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AP source: Man on flight trying to sneak smoke (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 11:10 PM PDT

In this image taken from MSNBC video on Wednesday April 7, 2010, shows authorities responding to a plane disturbance on United Flight 663 at the Denver International Airport. The FBI is probing whether a man tried to ignite his shoes on a DC to Denver flight Wednesday, according to law enforcement officials, who say the man is a Qatari diplomat. (AP Photo/MSNBC)AP - A Qatari diplomat trying to sneak a smoke in an airplane bathroom sparked a bomb scare Wednesday night on a flight from Washington to Denver, with fighter jets scrambled and law enforcement put on high alert, officials said.

Gas levels drop at WV mine; crews may start search (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 08:44 PM PDT

A coal miner who would only identify himself as Chris speaks about the miners who died in a Monday evening explosion at Massey Energy Co.'s sprawling Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, W.Va. Wednesday, April 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)AP - Two days after the worst U.S. mining disaster in a generation, rescue crews were called to the Upper Big Branch coal mine late Wednesday to prepare to descend underground and search for possible survivors of the explosion that killed 25.

AP: Major safety lapses at mine long before blast (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 07:11 PM PDT

Graphic shows safety citations at Upper Big Branch South Mine in West VirginiaAP - Federal inspectors found a string of safety violations at a sprawling West Virginia coal mine in the months and days leading up to an explosion that killed 25 this week. Miners were so concerned about the conditions that several told their congressman they were afraid to go back into the mine.

US woman silently pleads not guilty in terror case (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 01:19 PM PDT

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams is seen outside the U.S. Courthouse in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Paulin-Ramirez, charged in a global terrorism plot, has pleaded not guilty to aiding terrorists at a hearing in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - With a shake of the head, a pregnant Colorado woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge of helping foreign terrorists who authorities say were plotting to kill a Swedish artist.

FBI arrests Calif man for alleged Pelosi threats (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 08:44 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the San Mateo Sheriff's department shows Gregory Lee Giusti. Giusti, 48, angry about health care reform, allegedly made threatening and harassing phone calls to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, including at least one call in which he got through and spoke to her directly, law enforcement officials said. He was arrested Wednesday, April 7, 2010 in San Francisco. (AP Photo/San Mateo Sheriff's office)AP - A California man angry about health care reform allegedly made threatening and harassing phone calls to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, including at least one call in which he got through and spoke to her directly, law enforcement officials said.

Astronauts hoist cargo carrier onto space station (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:21 PM PDT

The underside of the crew cabin of the space shuttle Discovery is seen in this image taken by an Expedition 23 crew member with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet April 7, 2010. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, the STS-131 Discovery crew performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The KU antenna is visible on the right side of shuttle. Discovery arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday for one of NASA's last servicing and resupply runs before the fleet is retired later this year. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCI TECH) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - The International Space Station has a new walk-in closet.

Ohio sewer line trench collapse kills 1 worker (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:39 PM PDT

Rescue workers put a body on a stretcher after pulling it out of a trench that collapsed Wednesday, April 7, 2010, in Hudson, Ohio. One man survived and was rescued. Workers were digging a sewer line when the trench collapsed. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - Crew members dug through rain-soaked muck to rescue two workers trapped after a sewer line trench at a residential construction site collapsed Wednesday. One worker was pulled alive from the trench six hours after the collapse, but the second worker died.

Va. gov. concedes omission in history month decree (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:26 PM PDT

AP - Under pressure from critics, Gov. Bob McDonnell on Wednesday called it a "major omission" not noting slavery in declaring April Confederate History Month in Virginia.

LA mayor backs down, says shutdown a last resort (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 10:37 PM PDT

The exterior of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power building is shown in Los Angeles Wednesday, April 7, 2010. A Chief Legislative Analyst Gerry Miller, a top city analyst says Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa does not have the power to unilaterally shut down city services two days a week, that such a move would have to be approved by the council.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa backed down from his hardline stance over the budget crisis Wednesday, admitting he cannot shut down city services without the City Council's approval and requesting $20 million from the power utility to keep the city solvent.

3rd ex-officer pleads guilty in Katrina probe (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:19 PM PDT

AP - A former New Orleans police officer told federal authorities he saw a fellow officer shoot and kick unarmed, wounded civilians in a deadly incident on a bridge in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, marking the first time an officer has provided federal authorities with an eyewitness account of the events.

W.Va. miner emerges unscathed while brother dies (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 07:44 PM PDT

Melvin Lynch speaks to a reporter at his home, Wednesday, April 7, 2010, in Mount Hope, W.Va. Lynch was working in the Upper Big Branch mine when a section of the mine exploded. Lynch's brother Roosevelt was killed in the explosion. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - First, Melvin Lynch felt his ears pop. Then the power went out at the mine where he was working. But he only learned about the explosion that killed his elder brother and 24 other colleagues about an hour later when crews working the other side of the mine emerged and told him of flying debris.

Feds cited Massey mine twice on day of explosion (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 06:35 PM PDT

AP - The Massey Energy coal mine where 25 people died in an explosion was cited for violating two federal safety rules on the day of the blast.

Mich. Muslim leader: Pix of slain Imam troubling (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:00 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Muslim Alliance of North America shows Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, imam of the Masjid Al-Haqq mosque in Detroit. A Muslim civil rights group has released photos of the bloodied body of a Detroit mosque leader shot 20 times by FBI agents last year as they were trying to arrest him. The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations on Wednesday April 7, 2010 released five photos of Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah that the group obtained from the medical examiner's office. (AP Photo/Muslim Alliance of North America, Ron Foster Sharif) NO SALESAP - A Muslim civil rights group released crime scene photos Wednesday of the body of a mosque leader shot 20 times during an FBI raid — images the group's director says suggest the imam likely had to defend himself against a vicious dog attack before he was killed.

Beached whale wallowing near death on NY shore (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 06:10 PM PDT

People watch as a young humpback whale struggles in the surf after washing up near Main Beach in East Hampton, N.Y., Tuesday, April 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Newsday, Gordon M. Grant) **NYC OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT**AP - A young humpback whale that became stranded on a New York beach is wallowing near death on the shoreline after experts decided the mammal was too sick to save.

Ala. dental spat may foreshadow Obama plan effects (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 03:33 PM PDT

This photograph taken on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, shows a Sarrell Dental Center office in a depressed neighborhood in Bessemer, Ala. Sarrell Dental, a non-profit corporation that treats young people on Medicaid, is at odds with the Alabama Dental Association after years of quick growth. A dispute between established Alabama dentists and a nonprofit corporation that treats the needy could be a sign of what's to come under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, advocates say. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)AP - Alone in a meeting room, trustees of the Alabama Dental Association complained about Sarrell Dental Center, a nonprofit corporation that treats thousands of needy children on Medicaid.

Fire danger threatens where Northeast floods hit (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:10 PM PDT

Matt Cavaco, left, of South Kingstown, R.I., Jackie Brough, center, and Paul Samuel, right, both of Cambridge, Mass., lie in the sun on Boston Common, Wednesday, April 7, 2010, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)AP - Officials in southern New England have issued fire danger warnings for some of the areas put underwater by record flooding just days ago.

Va. man acquitted of indecent exposure in his home (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 03:23 PM PDT

AP - A man charged with indecent exposure after two women said they saw him naked inside his own home was acquitted Wednesday by a Virginia jury.

Developing test to warn smokers of cancer danger (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:51 PM PDT

In this photo taken April 6, 2010, released by Boston Boston University School of Medicine, David Lowney, left, undergoes a bronchoscopy by Boston University School of Medicine researchers Dr. Avrum Spira, center, and Dr. Frank Schrembi, right, in Boston. The procedure is part of a test to measure a genetic change inside patients' windpipes to try to tell which smokers are it the highest risk of developing lung cancer. (AP Photo/Boston University School of Medicine, David Keough) NO SALES. FOR USE ONLY WITH AP STORY BY LAURAN NEERGARRD ABOUT THIS RESEARCHAP - Scientists may have found a way to tell which smokers are at highest risk of developing lung cancer: measuring a telltale genetic change inside their windpipes.

Denali details its pitch for $35B Alaska gas line (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 03:06 PM PDT

AP - Everyone seems to agree there's room for only one major pipeline to move natural gas from Alaska's prodigious North Slope to North American markets. Now a high-stakes showdown is taking shape over who will be in charge and what it will take to make the long-hoped-for project economical and a reality.

Family men, outdoorsmen among W.Va. mine victims (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 03:57 PM PDT

An undated photo provided Tuesday, April 6, 2010 by the Quarles family shows Gary Quarles, 33, of Naoma, W.Va. On Monday Gary Quarles, 33, was killed in an explosion at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Coal Mine. (AP Photo/via Quarles family)AP - As some families prayed that their loved ones might still be alive in West Virginia's Upper Big Branch mine, others grappled with the certainty that they had lost a father, brother or cousin.
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