2010年5月5日星期三

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NY car bomb suspect believed to act alone in US (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:18 PM PDT

This undated image, obtained from orkut.com on May 4, 2010, shows Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American who is suspected as the driver of a bomb-laden SUV into New York's Time Square on May 1. REUTERS/Courtesy of Orkut.com/HandoutAP - The Pakistani-American accused of a failed car bombing in Times Square is believed to have worked alone in the United States on the plot almost immediately after returning from a five-month visit to his native land, authorities said Wednesday.

Va. AD: Slain student's family backed teams' play (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 04:01 PM PDT

In this handout provided by Media Relations University of Virginia, shows George Huguely in this undated photo. Police have arrested 22-year-old George Huguely of Chevy Chase, Md. and have charged him with first-degree murder of Yeardley Love. Police Chief Tim Longo said during a news conference that 22-year-old Yeardley Love's body was found early Monday, May 3, 2010 in her Charlottesville apartment by a roommate. Longo says police were originally responding to a possible alcohol overdose, but quickly discovered it was something worse. (AP Photo/Media Relations University of Virginia)AP - The University of Virginia says the family of slain lacrosse player Yeardley Love supported the men's and women's team competing in post-season play.

DNA tests vindicate Ohio man convicted of '81 rape (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 04:33 PM PDT

Raymond Towler waves to family members as he enters the courtroom Wednesday, May 5, 2010, in Cleveland. Towler, who spent nearly 30 years in prison, was released after new DNA tests showed he didn't rape an 11-year-old girl. The Ohio Innocence Project, an organization that uses DNA evidence to clear people wrongfully convicted of crimes, says Towler is the second-longest incarcerated person to be exonerated by DNA in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - An Ohio man tasted freedom for the first time in nearly 30 years on Wednesday after a judge vacated his conviction because DNA evidence showed he did not rape an 11-year-old girl.

Pa. fireworks store has video of NYC bomb suspect (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 04:42 PM PDT

AP - A suspect in the failed Times Square car bombing was videotaped at a Pennsylvania store buying fireworks, but store officials said Wednesday they weren't strong enough to cause a mass detonation.

AP IMPACT: Rule change helped BP on Gulf project (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 05:20 PM PDT

In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, workers at a decontamination site in Venice, La., bundle oil containment boom that was cleaned Tuesday May 4, 2010. The boom is to be transferred to a staging area where it will be put back into service aboard on of the many boats fighting to mitigate the effects of the uncontrolled discharge of oil that was a result of the Deepwater Horizon incident. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley)AP - A rule change two years ago by the federal agency that regulates offshore oil rigs allowed BP to avoid filing a plan specifically for handling a major spill from an uncontrolled blowout at its Deepwater Horizon project — exactly the kind of disaster now unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico.

Fear among Ariz. Hispanics dampens Cinco de Mayo (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 04:15 PM PDT

AP - Rumors circulate of an immigration raid at Cinco de Mayo festivities. Markets normally bustling with customers preparing for the celebration are quiet. Family picnics are scaled back.

Redstone Arsenal: 2 injured in Army base explosion (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 03:11 PM PDT

AP - Two contract workers were injured in an explosion Wednesday while removing a propellant from rockets at Redstone Arsenal, where the Army develops weapons and conducts missile training, a base official said.

With Newsweek sale planned, is end of an era near? (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 02:49 PM PDT

** CORRECTS DATE TO WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 ** Newsweek magazine is displayed on a shelf at a news stand at South Station in Boston, Wednesday May 5, 2010. The Washington Post Co. is putting Newsweek up for sale in hopes that another owner can figure out how to stem losses at the 77-year-old weekly magazine.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - At a time when people don't want to wait a minute for information, let alone seven days, do newsweeklies have a future? If Newsweek does, it won't be with its current owner.

Journalists file lawsuit in GOP convention arrests (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 01:41 PM PDT

AP - Amy Goodman, host of the syndicated "Democracy Now!" news program, and two of her producers filed suit against the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis and other defendants Wednesday over their arrests while covering the 2008 Republican National Convention.

Agencies pledge to curb abuse of child farmworkers (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 03:32 PM PDT

This 2009 photo provided by U Roberto Romano shows a 10 year old boy picking strawberries in Northern Michigan. In a new report released Wednesday, May 5, 2010, Human Rights Watch said conditions for the estimated 300,000 to 400,000 child farmworkers 'remain virtually as they were' 10 years ago and faulted Congress, the Labor Department and the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to take effective action. (AP Photo/U Roberto Romano) NO SALES; NO ARCHIVE; ONE TIME USE ONLYAP - Year after year, to little avail, activist groups have been urging bolder federal action to curtail the health risks and exploitation endured by the legion of children who labor on America's farms.

Phillies: Team security will now nab field jumpers (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 03:56 PM PDT

In this May 3, 2010 photo, A law enforcement officer chases down a fan that ran onto the field before the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals in Philadelphia. Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey reviewed video of the arrest and felt the officer acted within department guidelines, which allow officers to use Tasers to arrest fleeing suspects, said the spokesman, Lt. Frank Vanore. The department's internal affairs unit is investigating, Vanore said. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)AP - Phillies team security will apprehend fans who jump on the field, unless more force is deemed necessary, the team announced Wednesday, two days after police used a Taser on a teenager dashing through the outfield.

Fuel-laden 18-wheeler explodes at Texas refinery (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 03:56 PM PDT

People watch the AGE refinery fire Wednesday May 5, 2010 in San Antonio from a bridge south of the fire. An 18-wheeler being loaded with fuel at a San Antonio refinery exploded Wednesday, setting off a chain reaction of smaller explosions and sending a towering plume of thick black smoke over the city's southeast side. One person was critically burned, and the driver of the exploding truck remained missing. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, John Davenport) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; NO SALES; SAN ANTONIO OUT; MANDATORY CREDITAP - An 18-wheeler being loaded with fuel at a San Antonio refinery exploded Wednesday, setting off a chain reaction of smaller explosions and sending a towering plume of thick black smoke over the city's southeast side. One man was critically burned, and other employees received minor injuries.

Chemicals used to fight Gulf oil slick a trade-off (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 03:46 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, April 27, 2010 file photo, a dispersant plane passes over an oil skimmer as it cleans oil in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana. A massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has become the testing ground for a new technique where a potent mix of chemicals is shot deep undersea in an effort to stop oil from reaching the surface, and scientists are hurriedly weighing the ecological risks and benefits. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP - A massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico has become the testing ground for a new technique where a potent mix of chemicals is shot deep undersea in an effort to stop oil from reaching the surface, and scientists are hurriedly weighing the ecological risks and benefits.

Feds to appeal release of Mich. militia members (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 03:13 PM PDT

FILE - This combo of eight file photos provided by the U.S. Marshals Service on Monday March 29, 2010 shows from top left, David Brian Stone Sr., 44, of Clayton, Mich,; David Brian Stone Jr. of Adrian, Mich,; Jacob Ward, 33, of Huron, Ohio,; Tina Mae Stone and bottom row from left, Michael David Meeks, 40, of Manchester, Mich,; Kristopher T. Sickles, 27, of Sandusky, Ohio; Joshua John Clough, 28, of Blissfield, Mich.; and Thomas William Piatek, 46, of Whiting, Ind. (AP Photo/U.S. Marshall, File)AP - Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they're appealing the release of nine jailed Michigan militia members charged with wanting to overthrow the government, warning that freeing the defendants could endanger the public.

Justice Stevens: push for nominees' views improper (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 01:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2009 photo, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens sits for a group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington. It was a classic Stevens tactic: wait until the closing seconds and then ask a lawyer a pointed question. The 90-year-old justice employed it for the last time Wednesday, April 28, 2010, as he sat through the final high court arguments of his 35-year career. But Wednesday's arguments — over whether the name of petition signers who wanted to overturn Washington state's domestic partnership law should be made public — was his last chance to interact with lawyers appearing before the court. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said Wednesday he disagrees with senators trying to determine judicial nominees' positions during confirmation.

Joe the Plumber is elected to party office in Ohio (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 04:05 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 15, 2009 file photo, Samuel 'Joe the Plumber' Wurzelbacher, who made news during the presidential campaign when he asked Barack Obama about taxes, speaks during a tax day 'tea party' protest. Wurzelbacher has won a seat on a GOP committee in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. He'll be one of nearly 400 committee members who oversee the Republican Party in northwest Ohio's Lucas County. The group elects the county chairman and sets the party agenda. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)AP - Joe the Plumber is plunging into party politics. Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher, who was hailed by Republican John McCain's presidential campaign in 2008, won one of nearly 400 seats on the local Republican Party committee in Ohio's Lucas County.

2 Arizona city councils vote to sue over new law (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2010 08:33 AM PDT

While the new Arizona immigration law drew protests, news conferences and court lawsuits, a drop house was raided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety along with other law enforcement jurisdictions including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, yielding nine suspected illegal immigrants, shown here, and three suspected human smugglers Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - The Tucson and Flagstaff city councils voted Tuesday to sue Arizona over its tough new immigration law, citing concerns about enforcement costs and negative effects on the state's tourism industry.

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