2009年11月5日星期四

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Military doctor kills 11 at Fort Hood Army base (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:05 PM PST

Spc. Ryan Howard of Niles, Mich., right and Spc. David Straub of Ardmore, Okla. wait for news of fellow soldiers while waiting at the gate of the Army base after a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - A military mental health doctor facing deployment overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood Army base on Thursday, setting off on a rampage that killed 11 other people and left 31 wounded. Authorities killed the gunman, and the violence was believed to be the worst mass shooting in history at a U.S. military base.

Texas polygamist sect member guilty of sex assault (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:05 PM PST

Raymond Jessop, left, the first man to face criminal charges following the raid of a polygamist sect's West Texas ranch in April, 2008, is seen outside the courtroom during a recess in his trial in Eldorado, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. He could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison if convicted of sexual assault of a child, a charge stemming from his alleged marriage to an underage girl. His father, Merril Jessop, is in the background. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)AP - Jurors in the first criminal trial following the raid of a polygamist group's Texas ranch have convicted a member of sexual assault of a child.

Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:53 PM PST

This April 16, 2009 file photo, shows a sign at the Citigroup Center in New York. Some of New York City's largest employers - including Citigroup - have started receiving doses of the much-in-demand swine flu vaccine for their at-risk employees. The swine flu vaccine has been in short supply nationwide because of manufacturing delays, resulting in long lines at clinics and patients being turned away at doctor's offices. The government has recommended that the limited supply go first to high-risk groups: children and young people through age 24, people caring for infants under 6 months, pregnant women and health care workers. Citigroup has received 1,200 doses, health officials said. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged.

Medical marijuana shops abound in California (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:32 PM PST

Aimee Polacci, garden product manager, carries a tray of cannabis clones to be sold at the Peace in Medicine dispensary in Sebastopol, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. The lone medical marijuana dispensary in this Northern California wine country enclave has become such a pot destination that it has more patients on its rolls than the town has people. But local officials view the business as a welcome addition to the community and a strong source of tax revenue during the recession. The Peace in Medicine marijuana dispensary is a clean, modern operation occupying a recently closed Ford dealership near downtown and could easily be mistaken for a doctor's office, if not for the three security guards and overwhelming skunky smell of pot.(AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)AP - The medical marijuana dispensary in this California wine country town is in a former auto dealership, and has more registered patients than the town has residents. Los Angeles has more pot shops than Starbucks and almost as many as public schools.

FBI refuses to talk about arrest in NM nun slaying (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:05 PM PST

Unidentified people arrive at the small home in Navajo, N.M. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 where Sister Marguerite Bartz's body was found Sunday. (AP Photo/Heather Clark)AP - Federal and tribal law enforcement agents descended on a small community on the Navajo Indian reservation early Thursday to make an arrest as part of their investigation into the slaying of a nun whose body was found in her home on church property.

Splashdown pilot Sullenberger to lead Rose Parade (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 04:27 PM PST

AP - Hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has been named the grand marshal of the 121st Tournament of Roses parade.

Mass. man faces new charges in alleged terror plot (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:57 PM PST

In this Feb. 11, 2009 image rendered from video and provided by WHDH-TV in Boston, Tarek Mehanna is seen outside the 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 pharmacy college graduate was indicted Thursday on new charges in an alleged terror plot to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and shoot people at American shopping malls.

SC high court says gov's ethics probe is public (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:43 PM PST

Gov. Mark Sanford, right, celebrates with Sen. Glenn McConnell, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, center, and Sen. Hugh Leatherman, R-Florence after the announcement that a Boeing 787 plant was coming to South Carolina during a special session of the legislature in Columbia, S.C. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - South Carolina's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an ethics investigation into Gov. Mark Sanford's travel must be made public, clearing the way for lawmakers considering impeachment to review a report on the probe.

Rail worker killed in Philly on 3rd day of strike (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:37 PM PST

Bumper to bumper traffic entering Pennsylvania from New Jersey packs the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Philadelphia transit system's largest union went on strike early Tuesday, bringing the city's bus, subway and trolley operations to a halt. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - A packed commuter train struck and killed a rail worker during the morning rush Thursday, disrupting service for three hours and stranding hundreds of riders on a system already crippled by a transit strike.

Fla. baby found alive in box under sitter's bed (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:05 PM PST

This photo provided by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement shows the 2-foot by 3-foot cedar box that law enforcement authorities found seven-month-old Shannon Dedrick in, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The box was under the bed of her baby sitter's bed in Chipley, Fla. (AP Photo/Florida Department of Law Enforcement)AP - Investigators spent five days searching a rural area of dense vines and marshes for a missing infant, only to find her lying quietly in a 2-foot by 3-foot cedar box that had been shoved under her baby sitter's bed. Clothing was packed around it to muffle any sounds and baking soda placed inside to mask the stench of dirty diapers.

Fannie Mae offers borrowers option to foreclosure (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:25 PM PST

AP - Can't pay the mortgage? You still might be able to stay in your home. Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is going to give borrowers on the verge of foreclosure the option of renting their homes for a year.

Conn. anti-war candidate weighs run for governor (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 02:44 PM PST

AP - Ned Lamont, the anti-Iraq war political phenomenon who nearly knocked Joe Lieberman out of the U.S. Senate, has turned his attention to next year's race for the Connecticut governorship.

Ohio woman: I got away from serial killing suspect (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 02:33 PM PST

A board with flyers for missing persons is hung on a frnce across from the home of Anthony Sowell in Cleveland Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The remains of 11 women were found in Sowell's home. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)AP - Suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell seemed like a "civilized person" on the April evening that Tanja Doss went up to his third-floor bedroom for a beer — until, she said, he leapt up and began choking her and threatening to kill her.

Guilty plea in fatal NY stabbing of immigrant (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 01:51 PM PST

FILE - In this file photo of Jan. 28, 2009, Nicholas Hausch appears in court in Riverhead, N.Y. where he and six other Long Island teenagers are accused in the stabbing death of Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero. Hausch pleaded guilty Thursday, Nov. 2, 2009 to gang assault and hate crime charges. The agreement requires him to testify against the six other defendants. (AP Photo/Ed Betz, Pool. File)AP - A man who agreed to testify against his friends in a fatal gang attack on an Ecuadorean immigrant pleaded guilty Thursday to hate crime charges, telling a judge he knew from the start they wouldn't "get away with it."

Feds seize computers, cash at Fla. lawyer's office (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 01:53 PM PST

AP - Federal agents seized computers, bank and investment records, cash and even the key to a Ferrari during an all-night search at the office of an attorney suspected of operating a massive fraud scheme.

NYPD: Scalper tried to bribe cop with Yankees tix (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:10 PM PST

AP - New York City police say a scalper arrested for selling fake World Series tickets outside Yankee Stadium tried to win his freedom by bribing an officer with seats.

Ball, Big Wheel, Game Boy make Toy Hall of Fame (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:58 AM PST

AP - Bounce it, kick it, catch it. Chase, throw or smack it. The ball, arguably the most popular plaything of all time, has finally earned a place inside a glass case at the National Toy Hall of Fame in New York.

Former NYC Police Commissioner Kerik pleads guilty (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:28 AM PST

FILE - In this June 4, 2009 file photo, former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik stands outside the Federal Court in Washington, after pleading not guilty to charges of lying to the White House while being vetted to be Homeland Security secretary. Kerik is displaying worrisome, risky behavior in jail, a federal judge said Friday Oct. 30, 2009 after speaking with the jail's psychiatric director. Kerik has been jailed since Oct. 20 to await trial on corruption charges. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik admitted in court Thursday that he lied to the White House while being considered for chief of Homeland Security.

Hurricane Ida rips into Nicaragua's Atlantic coast (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 01:17 PM PST

Graphic tracks the projected path of Hurricane IdaAP - Hurricane Ida ripped into Nicaragua's Atlantic coast Thursday, destroying homes, damaging schools and downing bridges before losing steam and becoming a tropical storm.

Analysis: College students need lessons in failure (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:26 PM PST

FILE - In this March 12, 2004 file photo, former New York Times reporter Jayson Blair speaks to an audience in New York's Harlem neighborhood. Rarely is the podium held by someone who is dealing with failure. That's too bad, educators say, because it's something so-called Gen Y students want- and need- to hear more about. (AP Photo/Jennifer Szymaszek, File)AP - Disgraced ex-New York Times reporter Jayson Blair talking to college students about ethics?

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