AP 2010-08-05

1. The Environmental Protection Agency says BP has cut its use of chemical dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico by nearly three quarters since May. That statement comes a day after Congressman Ed Markey released a letter, saying BP carpet bombed the oce

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-08-04)

1. Fire crews in California are working to stamp out the final smoldering ambers of a wildfire that had threatened thousands of homes. The blaze just north of Los Angeles is now mostly contained. 2. Officials in Pakistan say more than 800 people have

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-08-03)

This is AP news minute. The Environmental Protection Agency says BP has cut its use of chemical dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico by nearly three quarters since May. That statement comes a day after Congressman Ed Markey released a letter saying BP c

AP 2010-08-09

1. Elena Kagan has been confirmed as the 112th Supreme Court justice. She is the fourth woman to serve on the highest court. Kagan will replace another liberal justice recently retired John Paul Stevens. 2. Missouri officials are confirming two death

AP 2010-08-16

1. A Christian charity group says it now believes non-local fighters killed 10 members of its medical team last week in Afghanistan. Originally the charity suspected robbers despite a Taliban claim of responsibility. The attack killed six Americans,

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-08)

1. The downtown area of the US border city of Calexico remains shut down after a powerful earthquake rattled southern California and Mexico. The 7.2-magnitude quake killed at least two and injured at least 100 more. The quake was felt as far away as

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-01)

1. Attorney General Eric Holder is calling it a severe blow to a dangerous organization. Memebers of a Christian militia have been charged `with plotting to kill police officers before attempting to kill more during a funeral. FBI agents have arreste

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-02)

With this signing, President Barack Obama says hes made college education more accessible. He signed education legislation thatll eliminate the role of banks, says the middleman in federal students loans. He says this would save the country billions

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-03)

1. President Barack Obama plans to announce today that the government will allow oil drilling 50 miles off Virginia's shoreline. However, it will reject some proposed drilling sites in Alaska. Up to now, only offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico w

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-04)

1. President Barack Obama says his decision to clear the way for oil drilling off most US shores is a compromise aimed at harnessing the nation's energy resources while also protecting its natural resources. The president says he knows environmentali

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-06)

1. President Barack Obama tells Americans to not judge the nearly one-trillion-dollar makeover of health care until reforms take hold. During this campaign-style appearance, Obama mocked pundits and pollsters, who were saying he is not getting a boos

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-07)

1. Those around him are continuing their defence of Pope Benedict on the Easter Sunday. The Pope avoided any public mention of the sex abuse scandal and the allegations of a church cover-up. At Easter Sunday Mass, a senior cardinal defended Benedict

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-12)

1. President Barack Obama is in the Czech Republic, signing a major arms reduction treaty with Russia. Obama and Russian President Medvedev signed the treaty, shrinking both nations' arsenals to 1550 over seven years. It still needs to be ratified by

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-13)

1. Crews have begun the grim task of carrying bodies out of a West Virginia coal mine rocked by an explosion Monday that killed 29 miners. There was thin hope four miners have survived, but their bodies were finally discovered ending days of futile s

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-14)

1. Tens of thousands of Poles turned out to see the hearse carrying the coffin of their late president. The coffin arrived in Poland from Russia where President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people died in a plane crash Saturday. Russian officials said

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-15)

1. A two-day nuclear summit with leaders from 47 countries starts today in Washington. President Barack Obama is looking for global help in his goal of ensuring all nuclear materials worldwide within four years. The president considers nuclear weapon

AP 2010-07-15

1. BP crews are claiming progress as they try to fit a tighter cap on the ruptured well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. In the meantime, the oil is gushing freely from the well head. And officials are warning that there is no guarantee the delic

AP 2010-07-14

1. BP officials say undersea robots have taken off the existing cap, and oil is now gushing freely into the Gulf. The company hopes to fit a tighter dome that will funnel more oil to collection ships upon the surface. 2. Probation and jail records sh

AP 2010-07-13

1. A sightseeing boat carrying 37 people was hit by a barge and overturned Wednesday afternoon, spilling passengers into the Delaware River. Rescue crews aided by the Coast Guards set off a frantic search for two people who were unaccounted for. 2. A

AP 2010-07-12

1. A spy swap may be in the works. US and Russian officials met Wednesday as indictments against eleven people accused of spying for Russia were unsealed in the U.S. Neither side will confirm a swap is in the works, but a lawyer for one of the accuse