2009年7月4日星期六

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Former NFL quarterback McNair killed in Tennessee (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 05:16 PM PDT

Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair leaves the field after the team's 27-12 win over the New Orleans Saints in Nashville, Tenn. McNair, who led the Tennessee Titans within a yard of forcing overtime in the 2000 Superbowl and led the Baltimore Ravens to the playoffs, has been shot and killed on Saturday, July 4, 2009. Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron confirmed that police were called to a residence and found McNair and a woman shot to death inside. Aaron said authorities don't yet know the circumstances of the shooting. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)AP - Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, whose most noted drive was the final one of the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head Saturday afternoon in a downtown condominium. Police said a woman was also shot dead.

Coroner: Teen 5th killed by apparent serial killer (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 01:03 PM PDT

This is an updated composite drawing of the suspected serial killer in Cherokee County, South Carolina made available on Friday, July 3, 2009. Sheriff's deputies searched Friday, July 3, 2009 for a serial killer blamed for four deaths over the past six days as terrified residents wondered who might be next. (AP Photo/Cherokee County Sheriff's Department via Spartanburg Herald Journal)AP - A teenage girl shot while helping her father in their family's small furniture and appliance store died Saturday, becoming the fifth victim of a suspected serial killer terrorizing a small South Carolina community, authorities said.

Fireworks explosion on NC island kills 2, hurts 3 (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 05:14 PM PDT

AP - A second worker has died from injuries he suffered after a fireworks truck exploded on a remote North Carolina Island.

Soldier who fought in pink boxers home for the 4th (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 04:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, soldiers from the U.S. Army First Battalion, 26th Infantry take defensive positions at firebase Restrepo after receiving fire from Taliban positions in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province. Spc. Zachary Boyd of Fort Worth, Texas, far left was wearing 'I love NY' boxer shorts after rushing from his sleeping quarters to join his fellow platoon members. From far right is Spc. Cecil Montgomery of Many, La. and Jordan Custer of Spokan, Wash, center. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says American soldiers have more than their military might and training on their side in the war in Afghanistan. Some have pink underwear. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)AP - The soldier who was photographed fighting the Taliban in his pink boxer shorts said Saturday he was glad to be back home in Texas after his yearlong deployment to Afghanistan — especially for the Fourth of July.

Palin links resignation to 'higher calling' (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 05:10 PM PDT

Sarah Palin along with daughter Bristol, left watch the Juneau Fourth of July parade, as husband Todd, looks over son Trig and grandson, Tripp, Bristol's son, Saturday, July 4, 2009 in Juneau, Alaska. Where is Sarah Palin? A day after surprising even her closest friends by announcing she would step down as Alaska governor more than a year before her term was up, the controversial hockey mom was keeping a low profile. Her spokesman, David Murrow, said Palin told him she was flying to Juneau, the state capital, for the Fourth of July weekend, but he wasn't sure what activities she planned to attend. (AP Photo/Claire Richardson)AP - Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines.

Lady Liberty's crown reopens on July Fourth (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 01:16 PM PDT

Aaron Weisinger, 26, surprises his girlfriend Erica Breder, 25, both of Walnut Creek, Calif., with a wedding proposal while visiting the crown of the Statue of Liberty in New York, Saturday July 4, 2009. The first visitors were allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown Saturday in nearly eight years after it was closed to the public after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The base, pedestal and outdoor observation deck were reopened in 2004, but the crown remained off-limits. (AP Photos/David Goldman)AP - The first visitors allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown in nearly eight years made the arduous climb Saturday on an Independence Day journey laden with symbolism of freedom, national pride — and for one couple, romance.

Chestnut wins NY hot dog eating match, 3d in row (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 02:41 PM PDT

Joey Chestnut, left, of San Jose, Calif., defending champion of the Nathan's Famous July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest, celebrates his victory over former champion Takeru Kobayashi of Nagano, Japan, Saturday, July 4, 2009, in New York. Chestnut logged his third consecutive win in Coney Island's annual hot dog eating contest with a world-record 68 franks. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)AP - Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat.

Calif. bullet train hits criticism on SF Peninsula (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 11:56 AM PDT

Menlo Park Vice Mayor Richard Cline walks next to an arriving train at the CalTrain station in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, May 20, 2009. Last November, more than 60 percent of voters on the San Francisco Peninsula supported a $9.9 billion bond measure to help pay for a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and the Los Angeles area. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - Last November, more than 60 percent of voters on the San Francisco Peninsula supported a $9.9 billion bond measure to help pay for a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and the Los Angeles area.

More than 1 million seek tix for Jackson memorial (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 02:29 PM PDT

Michael Navarro, left, Michael Navarro, Jr., 7, center, and Gina Rodriguez, all from Los Angeles, sign and photograph a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 4, 2009, which will be the site for the late pop star Michael Jackson's memorial service taking place Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - More than 1.2 million people have now registered to get tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service next week.

Texas brewer, once near defeat, shines again (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 07:35 AM PDT

Brewmaster Jimmy Mauric holds samples of the Shiner beers produced at Spoeltz Brewery in Shiner, Texas, Thursday, June 25, 2009. The brewery is celebrating 100 years of brewing beer. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - By all accounts, Shiner beer shouldn't have made it this long. The Spoetzl Brewery ferments its brew in a one-stoplight town that's not on the way to anywhere, and much larger regional brewers long ago succumbed to consolidation and the muscle of national brewers.

Jackson kids face hurdles to coping with his death (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 03:12 AM PDT

A card signed by fans is shown at the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael Jackson's children now face a universal trauma felt by all kids who suddenly lose a parent.

Jackson was loving and attentive father, many say (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 03:17 AM PDT

Macky Dancy Jr., 7, looks at a rarely seen portrait of Michael Jackson on display at the Dancy-Power Automotive Group, a showroom that sells luxury cars to celebrities, in the Harlem neighborhood of New York Thursday July 2, 2009. Owner Marty Abrams says the oil painting titled 'The Book' is the only portrait Jackson sat for because he was friends with Australian painter Brett-Livingstone Strong. The 40-inch-by-50-inch portrait was sold for $2.1 million in 1990. Abrams chose the showroom because it is near the Apollo Theater, where the Jackson 5 won Amateur Night in 1967. (AP Photo/David Goldman)AP - When Rabbi Shmuley Boteach brought his children to play with Michael Jackson's kids at Neverland Ranch some eight years ago, the rabbi's youngsters naturally made a beeline for the fabulous rides — the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, the bumper cars.

Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 02:18 AM PDT

AP - It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease.

Police: Arizona woman led sons on crime spree (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 11:26 AM PDT

An undated file photo, Ma Barker is shown. Cynthia Mary Roberson is an unemployed mother who Phoenix, Ariz., police say recently led her 12- and 14-year-old sons and their young friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies and aggravated assaults in the Phoenix area, including the beating of a teenage boy who had nothing more than an orange lollipop. When Phoenix police arrested her with most of the young suspects on May 29, they dubbed Roberson 'Ma Barker,' the infamous mother who led her four young sons to commit robberies in the early 1900s. (AP Photo, File)AP - Cynthia Mary Roberson is an unemployed mother who police say led her 12- and 14-year-old sons and their friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies and assaults, including the beating of a teenage boy who had nothing more than an orange lollipop.

AP Source: Detroit mayor firing police chief (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 07:38 PM PDT

AP - The mayor of Detroit is firing the city's police chief, a person familiar with the situation said Friday.

Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 06:24 PM PDT

George Shea, left, of Major League Eating presents the first-ever Elephants & Humans six-minute hot dog bun eating competition held with Nathan's Famous in Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y., Friday, July 3, 2009. The competition features three Ringling Bros. Asian elephants, from left to right, Susie, 46, Minnie, 48 and Bunny, 42, and three Major League Eaters. The human eaters will compete the next day in the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest. (AP Photo/Yanina Manolova)AP - In the fight of pachyderms vs. people — the pachyderms now have the upper trunk.

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