2009年7月6日星期一

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SC cops say serial killer suspect slain in NC (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:29 PM PDT

A wrecker tows a vehicle from the scene of shooting in Dallas, N.C., Monday, July 6, 2009. South Carolina law enforcement officials say a burglary suspect slain in North Carolina is the serial killer who shot five people to death in South Carolina in recent days. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)AP - A man suspected of killing five people and terrorizing a South Carolina community was shot to death Monday by police investigating a burglary complaint at a home 30 miles away.

Exiled Uighur leader once a Chinese success story (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:35 PM PDT

Rebiya Kadeer, president of the Uyghurs American Association sits in her seat before the start of her news conference at the Nationals Press Club in Washington, Monday, July 6, 2009. Kadeer, the exiled leader of a Muslim minority group is denying Chinese government accusations that she incited riots that have left 156 people dead in western China. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Not long ago, Rebiya Kadeer was considered a symbol of success in modern China: a woman, a Muslim and a millionaire entrepreneur who also held a high-ranking post with the Communist regime in Beijing.

AP IMPACT: New GI benefits vary widely by state (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 03:18 PM PDT

Anthony Brooks, a former Army corporal planning to attend USC as a pre-med in the fall under the new GI Bill comments about his education future at his home in Santa Clarita, Calif. on Thursday, June 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - When the new GI Bill kicks in Aug. 1, the government's best-known education program for veterans will get the biggest boost since its World War II-era creation. But the benefit is hardly the "Government Issue," one-size-fits-all standard the name implies.

Jackson memorial performers announced as LA braces (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:44 PM PDT

Fans wait in line to signs a large poster of Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , Monday, July 6, 2009. The Stapes Center is the planned location for Jackson's memorial service on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - The stage was set Monday for Michael Jackson's final act as the world capital of make-believe braced for what could be the biggest, most spectacular celebrity send-off of all time.

Elephants to crash Staples before Jackson memorial (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 03:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 15, 2008 file photo originally supplied by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, elephants from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, take an early morning stroll en route to the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Stefano Paltera, file)AP - As if the atmosphere outside Staples Center didn't promise to be circus-like enough come Tuesday morning, they're sending in the elephants.

Mass. mom pleads not guilty to denying son meds (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 03:30 PM PDT

Kristen LaBrie, who is accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son, is seen before her arraignment in Salem Superior Court, Monday, July 6, 2009 in Salem, Mass. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, Pool)AP - A woman accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son by not filling prescriptions and misleading his doctors pleaded not guilty Monday to an attempted murder charge in the 9-year-old boy's death.

Popular Tehran Bureau site covers Iran from Mass. (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 02:40 PM PDT

Kelly Niknejad sits next to the computers she uses to work on her Web site TehranBureau.com Friday, June 26, 2009 in Newton, Mass. In a matter of weeks, the news outlet she had created just months earlier became a must-read for many who closely followed the disputed re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - The updates shot quickly onto the Tehran Bureau Web site as postelection chaos gripped Iran: angry street protests, random police beatings, a defiant warning from the ayatollah of more violence to come.

Police: 12 wounded in shooting at Miami party (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 02:12 PM PDT

A City of Miami police officer takes measurements at the scene where a shooting took place in Miami, Monday, July 6, 2009. As many as three gunman stormed a birthday party on the edge of downtown Miami and opened fire early Monday morning, shooting 12 people and causing a chaotic scramble as they tried to flee the scene, authorities said. Three of the wounded were hospitalized in critical condition, police spokesman Det. William Moreno said. Another person fleeing the home was struck by a vehicle and was in stable condition. Police are searching for the suspects. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)AP - As many as three gunmen stormed a birthday party on the edge of downtown Miami and opened fire early Monday, shooting 12 people and causing a chaotic scramble as people tried to flee, authorities said.

A star quarterback's brief affair ends in tragedy (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 03:34 PM PDT

Sepide Salmani, left, 23, comforts Soheyla Kazemi Sunday, July 5, 2009 in Orange Park, Fla. as they talk about the death of Soheyla Kazemi's sister, Sahel Kazemi, 20, in Nashville, Tenn. Sahel Kazemi and former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair were found dead Saturday at a Nashville condominium that he rented with a friend. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Will Dickey)AP - The star quarterback and the waitress met six months ago, at a restaurant where she worked and his family often ate. He was married and 16 years older, but she seemed happy and eager to build a life with him.

School bullying, once a silent battle, now a crime (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 02:19 PM PDT

AP - In a Tampa middle school locker room, prosecutors say four flag football players held down a younger teammate and committed a horrifying assault: Raping him with a hockey stick and a broom handle.

AP Source: Tribune, Ricketts reach Cubs sale deal (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:47 PM PDT

Fans cross a street outside Wrigley Field before a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs on Monday, July 6, 2009, in Chicago. A person close to Cubs sale negotiations says Tribune Co. has reached a written agreement to sell the team, Wrigley Field and other assets to the Ricketts family for about $900 million. (AP Photo/David Banks)AP - The Tribune Co. has reached a written agreement to sell the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets to the family of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts for about $900 million, a person close to the negotiations said Monday.

Drunken breast-feeding arrest touches off debate (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 12:47 PM PDT

This undated photo provided Wednesday, June 24, 2009 by the Grand Forks Correctional Center shows Stacey Anvarinia. Anvarinia, the North Dakota woman accused of breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby while drunk has pleaded guilty to child neglect. The case has touched off a discussion among breast-feeding moms about the intersection of medical guidelines and privacy. (AP Photo/Grand Forks County Correctional Center, file)AP - Police responding to a domestic disturbance arrived at Stacey Anvarinia's home to find the mother breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby in front of them. And she was drunk, they said.

Police: Accused cat killer could be a 'sociopath' (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 12:30 PM PDT

Doug Weinman, left, father of Tyler Hayes Weinman who is accused of killing more than a dozen cats in South Florida, walks out of the Miami-Dade County courthouse with his wife Arllette in Miami, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Judge John Thornton ordered Tyler Hayes Weinman, 18, released after a brief hearing Wednesday morning. Weinman, who appeared in a Miami-Dade County courtroom in a red, jail-issued uniform, will wear an electronic monitoring bracelet while he awaits his trial and will be allowed to attend counseling sessions that were recommended by a doctor after a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)AP - A South Florida teenager accused of killing more than a dozen cats fits the profile of a sociopath and responded with laughter when police first spoke to him about the cat deaths, a detective said in an affidavit released Monday.

Witness says Disney monorail crash was "head-on" (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 02:15 PM PDT

Vistors exit the EPCOT theme park past the monorail station at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Sunday, July 5, 2009. The park's monorail transit system was shut down after two monorail trains crashed early Sunday morning killing one train's operator, emergency officials said.(AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - A witness to the monorail accident that killed a train operator at Walt Disney World over the weekend described it as "a head-on collision" between two trains in a 911 call released Monday.

Detroit mayor taps ex-rival as new police chief (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:57 PM PDT

Detroit Police Chief Warren Evans, standing in front of Mayor Dave Bing, left, addresses the media in the mayor's office in Detroit on Monday, July 6, 2009. Evans will replace James Barren, who was fired Friday. Barren was brought out of retirement and appointed chief in September by then-Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr. after Ella Bully-Cummings retired. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - Mayor Dave Bing appointed a county sheriff as the city's third police chief in less than a year on Monday, saying his one-time political rival is just the person to help rein in Detroit's high crime rate and lead the department out from under federal oversight.

Researchers study 'personality traits' of cars (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 11:11 AM PDT

Dennis Slice, a Florida State University associate professor of scientific computing, analyzes a Volkswagen Beetle's personality, Monday, June 22. 2009, in Tallahassee, Fla. Slice, and other researchers, conducted a study that confirms the belief that cars project personalities. Slice concluded that the Volkswagen Beetle is the classic cute car, not dominant and not aggressive.(AP Photo/Phil Coale)AP - The butterfly decals on the front bumper, flowers in the dashboard vase and lime-green paint job only confirmed Dennis Slice's perception of a Volkswagen Beetle parked in a lot at Florida State University.

NY al-Qaida suspect wants to 'make peace' with USA (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 17, 2008 file photo, Aafia Siddiqui, possible al-Qaida associate is seen in the custody of Counter Terrorism Department of Ghazni province in Ghazni City, Afghanistan. Siddiqui may be forced to appear in court Monday July 6, 2009 against her will by video or in person in federal court in Manhattan at a hearing to decide if she's competent to stand trial, defense attorney Dawn Cardi said (AP Photo/ File)AP - A U.S.-educated Pakistani scientist accused of shooting at FBI agents and helping al-Qaida turned a hearing to decide if she's competent for trial into a pulpit for telling anyone who would listen that she doesn't hate America but doesn't trust its courts.

Ex-DC mayor's lawyer: New charge will be dropped (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 10:47 AM PDT

Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry laughs during a news conference in front of Washington's city hall, Monday, July 6, 2009. At a news conference Barry's attorney Frederick Cooke said Barry vehemently denies the allegation by Donna Watts-Brighthaupt. Barry stood behind Cooke but said nothing. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - An attorney for former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry said Monday he's confident that a stalking charge filed against the veteran politician by a former girlfriend will be dropped.

Debbie Rowe confirmed to attend Jackson memorial (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 08:46 AM PDT

A child passes a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , Sunday, July 5, 2009. The venue is the planned location for late pop star Michael Jackson's memorial service scheduled for Tuesday, July 7. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe will attend the pop superstar's memorial service.

Observers say Palin showed 'disinterest' in state gov't (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 02:52 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blows a kiss to supporters after speaking at a rally at the Silver Spurs Arena, in Kissimmee, Fla. A day after abruptly announcing she would soon give up her job as governor, Palin on Saturday July 4, 2009 indicated on a social networking site that she would take on a larger, national role, citing a 'higher calling' to unite the country along conservative lines. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool, File)AP - As surprised fans and critics of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin traded guesses behind her decision to resign more than a year before her term ends, the former vice presidential candidate offered few hints at her political future, except to say she'd gone fishing.

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