AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-12-17（在线收听）

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 than a decade ago.

2. President-elect Barack Obama picked Chicago Schools Chief Arne Duncan to be his education secretary, saying failing to improve classroom instruction would be "morally unacceptable" for the nation's children.

3. Detroit's newspapers are cutting back, dropping home delivery except for the busiest days for advertising: Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, blaming slumping revenue. Detroit is the largest market with papers taking on such a massive change.

4. Inside a top Paris department store, a momentary scare after dynamite is found in a bathroom. A cryptic message said France needs to pull troops out of Afghanistan. Police say the explosives were old with no risk of explosion.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. cryptic: adj.

A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.