2009年9月22日星期二

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Stadiums, hotels put on alert amid terror probe (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:52 PM PDT

Army National Guard soldiers keep watch inside Grand Central Station Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - The government expanded a terrorism warning from transit systems to U.S. stadiums, hotels and entertainment complexes as investigators searched for more suspects Tuesday in a possible al-Qaida plot to set off hydrogen-peroxide bombs hidden in backpacks.

Mom hopes Ahmadinejad has good news on held hikers (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:46 PM PDT

Cindy Hickey is shown on Sept. 22, 2009, in her rural Pine City, Minn., home. She is holding a picture of her son, Shane Bauer, one of three Americans held in Iran the last 52 days after they were detained by the government for apparently crossing into the country while on a hiking trip in northern Iraq. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)AP - The families of the three American hikers detained in Iran said Tuesday they are holding out hope that the Iranian president will bring good news — or more — with him when he visits the United Nations this week.

9 deaths blamed on Southeast storm; flood lingers (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Jennifer Bozeman, 19, and Nabor Torres stand at the edge of Sweetwater Creek after it overflowed its banks and left the mobile home park where they live flooded Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Austell, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)AP - Neighborhoods, schools and even roller coasters at Six Flags over Georgia remained awash in several feet of murky, brown water Tuesday, even as an emerging sun shed light on the widespread flood damage.

5 family members found slain in rural Illinois (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:59 PM PDT

Logan County Sheriff Steve Nichols speak to reporters during a news conference concerning the scene where five members of a family were found slain in their home and a search is under way for a suspect, in Lincoln, Ill., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)AP - A couple and three of their children were found brutally slain inside their home in this tiny central Illinois farming community, and authorities warned residents Tuesday to lock their doors at night while investigators try to identify possible suspects.

Ex-wrestling CEO running for Senate missed voting (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 28, 2001 file photo, Linda McMahon, CEO of World Wrestling Federation, speaks during an interview at the company headquarters in Stamford Conn. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. said Wednesday Sept. 16, 2009 that McMahon has resigned as the company's chief executive to seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Connecticut Democrat Christopher Dodd. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey)AP - Linda McMahon's wrestling empire urged young adults to vote in 2008, but the former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO didn't always follow suit.

2nd attempt to execute Ohio killer further delayed (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:26 PM PDT

AP - A federal judge on Tuesday further delayed an unprecedented second attempt to put a condemned rapist and killer to death by lethal injection.

'Horrorcore' rap drew together suspect, victims (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:12 PM PDT

An April 21, 2009 photo provided by Longwood University, shows Debra Kelley, assistant professor of criminal justice at Longwood University. Kelley was named Tuesday, Sept. 22 2009 as one of the four people found slain in Farmville, Va. (AP Photo/Longwood University)AP - When the tow-truck driver had finished pulling the car out of the ditch and onto a wrecker, he offered the 20-year-old driver a ride.

Sheriff: Suspect says God led him to Jewel's ranch (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:09 PM PDT

AP - A man accused of stalking singer-songwriter Jewel at her rural Texas ranch said he was on a mission from God, authorities said Tuesday.

Tough political realities quiet youth 'Obamamania' (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 12, 2008 file photo, young supporters cheering for Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., at a rally in Louisville, Ky. Political experts and youth themselves now say they've seen a marked drop in 'Obamamania' on college campuses and elsewhere since the election, as the realities of political drudgery have set in, leaving some to wonder whether the president can count on his loyal supporters to help him on tough issues like health care reform. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)AP - Young Americans showed their collective power when they helped vote President Obama into office. Inspired by his message of "change," they knocked on doors, spread flyers, voted for him by a 2-1 margin, and partied like rock-the-vote stars when he won.

Ex-AF contractor sentenced for obstructing justice (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:11 PM PDT

AP - A former defense contractor for Eglin Air Force Base was sentenced to four years' probation Tuesday for obstructing justice as part of wider fraud scheme by contractors and defense lobbyists with ties to a powerful Pennsylvania congressman.

Police: Off-duty officer fatally shoots wife, self (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:25 PM PDT

A law enforcement official surveys the scene at the Canton Public Library in Canton Township, Mich., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, where an off-duty Detroit police officer fatally shot his wife in the parking lot of the library before shooting himself. Police said the gunman died later after being taken off life support. (AP Photo/Ben Leubsdorf)AP - Police in a Detroit suburb say an off-duty officer fatally shot his wife in the parking lot of a library and then shot himself.

Minn.'s Pawlenty forming PAC; possible 2012 step (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:45 PM PDT

US conservatives like Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, seen here in 2008, say a public option plan -- including a AP - Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is preparing to launch a national fundraising committee, another signal the Republican may be positioning himself for a possible 2012 presidential run.

Maine worker discovers new hire is lost brother (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 12:27 PM PDT

In this Sept. 17, 2009 photo, Gary Nisbet, 35, left, and Randy Joubert, 36, pose for a photo, in Waldoboro, Maine. The men who work together discovered they are brothers who were each raised by separate adoptive parents. Randy searched the state database in January to find out about his birth parents and was told that he had a brother, but he was only given a first name for his sibling. (AP Photo/The Bangor Daily News, Gabor Degre) NO SALES; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDITAP - Seven years into his tenure as a furniture mover for a local bedding retailer, Gary Nisbet was joined by a new colleague, Randy Joubert, who looked so much like him that customers asked whether they were brothers.

AP Exclusive: Texas liquor cops rarely disciplined (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:19 PM PDT

In this image rendered from a security video that is evidence in a federal lawsuit, Eric Arriaga, second from right, is shown being grabbed from behind by Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agent Jeff Rendon at the Cactus Canyon bar in Victoria, Texas, June 22, 2007. Based on the video, an assistant district attorney declined to prosecute the patron for resisting arrest, but the TABC decided that the agent didn't do anything wrong. Rendon has three excessive-force allegations since he joined the agency in 2004. (AP Photo)AP - The Texas alcohol agency under fire for its raid at a gay bar rarely punishes its officers for misconduct, and officers' supervisors are usually the ones who conduct disciplinary investigations. Experts say that method increases the likelihood of flawed probes.

In NY Democrats' bickering, GOP senses an opening (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:14 PM PDT

Former U.S. Rep. Rick Lazio announces his candidacy for governor during a news conference in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Lazio is the first Republican to enter the race. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - As New York Gov. David Paterson's political vitality fades and a court decision over his lieutenant governor choice threatens to weaken his chief rival for the 2010 gubernatorial nomination, Republicans sense a hole opening in the Democrats' wall of invincibility in the state and are seizing the day.

Stakes are high for Mass. gov on Kennedy successor (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 29, 2009, file photo, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick speaks during a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston. The first-term governor will pick a temporary replacement, possibly as soon as Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, after the legislature gives final approval to a bill permitting the appointment. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)AP - For Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, picking a temporary replacement for the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy isn't just about finding the best person to represent the state in Washington.

Ex-NY Giant Burress gets 2 years in gun case (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:46 PM PDT

Former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress grimaces as he appears before judge Michael Melkonian for his sentencing in Manhattan criminal court , Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in New York. Burress was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison after accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a nightclub and later reaching a plea deal on weapons charges.( AP Photo/ Steven Hirsch, Pool)AP - Former Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress apologized to his family and tearfully kissed his wife and young son goodbye Tuesday before he was led away to prison to begin serving a two-year sentence on a weapons charge.

Prosecutors: Baltimore mayor's $10K is a mystery (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:22 PM PDT

AP - Investigators looking into Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's finances can't determine the source of nearly $10,000 in cash that was deposited into her bank accounts in 2004, according to court documents.

Death penalty upheld in ND college student slaying (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:38 PM PDT

FILE - This family undated photo released Nov. 23, 2003, shows Dru Sjodin. A federal appeals court on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 affirmed the death sentence of convicted rapist Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. in the 2003 kidnapping and death of the University of North Dakota student in a case that led both Minnesota and North Dakota to toughen their sex-offender laws. (AP Photo/Family photo, File)AP - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the death sentence of a convicted rapist for the 2003 kidnapping and killing of a University of North Dakota student in a case that led Minnesota and North Dakota to toughen their sex-offender laws.

2 officers fired after Tasering parade driver, 76 (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 12:49 PM PDT

FILE - In a Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 photo, retired truck driver Bud Grose, 76, is seen at his home in Glenrock, Wyo. The Glenrock, Wyo. Police Department announced Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 that the two Wyoming police officers who chased down and used a Taser on a Grose during a town parade in August have been fired. (AP Photo/Matt Joyce, File)AP - Two police officers who chased and Tasered a 76-year-old man driving a tractor in a Wyoming town parade have been fired.

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