2013年1月29日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Obama to Congress: Your move

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:38 AM PST

President Barack Obama speaks about immigration reform Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)The president vows to send Congress his own immigration bill and call for a vote if they don't move fast.


Brazil police blame penny-pinching band for club fire

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:51 PM PST

Girls cry in front of a makeshift memorial outside the Kiss nightclub where a fire killed over 230 people in Santa Maria, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. The repercussions of a tragic nightclub fire in southern Brazil widened Tuesday as mayors around the country cracked down on such venues in their own cities and investigators searched two other nightspots owned by a partner in the club that caught ablaze. Most of the dead were college students 18 to 21 years old, but they also included some minors. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)"The flare lit was for outdoor use only, and the people who lit them know that," police said Tuesday.


Greenfield: It's time to ban political prognosticating

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:34 AM PST

Presidential prospects in 2016Every time I start to write about why X, Y or Z will or won't run or not run or will win or lose, reminders of the past begin to play in my mind.


Massive sinkhole in China swallows building

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:55 PM PST

Sinkhole swallows buildingThe gaping hole engulfed buildings and knocked out power to thousands.


Kerry wins confirmation as secretary of state

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:49 AM PST

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., emerges after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Kerry, who has served on the Foreign Relations panel for 28 years and led the committee for the past four, is expected to be swiftly confirmed by the whole Senate later Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The vote was 94-3 at a time when bipartisanship is rarely on display in Washington.


McCain thinks your questions are dumb, reporters

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:29 PM PST

U.S. senators attend news conference at Capitol on immigration reform in WashingtonTurns out there is such a thing as a "dumb question."


Armed guards at Ariz. schools: Vigilantes or vigilance?

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:55 PM PST

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Desert Foothills Posse Commander Captain David Bennett patrols a playground area of elementary school in Cave CreekIt's a glimpse of how schools might look if the NRA had its way.


Syrian activists say 65 bodies found in Aleppo

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST

A view of deserted shops in old AleppoTheir identities are unknown, and it's not clear who was behind the killings.


Photos: War vet receives double-arm transplant

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:52 AM PST

Photos: War vet receives double-arm transplantRetired Infantryman Brendan M. Marrocco uses his transplanted arm to brush his hair back during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 29. 2013 at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore. Marrocco received a transplant of two arms from a deceased donor after losing all four limbs in a 2009 roadside bomb attack in Iraq. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Virginia is for lovers -- just not cohabitating ones

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:59 PM PST

Like its travel slogan says, Virginia is for lovers. But if said lovers are cohabitating outside marriage, they are currently breaking the law. But there's good news for those lawless lovebirds: State officials in the commonwealth are considering a bill that would legalize cohabitation. Florida, Michigan and Mississippi have similar laws banning cohabitation. In 2011, [...]

Months later, Superstorm Sandy losses still climbing

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:21 PM PST

The hurricane that merged with another weather system to form Superstorm Sandy spun ashore three months ago Tuesday, devastating coastal New Jersey and New York and spreading winds, rain, snow and waves over parts of more than 20 states. The latest tallies from the second most expensive storm in U.S. history, after 2005's Hurricane Katrina:

Snowmobiler in critical condition after X Games crash

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:23 PM PST

DENVER (AP) -- Snowmobiler Caleb Moore was in critical condition Tuesday in a Colorado hospital after a dramatic crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen, and a relative said the family wasn't hopeful about the 25-year-old's chances for survival.

Girl comes out to parents with help from a cake

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:51 PM PST

Coming out to your parents isn't usually easy, but Tumblr user ellende-generes (real name: Laurel) did her best to make the conversation a piece of cake. Actually, make that a whole cake. [Related: High school senior comes out as 'LGBT' while accepting award] Fifteen-year-old Laurel posted a photo of a cake she made for her [...]

Would-be carjackers foiled by stick shift

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:51 PM PST

An attempted stickup was confounded by a car's stick shift, when would-be carjackers failed to understand the mechanics behind a manual transmission. Randolph Bean tells WOFL FOX 35 that two men attempted to steal his 2002 yellow Corvette at gunpoint outside an Orlando hospital, but they ended up running away after they couldn't figure out [...]

Nine-year-old’s 'Kid President' pep talk goes viral

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:51 AM PST

The Web is filled with inspirational videos urging you to get up and do something meaningful with your life. Now the advice is coming from the tiniest of motivational speakers, a 9-year-old kid from Tennessee known as Kid President. The videos began as a family joke, but they've blossomed into a viral sensation. His latest [...]

Photos: National Geographic Kids contest winners

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 09:00 AM PST

Photos: National Geographic Kids contest winners

Lone GOP cabinet member steps down

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:43 AM PST

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood thanked Obama for an "extraordinary opportunity."

Woman retires after 44 years without a sick day

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:43 PM PST

Postal Worker Retires After 44 Years Without Sick DayDeborah Ford said when she was sick, she would simply "shake it off."


Scouts speak: Reactions to potential inclusion of gays

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:20 AM PST

A statue of a Boy Scout stands in front of the National Scouting Museum, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Irving, Texas. The Boy Scouts of America announced it is considering a dramatic retreat from its controversial policy of excluding gays as leaders and youth members. (AP Photo/LM Otero)"The more boys that join the organization, the more positive influence the group can have."


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