2009年8月1日星期六

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Slice of central US safe from recession shrinking (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 03:17 PM PDT

In this photo made Thursday, June 25, 2009, Carl Rupp poses next to a tractor on his form south of Torrington, Wyo. (AP Photo/Ben Neary)AP - Carl Rupp and his neighbors follow the old rancher's creed: "Keep your money in your pocket."

Oldest active US synagogue opens RI visitor center (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 03:17 PM PDT

In this July 30, 2009 photo, the new $12 million visitor center next to the Touro Synagogue, which was dedicated in 1763 and is the oldest existing Jewish house of worship in the United States, is seen in Newport, RI., Thursday, July 30, 2009. It is scheduled to open Sunday. (AP Photo/Eric J. Shelton)AP - The Touro Synagogue was barely 25 years old when George Washington offered a vision of religious tolerance in a letter he sent its congregants.

LaGuardia terminal evacuated in NYC, 1 in custody (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 03:13 PM PDT

Passengers walk toward the main terminal at LaGuardia Airport as it reopens after being evacuated Saturday, August 1, 2009 in New York. The airport was evacuated after a man entered the building with a fake bomb in a bag, police said. The device in the man's bag was a few batteries and wires, but it was not dangerous, police said. (AP Photo/David Goldman)AP - Air travelers at New York's LaGuardia Airport found themselves in a mess of delays and missed connections Saturday after a bomb scare involving a homeless man.

Wis. jury: Father guilty in prayer death case (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 02:41 PM PDT

Dale Neumann smiles at his defense attorney Jay Kronenwetter during his trial in Wausau, Wis. on Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Neumann, 47, is charged with second-degree reckless homicide in the 2008 death of his daughter Madeline Neumann, called Kara by her parents. His wife was convicted of the same charge this spring and faces up to 25 years in prison when sentenced Oct. 6. (AP Photo/The Daily Herald, Corey Schjoth)AP - A central Wisconsin man accused of killing his 11-year-old daughter by praying instead of seeking medical care was found guilty Saturday of second-degree reckless homicide.

From weddings to rescues, Niagara pilot helps out (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 01:59 PM PDT

AP - Up here, it becomes clear what helicopter pilot Ruedi Hafen has said on the ground: A helicopter offers a view of Niagara Falls like no other, and no one wants to leave without a picture, or 10.

Gates racial drama ensnares minor characters, too (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 04:22 PM PDT

AP - They weren't invited to the Rose Garden to hoist beers with President Barack Obama, yet their lives have been turned upside-down by the encounter between a black Harvard scholar and a white Cambridge, Mass., police officer.

Minor earthquake rattles southeastern Tenn., NC (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 12:43 PM PDT

AP - A minor earthquake rattled the mountainous area of southeastern Tennessee, western North Carolina and northern Georgia on Saturday morning. No damage or injuries were immediately reported.

Fla. highrise has 32 stories, but just 1 tenant (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 12:37 PM PDT

AP - The Vangelakos' southwest Florida condominium has marble floors, a large pool overlooking a river and modern furnishings that speak of affluence and luxury. What they don't have in the 32-story building is a single neighbor.

Jury trial, not judge for 2nd Ga. terror suspect (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 11:57 AM PDT

In this file image made from a video by convicted terrorist Syed Haris Ahmed during a 2005 trip to Washington, provided by the U.S. Attorney's office, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee poses in front of the U.S. Capitol. Choppy homemade videos, a mysterious trek to Bangladesh and ties to a convicted Balkan terrorist are at the center of a federal case against a 23-year-old accused supporting terrorism. Ehsanul Islam Sadequee could face up to 60 years in prison on four charges that he conspired to help overseas terrorists wage 'violent jihad' on America. Jury selection is to begin Monday, Aug. 3, 2009 and the trial is expected to last at least a week. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office)AP - Choppy homemade videos, a mysterious trek to Bangladesh and ties to a convicted Balkan terrorist are at the center of a federal case against a 23-year-old accused of supporting terrorism.

Blacks lament cemetery scandal's affect on history (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 11:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 9, 2009, file photo the Rev. Jesse Jackson stands in an area in the rear of Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip Ill. Thursday, July 9, 2009. The cemetery was a place that most Chicago-area African Americans had in common, everyone had someone buried there. There's a real sense of betrayal, the Chicago-based civil rights leader said. We've never known something of this magnitude before. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - Harold Lucas was raised with the stories about his grandparents, who rode segregated railroad cars from Missouri to Chicago in the 1930s and worked tirelessly to raise their family into the middle class.

Wife: NY man wanted in Bhopal gas leak 'haunted' (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 11:37 AM PDT

A lone car sits in the driveway of Warren Anderson, the former head of the Union Carbide Corp., Saturday, August 1, 2009, in Bridgehampton, N.Y. An Indian court issued a warrant for Anderson's arrest, on Friday, July 31, 2009. Anderson, now is his 80s, was the head of Union Carbide Corp. when its factory in the central Indian city of Bhopal leaked 40 tons of poisonous gas on Dec. 3, 1984, an accident that killed at least 10,000 people and is considered the world's worst industrial disaster. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)AP - The former head of the chemical company responsible for the gas leak that killed 10,000 people in India 25 years ago has been "haunted" for years by the world's worst industrial disaster, his wife said Saturday.

Conn. Senate race pauses for Dodd, who has cancer (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 10:41 AM PDT

Sen. Christopher Dodd D-Conn. tours AmeriCares free clinic in Norwalk, Conn. Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 with AmeriCares Chief of Staff Carol Shattuck, left. Dodd announced Friday that he has prostate cancer. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey)AP - The state's senior U.S. senator, Christopher Dodd, has been heavily criticized for months, suffering from poor poll numbers and questions about discount mortgages he received.

In rural America, skepticism of health care reform (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 10:37 AM PDT

People wait for tooth extractions at the Rural Area Medical Health clinic at the fairgrounds in Wise, Va., Friday, July 24, 2009. The three day event provides free health care to over 3,000 patients. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - Don't tell Dorothy J. Tenorio that Washington is nearing a deal to improve her health care.

Kentucky man charged in '80 slaying of Wis. couple (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 10:16 AM PDT

This July 31, 2009 photo provided by the Louisville, Ky. Metropolitan Department of Corrections shows Edward Edwards. Prosecutors on Friday charged the Kentucky man with killing high school sweethearts Tim Hack and Kelly Drew who disappeared from a Wisconsin wedding reception nearly 30 years ago. (AP Photo/ Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections)AP - Engraved beneath intertwined hearts that form a headstone at the grave site of Tim Hack and Kelly Drew are words that have haunted their small southeastern Wisconsin community for nearly three decades: "Kidnapped and Slain."

Former eBay CEO has cash cushion in Calif campaign (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 10:00 AM PDT

AP - Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has a big cash advantage over her Silicon Valley rival to become California's next governor, according to new campaign finance reports. State Attorney General Jerry Brown, meanwhile, had a sizable lead among Democrats.

Ala. county prepares for government shutdown (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 10:28 PM PDT

AP - As a government shutdown loomed, residents of Alabama's most populous county lined up Friday to renew their car registrations and settle their tax bills.

Astronauts return from space to sushi overload (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 01:21 AM PDT

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, center, gets a hug from NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. as astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria looks on at Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Friday, July 31, 2009. Wakata returned with Space Shuttle Endeavour after 4 1/2 months in space. (AP Photo/Bruce Weaver, Pool)AP - Koichi Wakata was still getting used to gravity, though it wasn't going to stop him from diving into a deluge of sushi.

Popularity, Web snafus nearly broke 'clunkers' (AP)

Posted: 01 Aug 2009 05:56 AM PDT

A car turned in as a clunker sits in a recycle dumpster at Capitol City Buick Pontiac GMC in Berlin, Vt. Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Car and truck owners looking to junk their gas guzzlers are flocking to dealerships to take advantage of the government's 'cash for clunkers' program and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles, boosting sales in showrooms across the country. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - This was one government stimulus plan that yielded quick results. Maybe too quick.

Family believed baby cut from womb was theirs (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 11:56 PM PDT

This undated photo released by a family member shows Darlene Haynes, 23, who was found dead in her Worcester, Mass., apartment Monday, July 27, 2009, with her fetus cut from her womb, Police were trying to find the missing baby Wednesday, which they said could have survived. (AP Photo/Family photo via Boston Herald) MANDATORY CREDIT BOSTON HERALD. NO SALES. BOSTON GLOBE OUT. METRO BOSTON OUT. MAGS OUT. ONLINE USE PERMITTED WITH MANDATORY CREDIT: BOSTON HERALDAP - Little things nagged at Cindy Dion while her son's girlfriend, Julie Corey, was pregnant: One month Corey said she was four months' pregnant — the next it was eight. Her due date pushed back drastically as it neared. And Corey suddenly refused to let Dion's son, Alex, accompany her to the doctor.

Gates sends flowers, note to woman who called 911 (AP)

Posted: 31 Jul 2009 06:01 PM PDT

Lucia Whalen, the woman who placed a 911 call to Cambridge police which led to the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., speaks during a media availability in Cambridge, Mass., as her husband Paul holds her arm Wednesday, July 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sent flowers and a note to the woman who unwittingly sparked a national debate on race by calling police to report what she thought might be a break-in at Gates' home.

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