2009年7月1日星期三

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Plan to bury Michael Jackson at Neverland fizzles (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 04:43 PM PDT

The train station at Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., Wednesday, July 1, 2009 as preparations are made for a possible memorial service for the late pop star Michael Jackson at his former residence as seen in a aerial view. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - A plan to bury Michael Jackson at his sprawling Neverland ranch fizzled Wednesday, leaving details about his funeral undecided as another mystery was solved: His newly unveiled will says his mother should raise his children, or failing her, Diana Ross.

'Endless' supply of music in Jackson's vaults (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 03:27 PM PDT

FILE - This June 26, 2009, file photo, shows a man passing a record store in New York with a Michael Jackson display in the window. When Jackson died on Thursday, June 25, he left a mountain of unreleased music behind. Get ready for a string of posthumous releases. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen,file)AP - Michael Jackson had a mountain of unreleased recordings in the vault when he died — music that is almost certain to be packaged and repackaged for his fans in the years to come. The material includes unused tracks from studio sessions of some of Jackson's best albums, as well as more recently recorded songs made with Senegalese R&B singer and producer Akon and Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am.

Uncertain future for Jackson's Neverland Ranch (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 03:58 PM PDT

Members of the grounds crew work on a gate at Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., Wednesday, July 1, 2009 as preparations are made for a possible memorial service for the late pop star Michael Jackson at his former residence. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - With Peter Pan as inspiration, Michael Jackson turned his lush Neverland ranch into a whimsical retreat with carnival rides, a chimpanzee named Bubbles and even a Disney-like train station where he could recapture his lost childhood.

Ark. prison guard fired, rehired before near death (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 03:46 PM PDT

AP - An Arkansas prison guard fired after an inmate was left in his own excrement for a weekend and nearly died had been previously fired for having stolen food and rehired by the prison system, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

Officials: Escaped pet python strangled Fla. child (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 11:07 PM PDT

AP - A pet Burmese python measuring more than 8 feet long broke out of a terrarium and strangled a 2-year-old girl in her bedroom Wednesday at a central Florida home, authorities said. Shaiunna Hare was already dead when paramedics arrived at about 10 a.m., Lt. Bobby Caruthers of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office said.

Sanford backs out of vow to release records to AP (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 02:49 PM 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 Gov. Mark Sanford has backed out of a promise to release personal financial records to the media proving he did not use state money for trips to see his mistress.

Most diverse 'plebes' arrive at US Naval Academy (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 02:12 PM PDT

Elias Cabrera, 18, right, of Orlando, Fla., is instructed to continue to the next station by midshipman Alec Turnbull during Induction Day at the Naval College in Annapolis, Maryland, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. 'I-day,' the first day of Plebe Summer, is known as the day in which selected applicants are transformed from civilians into midshipmen. (AP Photo/Jamie C. Horton)AP - Wave goodbye. Get in line. "Hurry up and wait" for your uniform, your medical exam and a crash course in saluting.

Utah bar crawl to mark end of liquor restrictions (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 04:06 PM PDT

Patrons at Brewski's bar in Ogden, Utah, have a drink on the first day the state's new liquor laws that take effect Wednesday, July 1, 2009. The new regulations ends the decades old law making patrons pay membership fees to enter drinking establishments. (AP Photo/Colin Braley)AP - Bartenders in Utah threw open their doors Wednesday as the state ditched a 40-year-old requirement that customers fill out an application, pay a fee and become a member of a private club before setting foot in a bar.

Masses yearn to huddle in Liberty's reopened crown (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 01:36 PM PDT

In this June 2, 2009 photo, the Statue of Liberty is seen in New York harbor. The crown is set to open July 4 after being closed since shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - It's crowded. It's hot. You have to climb hundreds of steps to get there. And throngs of people can't wait to visit.

Fans, news media flock to Jackson's Neverland (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 03:18 PM PDT

Members of the news media stand in front of the main gate to Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., Wednesday, July 1, 2009 as preparations are made for a memorial service for the late pop star Michael Jackson at his former residence. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Adoring fans and dozens of news crews poured into this bucolic town near Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch on Wednesday expecting to witness the finale to the story of the King of Pop — only to learn their hasty trips were unnecessary.

Americans not explicit when defining what sex is (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 01:26 PM PDT

AP - We talk about sex. A lot.

Jackson's hospital is known for 'raising the dead' (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 03:23 PM PDT

Dr. Gerald Buckberg, a cardiac surgeon at UCLA, poses next to a computer display in his office at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The screen shows an illustration of how a heart-lung machine is used in an emergency room setting to keep blood and oxygen moving through the body. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life. A world-renowned surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center has pioneered a way to revive people that most doctors would have long written off, including a woman whose heart had stopped for 2 1/2 hours.

Texas agency investigating its raid on gay bar (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 01:37 PM PDT

AP - The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is investigating its joint raid with Fort Worth police on a gay bar that left one man with a head injury.

DC Metro operator: Driver who died saved lives (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 01:32 PM PDT

Betty McMillan, mother of Jeanice McMillan, left, hugs her grandson Jordan McMillan, son of Jeanice McMillan, 19, as they view the body of Jeanice McMillan before the memorial service at the Mt. Olive Baptist church in Buffalo, N.Y. on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. The driver of a Washington, D.C., Metro train that was hit from behind by a train driven by McMillan in a crash that killed nine people, says McMillan saved lives with her actions. (AP Photo/Don Heupel)AP - The rookie operator of a Washington, D.C., Metro train saved lives by applying an emergency brake moments before a collision with another train killed her and eight passengers, the other train's operator said at her funeral Wednesday.

States without budgets as key deadline passes (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 03:43 PM PDT

Graphic shows budget shortfalls of states’ general fund for fiscalAP - States from coast to coast began a new fiscal year Wednesday with no budget plans and with cash quickly running out, sending some to the brink of shutdown and forcing others to furlough workers and cut services.

Feds could seize Calif. parks if closed by budget (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 03:01 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 - California officials said Wednesday they are trying to avert the federal government's threat to seize six parks that could be closed to help reduce the state's ballooning budget deficit.

Former professor gets 4 years for passing military secrets (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 09:56 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo originally provided by The University of Tennessee at Knoxville on Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, shows professor emeritus J. Reece Roth. A federal judge on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 sentenced Roth to four years in prison for passing sensitive information from a U.S. Air Force contract to two research assistants from China and Iran. (AP Photo/University of Tennessee, file )AP - A federal judge sentenced a retired University of Tennessee professor to four years in prison Wednesday for passing sensitive information from a U.S. Air Force contract to two research assistants from China and Iran.

AP source: No public Neverland memorial planned (AP)

Posted: 01 Jul 2009 11:15 AM PDT

Members of the grounds crew put down fresh sod at Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., Wednesday, July 1, 2009 as preparations are made for a memorial service for the late pop star Michael Jackson at his former residence. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - An effort to bury Michael Jackson at Neverland Ranch has fizzled and it appears more likely a funeral and burial will take place in Los Angeles, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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