2009年9月7日星期一

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Hiker tumbles down rocks after marriage proposal (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:27 PM PDT

AP - It was a lucky day for one hiker near Washington — and not just because her boyfriend popped the question.

Former Rep. Joseph Kennedy nixes Senate campaign (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 28, 2009 file photo, Joe Kennedy speaks at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, in Boston. Former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, son of Robert F. Kennedy, has decided not to seek the U.S. Senate seat held by his late uncle, Edward M. Kennedy. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, file)AP - Former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II, the eldest son of Robert F. Kennedy, announced Monday he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat held for nearly 50 years by his late uncle, Edward M. Kennedy. The decision was certain to widen the race for the Democratic nomination.

Milwaukee man arrested in connection to 9 killings (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:34 PM PDT

FILE - This combination of undated photos released by the Milwaukee Police Department via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shows five victims from what Milwaukee police say is a serial killer that has been killing for more than two decades. From left to right are: Tanya L. Miller, 19, found on Oct. 11, 1986; Deborah L. Harris, 31, found on Oct. 10, 1986; Sheila Farrior, 37, found on June 27, 1995; Joyce Ann Mims, found on June 20, 1997; Quithreaun C. Stokes, found on April 27, 2007. (AP Photos/Milwaukee Police Dept. via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)AP - Milwaukee police said Monday that they arrested a man connected to the slayings of nine women dating back to 1986 by using a DNA sample he provided just last week.

Police: RI trooper punched sergeant at fundraiser (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 03:58 PM PDT

AP - A police official says a Rhode Island state trooper punched a police sergeant at a fundraiser honoring a deceased officer.

Among millions of jobless, a few entrepreneurs (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 01:45 PM PDT

Jorge Ocampo speaks in his home office Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009, in Portland, Ore. Unlike the millions of people drawing an unemployment check, Ocampo enrolled in a little-known program approved by Congress that gives the jobless the weekly cash benefit but also trains them to run their own business. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - Until this summer, salesman Jorge Ocampo had always been what he calls a W-2 man. Proof was the Mercedes he bought with cash. But he had always longed to be his own boss.

Astronauts pack Buzz Lightyear for ride home (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 02:54 PM PDT

In a photo provided by NASA, European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009, as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle and station packed up Buzz Lightyear on Monday for the ride home from "infinity and beyond."

Penn St asking merit scholar parents for donations (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 12:34 PM PDT

AP - Students who are accepted into Penn State University's prestigious honors college get more than academic feathers in their caps. They get $3,500 annual merit scholarships.

Will safety net hospitals survive health reform? (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 01:28 PM PDT

AP - Janie Johnson has no health insurance, so when she cut her toe while giving herself a pedicure, she limped to the emergency room at one of Chicago's safety net hospitals and waited her turn.

Private sector investing in charter schools (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 01:27 PM PDT

AP - Charter schools, already seeing a surge in students, are getting attention from another group — private investors.

Bay Bridge will not reopen Tues. morning (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:24 PM PDT

The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge waits for a 300-foot-long replacement section to connect a new detour route during the Seismic Retrofit project in San Francisco, Calif., Saturday Sept. 5, 2009. The bridge is closed over the Labor Day weekend and expected to reopen before morning rush hour Tuesday. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)AP - Transit officials say the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will not reopen in time for the Tuesday morning commute.

Deadly LA-area arson fire active on remote flank (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 05:21 PM PDT

This photo shot Aug. 29, 2009 shows an area nearby where authorities believe to be the point of origin of the wildfires inside the Angeles National Forest just north of Los Angeles. Investigators, were working to find the arsonist responsible for this huge wildfire that has killed two firefighters and burned nearly 242 square miles, or 154,655 acres, of the Angeles National Forest. (AP Photo/Anthony Citrano)AP - Just as firefighters were intensifying their efforts to contain the flames menacing the foothill neighborhoods of the San Gabriel Valley, another part of the deadly fire in the Angeles National Forest flared up.

Chargers LB says he didn't harm reality TV star (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 04:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2007 file photo, TV Personality Tila Tequila makes an appearance at MTV Studios in New York. Authorities say San Diego Chargers star linebacker Shawne Merriman has been arrested on suspicion of choking and restraining his girlfriend, a reality TV star, as she tried to leave his Southern California home. San Diego County Sheriff's Lt. Gary Steadman says 27-year-old Tila Tequila signed a citizen's arrest warrant early Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, charging Merriman with battery and false imprisonment. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)AP - San Diego Chargers star outside linebacker Shawne Merriman said he did not harm reality TV star Tila Tequila at his home early Sunday and added he was concerned for her safety because she appeared to be intoxicated.

Kidnap suspect morphed into alleged sex predator (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 01:24 PM PDT

This image provided by the Reno, Nevada Police Department shows a booking photograph of Phillip Garrido after his arrest Nov. 23, 1976 on kidnapping and rape charges. A Nevada woman, Katherine 'Katie' Callaway Hall, who was abducted and raped in 1976 by Garrido said Thursday Sept. 3, 2009 she believes he deserves the death penalty, although his crimes wouldn't qualify him. (AP Photo/Reno Police Department)AP - Attending high school in a rural suburb east of San Francisco, Phillip Garrido stood apart from the crowd that studied hard, played sports, basked in popularity and set sights on college.

3 dead in mobile home shooting in Tennessee (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 12:47 PM PDT

AP - Authorities say three people have been shot to death at a mobile home in Tennessee.

NY man's next blood donation will be gallon No. 40 (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 02:15 PM PDT

AP - A New York man is donating his 320th pint of blood this week, making him one of two people in the U.S. who has given 40 gallons.

1 dead, others injured in Miss. prisoner van crash (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 09:01 AM PDT

AP - Prisoners were being treated under guard at a hospital after a private prisoner van crashed in southern Mississippi, killing the driver and injuring several others.

Tropical Storm Linda forms far out in Pacific (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 01:46 PM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, September 05, 2009 at 01:15 PM EDT shows clouds over Hispaniola associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Erika. No other tropical development is noticed in the region. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)AP - Forecasters say Tropical Storm Linda has formed far out over the Pacific Ocean, but it's not threatening land right now.

About 2,000 turn out for parade for kidnap victim (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2009 06:40 PM PDT

Jennifer Breiling puts her arm around her daughter Kylie Hess, 15, of Vacaville, Calif., at South Lake Tahoe middle school on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, in South Lake, Tahoe, Calif., during a ceremony after a parade that followed the reverse route of a march held on the 10th anniversary of Jaycee Lee Dugard's abduction from a school bus stop. Dugard turned up at a Concord, Calif., police station on Aug. 26, 2009, after being abducted in 1991 at age 11. (AP Photo/Brad Horn)AP - The town where Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped 18 years ago celebrated her astounding reappearance with a parade Sunday while she remained secluded with her family in Northern California.

2-year-old, 3 others dead in La. murder-suicide (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2009 03:31 AM PDT

This mug photo provided by the Livingston Parish sheriff's office shows 50-year-old Dennis Carter Sr. The man shot his estranged wife, son and 2-year-old grandson to death and seriously wounded his pregnant daughter-in-law Saturday at their rural Louisiana home, then killed himself as police tried to pull over his car 20 minutes later, authorities said. (AP Photo/Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office)AP - A Louisiana killing spree that left four family members dead, including a 2-year-old boy, marked the bloody culmination of an ongoing domestic dispute between the suspected gunman and his estranged wife, said the father of a woman who survived the shootings.

AP: Layoffs toughest on workers young, older (AP)

Posted: 06 Sep 2009 09:11 PM PDT

This Sept. 1, 2009 photo shows Marcus Wells looking for work at the State of California Employment Development Department in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Marcus Wells and Shirley Walker view their economic prospects from opposite ends of the age spectrum.

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