2010年11月20日星期六

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Woman, 3 kids found dead in violent Fla. scene (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 04:48 PM PST

A Tallahassee investigator lifts police tape to pass under at a home where a woman and three children were slain on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Tallahassee, Fla. A woman and three young children were found killed at a violent crime scene in a north Florida home on Saturday, and homicide detectives were out looking for whoever might have had a reason to harm them, police said. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)AP - A woman and her three young children were found killed at a violent crime scene in a north Florida home on Saturday, and homicide detectives were out looking for whoever might have had a reason to harm them, police said.


New Orleans advisory: to boil water until Sunday (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 05:08 PM PST

AP - Mayor Mitch Landrieu says New Orleans' most widespread boil-water advisory since Hurricane Katrina will continue at least until 3 p.m. Sunday, because that's how long it will take to test for bacteria.

NY judge orders Gawker to pull Palin book pages (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 04:13 PM PST

AP - A federal judge on Saturday ordered Gawker Media to pull leaked pages of Sarah Palin's forthcoming book "America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag" from its blog.

Facebook-banning NJ pastor acknowledges threesome (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 03:51 PM PST

AP - A pastor who said Facebook was a "portal to infidelity" and told married church leaders to delete their accounts or resign once testified that he had a three-way sexual relationship with his wife and a male church assistant.

Army court halts case in Afghan civilian killings (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 11:02 AM PST

US troops at Forward Operating Base Ramrod in Kandahar Province, southern Afghanistan. One of five soldiers accused of killing Afghans for sport and taking grisly trophies from the victims has won a temporary reprieve from murder charge legal action, his lawyer said Saturday.(AFP/POOL/File/Jason Reed)AP - An Army appeals court has halted the prosecution of one of five soldiers charged with killing Afghan civilians for fun earlier this year, taking the unusual step after his lawyer argued that the Army's refusal to make gruesome photographs public violated his client's right to an open trial.


Former Sen. Braun announces run for Chicago mayor (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 03:37 PM PST

Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun waves to supporters as she formally announces her candidacy for Chicago mayor, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 in Chicago. Braun joins a crowded field of candidates including former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel. (AP Photo/Brian Kersey)AP - Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun kicked off her campaign for Chicago mayor Saturday by reintroducing herself to voters, some of whom weren't even born when she last won election in 1992.


Corruption charges disturb residents in Md. county (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 09:18 AM PST

FILE - In a Nov. 12, 2010 file photo,Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson, 61, center, speaks to the media with his lawyers Brian McDaniel, left, and Billy Martin, outside U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md. Johnson and his wife Leslie were arrested by federal law enforcement agents and charged with witness tampering and destruction of records. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)AP - In two years, Prince George's County residents have seen a former schools superintendent sent to prison and corruption charges brought against a senior state senator and the county executive and his wife.


Officers swarm rugged Utah canyon, hunting shooter (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 02:18 PM PST

AP - Nearly 100 officers tracking a gunman in a rugged Utah canyon Saturday were believed to be closing in on the suspect accused of shooting and critically wounding a park ranger, authorities said.

Analysis: Pope's comments add to debate on condoms (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 05:34 PM PST

AP - With his striking comment on condoms and AIDS, Pope Benedict XVI has started a new chapter in the complex church debate about morality and preventing the spread of HIV.

The King and I: Travels with Elvis' stepbrother (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 12:24 PM PST

In this Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 photo, Rick Stanley, Elvis Presley's stepbrother, at left, prays with Pastor Terry Dennis, center, and Mike Evans prior to speaking at Branch Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Selma, N.C. Once a personal aid to Elvis, Stanley is now an evangelical speaker. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)AP - His sermon complete, the visiting preacher offers a benediction, then steps out into the vestibule to shake hands and perhaps sell a few copies of his testimonial book.


Crab catch reignites trap limits debate in Calif. (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 10:11 AM PST

In this Nov. 17, 2010 photo, Lt. Andy Roberts of the California Dept. of Fish and Game holds up a crab during the start of the Dungeness crab season off the coastline near Muir Beach, Calif. Dungeness crab fishermen for the first time this season hauled in pot after pot of writhing crustaceans here in a rush to fill up boats and get the valuable catch to shore before the market floods and prices fall. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)AP - Dungeness crab fishermen for the first time this season hauled in pot after pot of writhing crustaceans here in a rush to fill up boats and get the valuable catch to shore before the market floods and prices fall.


Judge: Alaska court must decide Senate dispute (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 03:00 AM PST

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski  (R) Alaska, smiles at supporters upon her arrival at Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010.  Murkowski became the first Senate candidate in more than 50 years to win a write-in campaign.   The victory is a remarkable comeback for Murkowski, who lost to political newcomer Joe Miller in the GOP primary, and a humbling moment for Sara Palin, the former Alaska governor, 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate and Murkowski nemesis whose support was not enough to get Miller through an election in her own backyard.  (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)AP - A federal judge has granted a temporary injunction halting the certification of Alaska's hotly contested Senate election — an order that requires Republican candidate Joe Miller file a formal challenge of the vote count in state court.


Wife: Accused Smart kidnapper 'a great deceiver' (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 09:07 PM PST

Wanda Barzee, estranged wife of Brian David Mitchell leaves court  in Salt Lake City, Utah, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010.   Brian David Mitchell, 57, is charged with kidnapping and unlawful transportation of a minor across state lines. If convicted, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. Barzee took the witness stand to testify for the defense at the trial of Brian David Mitchell.  Barzee, 65, pleaded guilty to the same charges in November 2009 and is serving a 15-year term at Carswell, a federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas, where she is being treated for mental illness. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Jeffrey D. Allred)AP - The emotional estranged wife of the man charged with abducting Elizabeth Smart in 2002 said Friday that he began stalking young girls about a year earlier, and in hindsight she believes he used religion to manipulate her.


New York-New Jersey subway raises hackles, hopes (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 10:12 AM PST

FILE -  In this Dec. 23, 2005 file photo, the No. 7 train runs through the Queens borough of New York with the Manhattan skyline in the background. A proposal to extend the No. 7 line across the Hudson River to New Jersey has straphangers atwitter, with some wondering how the new connection might change the character of the city's beloved trains.  (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)AP - Could New York's subway be going suburban?


Hotels in sales-tax free NH target shoppers (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 09:38 AM PST

In this Nov. 19, 2010 photo, Marilyn Gordon sets up Christmas decorations at the Candlelight Inn in Bradford, N.H. Gordon is catering to Black Friday shoppers this year. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - Hotels and inns in sales tax-free New Hampshire are trying to lure Black Friday shoppers with stay-and-shop packages that come with tempting free gifts or services:


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