2013年1月22日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Gen. John Allen cleared of misconduct

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 04:08 PM PST

World News 11/13: Gen. John Allen Scandal: Investigation of 'Inappropriate Relationship'The Pentagon has determined the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan did not engage in inappropriate emails with a Fla. socialite.


Two suspects detained after shooting on Texas college campus

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 04:22 PM PST

Frame grab of police and emergency personnel evacuating an injured male on a stretcher outside a building on the Lone Star College Campus near HoustonHOUSTON (Reuters) - Three people were wounded, one critically, on Tuesday when gunfire erupted during an altercation between two people on a community college campus near Houston, police said, the latest in a series of shootings on U.S. college and school campuses. Two people "of interest" in the Lone Star College shooting were detained for questioning, including one with a student identification, according to authorities. "We are questioning them now," Harris County Sheriff's Office Captain W.K. Melacon told a press conference at the scene. ...


Boehner has ‘no clue’ what he said to prompt Michelle Obama's eye roll

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 04:16 PM PST

Michelle eye rollIt was the eye-roll heard 'round the world, but House Speaker John Boehner says he can't remember what he said to First Lady Michelle Obama during an inaugural lunch on Monday that made her look so visibly annoyed.


Is space big enough for two asteroid-mining companies?

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 01:29 PM PST

Is Space Big Enough for Two Asteroid-Mining Companies?The latest company to launch into the asteroid-mining business isn't worried about competition from its biggest rival, saying there are plenty of resources.


Greenfield: GOP, want to win in 2016? You might want to pull a Clinton

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 01:10 PM PST

Speaker of the House John Boehner addresses the 113th Congress in the Capitol in WashingtonClinton then became the first two-term Democrat since FDR and, in the middle of a sex scandal, became the first president to see his party gain seats in the House in the sixth year of his tenure.


Conservative groups give GOP a pass on debt ceiling hike, with strings attached

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 04:25 PM PST

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. leaves a Republican caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Squarely in the spotlight, House Republicans began deciding their next move Tuesday after the Senate overwhelmingly approved compromise legislation negating a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government agencies. Cantor says he opposed the Senate bill. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)When House Republicans vote Wednesday on a bill to temporarily lift the federal debt ceiling, they won't have enthusiastic support from the conservative movement-- but they won't get hell for it either. Some of the most prominent conservative groups that have opposed raising the debt ceiling will give House Republicans a (one time) pass when [...]


Clinton to give Benghazi testimony on Wednesday

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 01:07 PM PST

Hillary Clinton set to testify on BenghaziSecretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to be on Capitol Hill Wednesday, to give long-awaited testimony about State Department security and the attack that left four Americans dead in Benghazi, Libya. Clinton, who had to postpone testimony because of health issues, is scheduled to...


Protests mark anniversary of landmark Roe v. Wade

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 03:07 PM PST

Demonstrators speak during a pro-abortion rally in San FranciscoProtesters braved frigid temperatures to gather in front of the Supreme Court on the anniversary of the January 22, 1973 ruling that legalized abortion in the first three months of pregnancy.


NM teen planned to attack Walmart after killing family

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 01:54 PM PST

Teen Planned to Attack Walmart After Killing FamilyThe teenager who used an assault rifle to kill his mother, father and younger siblings told police he hoped to shoot up a Walmart after the family rampage and cause "mass destruction."


Netanyahu claims election win despite losses

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 01:54 PM PST

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu casts his ballot for the parliamentary election at a polling station in JerusalemJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emerged the bruised winner of Israel's election on Tuesday, claiming victory despite unexpected losses to resurgent center-left challengers. Exit polls showed the Israeli leader's Likud party, yoked with the ultra-nationalist Yisrael Beitenu group, would still be the biggest bloc in the 120-member assembly with 31 seats, 11 fewer than the 42 they held in the previous parliament. ...


An invention from more than 200 years ago is holding energy tech back

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 02:38 PM PST

FILE - In a Feb 27, 2002 file photo, Lew Urry holds up an original alkaline battery that was marketed in 1958, left, and a current battery in Westlake, Ohio. Urry, 76, who still works for Energizer Holdings Inc., developed the first commercially viable alkaline battery. It's been nearly a quarter of a century since the last big jump in battery technology. As 21st century technology strains to be ever faster, cleaner and cheaper, the battery, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)As 21st century technology strains to become ever faster, cleaner and cheaper, an invention from more than 200 years ago keeps holding it back. It's why electric cars aren't clogging the roads and why Boeing's new ultra-efficient 787 Dreamliners aren't flying high.


‘Inigo Montoya’ shirt upsets travelers, leads to awkward flight

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 02:01 PM PST

Careful what you wear on a plane. Wynand Mullins of New Zealand told Stuff Magazine that he was asked to remove his T-shirt because other airline passengers found it intimidating. And, yes, we suppose if one weren't familiar with "The Princess Bride," seeing a shirt that reads, "Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed [...]

Baby elephant rescued from well in India

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 01:58 PM PST

After spending 12 hours trapped at the bottom of a well, a baby elephant was rescued with the help of a bulldozer near Ranchi, India. [Related: 'Dog who wouldn't die' home after surgery] A report from The Times of India notes that the elephant may have been looking for its mother when it tumbled into [...]

Newt Gingrich urges mass shooter study

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 09:48 AM PST

TIME's Person of the Year PanelThe former House speaker is emphasizing the importance of holding Congressional hearings to examine mental health issues of mass shooters.


Obamas surprising White House tour groups

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 11:20 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk from the White House to the Inaugural Parade reviewing stand in WashingtonFirst Lady Michelle Obama revealed on Twitter that she and her husband are personally surprising unsuspecting visitors.


Groupon pulls gun deals from site

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 12:17 PM PST

In the weeks since one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history at Sandy Hook Elementary, another company is facing pressure and rethinking its approach on guns. Groupon is reevaluating its gun policies after removing all existing and upcoming deals on guns, shooting ranges and...

No, geneticist isn't trying to clone Neanderthal baby

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 01:38 PM PST

It turns out that a reported plan to clone a Neanderthal baby was lost in translation. Harvard geneticist George M. Church was quoted in the Daily Mail as looking for an "adventurous woman" to serve as a surrogate for a "cloned cave baby." The shocking headline spread quickly across the media with no small amount [...]

Camera captures what it would be like to be tiger prey

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 12:25 PM PST

It's not often that you get a firsthand view of what a tiger's prey sees moments -- or seconds -- before being eaten. In case you were wondering what it's like to be attacked by a big cat, here is the footage, thanks to keepers at the Longleat Safari Park in England. They set out [...]

Man has 2 cars stolen in the same day

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 11:58 AM PST

A Kansas City, Mo., man had not one, but two cars stolen in the span of a few hours. And you thought you had a bad Monday. Tommy Barker had parked his SUV at a gas station and, in a fateful decision, decided to leave the car running to keep it warm while he ran [...]

Taliban responds to Prince Harry: ‘It’s not a game—it’s very, very real’

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 06:48 AM PST

Taliban leaders have fired back at Prince Harry over the royal's comments that piloting a helicopter in Afghanistan—where he says he killed insurgents during his recent tour of duty—is like playing a video game. Harry, who co-piloted an Apache helicopter during his 20-week tour, made the comparison in an interview broadcast by the BBC Monday [...]

Conservatives react to Obama inaugural speech

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 08:15 AM PST

President Barack Obama's inaugural address advanced an unapologetically liberal agenda for his second term, a vision that has raised the ire of some conservatives. Obama specifically rebuked conservative arguments against his policies in the speech, rejecting the notion that entitlement programs make America a "nation of takers." "The commitments we make to each other—through Medicare, [...]
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