美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-11

1. Aid is starting to flow into Myanmar a week after a cyclone left at least 60,000 dead or missing. The countrys military regime is taking over distribution of humanitarian supplies but keeping foreign disaster experts out of the country. 2. Hezboll

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-15

1. Rescue teams have reached the epicenter of China's massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake. Chinese media report fewer than 100 people have been saved in Sichuan Province. Nearly 15, 000 have died and the number is expected to go even higher. 2. Authori

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-13

1. Rescue workers in central China are frantically searching for survivors in rubble like this. Heavy rain continues to fall in the area after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake killed about 10,000 people. Chinese officials say there is a push to clear road

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-07

1. One hundred eight-seven delegates are at stake as voters in North Carolina and Indiana cast ballots in the Democratic presidential primaries. Neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama has made vote predictions about the outcome. And it may not sett

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-05

1.More than 350 people are reportedly dead in Myanmar after a powerful cyclone hit the country's southwest coast. Five regions have been declared disaster zones. Thousands of homes have also been destroyed. 2.The horse racing world is reeling after

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-14

1. Pope Benedict is asking the faithful to pray for a successful trip to the United States. The Pontiff is scheduled to arrive Tuesday for his first trip as Pope to the US. He will spend time in Washington and New York where he will address the Unit

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-13

1. Iranian state television reports that a bomb explosion in a mosque has killed scores of people in southern Iran. It says the mosque was part of a cultural center in the city of Shiraz. 2. It's a Saturday, but Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama are o

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-12

1. Police seized dozens of documents from a West Texas polygamous ranch including marriage and birth certificates. Thats according to copies of search warrants released today. The records also refer to a cyanide poisoning document but offers no othe

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-11

1. Democratic leaders are decrying President Bush's plan to indefinitely halt troop withdrawals from Iraq after July. The president says he agrees with his top commanders that the troops are needed to maintain success on the ground. Democrats say th

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-08

1. More than 400 children have been taken into state custody from the compound of a polygamous sect. Child welfare and law enforcement officials have been interviewing about half of the mostly women and girls. That's after a 16-year-old girl called

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-07

1.The US military says it has helped quell an insurgent uprising in Baghdad's Sadr City. Those militants had been attacking Iraqi soldiers and also hit a crowded marketplace. At least 20 people have been killed in clashes around the region. 2.Zimbab

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-06

1. President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin are holding a farewell meeting at Putin's retreat on the Black Sea. But the White House has abandoned hopes the weekend talks will produce a missile defense deal before Putin leaves office next

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-05

1. People across the country marked the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In Atlanta, his children laid a wreath at his tomb. Many more gathered at the Memphis Hotel where he was gunned down in 1968.The presidential

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-04

1. ATA Airlines strands thousands of passengers after it shuts down in a second trip through bankruptcy. The carrier is blaming the loss of military charter business. ATA flies mostly between the West Coast and Hawaii. 2. Federal officials are defen

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-03

1. The FAA says four airlines are under investigation for not complying with aviation regulations. Although it's not naming the carriers, they could face fines. This comes after a series of safety lapses that delayed flights and grounded planes. 2.

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-02

1. Independent truckers from across the country called for a one-day strike to protest record high diesel fuel prices. At the same time, Congress drilled top executives of the five biggest US oil companies about high profits. They also wanted to kno

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-04-10

1. American Airlines says it cancelled more than 1,000 flights just today. The airline says it's still inspecting the wiring on some of its jets. Added to yesterday's cancellations, that could bring the two-day total to around 1,500 lost flights. 2.

美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-01-08

1.Barack Obama is facing criticism from Hillary Clinton. The former First Lady says Obama isn't living up to his claim to be a new type of leader. On the Republican side, Mitt Romney's schedule is jam-packed in an effort to beat John McCain. A forme

美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-01-12

1. O.J. Simpson in custody in Florida, on allegations he violated terms of his release on bail in a Las Vegas armed robbery case. Simpson is scheduled to appear before a Las Vegas judge next week. That judge is filing a motion to revoke the football

美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-01-11

1.The race for the Democratic presidential nomination is less crowded now. New Mexico governor Bill Richardson dropped out of the race this afternoon. He's been a congressman, cabinet secretary and diplomatic troubleshooter. But his campaign never c