2010年1月23日星期六

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News


Crumbling cliffs don't deter Pacifica residents (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 01:07 PM PST

In this  Jan. 22, 2010 photo, workers looks over a cliff next to an apartment building where six units were evacuated on Thursday, in Pacifica, Calif.   (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - It wasn't the thunderous sound of a massive chunk of ocean bluff plummeting to the beach that jarred Marva Seaton to life Thursday at 5:30 a.m., but a rap at her door.


'Glee' cast, Baldwin, Fey win SAG comedy awards (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 05:41 PM PST

Tina Fey accepts the award for best female actor in a comedy series at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - The cast of the spunky TV series "Glee," about a high school singing club, has won the trophy for best comedy series ensemble at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.


Homeless veteran who saved 5 in fire laid to rest (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:50 PM PST

Honor guard members carry the remains of Raymond Edward Vivier, a homeless man living in Cleveland, who died in a boarding house fire with three other homeless person, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, during burial services at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.  (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)AP - Ray Vivier had been an adventurer, a Marine veteran who explored the country from South Carolina to Alaska, the father of five children.


Tax the rich? Ore. voters scratching their ballots (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 12:49 PM PST

Rachael Townsend holds a sign at a rally of supporters of Oregon's Measures 66 and 67 in Portland, Ore., Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.  The two ballot measures, which would raise taxes on high-income earners and corporations, will be determined next Tuesday in Oregon's vote-by-mail special election. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)AP - If any Americans are willing to fork over more to state governments in 2010, it might just be those of Oregon, where voters are deciding the fate of two proposed tax increases that target the wealthy and corporations.


Oil spilled at east Texas port as ships collide (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 05:42 PM PST

AP - As much as 450,000 gallons of crude oil may have spilled in a southeast Texas port when two vessels collided Saturday morning, but it's unclear whether that much actually leaked from the damaged tank, a U.S. Coast Guard official said.

Experts: Police botched 1st Peterson investigation (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:57 AM PST

FILE - In this May 8, 2009 file photo, former Bolingbrook, Ill. police Sgt. Drew Peterson arrives at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill., for his arraignment on charges of first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his former wife Kathleen Savio. One thing became clear as a police officer testified Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, about the 2004 investigation into Savio's death: They pretty much blew it, failing to collect a shred of forensic evidence and allowing her ex-husband to sit in on interviews with potential witnesses. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - From nearly the moment the lead investigator stepped into the suburban Chicago area home where former policeman Drew Peterson's third wife was found dead in a dry bathtub, he treated her death as a tragic accident.


Student pranked by Philadelphia airport TSA worker (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 11:50 AM PST

AP - A college student returning to school after the winter break fell victim to a prank at Philadelphia's airport by a Transportation Security Administration worker who pretended to plant a plastic bag of white powder in her carryon luggage.

Union: Chrysler delays plan to close Ohio plant (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 02:46 PM PST

AP - Union leaders say Chrysler's stamping plant in Ohio will stay open until June 26, three months longer than the company had planned.

Chief backs 911 caller in Ohio roadside rape case (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:22 AM PST

AP - An Ohio police chief is defending a driver who called 911 but didn't do more to stop a woman from being raped along a street in broad daylight.

Balloon boy mom's interviews contradict husband (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 03:08 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2009 file photo, Mayumi Heene, left, leaves her home escorted by Larimer County Sheriffs in Fort Collins, Colo. Mayumi Heene, the mother of the 6-year-old boy purported to be in a runaway balloon in Colorado, repeatedly told authorities it was all a publicity stunt, contradicting what her husband told media before he reported to jail. (AP Photo/Will Powers, File)AP - A newly released video shows the mother of the 6-year-old boy purported to be in a runaway balloon finally acknowledging to authorities it was all a hoax — contrary to her husband's repeated public denials just before reporting to jail.


Man charged with slaying mom, 2 tots in Brooklyn (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 10:25 AM PST

AP - A New York City man faces charges that he slaughtered his girlfriend and her two young children in a frenzy at their Brooklyn home.

Hawaii Senate passes civil unions bill (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 08:38 PM PST

AP - The Hawaii Senate approved same-sex civil unions Friday, potentially setting up the measure for final passage as soon as next week.

Top Athletics prospect retires to enter priesthood (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 08:49 PM PST

In this undated handout photo released by the Oakland Athletics, baseball player Grant Desme is shown. Oakland Athletics prospect Grant Desme is retiring from baseball to enter the priesthood, Desme announced on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010.  Desme plans to enter a seminary in August and hopes eventually to become a Catholic priest  Desme was selected the 2009 Arizona Fall League MVP and was considered one of the top prospects in Oakland's system. (AP Photo/Oakland Athletics)AP - As a top prospect for the Oakland Athletics, outfielder Grant Desme might've gotten the call every minor leaguer wants this spring.


"Guys and Dolls" actress Jean Simmons dies at 80 (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 12:13 PM PST

In this 1965 file photo, Actress Jean Simmons, wearing sleeveless dress. Simmons, the stunning beauty who sang with Marlon Brando in 'Guys and Dolls' and played Ophelia to Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, has died. (AP Photo, File)AP - Jean Simmons, whose ethereal screen presence and starring roles with Hollywood's top actors made her a mid-century film icon, has died at age 80.


Philly TSA worker gone after prank on passenger (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:50 AM PST

AP - The Transportation Security Administration says a worker who pretended to plant a plastic bag of white powder in a college student's carryon luggage at Philadelphia International Airport earlier this month is no longer employed by the agency.
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