2010年10月16日星期六

Yahoo! News: U.S. News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Obama urges Democrats to not get discouraged (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 02:40 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick wave to the crowd during a campaign rally for Patrick at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)AP - With the congressional elections fast approaching, President Barack Obama acknowledged Saturday that the hope and energy he stirred during his presidential campaign may have faded in the face of a grinding economic crisis.

Fox, Cablevision suspend negotiations over dispute (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 04:43 PM PDT

FILE - Cablevision Headquarters in Bethpage, N.Y.,is seen in a file photo from Aug. 8, 2005. Three Fox channels have gone dark for some 3 million Cablevision subscribers Saturday morning Oct. 16, 2010 after talks broke down amid a programming dispute. The blackout affects Fox 5 and My9 in New York and Fox29 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Ed Betz, File)AP - Cablevision and Fox parent News Corp. left the negotiating table without a deal Saturday, giving 3 million customers in the New York metropolitan area little hope of watching the first game of baseball's National League Championship Series from their couch.

Barbara Billingsley, Beaver Cleaver's TV mom, dies (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 04:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2007 file photo, Barbara Billingsley, of 'Leave It To Beaver,' smiles as the cast members reunite in Santa Monica, Calif. Billingsley, who gained the title supermom for her gentle portrayal of June Cleaver, the warm, supportive mother of a pair of precocious boys in 'Leave it to Beaver,' has died Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. She was 94. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)AP - Even decades after the show ended, Barbara Billingsley expressed surprise at the lasting affection people had for "Leave it to Beaver" and her role as the warm, supportive mother of a pair of precocious boys.

More intellectually disabled youths go to college (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 01:19 PM PDT

AP - Zach Neff is all high-fives as he walks through his college campus in western Missouri. The 27-year-old with Down syndrome hugs most everybody, repeatedly. He tells teachers he loves them.

San Diego border inspector charged with bribery (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 11:56 AM PDT

AP - A border inspector nicknamed "Hammer" pleaded not guilty to taking bribes to help vehicles loaded with illegal immigrants and tons of marijuana get through his lane.

Canadian snowshoe pot smuggler sentenced in Wash. (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:18 PM PDT

AP - A Vancouver, British Columbia, man will serve 30 months in a U.S. prison for leading a snowshoe smuggling ring that tried to bring marijuana to Washington state on treacherous mountain trails.

Cancer activist's approach: Real, a bit irreverent (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 09:39 AM PDT

In this Sept. 26, 2010 photo, Lindsay Avner, right, founder of Bright Pink, a breast cancer awareness organization, drives to Chicago's North Ave. Beach with her mother, Wendy, dog, Brinkley, and father, Brett. The realization that cancer would forever shape her life came early on, as young Lindsay Avner looked around the dinner table at family gatherings and saw very few women, especially on her mother's side. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Lindsay Avner is no shrinking violet. She's a bright pink whirlwind, with a closet full of dresses cut from that very color and a cancer-fighting organization she named for it.

Paraglider collides with hot air balloon in Ariz. (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 05:01 PM PDT

AP - Authorities say a motorized paraglider ran into a hot air balloon in central Arizona, sending all four people onboard the two aircraft to the hospital.

Feds oppose Calif. Prop 19 to legalize marijuana (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 02:04 AM PDT

Susan Recht, right, purchases marijuana from James Kyne, left, manager at the San Francisco Medical Cannabis Clinic in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. Attorney General Eric Holder says the federal government will enforce its marijuana laws in California even if voters next month make the state the first in the nation to legalize the drug. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)AP - The U.S. government will "vigorously enforce" federal laws against marijuana even if voters next month make California the first state to legalize pot, Attorney General Eric Holder says.

NC police: Missing girl seen alive in September (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 03:10 PM PDT

FILE - This May 2010 file photo, shows Zahra Clare Baker, 10, getting a hearing aid at an event at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Police indicated Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 that they believe someone killed the 10-year-old North Carolina girl whose bone cancer left her with a prosthetic leg and hearing aids, saying they were shifting from a missing person search to a homicide investigation. (AP Photo/Independent Tribune, James Nix, File)AP - A missing 10-year-old North Carolina girl was seen in public as recently as two weeks before she was reported missing, police said Saturday, narrowing an uncertain timeline that has hindered their investigation.

Countless human bones found in pits at AZ cemetery (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 01:59 AM PDT

FILE - This recent, undated photo provided by the Bisbee Police Department shows Bisbee Police officers measuring one of two uncovered pits containing partially cremated human bones found in a Bisbee, Ariz., cemetery. Regulators will investigate whether the remains were handled properly by a business that was contracted to dispose of them for a medical research company. (AP Photo/Bisbee Police Department, File)AP - The scene at a cemetery in southern Arizona was startling — two open pits filled with human skulls, ribs, femurs and other bones.

Corps to shore up trouble spot from Katrina (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 03:28 AM PDT

AP - The Army Corps of Engineers is doing more work to strengthen the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, a spot in New Orleans where floodwalls broke during Hurricane Katrina.

US, China hold maritime security talks in Hawaii (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 02:05 AM PDT

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Randolph Alles, left, and Rear Adm. Liao Shining of the People's Liberation Army Navy sign the Summary of Proceedings following the conclusion of their talks Friday Oct. 15, 2010 in Honolulu. The U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement the Honolulu meeting was aimed at increasing the safety of airmen and sailors and was an important part of a 'sustained, reliable and meaningful military-to-military relationship.' These were the first such discussions since China broke off contact earlier this year to protest the U.S. sale of arms to Taiwan. (AP Photo/Staff Sgt. Carl N. Hudson - US Navy)AP - The U.S. and Chinese militaries have finished two days of talks over security on the high seas, the first such discussions since China broke off contact earlier this year to protest the U.S. sale of arms to Taiwan.

Clinton: US working to ending Mexico drug violence (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 04:05 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gestures while speaking before the Commonwealth Club Friday, Oct. 15, 2010, in San Francisco. Clinton delivered a speech regarding climate change, American leadership, and the future of women. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated her support Friday for ending Mexico's drug violence, saying it was in the United States' interest to crack down on drug cartels that have begun behaving more like terrorists and insurgent groups.

Oil change reignites debate over GPS trackers (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 11:30 AM PDT

In this undated photo provided by Yasir Afifi, shows a GPS monitoring device he found on his car in Santa Clara, Calif. Afifi took his car in for an oil change earlier this month and his mechanic spotted an odd wire hanging from the undercarriage. The wire was attached to a strange magnetic device that puzzled Afifi and the mechanic. They freed it from the car and posted images of it online, asking for help in identifying it. Two days later, FBI agents arrived at Afifi's Santa Clara apartment and demanded the return of their property, a global positioning system tracking device now at the center of a raging legal debate over privacy rights. (AP Photo/ Yasir Afifi)AP - Yasir Afifi, a 20-year-old computer salesman and community college student, took his car in for an oil change earlier this month and his mechanic spotted an odd wire hanging from the undercarriage.

Tavern on the Green reopens as visitors center (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 09:19 AM PDT

AP - The New York City landmark Tavern on the Green is back in business, but visitors will find the place unrecognizable from its days as a restaurant.

Man accused of US Navy vet scam indicted in Ohio (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 01:25 AM PDT

This image provided by the Mecklenburg North Carolina County Jail shows the booking photo for Blanca Contreras. The Ohio Attorney General's office says Bobby Thompson and an alleged co-conspirator, Blanca Contreras bilked at least 50,000 Ohioans out of at least $1.9 million. Both were charged Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Mecklenburg North Carolina County Jail)AP - A grand jury in Cleveland has charged the director of a Florida-based charity that purported to raise money for U.S. Navy veterans with corruption and theft charges.

Man says he was told he was too disabled to fly (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:04 PM PDT

AP - A motivational speaker with cerebral palsy said he was humiliated when he was kicked off a U.S. Airways flight after being told he was too disabled to fly alone.

发贴者：iwvck2 时间 17:14 0 条评论

bnzv