2013年2月21日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Amazon's 'lost tribes' resist modern world — for now

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 12:22 PM PST

AmazonOften described as "uncontacted," isolated groups living deep in the South American forest resist the ways of the modern world—at least for now.


Drew Peterson gets 38 years in third wife's murder

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 02:52 PM PST

FILE - In this May 8, 2009 file photo, former Bolingbrook, Ill., police sergeant Drew Peterson arrives at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet, Ill., for his arraignment on charges of first-degree murder in the 2004 death of his third wife Kathleen Savio. On Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, Will County Judge Edward Burmila sentenced Peterson to 38 years in prison for Savio's murder. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Drew Peterson — the swaggering Chicago-area police officer who gained notoriety after his much-younger fourth wife vanished in 2007 — was sentenced to 38 years in prison on Thursday for murdering his third wife.


Nearly a decade since the Iraq War started: Share your story

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 02:54 PM PST

File photograph of U.S. Army convoys getting a thumb up from a female soldier after crossing into Kuwait during the last convoy out of IraqAs we approach the 10th anniversary, Yahoo! News is inviting you to share your stories.


Vegas shooting 'like something out of a movie'

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 04:11 PM PST

In this still image take from video provided by KTNV, police investigate the scene of a shooting between cars on the Las Vegas Strip early Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 in Las Vegas. Gunshots fired from a black Range Rover on the Strip early Thursday caused a Maserati to crash into a taxi, creating a fireball and killing three people as the SUV sped away. It's the latest in a series of violent actions on the tourist corridor since the beginning of the year. (AP Photo/KTNV)Police believe a fight at a hotel led to gunfire on the Las Vegas strip.


Bob Dole urges Hagel confirmation as defense secretary

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 02:47 PM PST

FILE - In this March 21, 2012, file photo, former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole looks to the stage during an event honoring Dole and Howard Baker at Mellon Auditorium in Washington. Dole has checked himself into Walter Reed Army Medical Center for what his spokesman said on Monday, Nov. 27, 2012, was a routine procedure. Dole spokeswoman Marion Watkins says the 89-year-old Dole is "doing very well" and is expected to leave the hospital Wednesday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)"Hagel's wisdom and courage make him uniquely qualified," he said.


White House rejects request to withdraw Hagel

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 01:15 PM PST

Republican opposition to Chuck Hagel dissipating?A group of GOP senators questioned the Defense nominee's "basic competence."


Sen. Marco Rubio gets 'A+' from conservatives

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 10:59 AM PST

The media quest to destroy RubioOne group added him to its list of lawmakers with the most conservative records.


T. Boone Pickens is Bloomberg's No. 1 fan

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 11:22 AM PST

T. Boone Pickens and Bloomberg outside New York City HallThe billionaire and the NYC mayor unveiled the city's first natural-gas-powered food truck.


John McCain’s unlikely new booster: Jackie Collins

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 01:04 PM PST

Best-selling author Jackie Collins is perhaps best known for her tawdry romantic thrillers about scandalous Hollywood housewives and the bad boys they love. But the British-born writer, who has often said she's proud to be described as "raunchy," apparently happens to have a soft spot for John McCain. Collins tells The New York Times' By [...]

Treasure-filled warrior’s grave found

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 04:40 AM PST

Treasure-filled warrior's grave foundThis gold plaque, with mounted agate, would have been attached to the sheath of a short iron sword. It is less than 2 inches across.

Photos: Classic LIFE.com snapshots from the Oscars

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 08:00 AM PST

Photos: Classic LIFE.com snapshots from the Oscars

Shoeshiner donates $200,000 to children’s hospital

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 12:51 PM PST

For 32 years, Albert Lexie has been much more than the shoeshine man at the Pittsburgh Children's Hospital—he's a philanthropist who's been giving back his tips. So far, all those dollars have added up to an impressive $200,000 in donations to the Children's Hospital Free Care Fund, which helps out parents of sick children who [...]

Gonna need a bigger boat: Huge goldfish lurk in Tahoe

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 09:28 AM PST

Monster goldfish are breeding in Lake TahoeAquarium dumping may be to blame for the problem, experts say.


New bill would legalize roadkill dining

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 10:12 PM PST

Bill Would Legalize Roadkill DiningMontana is considering passing a law that would make eating roadkill legal.


Criminal charges filed in 2009 salmonella outbreak case

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 01:13 PM PST

The building of the now-closed Peanut Corporation of America plant is pictured in BlakelyPeanut plant officials knowingly shipped contaminated products, prosecutors say.


U.S. troops getting body armor from charities

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 08:53 AM PST

U.S. Army soldiers with Charlie Company, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division set up at a supportive position during a mission near Command Outpost Pa'in Kalay in Maiwand District, Kandahar ProvinceUnits are reportedly feeling the pinch "as a result of the state of affairs in D.C."


'Use the force, Luke' — Star Wars fans get schooled in lightsabers

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 10:24 AM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A group of San Francisco Star Wars fans who want to travel to a galaxy not that far away have created a combat choreography class for Jedis-in-training with their weapon of choice: the lightsaber.
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