2009年12月27日星期日

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Security reviews under way after airliner attack (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 05:54 PM PST

Northwest Airlines flight 253 sits on the tarmac after requesting emergency help at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Mich., Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. A passenger onboard the same Northwest Airlines flight route that was attacked on Christmas Day was taken into custody in Detroit on Sunday after becoming disruptive, officials said. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Investigators piecing together a brazen attempt to bring down a trans-Atlantic airliner said Sunday the suspect tucked a small bag holding his deadly concoction on his body, using an explosive that would have been easily detected with the right airport equipment.

Bomb suspect came from elite family, best schools (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 05:10 PM PST

In this undated photo provided by the Web site saharareporters.com and verified by an Associated Press reporter present at the subject's arraignment, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is shown. Abdulmutallab, who claimed ties to al-Qaida, was charged Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner, just a month after his father warned U.S. officials of concerns about his son's religious beliefs. (AP Photo/saharareporters.com) NO SALESAP - As a member of an uppercrust Nigerian family, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab received the best schooling, from the elite British International School in West Africa to the vaunted University College London.

No danger on Sunday flight — just an ill passenger (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 05:40 PM PST

Jane Jeronimus, right, talks about her familie's flight from Amsterdam as her husband Hans and children Emma and Tim listen after clearing customs at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009 in Romulus, Mich. The Jeronimus' were aboard Northwest flight 253 that was kept on the tarmac on Sunday. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Armed officers on Sunday rushed aboard the same Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight that was attacked on Christmas Day, but the perceived threat wasn't much of a danger — just an ill traveler who spent too much time in the bathroom.

TSA: 2 passengers detained after flight to Phoenix (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 05:02 PM PST

AP - Two men thought to have been acting suspicious aboard a flight bound for Phoenix were detained and questioned by federal anti-terrorism authorities before they were released, the FBI said Sunday.

Jon Gosselin's NYC apartment trashed over holidays (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 12:17 PM PST

FILE - This image released by TLC, shows Jon Gosselin, right, and his wife Kate Gosselin, from the TLC series 'Jon & Kate Plus 8,' in Hawaii. (AP Photo/TLC, Mark Arbeit)AP - Jon Gosselin's apartment was ransacked by someone who slashed furniture, stole his TV and left a note pinned to his dresser with a butcher knife while he visited his children for Christmas, his lawyer said Sunday.

Meyer expects to be leading Gators in '10 (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 05:41 PM PST

Florida coach Urban Meyer discusses his leave of absence after arriving in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2009. Less than 24 hours after he resigned, Meyer is instead taking an indefinite leave of absence and opening the door for a return to the Gators. Florida will face Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - It took an emotional team meeting, a sleepless night and about an hour of practice for coach Urban Meyer to change his mind about resigning at Florida.

Indian tribes buy back thousands of acres of land (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:42 AM PST

This Jan. 30, 2009 photo shows statues depicting the various clans within the Winnebago tribe, overlooking a housing development north of Winnebago, Neb., which was built on land purchased by the tribe. Native American tribes tired of waiting for the U.S. government to honor centuries-old treaties are buying back land where their ancestors lived and putting it in federal trust. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - Native American tribes tired of waiting for the U.S. government to honor centuries-old treaties are buying back land where their ancestors lived and putting it in federal trust.

Car showrooms are reborn as places to play, learn (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 03:17 PM PST

In this Oct. 6, 2009 photo, Sean Donovan displays a painting that shows how the private residence building he is standing in front of originally looked when it was built by Henry Ford to display Model T Ford automobiles in Cincinnati. The entrance to the building still has the original tile with Ford's name. As auto showrooms close nationwide, schools, day care centers, stores and other activities are filling some of the void. Architects and historians say depressed real estate values and enthusiasm for green energy are contributing to a high level of interest in reusing showrooms. The showrooms are especially sturdy, naturally lit and often ideally located in high-traffic areas. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)AP - With hard times in the auto industry and car dealerships closing around the country, the gleaming showrooms that once featured next year's models are becoming this year's new store, restaurant, school, day care center or yoga studio.

Percy Sutton, Harlem political pioneer, dies at 89 (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 03:41 PM PST

FILE - Percy Sutton, who rescued the Apollo Theater in New York City from extinction eight years ago, poses under the Marquee in this July, 1991 file photo. Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as a political power broker and media mogul, died Saturday Dec. 26, 2009 at age 89. (AP Photo/ David Cantor, File)AP - Percy Sutton, the pioneering civil rights attorney who represented Malcolm X before launching successful careers as a political power broker and media mogul, has died. He was 89.

9 fires in western Massachusetts leave 2 dead (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 02:42 PM PST

AP - Authorities say nine fires that left two people dead in a western Massachusetts town are "suspicious" and they're treating them as potential crimes.

NYC's New Year's Eve ball gets new crystal (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 02:06 PM PST

AP - The New Year's Eve crystal ball that drops in Times Square will have a new kind of sparkle when it descends at the stroke of midnight Thursday, and revelers will be able to toast 2010 without popping a cork.

22 and counting: Mystery fires rattle Houston (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:40 AM PST

In this Dec. 3, 2009 file photo, a home destroyed by fire in the Heights neighborhood of Houston is shwon. Since August, the calm of the neighborhood in north central Houston has been overrun by fear and tension as a string of 22 arson fires, most in the middle of the night, have damaged homes and other structures. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)AP - A four-foot pile of ash and charred debris is all that remains of the Rodriguez family's two-story garage, which had been stuffed with tools, machinery, couches and appliances when a mysterious fire ripped through it earlier this month.

Officials say man on Sunday flight posed no threat (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 02:26 PM PST

Aircrafts from Delta-Northwest are being supplied and loaded before departure at Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam on December 26. The White House warned political foes Sunday not to provoke a partisan tug of war over terrorism, with President Barack Obama yet to publicly address the thwarted attack on a US airliner.(AFP/ANP/File/Marcel Antonisse)AP - The same Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight that was attacked on Christmas Day saw another security scare Sunday during a confrontation with a sick passenger from Nigeria, officials said.

Merry Xmas in Hollywood: Box-office record falls (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 01:45 PM PST

Film Director James Cameron, center, poses with his film producer Jon Landau, left, and Jim Gianopulos, chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment, right, after promote their new 3D movie 'Avatar' in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. James Cameron says China's film industry stands to gain a lot if the country opened its doors to foreign films, after the World Trade Organization upheld a ruling this week that China was illegally restricting imports of movies and other media. The restrictions have been a key complaint by Western countries, who complain that China's rapid rise as a trade power has been in part aided by unfair policies that boost sales of Chinese goods abroad while limiting imports into its market. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - It was a memorable and merry Christmas in Hollywood as moviegoers shattered box-office records, responding in droves to a diverse array of high-profile releases over the holiday weekend.

Father of Detroit would-be bomber warned US (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 11:11 PM PST

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the suspect in the Detroit bound Delta Airlines plane on Christmas day, is shown in this undated photograph released to Reuters on December 26, 2009. U.S. authorities on Saturday charged Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian man, with trying to blow up U.S. passenger jet Northwest flight 253 with high explosives and were investigating his claim that he had links to al Qaeda. REUTERS/saharareporters.com/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW HEADSHOT IMAGES OF THE DAY) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - U.S. government officials tell The Associated Press that the Nigerian man charged with trying to destroy a jetliner came to the attention of U.S. intelligence in November when his father went to the U.S. embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, to express his concerns about his son.

Democrat eyeing Kennedy seat avoids family legacy (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:35 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2009 file photo Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Martha Coakley waits for the start of a taped debate at the WBZ-TV studios in Boston. Coakley is running to fill the seat vacated by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, but is crafting a campaign largely free of the Kennedy mystique. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)AP - Attorney General Martha Coakley may be the front-runner in the race to fill the late Edward Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat, but she is crafting a campaign largely free of the Kennedy mystique.

After United 93, air travelers react to threats (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 09:29 PM PST

Passengers are seen outside Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Saturday Dec. 26, 2009. A Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria who claimed to be acting on orders from al-Qaida set off an explosive device on a Christmas Day flight in a failed terrorist attack on the plane as it was landing in Detroit, US Federal officials said. The suspect boarded in Nigeria and went through Schiphol airport in Amsterdam en route to Detroit. Dutch anti-terrorism authorities said the U.S. has asked all airlines to take extra precautions on flights worldwide that are bound for the United States. (AP Photo/Evert Elzinga)AP - They heard a pop that sounded like fireworks. They saw a glow of flame followed by a rush of smoke. And that was enough for passengers on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 to pounce.

RI field fight part of bigger church-state dispute (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:12 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 photo members of the St. Raphael Academy high school football team depart the Dennis M. O'Brien Memorial Field in Pawtucket, R.I. following a team practice. A fight over athletic fields in this city goes well beyond who gets to play soccer where, and is raising thorny questions about separation of church and state and public aid to religious institutions — divisive issues that have flared repeatedly in heavily Catholic Rhode Island. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - A fight over athletic fields in this city goes beyond who gets to play soccer where and raises thorny questions about separation of church and state and public aid to religious institutions — divisive issues that have flared repeatedly in heavily Catholic Rhode Island.

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