美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-05

1. Officials in Iraq now say over 130 people were killed in a massive market blast in Baghdad. Some three hundred other people were wounded in the blast. More than a dozen people are dead in bombings and shootings in Baghdad today. 2. Authorities in

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-06

1. An insurgent group has posted this video online and says it shows a US helicopter being shot down in central Iraq, while the clip has not yet been authenticated. Four US copters have gone down in Iraq in recent weeks. 2. President Bush's 2.9 tril

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-01-25

1. President Bush made energy of big topic in his State of the Union speech last night. Today he's following up. Bush toured an experimental station in Delaware to talk about finding and using alternative energy sources. 2. U.S. officials say four o

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-22

1. Congressional Democrats aren't backing down in their showdown with the White House over the firing of eight federal prosecutors. Today a House panel authorizes subpoenas for Karl Rove, Harriet Miers and others. However, the White House has said i

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-24

1. Rat poison has been found in pet food that's been blamed for the deaths of at least 16 cats and dogs nationwide. The deaths led to a recall of 60 million cans and pouches of food sold under 95 brand names. 2. All US combat troops out of Iraq by t

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-25

1. Tornados tore across eastern New Mexico overnight destroying homes and buildings. Dozens of people were injured. The National Weather Service says the twisters came one right after the other. 2. The U.N. Security Council unanimously voted to impo

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-26

1. More pressure today on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein is calling for Gonzales' resignation and Republican Chuck Hagel says the attorney general has a credibility problem. President Bush has repeatedly said h

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-27

1. A government official says investigators found no evidence of criminal negligence in the death of Pat Tillman. The former NFL player was killed by friendly fire while on duty in Afghanistan. Investigators conducted a year-long probe into the sold

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-28

1. President Bush wants Press Secretary Tony Snow to stay strong, now that his cancer has returned and spread to his liver. The discovery was made while Snow was having surgery to remove a small growth. He battled colon cancer two years ago. 2. In M

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-29

1. Iranian TV showed new video of the 15 British sailors and marines seized last week for allegedly crossing into Iran's waters. The video shows Faye Turney, the only woman in the group saying it's obvious the Brits were trespassing. Britain calls s

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-31

1. President Bush has apologized to war vets about the shoddy conditions at Walter Reed. He visited the flagship military hospital on Friday, six weeks after news broke about the poor medical treatment and conditions some patients had to endure. 2.

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-01

1. A driver heading a wrong way crashes into a Greyhound bus in Alabama. The car's driver was killed, passengers on the bus injured. Authorities are investigating why the car was going the wrong way. 2. A recall of more pet food possibly contaminate

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-02

1. Former cabinet member and Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson made it official today he is running for president in no wait. He calls himself the reliable conservative. Thompson was Health and Human Services Secretary in President Bush's first term

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-03

1. Police are looking into the shooting deaths of two people at the University of Washington. A spokesman says the two were found in a campus building that houses the Architecture Department. Authorities say it may be a case of murder-suicide. 2. Si

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-04

1. President Bush is calling Congress irresponsible for passing Iraq's spending bills that come with a timetable for troop withdrawal. The president says the efforts will backfire and repeated his intention to veto the bills. 2. An Iranian news agen

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-05

1. British sailors once held captive by Iran are greeted by the country's president who offered handshakes. He says the release of the 15 sailors is an Easter gift. Their sudden release defused a growing crisis between Iran and the West over the cap

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-06

1. Two people are in custody following a deadly shootout between FBI agents and three suspected bank robbers in New Jersey. One agent was killed when they confronted the suspects who were leaving a bank. Authorities are still searching for one perso

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-07

1. Moments before being captured, a suspected New Jersey bank robber begged police to shoot him. The man is one of the three suspects in a string of robberies. One led to the shooting of an FBI agent accidentally shot by a colleague. 2. Video from f

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-08

1. It's Easter weekend and supposedly spring. But across a swath of the US, it's turning out to be a white Easter. Snow fell from Washington DC to the president's hut in Crawford, Texas. Cold temperatures are expected to stay awhile. 2. State TV in

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-23

1. John Edwards is continuing his bid for the presidency as his wife now battles cancer. Elizabeth Edwards stood by her husband's side in North Carolina, revealing her cancer has returned. She was first diagnosed at the close of the 2004 campaign. 2