2012年9月27日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

U.S. responded to Benghazi attack as terrorism on ‘Day One’: Source

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 02:56 PM PDT

An exterior view of the U.S. consulate, which was attacked and set on fire by gunmen yesterday, in BenghaziWhen gunmen struck the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11 of this year, the response from American officials was almost simultaneous: They immediately set about collecting information about the attackers, some of whom were quickly identified as foreigners, and tracing links from them to known extremist groups, a knowledgeable source has told Yahoo [...]

California man behind anti-Islam film arrested

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 03:59 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2012 file image from video provided by CBS2-KCAL9, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video that has inflamed parts of the Middle East, is escorted by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies from his home in Cerritos, Calif. Nakoula, 55, was arrested Thursday for violating terms of his probation, authorities said. (AP Photo/CBS2-KCAL9, File) MANDATORY CREDIT CBS-KCAL9, LOS ANGELES OUT, LOS ANGELES TV OUTThe California man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video posted to YouTube that has inflamed parts of the Middle East was arrested for violating terms of his probation, authorities said Thursday.

Police: 2 dead, 4 wounded in Minn. office shooting

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 05:07 PM PDT

An officer walks through the area as police investigate a shooting at Accent Signage Systems on the north side of Minneapolis Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Police say left at least two people were killed and four others wounded. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Renee Jones Schneider) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUTA shooter opened fire Thursday at a Minneapolis sign business, leaving at least two people dead and four others wounded, including three critically, police and hospital officials said.

Early voters casting ballots in swing state of Iowa

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:36 AM PDT

Voting Begins in Iowa BattlegroundIowa is one of 32 states that allows no-excuse early voting, meaning that any registered voter can head to the polls before election day and cast their ballot.

Romney: Raising the stakes, lowering expectations

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 06:43 AM PDT

Raising The Stakes, Lowering ExpectationsAnalysis: Will Mitt Romney get the game changer he needs in next week's presidential debate?

'Unthinkable and devastating': Romney slams Obama on defense cuts

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 10:08 AM PDT

In this photo taken Sept. 27, 2012, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Springfield, Va. Republicans lashed out at President Barack Obama and senior administration officials over their evolving description of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, a late campaign-season broadside challenging the veracity and leadership of an incumbent on the upswing. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)For the third straight day, Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama campaigned in the same state, with Romney arguing before an audience of military veterans that potential cuts to the defense budget are "unthinkable and devastating." Speaking in the battleground state at an American Legion post outside Washington, D.C., Romney blamed Obama for planned [...]

Security concerns keep FBI from scene of ambassador's murder: Official

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 08:54 AM PDT

Security Concerns Keep FBI From Scene of Ambassador's Murder: OfficialMore than two weeks after militants killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans at a diplomatic mission in Libya, FBI investigators have not gone into the city where the attack took place due to security concerns, a federal law enforcement official said today, even if such concerns haven't stopped journalists from operating freely in the same city.

Netanyahu’s ‘red line’ mocked on Twitter

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 01:24 PM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu points to red line he drew on graphic of bomb used to represent Iran's nuclear program, in New YorkDuring his speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the completion of Iran's nuclear enrichment program threatens the stability of the Middle East, Europe and the United States—and urged world leaders to draw a "red line" to prevent Iran from continuing on. In a highly unusual [...]

Rental car companies pledge not to rent recalled cars

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Rental Car Companies Pledge Not to Rent Recalled CarsThe nation's four largest rental car companies have banded together in a pledge not to rent out any vehicles that are subject to a manufacturer safety recall and to support legislation that would legally enforce the promise.

Mars rover Curiosity finds signs of ancient stream

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 04:09 PM PDT

This image provided by NASA shows shows a Martian rock outcrop near the landing site of the rover Curiosity thought to be the site of an ancient streambed. Curiosity landed in a crater near Mars' equator on Aug. 5 on a two-year mission to study whether the environment could have been favorable for microbial life. (AP Photo/NASA)Evidence of an ancient stream came from analyzing the size and shapes of pebbles and gravel near Gale Crater.

Renoir artwork from flea market now thought stolen

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 02:34 PM PDT

This undated image provided by the Potomack Company shows an apparently original painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir that was acquired by a woman from Virginia who stopped at a flea market in West Virginia and paid $7 for a box of trinkets that included the painting. An auction house has put on hold the sale of a painting believed to be by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir that a woman bought at a West Virginia flea market because a reporter found evidence someone stole the painting from the Baltimore Museum of Art. A Washington Post reporter discovered documents in the museum's library showing the painting was there from 1937 until 1949. Museum officials then found paperwork showing the painting, The Renoir painting that caused a sensation when it was bought at a flea market for $7 may have been stolen from a museum six decades ago, and an auction house has put its sale on hold.

Obama: NFL refs’ return is ‘great day for America’

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 09:14 AM PDT

President Barack Obama warmly welcomed the breakthrough deal that will see the NFL's regular refs return to work. Their temporary replacements angered and baffled football fans coast-to-coast with controversial calls. Obama thinks "it's a great day for America," White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One, as the president headed to [...]

Family fights highway off-ramp in their backyard

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:32 AM PDT

When the Dodge family bought a modest home in Clark County, Wash., a decade ago it was tucked away at the end of a quiet dead-end street. Now a highway ramp is yards from the family's backyard. "Come here. Stand in our yard," Melissa Dodge told the Columbian newspaper as cars whizzed off Highway 500 [...]

Apple has its eyes on flexible iPhone screens

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Don't think the new iPhone 5 was enough of a leap over the previous generation of Apple's smartphone in terms of design? Well, a new patent by the Cupertino, Calif. tech powerhouse should have you very excited. The company has … Continue reading →

Video: Man goes street surfing through flooded British town

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 10:32 AM PDT

In the age of ridesharing, people are always coming up with new ways of getting to work. But Ryan Hart tried a unique approach, when he hitched a surfboard to the back of a pickup truck and surfed through the streets of a flooded English town. 'There were four of us and we thought we'd [...]

Candidate’s wife throws water on reporter

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 02:45 PM PDT

One way to get rid of a pesky reporter: Throw a bucket of water on him. That's what the wife of a failed candidate embroiled in a campaign scandal did to Miami Local 10 senior political reporter Michael Putney. The TV journalist came away drenched but not any more enlightened than when he knocked on [...]

Non-partisan group posts tweet against Scott Brown

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Scott Brown speaks after his swearing-in at the Capitol in WashingtonThe D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics tells Yahoo News the tweet was an 'accident.'

'Britishisms' Creeping into American English

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:36 AM PDT

'Britishisms' Creeping into American EnglishBritish people have long bemoaned the gradual encroachment of Americanisms into everyday speech, via Hollywood films and sitcoms. Now, "Britishisms" are crossing the pond the other way, thanks to the growing online popularity of British media such as Harry Potter, Downton Abbey and The Daily Mail.

Should Fido fly? You may not like the answer

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:58 PM PDT

On the heels of two pet death incidents – both on United Airlines – it may be time to reconsider taking your pet along on the next family vacation.

Netanyahu warns it's 'very late' to stop a nuclear Iran

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Israeli urgency at the UNThe Israeli PM said Iran had completed the first stage of uranium enrichment, saying "they are 70 percent of the way there."

Giant ferris wheel to offer view of New York City landscape

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:19 AM PDT

An artist rendering of a proposed giant ferris wheel on New York's Staten IslandNEW YORK (Reuters) - A plan to build the world's tallest ferris wheel on New York's Staten Island, offering sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline, could hold the answer to a long-elusive goal: putting the most-overlooked of city's five boroughs on the tourist map. The giant ferris wheel, at 625 feet, will be about half the height of the Empire State Building and taller than Singapore's Flyer and the planned "High Roller" wheel in Las Vegas, the city said. ...

What do Ohio's white working-class voters want?

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 11:01 AM PDT

Millie Brown, a cook and waitress at Buch's truck stop, right, pets "Star" a Labrador Retriever that belongs to one of her customers, after her shift, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Steubenville, Ohio. To look at Ohio is to glimpse America in a nutshell — a state full of places where laborers, truck drivers, cooks, store clerks and business owners form the backbone of small-town life. Places where the deli cashes checks, cars and trucks are "vehicles" and the NFL takes a back seat to high-school football .(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)To look at Ohio is to glimpse America in a nutshell — a state full of places where laborers, truck drivers, cooks, store clerks and business owners form the backbone of small-town life.

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