2009年6月30日星期二

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AP Exclusive: Insomniac Jackson begged for drug (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:59 PM PDT

Nutritionist Cherilyn Lee, who worked with Michael Jackson, poses for photos after an interview in Inglewood, Calif., Monday, June 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a nutritionist who was working with the singer as he prepared his comeback bid.

Gov. Sanford admits additional liaisons with Argentine mistress (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 05:16 PM PDT

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford ponders a question as he admits during an interview with The Associated Press that there were more encounters with his Argentine mistress than he previously has disclosed, in his office Tuesday, June 30, 2009, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, already struggling to salvage his family and his political career after admission of a scandalous affair, added explosive details Tuesday, including more visits with the mistress he calls his "soul mate" and additional women in his past.

Franken wins Minn. Senate race; Coleman concedes (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 05:17 PM PDT

Democrat Al Franken, right, with his wife Frannie Franken smile as they meet the media at their house in MInneapolis Tuesday June 30, 2009 after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Democrat in the Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman. (AP Photo/Andy King)AP - Al Franken ascended Tuesday from the ranks of former "Saturday Night Live" comedians to an even more exclusive club, outlasting Republican Norm Coleman in an eight-month recount and courtroom saga to win a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Gunmen fire on group of Detroit teens, wounding 7 (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:36 PM PDT

Law enforcement officials look over the scene in west Detroit where gunmen in a green minivan opened fire on a group of teenagers waiting at a bus stop near a Detroit school on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The gunmen wounded at least seven including two who were in critical condition, authorities said. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - Gunmen in a green minivan opened fire on a group of teenagers waiting at a bus stop near a Detroit school on Tuesday, wounding seven including two who were in critical condition, authorities said.

SC attorney general calls for investigation of gov (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 11:09 AM PDT

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford talks during an interview with The Associated Press about his relationship with an Argentine mistress, in his Columbia, S.C., Statehouse office on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. During the interview Sanford said that he 'crossed lines' with a handful of women other than his mistress but never had sex with them. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - South Carolina's attorney general is asking for an investigation into Gov. Mark Sanford's travels after he admitted seeing his mistress more times than previously disclosed.

Judge favors trial soon on Calif. gay marriage ban (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 05:22 PM PDT

Men dressed in tuxedo jackets to emulate grooms at a wedding wave flags touting their 30 years in a relationship together as a form of support for gay marriage, in the annual Gay Pride Parade in New York June 28, 2009. REUTERS/Jacob SilberbergAP - A federal judge wants a trial on California's same-sex marriage ban to proceed quickly but says he likely won't suspend the voter-approved ban in the meantime.

Palin: I'd come out ahead in run against Obama (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 03:24 PM PDT

This May 2009 photo provided by Runner's World magazine shows Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in a yoga pose near her home in Wasilla, Alaska. Palin says she'd come out ahead if she went one-on-one with fellow jogger President Barack Obama in a long run, according to an interview published online Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Runner's World, Brian Adams)AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she'd come out ahead if she went one-on-one with fellow jogger President Barack Obama in a long run, according to an interview published online Tuesday.

AP Exclusive: Jackson said net worth $236M in 2007 (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 03:13 PM PDT

An Allied Beverly Hills Transfer and Storage moving truck exits the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant)AP - It's one of the biggest mysteries in the Michael Jackson saga: How much was the lavish-spending, massively debt-ridden pop icon really worth?

Immigrants in US are asking for money from home (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 02:20 PM PDT

In this Friday, June 19, 2009 photo, Alejandro Tejada, manager of Tenares Communications, a Western Union office in Passaic, N.J., holds up remittance checks, that were sent from foreign countries to immigrants in the United States. Money transfer agencies have been reporting for months a continuing decline in the amount of money immigrants in the U.S. send to relatives back home.(AP Photo/Mike Derer)AP - For five years, immigrant day laborer Leo Chamale wired money twice a month from New Jersey to his family in Guatemala. Recently, he stepped up to the money transfer window for a different purpose — to ask that his family send some of his savings back to him.

Man allegedly demands sex to return lost dog (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 02:08 PM PDT

AP - Los Angeles County prosecutors allege that a convicted sex offender tried to extort a teenager by demanding cash or sex for the return of her lost dog.

Utah ushers in a new era of choice for bar patrons (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 01:19 PM PDT

Bartender Becca Jones prepares drinks at the Oyster Bar on Saturday, June 27, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah. On Wednesday, July 1, getting into a bar in Utah will be as simple as showing the doorman a valid ID. That's when a new state law will go into effect eliminating a requirement that has made every bar in Utah a private club for the past 40 years. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Jim Urquhart)AP - For the last 40 years, dropping into a bar in Utah has been a complicated affair: Patrons have to fill out an application, pay a fee and become a member before they can go in for a drink.

Franken: 'So thrilled' at Minn. Senate race win (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 02:42 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 13, 2009 file photo Al Franken talks with reporters outside his home in Minneapolis. On Tuesday, June 30,2009, the Minnesota Supreme Court paves way for Democrat Al Franken to fill long-vacant Senate seat. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig, FILE)AP - Democrat Al Franken says he's "so thrilled" to finally be celebrating a victory after nearly eight months of recounts and courtroom fights in Minnesota's Senate race.

Ohio town frets, chuckles over costumed sellers (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 11:59 AM PDT

AP - The chicken can keep prancing, and the gorilla can keep jumping.

RI hospitals adopt process to limit surgical error (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:21 PM PDT

AP - All 14 hospitals in Rhode Island have agreed to adopt a uniform set of precautions to prevent surgeons from operating on the wrong body part or committing other grievous errors.

Madoff behind bars, but probe grinds forward (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2009 file photo, Bernard Madoff arrives at Manhattan federal court in New York. Some victims were expected to call for harsh punishment at the disgraced financier's sentencing Monday, June 29, 2009 in federal court in Manhattan. Ten have told U.S. District Judge Denny Chin they wish to speak out in court. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, file)AP - Bernard Madoff, even as he faces the prospect of dying behind bars for his epic swindle, has never wavered on one point: He acted alone.

Prison terms upheld for smuggler shot at border (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 11:54 AM PDT

AP - A federal appeals court has upheld the prison term for an admitted drug smuggler wounded in a controversial shooting by Border Patrol agents.

Public speaks on Calif. lethal injection proposal (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 01:05 PM PDT

A death penalty opponent holds up a sign as Dr. Howard Garber speaks in favor of the death penalty and California's proposed rules for executing condemned inmates at a state hearing in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)AP - Dozens of speakers lined up to speak Tuesday on California's new proposed rules for executing condemned inmates, but the public hearing quickly morphed into a debate over the morality and practicality of capital punishment.

Fans gather for Apollo Theater's Jackson memorial (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 03:16 PM PDT

Fans sing and dance to the music of Michael Jackson during a tribute to the late singer at Harlem's Apollo theatre Tuesday, June 30, 2009 in New York. Jackson died Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 50. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - Thousands of Michael Jackson fans converged on Harlem's famed Apollo Theater Tuesday for a public tribute to the performer, clutching photographs, cheering and dancing to his music at the legendary venue that launched the one-time child star's career.

Dogs help search collapsed Atlanta parking deck (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:29 PM PDT

Rescue workers use a crane to removed crushed cars from a collapsed parking deck in Atlanta, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The deck collapsed Monday afternoon. There are no reports of injuries or deaths. (AP Photo/Kate Brumback)AP - Rescuers used dogs, listening devices and thermal cameras to scour a collapsed parking deck near downtown Atlanta Tuesday to make sure no victims were in the debris while crews used cranes to lift out crushed cars.

Conn. man in critical condition after saving dad (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 04:05 PM PDT

AP - A 20-year-old eastern Connecticut man who family members say has saved his father's life twice in the past year is in critical condition from burns suffered when he pulled his dad out of a burning home.

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