AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-11

1. Despite Georgia's call for a ceasefire, it appears the war between the former Soviet state and Russia over the breakaway province of South Ossetia continues to escalate. Russian news agencies say the Defense Ministry claims to have sunk a Georgia

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-08-12

1. Georgia's president says Russian troops have effectively cut the country in half. Troops have seized a strategic city that straddles the country's main east-west highway. Meantime, a State Department spokesman says the US wants to see the Russian

美联社新闻一分钟 AP News 2008-03-07

1. New York City police are searching for a bicyclist caught on tape pedaling away from a landmark military recruiting station moments before a small bomb went off, damaging the office in the heart of Times Square. The bike was later found in the tr

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-04

1. High winds are being blamed for a chair lift accident on Maine's tallest ski mountain. Several people fell and were hurt. Winds were about 40 miles per hour at the time, and there were about 220 people on the lift. 2. Its still a struggle to fly o

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-08

1. The 112th Congress will be sworn in today with incoming House Speaker John Boehner taking the gavel from Nancy Pelosi. House Republicans say the first order of business would be to repeal the health care bill that was passed just last year. 2. The

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-09

1. An angry online posting from the 17-year-old who opened fire at a Nebraska high school is offering clues about the violence. Authorities say Robert Butler killed an assistant principal and wounded the principal before fatally shooting himself. But

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-11

1. At least five people are dead and Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is in critical condition following a shooting that happened outside a Tucson, Arizona, supermarket as Giffords was meeting with constituents. Hospital officials say Giff

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-13

1. A surgeon says Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords is able to communicate after being shot in the head yesterday. The doctor says Giffords responded to doctors' commands. The gunshot went through the left side of her head. Surgeons worked to

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-06-01)

1. We are hoping to get word on Sunday on just how well the latest effort to stop the oil leaking on the Gulf of Mexico is going. Crews began forcing mud and debris into the well a few days ago. However underwater images show oil is still coming out.

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(2010-05-03)

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(2010-04-04)

1. President Barack Obama says his decision to clear the way for oil drilling off most US shores is a compromise aimed at harnessing the nation's energy resources while also protecting its natural resources. The president says he knows environmentali

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-03)

1. President Barack Obama plans to announce today that the government will allow oil drilling 50 miles off Virginia's shoreline. However, it will reject some proposed drilling sites in Alaska. Up to now, only offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico w

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-04-01)

1. Attorney General Eric Holder is calling it a severe blow to a dangerous organization. Memebers of a Christian militia have been charged `with plotting to kill police officers before attempting to kill more during a funeral. FBI agents have arreste

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-10-12)

1. A way out at last for Chile's 36 trapped miners. A drilling rig has punched through to the underground chamber where miners have been trapped for 66 days. However, mining officials say efforts to bring the men to the surface won't happen before Tu

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-04

1. Barack Obama says his 86-year-old grandmother has died. Madelyn Dunham who helped raise the Democratic presidential candidate died peacefully Sunday night after a battle with cancer. Obama said he learned of her death Monday morning while campaig

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-10

1. One day before President-elect Obama is set to meet with President Bush, an Obama adviser says the new administration is looking to reverse some of Bush's executive orders. John Podesta says Bush orders on stem cell research, oil and gas drilling

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-05-16

1.President Barack Obama is reviving Bush-era military tribunals for a small group of Guantanamo detainees. Obama says the trials are the best way to protect the US while upholding its values. Critics of the tribunals had hoped that Obama would do a

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-02

1. Five days after a devastating ice storm hit Kentucky, almost a half million residents are still without power. Governor Beshear has deployed Kentucky's Army National Guard and part of the Air Guard. But authorities warned it could be days or even

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-05

1.The White House is expected to roll out limits on what government-assisted financial firms can pay their executives. A senior administration official says top people of those companies will be held to 500, 000 dollars. Congress is weighing similar