2009年11月19日星期四

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Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011 (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:30 PM PST

This photo taken Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 and released Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 by Harpo Productions, Inc., shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, second from right, with former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her daughters, Willow, right, and Piper, left, during the taping of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' in Chicago. The show will air on Monday, Nov. 16. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns) MANDATORY CREDIT: Harpo Productions, George Burns. NO SALESAP - "The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that began as a local Chicago talk show and grew over two decades into the foundation of a media empire worth billions, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.

AP IMPACT: Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 01:29 PM PST

In this Oct. 8, 2009 file photo, frontline care providers like nurse Gail Symanik, left, is given the swine flu live virus vaccine nasal mist by nurse practitioner Judy Gallob at the Maricopa Medical Center, in Phoenix. When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be 'messy.' (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)AP - When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right. The program has been plagued with problems and information gaps:

Another Minn. man indicted in missing Somalis case (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:20 PM PST

AP - Another man has been indicted on terrorism charges in a federal investigation into the recruitment of Minnesota Somalis to fight in Somalia.

Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes for FAA (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:12 PM PST

AirTran customer service representative Bud Workman, center, books a flight to Boston for Frank Howe, right, on AirTran after his flight was canceled by Delta Airlines, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)AP - For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around the country.

9/11 trial a death penalty test for NYC juries (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:42 PM PST

FILE - This July 2009 photo downloaded from the Arabic language web site www.muslm.net shows a man identified by the site as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. New York juries are often loath to impose the death penalty, even for radical terrorists. Now comes the ultimate exception: Professed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. (AP Photo/www.muslm.net)AP - New York juries are often loath to impose the death penalty, even for terrorists.

Police seize more vids in Mo. sex abuse case (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:35 PM PST

This combination of undated photos released by the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department and the Marion County Sheriff's Office shows, from left to right on the top row; Jared Leroy Mohler, 48, of Columbia, Mo., David A. Mohler, 52, of Lamoni, Iowa, Burrell Edward Mohler Sr., 77, of Independence, Mo., and from left to right on the second row; Burrell Edward Mohler Jr., 53, of Independence, Mo., Roland Neil Mohler, 47, of Bates City, Mo. and Darrel Wayne Mohler of Silver Springs, Fla. (AP Photo/Lafayette County Sheriff's Dept./Marion County Sheriff's Dept.)AP - Several family members who say they were sexually abused as children by adult relatives remember being taken to various locations and photographed with naked men, police investigators said in a search warrant released Thursday.

Obese SC man dies after 8 months in home recliner (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:51 PM PST

AP - When an ambulance brought Daniel Webb home from the hospital after he hurt his knee in March, paramedics warned the then 550-pound man he probably wouldn't be able to get up from his recliner if they put him there, his wife said.

Katrina ruling could bring new deluge of lawsuits (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:06 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2005 file photo, residents wait on a rooftop to be rescued from the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. The federal government could be vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims after a judge rules that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool, File)AP - A landmark court ruling blaming the Army Corps of Engineers' "monumental negligence" for some of the worst flooding from Hurricane Katrina could lead to a new deluge: billions of dollars in legal action from thousands of storm victims.

Jury sides with NYC police in clown's lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:16 PM PST

AP - A federal jury has ruled that New York City police didn't use excessive force when they arrested a professional clown who left a suspicious device that turned out to be a balloon inflator inside a coffee shop.

UN urges help for 1 billion deprived children (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 02:44 PM PST

Grace Akallo, 29, left, a former child soldier in Uganda, actress and ambassador for UNICEF, the U.N. children's agency Lucy Liu, center, and Ann Veneman, UNICEF's executive director, pose after a news conference in New York, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. UNICEF issued a special edition of its annual report on The State of the World's Children on the eve of Friday's 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child to spotlight the treaty's achievements and challenges. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)AP - UNICEF urged the world to help the 1 billion children still deprived of food, shelter, clean water or health care — and the hundreds of millions more threatened by violence — two decades after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children's rights.

AP Exclusive: Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 02:56 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, March 20, 2008 file photo, Pakistani protesters rally against the republishing of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad in Danish newspapers in Quetta, Pakistan. Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially, a ban on blasphemy. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt, File)AP - Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a collision course with free speech laws in the West.

Army fears anti-Obama politics at Palin event (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 02:44 PM PST

Sarah Palin signs copies of her new book 'Going Rogue' at a Barnes and Noble bookstore in Grand Rapids, Michigan November 18, 2009. U.S. Republican Senator John McCain on Wednesday strongly defended the top advisers from his 2008 presidential campaign in the face of sharp criticism from his vice presidential running mate, Palin. McCain, in a telephone interview with Reuters, singled out campaign manager Steve Schmidt and senior adviser Nicolle Wallace for praise after Palin blasted the pair in her memoir, AP - The U.S. Army plans to prevent media from covering Sarah Palin's appearance at Fort Bragg, fearing the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama, officials said Thursday.

Ohio launches new non-DNA innocence initiative (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 11:08 AM PST

AP - Ohio's top public defender is taking on a rare challenge: accepting cases of convicted criminals who say they're innocent but don't have the DNA to prove it.

GOP advisers: Giuliani leans toward a Senate race (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:32 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2009 file photo, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani urges supporters to vote for Republican candidate for New Jersey governor Chris Christie, left, in West Milford, N.J. A spokeswoman for Giuliani insists he still hasn't made up his mind and won't be shy to say so when he does. Christie defeated Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Independent Chris Daggett in the Nov. 3 election. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is leaning toward running for the U.S. Senate rather than making a bid for governor, two Republican advisers said Thursday.

Gates Foundation gives $335M for teacher quality (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:04 PM PST

AP - Three school districts and a coalition of charter schools have agreed to be test kitchens for some radical ideas for improving teacher quality — from paying new teachers to spend another year practicing before getting their own class to letting student test scores affect teacher pay.

US survey shows southern counties most obese (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 03:37 PM PST

A resident is photographed Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 walking around downtown Lexington, Miss., in Holmes County. The first national statistics that look at obesity on the county level show that Mississippi has three counties among the worst in the nation, Humphreys, Jefferson and Holmes. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than in about 75 percent of counties in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)AP - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

NYC 'Junior' Gotti jury signals possible deadlock (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 01:55 PM PST

AP - Jurors at the racketeering trial of John "Junior" Gotti raised the specter of a fourth mistrial in the case, telling a judge Thursday that they were deadlocked on murder and other charges against the son of the infamous mob boss.

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