2013年7月21日星期日

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Plenty of questions as searchers look for more East Cleveland victims

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:16 PM PDT

East Cleveland residents watch the scene Sunday, July 21, 2013, close to where three bodies were recently found in East Cleveland, Ohio. The bodies, believed to be female, were found about 100 to 200 yards (90 to 180 meters) apart, and a 35-year-old man was arrested and is a suspect in all three deaths, though he has not yet been charged, East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton said Saturday.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Searchers rummaging through vacant houses in a neighborhood where three female bodies were found wrapped in plastic bags should be prepared to find one or two more victims, a police chief said Sunday.


Boehner refuses to take stand on key immigration provision

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:25 PM PDT

Boehner pauses during remarks to reporters in a news conference on Capitol Hill in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner refused on Sunday to say whether a comprehensive immigration overhaul should include a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, declaring that the House debate is "not about me." Boehner, appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation," dodged repeated attempts to get him to spell out his personal views on a path to citizenship for up to 11 million illegal immigrants now in the United States, a major point of contention between the House and the Democratic-led Senate. ...


McCain agrees with president, backs call for 'stand your ground' review

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 08:31 AM PDT

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., left, talks with committee member Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2014, prior to the start of the committee's hearing focusing on the Korean peninsula as it reviews defense authorization requests for fiscal year 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Sen. John McCain is backing President Barack Obama's call for the so-called "stand your ground" laws in Florida and other states to be reexamined in the wake of the George Zimmerman case.


Aurora survivors marry on anniversary of massacre

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 09:46 AM PDT

Aurora shooting survivors - and now newlyweds - Kirstin Han, center, and her husband Eugene Han, right, are congratulated by friends following their wedding ceremony at Village East Baptist Church, in Aurora, Colo. Saturday July 20, 2013. One year to the day since Eugene was shot while trying to protect his longtime girlfriend Kirstin - then Kirstin Davis - from harm during a shooting rampage in an Aurora theater, the two have become man and wife. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)Two survivors of the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting were married on Saturday--exactly one year after the massacre.


US drops unarmed bombs on Great Barrier Reef

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 04:20 PM PDT

In this Sept. 12, 2008 file photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps., Capt. Andrew D'Ambrogi, Marine Attack Squadron 211 pilot, prepares to land an AV-8B Harrier at Auxiliary Airfield II, a simulated amphibious assault ship flight deck on the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Yuma, Ariz. Two U.S. fighter jets have dropped four unarmed bombs in Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park when a training exercise went wrong, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. (AP Photo/U.S. Marine Corps, Cpl. T.M. Stewman)CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Two U.S. fighter jets dropped four unarmed bombs into Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park last week when a training exercise went wrong, the U.S. Navy said, angering environmentalists.


Ga. blueberry knocks peach off top of fruit pile

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 04:11 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, July 17, 2013 photo, Meredith James, 7, left, and her sister Grace Katherine James, 9, look for ripe blueberries in the pick-your-own field at Foxbrier Farm, in Chattahoochee Hill Country, Ga. While Georgia is officially known as the Peach State, blueberry production has eclipsed the state's production of peaches. Federal surveys show the value of Georgia's blueberry production surpassed that of peaches in 2005, and the gap continues to grow. (AP Photo/Jaime Henry-White)ATLANTA (AP) — What is the most valuable fruit crop produced in the Peach State?


Company to inspect Texas coaster where woman fell

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 04:47 PM PDT

The Texas Giant roller coaster ride sits idle in the foreground as people take in another ride a the Six Flags Over Texas park Saturday, July 20, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. Investigators will try to determine if a woman who died while riding the roller coaster at the amusement park Friday night fell from the ride after some witnesses said she wasn't properly secured.(AP Photo/LM Otero )ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A German roller coaster maker is sending officials to a North Texas amusement park to inspect a ride after a woman fell to her death.


Zoe Saldana goes green for 'Guardians'

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 02:52 PM PDT

Zoe Saldana arrives at the "Guardians of the Galaxy" panel on Day 4 of Comic-Con International, Saturday, July 20, 2013, in San Diego. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)SAN DIEGO (AP) — How many more colors can Zoe Saldana be on the big screen?


Froome rides to victory in 100th Tour de France

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 03:16 PM PDT

2013 Tour de France cycling race winner Christopher Froome of Britain, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium of the 100th edition of the Tour de France cycling in Paris, France, Sunday July 21 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)PARIS (AP) — I won't let you down like Lance Armstrong. This Tour de France champion is for real.


Autos troubles, race at root of Detroit collapse

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 02:01 PM PDT

The sun sets on Detroit, Thursday, July 18, 2013. State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr asked a federal judge for permission to place Detroit into Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Blue-collar workers poured into the cavernous auto plants of Detroit for generations, confident that a sturdy back and strong work ethic would bring them a house, a car and economic security. It was a place where the American dream came true.


A career round gives Mickelson a claret jug

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 02:19 PM PDT

Phil Mickelson of the United States celebrates after his final putt on the 18th green during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland, Sunday July 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Jon Super)GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — One of the greatest final rounds in a major. Two of the best shots he ever struck with a 3-wood. The third leg of the Grand Slam.


Foul odor leads Ohio authorities to grizzly find

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 02:44 PM PDT

East Cleveland residents watch the scene Sunday, July 21, 2013, close to where three bodies were recently found in East Cleveland, Ohio. The bodies, believed to be female, were found about 100 to 200 yards (90 to 180 meters) apart, and a 35-year-old man was arrested and is a suspect in all three deaths, though he has not yet been charged, East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton said Saturday.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Authorities responding to a report of a foul odor from a home discovered a body and arrested a registered sex offender who led police on a gruesome hunt through a poor Ohio neighborhood in a search for potentially more victims, officials said Sunday.


Despite outcry, stand-ground law repeals unlikely

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 11:28 AM PDT

Maeguerita Quire, of Miramar, Fla., holds up a Bible as she sings along during a "Justice for Trayvon" rally, Saturday, July 20, 2013 in Miami. The Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network organized "Justice for Trayvon" rallies nationwide to press for federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman, who was found not guilty in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)MIAMI (AP) — Despite an outcry from civil rights groups, a call for close examination by President Barack Obama and even a 1960s-style sit-in at the Florida governor's office, the jury's verdict that George Zimmerman was justified in shooting unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin is unlikely to spur change to any of the nation's stand-your-ground self-defense laws.


AP PHOTOS: Mickelson takes British Open title

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:35 PM PDT

Phil Mickelson of the United States gestures after making his final putt on the 18th green during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, Scotland, Sunday July 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)Phil Mickelson won the British Open with a spectacular finish. Mickelson shot a 5-under 66 Sunday to match the best round of the tournament and win his first claret jug. The celebration began while there were still four groups on the course. Lefty birdied four of the last six holes, capped by a 10-footer at the tough 18th to claim his fifth major title. Here are some of the best photos from the tournament.


Philippe becomes king of Belgium

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 01:54 PM PDT

Belgium's King Philippe, right, kisses the hand of Queen Mathilde as they stand on the balcony of the royal palace in Brussels on Sunday, July 21, 2013. Philippe has taken the oath before parliament to become Belgium's seventh king after his father Albert II abdicated as the head of this fractured nation. Earlier Sunday, the 79-year-old Albert signed away his rights as the kingdom's largely ceremonial ruler at the royal palace in the presence of Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo, who holds the political power in this 183-year-old parliamentary democracy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgians shouted "Long live the king" Sunday to welcome their new monarch to the throne on a sunny national holiday. But several legislators from northern Flanders boycotted King Philippe I's coronation, highlighting longstanding feuding between the nation's Dutch-speaking Flemings and Francophones — the biggest challenge the new monarch will face.


Mortar shells hit market in Syria, killing 18

Posted: 21 Jul 2013 12:15 PM PDT

In this image taken from leaked video obtained by Ugarit News and posted on Monday, July 15, 2013, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show forces loyal to President Bashar Assad firing rockets into Homs, Syria. After seizing the momentum in recent months in Syria's civil war, President Bashar Assad's forces are on the offensive against the rebels on several fronts, including in Idlib province along the border with Turkey. Government forces are in firm control of the provincial capital of same name, while dozens of rebel brigades control the countryside.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Government troops fired mortar rounds that slammed into a main market in a town in northern Syria on Sunday, killing at least 18 civilians, activist groups said.


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