2011年4月18日星期一

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Minor earthquake shakes northern California (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:23 PM PDT

Reuters - A minor earthquake shook northern California on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but local police said there were no immediate reports of damage.

NY Times and LA Times each win two Pulitzer Prizes (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:49 PM PDT

Former Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo (L) and other former and current city employees attend a bail reduction hearing in Los Angeles County Superior Court, in Los Angeles, September 22, 2010. Rizzo and seven other Bell officials were arrested on September 21 and charged with misappropriating $5.5 million in public funds. The arrests followed local and state probes into the city's compensation practices. From left, are: Rizzo, former Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia, former council member Victor Bello and Mayor Oscar Hernandez. REUTERS/Al Seib/PoolReuters - The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times each won two coveted Pulitzer Prizes for journalism on Monday, and for the first time no award was given for breaking news coverage.

Woman Sues Match.com After Alleged Sexual Assault (Time.com)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 11:10 PM PDT

Time.com - A Los Angeles entertainment executive is suing the online dating site Match.com after an alleged sexual assault

Ayn Rand's Atlasphere: Online Dating for Her Biggest Fans (Time.com)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 11:00 PM PDT

Time.com - As Atlas Shrugged: Part I hits theaters, Ayn Rand fans are turning to the Atlasphere website to search for their soul mate among fellow objectivists. So what exactly is a nice, selfish Randian looking for in a relationship? We've found out

Tennessee investigator makes plea for help in Bobo case (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Reuters - Tennessee's top investigator on Monday made a public plea and Governor Bill Haslam offered a $50,000 reward as authorities pressed for leads in the apparent abduction of 20-year-old nursing student Holly Bobo five days ago.

Killer storms moved too swiftly for many in NC (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:57 PM PDT

Annina Purdy, who was inside the Lowe's hardware store in Sanford, N.C. the previous day when a tornado destroyed the building, returned to the store's parking lot on Sunday, April 17, 2011, to reclaim personal belongings from her car. (AP Photo/Ted Richardson)AP - They aren't used to tornadoes in North Carolina, let alone 60 of them.

AP Enterprise: BP is looking strong a year later (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:27 PM PDT

FILE - This April 21, 2010, file photo show the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burning after an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, off the southeast tip of Louisiana. BP, the oil giant at the center of one of the world's biggest environmental crises, is making strong profits again, its stock has largely rebounded, and it is paying dividends to shareholders once more. It is also pursuing new ventures from the Arctic to India. It is even angling to explore again in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, where it holds more leases than any competitor. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - It's hard to tell that just a year ago BP was reeling from financial havoc and an American public out for blood.

Arizona gov. vetoes presidential 'birther' bill (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2011 file photo, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaks at the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington. The Arizona Legislature gave final approval Thursday to a proposal that would require President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove they are U.S. citizens before their names can appear on the state's ballot. Arizona would become the first state to require such proof if Gov. Jan Brewer signs the measure into law. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill to require President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove their U.S. citizenship before their names can appear on the state's ballot.

Conservative strategist, publisher dies at 87 (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:00 PM PDT

AP - William A. Rusher, a conservative strategist for more than 50 years who helped engineer Barry Goldwater's nomination as the Republican candidate for president in 1964, has died, officials confirmed Monday.

Obama to hold meeting on immigration reform (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:01 PM PDT

A Young Syrian immigrant is seen behind posters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as he takes part in a peaceful rally in Sofia, Bulgaria, in support of the Syrian President and the reforms carried out in Syria, during a rally Sunday, April 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)AP - President Barack Obama has marshaled the likes of former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the mayors of New York and San Antonio and Philadelphia's police commissioner in an attempt to show wide and varied support for an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws.

15-state tornado outbreak deadliest since 2008 (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

The remnants of Gary Carey's home is scattered into the trees in Roseboro, N.C., Monday, April 18, 2011 after a tornado ripped through the area Saturday. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)AP - The devastation is stunning — homes and lives shattered as the deadliest swarm of twisters in three years battered up to 15 states. Ultimately, this could turn out to be among the top 10 three-day outbreaks for number of tornadoes, though experts can't be sure until all the reports are sorted, said Greg Carbin of the federal Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla.

Kenya's Mutai wins Boston in record 2:03:02 (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 01:40 PM PDT

Desiree Davila of the United States, front left, grabs her head as women's division winner Caroline Kilel of Kenya collapses at he finish line of the 115th Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 18, 2011. Davila finished the race in second place, two seconds behind Kilel. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai ran the fastest 26.2 miles in history to win the Boston Marathon on Monday. Then his claim to a world record was swallowed up by the hills.

FAA head: Sleeping air controllers blemish agency (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 01:02 PM PDT

An air traffic controller drinks a cup of coffee while working in a terminal radar approach control room Monday, April 18, 2011 at the Atlanta TRACON in Peachtree City, Ga. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt and President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association Paul Rinaldi met with Atlanta-based air traffic controllers Monday to discuss new rules governing schedules in the hopes of reducing incidents of sleeping on the job. (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool)AP - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that he is "infuriated" that air traffic controllers have been caught snoozing on the job, but he insisted the government will not permit its controllers to nap during rest breaks to fight fatigue.

Duke lacrosse accuser indicted on murder charge (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 04:54 PM PDT

FILE - In a Oct. 23, 2008 file photo, Crystal Mangum, who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape, addresses the media during a press conference on the release of Mangum's book, in Durham, N.C. Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez Jr. told The Herald-Sun of Durham on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 that 46-year-old Reginald Daye, a man who police say was stabbed by Magnum, had died. According to WRAL and the newspaper, Daye had been taken to Duke University Hospital after being stabbed with a kitchen knife on April 3. Mangum is charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and has been jailed since the stabbing. (AP Photo/Sara D. Davis)AP - The woman who falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of raping her in 2006 was charged Monday with murder in the death of her boyfriend. Crystal Mangum, 32, was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder and two counts of larceny. She has been in jail since April 3, when police charged her with assault in the stabbing of 46-year-old Reginald Daye. He died after nearly two weeks at a hospital.

Austin residents return to wildfire-scorched homes (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:40 PM PDT

A Travis Co. Star Flight helicopter drops water on a wildfire that destroyed homes in southwest Austin, Texas on Sunday, April 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)AP - David and Kris Griffin returned home from out-of-town weekend trips on Monday to find that their house was one of at least 20 in their Austin neighborhood destroyed or nearly destroyed by a weekend wildfire.

Sheriff faces meth charge in state ravaged by drug (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 12:20 PM PDT

AP - One county on the edge of the Missouri Ozarks seemed oddly immune to the scourge of methamphetamine ravaging the state, boasting few meth raids or arrests in recent years. Some residents now think they know why, after a meth bust landed the Carter County sheriff himself in jail.

Rescuers make slow progress to find trapped miner (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:49 PM PDT

AP - Rescuers are making slow progress in their bid to reach a trapped Idaho silver miner who has been out of contact since a cave-in Friday a mile below ground.

Pentagon inquiry clears McChrystal of wrongdoing (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:13 PM PDT

U.S. General Stanley McChrystal attends a news conference after talks with German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg in Berlin, April 21, 2010. REUTERS/Tobias SchwarzAP - A Pentagon inquiry into a Rolling Stone magazine profile of Gen. Stanley McChrystal that led to his dismissal as the top US commander in Afghanistan has cleared him of wrongdoing.

Obama's tax return: Income down — to $1.7 million (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 04:59 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 14, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks to media in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Campaigning to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, President Barack Obama joins the last-minute throng to file returns. A year ago, the president and his wife earned $5.5 million, mostly from book sales, paying about one-third of it in federal taxes while employing the Bush-era tax cuts Obama is trying to end. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)AP - President Barack Obama is making less money than he used to, though it's still a lot: He and wife Michelle reported income of $1.73 million last year, mostly from the books he's written, according to his just-filed tax return. That was down from the $5.5 million of a year earlier.

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