2010年3月11日星期四

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NYC to pay up to $657M to settle WTC health cases (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 06:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2001 file photo, firefighters make their way over the ruins of the World Trade Center through clouds of smoke at ground zero in New York. New York City has agreed to pay up to $657 million to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits filed by ground zero rescue and response workers who say they were sickened by World Trade Center dust. (AP Photo/Stan Honda, Pool)AP - After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center.

Yemen holds NJ man after al-Qaida sweep, shootout (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 06:23 PM PST

This 2002 photo provided by Roman Castro shows Sharif Mobley, 26, at a barbecue in Buena, N.J. The FBI confirmed Thursday, March 11, 2010 that the agency is looking into the case of 26-year-old son, Sharif Mobley, who grew up in Buena and is an alleged al-Qaida member raised in New Jersey who is accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen. (AP Photo/Roman Castro) NO SALESAP - He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is a former nuclear plant worker under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

Report blasts firm overseeing Katrina recovery (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 05:58 PM PST

AP - An engineering firm hired to oversee the reconstruction of city buildings and infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Katrina has been overcharging the city, including billing for theater tickets and a flight to Las Vegas, an internal investigation found.

Lesbian teen in prom flap sues, returns to school (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 06:23 PM PST

Constance McMillen, an 18-year-old senior at Itawamba County Agricultural High School, reacts to a message on her cell phone while her aunt, Dana Stweart, left, watches at McMillen's father's house in Fulton, Miss., Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthew Sharpe)AP - Constance McMillen didn't believe her Mississippi school district would really call off her senior prom rather than allow her to show up with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. On Thursday, a day after the Itawamba County school board did just that, the 18-year-old lesbian high school senior reluctantly returned to campus to some unfriendly looks, she said.

Indiana man who murdered 2 executed in Texas (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 06:37 PM PST

This undated photo provided March 10, 2010 by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows inmate Joshua Maxwell. Maxwell is scheduled to be executed Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Huntsville, Texas, for the robbery and fatal shooting of an off-duty police officer in San Antonio nearly 10 years ago. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Criminal Justice)AP - An Indiana man whose cross-country crime spree with his girlfriend a decade ago ended in a gun battle with police in San Francisco was executed Thursday in Texas for killing a sheriff's officer.

APNewsBreak: Calif. murder suspect broke parole (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 06:22 PM PST

This April 6, 2004 photo released Wednesday, March 10, 2010, by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows murder suspect John Albert Gardner III with a prison identification card. Gardner has pleaded not guilty to murdering Chelsea King in San Diego County and to the attempted rape of another woman. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 ordered California corrections officials to keep sex offenders' parole records indefinitely after he learned the files of a man now charged with killing a 17-year-old girl had been destroyed. (AP Photo/California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation) EDS NOTE: IMAGE PROVIDED BY POLICE SHOWS WHITE AREA IN BOTTOM RIGHT CORNERAP - A convicted sex offender charged with murdering one California teenager and under investigation for another killing violated his parole by moving too close to a school but was allowed to remain free, according to records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

Toyota 'mystified' by runaway Prius case in Calif. (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 05:05 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2010 file photo, driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon in El Cajon, Calif. A law firm for the driver who says his Toyota Prius sped out of control in California doesn't plan to sue the Japanese automaker. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)AP - A Toyota executive said Thursday the company is "mystified" by a report that a California man's Prius gas pedal became stuck and caused the car to speed out of control on a California freeway.

Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledge (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 06:23 PM PST

File - In this June 14, 2004 file photo, Michael Newdow looks down at the fax copy of the Supreme Court's ruling preserving the phrase 'one nation under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance outside his Sacramento, Calif., home. A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that the phrase 'under God' in the Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional. In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected arguments by Newdow that the phrase violates the separation between church and state. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,Ffile)AP - A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state.

Man convicted in slaying of Broncos cornerback (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 06:16 PM PST

FILE - This April 24, 2005, file photo shows Darrent Williams smiling as he holds a Denver Broncos' jersey bearing his name during a news conference at the team's headquarters in Denver. Jurors have reached a verdict in the trial of a man charged with murdering Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams. The decision was expected to be read in court shortly. Defendant Willie Clark was taken to the courtroom Thursday, March 11, 2010, to hear the decision. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)AP - The group of Denver Broncos players arrived at the Safari nightclub to celebrate New Year's Eve and was whisked inside by bouncers. One of the dozens of people waiting in line to get in — an alleged Tre-Tre Crips gang member — took exception.

Few details about ambitious KC school closing plan (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:25 PM PST

In this photo taken Feb. 28, 2010, the Kansas City Board of Education building, located near the Sprint Center, is seen from McGee Street, in Kansas City, Mo. Sale of the building would help as the board tries to cut $50 million from next years budget. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)AP - Kansas City school officials promised Thursday to shut down nearly half the district's schools by the start of classes in the fall without offering details of how they intend to implement the complicated plan in just a matter of months.

Feds recall more children jewelry in cadmium probe (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:34 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2010 file photo, consumer activist Judy Braiman poses for a photo after a news conference in Rochester, N.Y. with a 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' bracelet in front of the store where she purchased the item in November. Federal regulators recalled charm bracelets on Thursday March 11, 2010 with the 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' theme sold at dollar-type stores, due to high levels of the toxic metal cadmium. (AP Photo/ David Duprey, File)AP - Federal safety regulators recalled a line of Christmas-themed bracelets Thursday, expanding their effort to purge children's jewelry boxes and store shelves of items containing high levels of the toxic metal cadmium.

NY attorney general recuses self in Paterson probe (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:29 PM PST

** ADDS THAT KAYE IS THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL ** FILE - In this May 2, 2008 file photo, Chief Judge Judith Kaye speaks during a Law Day event in Albany, N.Y. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday, March 11, 2010, that he has recused himself from the investigation and has appointed Kaye as independent counsel to probe whether Gov. David Paterson illegally took World Series tickets or had improper contact with a woman who accused an aide of domestic violence. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)AP - Amid concerns over a conflict of interest and just two days after a poll showed the public opposed his investigation into two scandals involving Gov. David Paterson, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo took himself off the case Thursday and appointed a respected former judge to take over.

Mass. club pleads no contest in boy's Uzi death (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:43 PM PST

FILE - This Oct. 27, 2008 file photo shows the locked gate, left, at the main entrance to the Westfield Sportmen's Club in Westfield, Mass. Christopher Bizilj of Ashford, Conn., died after accidentally shooting himself in the head while firing an Uzi the previous day. On Thursday, March 11, 2010, Westfield Sportsman's Club pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter and agreed to a $1,000 fine, the maximum it faced under state law. (AP Photo/George Ruhe, File)AP - A Massachusetts sporting club is donating $10,000 to children's charities as part of a deal settling criminal charges in the death of an 8-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the head with an Uzi during a gun fair.

Montana governor wants to get drugs from Canada (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:48 PM PST

AP - Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Thursday that he is seeking federal permission to import cheaper drugs from Canada for use in state insurance programs.

La. man accused of helping in KKK killing pleads (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:26 PM PST

AP - A Louisiana man accused of helping his father hide the body of a Ku Klux Klan recruit pleaded guilty Thursday to obstruction of justice and was sentenced to three years in prison, according to a prosecutor's spokesman.

EPA to allow states address rising ocean acidity (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:11 PM PST

AP - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will consider ways the states can address rising acidity levels in oceans, which pose a serious threat to shellfish and other marine life.

ACLU sues over violence at private prison in Idaho (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:37 PM PST

AP - The American Civil Liberties Union sued state prison officials and a private company Thursday, claiming violence is so rampant at the Idaho Correctional Center that it's known as "gladiator school" among inmates.

Protests mar groundbreaking for NJ Nets' NYC arena (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:48 PM PST

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, from left, New York Gov. David Paterson, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, entertainer Jay-Z, and Delia Hunley-Adossa, shovel dirt during the ground breaking for the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Officials broke ground Thursday on a much-delayed 22-acre development project that will bring the NBA's New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn.

Zebra that sprinted through Atlanta euthanized (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:25 PM PST

Workers try to contain a zebra that broke loose from the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010, in downtown Atlanta. The animal made its way through downtown to the interstate highway that cuts through the center of the city. Police cruisers blocked off all southbound lanes and were able to herd the zebra over to the right shoulder and off an entrance ramp, said Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Monica Luck. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray)AP - A 12-year-old circus zebra that caused a stir when he escaped and ran through downtown Atlanta last month has been euthanized.

Ga. man who posted 'Elton John must die' arrested (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:47 PM PST

Musician Elton John arrives at the Elton John Oscar Party in West Hollywood, Calif. on Sunday, March 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - A Georgia man who posted a video of himself on the Internet holding a sign that said "Elton John must die" has been arrested for making terroristic threats.

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