2013年1月5日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Four dead in townhouse shooting in Aurora, Colo.

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 02:02 PM PST

Police continue their investigation outside a townhouse complex following an overnight hostage-taking incident in AuroraA gunman who barricaded himself inside a townhouse after killing three people in the home was shot to death by police on Saturday in Aurora, Colorado, the same Denver suburb where 12 people were slain in a movie house massacre last July, police said. The gunman and his three victims, as well as a woman who fled safely from the home at the outset of the violence and alerted authorities, were all believed to be related to one another, police spokeswoman Cassidee Carlson said. But the motive for the killings was not immediately understood. ...

Obama warns debt ceiling fight could be 'catastrophic'

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 03:01 AM PST

U.S. President Obama pauses as he speaks to the media about the "fiscal cliff" in WashingtonIn his first weekly address of the New Year, President Obama touts the "fiscal cliff" compromise as "one more step in the broader effort to grow our economy and shrink our deficits" but warns that another "manufactured crisis" over the debt ceiling could...

Fashion boss Missoni missing in Venezuela

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 04:11 PM PST

In this photo taken on March 30, 2005 Vittorio Missoni, right, and his wife Maurizia Castiglioni smile in Milan, Italy. The search resumed Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 for a small plane that has disappeared off the Venezuelan coast with six people aboard, including Vittorio Missoni, a top executive in Italy's Missoni fashion house, officials said. Vittorio Missoni, 58, is the director general of the iconic brand and the eldest son of the company's founder. Flying with him on Friday's flight from Venezuela's Los Roques resort archipelago to Caracas, was Missoni's wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, two Italian friends of the couple, and a crew of two Venezuelans. (AP Photo/Livio Valerio, Lapresse)Rescue crews used boats and aircraft on Saturday to search for a small plane that disappeared off Venezuela carrying the CEO of Italy's iconic Missoni fashion house and five other people.

Ohio sheriff confronts protesters in football rape case

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 01:59 PM PST

Protesters gathered in front of the of the Jefferson County Courthouse in SteubenvilleA county sheriff under fire for how he has handled a high school rape investigation faced down a raucous crowd of protesters on Saturday and said no further suspects would be charged in a case that has rattled Ohio football country. Ma'lik Richmond and Trenton Mays, both 16 and members of the Steubenville High School football team, are charged with raping a 16-year-old fellow student at a party last August, according to statements from their attorneys. ...

Man arrested after shots fired at Northern Irish police

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 02:26 PM PST

Loyalist protesters demonstrate against restrictions on flying Britain's union flag from Belfast City Hall in central BelfastNorthern Irish police arrested a 38-year-old man on Saturday on suspicion of attempted murder after shots were fired at police officers during protests over the removal of the British flag from Belfast City Hall. Police used water cannon against more than 100 protesters hurling fireworks, smoke bombs and bricks in the eastern part of the city shortly after a demonstration outside City Hall calling for the flag to be reinstated on a permanent basis. ...

Canadian who sheltered Americans in Iran dies

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 03:26 PM PST

This Jan. 27, 1981 photo shows John Sheardown in Ottawa, Ontario. Sheardown, a former Canadian diplomat who hid fugitive American Embassy staffers during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, has died. He was 88. His wife Zena said Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, that Sheardown passed away in an Ottawa hospital on Dec. 30. She says he had been treated for Alzheimer's disease for the past four years but also suffered from other ailments. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chuck Mitchell)John Sheardown, a former Canadian diplomat who sheltered fugitive American Embassy staffers at his Tehran home at great personal risk during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, has died. He was 88.

Allies of cancer-stricken Chavez re-elect legislative chief

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 03:29 PM PST

National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello, center, gestures to supporters of President Hugo Chavez as Vice President Nicolas Maduro, left, looks on after a session by lawmakers at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. Allies of President Hugo Chavez on Saturday chose to keep Diosdado as National Assembly president who is the next in line to step in as a caretaker leader in some circumstances. Just five days remain until Chavez's scheduled inauguration on Thursday, and government officials are suggesting the swearing-in could be delayed as the president fights a severe respiratory infection after cancer surgery in Cuba. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Allies of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez on Saturday chose to keep the same National Assembly president — a man who could be in line to step in as a caretaker leader in some circumstances.

Minnesota Vikings QB Ponder inactive with elbow injury

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 01:41 PM PST

The Minnesota Vikings will be without their starting quarterback when they hit the Lambeau Field turf this evening. Dan Wiederer, Vikings beat writer for the Star Tribune, reported early Saturday afternoon that it was looking "more and more likely" than … Continue reading →

Crews narrow search area for skydiver in Wash.

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 04:55 PM PST

Rugged terrain surrounds the summit of Mount Si, upper right, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, near North Bend, Wash. Searchers in the air and on the ground were looking for 29-year-old Kurt Ruppert of Lake City, Fla., who has been missing since a skydiving trip on Thursday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — A more focused search for a skydiver who vanished during a jump above Washington's Cascade foothills failed to locate the Florida man as darkness fell Saturday.

S.C. woman, oldest living U.S. citizen, dies at 114

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 02:18 PM PST

A 114-year-old South Carolina woman who was the oldest living U.S. citizen has died, two of her daughters said Saturday.

Republican Party seems as divided as ever

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 08:02 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, file photo, the dome of the Capitol is reflected in a skylight of the Capitol Visitor's Center in Washington. By delaying hard choices on spending, the fiscal cliff deal guaranteed more confrontation and uncertainty this year, especially when Congress must vote later this winter to raise the government's borrowing limit. That's likely to keep businesses cautious about hiring and investing. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)The Republican Party seems as divided and angry as ever.

Report says Lance Armstrong may confess to doping

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:24 PM PST

FILE - In this July 10, 2010, file photo, Lance Armstrong throws out his water bottle in the last kilometers of the climb toward Station les Rousses, France, during the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race. The New York Times reported Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, that Armstrong, who has strongly denied the doping charges that led to him being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, has told associates he is considering admitting to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Armstrong attorney Tim Herman denied that Armstrong has reached out to USADA chief executive Travis Tygart and David Howman, director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski, File)Lance Armstrong is reportedly considering a change in course, dropping his years of denials and admitting that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

Syrian President Assad to give speech Sunday

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:15 PM PST

A family crosses a street piled with rubbish in Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. The revolt against President Bashar Assad started in March 2011 began with peaceful protests but morphed into a civil war that has killed more than 60,000 people, according to a recent United Nations recent estimate. (AP Photo/Andoni Lubaki)Syrian President Bashar Assad will deliver a speech on Sunday in a rare address to the nation, state media said, as rebels fighting to topple his embattled regime pressed ahead with an offensive on the capital.

Alaska winter will challenge Shell ship salvage

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 01:38 PM PST

In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard the conical drilling unit Kulluk sits grounded near a beach 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2012. The Kulluk grounded after many efforts by tug vessel crews and Coast Guard crews to move the vessel to safe harbor during a winter storm. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Painter)ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Responders on Saturday prepared to hook a main tow line to an oil-drilling ship grounded on rocks near a remote Alaska island.

Boy killed at holiday parade in southern Spain

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 12:49 PM PST

A child picks up sweets thrown from floats during the traditional Epiphany parade in MalagaMADRID (Reuters) - A six-year-old boy was killed in an accident at a traditional festive parade on Saturday in Malaga on Spain's southern Costa del Sol, local authorities said. The child died at the city's annual "cabalgata" parade to mark the arrival of the Three Kings said to have followed the Star of Bethlehem to bring presents of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the infant Christ. These parades take place across Spain in early January, with the most spectacular in the capital Madrid. ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover finds ‘flower’ on surface of Mars

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:06 PM PST

FILE - This file image provided by NASA shows a color self-portrait of the Mars rover Curiosity. It is set to drive toward a Martian mountain in mid-February after drilling into a rock. On the 84th and 85th Martian days of the NASA Mars rover Curiosity's mission on Mars (Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, 2012), NASA's Curiosity rover used the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) to capture dozens of high-resolution images to be combined into self-portrait images of the rover. (AP Photo/NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS, File)NASA has released a series of new photos taken by its Curiosity rover that appear to show a "flower" on the surface of Mars. NBCNews.com's photo blog reports that the photos were taken as part of an effort to capture 360-degree images during Curiosity's trek through Mars' Yellowknife Bay. New Jersey-based journalist and photographer Ken [...]

NY police: Man kills grandmother in TV show fight

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 05:25 AM PST

This Friday, Jan. 4, 2013 photo provided by the Suffolk County Police Department in Yaphank, N.Y. shows Clarence Newcomb. Police say Newcomb was arrested Friday and charged with killing his 82-year-old grandmother after arguing with her over what television program to watch. (AP Photo/Suffolk County Police Department)KINGS PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a New York man has killed his grandmother after they argued over what TV show to watch.

Cat caught sneaking saw, phone into prison

Posted: 05 Jan 2013 06:54 AM PST

A prison guard holds a cat that has objects wrapped around his body with tape at a prison in ArapiracaRIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A cat carrying a saw and a mobile phone was "detained" as it entered a prison gate in northeast Brazil, Brazilian media reported on Saturday. Prison guards were surprised when they saw a white cat crossing the main gate of the prison, its body wrapped with tape. A closer look showed the feline also carried drills, an earphone, a memory card, batteries and a phone charger. All 263 detainees in the prison of Arapiraca, a city of 215,000 people in the state of Alagoas, are considered suspect in the plot, which is being investigated by local police. ...

FBI: Man uses fake explosives to rob Ariz. banks

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:12 PM PST

PHOENIX (AP) — Federal authorities said Friday that they're searching for a man who robbed one bank in the Phoenix metropolitan area and tried to rob two others using fake bombs.

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