2009年12月12日星期六

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Houston voters could elect first openly gay mayor (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 05:51 PM PST

FILE - Houston mayoral candidate Annise Parker is shown in this Nov. 3, 2009 file photo in Houston. Parker's mayoral campaign Web site touts her plans to get tough on crime and build vibrant neighborhoods. But opponents are seizing on one line at the bottom of her bio: Parker and her life partner have been together since 1990 and have two children. Parker is facing a backlash from white conservative Christians and a group of black pastors, who already back her opponent. If she wins the Dec. 12, Houston would become the largest U.S. city with an openly gay mayor. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)AP - Early returns show a slim margin between the two candidates in the hotly contested Houston mayoral election Saturday, in which the city could elect its first openly gay mayor.

Gun deaths tried to fray the thin blue line in '09 (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:40 AM PST

FILE - In this March 27, 2009 file photo, a member of Oakland Police Honor Guard stands at his post near the four caskets of Oakland Police Officers Sgt. Mark Dunakin, 40; John Hege, 41; Sgt. Ervin Romans, 43; and Sgt. Daniel Sakai, 35, during the funeral at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. The four officers were shot in the line of duty. Across the nation, 2009 was a particularly perilous year for officers involved in gun disputes. Preliminary statistics from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund show the number of working officers killed by gunfire rose more than 20 percent from 2008. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, Pool, File)AP - A police officer is gunned down in his patrol car in Penn Hills, Pa., while waiting for backup. Near Seattle, four officers starting their day at a coffee shop are ambushed by an ex-con with a handgun. Another four officers are shot to death in Oakland, Calif., after a traffic stop gone awry. Across the nation, 2009 was a particularly perilous year for officers involved in gun disputes.

Search fails to find 3 Mount Hood climbers in Ore. (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 05:43 PM PST

AP - Rescue crews searching for three climbers missing on Mount Hood said they found some clues after a daylong search on Saturday in "miserable" weather.

Hundreds line up as Wash. coffee shop reopens (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 02:46 PM PST

Federal Way police officer Seth Hanson embraces a Lakewood police officer at Forza Coffee Company, in Parkland, Wash., which reopened at 8:14 a.m. Saturday morning, Dec. 12, 2009, 13 days after four Lakewood police officers were fatally shot. A bagpiper played as the Forza Coffee shop opened its doors at 8:14 a.m., the time on Nov. 29 when Maurice Clemmons ambushed Lakewood Police Sgt. Mark Renninger and Officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold and Greg Richards.(AP Photo/The News Tribune, Janet Jensen)AP - Hundreds of police officers and other customers lined up early Saturday for the reopening of the Washington state coffee shop where four officers were shot and killed two weeks ago.

Protesters damage Calif. university leader's home (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 04:59 PM PST

A broken light marks the entrance to University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau's on-campus residence on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, in Berkeley, Calif. Eight people were under arrest Saturday after protesters broke windows, lights and planters outside the home of the chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley. University spokesman Dan Mogulof said 40 to 70 protesters also threw incendiary devices at police cars and the home of Chancellor Birgeneau about 11 p.m. Friday. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)AP - Eight people were under arrest Saturday after protesters broke windows, lights and planters outside the home of the chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley.

Missing Utah mom's family prays for her return (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 05:17 PM PST

Paul Timpson hands out missing person fliers on cars in a Smith's parking lot Saturday Dec. 12, 2009, in West Valley City, Utah. Friends and family of a 28-year-old Utah mother who disappeared nearly a week ago are fasting and praying for her safe return as volunteers post thousands of fliers with her image on it.(AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Chris Detrick)AP - Friends and family of a 28-year-old mother who disappeared nearly a week ago are fasting and praying for her safe return as volunteers post thousands of fliers with her image on it.

Ramifications for Woods and his sport unfolding (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 02:57 PM PST

FILE - This is an April 8, 2007, file photo showing Tiger Woods tipping his cap on the 18th hole during the final round of the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Tiger Woods said Friday Dec. 11, 2009 he is taking an indefinite leave from golf to try to save his marriage, the biggest fallout yet from two shocking weeks filled with allegations of rampant extramarital affairs. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)AP - Stewart Cink was at a birthday party when he learned about Tiger Woods taking an indefinite leave from golf. A friend had the news on his cell phone, and even as the page loaded with the announcement, Cink figured a punch line was coming.

Episcopal bishop seeks prayer in rift over gays (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 03:35 PM PST

AP - The Episcopal Church should respond with "prayer and discernment" to the recent election of a lesbian priest as an assistant bishop of the Los Angeles diocese, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said Saturday.

Poor being turned away from free cancer screenings (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 02:48 PM PST

Erin LaBarge, of Norwood, N.Y., presses shirts at Potsdam Laundry & Dry Cleaners, in Potsdam, N.Y., Friday, Dec. 11 2009. (AP Photo/Gary Walts)AP - As the economy falters and more people go without health insurance, low-income women in at least 20 states are being turned away or put on long waiting lists for free cancer screenings, according to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network.

Guzzlers gouge rift between Nevada state agencies (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:06 AM PST

In this June 2009 photo provided by the Nevada Department of Wildlife, Wildlife guzzlers, like this one in northern Nevada's White Pine County near Ely, Nevada is shown. Wildlife guzzlers, contraptions that capture rainwater and melting snow in remote places for thirsty animals to drink, have triggered a turf war between two Nevada resource agencies. Members of the state Board of Agriculture argue that as their numbers increase, guzzlers are altering the landscape and taking precious resources, whether water or forage, from ranchers. They want to stop the Nevada Department of Wildlife from constructing any new guzzlers and are exploring possible legal challenges. (AP Photo/Nevada Department of Wildlife, Clint Garrett)AP - Wildlife guzzlers — contraptions that capture rainwater and melting snow in remote places for thirsty animals to drink — have triggered a turf war between two Nevada resource agencies.

Creator of first 50-star American flag dies at 67 (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 03:08 PM PST

AP - Robert G. Heft, who is credited with designing and sewing the first 50-star American flag, has died. He was 67.

After bodies found, calls for addiction help rise (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 02:27 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2009 file photo, a Cleveland police cruiser sits in front of the home of Anthony Sowell, in Cleveland. Sowell, a registered sex offender charged with killing 11 women and hiding their remains in and around his Cleveland home has agreed to let police fence off the house with barbed wire to preserve evidence, Wednesday Dec. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)AP - Drug-addicted women in Cleveland are seeking treatment in greater numbers after the discovery of 11 decomposing bodies in a sex offender's home more than a month ago.

Deal to relax limits on flights between US, Japan (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 04:54 AM PST

FILE - A Japan Air System jetliner takes off over Haneda Airport's control tower as All Nippon Airways planes are seen on the ground in Tokyo, in this Jan. 31, 2001 file photo. Continental airlines, based in Houston, said one key part of the open skies agreement is that it provides the U.S. airline industry guaranteed access to Haneda airport for the first time. That could spur sales on U.S. carriers flying to Japan because of how close the airport is to the center of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)AP - An aviation agreement between the U.S. and Japan could usher in a new period of closer alliances among the major carriers in both countries.

QB Drew Brees to reign over Bacchus for Carnival (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 01:17 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2009 photo, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees warms up before the NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)AP - Quarterback Drew Brees will soon be presiding over a new krewe.

Chicago elevated train derails; no major injuries (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:47 PM PST

AP - A six-car elevated train has derailed on the southeast side of Chicago, causing minor injuries.

Flynt wins partial victory in fight over his name (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 01:19 AM PST

Hustler publisher Larry Flynt is helped by an unidentified assistant, as he leaves the US District Court in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. Flynt took the stand Tuesday in the first day of his federal trademark infringement trial against his nephews, Jimmy Jr. and Dustin, who earlier this year launched their own line of adult films under the name 'Flynt.' Calling their films 'inferior products' and 'knock-off goods,' the porn mogul promptly sued, accusing them of trying to ride on the coattails of his fame and muddying the quality his customers have come to expect from his products. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - The porn family feud that played out in federal court this week ended in a draw Friday when a jury ruled that Larry Flynt's estranged nephews infringed on their famous uncle's trademark when they launched their own smut business, but did not invade his privacy and were not liable for the substantial attorney fees both sides rang up.

SC first lady wants divorce in wake of affair (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:14 AM PST

FILE - In a Friday, June 26, 2009 photo, Jenny Sanford, wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, speaks about her husband's recent affair admission in Sullivans Island, S.C. South Carolina's first lady has filed for divorce months after her husband publicly confessed an affair with an Argentine woman. (AP Photo/Alice Keeney, File)AP - South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she tried many times to reconcile with Gov. Mark Sanford after his affair with an Argentine mistress he famously called his "soul mate." Ultimately, the first lady filed for divorce.

Casey Anthony sobs at account of daughter's death (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 10:44 PM PST

Attorneys Jose Baez, left, and Andrea Lyon, right, talk with their client Casey Anthony during a court hearing in Orlando, Fla. on Friday, December 11, 2009. Anthony is charged in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Marie Anthony in 2008. Exactly one year after Caylee Marie Anthony's remains were found, defense lawyers argued why a judge should prohibit prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against the toddler's mother. (AP Photo/ Red Huber, Pool)AP - A Florida mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter sobbed in court Friday as a prosecutor speculated that the toddler was methodically drugged and suffocated with tape.

Move to cut ACORN funding ruled unconstitutional (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2009 07:45 PM PST

AP - The U.S. government's move this fall to cut off funding to ACORN was unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Friday, handing the embattled group a legal victory.

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