美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-06

1. A suicide bomber struck a Baghdad book market killing more than two dozen people. The blast shattered a relative calm in the capital and triggered a series of raging fires. 2. Funerals start today for two of the eight students who died in last we

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-07

1. A guilty verdict for Lewis Scooter Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. Libby was convicted of lying and obstructing an investigation into leaks revealing the identity of a CIA agent. He's the highest-ranking White Hous

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-08

1. At least 21 people are dead after a fiery jetliner crash in Indonesia. Just minutes after the crash, bloody passengers stumbled away from the burning wreckage looking for help. More than 150 people survived the crash. 2. President Bush met Wednes

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-09

1. Eight children and one adult are dead after a fire tore through a three-storey house in the Bronx. The victims were all relatives who immigrated to the U.S. from West Africa. The fire has been blamed on a space heater or an overloaded power strip

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-10

1. FBI Director Robert Mueller says he's to blame for not putting more safeguards in place that could have prevented abuses of the Patriot Act. An audit found the FBI secretly got personal information about people in the United States improperly and

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-11

1. A search in Texas for a newborn abducted from a Lubbock hospital. Police are looking for the woman seen in this surveillance tape who posed as a hospital worker. The woman drove off in a red Dodge pickup truck. 2. President Bush visited Uruguay t

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-12

1. President Bush is asking Congress for money for another troop surge. He wants to send more than 8,000 more troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. The request comes as Congress is trying to figure out ways to get the U.S. out of Iraq. 2. Meanwhile, repre

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-13

Everyone in Hollywood loves a good celebration, but in this case it's taking place in Bollywood. British actress Elizabeth Hurley and her new husband Arun Nayar kicked off their 6-day Indian wedding celebration in Mumbai. The couple married Friday i

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-14

Under the blanket of night, actress Angelina Jolie was escorted away from a Vietnamese orphanage in an SUV with a 3-year-old boy in toe. And officials in Vietnam say the child seen here is likely to be adopted by the actress. The movie star is part o

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-15

1. A jury has recommended death for John Evander Couey. Couey was convicted last week of the rape and murder of 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford. The judge will make the final decision on his sentence. 2. It was an up-and-down day on Wall Street with the

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-16

1. Al-Qaida's No. 3 man is now confessing to beheading Daniel Pearl of the Wall Street Journal. Pearl was killed in Pakistan in 2002. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed also says he planned the 9/11 attacks. 2. Police are searching for a motive behind a New Yor

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-17

1. A mid-March winter storm is grounding flights on the East Coast with airlines canceling hundreds of flights. The storm promises a mix of heavy snow, sleet, and rain, all coming after several days of balmy weather. 2. Lawyers say a grand jury has

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-18

1. Thousands of war protesters converged on Washington today. They marched from the Vietnam War Memorial to the Pentagon to observe the 4th anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq. 2. Meanwhile the violence continues in Iraq. The military says t

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-19

1. Thousands marched to the Pentagon Saturday to mark the upcoming 4th anniversary of the war in Iraq. There was a brief standoff with police, but overall, the demonstration was peaceful. 2. Thousands of travelers left stranded by a late winter stor

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-20

1. Today marks the 4th anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. In a statement this morning, President Bush asked Americans to be patient and said a quick troop withdrawal would have devastating consequences. 2. Three New York City police detective

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-30

1. A tornado as wide as two football fields carved a devastating path through eastern Colorado. Initial report said five homes were destroyed and dozens were severely damaged. 2. Senate Democrats ignored a veto threat and pushed through a bill requi

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-03-21

1. The White House has offered a plan for congressional investigators looking into the firings of eight federal prosecutors. Presidential advisor Karl Rove and former counsel Harriet Miers will be made available for questioning, but not testimony un

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-23

1. Churches around Virginia Tech were packed Sunday as students and residents turned to the pulpit for guidance and reassurance. Classes are set to resume at the university Monday, a full week after 32 people were killed by a gunman. 2. An air show

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-22

1. Memorial services are taking place today for some of the Virginia Tech students who died in Seung-Hui Cho's violent rampage. There was a day of mourning across Virginia for the victims yesterday. It included a moment of silence on the Virginia Te

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-21

1. The bells are tolling as Virginia pauses to pay tribute to those killed in the Virginia Tech shootings. It's a day of mourning in the state and for many around country and the world. 2. One of the Virginia Tech victims was buried in Israel today.