AP 2010-07-11

1. The federal government is suing to block Arizona's new immigration law. The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit arguing that Arizona's law targeting illegal immigrants is unconstitutional. 2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israe

AP 2010-07-10

1. Oil giant BP says its cost for containing the big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico climbed nearly half a billion dollars in just one week. Its tab, now just over three billion dollars. 2. Much of the East Coast is scorching with temperatures way ab

AP 2010-07-09

1. Three billion and counting, that's how much BP says it has spent in attempts to stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The money also includes settling damage claims and reimbursing both the federal and local governments. So far, BP has settled

AP 2010-07-08

1. General David Petraeus has formally assumed command of the 130,000-strong international force in Afghanistan. Petraeus said it was important to demonstrate that al-Qaeda and its allies will not to be allowed to again establish sanctuaries in Afgha

AP 2010-07-06

1. President Barack Obama blames political posturing, special interest wrangling for not making headway on immigration policy. Obama wants to fix the system, using more than just what he calls fences and border patrols. 2. Prosecutors say one of the

AP 2010-07-05

1. The Senate has wasted no time in confirming President Barack Obama's new choice to be commander of the Afghanistan war. By a vote of 99 to nothing, senators confirmed General David Patraeus. He'll succeed General Stanley McChrystal. 2. Hurricane A

AP 2010-07-04

1. Hurricane Alex continues to churn through the western Gulf with its aim on the Mexico-Texas border. The storm has sustained winds of 80 miles per hour. Forecasters expect it to make landfall tonight. It is the first Atlantic hurricane in June sinc

AP 2010-07-03

1. The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted in favor of General David Petraeus to become the next commander of the Afghanistan war, paving the way for a swift, full Senate confirmation. 2. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan clashes with the GOP o

AP 2010-07-02

1. Hurricane warnings are now posted for parts of the Texas coast as Tropical Storm Alex continues to strengthen in the Gulf. Forecasters think the storm's path will take it near the Texas-Mexico border. The storm could become a hurricane today. The

AP 2010-07-07

1. Oil skimmers are once again back at work in the Gulf of Mexico. Bad weather and high waves earlier this week had forced the ships out of the way. However, they are now once again trying to block oil from reaching land. 2. Vice President Joe Biden

AP 2010-07-16

1. Police say a domestic dispute led to deadly gunfire at a fiber optics company in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They say a gunman opened fire, killing two people and wounding four others before turning the gun on himself. 2. Undersea robots have been lo

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-15)

1. Attorney General Eric Holder says three men taken into custody in the Times Square bombing attempt apparently provided money to the suspect. In the meantime, during a trip to New York, President Barack Obama thanked the city police officers who re

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-10)

1. Crews in the Gulf Coast are getting into place a massive steel-and-concrete box they hope will contain the massive oil leak, but have to lower the contraption about a mile into the water. If successful, it could collect as much as 85% of what's le

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-09)

1. Heavy winds and high tides complicated efforts to hold back oil that threatened to coat birds and other marine life as it oozed ashore from the Gulf of Mexico, the White House halted any new offshore oil projects until safeguards are in place to p

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-05)

1. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg says there is no evidence that a failed car bombing in Times Square is linked to al-Qaeda or any other large terrorist organization. Bloomberg notes the investigation is in its early stages. Police found the S

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-04)

1．The Governor of Louisiana declares a state of emergency as an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico creeps closer toward the shore, threatening wildlife. President Barack Obama says every single resource will be used to contain the spill. 2. Civil righ

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-14)

1. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he's quitting office, bringing to a close the Labour Party's 13-year hold on power. His two chief rivals from last week's election have worked out a deal to form a coalition. The Conservative Party chief Da

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-03)

1. From bad to worse in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard now says five times more oil a day than previously believed is spewing into the gulf from a blown-out well. The Coast Guard says it's a new leak, giving off 5,000 barrels a day. The leading

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-01)

1. Top Goldman Sachs officials are finding no allies on a Senate panel investigating its role in the nation's financial crisis. Democratic senator Carl Levin says the investment banking firm wreaked havoc on the economy. The committee chairman says G

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-08)

1. President Barack Obama is in Louisiana / where he's getting a fresh look at the damage being caused by the Gulf oil spill. It's his third visit to the region since the April explosion at the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform. 2. Meantime, childr