2010年1月24日星期日

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News


Rare dinosaur skeleton turned over to researchers (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 05:13 PM PST

AP - A rare and nearly complete dinosaur skeleton stolen from private property in Montana and stored in an evidence locker for more than two years has been turned over to researchers.

FBI: Man who tried to open airplane door released (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 02:41 PM PST

AP - A man accused of attempting to open an airplane's exterior door while in flight has been released after investigators determined it wasn't a terrorism matter, authorities said Sunday.

Scientists create model of monster 'Frankenstorm' (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:05 PM PST

FILE - This Jan. 20, 2010 file photo shows high-storm surf pounding the beach in front of an oil rig at Seal Beach, Calif. as the region prepares for the third in a series of storms to hit the California coastline. As torrential rains recently pelted wildfire-stripped hillsides and flooded highways, a team of scientists hunkered down at the California Institute of Technology to work on a 'Frankenstorm' scenario — a motherlode wintry blast that could potentially sock the Golden State. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)AP - Think the recent wild weather that hammered California was bad? Experts are imagining far worse.


Crews try to protect wildlife from Texas oil spill (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 05:23 PM PST

A barge is seen engaged with Eagle Otome after the two vessels collided causing as much as 450,000 gallons of crude oil to spill, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Port Arthur, Texas.  Officials contained the spill, but were still assessing the scope and cause. No injuries were reported from the collision. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Julio Cortez) MANDATORY CREDITAP - Crews worked Sunday to protect two sensitive wildlife areas after a crude oil spill shut down parts of a major southeast Texas port, state Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson said.


Cape Wind's fate unclear, even in Obama's hands (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 05:05 PM PST

Map shows site of proposed wind farm near Cape CodAP - After eight years of review, the future of a controversial wind farm off Cape Cod now rests in what would seem to be friendly hands — an Obama administration that's pledged to make the U.S. "the world's leading exporter of clean energy."


Aging bikers taking to the streets on beefy trikes (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 01:07 PM PST

In this Jan. 10, 2010  photo, Loch David Crane, left, gets onto to his three-wheeled motorcycle as John Gardner, right, looks on during a club ride in San Diego. They are among a growing group of aging motorcyclists taking up trikes; three-wheeled motorcycles that provide stability and nearly all the comforts of a car while still allowing riders to feel the wind in their face.  (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP - Arthur McCoy didn't let the amputation of a leg because of cancer stop him from riding motorcycles. The solution to his disability came in the form of a third wheel.


'Inglourious Basterds' wins SAG film award (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:37 PM PST

Alec Baldwin accepts the best actor in a comedy series award at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - While Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock's chances for Academy Award gold were advanced with their trophies at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the blockbuster "Avatar" may have felt a touch blue.


Ex-US Commerce secretary Mosbacher dies in Houston (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:00 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2008 file photo, former Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher is seen during a news conference in Houston. Mosbacher, a Houston oil multimillionaire who served as U.S. Commerce secretary under his close friend, President George H.W. Bush, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He was 82. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)AP - Robert Mosbacher Sr., a Houston oil multimillionaire who served as U.S. Commerce secretary under his close friend, President George H.W. Bush, died Sunday at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He was 82.


2 killed when plane crashes in suburban Chicago (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 09:16 PM PST

AP - Authorities say two people were killed when the small plane they were in crashed in suburban Chicago.

Getting a cold one is no problem at Pa. ice bar (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 02:44 PM PST

AP - At one eastern Pennsylvania restaurant, getting a cold one is no problem: Everything is on ice — and under it, and surrounded by it.

16-year-old girl starts solo sail around globe (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 03:46 AM PST

Abby Sunderland, 16, looks out from her sailboat, Wild Eyes, as she leaves for her world record attempting journey at the Del Rey Yacht Club, Saturday, Jan 23, 2010, in Marina del Rey, Calif. Sunderland is attempting to be the youngest person to complete a nonstop, unassisted solo-circumnavigation of the globe by sea. (AP Photo/Richard Hartog)AP - A 16-year-old has set out to become the youngest person to sail around the world alone.


Manning, Colts drop Jets 30-17, reach Super Bowl (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 03:41 PM PST

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, center, celebrates his second quarter touchdown pass against the New York Jets with teammates Ryan Lilja (65) and Jeff Saturday (63) during the AFC Championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)AP - Perfection doesn't matter when you're already the best and heading for the Super Bowl.


Police: NY highway reopened after tanker fire (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 04:36 AM PST

The charred wreckage of a gasoline hauling tractor-trailer burns out of control on the Long Island Expressway near Melville, N.Y., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. Police say that the driver was killed and another person injured when the 18-wheeler clipped a car while trying to change lanes. (AP Photo/Michael Descalso)AP - Police say all lanes of New York's Long Island Expressway have reopened a day after a fuel truck flipped and exploded on the highway, killing the driver.


Storms trash Calif. beaches, bring snow to AZ, NM (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 09:20 AM PST

A paddle surfer, left, navigates his way through debris in Seal Beach, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 after a week of storms passed though Southern California. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)AP - Spare tires, rusted shopping carts and still steaming trash cover this ocean beach — ugly remnants from the series of dangerous and damaging storms that tore through states in the southwest.


First trial set to begin in NJ corruption probe (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 12:46 PM PST

AP - The most eagerly awaited video release in New Jersey won't be showing in theaters, but will screen exclusively at a Newark federal courthouse, starting this week.

Corruption rampant in Pennsylvania coal country (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:08 AM PST

AP - After a six-year run in the NFL, Greg Skrepenak came home to Pennsylvania and parlayed his name recognition and hometown popularity into a seat on the Luzerne County Board of Commissioners.

'Pop' icon Bubble Wrap celebrates 50th birthday (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:51 AM PST

In this Jan. 19, 2010 photo, Sealed Air employee Eddie Ruiz moves giant rolls of Bubble Wrap at the company's plant in Saddle Brook, N.J. Sealed Air is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bubble Wrap this month. (AP Photo/Christopher Barth)AP - People have walked to the altar dressed in it, protected their garden plants with it, even put it on display at highbrow art museums.


Grief and charity in NY town home to many Haitians (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 09:43 AM PST

Congregation members pray during a Mass remembering the victims of the Haitian earthquake in Spring Valley, N.Y. Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010.(AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)AP - At a money-transfer booth tucked into a dusty TV repair shop, Haitians carrying thin envelopes of $5 and $10 bills clamored to send funds to their devastated families back home. But the computer connection to the earthquake-stricken Haitian capital was down again.


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