2009年10月20日星期二

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FAA investigating Colo. balloon flight (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 05:34 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 - The Federal Aviation Administration has opened its own investigation into the 50-mile flight of the helium balloon that briefly delayed flights at Denver International Airport after a couple reported that their 6-year-old son may have been on board, an official said Tuesday.

AP NewsBreak: Swiss tipped US to Polanski trip (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:33 PM PDT

Polish director Roman Polanski attends a news conference for the film AP - Swiss authorities set in motion the arrest of fugitive director Roman Polanski in his decades-old child sex case as he traveled to the country last month, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

Man wanted in Europe found working at Neb. prison (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:22 PM PDT

In this 'wanted' poster provided by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), Michal Preclik is shown. After Michal Preclik fled the Czech Republic, where he is suspected of drug and fraud crimes, he landed in a Nebraska prison for the state's most dangerous criminals. But Preclik wasn't behind bars at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution - he worked there as a guard. Prison officials hired the 32-year-old a year ago without knowing he was 'wanted' by the INTERPOL, and he worked there until he was detained by U.S. marshals. (AP Photo/INTERPOL)AP - A simple Google search of Michal Preclik's name turns up an Interpol wanted poster from his native Czech Republic. So where was he arrested? In Nebraska's maximum-security prison, where he was not an inmate, but a guard.

Man in Ohio terror case says he was framed (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 05:19 PM PDT

AP - One of three men convicted of plotting to recruit and train terrorists to kill American soldiers in Iraq told a federal judge Tuesday that prosecutors twisted his words and wrongly painted him as a terrorist.

December trial date for dad of terror suspect Zazi (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:37 PM PDT

AP - A Colorado man whose son is accused of plotting a terror attack in New York City is scheduled to go to trial in December on a charge of lying to investigators.

Ill. jury gives man life in 7 restaurant killings (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 05:50 PM PDT

Patricia Degorski departs the Cook County Courthouse Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 in Chicago after a jury sentenced her son James to life in prison for his conviction in the Brown's Chicken and Pasta Restaurant murders in Palatine, Ill., in 1993. The former handyman convicted of killing seven people at a suburban Chicago restaurant was sentenced to life in prison after jurors decided he shouldn't go to death row. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - An Illinois jury decided Tuesday that a former handyman will spend the rest of his life in prison, rather than be sent to death row, for the 1993 slayings of seven people at a suburban Chicago restaurant.

Alito troubled by concerns over court's Catholics (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:57 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito voiced frustration Tuesday over what he called persistent questions about the court's Roman Catholic majority.

Imams settle lawsuit over removal from 2006 flight (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:52 PM PDT

FILE - In a Nov. 21, 2006 file photo, Omar Shahin, one of six imams removed from a US Airways Phoenix-bound plane at the Minnepolis-St. Paul International Airport, waits at the Northwest counter, where he successfully purchased a ticket. Shahin and five other imams who were removed a day earlier from the US Airways flight have reached a tentative settlement of their discrimination lawsuit. The imams' attorney, Omar Mohammedi said Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2009 that all sides agreed to the settlement at a conference Monday. (AP Photo/Janet Hostetter,File)AP - Six imams taken off a 2006 US Airways flight after passengers reported what they considered suspicious behavior have settled their discrimination lawsuit, saying they considered it acknowledgment that their removal was a mistake.

Prosecutor: Birmingham mayor took $235K in bribes (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:38 PM PDT

AP - Deeply in debt and fond of fancy clothes and jewelry, Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford took tens of thousands in cash and expensive gifts from a politically connected investment banker who made millions in county bond business in return, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Ashcroft: Judges should rehear 9/11 witness case (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:38 PM PDT

AP - Former Attorney General John Ashcroft has asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling that he can be held personally responsible for wrongfully detaining people as material witnesses after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Alien Halloween costume spooks immigrants (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:27 PM PDT

This Oct. 20, 2009 picture in Miami shows a Halloween costume depicting a space alien in an orange prison jumpsuit labeled 'illegal alien' with a 'green card.' Immigrant advocates are urging retailers to pull the Halloween costume set, while a group that supports strict immigration laws says such a move impinges on freedom of speech. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - A Halloween costume that depicts a space creature in orange prison garb emblazoned with the words "illegal alien" is reigniting debate over a long-used term based on the U.S. government's designation of all foreigners as aliens.

Ex-Blagojevich aide pleads guilty to corruption (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:21 PM PDT

AP - A former chief of staff and longtime friend of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty to wire fraud Tuesday and promised to cooperate with federal prosecutors in their corruption case against the former governor.

Old Guard: NYS auctioning historic armories (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 03:09 PM PDT

The Tonawanda armory now known as the Tonawanda Castle, a catering business, is shown in Tonawanda, N.Y., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/David Duprey)AP - The turret offers a great view of the nearby Adirondack Mountains, the weapons bunkers can serve as wine cellars and the cavernous gymnasium could be turned into the ultimate rec room.

Ruling delayed on unsealing papers in Yale killing (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 02:09 PM PDT

In this courtroom sketch made Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, attorneys are shown standing near defendant Raymond Clark III, seated, in a New Haven, Conn., courtroom. News organizations asked a judge Tuesday to unseal documents detailing the case against the former Yale employee accused of murdering Annie Le, 24, a graduate student, while a prosecutor opposed the request, citing the privacy rights of the victim's family and the need to ensure an impartial jury. From left are Attorney Paul Gugginia, representing The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Hartford Courant and the New Haven Register; prosecutor John Waddock; defense Attorney Beth Merkin and defendant Clark. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Williams)AP - News organizations asked a judge Tuesday to unseal documents detailing the case against a former Yale employee accused of murdering a graduate student, while a prosecutor opposed the request, citing the privacy rights of the victim's family and the need to ensure an impartial jury.

Endangered bongo antelope dies at Zoo Atlanta (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 01:55 PM PDT

AP - The oldest known eastern bongo antelope living in captivity has died at Zoo Atlanta.

7-year-old girl missing in North Florida (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 02:21 PM PDT

AP - A daylong search for a missing 7-year-old North Florida girl who vanished on her way home from school Monday has produced more than 150 leads, but the child remained missing Tuesday afternoon and officials said they suspect foul play.

College tuition is up sharply amid recession (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 01:34 PM PDT

Graphic shows average college costs and available federal and nonfederal aid by yearAP - With the economy struggling, parents and students dared to hope this year might offer a break from rising college costs. Instead, they got another sharp increase.

Suspect: Wife committed suicide in Fla. mansion (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 01:23 PM PDT

AP - In the hours after Diane Ward died in the master bedroom of her mansion from a gunshot wound to the face, her husband was taken to the Orange County Sheriff's office for questioning.

Victims, families outraged by NC inmates' release (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:36 PM PDT

Carolyn Ashburn holds a photo of her father, John Hall, at her home in Wadeville, N.C., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Hall was murdered in this very house by James C. Johnson, who is among 20 prisoners serving life sentences that will be released in about a week because of a quirk in North Carolina law. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - The man who shot Pam Hurley's mother to death during a convenience store robbery in 1975 was supposed to spend the rest of his life in prison. Instead, because of a quirk in North Carolina law, he and 19 other violent criminals will be released next week, most without supervision from even a parole officer.

SC Republican chairmen apologize for Jewish remark (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:32 PM PDT

AP - Two Republican county officials in South Carolina have apologized after they disparaged Jews in a newspaper op-ed in support of a fiscally conservative U.S. senator.

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