Monday, August 30, 2010

US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides (AP)

US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides (AP)

US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:28 PM PDT

In this Aug. 25, 2010 photo, Delores Stewart displays bed bugs found in her home in Columbus, Ohio. A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night exterminators. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam)AP - A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night exterminators.

NC farm produces emerald shaped into massive gem (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:28 PM PDT

This undated handout photo provided by gemologist C.R. 'Cap' Beesley shows the Carolina Emperor emerald mined by Terry Ledford and Renn Adams in Hiddenite, N.C., prior to any cutting. Gem experts say the emerald yielded at a North Carolina farm may be the biggest ever uncovered in North America. The 65-carat emerald nicknamed the Carolina Emperor was pulled from a farm in the rural community of Hiddenite, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Charlotte.(AP Photo/C.R. 'Cap' Beesley) ** NO SALES ** (AP Photo/C.R. 'Cap' Beesley) NO SALESAP - An emerald so large it's being compared with the crown jewels of Russian empress Catherine the Great was pulled from a pit near corn rows at a North Carolina farm.

NYC community board head wants interfaith center (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2010 file photo, people participate in a rally against a proposed Islamic center and mosque near ground zero in New York. New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who represents the lower Manhattan district, joined Gov. David Paterson on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, in suggesting that Islamic leaders should move the proposed Islamic center and mosque farther from ground zero, saying the organizers should be more sensitive to opponents. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)AP - The chairwoman of the community board that voted for an Islamic center and mosque near ground zero said she believes adding an interfaith dimension would help unite people, saying a nondenominational chapel built at the Pentagon as part of a Sept. 11 memorial did just that.

Diabetes now tops Vietnam vets' claims (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 1966 file photo, a U.S. Air Force C-123 flies low along a South Vietnamese highway spraying defoliants on dense jungle growth beside the road to eliminate ambush sites for the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. Because of concerns about Agent Orange, more than one-quarter of the 1 million Vietnam veterans receiving disability checks are getting compensation for diabetes and other common ailments of age, with erectile dysfunction among them, according to millions of VA claims records obtained by The Associated Press through the Freedom of Information Act. (AP Photo/Department of Defense, File)AP - The jaunt didn't make for much of a war story, and there is no record it ever happened. But the man successfully argued that he may have been exposed to Agent Orange during his stopover and that it might have caused his diabetes — even though decades of research into the defoliant have failed to find more than a possibility that it causes the disease.

Teen's death prompts review of safety measures (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:15 PM PDT

** EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT ** Peter Lenz, of Vancouver, Wash., is treated by medical personnel after a crash Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, in a motorcycle race that took place before the MotoGP event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. Lenz fell off his bike and was run over by another motorcycle. He was pronounced dead later Sunday. (AP Photo/Jimmy Dawson)AP - The U.S. Grand Prix Racers Union is promising a review of its motorcycle racing safety rules, conceding it will never be able to eliminate the dangers in a high-speed sport where teenage competitors are the norm.

Are kids old enough to be playing adult games? (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:34 PM PDT

Peter Lenz, of Vancouver, Wash., is treated by medical personnel as he taken to an ambulance after a crash Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, during a warmup lap for a motorcycle race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. Lenz fell off his bike and was run over by another motorcycle. He was pronounced dead later Sunday. (AP Photo/Jimmy Dawson)AP - They sail solo around the world, climb the highest mountains and race around ovals at breakneck speeds.

Fire at site of future Tenn. mosque troubles city (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:32 PM PDT

In a Saturday, Aug. 28. 2010 photo, Rutherford County Sheriff's Office and ATF investigators examine equipment damaged in a fire at the future site of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. Authorities told mosque officials that four pieces of heavy construction equipment on the site were doused with an accelerant and one set ablaze, said Camie Ayash, spokeswoman for the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. (AP Photo/The Daily News Journal, John A. Gillis)AP - A suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee has some local Muslims worried that their project has been dragged into the national debate surrounding Manhattan's ground zero.

Armed man fatally shot at Tennessee high school (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:29 PM PDT

AP - An armed man was fatally shot by deputies Monday at an east Tennessee high school after he went inside and pointed a gun at the principal's head, a sheriff said.

NY groups seek DC order blocking targeted killings (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:31 PM PDT

AP - Two civil liberties groups sued the federal government on Monday to try to block its targeted killing overseas of a U.S.-born cleric believed to have inspired recent attacks in the United States.

Casino proposed near battlefield splits Gettysburg (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:22 PM PDT

Tourists Sandy and Brian Augustine of East Freedom, Pa., read about Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg National Military Park on Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, in Gettysburg, Pa. Some preservationists worry that a plan to build a casino near the park, if successful, would cheapen the sacrifice of the soldiers who died in the 1863 Civil War battle and ruin the area's wholesome reputation that draws tourists. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)AP - The town where the Civil War's tide-turning battle was waged is fighting dissension in its own ranks, with even hard-core preservationists split over a proposed casino that would rise near the historic battlefield and be named for the line that divided North and South.

Clemens, in court, tells judge: `Not guilty' (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 06:38 PM PDT

Seven-time Cy Young winner, baseball pitcher Roger Clemens leaves federal court in Washington, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, after pleading not guilty to charges of lying to Congress about whether he used steroids or human growth hormone. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Roger Clemens put his right hand on the lectern, leaned down toward the microphone and made what might be the most important pitch of his life: "Not guilty, your honor."

Earl batters Caribbean, threatens US East Coast (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:40 PM PDT

Luis Colon uses an umbrella to shield himself from rain and wind caused by the approaching Hurricane Earl in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday Aug. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)AP - Hurricane Earl battered tiny islands across the northeastern Caribbean with heavy rain and roof-ripping winds Monday, rapidly intensifying into a major Category 4 storm on a path projected to menace the United States.

Lawyer: Ga. soldier in shooting was on strict diet (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:49 PM PDT

This courtroom sketch shows Army Reserve Sgt. Rashad Valmont during military hearing Monday, Aug. 30, 2010 at Fort McPherson, Ga. Attorney William Cassara, not shown, said Valmont was dehydrated, exhausted and delirious when he burst into Master Sgt. Pedro Mercado's office in nearby Fort Gillem in June and shot him six times. (AP Photo/Richard Miller)AP - A soldier was fasting to meet strict military weight guidelines and nearly catatonic when he shot and killed a supervisor who denied his vacation request, his attorney said Monday.

Victorious St. Lucia soccer player shot dead in NY (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:04 PM PDT

AP - A triumphant St. Lucian soccer player whose winning goal put his team in the final of a tournament for Caribbean teams has been shot and killed in a tragic end to an evening out celebrating.

Budget woes sowing discord at Detroit orchestra (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:01 PM PDT

AP - Despite all of Detroit's woes, the city has always been able to boast about one thing: its nationally recognized orchestra.

Report: Climate science panel needs change at top (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 02:37 PM PDT

NASA image of planet Earth. The UN's climate panel needs to AP - Scientists reviewing the acclaimed but beleaguered international climate change panel called Monday for a major overhaul in the way it's run, but stopped short of calling for the ouster of the current leader.

Ga. woman convicted in 2 antifreeze deaths dies (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:41 PM PDT

AP - A woman who killed her husband and later her boyfriend by poisoning them with antifreeze died Monday at a state prison where she was serving a life sentence, prison officials said.

Nannies could testify in Anna Nicole Smith case (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 10:32 AM PDT

Howard K. Stern leaves court Wednesday Aug. 4, 2010 in Los Angeles, at the conspiracy trial of Stern, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, who are accused of providing vast amounts of powerful opiates and sedatives for the Playboy model, Anna Nicole Smith under multiple names. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - The drug conspiracy trial of two doctors and the lawyer-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith entered its second month with the prosecution nearing the end of its case but for a lingering question: Will the nannies testify?

NYC mosque debate will shape American Islam (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:07 PM PDT

VIDEO: The proposed construction of a 100-million-dollar, 13-story mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero in New York City, has stirred raw emotions in the United States as the country prepares to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Duration: 01:00(afp.com)AP - Adnan Zulfiqar, a graduate student, former U.S. Senate aide and American-born son of Pakistani immigrants, will soon give the first khutbah, or sermon, of the fall semester at the University of Pennsylvania. His topic has presented itself in the daily headlines and blog posts over the disputed mosque near ground zero.
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