2009年12月30日星期三

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Airline attack could lead to more scanners (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 04:39 PM PST

A computer monitor displays a full-body scan during a demonstration of passenger screening technology by the Transportation Security Administration, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at the TSA Systems Integration Facility in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - The Christmas Day attack on a jetliner over Detroit, combined with technological improvements to protect people's sense of modesty, could lead to dramatically wider use of full-body scanners that can see through travelers' clothing.

New England fishing struggles to attract the young (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:24 PM PST

In this photo taken Dec. 17, 2009, fisherman Joe Sava, 75, poses on his fishing boat 'Little Hunter' in Gloucester Harbor in Gloucester, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - Joe Sava's legs have absorbed the ocean's pitch and roll from the deck of a fishing boat for four decades. At age 75, the Gloucester fisherman says just trying to stay upright at sea can wear him down.

Texting while driving, smoking target of '10 laws (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 01:35 PM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken Dec. 15, 2009, Tina Derby sends text messages while driving in Concord, N.H. It will be harder to legally text while driving, eat fatty foods and light up in bars and restaurants under new laws that take effect across the country this year. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)AP - Texting while driving, smoking in public and cooking with artery-clogging trans fats will be that much harder under a bevy of state laws set to take effect around the country on Friday.

US Airways jet blows tire, lands safely in Texas (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:20 PM PST

AP - Authorities say a US Airways regional jet has landed safely at San Antonio International Airport after blowing a tire during takeoff and circling for an hour to burn off fuel.

Nevada gov. fires adviser over first lady comment (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 04:55 PM PST

AP - Gov. Jim Gibbons fired his campaign adviser Wednesday for comments that described first ladies as "window dressing."

Colo. mom, baby revived after Christmas Eve birth (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 08:13 AM PST

AP - A Colorado woman says a Christmas miracle brought her and her newborn son back from the brink of death after her heart stopped beating during childbirth and the baby was delivered showing no signs of life.

13 state AGs threaten suit over health care deal (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 04:49 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, June 7, 2007 file photo, South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster announces that the state has filed a long-awaited federal lawsuit that seeks to stop North Carolina from draining millions of gallons of water from a river that flows across the state line in Columbia, S.C. Republican South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster and a dozen of his counterparts are sending a letter Wednesday night, Dec. 30, 2009 to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid objecting to Nebraska getting a break on Medicaid payments(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain, File)AP - Republican attorneys general in 13 states say congressional leaders must remove Nebraska's political deal from the federal health care reform bill or face legal action, according to a letter provided to The Associated Press Wednesday.

Cold-case trial looms for ex-wife of slain Marine (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:15 PM PST

This undated photo provided by the Sharron Aguilar shows Marine Sgt. William Miller with his then wife Vickie Babbitt and their daughter Wendy in Jacksonville, N.C. After thirty-seven years, Vickie Babbitt, 58, of Bend, Ore., and 57-year-old George Hayden, a former police chief once married to Babbitt, face charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of Miller. Her trial is to begin in March. A date for his has not yet been set. Also charged is Rodger Gill, an ex-Marine who was friends with Hayden and Babbitt. (AP Photo/Onslow County Sheriff)AP - William Miller's final errand was supposed to be a good deed, helping his estranged wife with car trouble. The Marine sergeant left home one night in 1972 and within the hour was found dead on a rural road.

Quinn: Secret prison early release 'big mistake' (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 04:07 PM PST

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, right, announces that he's reinstating a policy requiring all inmates within the Illinois Department of Corrections to serve 61 days before becoming eligible for good-conduct time off at a news conference, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, in Chicago. The governor says Corrections Director Michael Randle, left, made the decision to accelerate early releases counter to Quinn's own guidelines. Quinn says he first learned of the releases when The Associated Press reported earlier this month that hundreds of inmates were sent home after fewer than three weeks behind bars, and that some had been convicted of violent offenses. Randle told reporters he accepts responsibility for the release. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn reversed a secret policy change Wednesday that allowed more than 1,700 inmates to be released from state prison early, some of whom have already been sent back for new offenses, including aggravated battery, weapons charges and assault.

Van causes scare a day before Times Square revelry (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:23 PM PST

Emergency personnel gather around a suspicious van that was parked in Times Square, New York, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009. No explosive devices were found inside the van Wednesday afternoon, and the area was reopened to traffic about two hours after the incident began. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - A white van without license plates parked in the heart of Times Square caused a security scare Wednesday that rattled New Yorkers and thousands of holiday tourists milling about amid preparations for the city's massive New Year's Eve celebration.

Conn. slaying arrest comes on heels of exoneration (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:13 PM PST

AP - A DNA test led to the arrest of a New York man in a 1986 killing, months after an innocent man who spent 20 years in prison for the crime was exonerated by DNA.

2 deputies injured by inmate at Va. courthouse (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:21 PM PST

This undated photo provided by the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office shows George Golder Phillips II. Authorities say Phillips shot a deputy and stabbed another in a holding cell at a northern Virginia courthouse, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Fauquier County Sheriff's Office)AP - An inmate awaiting a court hearing shot a deputy and stabbed another in a holding cell at a northern Virginia courthouse Wednesday, authorities said.

Ron Paul son Rand makes Ky. Senate run official (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:38 AM PST

AP - Former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul's son has officially entered the GOP Senate primary in Kentucky.

NYC's real `Law & Order' DA retires after 35 years (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:40 PM PST

Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau listens during an interview at his office in New York, Dec. 16, 2009, as he prepares to step down after 35 years as DA. As Manhattan's top federal prosecutor for eight years before being elected as the borough's DA in 1974, Morgenthau, 90, symbolized the criminal justice system for generations of New Yorkers, not to mention viewers of 'Law & Order.' (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Robert Morgenthau has been cast in many roles during his decades in office.

NY's Tavern on the Green restaurant bites the dust (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:06 PM PST

A pair of decorated wooden elks stand in a hallway as members of the waitstaff emerge from the kitchen at Tavern on the Green in New York, Tuesday Dec. 29, 2009. The restaurant is scheduled to serve its last meal on Dec. 31. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)AP - Tavern on the Green, once America's highest-grossing restaurant, is singing its culinary swan song.

Yemeni forces raid al-Qaida hideout, clashes erupt (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 02:24 PM PST

A sign explains the procedure for going through the whole body scan machine, or millimeter wave machine as passengers wait in line at a security check point at the Salt Lake International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 10, 2009. REUTERS/George FreyAP - Yemeni forces raided an al-Qaida hideout and set off a gunbattle Wednesday as the government vowed to eliminate the group that claimed it was behind the Christmas bombing attempt on a U.S. airliner.

Wis. man's bank quip earns him Champion Liar title (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 01:09 PM PST

AP - A jab at the woes of the nation's banks has been named the top tall tale of 2009.

No re-election bid for NC pol who shot intruder (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:32 PM PST

In this undated photo provided by the North Carolina General Assembly, Sen. R.C. Soles of Tabor City is shown. North Carolina criminal investigators are in charge of probing why the state senator shot one of two intruders at his home in August 2009. (AP Photo/North Carolina General Assembly)AP - North Carolina's longest-serving state senator won't seek re-election next year as he faces possible criminal charges over a shooting at his home in August.

4 admit gaming US visa system for seasonal workers (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 12:22 PM PST

AP - Four employees at a Pennsylvania staffing company have admitted they scammed the visa system to bring hundreds of seasonal workers into the U.S. for clients.

Graceland Too attracts offbeat tourism in Miss. (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 04:01 AM PST

In this Dec. 9, 2009 photograph, Paul MacLeod is a perpetually caffeinated Elvis fanatic who's taking care of business 24-7-365 at the antebellum home he calls 'Graceland Too,' in Holly Springs, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) In this Dec. 9, 2009 photograph, Paul MacLeod is a perpetually caffeinated Elvis fanatic who's taking care of business 24-7-365 at the antebellum home he calls 'Graceland Too,' in Holly Springs, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)AP - Paul MacLeod is a perpetually caffeinated Elvis fanatic who's taking care of business 24-7-365 at the antebellum home he calls "Graceland Too."

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