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 2008-06-18

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 2008-06-19

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 2008-06-20

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 AP NEWS 2008-01-18

1. A British Airways jet landed short of the runway at London's Heathrow Airport, forcing the evacuation of the 152 passengers and crew members. Three people were injured. The underbelly of the plane was seriously damaged in the emergency. 2. Fed ch

美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2008-01-15

1. New England's first major winter storm of 2008 snarled the Monday morning commute with heavy snow and closed hundreds of schools. Many flights were cancelled at airports in Boston and Portland, Maine. 2. A Taliban spokesman claims responsibility

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-06

1. Myanmar's foreign minister says the death toll in his country could reach more than 10,000. That after a powerful cyclone hit early Saturday with winds up to 120 miles an hour leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless. 2. Barack Obama and H

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-18

1. Senator Ted Kennedy is said to be resting comfortably at a Boston hospital after suffering some kind of seizure. The 76-year-old was at his home on Cape Cod at the time and was later airlifted to Boston. 2. President Bush is trying to make amends

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-20

1. The massive custody case involving hundreds of children taken from a West Texas ranch is underway. Four hundred and sixty-three children are in foster care following allegations that members of a polygamist sect forced underage girls into marriag

美联社新闻一分钟 2008-05-22

1. Hours after a former Illinois police sergeant suspected in his fourth wife's disappearance turned himself in, he was released. Police had issued a warrant for Drew Petersons arrest in an unrelated weapons charge. Authorities are also investigatin

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-20

1.Stocks soar as the government unveils plans to restore calm to the financial system. The Dow closes up more than 300 points, extending a two-day rally. Investors appear soothed by plans to rescue banks from billions of dollars in bad debt. 2.Unite

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-09-18

1. Wall Street took it on the chin again today. The Dow closed down more than 400 points. The drop comes on the heels of the AIG bailout and as investors express more concern about investment banks. 2. US officials say an assault on the American Emb

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-17

1. Russian forces are pulling back from a town near Georgia's capital. That action comes after Russia's president signed a ceasefire deal earlier today. However other Russian troops remain entrenched in Georgian territory. 2. Florida has declared an

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-22

1.Democrats in Congress are telling the Big Three automakers exactly what lawmakers are looking for before they'll consider giving them a 25-billion-dollar bailout package. But the White House is criticizing the lawmakers for letting the issue linge

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-22

1. More moves from the Federal Reserve to break through a credit clog. The central bank announcing it will buy commercial paper--short-term funding companies rely on for day-to-day expenses. All of this to stimulate lending and stop a deep economic

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-13

1. Gay marriage advocates are celebrating their victory in Connecticut today. A judge issued a final ruling allowing same-sex couples to marry. Within minutes, the New Haven City clerk began issuing marriage licenses and at least one ceremony has al

美联社一分钟新闻 2009-03-18

1. The White House says President Barack Obama is working closely with Congress to find ways to block the bonuses at AIG or recoup that money. Millions have gone to AIG executives despite the fact the insurance giant received billions in federal bai

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-02-04

1. President Barack Obama is heading to Las Vegas Tuesday to rally public support for his immigration overhaul plan, a day after a bipartisan group of senators outlined their proposal. The plans are said to be somewhat similar. 2. Relatives of the vi

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-20

Senate leaders say they're optimistic that they'll have a deal to end the partial government shutdown on Wednesday. The deadline to raise the government's debt limit hits at midnight. A man who works at Los Angeles International Airport is under arre

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-4-9

1. A man and his seven children have been found dead in their home in Maryland. Authorities are investigating whether carbon monoxide-poisoning is to blame. Relatives say that the family had been using a generator for heat, after their electricity wa