2010年4月4日星期日

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News


Baja California quake magnitude raised to 7.2 (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

People gather at a parking lot outside their buildings after 6.9 earthquake hit the area in Tijuana, Mexico, Sunday, April 4, 2010. According to the US Geological Survey a 6.9 magnitude earthquake was registered 26 kms (around 16 miles) south west Guadalupe Victoria, in the Mexican state of Baja California. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - Seismologists have raised the preliminary magnitude of an earthquake in northern Baja California from 6.9 to 7.2.


Strong aftershocks in US after large Mexico quake (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 04:57 PM PDT

AP - A series of powerful aftershocks shook north of the U.S.-Mexico border after a much stronger earthquake in Mexico.

Haitians face illegal entry charges in Vermont (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 07:38 AM PDT

AP - The U.S. Border Patrol says it's arrested more than 100 people from Haiti for allegedly illegally entering Vermont from Canada since a massive earthquake devastated the Caribbean nation.

Water bills go up in down economy as usage drops (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 10:35 AM PDT

In this Thursday, March 11, 2010 photo, Norm Labbe, water district superintendent, sits by Branch Brook, a water source in Kennebunk, Maine. The grim economy is hitting some consumers in the wallet in yet another way: their water bills. Many water utilities are raising rates because water use is down. That's partly because manufacturers have closed or are cutting back, tourism has fallen and the real estate market is in the doldrums. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)AP - The grim economy is hitting some consumers in the wallet in yet another way: their water bills.


Kidnapped Army linguist returns home to San Diego (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:57 PM PDT

FILE - In this undated family file photo provided by Vivan Tilley, Issa Salomi, left in blue shirt, poses with family members. U.S. Army linguist returned to his family in Southern California Saturday April 3, 2010 after more than two months in captivity in Baghdad, according to a National Guard spokeswoman. (AP Photo/Family photo - Vivan Tilley, File)AP - A U.S. Army linguist returned to his family in Southern California Saturday after more than two months in captivity in Baghdad, according to a National Guard spokeswoman.


Plane with Heat players makes emergency landing (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 04:12 AM PDT

FILE - Dwayne Wade from the Miami Heat arrives at the 2007 ESPY Awards held at the Kodak Theatre in this July 11, 2007 file photo taken in Hollywood, Calif. A plane carrying Miami Heat basketball players made an emergency landing early Sunday April 4, 2010 in Chicago after a mechanic on board became ill, according to the team spokesman. Wade wrote on Twitter about the surprise landing. 'Hey everyone pray for our pilot,' Wade wrote. '... He went into a Coma. God bless this man and his family.'  (AP Photo/Tammie Arroyo, File)AP - The charter jet carrying the Miami Heat home from a road trip made an emergency landing early Sunday in Chicago after a mechanic on board became ill.


Police: LA restaurant shooting victims targeted (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 03:47 PM PDT

AP - Authorities on Sunday continued searching for a suspect in a deadly weekend shooting at a San Fernando Valley restaurant as more details emerged, including the identities of the four victims and the fact that police believe the men were targeted.

Flooded RI residents hear Easter renewal messages (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 02:54 PM PDT

John Wojnowski stands with a sign outside the Vatican embassy on April 2, in Washington. For the past 12 years, come rain, or snow or wind, he is there every day with his banner denouncing the pedophile scandals shaking the Roman Catholic church.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AP - A stream of water flowing from the basement of St. Vincent De Paul Church to the parking lot outside welcomed parishioners arriving for Easter services on Sunday, a pesky reminder of the flooding that devastated this town and others in the Northeast in the past week.


Outlandish hats go on display at NYC Easter parade (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 02:10 PM PDT

A woman partakes in the Easter Bonnet Parade in New York April 4, 2010. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)AP - Rosemary Ponzo came to the Easter parade decked out as Judy Garland in a lavish black tulle hat with hot pink ostrich features in tribute to the actress, who immortalized the outlandish Easter bonnet display in a 1948 movie opposite Fred Astaire.


Police consider charges in Denver bus crash (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 03:30 PM PDT

AP - Investigators are considering charges against the driver of a Denver city bus that ran a red light and struck two vehicles, killing two people, police said Sunday.

Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes Baja California (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 04:08 PM PDT

A man points at a seismic chart. A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California, and was felt in the southern part of the US state of California, the US Geological Survey reported Sunday.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AP - A strong earthquake south of the U.S.-Mexico border shook high-rises in downtown Los Angeles and San Diego and was felt across Southern California and Arizona.


No-nonsense Los Angeles DA eyes higher office (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:07 PM PDT

AP - For such a high-profile job, District Attorney Steve Cooley is a low-key guy.

Police: Notre Dame recruit 'drunk' on fatal fall (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:10 AM PDT

Fellow students and teammates of St. Xavier High School offensive lineman Matt James gather at the 50-yard line of the St. Xavier High School football field in Cincinnati on Saturday, April 3, 2010 to mourn the death of James. The star high school football player from Ohio who was recruited by Notre Dame died after falling from a hotel balcony while on spring break in Florida, a high school spokesman said. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Jeff Swinger) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES.AP - A "drunk and belligerent" 17-year-old Notre Dame football recruit was killed in a fall from a fifth-floor hotel balcony during his senior-year spring break in Florida, authorities said Saturday.


Police: Teen shoots classmate, self at NY station (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:33 PM PDT

AP - A white schoolboy with a rifle chased a black classmate into a police station near the National Baseball Hall of Fame and shot him, then himself, as the lone officer on duty closed in, authorities said.
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