2010年12月3日星期五

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No search planned for Michigan boys over weekend (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:32 PM PST

Tina VanDerMade, center, from Sherwood, Ohio and Tracy Robertson, right, from Montpelier, Ohio, bow their heads in prayer at the Morenci Bible Fellowship Church, before going out with volunteers to continue the search for 9-year-old Andrew, 9, Alexander, 7 and Tanner Skelton, 5, on Thursday Dec. 2, 2010 in Morenci, Mich. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates) NO SALESAP - Hundreds of searchers combed the southern Michigan and northern Ohio countryside again Friday for three young brothers last seen at their father's home on Thanksgiving. With the search ending unsuccessfully, authorities prepared to use the weekend to determine what else should be done to find the boys.

Mystery man in Chasen killing was career criminal (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:32 PM PST

This photo obtained by the Associated Press on Friday Dec.3, 2010, shows Harold Smith, who killed himself just as police converged on him on Wed., Dec. 1, 2010. Smith was a person of interest in the slaying of prominent Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen. (AP Photo)AP - Whether he was a Hollywood hitman or an ex-con with a big mouth still isn't known.

Wis. governor appoints replacement for sexting DA (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 12:13 PM PST

AP - A female prosecutor who was once the victim of sexual assault was named Friday to replace a district attorney who resigned in disgrace after trying to strike up a relationship with a domestic violence victim.

So Long Glee Cast: Some Characters Getting Too Old for the Show (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:50 PM PST

Time.com - Some cast members of the hit show would probably be let go -- errr, graduate -- at the end of 2012

Cookie Swaps: The Elaborate Rules of a Sweet Tradition (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 01:50 PM PST

Time.com - While cookie exchanges are not new, the etiquette for attending them has become increasingly elaborate

Massey CEO ends profitable career marred by blast (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 06:05 PM PST

FILE - In this May 20, 2010 photo, Massey Energy Company Chief Executive Officer Don Blankenship pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Health and Human Services subcommittee hearing on mine safety. Blankenship announced Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 that he will retire at the end of the month, finishing a nearly 30-year career that included big profits for the company but also fights with labor and federal regulators and a recent mine explosion that killed 29 people. The company's board of directors named current president Baxter F. Phillips Jr. as Blakenship's successor, effective Friday. Blankenship's retirement date is Dec. 31. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Massey Energy Chairman and CEO Don Blankenship announced Friday that he will retire at the end of the month, finishing a nearly 30-year career that included big profits for the company but also labor conflicts, battles with federal regulators and a 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 people.

2 more rare red foxes confirmed in Sierra Nevada (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 06:29 PM PST

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 6, 2010 and provided by the U.S. Forest Service, a red fox is seen after it was photographed with a remote camera north of Yosemite National Park . Once thought to be extinct, federal wildlife biologists have sighted two more rare Sierra Nevada red foxes they believe are related to one that was photographed this summer near Yosemite National Park. (AP photo/U.S. Forest Service )AP - Federal wildlife biologists have confirmed sightings of two more Sierra Nevada red foxes that once were thought to be extinct.

21 kids hurt when rig hits mayor-driven school bus (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:21 PM PST

AP - A tractor-trailer slammed into a school bus that had its lights flashing and stop signs extended, critically injuring three children and hurting the other 18 and both drivers, Louisiana State Police said Friday.

Bus with UMass students on ski trip crashes in Vt. (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 05:54 PM PST

AP - A tour bus carrying University of Massachusetts students and others on a weekend ski trip to Quebec crashed Friday on a Vermont highway, injuring 17 people.

Border drug tunnels put warehouses under scrutiny (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 02:27 PM PST

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent emerges from a tunnel Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, in San Diego which authorities found Nov. 25th, and say was used to carry drugs into the United States to an Otay Mesa warehouse. ICE agents are seeking help from Otay Mesa warehouse owners and tenants after the discovery of two major cross-border drug tunnels last month that resulted in seizueres of about 50 tons of marijuana. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP - Workers at warehouses just feet from the U.S-Mexico border would come and go at odd hours. Few, if any, knew what their trucks carried.

Football player's death points to screening limits (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2010, photo provided by PEC Sports, senior football player Nathan Stiles poses on the field at Spring Hill High School in Spring Hill, Kan. Stiles died last month of an undetected subdural hematoma, an apparent re-bleed of an earlier injury. Now, family, school and medical experts are left wondering if anything more could have been done, and how to prevent a similar tragedy. (AP Photo/PEC Sports, Brock Stubbs) NO SALESAP - Nathan Stiles' parents had little reason to doubt their 17-year-old son was ready to return to the football field after suffering an apparent concussion at the homecoming game. He spent weeks resting, and a doctor gave him the all clear to play again. Even a CT scan that usually detects more serious head injuries came back negative, his mother said.

Man pleads not guilty to running vast spam network (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 05:10 PM PST

AP - A 23-year-old Russian man accused of masterminding a vast worldwide spamming network pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court in Wisconsin to violating a U.S. anti-spam law.

NY rabbi, sons accused of sexually abusing girls (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 04:30 PM PST

AP - A Hasidic rabbi and three of his sons are suspected of sexually abusing at least four female relatives, after the rabbi's eldest victim — his daughter — confided in a co-worker at a Jewish school, police said Friday.

Ohio man denies rape, keeping woman in closet (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 02:31 PM PST

AP - A man charged with raping a woman and keeping her captive in a closet for days pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Friday.

Mich. trial ordered for suspected serial killer (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 03:32 PM PST

AP - The first murder trial for a suspected serial killer was ordered in Michigan on Friday after a scientist testified that a victim's DNA was found in blood on the suspect's shoelace.

AP Enterprise: Calif. lawmakers keep vehicle perk (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 02:23 PM PST

In this photo taken July 1, 2010, is the tax-payer provided Chrysler 300 driven by state Senator Sam Aanestad, R-Grass Valley, seen parked in the garage of the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. California is the only state in the nation to provide vehicles to its rank-and-file lawmakers for unlimited use, a according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Aanestad is leaving the Senate due to term limits and his car will return to the pool of legilsative vehicles.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - California lawmakers enjoy a perk that seems like a luxurious amenity in a state that has been slashing billions of dollars from its budget: taxpayer-provided cars.

APNewsBreak: Feds propose listing for seals (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 03:00 PM PST

In this April 30, 2001 file photo provided by Brendan P. Kelly, a ringed seal looks out of a snow cave on the ice off of Barrow, Alaska. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will seek to list ringed seals found in the Arctic Basin and the North Atlantic and two populations of bearded seals in the Pacific Ocean as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Ringed seals are the main prey of polar bears, which were listed as threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2008. For ringed seals, the proposed listing also cites the threat of reduced snow cover. (AP Photo/Brendan P. Kelly, file)** NO SALES **AP - The federal government on Friday proposed listing two seals that depend on sea ice as threatened species because of the projected loss of ice from climate warming.

Panel recommends expanding use of stomach bands (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 03:32 PM PST

In this product photograph provided by Allergan, Inc., the LAP-BAND System is displayed. An FDA panel will vote whether to recommend expanding the use of a stomach shrinking band currently approved just for the morbidly obese. (AP Photo/Allergan, Inc.) NO SALESAP - About 12 million more obese Americans could soon qualify for surgery to implant a small, flexible stomach band designed to help them lose weight by dramatically limiting their food intake.

Religious expert analyzes text in Smart case (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 02:44 PM PST

Elizabeth Smart climbs from truck to enter side door of the Frank Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City to resume trail of Brian David Mitchell on Wednesday, Dec. 1. 2010. Mitchell, a former street preacher on trial for kidnapping and assaulting Elizabeth Smart. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Al Hartmann)AP - An expert in religious texts testified Friday that the writings of the former street preacher accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart drew heavily from other religious works, including the Bible and the Book of Mormon.

Rearview cameras could become more common in cars (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 03:02 PM PST

AP - Rearview cameras could become more common in future cars and trucks under rules proposed by the government Friday to address concerns about drivers unintentionally backing over children.

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