2010年12月5日星期日

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On eve of talks, Iran says it's mining own uranium (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:04 PM PST

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, right, speaks with media, during a press briefing, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. A picture of Majid Shahriari, a prominent nuclear scientist, is seen on the bottom of the podium, who was killed in a bomb attack on Monday, Nov. 29. Iran's top nuclear negotiator said there will be no progress in upcoming nuclear talks with the world powers unless Iran's rights are respected. Saeed Jalili told reporters that Iran's right to enrich uranium is non-negotiatble and can't be part of discussions during Dec. 6-7 talks with the world powers in Geneva.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iran delivered a resolute message Sunday on the eve of talks with six world powers: We're mining our own uranium now, so forget about stopping our nuclear ambitions.


Sailor remembers Pearl Harbor attack 69 years ago (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 02:00 PM PST

**CORRECTS SPELLING OF CONNER STED CONNOR** FILE - This Dec. 7, 1941 file photo provided by the Dept. of Defense shows the USS California, right,  after being struck by two battleships and two big bombs during a Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.  Durrell Conner, who coded and decoded messages for the Navy, was aboard the USS California when it sank in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.  Connor will return with 17 family members to remember those who died in the Japanese attack 69 years ago during the Pearl Harbor Anniversary.  (AP Photo/DOD)AP - The morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Yeoman 2nd Class Durrell Conner was wrapping Christmas presents aboard the USS California when he heard a commotion. Peering through a porthole of the battleship, the 23-year-old saw an airplane approaching low.


2 stabbed as rival fans brawl before USC-UCLA game (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 02:29 AM PST

Southern California running back Allen Bradford, left, carries the ball as he is pulled by UCLA safety Rahim Moore during the second half of an NCAA college football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. USC won 28-14. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - PASADENA, Calif. — A fight among dozens of fans in a parking lot before the Southern California-UCLA football game has left two men with stab wounds and two police officers with minor injuries, authorities said.


Tow vessel reaches struggling ship in Bering Sea (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:43 AM PST

The tug Tor Viking II is observed by an Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules crew moving through 20 foot seas and 46 mph winds 48 miles from the 738-foot cargo vessel Golden Seas in the Bering Sea Saturday Dec. 4, 2010. The commercial tug began its tow of the 738-foot Golden Seas with 20 crew members aboard after they rendezvoused a few hours earlier in the Bering Sea, about 45 miles north of Atka Island. Early Monday, the 18,000-horsepower Tor Viking II and the Golden Seas are expected to reach Dutch Harbor, 275 miles away, according to Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Dana Warr.  (AP Photo/US Coast Guard - Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis)AP - A crippled cargo ship carrying nearly a half million gallons of fuel oil was under tow toward a safe harbor Sunday, easing concerns the vessel could go aground in Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands.


Cuomo gets rare fight from Wall Street car czar (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 09:35 AM PST

FILE - In this file photo of Oct. 1, 2010, Andrew Cuomo responds to questions during a news conference in New York during his gubernatorial campaign. Cuomo, New York's governor elect, and Steven Rattner, who led the Obama administration's restructuring of the auto industry, both have muscular credentials in Democratic politics. But now the two men are at each other's throats in a bitter feud, prompted by an investigation of an influence peddling scandal. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP - In his four years as New York's attorney general, Andrew Cuomo had his way with Wall Street, muscling banks and bankers into paying fines, making reforms and eating crow for their errors during the financial crisis.


Hundreds attend Wisconsin hostage taker's memorial (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 05:22 PM PST

This undated photo provided by the family shows Sam Hengel who authorities say shot himself Monday night Nov. 29, 2010 when police stormed the Marinette High School classroom in Marinette Wis., where he'd held about two dozen other students and teacher. No others were injured. (AP Photo/Hengel Family)AP - Hundreds of people showed up Sunday for a memorial to a 15-year-old Wisconsin boy who held his social studies class hostage before shooting himself last week, setting aside the terrifying standoff to remember him as a quiet, helpful leader who loved the outdoors.


Trial to begin in boy's death at Mass. gun expo (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 08:10 AM PST

AP - Eight-year-old Christopher Bizilj — 4-foot-3 and 66 pounds — stepped up to the firing range to shoot an Uzi as his father and 11-year-old brother watched from a few feet away.

Lobster ports create Christmas trees — from traps (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:55 AM PST

In this photo taken on Dec. 2, 2010,  Albert Carver, looks at a 50-foot-tall Christmas tree made of lobster traps on Beals Island, Maine. Some of the top lobster-fishing ports in New England are claiming bragging rights about who has the biggest and best Christmas tree created from lobster traps. The groups that put up the trees say they draw attention to the ports' maritime heritage, bring people together and raise money for good causes. The tree in Beals helps raises money for the Beals-Jonesport Fourth of July festivities and the one in Gloucester benefits a nonprofit devoted to the arts. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - Lobster fishermen are known for bragging about who has the fastest boat or the biggest pickup truck.


Texas judge to hold hearing on death penalty law (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:32 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2008 file photo, then newly elected State District Judge Kevin Fine shows his sleeve of tattoos at his downtown Houston office.  In the deeply Republican state that has executed more convicts than any other and the county that has sent the most to death row, an unusual legal proceeding will begin this week:  Democratic judge Fine will hold a lengthy hearing which starts Monday Dec. 6, 2010 on the constitutionality of the death penalty in Texas. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Nick de la Torre, File)AP - In the deeply Republican state that has executed more convicts than any other and the county that has sent the most to death row, an unusual legal proceeding will begin this week: A Democratic judge will hold a lengthy hearing on the constitutionality of the death penalty in Texas.


Unabomber's Montana land for sale; 'very secluded' (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 03:15 PM PST

FILE - In this April 6, 1996 file photo, Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski's cabin is shown in the woods of Lincoln, Mont. The 1.4-acre parcel of land in western Montana that was once owned by Kaczynski is on the market for $69,500. The listing offers potential buyers a chance to own a piece of 'infamous U.S. history' and says the forested land 'is obviously very secluded. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)AP - A 1.4-acre parcel of land in western Montana that was once owned by Unabomber Ted Kaczynski is on the market for $69,500.


4 rescued after dramatic airplane ditch in Gulf (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 08:21 PM PST

AP - With his engine failing, the pilot of a single-engine plane managed to maneuver the craft and three passengers to a safe splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday.

Mystery surrounds man in publicist killing (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 08:45 AM 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 - He was named a "person of interest" in the killing of a Hollywood publicist, and he shot himself to death as detectives tried to question him — but police say it's still not clear if he played any role in the murder.


Calif. coroner says body is lost Russian skydiver (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 06:34 AM PST

AP - Investigators have confirmed that a body found by a Southern California farmer is a Russian skydiver who was last seen jumping from a plane more than two months ago.

Towns near Burning Man site face uncertain future (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 08:23 PM PST

AP - Two tiny northern Nevada towns near the site of the annual Burning Man festival are facing an uncertain future when the largest regional employer closes early next year.

Nancy Garrido writes to friend; talks God, husband (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 08:22 PM PST

AP - The attorney for the woman charged along with her husband with holding Jaycee Dugard captive for 18 years said Saturday that jailhouse letters sent from his client to a friend won't hurt her defense.
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