2010年7月15日星期四

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BP finally stops oil spewing from Gulf gusher (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 04:56 PM PDT

This image taken from video provided by BP PLC at 15:57 CDT, shows that oil has stopped flowing from the new 75-ton cap atop the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday, July 15, 2010. BP finally choked off the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday — 85 days and up to 184 million gallons after the crisis unfolded — then began a tense 48 hours of watching to see whether the capped-off well would hold or blow a new leak. Engineers will monitor pressure gauges and watch for signs of leaks elsewhere in the well. (AP Photo/BP PLC) NO SALESAP - The oil has stopped. For now. After 85 days and up to 184 million gallons, BP finally gained control over one of America's biggest environmental catastrophes Thursday by placing a carefully fitted cap over a runaway geyser that has been gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico since early spring.

Some have trouble believing BP stopped oil leak (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 05:17 PM PDT

AP - Many Gulf Coast residents don't believe it. Some accuse BP of making it up. And even those convinced that the oil leak has finally been stopped are tempered in their relief, aware that their environmental nightmare is far from over.

Experts work to free buried ship hull at WTC site (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 04:06 PM PDT

Archeologists Elizabeth Meade, top, and Molly McDonald take measurements of the wood hull of a 32-foot-long (9.75 meters) 18th century boat at the World Trade Center site, Thursday, July 15, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - The ship was buried as junk two centuries ago — landfill to expand a bustling little island of commerce called Manhattan. When it re-emerged this week, surrounded by skyscrapers, it was an instant treasure that popped up from the mud near ground zero.

Ariz. immigration law hearing ends with no ruling (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 03:32 PM PDT

Venessa Bustos, of Tempe, Ariz., protests Arizona's immigration law SB1070 outside the Sandra Day O'Connor Federel Courthouse Thursday, July 15, 2010 in Phoenix. Protesters are outside the federal courthouse amid tight security for a hearing on a challenge to Arizona's immigration law, SB 107. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - Arizona's impending immigration law went before a federal judge for the first time Thursday, and attorneys for both sides sparred over who had the right to enforce immigration law: local officials or the federal government.

Abducted Calif. girl found in Ariz. never schooled (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:48 PM PDT

This undated image provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows Amber Nicklas, who was abducted seven years ago, when she was 1-year-old, by her three aunts during a visit with them and her foster parents at a restaurant in Norwalk, Calif., according to authorities.(AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)AP - A girl who was snatched seven years ago from a Los Angeles-area restaurant was raised by an Arizona couple who kept her out of school to hide her from authorities, officials said Thursday.

Sea turtles rescued from Gulf spill released (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 03:59 PM PDT

This July 10, 2010 photo released by NASA shows the first group of hatchlings from endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle eggs brought from beaches along the Gulf Coast being released into the Atlantic Ocean off NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The effort is part of a plan to pluck some 70,000 eggs from nests on Alabama and Florida beaches before they hatch and swim out into the oil from the April 20 rig explosion off Louisiana. (AP Photo/NASA, Kim Shiflett) EDS NOTE: PHOTOS TAKEN WITH A RED FILTER ON LIGHT AND CAMERA TO PROTECT THE HATCHLINGS; EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - The first group of sea turtles that are part of a sweeping effort to save threatened and endangered hatchlings from death in the oily Gulf of Mexico have been released into the Atlantic Ocean.

Estranged aide to John Edwards reaches movie deal (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:38 PM PDT

AP - An insider's account of John Edwards' affair and the lengths he went to hide his mistress will be developed into a movie, a former aide to the two-time presidential candidate said Thursday.

Friends say accused serial killer dropped hints (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:50 PM PDT

Lonnie David Franklin Jr. is shown in his police booking photo released by the Los Angeles Police Department July 8, 2010. Franklin was arrested on suspicion of carrying out the AP - In hindsight, the investigation into the Grim Sleeper serial killings could have led to Lonnie Franklin Jr.'s doorstep much sooner.

NY lawyer gets 10-year term in terrorism case (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:41 PM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 16, 2006 file photo shows Lynne Stewart speaking to the media and her supporters outside Manhattan federal court following her sentencing in New York. A judge was poised to decide whether the government and some fellow judges were right when they said the 70-year-old former civil rights lawyer convicted in a terrorism case received too much leniency when she was sentenced to just over two years in prison. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)AP - A 70-year-old civil rights lawyer was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison in a terrorism case by a judge who boosted her original sentence by nearly eight years after concluding she lied to a jury and lacked remorse.

NYC mayor spends $109M on campaign. Opponent? $9M (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2008 file photo, Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks during a news conference at City Hall in New York. The billionaire mayor's campaign filed its final spending report Thursday, July 15, 2010, with the state Board of Elections. Bloomberg spent $109.2 million on his winning bid for a third term as mayor of New York City. That's more than 11 times his Democratic opponent, who lost by fewer than five percentage points. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews, File)AP - All the bills are paid and the price of the most expensive self-financed bid for office in U.S. history — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign for a third term — totals $109.2 million.

Va. man stuck in Egypt on no-fly list coming to US (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 04:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 16, 2010 file photo, Yahya Wehelie, from Burke, Va., displays his US passport, in Cairo, Egypt. Wehelie, whose travels to Yemen landed him on the U.S. no-fly list and left him stuck in the Middle East for months will be allowed to return to the U.S. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)AP - A Virginia man whose travels to Yemen caught the attention of the FBI and landed him on the U.S. no-fly list, leaving him stuck in the Middle East for months, will be allowed to return to the U.S.

Shelters filling up as Gulf pet owners struggle (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:40 AM PDT

In this photo taken July 7, 2010, Caroline, a German Shepherd mix who ended up at the St. Bernard Animal Shelter in Violet, La., after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, awaits adoption. (AP Photo/Vicki Smith)AP - Double-bunked behind the bars at the overrun St. Bernard Animal Shelter are more victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill: shiny-coated Labrador retrievers, long-haired Chihuahuas and a fluffy Shih Tzu.

School aims to re-teach civics with focus on faith (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Eric Wilson, head of the Kentucky 9/12 Project, portrays a representative of the tyrannical kingdom as he talks to children on the first night of Vacation Liberty School at a church in Georgetown, Ky., Monday, July 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)AP - Call it vacation Bible school, Glenn Beck-style.

Fraud gets ex-Obama, Clinton fundraiser 12 years (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:42 PM PDT

Hassan Nemazee, the wealthy Manhattan investment banker who was once a top fundraiser for Hillary Rodham Clinton and other big-name Democrats, steps over a security chain as he leaves federal court in Manhattan after being sentenced, Thursday, July 15, 2010, to 12 years in prison for bank fraud in New York. Nemazee had reached a plea deal in March, admitting to three counts of bank fraud and one count of wire fraud. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)AP - A wealthy Manhattan investment banker and former top Democratic fundraiser was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for defrauding banks of $292 million, some of which he donated to politicians including Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Al Gore.

US hikers' moms hopeful as scientist goes to Iran (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 20, 2010, file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Sarah Shourd, center, and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. The mothers of three Americans detained on Iran since last July 31, are again pleading for their release as the one-year anniversary of their capture approaches. The mothers on Thursday July 15, 2010 released a letter they sent to the head of Iran's judiciary. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)AP - The mothers of two of three Americans jailed in Iran for nearly a year said Thursday that an Iranian nuclear scientist's return to his homeland after being in the United States has given family members hope for the release of their loved ones.

Obama's Maine island long visited by rich, famous (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 05:58 AM PDT

In this Tuesday, July 13, 2010 photo, Ellyn Getz, of Boston, who works in a local store in Bar Harbor, Maine, poses with President Obama magnets that are for sale in the store. The president is scheduled to visit Mt. Desert Island this coming weekend.(AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)AP - Serving as a summer retreat for Rockefellers, Vanderbilts and Morgans, this town and the surrounding area have long been known as a place where well-heeled and well-known visitors could beat the heat — and have their privacy respected.

Briefs filed supporting right to protest funerals (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 11:27 AM PDT

AP - Banning a fundamentalist church from protesting homosexuality outside military funerals would have a chilling effect on free speech, according to briefs filed to the U.S. Supreme Court by an ideologically diverse group of supporters.

Authorities dispute Polanski case miscommunication (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this is Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, film director Roman Polanski looks on in Montrouge, France. Federal officials denied keeping Los Angeles prosecutors in the dark about refusing a Swiss request for sealed transcripts in the Roman Polanski case Thursday, July 15, 2010, a move that was pivotal to the Swiss refusal to extradite the filmmaker to the United States. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)AP - The Roman Polanski case took another strange turn Thursday, with American prosecutors disputing who was responsible for an apparent miscommunication about sealed transcripts requested by Swiss authorities.

UT strips Klansman's name from Austin dorm (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:12 AM PDT

AP - University of Texas regents agreed Thursday to strip the name of a former law school professor and early organizer of the Ku Klux Klan from a campus dormitory.

Unstable heat, lightning in Calif. spark 15 fires (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 05:22 PM PDT

Inmate firefighters stand near a burnt area in Walnut, Calif., Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The abrupt arrival of summer heat after unseasonably cool and damp weather in Southern California has increased the risk of wildfires as grass and brush withers into tinder dry fuel. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Southern California was sweltering in triple-digit heat as monsoonal thunderstorms helped spark at least a dozen brush fires.

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