美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-14

1. NBC newsman Tim Russert has died. The network says its Washington Bureau Chief and host of Meet the Press collapsed and died at work. Initial reports said the cause was a heart attack, but now the network says it's not sure. Tim Russert was 58. 2.

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-12

1. A sandbagged levee is still keeping the Cedar River out of downtown Cedar Falls, Iowa. But more rain is following and officials are asking for extra volunteer sandbaggers. Forecasters say a dry spell could be coming soon. 2. Low humidity and 40-mi

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-11

1. A plane carrying about 200 passengers veered off a runway in Sudan and burst into flames. Local television reports at least 100 people are dead. The Sudan Airways plane was landing in Khartoum at the end of a flight from Amman, Jordan. 2. In Wisco

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-09

1. At least three people are dead after severe storms hit the Midwest. In Indiana, rescuers in boats are still plucking people from rising waters, as parts of the state brace for more flooding. The storm also brought tornados, this one touched down n

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-08

1. Senator Hillary Clinton has suspended her bid for the presidency. The former first lady was greeted by thousands of supporters in Washington. She's urging everyone to support Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee. 2. Residents in northern

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-06

1. The confessed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks calls his war crimes trial at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base an inquisition, not a trial. And Khalid Sheikh Mohammed who faces the death penalty said hed welcome becoming a martyr. 2. In an extraordinary

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-05

1. Barack Obama says he had a short talk with Hillary Clinton earlier today. He said she's very focused on her supporters after yesterday's primaries but didn't say whether she plans to concede. Meantime, Obama has asked a three-person team including

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-03

1. Senator Ted Kennedy is out of surgery at Duke University. His doctor says a procedure to treat his cancerous brain tumor was successful. The 76-year-old now faces chemotherapy and radiation to treat the malignant glioma, a lethal type of brain tum

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-02

1. Fire crews in California are still cleaning up after a massive fire at Universal Studios. The blaze destroyed several sets including one from Back to the Future. A King Kong exhibit and a video vault were also destroyed. Three firefighters were h

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-01

1. Democratic leaders are debating what to do with Michigan and Florida. They held primaries before they were supposed to. And now officials in Washington are working on formulas to dole out their delegates. 2. The first storm of the hurricane seaso

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-07

1. Oil prices shot up more than ten dollars to a new high, more than 139 dollars a barrel. One analyst said prices could top 150 dollars a barrel by the fourth of July, also rattling traders, rising tensions in the Middle East. 2. Hillary Clinton off

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-21

1. The Mississippi River is set to crest early next week in and around St. Louis. It has already broken through a number of levees across Missouri. There are fears that more rain in the coming days could make matters worse. 2. Barack Obama and Hillar

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-20

1. Two former Bear Stearns managers were arrested this morning on securities fraud and other charges. It s in connection with the collapse of a hedge fund that heavily bet on subprime mortgages before the market collapsed. 2. Some flooded-out Midwes

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-19

1.With gasoline topping 4 dollars a gallon, President Bush is calling on lawmakers to lift the decades-old ban on offshore oil and gas drilling. But Democrats quickly rejected the idea. 2.The White House is also asking Congress for nearly two billion

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-18

1. A levee near Gulfport, Illinois was not able to hold back the rising water of the Mississippi river. Officials are urging residents to evacuate from waterlogged areas near the state line. They say there have been more than a half dozen levee brea

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-17

1. Flood fears in the Midwest are now moving downriver. The Illinois Army National Guard is helping with sandbagging duties in Quincy. And about 100 miles downriver, evacuations are underway in Grafton. A total of five deaths have been linked to the

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-16

1. The floodwaters are receding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, revealing just how much damage the high water has done. Meanwhile, those downstream are doing what they can to protect themselves from the coming deluge. 2. President Bush is in London for two d

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-06-15

1. Crews in Iowa have been ordered to abandon a half-mile-long wall of dirt and sandbags because they're worried it's about to break. The wall was built after the Des Moines River punched a 100-foot wide hole in a levee allowing water to pour into a

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