were waiting for the building to be stabilized before doing a car-to-car search.

SC governor resolves to stay put despite scandal (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 07:48 AM PDT

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford pauses after apologizing to his state agency chiefs for keeping them in the dark when he went to Argentina to see his mistress Friday, June 26, 2009, in Columbia, S.C. The Republican on Friday held his typical public meeting with the agency chiefs, but started with apologies and likening his confession and future to the biblical plight of King David. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he's not quitting — though he considered it — despite intense scrutiny and criticism over his affair with a woman from Argentina.

Aquarium hopes obese kids flip for athletic seals (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 11:47 AM PDT

A Northern Fur Seal stretches his mouth on the trainer's command at the New England Aquarium in Boston on Friday, June 26, 2009. A new program titled 'Move It!' featured in a new exhibit at the aquarium, aims to entice an increasingly obese generation of kids to get moving. (AP Photo/Eric J. Shelton)AP - Yes, he's obsessed with grooming, and he occasionally barks at you, but in most ways Isaac is not your typical fitness instructor. He weighs in at 350, eats 16 pounds of food at a time and he's only 9 years old. And he's a seal.

Medical examiner: Pitchman Billy Mays had heart disease (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:43 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2002 file photo,TV pitchman Billy Mays poses with some of his cleaning products at his Palm Harbor, Fla., home. Tampa police say Mays, the television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died. He was 50. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)AP - Television pitchman Billy Mays likely died of a heart attack in his sleep, but further tests are needed to be sure of the cause of death, a medical examiner said Monday. Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Vernard Adams said Mays suffered from hypertensive heart disease, and the wall of the left ventricle of Mays' heart and the wall of one of his arteries were enlarged.

Motorist investigated in bird deaths at Wash. park (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 10:42 AM PDT

AP - Authorities in Washington state say a young motorist repeatedly drove through flocks of shore birds on a beach, killing dozens of them.

Drug-resistant swine flu seen in Danish patient (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 01:05 PM PDT

A physician gives a prescription to a patient at a public hospital in Buenos Aires, June 29, 2009. Argentina has reinforced overwhelmed hospitals as flu cases swamp emergency rooms and H1N1 deaths rise during the depths of the southern hemisphere winter. The South American country has confirmed 1,587 cases from the new strain of virus, also known as swine flu, which is spreading. Many of the cases have been reported in the densely populated working-class suburbs and impoverished slums that ring Buenos Aires. Argentina's health minister resigned on Monday amid an outbreak of the deadly H1N1 flu strain that has killed 26 people in the country, the government's cabinet chief said. REUTERS/Carolina Camps (ARGENTINA HEALTH POLITICS)AP - For the first time, a case of swine flu has proven resistant to Tamiflu — the leading pharmaceutical weapon against the new virus, international health officials said Monday.

发贴者：iwvck2 时间 17:16 0 条评论

bnzv