2010年1月31日星期日

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News


Haiti detains Americans taking kids across border (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 04:43 PM PST

A boy, with a pink tape on his shirt that previously had his name written on it, and who was part of the group of children that U.S. Baptists were trying to take out of Haiti, looks at other kids playing at an orphanage run by Austrian-based SOS Children's Villages in Port-au-Prince, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010.  Ten Americans were detained by Haitian police on Saturday as they tried to bus 33 children across the border into the Dominican Republic, allegedly without proper documents. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)AP - Ten U.S. Baptists arrested trying to take 33 children out of earthquake-shattered Haiti say they were just trying to do the right thing, applying Christian principles to save Haitian children.


Beyonce wins 5 Grammys, including song of the year (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 05:28 PM PST

Beyonce arrives at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - Beyonce's hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" has won song of the year at Grammys.


22-year-old goes from Miss Va. to Miss America (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 09:30 AM PST

Host Mario Lopez watches Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron react after being crowned Miss America by Miss America 2009 Katie Stam, Saturday Jan. 30, 2010 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)AP - A 22-year-old Virginia woman who said she once thought her only talent was singing is the nation's newest Miss America, emerging from a field of 53 contestants picked for their beauty, compassion and interview savvy.


Book profiles furry angel of death: Oscar the cat (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 11:12 AM PST

FILE - In this July 23, 2007 file photo, Oscar, a hospice cat with an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, walks past an activity room at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Providence, R.I. Dr. David Dosa profiles Oscar in a book released this week, 'Making Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat.' (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)AP - The scientist in Dr. David Dosa was skeptical when first told that Oscar, an aloof cat kept by a nursing home, regularly predicted patients' deaths by snuggling alongside them in their final hours.


Furloughs hurt military's view of Hawaii schools (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 12:53 PM PST

AP - The third-to-fifth graders ran up to their instructor clutching a list of words using the letters B, D, and E.

Kathryn Bigelow tops directors with 'Hurt Locker' (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 11:55 AM PST

Director Kathryn Bigelow poses with her nomination plaque for best feature film director in the press room at the 62nd Annual DGA Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - Kathryn Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker" became official awards-season front-runners Saturday after Bigelow won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America.


Sticky, smelly Bag Balm: Problem-salving for all (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 07:51 AM PST

In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, Bag Balm products are seen in Lyndonville, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - Winter is most definitely here. It must be. The phones are ringing at Bag Balm headquarters.


Palin's shadow hangs over Alaska ethics debate (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 01:48 PM PST

In this photo taken Sunday, July, 26, 2009, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives her resignation speech during a ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska. The fallout from Palin's hasty retreat as governor is being cleaned up by the man she appointed attorney general in her waning days in office. Attorney General Dan Sullivan has proposed broad changes to Alaska's ethics rules that Palin complained helped drive her out.  (AP Photo/Al Grillo)AP - The fallout from Sarah Palin's hasty retreat as governor is being cleaned up by the man she appointed attorney general in her waning days in office.


Change in space for NASA: Renting the Right Stuff (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 07:29 AM PST

This undated handout photo provided by SpaceX shows the liftoff of the Falcon 1.  In its new budget to be released Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, the Obama administration proposes spending billions of dollars to encourage private companies to build, launch and operate spacecraft for NASA and others. NASA already started an early version of this last year with $50 million in stimulus money. (AP Photo/SpaceX)AP - Getting to space is about to be outsourced.


States begin offering Mega Millions, Powerball tix (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 09:52 AM PST

AP - Dozens of states have begun selling Powerball and Mega Millions tickets in what could be a step toward an eventual national lottery.

Do rings of Herbie the elm have age, climate data? (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 08:42 AM PST

FILE -  In this Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, file photo, a worker removes saw dust from Herbie, the tallest American elm in New England, after it was cut down. Scientists from universities and federal agencies have contacted the Maine Forest Service about examining Herbie's trunk to see what can be learned about the tree's age and about the climate over the years.  (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, File)AP - Herbie, the giant American elm tree, is giving his trunk over to science.


NYC fire kills 5, being probed as possible arson (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 06:14 PM PST

AP - A suspicious fire tore through a building that housed Guatemalan immigrants, gnawing gaping holes in the structure's backside, partially collapsing the roof and killing at least five people Saturday.

Many obstacles to choosing a site for 9/11 trials (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:36 PM PST

Pedestrians are framed by Manhattan Federal court in the background as they walk on Canal Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 in New York. Facing growing opposition to its plans to hold the Sept. 11 terrorist trial in New York City, the Obama administration is considering moving the proceedings elsewhere. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Now that President Barack Obama's administration is considering moving the Sept. 11 trial away from a courthouse in Manhattan, the question is: Where to?


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