2013年2月8日星期五

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Six-second scenes of Nemo

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 01:51 PM PST

Kevin Quick plows a slushy mix in front of M & T Bank during a winter storm in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. In some upstate areas, snow fell early Friday morning and was expected to increase throughout the day, with the heaviest accumulations expected in eastern New York on Friday night.(AP Photo/David Duprey)Residents take videos of what they're dealing with as the storm approaches.


Hunt for ex-cop goes on amid Calif. snowstorm

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 05:11 PM PST

A San Bernardino County Sheriff SWAT team returns to the command post at Bear Mountain near Big Bear Lake, Calif. after searching for Christopher Jordan Dorner on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Search conditions have been hampered by a heavy winter storm in the area. Dorner, a former Los Angeles police officer, is accused of carrying out a killing spree because he felt he was unfairly fired from his job. (AP Photo/Pool, The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Will Lester)Authorities hunting for a former Los Angeles police officer suspected of three killings are searching his mother's home in La Palma, Calif.


Photos: Rare white tiger cubs make their debut

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 03:55 AM PST

Photos: Rare white tiger cubs make their debutTwo eight-week-old white tiger (Panthera tigris) cubs are seen after a medical examination by veterinary surgeons at Bratislava Zoo February 8, 2013. Three white tigers, a male named Adzaj and two females Adisa and Asira were presented to the media for the first time on Friday. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa (SLOVAKIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)

‘Ice, slush and all kinds of yuck’

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 03:59 PM PST

A group of men help push a sports car up a snow-covered street in the Old Port section of Portland, Maine, during a snow storm, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. The storm is expected to dump up to two feet of snow on the region. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)As snow blankets the Northeast, Yahoo! News readers share their storm experiences.


Doctors turn to 'Jeopardy' computer to beat cancer

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 01:06 PM PST

A radiologist examines breast X-rays after a cancer prevention medical check-up at the Ambroise Pare hospital in MarseilleOncologists will use IBM's supercomputer Watson to help diagnose lung cancer.


Some Sandy victims still without heat as blizzard descends on NYC

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:35 PM PST

Bloomberg: Storm on 'Everyone's Minds'New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg tells residents to seek shelter.


White House officials warn of looming March deadline...again

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 02:06 PM PST

The White House is seen with the Washington Monument behind it and the Jefferson Memorial in WashingtonLooming spending cuts known as the sequester could devastate the economy.


Art critic thinks George W. Bush is a ‘good painter’

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:46 PM PST

The U.S. Secret Service has launched a formal investigation into who is behind the hacking and publishing of personal Bush family emails. But for former President George W. Bush, there may be an upside to the embarrassing leak: At least one major art critic likes the self-portraits Bush has been painting. Photos of three of [...]

Rand Paul to deliver tea party response to Obama’s State of the Union

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:52 PM PST

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul will deliver his own public tea party response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, the Tea Party Express announced on Friday. The response will stream live on TeaPartyExpress.org. Paul formed the Senate Tea Party Caucus in 2010 and continues to be one of the [...]

Man arrested in alleged bomb plot at California bank

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 04:03 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The FBI arrested a San Jose man as he went through the motions of detonating what he believed to be a car bomb in front of a Northern California bank, federal authorities said Friday.

Casino worker finds $10,000 in restroom, turns it all in

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:28 PM PST

A cleaning woman at the Thunder Valley Casino near Sacramento, Calif., hit the jackpot when she found $10,000 in cash in the women's restroom last week. But the lucky woman didn't take the money and run. Instead, Meuy Saelee turned in the stack of Benjamins to her supervisor and got a nice bonus in return [...]

Stella, the ornery dog, plays a big role in $1 million lottery win

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 02:45 PM PST

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of blue collar University of Utah workers will split $1 million in lottery winnings thanks to a set of keys left in a truck and an ornery little dog named "Stella."

Man’s prosthetic eye falls out during trial, judge declares mistrial

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 02:29 PM PST

During an assault trial in Philadelphia, a man's prosthetic eye fell from its socket, resulting in gasps from the jury, and a mistrial. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that John Huttick was on the witness stand, testifying about losing his left eye in a brutal fight in 2011. He began to cry, and the force of [...]

Democrats invite Newtown residents to the State of the Union address

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 01:55 PM PST

Democratic lawmakers have invited residents of Newtown, Conn., the place where 26 people were slain during a shooting at an elementary school in December, to attend President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address on Tuesday in Washington. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced on Friday that she will bring a fourth-grade child from Newtown [...]

Prosecutors: Citizens demanded NBC host be charged for gun in D.C.

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:40 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia prosecutors received scores of emails from citizens upset because NBC television journalist David Gregory was not criminally charged for displaying a high-capacity ammunition magazine on his "Meet the Press" show.

NYC, New England brace for 1 to 3 feet of snow

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 11:43 AM PST

Mary Ann Bova walks along a slippery snow-covered sidewalk during a winter storm in Buffalo, N.Y., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. In some upstate areas, snow fell early Friday morning and was expected to increase throughout the day, with the heaviest accumulations expected in eastern New York on Friday night.(AP Photo/David Duprey)"This one doesn't come along every day," says a meteorologist watching the storm.


Hello Kitty takes a wild ride into space

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 10:32 AM PST

Antioch girl sends Hello Kitty into space for science projectA 7th-grader launches her doll to the stars in the name of science.


Blizzard chat: Winter storm hits the Northeast

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 03:45 PM PST

A woman walks during the arrival of a winter storm from the skyline of New York's Lower Manhattan, in Exchange Place, New JerseyPantry stocked? Weekend plans changed? Join the conversation.


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