2009年10月21日星期三

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Cops searching for missing Fla. girl find a body (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:51 PM PDT

This undated photo released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows Somer Renee Thompson, 7, who was last seen Monday Oct. 19, 2009 in Orange Park, Fla. A Florida Ambert Alert has been issued for Somer Thompson. (AP Photo/Florida Department of Law Enforcement)AP - Authorities say they have not identified a child's body they found Wednesday in a landfill while searching for a missing 7-year-old girl. Family members were hopeful the girl is still alive, though neighbors in the girl's community feared the worst.

Survivor of Ariz. sweat lodge ceremony speaks out (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 05:03 PM PDT

A view of the Angel Valley Retreat Center Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, in Sedona, Ariz., where a heart-shaped stone memorial is set up on the site of a sweat lodge tragedy. Two people died and nineteen others were injured last Thursday during a ceremony at a sweat lodge at the retreat. Sweat lodges are traditionally dome-shaped structures made of wood, animal skins, canvas and other materials, and are commonly used by American Indian tribes to cleanse the body and prepare for hunts and ceremonies. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - More than 50 followers of spiritual guru James Arthur Ray had just endured five strenuous days of fasting, sleep-deprivation and mind-altering breathing exercises when he led them into a sweat lodge ceremony.

Woman in W.Va. torture case now says she lied (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:14 PM PDT

FILE - In a Monday, Oct. 22, 2007 file photo, Megan Williams, 20, of Charleston, W.Va., stands outside of her home. Williams plans a Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 news conference in Columbus, Ohio, to announce that she lied about a 2007 incident in which she said she was assaulted by a group of whites in Logan County, WV. Seven people were convicted in that case. Brian Abraham, the former Logan County prosecutor who oversaw those cases, dismissed the news conference as a publicity stunt. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)AP - An attorney for a black woman who claimed torture by a white group in West Virginia says his client fabricated the story to get back at a boyfriend who had beaten her up.

Grudgingly, young people finally flock to Twitter (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:32 PM PDT

HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL 4 P.M. EDT; graphic shows a breakdown of age groups using Twitter and mobile phones use while tweetingAP - They think it's pointless, narcissistic. Some don't even know what it is.

Obama hits campaign trail for NJ Gov Jon Corzine (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:27 PM PDT

President Barack Obama is seen at a campaign rally for Gov. Jon Corzine, right, in Hackensack, N.J., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged New Jersey to keep Democrat Jon Corzine as governor, calling him an honorable man who puts the people's interests first.

Mass man accused of plot to kill U.S politicians (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:57 PM PDT

This Feb. 11, 2009 image from video shows Tarek Mehanna outside federal court in Boston. Federal authorities in Boston said Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, that Mehanna has been charged with conspiring with others on terror attacks against shoppers in U.S. malls and against U.S. military in Iraq. (AP Photo/WHDH-TV)AP - A Massachusetts man and two friends tried and failed to get into terrorist training camps and then plotted to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and randomly shoot people at American shopping malls, authorities said Wednesday.

Google CEO: Vast Web changes coming within 5 years (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:45 PM PDT

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt, pictured in 2008, proclaimed the worst of the economic storm over Thursday as the Internet powerhouse reported its quarterly revenues surged seven percent to 5.94 billion US dollars.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - A Web where Chinese is the dominant language, and connections are so fast that distinctions between audio, video and text are blurred is perhaps just five years away, the head of Google said Wednesday.

US marshal pick was already gay rights pioneer (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:27 PM PDT

In this Nov. 27, 2002 photo released by Minnesota Public Radio, Minneapolis Inspector Sharon Lubinski of the 3rd Precinct discuss the arrests of three men in the shooting death of an 11-year-old girl, in Minneapolis. President Barack Obama has nominated a Lubinski to become the first openly gay person to serve as a U.S. marshal. Lubinski is an assistant chief in the Minneapolis Police Department, where she has worked for 20 years. (AP Photo/MPR Photo, Art Hughes)AP - As a little-known Minneapolis police sergeant, Sharon Lubinski made headlines when she declared she was a lesbian on the front pages of the city's largest newspaper — a bold move that other gay officers say inspired them to come out, too.

Production of swine flu vaccine is way behind (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:14 PM PDT

Graphic shows the timeline of flu vaccine productionAP - The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now. Only 13 million have come through.

Store clerk accused of stealing $1M lottery prize (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:00 PM PDT

AP - A 25-year-old convenience store clerk pocketed a customer's $1 million winning lottery ticket, claimed the prize and skipped town, possibly back to his native Nepal, authorities said.

Marine gets 18 months confinement for hero hoax (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Marine Sgt. David Budwah leaves LeJuene Hall during a break in his court-martial hearing in Quantico, Va., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Budwah pleaded guilty to a variety of charges relating to faking war injuries in order to get freebies meant for wounded soldiers. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - A Marine Corps sergeant was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months confinement and fined $25,000 for pretending to be an injured war hero to get free seats at rock concerts and professional sporting events.

Navy petty officer to face punishment in hazing (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 03:29 PM PDT

AP - The former leader of a bomb-sniffing dog unit in Bahrain will be removed from his current position and forced to retire after the Navy reviewed years-old allegations of hazing and sexual harassment against a gay sailor and others.

Va. police: Student disappearance a criminal case (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 03:18 PM PDT

In this undated photo released by the Virginia State Police, missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington, 20, of Roanoke County, Va., is shown. Harrington has been missing since Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. University of Virginia Police say Harrington was last seen near the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, where Metallica held a concert that night. Harrington was wearing a black T-shirt with 'Pantera' across the front in tan letters, a black mini skirt, black tights and black knee-high boots. She has long blonde hair, blue eyes, is 5-foot-6 and weighs about 120 pounds. (AP Photo/Virginia State Police)AP - The search for a Virginia Tech student missing since she became separated from her friends at a Metallica concert Saturday is being treated as a criminal investigation, police said Wednesday.

Divers recover anchor from reputed Blackbeard ship (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 02:53 PM PDT

In this Monday, March 3, 1997 file picture, a replica of the ship 'Queen Anne's Revenge' rests on a stage in Raleigh, N.C. in front of the scientists and researchers who helped discover what is believed to be Blackbeard's flagship in the waters off of the North Carolina coast. An anchor from the shipwreck is so unstable that divers in North Carolina went ahead and retrieved it immediately on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 rather than waiting until next year. (AP Photo/Karen Tam)AP - An anchor from a shipwreck thought to be Blackbeard's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, was so unstable that divers in North Carolina retrieved it Wednesday rather than waiting until next year.

Seasonal ladybug swarms pester even bug experts (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 02:31 PM PDT

AP - Pest-control specialist Gene Scholes even gets bugged by them — legions of ladybugs lately swarming his rural Missouri home and other stretches across the country, exploiting gaps in door and window seals for cozier climes inside.

Analysis: Schwarzenegger reversals erode trust (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 02:19 PM PDT

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger waves as he walks to a news conference where he signed a measure to restore $16.3 million in one-time funding for domestic violence shelters at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. The legislature passed the emergency bill after Schwarzenegger used his line-item veto to eliminate all state funding for the domestic violence program.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has never shied away from changing his mind. Lately, it seems that's all he's been doing, creating confusion in the capital as he tries to tackle an ambitious policy agenda before his time in office runs out.

Plane lands on taxiway at Atlanta airport (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 02:18 PM PDT

AP - The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating why a Delta jet landed this week on a taxiway at Atlanta's airport.

NY businessman gets 20 years for Ponzi scheme (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 02:02 PM PDT

AP - Victims of a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme who wanted the man who robbed them severely punished got their wish Wednesday when a judge sentenced the 83-year-old businessman to a 20-year prison term.

'Widow penalty' provision to end under new law (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:15 PM PDT

FILE - in this March 19, 2009 file photo, Irina Zayko Gorovets, a Russian immigrant and widow of U.S. citizen Emil Gorovets, poses with a picture of her late husband during an interview in New York. Emil Gorovets, a singer and composer died in 2001, a year after they were married but not long enough to guarantee her American citizenship. The United States is close to changing a law that led to the automatic deportation of some widows and widowers of American citizens. Congress gave final approval Tuesday Oct. 21, 2009 to legislation that would effectively abolish a provision known as the 'Widow's Penalty.' (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - A legal provision criticized for making personal tragedies worse by triggering the automatic deportation of a small group of widows and widowers of U.S. citizens will not be in effect for much longer.

AP Poll: Pet owners willing to go mouth-to-muzzle (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 01:53 PM PDT

Pet First-Aid & CPR instructor Denise Fleck demonstrates how to perform CPR on a dog dummy at the Burbank Animal Shelther in Burbank, Calif. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Fifty-eight percent of pet owners, 63 percent of dog owners and 53 percent of cat owners, would be at least somewhat likely to perform CPR on their pet in the event of a medical emergency, according to an Associated Press-Petside.com poll. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Most pet owners would leap into action for an injured pet, even if it meant risking dog breath by going mouth-to-snout.

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