美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-08

1. The finger-pointing continues after senators failed to pass an immigration bill Friday. Supporters of the measure received only 38 of the 60 votes needed to protect it from amendment s. The bill of

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-07

1. New court documents show that Vice President Cheney's former Chief of Staff Lewis Libby says President Bush approved the leak of classified intelligence on Iraq. The court documents don't say wheth

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-06

1. A deputy press secretary for Homeland Security was arrested for trying to seduce a 14 year old on the Internet. 55-year-old Brian Doyle faces charges of using a computer to seduce a child and trans

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-05

1. Texas congressman Tom DeLay announced Tuesday that he will not run for re-election and will resign from Congress. The former House Majority leader was indicted last fall, for allegedly using funds

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-04

1. A military plane crashed shortly after take-off from Dover Airforce Base in Delaware early today. There were 17 people on board. All survived. The plane had apparently just taken off when the pilot

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-03

1. Jill Carrol says she feels like she is alive again. The 28-year-old journalist arrived at Boston's Logan International Airport earlier today. Carrol was released Thursday after being held hostage f

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-02

1. Freed hostage Jill Carroll is one step closer to returning home. The freelance journalist is expected to land at Logan International Airport in Boston late tomorrow morning. Carroll was snatch ed o

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-10-28

1. Condolence s came from the White House Friday to the U. S. Forest Service following the deaths of four firefighters in a California wildfire. The spokesman for the President said in a phone convers

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-04-01

1. A desperate search for survivors after 3 strong earthquakes and 9 aftershocks rattle d the western Iran early this morning. The quakes ranged in magnitude from 4.7 to 6.1. At least 70 people were k

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-10-03

1. A tragic day in Pennsylvania Amish country. Police say a gunman killed at least 3 young girls in a schoolhouse . The suspect who police say killed himself reportedly told his wife he was seeking re

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-10-07

1. A plant explosion caused the evacuation of some 17,000 people near Raleigh, North Carolina Friday. Officials say they warned of a potential disaster 6 months ago. 2. Horse-drawn buggies took mourne

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-10-06

1. Amish families gather to bury four of the five young girls gunned down inside their rural Pennsylvania schoolhouse. The families are pleading for privacy as they pray, while five other girls caught

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-10-05

1.Investigators say they have now located relatives of Carl Roberts--relatives he claimed he had molested twenty years ago. Roberts allude d to that molestation in suicide notes discovered during a sh

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-10-04

1. Two more Amish schoolgirls died overnight following a deadly shooting in their one-room schoolhouse in Pennsylvania Monday. That brings the total number of girls fatally injured in the incident to

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-08

1. It's been almost five years since the attacks on September 11th, and President Bush says enormous strides have been made in correcting US security vulnerabilities brought to light that day. He also

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-06

1. President Bush used Osama Bin Laden's own words to defend the war in Iraq. He says the al-Qaeda leader sees Iraq as key to a new world war. He spoke to a military officers' group. The president als

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-05

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美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-04

1. Iraqi forces have arrested the second most senior operative in al-Qaida in Iraq. Hamed al-Saeedi was arrested a few days ago. Iraqi National Security Advisor said the suspect's arrest also led to t

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-03

1. This new videotape from Al Qaeda invites Americans to convert to Islam. The terror group's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and an American wanted for possible terror ties both made statements. The

美联社新闻一分钟 2006-09-02

1. As Ernesto moves north, tourists are returning to the beaches along the Carolinas where the surf is now calm. But further up the coast, communities are raising floodwall s and preparing for heavy r