2009年10月30日星期五

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Snow lets up in West, Plains; South gets drenched (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 05:01 PM PDT

North Little Rock Fire Department Lt. Jeff Jeffries, right, and firefighter Brian Miller mark automobiles in a flooded intersection in North Little Rock, Ark., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, after hours of heavy rains Thursday and early Friday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - While residents in some Western and Plains states were digging out Friday after an early blast of snow, heavy rain and strong winds that toppled trees, power lines and church steeples lashed parts of the South, leaving three people dead.

Colo. ski town could push marijuana legalization (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 04:51 PM PDT

AP - Voters in this Rocky Mountain resort town will decide next week whether to legalize pot for all adults at a time when the movement to allow medical marijuana is gaining steam around the country.

Grave thefts: An age-old problem that won't die (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 04:45 PM PDT

Pinellas County Sheriff's office officials exhume the body of Ruth Keaton in St. Petersburg, Fla. Thursday Oct. 29, 2009. A skull believed to be of Ms. Keaton was found in the bedroom of a former grave digger home. Ms. Keaton died at age 34 in 1948. Officials are trying to confirm that the skull belongs to Keaton. (AP Photo/Christine Armario)AP - It's that time of year when even cemetery guards are more easily spooked, on alert for signs of one of the oldest, most ghoulish and most persistent of crimes: grave robberies.

Investigators seek clues in S. Calif. midair crash (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 05:23 PM PDT

U.S. Coast Guard pilots prepare a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter before taking off on a search mission at the San Diego Coast Guard Station Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 in San Diego. The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy were searching early Friday for as many as nine people off the Southern California coast following a collision between a Coast Guard plane and a Marine Corps helicopter, officials said. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - The nighttime collision of a Coast Guard aircraft on a rescue mission and a Marine helicopter left nine people feared dead at sea Friday as investigators tried to solve the mystery of how the aircrews failed to see each other in a heavily used military training area.

Philly transit talks on hold as Series approaches (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 05:01 PM PDT

AP - Talks aimed at avoiding a Philadelphia transit strike were on hold Friday evening, just hours before a threatened strike could disrupt bus and subway services during the World Series.

SCLC elects MLK's daughter as 1st female president (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 04:24 PM PDT

FILE - In a Saturday Oct. 18, 2008 file photo, Rev. Bernice King, talks at a interview in Atlanta. The Rev. Bernice King has been chosen as the first woman to head the civil rights organization co-founded by her father, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference announced her election as its eighth president Friday morning, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/W.A. Harewood)AP - The Rev. Bernice King embraced the legacy and leadership of her parents on Friday as she became the first woman to head the civil rights organization co-founded by her father.

SF Mayor Newsom ends run for Calif. governor (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 04:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo from May 26, 2009, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom answers a question during an interview after a California State Supreme Court ruling in San Francisco. Newsom, who propelled the debate over gay marriage but struggled to find a popular message outside the San Francisco Bay area, has dropped his bid for California governor. A statement issued Friday by his campaign said he was unable to devote the time needed to run an effective campaign, citing 'a young family and responsibilities at City Hall.' (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who propelled the debate over gay marriage but struggled to find a popular message outside the San Francisco Bay area, dropped his bid for California governor on Friday.

Retailers suspend business with Mich. fruit grower (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 04:21 PM PDT

AP - Wal-Mart and two other top retailers said Friday they are suspending business with a large southwestern Michigan blueberry grower after investigators found children as young as 6 working in the grower's fields.

Wait for steel delays repair work on Bay Bridge (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 03:29 PM PDT

Traffic is seen at a standstill near the intersection of highway 80 and the Bay Bridge in Emeryville, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has been closed indefinitely after a rod installed during last month's emergency repairs snapped, causing a traffic nightmare for the 280,000 motorists who cross the landmark span every day.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - Crews trying to repair the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge ran into problems Friday, stopping work as they waited for new steel plates needed to strengthen the troubled span.

Police: Ariz. dad ran over 'Westernized' daughter (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 02:24 PM PDT

AP - An Iraqi immigrant accused of running down his daughter in Arizona with his car because she was becoming "too Westernized" has been arrested in Georgia, authorities said Friday.

School sued for punishing teens over MySpace pix (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 02:16 PM PDT

AP - Two sophomore girls have sued their school district after they were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation.

Judge orders 3 to trial in Anna Nicole drug case (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 04:26 PM PDT

Dr Khristine Eroshevich, left, and her attorney Adam Braun leave court, Friday Oct. 30, 2009, after a judge ruled that Howard K. Stern, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Eroshevich stand trial on charges of illegally funneling prescription drugs to the former Playboy model, Anna Nicole Smith, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Three key players in the troubled world of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith were ordered Friday to stand trial after a hearing that plumbed the drug-fueled depths of her final years and the alleged roles of her boyfriend and two doctors in feeding her addiction to prescription drugs.

CDC: Swine flu kids' deaths jump to 114 (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 01:08 PM PDT

Infant Jack Hemphill cries as he is held by his father Chris and his mother Inna, center, reacts after getting a swine flu shot from nurse kim Hill, right, at a flu shot clinic held on a parking lot in North Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - Swine flu has caused at least 19 more children's deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April, health officials said Friday.

APNewsBreak: ND Air Force base commander fired (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 01:22 PM PDT

Col. Joel Westa is shown in this undated photo made available by the U.S. Air Force. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force)AP - The military says the commander at the Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota has been relieved of his command.

Man sentenced to death in Tenn. torture slaying (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 01:20 PM PDT

AP - A Tennessee man convicted of kidnapping, rape and murder charges in the fatal carjacking of a couple on a date has been sentenced to death.

UN says police, NATO slow to respond to attack (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 03:37 PM PDT

An Afghan boy walks by a guarded entrance of a guest house for U.N. staff, which was attacked Wednesday in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed for more security personnel to protect U.N. staff and facilities in Afghanistan, especially in the run-up to next week's election. (AP Photo/Farzana Wahidy)AP - The United Nations demanded to know Friday why it took an hour for Afghan police and NATO troops to respond to a Taliban attack on a guest house filled with U.N. staff in Kabul.

Pakistanis confront Clinton over drone attacks (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 04:46 PM PDT

In this image taken from Pakistan's Geo TV shows visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during an interview broadcast live in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, with several prominent female TV anchors, before a predominantly female audience of several hundred. One member of the audience said the Predator attacks amount to 'executions without trial' for those killed.(AP Photo/Geo Tv) NO SALESAP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton faced sharp rebukes from Pakistani audiences Friday, including one woman who accused the U.S. of conducting "executions without trial" in aerial drone strikes. Slapping back, Clinton questioned Pakistan's commitment to fighting terrorists.

Prof, wife accused of receiving bogus contracts (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 02:03 PM PDT

AP - A University of Florida professor and his wife are accused in a federal indictment of receiving some $3.7 million in bogus contracts from NASA and other government agencies.

Arts agencies to get highest funding in 16 years (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 02:00 PM PDT

AP - The National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities are expected to receive their highest levels of funding in 16 years from a bill President Barack Obama is expected to sign into law by this weekend.

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