2009年12月19日星期六

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News


Blizzard-like storm slams East, region snowed in (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 04:36 PM PST

Josh Waldron shovels off the roof of his house during a major snowstorm that hit Virginia Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009 in Waynesboro, Va. (AP Photo/Norm Shafer).AP - A blizzard-like storm rocked the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Saturday, crippling travel across the region and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power.


Fear of violence grows in mountaintop mining fight (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:19 AM PST

FILE - This Tuesday June, 23, 2009 file photo, Massey Energy miners protest in Sundial, W.Va. Tension has been building for months as activists mount sometimes brazen acts of civil disobedience to stop the uniquely Appalachian form of strip mining that is gaining closer scrutiny from regulators, policy makers and the public.  (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)AP - It was the slap heard 'round the coalfields: Cordelia Ruth Tucker, wearing the fluorescent-striped shirt of a miner, strode past West Virginia state troopers and into a stream of marchers protesting mountaintop removal mining to deliver an audible smack.


Calif. city's police to wear head-mounted cameras (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 01:45 PM PST

AP - San Jose police are testing head-mounted cameras to record interactions with the public.

Prison population to have first drop since 1972 (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:27 AM PST

AP - The United States may soon see its prison population drop for the first time in almost four decades, a milestone in a nation that locks up more people than any other.

Hawaii dimmed by education, election, health cuts (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:15 AM PST

A homeless man who wished not identify himself naps under his blanket at Kapiolani Park Friday Dec. 18, 2009. Due to the bad economy the Oahu homeless population has grown. Many now camp at Kapiolani Park which is in the shadow of Diamond Head and Oahu's main tourist destination Waikiki Beach. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)AP - Hawaii public schools are closed most Fridays, rats scurry across bananas in uninspected stores and there may not be enough money to run the next election.


Friend defends husband of missing Utah woman (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 12:49 PM PST

FILE - In this Saturday Dec. 12, 2009 file photo, Joshua Powell attends a news conference in West Valley City, Utah. Joshua Powell's wife Susan, a 28-year-old mother of two young children, was reported missing Dec. 7 when she didn't show up for her stockbroker job at a bank. She was last seen a day earlier. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Chris Detrick, File)   DESERET NEWS OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALESAP - A friend is speaking out in support of Josh Powell, the man police consider the sole person of interest in the disappearance of his wife nearly two weeks ago.


Worker dies after falling in pit at Denver airport (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 01:29 PM PST

AP - Denver airport officials say a contract worker died after falling into about 20 feet of water at the bottom of a 40-foot-deep pit at the airport's heating and cooling plant.

Facing prison, Astor's son bares private life (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 08:20 AM PST

AP - Anthony Marshall has had a life of privilege and pain as philanthropist Brooke Astor's only child.

Judge extends block on Oklahoma abortion law (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 02:25 AM PST

AP - An Oklahoma County judge has extended a temporary restraining order that blocks enforcement of a strict abortion law. The law would require doctors to report personal information about women who seek abortions and for the information to be posted on a public Web site.

Abortion opponents watching Nelson on health care (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 02:25 PM PST

An opponent of President Obama's health care overhaul poses with a banner during a demonstration outside the offices of Sen. Ben Nelson D-Neb., in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Democratic leaders in Washington were trying to finalize language restricting abortion coverage that could secure the support of moderate Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - Waiting at home for Nebraska's Ben Nelson is the following message: "Merry Christmas and we thank you for your stance on pro-life issues so far, and we hope you continue to stand for what's morally correct."


Obama hails climate breakthrough (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:06 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama calls the climate agreement reached in Copenhagen a breakthrough for action, but says more must be done to actually achieve significant reductions in global warming pollution.

Pa. police accused of cover-up in immigrant attack (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 03:21 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2008 picture, Brandon Piekarsky is escorted into the Schuylkill County Courthouse in Pottsville, Pa. Federal hate crime indictments against Derrick Donchak and Piekarsky were unsealed Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009 for the fatal beating of Luis Ramirez in July 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)AP - Federal prosecutors charged three police officers in a racially tense Pennsylvania coal town with orchestrating a cover-up in the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant by altering evidence or lying to the FBI in a hate crimes case against two popular football players.


Tag Heuer to drop Tiger Woods from US campaigns (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 09:57 PM PST

A billboard for Tag Heuer watches featuring golfer Tiger Woods is seen in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. The self-destruction of Tiger Inc. is calling into question whether companies can afford the risk of signing multimillion-dollar contracts with celebrity endorsers. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer said Friday that it will "downscale" its use of golfer Tiger Woods' image in its advertising campaigns for the foreseeable future.


Book explores evangelical monopoly in sports world (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 09:28 PM PST

FILE - This is a Dec. 13, 2009, file photo showing Dallas Cowboys quarterback Jon Kitna (3) leading others in prayer following an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers, in Arlington, Texas. High-profile expressions of faith by athletes have become routine in pro sports.  'Some love it, some really resent it. The comedians have a field day with it,' said Krattenmaker, author of 'Onward Christian Athletes.' (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman, fILE)AP - A toss left, a quick break past the defense, and it was obvious Philadelphia Eagles running back Herb Lusk was headed to the end zone. The real surprise came when he arrived 70 yards later.


Flying Chihuahuas: Dogs change coast in big exodus (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 06:47 PM PST

Chihhuahua dogs are prepared for transport at the Northeast Valley Animal Care Center, in Mission Hills, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. They are part of the 'Project Flying Chihuahuas,'' a new initiative that transports Chihuahuas to the East Coast for adoption. The program was created  in response to the overabundance of the breed in the Los Angeles area and the scarcity of the dog in the Northeast. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Chihuahuas have been flying out of California since other states learned about the glut of little dogs in the Golden State.


NC mom sentenced for putting son in boiling water (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2009 03:37 AM PST

AP - A 22-year-old North Carolina woman who put her toddler in boiling water and burned his foot with a cigarette has been sentenced to prison.
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