2013年10月22日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Nevada shooter got gun from home

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:32 PM PDT

Law enforcement personnel gather at the scene of a shooting at Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nev. on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. A student at the school opened fire on campus just before the starting bell Monday, wounding two boys and killing a teacher who was trying to protect other children, Sparks police and the victim's family members said. (AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Marilyn Newton) NO SALES; NEVADA APPEAL OUT; SOUTH RENO WEEKLY OUTPolice say the boy's parents are cooperating and could face charges.


Who's leading the 'tech surge' to fix HealthCare.gov?

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:13 PM PDT

A man looks over the Affordable Care Act signup page on the HealthCare.gov website in New York in this photo illustrationWhen "talk to them" can mean "no comment."


Poll: Majority in U.S. now want pot legalized

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT

Support for marijuana legalization has surged since 2000 (AP)According to the latest Gallup survey, 58 percent of Americans favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use.


Libya: Militias, politicians meld in explosive mix

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, a Libyan follower of Ansar al-Shariah Brigades carries the Brigades' flag with Arabic writing that reads, "There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger, Ansar al-Shariah," during a protest in front of the Tibesti Hotel in Benghazi, Libya, as part of widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Libya marks two years of TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya marks two years since the fall of Moammar Gadhafi on Wednesday, but instead of the freedom and development Libyans had hoped for, the country has fallen deeper into anarchy. Rival Islamist and Western-backed factions are melding with the country's dizzying array of militias, turning political feuds into armed conflict.


Nev. boy describes terror of schoolyard shooting

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:03 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Chandra Landsberry shows Sharon and Michael Landsberry. Police said Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, the student who wounded two classmates and killed Michael Landsberry and then himself on a Nevada middle school campus in Sparks, Nev., was 12 years old. Police also lauded the actions of Landsberry, a 45-year-old math teacher and former Marine, who they say tried to stop the rampage before he was fatally shot in the chest. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Chandra Landsberry via The Reno Gazette-Journal) NO SALES; NEVADA APPEAL OUT; SOUTH RENO WEEKLY OUTSPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Students cowered in fear and pleaded for their lives as a 12-year-old Nevada boy went on a schoolyard rampage with a handgun he brought from home, waving the weapon at frightened classmates and shooting a math teacher in the chest on a basketball court.


Apple gears up for holidays with new Macs, iPads

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:37 PM PDT

Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, introduces the new iPad Air on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Inc. is refreshing its iPad lineup in hopes of reclaiming lost ground in the tablet market and slashing the prices of its Mac computers to intensify the pressure on the beleaguered makers of PCs running Microsoft's Windows.


Iraq vet's family considering gravestone options

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:10 PM PDT

In this Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, photo provided by the family of Kimberly Walker, shows Walker's gravestone in the likeness of popular cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants. Despite getting prior approval for the gravestone from Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, the cemetery recently removed it, saying it did not fit in with the character of the historic and picturesque cemetery. (AP Photo/Kara Walker)CINCINNATI (AP) — The family of a slain Iraqi war veteran wants her towering SpongeBob SquarePants headstone returned to her final resting place while the cemetery officials that removed it say that's the only thing they won't do, leaving both sides at an apparent impasse that may have to be decided in court.


A new idea for space tourism: Balloon over rocket

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:00 PM PDT

This artist's rendering provided by World View Enterprises on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 shows their design for a capsule lifted by a high-altitude balloon up 19 miles into the air for tourists. Company CEO Jane Poynter said people would pay $75,000 to spend a couple hours looking down at the curve of the Earth. (AP Photo/World View Enterprises)WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest space tourism venture depends more on hot air than rocket science.


Cardinals, Red Sox set to renew October rivalry

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:48 PM PDT

IN this image taken with a fisheye lens, Boston Red Sox players take batting practice as a rainbow appears in the sky above Fenway Park Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in Boston. The Red Sox are scheduled to host the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of baseball's World Series on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)BOSTON (AP) — Lance Lynn squeezed through a door leading into the Green Monster, shimmied along a cramped space behind the famed left-field wall and peered out a tiny metal slot in the Fenway Park scoreboard.


Detroit faces crucial trial in bankruptcy case

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:47 PM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 24, 2012 file photo shows a graffiti-marked abandoned home north of downtown Detroit, in background. Thousands of Detroit streetlights are dark, many more residents have fled. Donors are replacing ambulances that limped around for 200,000 miles. Detroit's bankruptcy case is going to trial, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2013, and the result will determine whether the city can reshape itself in the largest public bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)DETROIT (AP) — Thousands of Detroit streetlights are dark. Many more residents have fled. Donors are replacing ambulances that limped around for 200,000 miles. Millions in debt payments have been skipped.


Nev. boy says he came face-to-face with shooter

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:19 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Chandra Landsberry shows Sharon and Michael Landsberry. Police said Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, the student who wounded two classmates and killed Michael Landsberry and then himself on a Nevada middle school campus in Sparks, Nev., was 12 years old. Police also lauded the actions of Landsberry, a 45-year-old math teacher and former Marine, who they say tried to stop the rampage before he was fatally shot in the chest. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Chandra Landsberry via The Reno Gazette-Journal) NO SALES; NEVADA APPEAL OUT; SOUTH RENO WEEKLY OUTSPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Students cowered in fear and pleaded for their lives as a 12-year-old Nevada boy went on a schoolyard rampage with a handgun he brought from home, waving the weapon at frightened classmates and shooting a math teacher in the chest on a basketball court.


Kim Kardashian, Kanye West are engaged

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2012 file photo Singer Kanye West and girlfriend Kim Kardashian attend Gabrielle's Angel Foundation 2012 Angel Ball cancer research benefit at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Marriage is coming after the baby carriage for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. E! News reports West proposed to Kardashian Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, on Kardashian's 33rd birthday, in front of family and friends at the AT&T Park. Kardashian gave birth to the couple's first child, daughter North West, in June. Representatives for 36-year-old West and Kardashian didn't immediately respond to emails seeking comment about the engagement. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Marriage is coming after the baby carriage for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.


Apple unveils new Macs, iPad ahead of holidays

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:44 PM PDT

Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, introduces the new iPad Air on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple Inc. is refreshing its iPad lineup and slashing the price of its Mac computers ahead of the holiday shopping season, as it faces an eroding tablet market share and growing competition from rival gadget makers.


Man indicted in long-cold NYC 'Baby Hope' killing

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 02:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2013 file photo, Conrado Juarez, 52, is arraigned at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on a charge of murder in the 1991 death of 4-year-old Anjelica Castillo, nicknamed "Baby Hope." Prosecutors said Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 that Juarez has been indicted by a grand jury, but they didn't yet disclose the charge or charges. Juarez's defense lawyer has continued questioning the confession that led to his arrest. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, Pool, File)NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of killing his 4-year-old cousin, known for two decades only as "Baby Hope," was indicted Tuesday in one of the city's most haunting cold cases, as his lawyer continued to question a police confession that sealed the man's arrest.


Ahoy, mateys! US to stop printing nautical charts

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 02:43 PM PDT

In this undated photo made available by NOAA, mariners use a printed nautical chart aboard their ship. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 that the traditional heavy paper lithographic nautical charts will stop being printed next April. Capt. Shep Smith, head of NOAA's chart division, said the agency will still chart the water for rocks, shipwrecks and dangers, but mariners will have to see the information using private on-demand printing, PDFs and electronic maps. (AP Photo/NOAA)WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is going into uncharted waters, deep-sixing the giant paper nautical charts that it has been printing for mariners for more than 150 years.


Gay couple uses tribal law to marry in Oklahoma

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 11:41 AM PDT

Jason Pickel and Darren Black BearA same-sex couple has legally married in Oklahoma despite the state's strict rules against the practice.


Congressman compares Tea Party to Ku Klux Klan

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 12:07 PM PDT

Florida Rep. Alan Grayson (wikicommons)Controversial Democrat Alan Grayson set off a flurry of criticism from conservatives by sending out a fundraising email to supporters in which he compared the tea party to the Ku Klux Klan


Red Cross still facing Sandy criticism

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:58 AM PDT

In this Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 photo, Red Cross volunteer Ellen Foreman, left, speaks with Ralph Royster, right, who was seeking a hot meal in Atlantic City N.J., two weeks after Superstorm Sandy devastated the Jersey shore. Though hard-hit by the storm, many of Atlantic City's poorest residents are enduring its hardships with quiet acceptance and gratitude for the help being offered to them. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)Survivors say the group is denying funds they were promised last year.


WWII vet honored with long-overdue medals

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:36 PM PDT

WWII Vet Gets Medals Decades After ServiceTULSA, Okla. (AP) — Given the choice, World War II veteran Phillip Coon probably wouldn't want the formality and fuss of being honored on a military base with men and women standing at attention, dressed in full regalia — even if it was with a fistful of long-overdue medals he waited decades to receive.


Move over, silver: See the new favorite car color

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:56 PM PDT

File photo of auto salesperson McGee closing the car door of a 2009 CC Sport Volkswagon unsold vehicle at Williams AutoWorld dealership in LansingTROY, Mich. (AP) — Move over, silver.


Chat with us: Apple rolls out its new iPads

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 11:31 AM PDT

iPad Mini Appears GIFStarting at 12:45 PM on Tuesday, follow along with us as Apple unveils its latest tablets


Sandy victims socked with steep bills

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:52 AM PDT

Jean Laurie of the Ocean BreezeNew flood insurance rules could leave homeowners unable to afford the coverage.


Banksy's valuable graffiti needs security guards in NYC wilds

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 09:28 AM PDT

People gather near an installation by British graffiti artist Banksy in the Bronx section of New YorkNew Yorkers lucky enough to own a building with one of street artist Banksy's newest works have taken to hiring security guards. And with good reason -- similar works in England have sold for more than $1 million. The mystery British graffit artist has been in New York City all month, working on what he calls his "Better Out Than In" visit.


Seven Florida inmates used forged papers in escape attempts

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 08:51 AM PDT

Escaped Florida inmates back behind barsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — At least seven inmates in Florida have used forged documents in attempts to escape from prison, including two killers who were mistakenly freed because of the paperwork, authorities said Tuesday.


Trains running after deal reached to end strike

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 08:59 AM PDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Trains in the San Francisco Bay Area are running again Tuesday after a tentative deal capped six months of contentious labor negotiations and two strikes that upended hundreds of thousands of daily commutes.

Obama, France’s Hollande: One NSA call, two different accounts

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 07:40 AM PDT

Graphic outlining the alleged eavesdropping activities of the NSAVery different versions of a tense chat about U.S. spying


Nevada teacher Michael Landsberry hailed as hero

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The ocean is broken

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 06:33 AM PDT

Ivan Macfadyen aboard the Funnel WebA sailor takes in a terrifying view of the Pacific ocean: barren, and filled with floating trash.


Amnesty report on Pakistan drone strikes contradicts U.S.

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 06:05 AM PDT

A Pakistani youth from outlawed Islamic hard line group Jamaat ud Dawa holds a banner showing a drone, during a protest in Lahore on July 5, 2013The 29 deaths could be war crimes, Amnesty International says.


US employers add 148K jobs; rate falls to 7.2 pct.

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 06:45 AM PDT

US stocks ended little changed as investors took a breather after last week's hefty gainsWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring before a 16-day partial government shutdown began Oct. 1.


Seaside Heights looks to rise again

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:56 AM PDT

Seaside Park fireA battered Jersey town still is rebuilding a year after Superstorm Sandy's wrath.


Gun-toting robots may fight alongside soldiers in future battles

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 03:56 PM PDT

Gun-Toting Robots May Fight Alongside Soldiers in Future BattlesAmerican soldiers may soon be joined on the battlefield by machine gun-toting robots on wheels, according to U.S. Army officials.


Teacher in Nevada school shooting died protecting his students

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 05:40 AM PDT

A Sparks Middle School student cries and is comforted after being released from Agnes Risley Elementary School, where some students were evacuated to after a shooting at SMS in Sparks, Nev. on Monday, October 21, 2013 in Sparks, Nev. A middle school student opened fire on campus just before the starting bell Monday, wounding two boys and killing a staff member who was trying to protect other children, Sparks police said Monday. The lone suspected gunman was also dead, though it's unclear whether the student committed suicide. (AP Photo/Kevin Clifford)SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Students at a Nevada middle school were filing off buses and reuniting with friends on the playground after a weeklong vacation when the pop of gunfire shattered the morning calm. Children fled the campus for their lives before the first bell rang.


Some Mexicans evacuate as hurricane looms offshore

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 04:48 AM PDT

Mexican army soldiers on duty for emergency relief stand next to villagers as they watch workers reinforce a road with sandbags, not seen, in Acapulco, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. The area is on alert as Hurricane Raymond gained more strength and threatened to hurl heavy rains onto a sodden region already devastated by last month's Tropical Storm Manuel. (AP Photo/Bernandino Hernandez)Authorities moved hundreds of people as Hurricane Raymond neared the Pacific coast.


Nevada teacher died trying to protect kids

Posted: 21 Oct 2013 05:50 PM PDT

School staff member killed in Nevada shootingTwo 12-year-old boys are wounded; teacher tried to protect children from their classmate.


SF transit agency, unions reach deal to end strike

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:26 AM PDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco Bay Area's main commuter train system and its unions reached a tentative agreement on a new contract Monday night, ending a crippling four-day strike.

Builders of Obama's health website saw red flags

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 03:56 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, on the initial rollout of the health care overhaul. Obama acknowledged that the widespread problems with his health care law's rollout are unacceptable, as the administration scrambles to fix the cascade of computer issues. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Project developers say they raised doubts about whether the site could be ready in time.


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