2010年5月22日星期六

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Cleaning oil-soaked wetlands may be impossible (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:28 PM PDT

AP - The gooey oil washing into the maze of marshes along the Gulf Coast could prove impossible to remove, leaving a toxic stew lethal to fish and wildlife, government officials and independent scientists said.

Obama says diplomacy, military go hand in hand (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:10 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks during commencement ceremonies in West Point, N.Y., Saturday, May 22, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The U.S. must shape a world order as reliant on the force of diplomacy as on the might of its military to lead, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he outlined a foreign policy vision that repudiated the go-it-alone approach forged by his predecessor, George W. Bush.

Sharpton: Detroit girl's death is 'breaking point' (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 02:02 PM PDT

Rev. Al Sharpton gives a eulogy during the funeral services for seven-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones at Second Ebenezer Baptist Church in Detroit on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Michigan State Police are investigating Aiyana Stanley-Jones death. Police say she was shot Sunday when an officer's gun discharged inside the house after he was jostled by, or collided with, the girl's grandmother. An attorney for the family has filed two lawsuits in the case and claims the shot was fired from outside on the porch. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, John T. Greilick)AP - Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton gave a rousing eulogy Saturday for a 7-year-old girl killed in a police raid, challenging the hundreds of mourners to take responsibility and help stop a spiral of violence that has swept the city.

Frustration mounts as oil seeps into Gulf wetlands (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 10:21 AM PDT

Shrimp boats carrying oil collection booms anchor for the night in Gulf of Mexico off the Mississippi River delta south of Venice, La. Thursday, May 20, 2010. One month after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, oil continues to leak into the Gulf of Mexico and has begun washing onto Louisiana coastline. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - Anger grew along the Gulf Coast as an ooze of oil washed into delicate coastal wetlands in Louisiana, with many wondering how to clean up the monthlong mess — especially now that BP's latest try to plug the blown-out well won't happen until at least Tuesday.

BP wants to continue using contentious dispersant (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 04:58 PM PDT

Oil is seen on the beach at Grand Isle State Park in Grand Isle, Louisiana May 22, 2010. For nearly a month, roughly 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons/795,000 liters) of oil per day have been gushing from BP's broken Deepwater oil well situated in the Gulf of Mexico, in what could be named the worst oil spill in U.S. history. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)AP - BP PLC said Saturday it wants to keep using a contentious chemical dispersant to fight the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, despite orders from federal regulators to use something less toxic.

Blackfeet woman sees end to 14-year govt fight (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 02:37 PM PDT

AP - Elouise Cobell sat behind her cluttered desk here in the windblown heart of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and peered at a visitor through dark glasses that couldn't quite hide the deep bruise that ran down her cheek to her jaw.

NY's Cuomo announces he's running for governor (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 03:41 PM PDT

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo acknowledges his supporters at a news conference where he officially announced he will run for New York state governor Saturday, May 22,, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)AP - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo declared his candidacy for governor Saturday, delivering a full-throated call for political reform and pledging to make the notoriously dysfunctional state government more accountable to its citizens.

Moms of jailed Americans return to NY from Iran (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 04:31 PM PDT

From left, Laura Fattal, Cindy Hickey and Nora Shourd walk through the terminal after their arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport Saturday, May 22, 2010 in the Queens borough of New York. Fattal, Hickey and Shourd, the mothers of three American hikers jailed in Iran for 10 months, returned to the United States Saturday after traveling to Iran in an unsuccessful attempt to secure the release of their children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran returned to the United States on Saturday, pained to leave their children behind yet heartened to find they're being treated well and are "in reasonable health."

Hawaii decides House election in Obama's hometown (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 02:25 PM PDT

Republican candidate Charles Djou waves at rush hour traffic, Wednesday May 19, 2010, in Honolulu. The special election for Hawaii's First Congressional District seat takes place Saturday between Djou, and Democrats Ed Case and Colleen Hanabusa. Candidates spent the day meeting voters and sign waving in communities around Oahu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)AP - Republicans believe they are on the cusp of taking control of a congressional seat in President Barack Obama's hometown in a special election Saturday that represents the latest battleground in the fight for control of Congress in the midterm races.

Veterans increasingly find service helps in court (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 11:22 AM PDT

AP - The plea was passionate, dramatic and effective: haunted to addiction by memories of a Bosnian mass grave and the shooting of a teen in Honduras, former U.S. Army Capt. Sargent Binkley robbed two Silicon Valley pharmacies for painkillers.

California, other states honor Harvey Milk (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 01:31 PM PDT

AP - Events were taking place in California and across the country Saturday in observance of Harvey Milk, marking the first day of "special significance" in the West Coast state to honor the slain gay rights leader.

Ohio man, son killed after Ark. cops fatally shot (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:57 AM PDT

In this April 8, 2010, photo supplied by the West Memphis Times, West Memphis Police Sgt. Brandon Paudert, 39, left, and Sgt. Bill Evans, 38, examine bags during a traffic stop in West Memphis, Ark. Paudert and Evans were killed Thursday May 20, 2010 while 'running drug interdiction' on Interstate 40 in east Arkansas according to authorities. (AP Photo/Courtesy West Memphis Times, Mike Douglass) ** NO SALES **AP - An Ohio man's resentment of authority and run-ins with the law was enough for a local sheriff to warn that he could be dangerous if confronted by law enforcement. Years later, the sheriff appears right: The man and his teenage son are suspected of fatally shooting two Arkansas police officers during a traffic stop before they died in a shootout.

After Obama visit, NY cadets say they're eager (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 11:21 AM PDT

Cadets react after a commencement and commissioning ceremony at the U.S . Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Saturday, May 22, 2010, where President Barack Obama spoke. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - Warned by President Barack Obama that they face a long, dangerous road, U.S. Military Academy graduates said they were undaunted and ready to deploy.

Atlantis crew relaxes after wrapping up spacewalks (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 06:40 AM PDT

In an image made from NASA TV, astronaut Michael Good participates in a spacewalk wearing a Notre Dame logo on the left arm of his space suit on Friday, May 21, 2010. Astronauts from the space shuttle Atlantis have finished putting in a new six-pack of batteries at the International Space Station on Friday, a US$22 million power overhaul that was their last major objective. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - Atlantis' six astronauts got a little down time up in orbit Saturday on the eve of their departure from the International Space Station.

13-year-old American climbs Everest, calls his mom (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 12:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo provided by the Romero family, Jordan Romero, 13, Jordan Romero poses at the Carstensz Pyramid summit, Oceania's highest peak at 16,024 feet, making Jordan the youngest person to summit. Romero, a 13-year-old American boy has become the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest. A spokesman for Romero says the boy's team called by satellite phone from the summit of the world's highest peak on Saturday, May 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Romero family, File) ** NO SALES **AP - The youngest climber to reach the peak of Mount Everest hugged his tearful companions and told them he loved them. Then 13-year-old Jordan Romero took the satellite phone and called his mom.

Texas board adopts new social studies curriculum (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 01:54 AM PDT

Board member Don McLeroy listens during a meeting of the State Board of Education to discuss social studies standards on Friday May 21, 2010 in Austin, Texas. Conservatives say the Texas history curriculum has been unfairly skewed to the left after years of Democrats controlling the board. Democrats and a moderate Republican accused conservatives on the board of trying to stir up a needless controversy Thursday by using the president's full name, Barack Hussein Obama, saying his middle name was loaded with negative connotation. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Jay Janner) NO MAGS, NO SALES, NO TV: AP MEMBER, ONLINE AND NEWSPAPERS ONLYAP - Texas schoolchildren will be required to learn that the words "separation of church and state" aren't in the Constitution and evaluate whether the United Nations undermines U.S. sovereignty under new social studies curriculum.

Robbers rig car to smash into Idaho liquor store (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:24 PM PDT

AP - Police in Idaho say three people ransacked a Twin Falls liquor store by rigging a driverless vehicle that smashed through the front doors so they could get inside.

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