美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-10

1. The true power of nature was on full display throughout the Midwest. Raging flood waters are still tearing through southern Indiana, swallowing farmland and homes. So far eight people have died from flooding in Michigan and Indiana. 2. McDonald's

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-13

1. A group of Boy Scouts have been praised for coming to each others aid after a tornado struck their western Iowa camp. Four young men were killed, and nearly 50 others were hurt, 14 of them remain hospitalized. The teens were attending a week-long

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-04

1. Barack Obama has effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination. Based on an Associated Press count of convention delegates, Obama has enough to become the first black candidate ever to lead his party into a fall campaign for the Whit

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-15

1. President Bush has made a surprise farewell visit to Iraq where he signed a new Iraqi-US security agreement. During a news conference with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, an Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at Bush. He didn't get hit. Bu

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-16

1.President George W. Bush is headed back to the U.S. after a quick trip to Iraq and Afghanistan. The president's first stop was Baghdad where an Iraqi reporter threw his shoes at Bush, the president was not hurt. He then traveled to Kabul where he

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-17

1. Authorities in South Florida say they have solved the 1981 killing of Adam Walsh, son of John Walsh who later gained fame as host of America's Most Wanted. The man believed responsible for the crime, serial killer Ottis Toole, died in prison more

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-18

1.Disgraced investor Bernard Madoff returned to his Manhattan apartment after making a surprise appearance at the federal courthouse. A judge set new conditions for his bail, including a curfew and monitoring bracelet. 2.The attorney for Rod Blagoje

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-19

1. The White House says it's very close to a decision on how to help the troubled US auto industry. But the Bush administration didn't provide any details or even a timetable on when an announcement would be made. One option being considered is a ma

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-23

1. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says security in Iraq is improving. Now it's time to talk about the country's other needs. Obama was speaking in Jordan during his highly-publicized trip abroad. He says there is military progress in

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-18

The first war crimes trial at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba can begin. A federal judge says the courts should let the military process play out as Congress intended. The trial involves Osama bin Laden's former driver. Pilots at US Airways say the carrier i

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-22

1. The Iraqi government and Barack Obama are both hoping US combat forces can leave in 2010. That's after Obama met with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. But a spokesman there says any withdrawal plan depends on whether the level of violence i

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-21

1. As he met with the president of Afghanistan, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama promised vigor in the fight against terrorism. Obama is on an international trip that will take him to Iraq, the Middle East and Europe. 2.Republican John

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-20

1. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is in Afghanistan. The Illinois senator arrived in Kabul as part of an official congressional delegation. His first visit to the country comes less than four months before the general election. 2. A

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-19

1.Israel says it has arrested six men for plotting to form a terrorist network tied to al-Qaeda. Officials say one of the men wanted to target the helicopter of President Bush during a visit in January. 2.Authorities are digging through a yard in Fl

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-17

1. Oil prices are down for a second day, more than four dollars lower on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil is trading at less than 135 dollars a barrel. Yesterday prices fell nearly six and a half dollars in the biggest one-day drop in dollar te

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-01

1. Coastal fog has brought hope of relief to firefighters battling Northern California's wildfires. More than 1,400 fires are still burning in that state. The fires were mostly started by lightning storms but quickly spread because of dry conditions

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-05

1. Thousands of Americans are celebrating the Fourth of July in the nation's capital. Washington's annual celebration takes place on the National Mall. 2. Former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms has died at the age of 86. Helms was a favorite of c

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-10

1. Prosecutors say new DNA tests clear the family of JonBenet Ramsey in the 1996 killing of the six-year-old beauty queen. The District Attorney's Office says tests point to an unexplained third party. 2. More than 1,000 people have been confirmed i

美联社一分钟新闻 2008-07-12

1. California is ordering 2,000 more National Guard troops to help fight the hundreds of wildfires burning across the state. More than 1,100 square miles have already been burned and about 100 homes have been destroyed. 2. President Bush is among th

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-03-22

1. Towns across the Midwest are bracing for more flooding. Forecasters warn many rivers in the nation's midsection could crest above flood stage in the coming days. The heavy storms are already being blamed for more than a dozen deaths. 2. A New Yor