2010年8月9日星期一

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US engineer convicted of selling secrets to China (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 04:53 PM PDT

In this undated passport photo provided by the Gowadia family, Noshir Gowadia, accused of selling military secrets to China, is shown. A federal jury in Hawaii has convicted an Indian-born former B-2 stealth bomber engineer of selling military secrets to China. Noshir Gowadia pleaded not guilty to 17 counts, including conspiracy, violating the arms export control act and money laundering. The decision came Monday after a week of deliberations at a federal court in Honolulu. Prosecutors accused Gowadia of helping China design a stealth cruise missile. The trial lasted nearly four months. The 67-year-old from Maui has spent almost five years in federal detention since his October 2005 arrest after a judge ruled he was a flight risk. (AP Photo/Gowadia Family) NO SALESAP - A federal jury in Hawaii on Monday convicted a former B-2 stealth bomber engineer of selling military secrets to China.

Escaped killer caught in Wyo., says he's relieved (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 04:53 PM PDT

In this photo provided by the Hot Springs County Sheriff's Department, Convicted killer Tracy Province is shown on Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 in in Thermopolis, Wyo. Province told authorities he was relieved that the manhunt was over for him when he was arrested around 6:20 a.m. in Meeteetse, Wyo., about 60 miles outside of Yellowstone National Park, said David Gonzales, the U.S. Marshal for Arizona. (AP Photo/Hot Springs County Sheriff's Department)AP - An escaped killer with a handgun and a hitchhiking sign expressed relief at his capture on Monday after 10 days on the run, while authorities searched to the north of this tourist-packed park for a second fugitive and his female accomplice, a self-styled "Bonnie and Clyde."

Ark. doctor convicted in bomb attack on board head (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 01:03 PM PDT

Sangeeta 'Sue' Mann, walks to the Federal Courthouse in Little Rock, Ark., before a jury Monday, Aug. 9, 2010, convicted her husband Dr. Randeep Mann, 52, of using a weapon of mass destruction and destroying a vehicle with an explosive in the February 2009 attack that nearly killed the head of the state Medical Board. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - A federal jury on Monday convicted an Arkansas doctor of masterminding a bombing attack against the head of the state medical board last year, despite the absence of forensic evidence tying the defendant to the crime.

As 39,000 spill claims dangle, BP defers to feds (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 04:19 PM PDT

In this photo taken Friday Aug. 6, 2010, wedding planner Sheryl Lindsay of Orange Beach Weddings, walks along the beach where wedding ceremonies would normally take place in Orange Beach, Ala. Lindsay's wedding business is on the brink, crumbling with each cancellation over concerns about oil. (AP Photo/Michelle Rolls-Thomas)AP - Sheryl Lindsay's wedding planner business is on the brink, crumbling with each cancellation over concerns about oil. Brides-to-be are walking away from plans for beachside vows, leaving Lindsay waiting to see whether she'll be part of BP's promise to make whole everyone who's suffered from its spill.

AP Exclusive: Russia, US chase jet in hijack drill (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 03:55 PM PDT

Canadian Forces Col. Todd Balfe, deputy commander of the Alaskan NORAD region, takes a personal photo as he looks out the window of a civilian airplane playing the role of a hijacked airliner as it is escorted by two Su-27 Russian fighter jets, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 in Russian airspace on a route from Alaska to an undisclosed location in the Far East. The exercise is a first-of-its-kind joint exercise between the U.S. and Russia to test their coordinated response to a potential international hijacking. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - In a historic first for Cold War adversaries, U.S., Canadian and Russian military officers directed fighter jets and ground controllers to test how well they could track an international terrorist hijacking over the Pacific Ocean.

Gold thefts prompt police to monitor sellers (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 03:55 PM PDT

In this June 24, 2010, photo Lynne Steren holds some of the jewelry that was returned to her after a new ordinance in a Milwaukee suburb helped track down the man who took it from her East Troy, Wis. home. Law enforcement and local governments are scrambling to shut down a shadow industry that has grown around the booming gold business nationwide: thefts targeting jewelry that can be converted into quick cash at the many local gold buying shops. Milwaukee passed an ordinance this summer to help police spot stolen jewelry being sold before it was too late to recover. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)AP - Law enforcement and local governments are scrambling to shut down a shadow industry that has grown up around the booming cash-for-gold business nationwide: thieves are snatching jewelry, then converting it into a quick payday at the shops.

Statue of Liberty to get new staircase for safety (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 03:20 PM PDT

FILE- In this May 26, 2005 file photo, tourists are seen at the Statue of Liberty in New York. Had the smoke alarm of July 21, 2010 not been a malfunction and there had actually been a fire in the 125-year-old structure, the New York City fire department and National Parks service were prepared to fight it with fireboats and equipment already in place on the island. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin, II, File)AP - A set of 354 narrow steps spirals all the way up to the Statue of Liberty's crown, and it's the only escape route for tourists in an emergency.

Fido's food could be making kids sick, report says (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 03:18 AM PDT

AP - Fido's food may be making kids sick, a government report warns, detailing the first known salmonella outbreak in humans, mostly young children, linked to pet food.

John Lennon's killer up for parole again in NY (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:06 PM PDT

A mug-shot of Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed John Lennon, is displayed on the 25th anniversary of Lennon's death at the NYPD in New York December 8, 2005. REUTERS/StringerAP - John Lennon's killer will seek his freedom this week for a sixth time.

Va. attacks investigated for link to Mich. killer (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 04:01 PM PDT

AP - Police in Virginia said Monday they think a serial killer who stabbed five people to death and wounded 10 others in Michigan was responsible for three attacks in northern Virginia, and all of the attacks have almost exclusively targeted black men.

FDA 'steroid cop' quizzes Armstrong's ex-teammates (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 13, 2008, file photo shows federal agent Jeff Novitzky on Capitol Hill in Washington. For someone who does his best work behind the scenes, federal agent Jeff Novitzky is hardly a stranger to the spotlight. And depending on the results of an ongoing investigation into the sometimes-shadowy world of pro cycling, he could soon become better-known still. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - He's been called high-minded, a trailblazing lawman and "America's top steroid cop."

From humble to rumble: Sturgis turns 70 (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:54 AM PDT

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 6, 2010, Greg Pike, 50, of Bisbee, Ariz., poses with Booger the dog, Kitty the cat, and Mousey the rat, in front his souped-up riding lawnmower before the 70th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, S.D. (AP Photo/Steve McEnroe)AP - Greg Pike seems unfazed as his "chopper" putts past thousands of rumbling motors in western South Dakota's Black Hills, cruising the souped-up riding lawn mower into the world's largest motorcycle rally with his own gang: Booger the dog, Kitty the cat and Mousey the rat.

Gulf relief well down to final, tricky 100 feet (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 04:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010 picture, a support vessel, foreground center, and others surround the Helix Q4000, background center, used to perform the static kill operation, at the site of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - The relief well being drilled to ensure crude never again spills into the ocean from BP's paralyzed well in the Gulf of Mexico has been dubbed the ultimate solution to the drama that's unfolded over the past three months.

Crabs provide evidence oil tainting Gulf food web (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 02:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 15, 2010 file photo, freshly sorted blue crabs sit in a box in Hopedale, La. Researchers wondering how badly the Gulf of Mexico will suffer from the oil spill are paying close attention to the blue crab. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)AP - To assess how heavy a blow the BP oil spill has dealt the Gulf of Mexico, researchers are closely watching a staple of the seafood industry and primary indicator of the ecosystem's health: the blue crab.

Tests: No tampering of mine monitors where 29 died (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 02:46 PM PDT

AP - Tests of methane monitors taken from the scene of the worst U.S. coal mining disaster in decades show the safety devices had not been tampered with before the explosion, the head of West Virginia's mine safety program said Monday.

Mayor of poor NJ city offers library rescue plan (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 01:21 PM PDT

AP - The mayor of one of the nation's poorest cities is working on a plan to keep the city's three libraries open and available to residents after the library board announced last week they would be closed due to budget cuts.

Gold thefts prompt police to watch sellers (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:08 PM PDT

AP - Law enforcement and local governments are scrambling to shut down a shadow industry that has grown up around the booming cash-for-gold business nationwide: thieves are snatching jewelry, then converting it into a quick payday at the shops.

Triathlete, WWII vet still nervous before races (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2010 03:30 AM PDT

Charley French prepares for a triathlon during a training ride outside of Sun Valley, Idaho on Aug. 3, 2010. French once set a record at the Ironman triathlon in Hawaii and is a five-time world champ in a sport he took up 25 years ago, just as he was helping American cyclist Greg Lemond win the Tour de France. (AP Photo/Dev Khalsa)AP - The guy in black who just blew past on his bike? That's Charley French.

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