2011年1月24日星期一

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Suspect in Tucson shooting spree pleads not guilty (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:50 PM PST

An artist's depiction shows Jared Lee Loughner (L), the Arizona man accused of shooting 20 people while trying to assassinate U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords over the weekend, and his attorney public defender Judy Clarke during a court appearance in Phoenix, Arizona January 10, 2011. REUTERS/Joan AndrewReuters - Tucson shooting rampage suspect Jared Lee Loughner pleaded not guilty on Monday to federal charges of attempting to assassinate U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and attempting to murder two of her staff members.

Court tosses Emanuel off Chicago mayoral ballot (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:11 PM PST

Reuters - A state appeals court on Monday threw the Chicago mayor's race into turmoil by ruling that front-runner and former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel did not qualify for the February ballot.

Gunman holed up in home kills two Florida policemen (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:54 PM PST

This July 20, 2009 Pinellas County Jail booking photograph shows Hydra Lacy Jr. Lacy is said to be the gunman that shot and killed two St. Petersburg, Fla., police officers attempting to serve an arrest warrant early Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. He also shot and wounded a deputy with the U.S. Marshal's service. (AP Photo/Pinellas County Jail)Reuters - A fugitive barricaded inside a house shot and killed two police officers and wounded a U.S. Marshal on Monday in a barrage of gunfire in St. Petersburg, Florida, authorities said.

Tiger Mom: Amy Chua Parenting Memoir Raises American Fears (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:10 PM PST

Time.com - Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother author Amy Chua's proudly politically incorrect account of raising her children "the Chinese way" has revealed American fears about losing ground to China and preparing our kids to survive in the global economy

NFL Labor Dispute: Should Owners Show Players the Money? (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:00 PM PST

Time.com - Despite its stunning success, bickering between the NFL's players and owners may force a work stoppage. One thing the league should do: hand over the team's financial statements, in full

Industry debuts new U.S. food labels, critics pan (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:38 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. grocers joined with food and drink makers to unveil a new system on Monday for putting nutritional information on packages ahead of plans from U.S. regulators, who have called for clear and accurate labels to help fight obesity.

Air Force chief pleads guilty to sexual misconduct (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:57 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, through the Dayton Daily News, shows Chief Master Sgt. William Gurney, a former top Air Force Materiel Command adviser. Gurney faces court-martial proceedings Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, at Scott Air Force Base near Mascoutah, Ill., on charges that he sexually harassed 10 female subordinates while serving as the top-ranking enlisted man at the Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force via Dayton Daily News, File)AP - A senior Ohio Air Force base official pleaded guilty on Monday to sexual misconduct and adultery, blaming extramarital affairs he had with married female subordinates and inappropriate sexual advances he made toward others on getting "caught up in a cycle of sin."

New measures planned to fight Medicare fraud (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:48 PM PST

AP - Federal health officials announced new security measures Monday to combat Medicare fraud, including tougher screenings for providers and the ability to withhold payments during investigations.

Natural gas blast, fires disrupt life in Ohio town (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 02:13 PM PST

AP - Built-up pressure in natural gas lines led to a house explosion, a series of fires and a brief evacuation order on a frigid morning Monday for an Ohio village of about 3,000 people, none of whom appeared to be injured.

Suspect pleads not guilty in deadly Ariz. shooting (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:41 PM PST

This Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 photo released by the Pima County Sheriff's Office shows shooting suspect Jared Loughner. Loughner, accused of carrying out a mass shooting in Tucson, pleaded not guilty Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 to charges he tried to kill Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and two of her aides. (AP Photo/Pima County Sheriff's Dept. via The Arizona Republic)AP - The suspect in the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords smiled and nodded but didn't speak as he appeared in court Monday and his lawyer provided the 22-year-old's first response to the charges: a plea of not guilty.

Ill. court throws Emanuel off Chicago ballot (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:53 PM PST

Rahm Emanuel speaks at a news conference in Chicago Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. An Illinois appeals court threw the former White House chief of staff off the ballot for Chicago mayor because he didn't live in the city in the year before the election. The court voted 2-1 to overturn a lower-court ruling that would have kept Emanuel's name on the Feb. 22 ballot. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Just days ago, Rahm Emanuel seemed to be steamrolling the entire field of candidates for Chicago mayor. He had millions in the bank, a huge lead in the polls and abundant opportunities to show off his influence, including meeting with the visiting Chinese president.

Giffords intern to attend State of Union (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:56 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2011 file photo, Daniel Hernandez Jr., center, who was with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords when she was shot, receives a standing ovation, during President Obama's visit to speak in Tucson, Ariz., in the wake of the mass shooting. A White House official says Hernandez will sit with first lady Michelle Obama Tuesday night for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - An intern who cared for Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot in the head and the family of a 9-year-old girl who was the youngest of six people killed in the same shooting will sit with first lady Michelle Obama for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

It's cold out there, even for hardy New Englanders (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:51 PM PST

Pedestrians gawk at a car that was frozen under a sheet of ice after a water pipe broke nearby in New York, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Train equipment froze, cars sputtered, schools canceled classes and cold-weather enthusiasts opted to stay inside Monday as a bitter blast of below-zero temperatures gripped the Northeast.

2 Fla. officers killed in firefight; suspect dead (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 04:23 PM PST

An armed police officer stands near rescue vehicles about a block away from where a U.S. Marshal and two St. Petersburg police officers were shot while trying to serve an arrest warrant Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 in south St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)AP - Authorities and a fugitive holed up in an attic fired more than 100 shots at each other Monday in a firefight that killed two officers, wounded a deputy U.S. marshal and led to an hourslong standoff that ended when the suspect was found dead inside the home.

Serial killer theory returns to beach corpses case (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 03:31 PM PST

This combination of photos provided by the Suffolk County Police Department shows, from left, Melissa Barthelemy, of New York's Erie County; Maureen Brainard-Barnes, of Norwich, Conn.; Megan Waterman, of Scarborough, Maine; and Amber Lynn Costello, of North Babylon, N.Y. Investigators returned Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 to their theory that all four young women were slain by a serial killer and dumped on a desolate stretch of a New York barrier island, as authorities said all the bodies have been identified as those of prostitutes who advertised online. (AP Photo/Suffolk County Police Department)AP - The four women whose bodies were dumped along a desolate beachfront strip on Long Island were all prostitutes who booked their clients online and were probably slain by a serial killer, authorities said Monday.

Life sentence for 1975 reservation slaying in SD (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 01:20 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2007, file photo John Graham arrives at the federal courthouse in Rapid City, S.D. Graham is scheduled to be sentenced Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 for the 1975 slaying of Annie Mae Aquash, whose death remains synonymous with the often violent clashes during the 1970s between AIM activists and federal agents. A South Dakota jury convicted Graham in December 2010 for taking part in a kidnapping that led to Aquash's death. State law in effect at the time requires a mandatory life sentence for Graham, Attorney General Marty Jackley said. (AP Photo/Carson Walker, File)AP - A man convicted in the 1975 slaying of an American Indian Movement activist will serve life in prison without parole, a judge decided Monday, closing a major chapter in an investigation that has spanned more than three decades.

TV pioneer Jack LaLanne got viewers off the couch (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 09:39 AM PST

FILE - This undated file image provided by Ariel Hankin shows fitness pioneer Jack LaLanne. LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired television viewers to trim down and pump iron for decades before exercise became a national obsession, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011. He was 96. (AP Photo/Ariel Hankin, File) NO SALESAP - Jack LaLanne began his show seen in dramatic silhouette, a peppy, powerful figure doing jumping jacks while an electric organ pumped out "Camptown Races," his bouncy theme.

ACLU: Detainees owed bail hearing after 6 months (AP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 12:57 PM PST

AP - Immigrants fighting deportation should not languish in U.S. detention centers for years without bail hearings, civil-rights lawyers argued Monday in a U.S. appeals court.

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