2009年10月19日星期一

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Balloon boy charges may not come until next week (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:04 PM PDT

Richard Heene walks back to his home Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 in Fort Collins, Colo. The lawyer for Heene, who is accused of perpetrating the balloon boy hoax to promote a reality show, said Monday that he expects authorities to bring charges against his client in the next day as investigators analyze e-mails that show Richard Heene and an associate discussing the stunt months ago. (AP Photo/Will Powers)AP - Investigators pored over e-mails, phone records and financial documents from the home of Richard Heene on Monday as they weighed felony charges and sought to determine who else might have helped the alleged balloon-boy hoax get off the ground.

Transient arrested in fire probe (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:20 PM PDT

AP - A homeless man was arrested and charged with arson for starting a tiny blaze near the spot where a gigantic wildfire erupted in August and went on to kill two firefighters, homicide detectives said Monday.

Army review: Troop use in Ala. shootings broke law (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:32 PM PDT

AP - An Army investigation has found that soldiers should have never been sent to small Alabama town after 11 people died in March during a shooting spree.

3 who died in Detroit race described as healthy (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:03 PM PDT

In this Feb. 6, 2009 photo released by the River City Runners, location unknown, Rick Brown is shown. Brown, 65, of Marietta, Ohio, was one of of three half-marathoners who collapsed during the Detroit marathon and died, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/River City Runners) NO SALESAP - The deaths of three runners who collapsed during a 13.1-mile half marathon appear to have been an aberration, but at least six runners have died while competing in such events in the last two months.

Charges dropped against Ill. teen in beating death (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:39 PM PDT

FILE- This undated file photo released by the Chicago Police shows Eugene Bailey, 18, of Chicago. First-degree murder charges were dropped, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, against Bailey, one of four teens accused in the fatal beating of 16-year-old honors student Derrion Albert on Sept. 24, 2009, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Chicago Police, File)AP - First-degree murder charges were dropped Monday against one of four teens accused in the brutal beating of a Chicago honor student that was recorded in a cell phone camera video.

Pacific Hurricane Rick weakens, blamed in death (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:55 PM PDT

Map tracks Hurricane Rick in the Pacific Ocean as of 5 a.m. EDT MondayAP - Hurricane Rick was more than a day away from the resorts of Baja California on Monday but the 13-foot (4-meter) waves it kicked up have already killed one person in Los Cabos, which lies almost directly in the Category 2 storm's forecast path.

Birkhead: Prosecutors chastised testimony (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 03:26 PM PDT

Dr. Khristine Erosovich and her attorney Adam Braun, right, leave for the day after testimony in a hearing to determine if two doctors and Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer/boyfriend should stand trial on charges of conspiracy to illegally provide Smith with controlled substances, in Los Angeles Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - The father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter said Monday a prosecutor suggested that the child was developmentally damaged by Smith's narcotics use and that he should "ramp it up" in his testimony at a preliminary hearing on drug charges against Smith's former boyfriend and two doctors.

Bankruptcy filing delays church sex abuse case (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 18, 2007 file photo, Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Del., prepares to celebrate mass at The Basilica of The National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. Delaware's Catholic Diocese of Wilmington filed for federal bankruptcy protection on Sunday night, Oct. 18, 2009 on the eve of a civil trial in a high-profile sex abuse case against the diocese and a former priest. (AP Photo/ Steve Ruark/file)AP - A bankruptcy filing by the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington was the best way to ensure reconciliation and compensation for all victims of clergy sexual abuse in the diocese, the bishop said Monday.

Feds worried about Blagojevich TV appearance (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:05 PM PDT

AP - Prosecutors said Monday they are worried about what ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich might say on Donald Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice" TV show that could taint the jury pool for his federal corruption trial.

L.A.'s top prosecutor vows to target pot shops (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:40 PM PDT

A person buys medical marijuana at Coffeeshop Blue Sky in Oakland, California in this July 23, 2009 file photograph. In a policy shift, the Obama administration told federal prosecutors not to go after patients who use medical marijuana or dispensaries in states where it has been legalized, as long as they comply with state and federal laws. A Justice Department official said the formal guidelines were sent on October 19, 2009 in a policy change reflecting President Barack Obama's views. The Bush administration had said it could enforce the federal law against marijuana and that it trumped state laws. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/Files (UNITED STATES HEALTH CRIME LAW SOCIETY)AP - Clay Tepel knew there were risks to setting up a medical marijuana shop: it could lose money, be robbed or be raided by authorities.

Troubled times for New England tobacco farmers (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:04 PM PDT

In this Sept. 23, 2009, photo, tobacco farmers John Arnold, left, checks his crop for moisture with his brother Fred Arnold at their family farm in Southwick, Mass., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - They're among the lucky few, John, Fred and Dave Arnold. There's a good supply of crisp broadleaf tobacco drying in their 14 curing sheds and over the next couple of weeks they'll be pulling it down, bundling it up and selling it for the best price they can get. Pretty much what their family has done every year since the 1830s in the Connecticut River Valley.

Mexican family finds work, then loss, in US (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:43 PM PDT

AP - Esteban Contreras had a bad feeling when his daughter and her husband said they were going to sneak across the border with their children.

Meeting considers future of SC Episcopal diocese (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:36 PM PDT

AP - Episcopalians in the Diocese of South Carolina will consider resolutions this week to distance the diocese from the national Episcopal Church because of its positions on same-sex marriage and ordination of gays.

Marine to plead guilty in fake heroism case (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:25 PM PDT

In this July 22, 2008 photo, U.S. Marine Sgt. David Budwah, right, along with Marine Corp League Chaplain J.R. Hamilton, visit with children at Camp West Mar in Sabillasville, Md. According to charges obtained by The Associated Press through the Freedom of Information Act, Budwah, a 34-year-old Springhill, La., native is being court-martialed by the Marines for faking war wounds for gain. (AP Photo/Herald-Mail, Yvette May)AP - A Marine sergeant charged with faking battle injuries to get freebies intended for wounded warriors will plead guilty, a Marine Corps spokeswoman said Monday.

Miami Marine Stadium: Eyesore or worth saving? (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:32 PM PDT

A raccoon climbs through the stands at the Miami Marine Stadium on Key Biscayne, an island east of downtown Miami, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Architectural experts both in Miami and around the world say the 6,566-seat Miami Marine Stadium is a significant modernist structure- and the move to preserve it is not a joke. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)AP - What does the Miami Marine Stadium have in common with such famous landmarks as Machu Picchu and the Old City of Jerusalem?

Top lobbyist for Hollywood movie industry leaving (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:41 PM PDT

AP - The face of Hollywood's movie industry in Washington is leaving the post next year, prompting a casting call for one of this city's most coveted lobbying jobs.

Recession forces Hawaii to shorten school year by 17 days (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:24 AM PDT

AP - At a time when President Barack Obama is pushing for more time in the classroom, his home state has created the nation's shortest school year under a new union contract that closes schools on most Fridays for the remainder of the academic calendar.

Ga. court rules against millionaire's mistress (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:07 AM PDT

AP - The Georgia Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday against the mistress of a millionaire, saying she is not entitled to receive $7,900 a month for the rest of her life as provided under amendments to his will.

Feds issue new medical marijuana policy (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:07 AM PDT

Marijuana plants are shown Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, in Seattle. The marijuana is distributed to members of a cooperative of medical patients who have received doctor's authorization to use the drug to treat their illnesses, such as AIDS and multiple sclerosis. Unlike several other states which permit marijuana sales to patients, Washington requires patients to grow marijuana themselves or designate a caregiver to grow it for them. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department.

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