2009年8月6日星期四

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Experts: Women are drinking more, DUIs are up (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Graphic shows driving under the influence arrests for men and women for 1998 and 2007; includes alcohol-impaired women drivers involved in fatal crashesAP - It seemed too horrendous even to imagine. But the case of the mother who caused a deadly wrong-way crash while drunk and stoned is part of a disturbing trend: Women in the U.S. are drinking more, and drunken-driving arrests among women are rising rapidly while falling among men.

Va. gov. allows 3 in rape-slaying to be freed (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 05:19 PM PDT

Virignia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine gestures during a press conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. Kaine announced the conditional pardon of to three of four former sailors convicted of raping and killing another sailor's wife in 1997; Joseph J. Dick, Jr., Derek E. Tice, and Danial J. Williams of the Norfolk Four. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - Three men convicted in the rape and slaying of a fellow sailor's wife more than a decade ago will walk free to the outrage of the victim's family — who blamed the decision on political pressure from novelist John Grisham — and the men's supporters, who say it's not enough and want them declared innnocent.

Pa. shooter had company in feelings of isolation (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 05:16 PM PDT

A candlelight vigil is held at the City-County Building in downtown Pittsburgh Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009 in memory of three women shot and killed while in an exercise class at LA Fitness in Bridgeville, Pa.. Police say a gunman opened fire after walking into the exercise class at the club Tuesday night Aug. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - Before opening fire on an aerobics class, George Sodini wrote about feeling lonely and rejected — yet those very characteristics put him in the company of other mass killers whose isolation helped create a murderous cocktail.

Husband denies alcoholism in NY wrong-way crash (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 04:56 PM PDT

Daniel Schuler's eyes fill with tears during a press conference in Garden City, N.Y., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. Schuler's wife Diane was drunk and high on marijuana when she drove the wrong way for almost two miles on a highway before smashing head-on into an SUV, killing herself and seven others, a prosecutor said. Attorney Dominic Barbara says 36-year-old Diane Schuler wasn't an alcoholic but was diabetic and may have suffered a stroke before the July 26 crash north of New York City. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - She couldn't have been drunk and stoned. Her husband had never seen her intoxicated before. And there were absolutely no marital problems that could have sent her over the edge.

Ex-Edwards mistress at court amid campaign probe (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 05:10 PM PDT

Rielle Hunter,center,is escorted into the Terry Sanford Federal Building and Courthouse in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. The former mistress of John Edwards arrived at a federal courthouse in Raleigh where a grand jury was meeting Thursday — an appearance that comes as federal investigators examine the two-time presidential candidate's finances. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)AP - The ex-mistress of John Edwards spent much of Thursday in a federal courthouse in Raleigh where a grand jury was meeting, at a time when federal investigators are examining the two-time presidential candidate's finances.

Prosecutor drops charges in Ohio twin slaying (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 03:10 PM PDT

AP - A prosecutor dropped charges Thursday against an Ohio teenager accused of fatally shooting his identical twin after tests cast doubt on the key piece of evidence — a palm print that was believed to have been cast in blood.

Ouch! Early flu shot season comes with 3 jabs (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 05:10 PM PDT

A man covers his mouth as people wait to register themselves for swine flu virus test at Ram Manohar Lohia hospital, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. The western Indian city Pune reported the country's first swine flu fatality late Monday. India has confirmed 574 swine flu cases, according to the Health Ministry. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - Get ready to roll up your sleeve three times for flu shots this fall. That's right, three times. This year's flu season is shaping up to be a very different one. Most people will need one shot for the regular seasonal flu and probably two others to protect against the new swine flu.

Soldiers warned about ID theft after laptop stolen (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 01:13 PM PDT

AP - The Army National Guard is investigating why a contractor had data including Social Security numbers for 131,000 current and former soldiers on an unsecured personal laptop that was stolen, a spokesman said Thursday.

Man allegedly targeted for love revenge is charged (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 12:43 PM PDT

AP - A man who prosecutors say was tied up, humiliated and assaulted by four women as payback for his cheating ways was accused Thursday of hitting his daughter and stealing the ashes of his estranged wife's dead father.

US forecasters lower Atlantic hurricane outlook (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 11:49 AM PDT

AP - The Atlantic hurricane season will be less active than originally predicted, government forecasters said Thursday after the first two months of the half-year stretch passed without any named storms developing.

Aerosmith postpones concert after Tyler's fall (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 04:19 PM PDT

File - Vocalist Steven Tyler of the rock band Aerosmith performs at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in this June 10, 2009 file photo taken in Maryland Heights, Mo. Tyler fell off the stage while performing the song 'Love In an Elevator' in Sturgis South Dakota Wednesday Aug. 5, 2009. Tyler was helped backstage after the fall and was taken to the hospital after being evaluated by medical personnel. This was the first time Aerosmith had performed in Sturgis, but it was Tyler's second appearance at the rally. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)AP - Aerosmith's Steven Tyler suffered head, neck and shoulder injuries in a tumble from the stage at a South Dakota show, a concert spokesman said Thursday, and the audience thought it was part of his hip-shaking act until he didn't get up.

'80s teen flick director John Hughes dies in NYC (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 04:39 PM PDT

FILE - This 1984 file photo shows director John Hughes. Hughes is the man who wrote 'National Lampoon's Vacation,' 'Mr. Mom' and 'Natonal Lampoon's European Vacation.' He also wrote and directed '16 Candles,' 'The Breakfast Club,' and 'Weird Science.' Hughes, who was 59, died in New York on Thursday. (AP Photo)AP - Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood's youth impresario of the 1980s and '90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such favorites as "Home Alone," "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," died Thursday, a spokeswoman said. He was 59.

6 suspects in NC terror case moved to Va. jail (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 11:21 AM PDT

In an undated photo provided by the Department of Justice, Daniel Patrick Boyd is shown. Boyd and five other men who federal prosecutors accuse of plotting holy war overseas from their North Carolina homes will remain jailed until trial because they are dangerous and may flee, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. An eighth man is being sought. (AP Photo/Department of Justice)AP - Six of the seven North Carolina terrorism suspects have been transferred to a jail in Virginia.

Sotomayor watches Senate vote at NYC courthouse (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 04:20 PM PDT

AP - Sonia Sotomayor bathed in applause from friends and colleagues at a federal courthouse in lower Manhattan Thursday as the Senate voted to confirm her appointment to the Supreme Court.

Burger King: No shoes rule taken too far with baby (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 01:43 PM PDT

AP - Like most restaurants, the Burger King in this St. Louis suburb has a no shoes, no shirt, no service policy.

Ala. city drops lewdness charge against woman, 81 (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 10:57 AM PDT

AP - Prosecutors asked a judge to throw out a public lewdness charge against an 81-year-old woman accused of urinating in a public park when she couldn't make it to a bathroom, the city attorney said Thursday.

Rapid tests often wrong about swine flu (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 09:16 AM PDT

AP - The government's first study of how well rapid tests diagnose swine flu finds they're wrong at least half the time.

Dalai Lama to receive Tenn. museum's Freedom Award (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 10:42 AM PDT

AP - The National Civil Rights Museum has chosen the Dalai Lama as the recipient of the International Freedom Award.

Grand jury clears Philly officers in taped beating (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 02:22 PM PDT

AP - Philadelphia police officers involved in the videotaped beating of three suspects after a car chase won't be charged with crimes, according to a grand jury that found no excessive use of force.

NJ mayor's refusal to resign sparks house protests (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2009 05:42 PM PDT

Bahman Toofani holds a sign in support of Ridgefield Mayor Anthony Suarez, right, during a protest in front of Suarez's home in Ridgefield, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009. Mayor Suarez was arrested for corruption along with other New Jersey political leaders. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)AP - A feud between the state and the mayor of this northern New Jersey town over whether he should resign as he faces corruption charges spawned dueling citizen protests outside his home Thursday evening.

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