2010年12月15日星期三

Yahoo! News: U.S. News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Minivan recall grows as victim's family speaks out (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by Ford Motor Co., a 2002 Ford Windstar LX is displayed. Ford is expanding a recall of its Windstar minivans Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, over concerns that their rear axles can corrode and break. (AP Photo/Ford Motor Co., file) ** NO SALES **AP - Sean Bowman was driving with a classmate to community college when his Ford Windstar's rear axle cracked in half, sending the minivan careening into a building and killing him, his family says.

Feds sue BP, other companies for oil spill damages (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 05:06 PM PST

FILE - In this June 12, 2010, file photo, crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill washes ashore in Orange Beach, Ala. The Justice Department on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, sued BP and eight other companies in the Gulf oil spill disaster in an effort to recover billions of dollars from the largest offshore spill in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)AP - The Justice Department sued BP and several other companies involved in the Gulf oil spill Wednesday, an opening salvo in the government's effort to get billions of dollars for untold economic and environmental damage.

Mom shot at strip mall used body to protect son, 2 (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 04:13 PM PST

AP - A mother loading her 2-year-old son into an SUV used her body to protect the toddler before she was shot and killed in an ensuing midday gunbattle at a Sacramento strip mall, sheriff's officials said Wednesday.

Navy Fires Top Two Officers For Being "Unduly Familiar" While Commanding Warship (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 06:45 AM PST

Time.com - The Navy has relieved the commander of a mine-sweeper for having an "unduly familiar relationship" with his female second-in-command

Why Did We Take Brett Favre's Streak for Granted? (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 06:45 AM PST

Time.com - Now that Brett Favre's streak of starting 297 straight games, dating back to September of 1992, is history, it's only fair to wonder: did we take his astounding record for granted?

Maine, NJ links probed in case of NY beach bodies (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 05:07 PM PST

Lorraine Ela, of South Portland, Maine, takes a swab from her cheek to provide a DNA sample to a detective, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, at her home in South Portland, Maine. Ela's daughter, Megan Waterman, 22, has been missing since June and authorities say they are trying to determine whether she is one four women's bodies found along a remote beach highway on New York's Long Island. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)AP - The mother of a missing Maine woman last seen working as an escort in New York submitted a DNA sample Wednesday to authorities trying to determine the identities of four women whose bodies were found dumped on a deserted beach highway on Long Island.

Border Patrol agent killed in southern Arizona (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 05:06 PM PST

This undated photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian A. Terry. Terry was fatally shot north of the Arizona-Mexico border while trying to catch bandits who target illegal immigrants, the leader of a union representing agents said Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection, File)AP - A Border Patrol agent was fatally shot near the Mexico border amid a shootout with bandits known for targeting illegal immigrants along a violent smuggling corridor in the Arizona desert, a union leader said Wednesday.

Marines fly Santa, helpers to Arizona reservation (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 03:41 PM PST

AP - Children on the Havasupai reservation don't associate Santa Claus with a sleigh and flying reindeer.

'Birther' reverses course, says he would deploy (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 04:14 PM PST

AP - An Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questioned President Barack Obama's eligibility for office told a jury he was wrong to do so and would now deploy if he could.

Casino's choice: Let bandit flee or start shootout (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 05:07 PM PST

In this surveillance video frame grab released Tuesday Dec.14,2010 by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department showing a bandit wearing a motorcycle helmet during an armed robbery Thursday Dec. 9,2010 at the Las Vegas Suncoast Casino. Police believe it's the same man who who escaped on a motorcycle with about $1.5 million worth of casino chips from the posh Bellagio early Tuesday Dec.14, 2010.(AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)AP - Waving a gun, a motorcycle helmet-wearing bandit ordered wide-eyed gamblers and dealers back from a Bellagio craps table, and quickly stashed at least $1.5 million in casino chips into a bag.

Fla. school board shooter had turbulent life (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 05:05 PM PST

In this image taken from video and released by WJHG-TV, Clay A. Duke points a hand gun at Bay City school board members and staff, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Duke, a 56-year-old ex-convict, calmly held the school board at gunpoint and said he was seeking redress for his wife's firing before shooting at the superintendent at short range and then killing himself. (AP Photo/WJHG-TV) MANDATORY CREDITAP - Clay Duke was a troubled, broke ex-con with bipolar disorder, an interest in anarchy, a wife who unemployment benefits had run out and frustrations that reached their boiling point on a day circled on his calendar.

Rare immigration bills pass Congress (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 04:18 PM PST

FILE - This March 6, 2009 file photo shows Hotaru Nakama, center, her son, Mickey, and her mother-in-law, Robin Ferschke, right, outside their home in Maryville, Tenn. Nakama married Ferschke's son, Sgt. Michael Ferschke, by phone in 2008 while he was stationed in Iraq and she was in Japan. Sgt. Ferschke died in combat a month later. The House on Wednesday Dec. 15, 2010, approved a private relief bill, meaning it only applies to an individual case, granting permanent resident status to Hotaru Ferschke. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)AP - Congress has taken the unusual step of waiving immigration restrictions for two Japanese citizens fighting to live in the United States.

Lawyers prevail in money fight with Brunei prince (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 04:31 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2010 file photo, Prince Jefri Bolkiah of Brunei arrives to court in New York. A New York City jury on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, awarded British attorneys Faith Zaman Derbyshire and Thomas Derbyshire more than $10.1 million in past legal fees that they claimed Bolkiah owed them. The trial gave jurors a glimpse of his jet-set lifestyle as a member of one of the world's richest royal families. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)AP - Two British attorneys won a multimillion-dollar tussle with Brunei's Prince Jefri Bolkiah on Wednesday after a trial that provided a glimpse into the prince's jet-set lifestyle as a member of one of the world's richest royal families.

More sex assaults reported at military academies (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 12:50 PM PST

AP - Reported sexual assaults at the three U.S. military academies rose 64 percent in the 2009-10 academic year compared with the previous year, the Defense Department said Wednesday.

NYC to vote on change to taxi driver dress code (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 10:26 AM PST

AP - Shabby cabbies in New York City might have to step up their look.

Stores try to create shopping surge in final days (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 02:59 PM PST

In this Nov. 26, 2010 photo, shoppers take advantage of sales while shopping at the Pentagon City Mall in Arlington, Va. Shoppers holding out for 80 percent discounts as they finish up their holiday buying will again be disappointed, but unlike last year, they'll still be able to get what they want. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - You won't find uncommonly deep discounts, but you won't have to worry about finding something to buy, either. For the first time in three years, the Christmas season is looking brighter for stores and shoppers alike.

Record number of eagles counted at Pa. sanctuary (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 03:05 PM PST

In this Sept. 4, 2010 photo provided by Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, a bald eagle is seen over North Lookout at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton, Pa. Bird-watchers at the ridgetop preserve in eastern Pennsylvania counted a record number of migrating bald eagles this fall, another sign of the species' remarkable comeback following a century of decline. The huge flight of 404 eagles smashed the old record of 245 set two years ago at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, which has kept an annual tally of migrating hawks, eagles and falcons since its founding 76 years ago as the world's first refuge for birds of prey. (AP Photo/Bill Moses) NO SALESAP - Bird-watchers at a ridgetop preserve in eastern Pennsylvania counted a record number of migrating bald eagles this fall, another sign of the species' remarkable comeback following a century of decline.

Father of 3 missing Michigan boys arraigned (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 12:33 PM PST

John Skelton arrives at the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo, Ohio, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Skelton, the father of three boys missing since Thanksgiving, waived his right to an extradition hearing on Tuesday and was promptly processed and driven away to face charges across the state border in Michigan. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)AP - A 39-year-old father blamed for the disappearance of his three missing sons appeared via video in a Michigan courtroom for the first time Wednesday to face kidnapping charges.

Copper thief burns down Ala. city's Christmas tree (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:30 PM PST

AP - Talk about a Grinch: Police say someone trying to steal copper wire burned down the city of Birmingham's 35-foot-tall Christmas tree.

Scientists: It's not too late yet for polar bears (AP)

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 10:11 AM PST

In this undated file photo released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a sow polar bear rests with her cubs on pack ice in the Beaufort Sea in northern Alaska. If the world dramatically changes its steadily increasing emissions of greenhouse gases, global warming can be slowed enough to prevent a total loss of critical summer sea ice for the polar bears, according to a new study in the journal Nature released Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wild Life Service, Steve Amstrup, File)AP - Two groups of scientists are suggesting a sliver of hope for the future of polar bears in a warming world.

发贴者：iwvck2 时间 17:15 0 条评论

bnzv