2010年5月13日星期四

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3 Pakistanis arrested in Times Square bomb probe (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 04:55 PM PDT

An FBI investigator searches a car at a service station in Brookline, Mass., Thursday, May 13, 2010, in connection with the investigation into the attempted New York Times Square car bombing. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)AP - Three Pakistani men who authorities say supplied funds to Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad were arrested Thursday in a series of raids across the Northeast as the FBI followed the money trail in the failed attack.

Missing data causing rig reconstruction mystery (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 04:31 PM PDT

Picture taken May 11, 2010 shows the outside view of Transocean's office in Steinhausen, Switzerland. Transocean is the world's biggest offshore drilling contractor and owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last month, leading to one of the worst oil spills in history. (AP Photo/Frank Jordans)AP - A "black box" can reveal why an airplane crashed or how fast a car was going in the instant before an accident. Yet there are no records of a critical safety test supposedly performed during the fateful hours before the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.

College for all? Experts say not necessarily (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 01:23 PM PDT

In this May 6, 2010 photo, John Kalogeris, 18, practices his arc welding techniques at the Columbia Area Career Center certified welding program in Columbia, Mo. About 2,000 students from central Missouri take classes at the center, supplementing their core high school courses with specialized training in automotive technology, robotics, design, electrical wiring and more. With the high cost of a four-year bachelors degree, many are considering technical training instead of a traditional college experience. The notion that a four-year degree is essential for real success is being challenged by a growing number of economists, policy analysts and academics. They say more Americans should consider other options such as technical training or two-year schools, which have been embraced in Europe for decades. (AP Photo/Patrick T. Fallon)AP - In a town dominated by the University of Missouri's flagship campus and two smaller colleges, higher education is practically a birthright for high school seniors like Kate Hodges.

Blue state Vermont 1 of few trying tax cuts (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT

AP - Vermont, often regarded as one of the most liberal states in the country, is bucking the trend of raising state taxes to boost its economy and heading in the opposite direction, cutting capital gains and estate taxes.

No IOUs from Ill. government, but no money either (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 12:52 PM PDT

Ed Harp, one of many individual being paid for contract work, straightens hangers at SPARC, an agency that helps people with developmental disabilities, in Springfield, Ill., Wednesday, May 12, 2010. The state owes SPARC about $2.5 million. Illinois's record $13 billion budget deficit is so bad, and lawmakers so deadlocked on how to solve it, that the state is simply not paying the bills. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)AP - For 35 years, frail senior citizens in southern Illinois could turn to the Shawnee Development Council for help cleaning the house, buying groceries or any of the chores that make the difference between living at home or moving to an institution.

Warrior Games give injured vets kinship, strength (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 02:46 PM PDT

Air Force Staff Sgt. Marc Esposito, 26, smiles after he finished first in a preliminary heat in the 50-meter freestyle at the Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Esposito, a Special Operations combat controller, suffered a broken back, moderate traumatic brain injury and severe injuries to his lower legs from an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in May 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Elliot)AP - An Afghan insurgent's homemade bomb shattered Marc Esposito's lower legs, broke his back and knocked him cold for four days. But the Air Force staff sergeant says the worst part was being torn from his Special Operations teammates who stayed in the field after he was evacuated.

Report: Few Hispanic high school dropouts earn GED (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 06:15 PM PDT

AP - A report released Thursday by the Pew Hispanic Center found that one in 10 Hispanic students who drop out of high school go on to earn a General Equivalency Development degree.

Judge to choose lead lawyers vs. Toyota by Monday (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 03:55 PM PDT

Plaintiff's attorneys Lewis Eidson, second from left, and Curtis Miner, far right, with the Law Firm of Colson Hicks Eidson, stand in line before a security check to attend a hearing on the Toyota Motor Corp. litigation case held at the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and United States Courthouse on Thursday, May 13, 2010, in Santa Ana, Calif. A federal judge in Orange County could set the framework for the lawsuits facing Toyota Motor Corp. related to its sudden acceleration problems.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Dozen of lawyers spoke glowingly about their courtroom credentials Thursday as they tried to persuade a federal judge to give them a lead position battling Toyota Motor Corp. in the hundreds of lawsuits surrounding its vehicles' sudden acceleration problems.

Settlement in 26 Vermont priest sex abuse cases (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 05:11 PM PDT

Attorney Jerome F. O'Neill holds a news conference in Burlington, Vt., Thursday, May 13, 2010. The lawyer for former altar boys suing Vermont's Catholic church says the diocese has agreed to settle 26 outstanding priest sex abuse lawsuits for $17 million. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington has been sued by dozens of former altar boys accusing it of negligent hiring. Many of the cases concerned defrocked Rev. Edward Paquette, who was the target of allegations before he transferred to Vermont in the mid-1970s. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - Dozens of former altar boys who sued Vermont's Catholic church over allegations of sexual abuse by priests 30 years ago will share in a nearly $18 million settlement of their cases.

Obama meets, praises Times Square bomb responders (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 06:07 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama met Thursday with police officers who responded to the attempted car-bombing of Times Square, greeting them at the New York Police Department's high-tech Real Time Crime Center.

Aging jet fighters concern retiring NORAD chief (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 03:23 PM PDT

AP - A four-star general who's retiring from the military's top homeland security position said Thursday the nation's radar system needs to be replaced and its jet fighter fleet is getting old.

Ind. man gets 125-year term for molesting children (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 12:08 PM PDT

AP - A 32-year-old man who prosecutors say videotaped himself and his girlfriend molesting children as young as two months was sentenced Thursday to 125 years in prison.

Calmer winds help battle against wildfire (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 06:43 AM PDT

AP - A 500-acre wildfire that briefly threatened a Southern California mobile home park was contained Thursday morning without causing any injuries or burning any buildings, a state fire spokeswoman said.

Western peak joins most endangered Civil War sites (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 10:27 AM PDT

FILE - This May 3, 2005 file photo provided by Arizona State Parks Department, shows a Civil War Monument that was erected in Picacho Peak State Park near Eloy Az. The Civil War Preservation Trust's 2010 edition of the nation's most endangered battlefields includes Picacho Peak in Arizona, one of the most westernmost battlefields during the Civil War. (AP Photo/Arizona State Parks,File)AP - A Southwestern desert peak where cavalry clashed nearly 150 years ago has joined an annual list of the nation's most endangered Civil War battlefields because state budget cuts are set to close the park that marks the site.

SC Gov. Sanford saw Argentine lover in Florida (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 07:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2010 photo, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford participates in the Southern Governors' Association meeting on energy independence during the National Governors Association winter meeting in Washington. Sanford says he spent this past weekend with his Argentine lover in Florida. He told reporters at a news conference on an unrelated issue Wednesday May 12, 2010 that he spent several days with Maria Belen Chapur to see if they could restart their relationship. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Wednesday he spent last weekend in Florida with his Argentine lover, hoping to rekindle the affair that wrecked his marriage and his political future and brought a formal rebuke from legislators for embarrassing the state.

Gray whale nicknamed Lily is back in Calif. harbor (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 10:12 AM PDT

AP - A young gray whale has returned to a Southern California harbor, one day after rescuers removed 150 pounds of fishing nets and ropes from its fin and tail.

2nd Ohio sorority accused of trashing event hall (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 08:19 AM PDT

AP - Miami University's president has pledged a review of policies and punishments for campus fraternities and sororities after a second sorority was linked to destructive behavior at its spring formal, including vomiting and smoking inside a museum.

Alpaca's savage beating in Ohio upsets ranchers (AP)

Posted: 13 May 2010 09:41 AM PDT

In this March 26, 2010 photo, Jeff Pergram pets a 1-week-old alpaca being held by Carrie Davis at her alpaca ranch in Trenton, Ohio. Two 17-year old boys have been charged in the beating death of a 3-month old alpaca owned by Pergram. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)AP - Almost as comforting as the soft sweaters made from alpaca fleece is the affection that the llama-like animals from South America bestow on their owners. Jeff Pergram's alpaca, named Masterpiece, would trail and nuzzle him.

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