2011年4月21日星期四

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Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Michigan jury to weigh mosque protest bid (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:34 PM PDT

Reuters - A Dearborn, Michigan jury will consider on Friday whether a controversial Florida pastor will have to post a "peace bond" before a planned demonstration in front of the largest mosque in the United States.

Texas governor calls for prayers for rain amid fires (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:34 PM PDT

Roland McMinn, a manager of a local ranch, watches one of the out of control wild fires in Palo Pinto County, Texas, April 19, 2011. REUTERS/Tim SharpReuters - Texas Governor Rick Perry called on Texans to pray for rain as cooler temperatures on Thursday helped firefighters contain wildfires that have charred more than 1.5 million acres across the state.

Stoner Lingo Decoded: The Super High History of 420 (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:25 PM PDT

Time.com - At 4:20 pm on April 20, millions of people around the world light up in celebration of the national pot-smoking holiday. But the reason why is often clouded in smoke

Greg Mortenson Scandal: One University's Bitter Cup of Tea (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:25 PM PDT

Time.com - In a bit of bad timing, the University of Louisville announces a big prize for Greg Mortenson two days before a 60 Minutes exposÉ on the Three Cups of Tea author

Pilot in control when Senator Ted Stevens plane crashed: report (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:57 PM PDT

Reuters - The pilot of a plane carrying former Senator Ted Stevens was apparently in control of the aircraft and trying to climb just before it slammed into a mountain slope, killing Stevens and four others, according to files released on Thursday.

Obama says new task force will examine gas prices (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gesture during a town hall meeting to discuss reducing the national debt, Thursday, April 21, 2011, at ElectraTherm, Inc. in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the Justice Department will try to "root out" cases of fraud or manipulation in oil markets, even as Attorney General Eric Holder suggested a variety of legal reasons may be behind gasoline's surge to $4 a gallon.

Search for 2 in WY hits home for 2 Minn. families (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:59 PM PDT

AP - When Jon Francis disappeared while hiking in the Idaho mountains five years ago, Dan and Sue Seftick lent support to the Minnesota man's family while it grappled with the uncertainty and despair.

No break this spring at the gas pump (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2010 file photo, a woman walks past the front entrance to Marble House mansion, in Newport, R.I. The Gilded Age mansions of Newport typically draw 800,000 visitors a year to marvel at their seaside opulence and fantasize about life as one of the fabulously rich. But a 28 percent drop-off in business since March 1, 2011, has prompted the group that runs the mansions to offer a $5 gas rebate to appeal to those with real-world concerns about spiking fuel prices. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, file)AP - With gas prices above $4 in some states, Americans are canceling spring break plans and rethinking summer vacation, and some tourist destinations are offering gas vouchers of as much as $50 to talk people out of giving up and staying home.

Amazon failure takes down sites across Internet (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

In this screen shot of the fousquare.com website, an apology for technical difficulties is displayed. Dozens of major websites including Foursquare, Reddit and others crash or suffer severe slowdowns after technical problems wrack their hosting company, Amazon.com. (AP Photo/foursquare.com)AP - Major websites including Foursquare and Reddit crashed or suffered slowdowns Thursday after technical problems rattled Amazon.com's widely used Web servers, frustrating millions of people who couldn't access their favorite sites.

Giffords makes Time's 100 'most influential' list (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:48 PM PDT

AP - Time magazine has named Rep. Gabrielle Giffords one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Nevada Sen. John Ensign announces resignation (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 16, 2009 photo, Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev. speaks at a news conference at the Lloyd D. George Federal building in Las Vegas. Ensign announced he will resign amid an ethics investigation. Ensign said Thursday, April 21, 2011, he will send Vice President Joe Biden a letter Friday making the resignation official. He said he has not violated any laws or rules, but said he could no longer subject his family, friends and constituents to further investigations. The Republican, who is under investigation by the Senate Ethics Committee, announced in March that he would not pursue re-election. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - Nevada Sen. John Ensign announced Thursday he will resign amid an ethics investigation, insisting he's done nothing wrong but saying he could no longer subject his family and constituents to further investigation.

NY mom who killed 3 kids in Hudson is laid to rest (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:12 PM PDT

A casket containing the body of LaShanda Armstrong is carried from the church during her funeral in Spring Valley, N.Y., Thursday, April 21, 2011. Armstrong loaded her four children into a van April 12 after an argument with the father of her three youngest and drove down a boat ramp in Newburgh. The oldest child, 10-year-old La'Shaun Armstrong, escaped and survived. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Three balloons hovered next to a white casket holding the body of a young mother Thursday — one for each of her children who died in her minivan when she drove it into the frigid Hudson River.

Big debts and custody fight: Why MLB took Dodgers (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:43 PM PDT

Fans mill about an entrance to Dodger Stadium before aa baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves, Thursday, April 21, 2011, in Los Angeles. Commissioner Bud Selig is taking away control of the Los Angeles Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt, whose troubled finances and unresolved divorce settlement have seemingly paralyzed the once-proud franchise. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)AP - As he read each report coming from Los Angeles, baseball Commissioner Bud Selig grew more and more concerned.

Poll: Youth without degrees at end of job line (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Poll shows how the young feel about not attending collegeAP - The nation's economic upheaval has been especially hard on young people trying to start their working lives with a high school education or less. Only about a third are working full-time, compared with two-thirds of recent college grads, according to an Associated Press-Viacom poll.

Police see Columbine similarities in mall fire (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:41 PM PDT

This April 20, 2011 image taken from surveillance video provided by the FBI shows person of interest sought in a fire and the planting of a pipe bomb and two propane tanks near a food court at the Southwest Plaza Mall in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/FBI)AP - Authorities couldn't help seeing similarities to the Columbine High School shooting after a fire forced the evacuation of a mall just two miles from the notorious campus.

Recall petition filed against 5th Wis. GOP senator (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:12 PM PDT

AP - Wisconsin recall organizers Thursday added three Democratic state senators and one GOP senator to the list of lawmakers in line for recall elections over their opposition to or support of Republican Gov. Scott Walker's law curtailing collective bargaining rights for public employees.

Blame game: BP, Gulf spill partners sue each other (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 21, 2010 file photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews spray water on the blazing remnants of BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig. An April 20, 2010 explosion at the offshore platform killed 11 men, and the subsequent leak released an estimated 172 million gallons of petroleum into the gulf. (AP Photo/US Coast Guard, File)AP - After being hammered for a year over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP is going on the offensive with multibillion-dollar lawsuits seeking to shift at least part of the blame to those who owned the ill-fated rig or designed a failed safety device or supplied cement that didn't hold.

Dry ice lake suggests Mars once had a 'Dust Bowl' (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:18 PM PDT

This undated image taken by the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter released by NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Rome/Southwest Research Institute shows a recently discovered underground deposit of carbon dioxide ice in the Martian south pole. Scientists say Mars was stormier and dustier 600,000 years ago because there was more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The researchers findings are based on the discovery of a huge underground reservoir of dry ice in the Martian south pole. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Rome/Southwest Research Institute)AP - Think Mars today is a hostile place? It was worse 600,000 years ago, according to new research that suggests the planet had a dustier, stormier atmosphere.

States moving quickly to switch execution drug (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:40 PM PDT

This undated photo released by the Arizona Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Don Beaty. Beaty is scheduled for execution May 25, 2011. Nearly two-thirds of states with active death chambers are switching to an alternative execution sedative, even as the drug's manufacturer argues against its use in capital punishment and some European countries push export bans for such drugs. Ten states have switched to pentobarbital or are considering such a move, according to a survey of all death penalty states by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Arizona Department of Corrections)AP - Nearly two-thirds of the 16 states with active death chambers are switching to an alternative sedative for execution — even as the drug's manufacturer argues against its use in capital punishment and some European countries push export bans for such drugs.

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