Thursday, August 5, 2010

AP Enterprise: Scientists think Gulf can recover (AP)

AP Enterprise: Scientists think Gulf can recover (AP)

AP Enterprise: Scientists think Gulf can recover (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 06:04 PM PDT

FILE -In this May 1, 2006 file photo, a hybrid Green Hawksbill sea turtle swims in the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans. Scientists surveyed by the AP consistently described the Gulf as 'resilient' when asked about its future. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Want to know the future of the oil-stained Gulf of Mexico ecosystem? Look first to its muddy, polluted past.

2 killed, dozens hurt in school bus crash in Mo. (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 06:44 PM PDT

Rescue personnel work at the scene of an accident involving two school buses and a tractor-trailer Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, on eastbound Interstate 44 near Gray Summit, Mo. The school buses were carrying high school band students to an amusement park. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - Two buses packed with members of a high school marching band slammed into a freeway wreck that happened right in front of them on Thursday, crushing a pickup truck and killing its driver — the son of a political hopeful — as well as one of the students.

Judge orders protections reinstated for gray wolf (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 05:57 PM PDT

FILE - This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a gray wolf. A Federal judge ordered endangered species protections reinstated for gray wolf in Montana, Idaho, according to a report Thursday Aug. 5, 2010.(AP Photo/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, File)AP - A federal judge on Thursday reinstated protections for wolves in Montana and Idaho, saying the government made a political decision in removing the protections from just two of the states where Northern Rocky Mountain wolves roam.

Freedom for Minn. man convicted in Toyota crash (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 05:39 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 24, 2010 file photo shows Koua Fong Lee being interviewed at the state prison in Lino Lakes, Minn., where he is serving a sentence for a fatal accident involving his 1996 Toyota Camry in June 2006 in St. Paul, Minn., that killed three people. Lawyers for Lee began making their case Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, that he should get a new trial because his Camry may have experienced the same unintended acceleration that led to the company's recent recall of millions of vehicles. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen, File)AP - A Minnesota man who spent more than 2 1/2 years in prison for a fatal Toyota crash walked free Thursday, after a judge ordered a new trial and a prosecutor said she wouldn't prolong the case reopened in the wake of the carmaker's widely publicized sudden acceleration problems.

Conn. shooter told 911 he 'handled the problem' (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 06:31 PM PDT

**ADDS LOCATION PHOTO WAS TAKEN** This June 2010 cell phone photo provided by Kristi Hannah, shows her boyfriend Omar Thornton in Niantic, Conn. Police said Thornton killed eight people and wounded two, then turned the gun on himself in a rampage Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, in Manchester, Conn. (AP Photo/Kristi Hannah) NO SALESAP - A black man who went on a shooting rampage at a beer distributor calmly told a 911 operator that it was "a racist place" and that he "handled the problem" but wished he had shot more people.

On Facebook, wife learns of husband's 2nd wedding (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 07:23 AM PDT

In this July 2005 photo provided by Lynn France, Lynn France, right, poses for a photo with her husband John France on their wedding day on Italy's Amalfi Coast. In January of 2009, France discovered her husband's affair on Facebook. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Lynn France) NO SALESAP - Dread of the unknown hung in the air as Lynn France typed two words into the search box on Facebook: the name of the woman with whom she believed her husband was having an affair.

Poll: Language a barrier for Latinos in schools (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 02:09 PM PDT

In this Monday, July 26, 2010 photo, Doris Chiquito, right, and her children Jonathan, 11, left, and Ariana Gonzalez, 8, are shown at their home in Coral Gables, Fla. Chiquito, 30, who was born in the U.S. to Ecuadorian parents, is among those who hope their children will maintain the Hispanic culture. Chiquito, fluent in English, says she enrolled her son and daughter in bilingual classes so they would also speak Spanish and not 'feel ashamed of being Hispanic.' (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)AP - English only?

Ky. woman guilty of extortion in coach Pitino case (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 02:15 PM PDT

Karen Cunagin Sypher, center, smiles as she leaves the federal courthouse with two unidentified women in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Sypher was convicted of extortion for demanding millions of dollars from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino to keep their tryst at a restaurant secret. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)AP - A Kentucky woman was convicted Thursday of demanding millions of dollars from Rick Pitino to keep secret their one-night stand in a restaurant, then claiming the Louisville basketball coach raped her after he reported the extortion.

18 states endure deadly stretch of steamy weather (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 03:56 PM PDT

Bob Stoltzfus of Florence, Miss., takes advantage of a floor fan and the cool air escaping a refrigerator to cool down while taking inventory of his egg supply at the Mississippi Farmers Market at the fairgrounds in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. A dangerous heat wave baked a large swath of the nation from Texas to New York. High humidity had the heat index - a measure of how hot it feels - at more than 100 degrees in many places, and heat advisories were in effect for 18 states including Mississippi. Although the market is under cover, with only a few air fans, the temperature and humidity make for a sweaty workplace. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)AP - This heat wave isn't just stifling — it's deadly.

Forecasters say peak of storm season will be busy (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 02:31 PM PDT

AP - Record high ocean temperatures and the development of a climate phenomenon known as La Nina will keep the Atlantic hurricane season on track to be the busiest since 2005, government forecasters said Thursday.

Naomi Campbell denies receiving blood diamonds (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 01:51 PM PDT

In this image made from television Naomi Campbell is seen at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Naomi Campbell appeared at a Dutch courthouse to give evidence at the war crimes trial of former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor after the supermodel lost her battle to avoid testifying. Campbell will be questioned about claims made by actress Mia Farrow that Taylor gave the British model an uncut diamond after a dinner party hosted by Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 1997. Prosecutors say if that's true, it's evidence that he received diamonds from Sierra Leone rebels in exchange for weapons during that country's 1992-2002 civil war. (AP Photo/Special Court for Sierra Leone, via APTN) ** TV OUT **AP - Fashion icon Naomi Campbell countered allegations that former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor gave her a fistful of diamonds as a flirtatious gift, telling his war crimes trial Thursday that a pouch of "very small, dirty-looking stones" was delivered to her room in the dark of night.

Target apologizes for Minn. political donation (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 03:42 PM PDT

AP - The head of Target Corp. apologized Thursday over a political donation to a business group backing a conservative Republican for Minnesota governor, which angered some employees and sparked talk of a customer boycott.

Fed court bars candidate's lawsuit over expletive (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 01:17 PM PDT

** CORRECTS DAY OF THE WEEK ** FILE - In this July 21, 2010 file photo, Ieshuh Griffin, an independent candidate for the Wisconsin state Assembly, holds up her nomination papers at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., after an election oversight board said the Milwaukee woman cannot describe herself on the ballot as 'NOT the 'whiteman's b----.'' A federal court tossed a lawsuit Thursday Aug. 5, 2010 filed by Griffin fighting a decision by the state board that regulates elections barring her from using the phrase to describe herself on the ballot. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond, File) EDS NOTE LANGUAGE WRITTEN ON BALLOT PAPERAP - A federal court has rejected a lawsuit filed by an independent candidate for the state Assembly in Wisconsin who wants to use a racially charged phrase to describe herself on the ballot.

Eating champ out of hot water over July 4th arrest (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Japanese eating champion Takeru Kobayashi smiles as he speaks to the media after leaving court in New York, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. A judge in Brooklyn court said Thursday that the case will be purged from Kobayashi's record if he stays out of trouble for six months. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Japanese eating champion Takeru Kobayashi is out of hot water following his arrest over a Fourth of July frank fracas.

US hiker in Iranian jail allowed brief call to mom (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 10:36 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 20, 2010, file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Sarah Shourd, center, and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. The mothers of three Americans detained on Iran since last July 31, are again pleading for their release as the one-year anniversary of their capture approaches. The mothers on Thursday July 15, 2010 released a letter they sent to the head of Iran's judiciary. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)AP - One the three American hikers jailed in Iran told her mother in a brief telephone call this week that prison officials have denied her requests for medical treatment and a cellmate, her mother said Thursday.

2 NY men get decades in prison in hate crime death (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 11:32 AM PDT

AP - Two men convicted of beating an Ecuadorean immigrant to death after mistaking him and his brother for a gay couple were sentenced to the maximum Thursday and will spend decades in prison.

NJ court: Nazi-naming parents shouldn't get kids (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 12:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2009 file photograph, Heath Campbell, right, and his wife, Deborah, leave the Hunterdon County Justice Center in Flemington, N.J., after a court hearing to determine custody of their three children with Nazi-inspired names. On Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, a state appeals court determined the Campbells should not regain custody of their children, after the New Jersey Division of Youth Family Services removed the Campbell's three children, Adolph Hitler Campbell, 3, and younger sisters JoyceLynne Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Jeannie Campbell, from their home in Holland Township, N.J., on Jan. 9, 2009, for unspecified reasons. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, File)AP - A New Jersey couple who gave their children Nazi-inspired names should not regain custody of them, a state appeals court ruled Thursday, citing the parents' own disabilities and the risk of serious injury to their children.

Sgt. faces court-martial for Ohio sex allegations (AP)

Posted: 05 Aug 2010 01:39 PM PDT

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. The Air Force ordered court-martial proceedings for Gurney, accused of repeated sexual harassment of female subordinates, including inappropriate touching and sending explicit text messages. Gurney, a 27-year veteran, will be tried Dec. 6 at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, the Air Force said Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force via Dayton Daily News, File)AP - The Air Force ordered court-martial proceedings for an Ohio-based chief master sergeant accused of sexually harassing female subordinates, including inappropriate touching and sending explicit text messages.
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