2010年2月9日星期二

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Teen arrested in killing of LA anti-gang counselor (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 05:59 PM PST

AP - When Ronald "Loony" Barron urged a young graffiti tagger to put away his paint cans, he was doing what he viewed as his mission — steering kids away from crime — but he paid for it with his life.

Snow shuts down federal government, life goes on (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 05:34 PM PST

Ricki Ghani, left, and Eric Brannon clear snow from sidewalks around Festival Hall Park in Racine, Wis. as snow sweeps across southeastern Wisconsin Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Mark Hertzberg)AP - If snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice? With at least another foot of snow headed for Washington, Philadelphia and New York, we're about to find out. The federal government in the nation's capital has largely been shut down since Friday afternoon, when a storm began dumping up to 3 feet of snow in some parts of the region. Offices were remaining closed at least through Wednesday.

Anthem asked to justify rate hike in California (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 05:03 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2010 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a letter to the president of Anthem Blue Cross, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, she was very disturbed to learn of the planned increases, calling them 'extraordinary.' She said they were hard to understand in light of the profitability of Anthem's parent company, WellPoint Inc.(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Cenetafile)AP - For the second time this week, President Barack Obama has pointed to one health insurer's major rate hike in California as a doomy harbinger of rising premiums across America.

ATF blames Texas church fires on serial arsonist (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 02:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2010 file photo, investigators talk in front of the burned Russell Memorial United Methodist Church in Wills Point, Texas. The seventh church fire this year in east Texas destroyed the sanctuary of the church. A federal official says a fire that destroyed a church last week was the eighth case of arson against a house of worship in Texas this year. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes, File)AP - A spate of recent fires that destroyed or damaged several churches in eastern Texas were intentionally set, likely by the same person or group, federal authorities said Tuesday.

LA-area foothills under mudslide threat (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 05:01 PM PST

In preparation for more heavy rain, a construction worker fills sand bags in front of a house along Ocean View Blvd. in La Cañada Flintridge, Calif. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Hartog)AP - Homeowners in mud-ravaged foothill towns north of Los Angeles packed their cars and left Tuesday as evacuation orders took hold and a new winter storm arrived.

Prosecutors: Andrews' stalker had other victims (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 05:54 PM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, Michael Barrett, who is accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews, arrives to federal court in Los Angeles. Federal prosecutors say in a memo filed Monday Feb. 8, 2010, the man who stalked ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and shot nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole videotaped a dozen other women and ran background checks on 30 others, including female sports reporters and TV personalities. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)AP - The man who stalked ESPN reporter Erin Andrews and shot nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole videotaped 16 other women and ran background checks on 30 people, including female sports reporters and TV personalities, according to court documents.

Target pulls Valentine's toys over lead concerns (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 04:56 PM PST

In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 provided by the Center for Environmental Health, a Valentine's Day Message Bear is shown in Oakland, Calif. California Attorney General Jerry Brown has notified retailer Target Corp. that its Valentine's Day 'Message Bears' have illegal levels of lead, and should be pulled from store shelves. (AP Photo/Center for Environmental Health, Ryan Nestle) NO SALESAP - Target Corp. said Tuesday it was pulling its Valentine's Day "Message Bears" from store shelves after California's attorney general raised concerns that the toys have illegal levels of lead.

Kerrigan family disputes autopsy report on father (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 04:21 PM PST

FILE - This Feb. 10, 1994 file photo shows Daniel and Brenda Kerrigan, parents of 1994 Olympics silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan, outside their home in Stoneham, Mass. Daniel Kerrigan was found dead Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 in his home and authorities charged his son, Mark Kerrigan, 45, with assault and battery. A Massachusetts medical examiner said Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, that the elder Kerrigan died of a heart rhythm problem after suffering a neck injury so severe it damaged his voice box. His death has been ruled a homicide. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, FILE)AP - The family of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan insisted Tuesday that they do "not blame anyone" for her father's death and criticized a medical examiner's finding that Daniel Kerrigan died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his son.

NY governor says he'll step aside only 'in a box' (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 05:02 PM PST

New York Gov. David Paterson speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Paterson says Tuesday he believes an anticipated story by The New York Times about his personal conduct won't include much-rumored talk of wild behavior. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - New York Gov. David Paterson, defying calls from even fellow Democrats to drop out of the race for a full term, said Tuesday that he would leave only if the voters turned him out through the ballot box, or "in a box."

Police debate use of family DNA to ID suspects (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 01:02 PM PST

In this photo taken on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey stands next to a model of DNA structure in his office in Denver. Morrissey's office was able to get a conviction in a case using the DNA of the suspect's brother to identify the suspect. Morrissey says he's solved the first crime in the U.S. using 'familial DNA,'' a controversial technique where investigators develop a lead based on a family relationship, rather than linking crime-scene evidence to a person. Britain has used the technique for years to solve high-profile crimes, but it has raised privacy concerns in the U.S. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - Police in at least two states are increasingly using a DNA crime-solving technique that some legal experts say amounts to guilt by association: If your brother, father, uncle or son has been in trouble with the law and is in a DNA database because of it, you, too, could fall under suspicion.

Nev. Medicaid cuts could lead to diaper rationing (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST

Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons answers questions from reporters after delivering his state of the state speech in the Capitol building in Carson City, Nev., Monday, Feb., 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Scott Sady)AP - Nevada officials on Tuesday outlined drastic cuts to the state's Medicaid program that include plans to ration adult diapers, eliminate denture and hearing-aid programs, and force personal care assistants to buy their own disposable gloves.

Murtha's death sets stage for marquee House race (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 05:02 PM PST

FILE - In this May 29, 2009 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., center, answers a reporter's question about Kuchera Defense Systems Inc., after attending a breakfast at the 'Showcase for Commerce' trade show in Johnstown, Pa. Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)AP - Democrats have long dominated the late Rep. John Murtha's district in western Pennsylvania, but Republicans have made inroads in recent years that could help them win back the seat — and some longtime Murtha supporters say they're open to voting for a GOP candidate.

Lil Wayne NY sentencing put off for dental surgery (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 04:39 PM PST

Rapper Lil Wayne enters Manhattan criminal court, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in New York. Sentencing in the hip-hop artist's 2007 gun-possession case was postponed until March 2 due to his need for oral surgery. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano )AP - After rap star Lil Wayne spent months bidding farewell to his fans and his freedom, what loomed for him Tuesday was a dental chair, not a house of detention.

Cops search San Antonio landfill for missing baby (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 11:04 AM PST

FILE- In this undated file photo released by the Tempe Police Department, Gabriel Johnson is shown. Police say this photo is from the camera of the baby's mother, 23-year-old Elizabeth Johnson, and was taken around the time the baby was last seen. Elizabeth Johnson was arrested Dec. 30 in Florida and is charged in Arizona with kidnapping, child abuse and custodial interference. Police arrested Tammi Smith, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, at her Scottsdale, Ariz., home on charges of custodial interference, conspiracy to commit custodial interference and forgery. (AP Photo/Tempe Police Department, File)AP - Police began excavating a landfill Tuesday in search of a body or other evidence in the disappearance of an 8-month-old Arizona boy who was last seen with his mother at a San Antonio hotel on the day after Christmas.

Workers spent 80-plus hours a week at Conn. plant (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 01:27 PM PST

In this photo provided by Casey Casserino, the Kleen Energy plant on River Road in Middletown, Conn., is seen Sunday Feb. 7, 2010. An explosion blew apart the power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines, killing multiple people and injuring at least 14 in a blast that shook homes miles away, officials said. (AP Photo / Casey Casserino) MANDATORY CREDITAP - Some workers building a Connecticut power plant shattered by a gas explosion had been spending more than 80 hours a week there before the blast killed five Sunday, The Associated Press has learned. One employee said workers smelled gas less than an hour beforehand and were told to open doors wider for air.

Parade for Saints gives New Orleans more euphoria (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 03:34 PM PST

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees slautes the crowd as the team does a vicotry parade through the central business district of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. The Saints and fans were celebrating the Saints' 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl XLIV. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - The Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints are celebrating Mardi Gras-style.

Lawmaker's death a reminder of surgery risks (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 03:48 PM PST

FILE - In this July 23, 2006 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D- Pa., waits to speak to Democrats at the Hampton, N.H. Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter, File)AP - Gallbladder surgery is usually a very safe operation, but a powerful congressman's death is a reminder of the known risks.

Space shuttle on course for midnight rendezvous (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 04:06 PM PST

Space shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour is carrying six astronauts who will deliver a room and observation deck to the International Space Station. A piece of foam insulation is seen falling to the right of the orbiter. (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - Endeavour zoomed toward a midnight rendezvous with the International Space Station late Tuesday, and NASA grew ever more optimistic that the shuttle is free of any launch damage.

Mass. mom guilty of murder in girl's fatal OD (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 02:22 PM PST

Carolyn Riley sits in Superior Court in Brockton, Mass., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, during the first day of her murder trial. Riley, of Hull, Mass., is accused in the December 2006 overdose death of her 4-year-old daughter Rebecca. (AP Photo/Gary Higgins, Pool)AP - A Massachusetts woman was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday in the fatal prescription drug overdose of her 4-year-old daughter.

Court halts rules on Edwards sex tape retrieval (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2010 01:06 PM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 29, 2006 picture, Rielle Hunter, background left, holds a video camera as former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards campaigns in Portsmouth, N.H. Hunter, the ex-mistress of the two-time presidential candidate John Edwards wants a 'very private and personal' videotape back from a campaign aide who wrote a book about the politician, according to court documents obtained Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - A North Carolina court has temporarily stopped the security rules that a judge issued for the retrieval of the John Edwards sex tape.

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