Minggu, 29 November 2009

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Police seek ex-con in Wash. police shootings (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 09:45 PM PST

Maurice Clemmons, 37, a person of interest in the shootings of four Lakewood Department police officers at a coffee shop in Tacoma, the Washington suburb of Parkland, is pictured in this handout released by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department on November 29, 2009. Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesman Ed Troyer described the shootings at the Forza Coffee shop as an ambush, the Tacoma News Tribune said on its Web site. REUTERS/Pierce County Sheriff Department/Handout (UNITED STATES HEADSHOT CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - A man with an extensive criminal past — including a lengthy prison sentence commuted by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee nearly a decade ago — was being sought Sunday in a deadly ambush on four police officers who were gunned down inside a coffee shop.


For 3rd time, Woods cancels meeting with police (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 06:44 PM PST

Golfer Tiger Woods attends a news conference in Shanghai in this November 3, 2009 file photo. The world number one golfer was seriously injured in a car accident on Friday, a Florida newspaper reported. The Orlando Sentinel, citing the Florida Highway Patrol, said Woods' car struck a fire hydrant and a tree in Florida's Isleworth community, near Orlando.   REUTERS/Aly Song/Files  (SPORT GOLF)AP - Tiger Woods finally gave his side of the story Sunday — on his Web site, not to police — and took the blame for an "embarrassing" car crash that gave him cuts, bruises and public scrutiny like never before.


Senators: Take action against White House crashers (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 05:17 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009  file photo, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, arrive at a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. This time, the picture is the story. After the Secret Service insisted that President Barack Obama was never endangered by a security breach that allowed a couple to crash his first state dinner, the White House has released a photo showing that not only did the pair get close to Obama, they actually shook hands and talked to him. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)AP - Two senators said Sunday that authorities should pursue criminal charges against the Virginia couple who crashed last week's state dinner at the White House.


Report: FBI paid controversial NJ blogger for help (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 03:32 PM PST

AP - A New Jersey blogger about to stand trial on charges he made death threats against federal judges apparently was paid by the FBI in its battle against domestic terrorism, according to a published report.

Family: Slain public defender didn't speak of fear (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 02:26 AM PST

AP - An assistant federal public defender found strangled in her Oregon home was strong and athletic and would not have been easily overpowered, family members say.

4 kids among 5 killed in La. crash; 7 critical (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 07:24 PM PST

AP - A minivan packed with 13 children and two adults was likely overweight and not designed to carry so many, police said Sunday, a day after the vehicle crashed on a highway, killing five.

Rare peek at how doctors-to-be learn from cadavers (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 09:11 PM PST

AP - Color-coded denim cloths cover the row upon row of black body bags atop cold metal tables. Blue means a body that eventually will go into a common grave. Tan, the family wants those remains back for burial, eventually.

Black-white turnout key in Atlanta mayoral runoff (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 09:32 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2009 file photo, candidate for Atlanta Mayor, City Councilwoman  Mary Norwood smiles as she speaks during an election-night party in Atlanta, GA. Norwood will face state Senator Kasim Reed in a runoff election Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)AP - Just a few weeks ago, some suggested Atlanta was about to name its first white mayor in a generation. Instead, the Nov. 3 election set up a hard-fought runoff battle that's expected to break down largely along racial lines when voters return to the polls Tuesday.


Mo. man suspected in Kansas killing of wife, kids (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 06:23 PM PST

AP - A former city official from Missouri who lost his job after he was charged with assaulting his wife was accused Sunday of fatally shooting her and their teenage daughters in eastern Kansas.

AP Impact: For-profit colleges haul in gov't aid (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 11:04 AM PST

This Nov. 24, 2009 photo, shows the entrance to the DeVry University in Miramar, Fla. Students aren't the only ones benefiting from the billions of new dollars Washington is spending on college aid for the poor. An Associated Press analysis shows surging proportions of both low-income students and the recently boosted government money that follows them are ending up at for-profit schools, from local career colleges to giant publicly traded chains such as the University of Phoenix, Kaplan and Devry. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)AP - Students aren't the only ones benefiting from the billions of new dollars Washington is spending on college aid for the poor.


'12 Days of Christmas' items' cost would top $87K (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 09:06 PM PST

AP - Making one's true love happy will cost a whopping $87,403 this year, a minuscule increase from last year, according to the latest cost analysis of the items in the carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

Police: 4 die in CA crash as car runs red light (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 04:43 PM PST

AP - A car raced through a red light and slammed into a minivan broadside, killing four family members including both parents and their two young children in Northern California, authorities said Sunday.

RI museums consider relocating sarcophagus (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 01:06 PM PST

This Aug. 2009 photo released by the Rhode Island School of Design shows a white marble coffin, depicting followers of the Greek wine god Dionysus, at the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium at Roger Williams Park in Providence, R.I. The city-operated museum plans to gift the 3rd-century sarcophagus to the RISD Museum. (AP Photo/ Rhode Island School of Design)AP - Gina Borromeo is well-versed in ancient artifacts, but one recent question from a museum curator caught her off-guard: "Do you want a sarcophagus?"


'New Moon' keeps top box office spot with $42.5M (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2009 10:56 AM PST

AP - Vampires and werewolves continued to howl at the box office with a $42.5 million weekend for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."

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