2009年11月28日星期六

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News


Police: Woods, wife unavailable for interview (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:40 PM PST

Elin Nordegren, wife of golfer Tiger Woods, leaves the Isleworth subdivision in Windermere, Fla., on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)AP - The mystery over a Tiger Woods' car crash intensified Saturday when his agent called state troopers on their way to Woods' house and asked them to wait another day before speaking to him.


Recession sends older Americans to food pantries (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:23 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 photo, Ronald Shewchuk and his wife Helen sit down to a meal at the Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen in Ithaca, N.Y.,  The Shewchuks have been eating many of their meals at the soup kitchen since losing most of their retirement savings during the economic downturn. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)AP - Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of thrift now find themselves crowding soup kitchens and food pantries in greater numbers for the first time after seeing retirement funds, second jobs and nest eggs wiped out by recession.


New commanders at embattled ND base vow perfection (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 12:08 PM PST

AP - The sign over the main gate at Minot Air Force Base brags, "Only the Best Come North."

La. interstate crash kills 5; critically hurts 10 (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 03:45 PM PST

AP - A minivan packed with children blew a tire, clipped a delivery truck and rolled on a Louisiana interstate Saturday, killing five people and critically injuring another 10, state police said.

Ohio school district sues over air pollution (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 01:24 PM PST

AP - A school district near Cincinnati is suing a plastics plant, accusing it of continuing to release chemicals in the air that exceed government safety standards.

Saddam was telling truth in missing Gulf War pilot (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 11:25 AM PST

FILE - This Oct. 11, 2002 , file photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows Navy Capt. Michael 'Scott' Speicher, the F/A-18 'Hornet' pilot who was shot down over Iraq on the opening night of Operation Desert Storm Jan. 17, 1991. The Pentagon initially declared him killed, but uncertainty led officials over the years to change his official status a number of times to 'missing in action' and 'missing-captured.' (AP Photo/US Navy Photo, File)AP - Saddam Hussein was telling the truth, this time. The United States just didn't believe him.


Fla. police eye Mich. in holiday killings probe (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:43 PM PST

This undated photo provided by Jim Sitton via WPTV shows Makayla Sitton, 6. Four people including a child in bed were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving gathering Thursday night, Nov. 26, 2009 in Jupiter, Fla., and a manhunt was under way across South Florida early Friday for Paul Michael Merhige, 35, a relative suspected in the slayings. (AP Photo/ Jim Sitton via WPTV)   NO SALESAP - Investigators in Florida alerted Michigan authorities to be on the lookout Saturday for a man accused of shooting four relatives to death after a Thanksgiving dinner in South Florida.


Domestic abuse cases proceed — even without victim (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 03:55 PM PST

This Sept. 20, 2009 photo shows Karla Giraldo waiting to testify in court at the trial of her companion State Sen. Hiram Monserrate in the Queens borough of New York. Monserrate was acquitted of more serious charges of assaulting Giraldo, in part because she refused to cooperate with authorities. In Queens alone, 90 percent of all women recant their stories of domestic abuse, and don't want to see their abusers tried. But the DA's office has a special unit that must prosecute the cases without the testimony of the key witnesses, or when the witness turns hostile. (AP Photo/David Pokress, Pool)AP - Karla Giraldo's face required about 40 stitches after an incident with her boyfriend, a New York state senator. The wife of New York TV personality Dominic Carter had a swollen lip, cut ear, and bruised body after they argued over care for their child.


For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 01:45 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2008 file photo, Demi Moore, right, and Ashton Kutcher arrive at Glamour Reel Moments in Los Angeles. Moore and Kutcher are among the most popular celebrities on Twitter -- and, combined, have more than 6 million followers on the site. Some wonder if celebrities, athletes and politicians are sharing too much information on social networking sites. Marketers, however, say being titillating and even controversial helps get them noticed. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP - So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 — and you post something you probably shouldn't on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else online.


Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 02:25 PM PST

In this Oct. 27, 2009 photo, officer Michael Charbonnier, of the Boston Police Department's Crime Stoppers Unit, takes down information during a phone call to the Crime Stoppers Unit  at a police station in Boston. Police across the country are getting help from text-a-tip programs that allow people to send anonymous messages from their cell phones. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)AP - A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion.


Boston woman delivers grandchild on Thanksgiving (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 02:21 PM PST

AP - A Boston woman says she was forced to split her time between helping her daughter deliver a baby at home and cooking Thanksgiving dinner.

LA Times sports writer Mike Penner dead at 52 (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 01:18 PM PST

AP - Los Angeles Times sports writer Mike Penner, who announced two years ago he was a transsexual and was changing his name to Christine Daniels, has died at age 52, the newspaper reported Saturday.

Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 11:05 AM PST

In this Oct. 21, 2009 photo, a pregnant naked mole rat is shown at the Barshop Institute at the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio. Naked mole rats are becoming more popular in research laboratories, where the seemingly invulnerable rodents have surprised scientists with their ability to live up to 30 years and their potential to offer insights into human health. They're being used to study everything from aging to cancer to strokes. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - Naked mole rats don't get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them.


In Wyoming, basketball drives reservation's pride (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 07:00 AM PST

AP - The gym is adorned with championship banners, expectations are high, and the players gasp and burn their way through sprints during the first days of basketball practice at Wyoming Indian High School.

Military divorces increasing from war stress (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 01:54 AM PST

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 file photo, U.S. Army soldiers belonging to the Alpha troop 3-71 Cavalry Squadron and members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol near the town of Baraki Barak, Logar province, Afghanistan. This is Logar province: scene of a major U.S. military buildup, fuel for the argument by senior commanders that more troops and aid infusions could reverse Taliban gains in other areas of Afghanistan and ultimately lead to victory. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)AP - The divorce rate in the armed forces continues to edge higher, despite efforts by the military to help struggling couples.


Wis. police report 4 shot in Madison duplex (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 01:18 PM PST

AP - Four people, including two children, were wounded early Saturday at a duplex in what investigators described as domestic shootings.

NASA: Floating 'junk' no threat to space station (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 05:58 AM PST

AP - NASA says a piece of old space junk that it's been tracking for a few days is no threat to the International Space Station.

Signs of life in stores as holiday shopping begins (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2009 10:54 PM PST

Shoppers wait in the check out line during a Black Friday sale at Nebraska Furniture Mart Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 in Kansas City, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - The nation's shoppers took advantage of deals on toys and TVs with some renewed vigor in stores and online on Black Friday after a year of concentrating their spending on basic necessities.


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