2013年4月10日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Gunman holding firemen hostage killed

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:54 PM PDT

Firefighters held hostage in standoff in Suwanee, GeorgiaSWAT members shot the man dead; hostages slightly injured.


A murder mystery ends after 28 years

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:21 PM PDT

Defendant Gerhartsreiter listens to the prosecutor during his murder trial at the LA Superior Court in Los AngelesA jury convicts a man who pretended to be member of the Rockefeller family.


First lady recalls slain Chicago teen in gun reform speech

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:42 PM PDT

First Lady Wades Into Debate Over Gun Violence"Hadiya Pendleton was me, and I was her," Michelle Obama said at a fundraising lunch.


Senate confirms Sally Jewell for Interior chief

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:24 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2013, file photo, Interior Secretary nominee Sally Jewell testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on her nomination. The Senate confirmed her on Wednesday, April 10. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)The REI executive will oversee more than 500 million acres of national parks.


'North Pond Hermit' nabbed by Maine police

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:10 PM PDT

This photo released Wednesday, April 10, 2013 by the Maine Department of Public Safety shows a camp in a remote, section of Rome, Maine, where authorities believe Christopher Knight lived like a hermit for decades. Knight, known as the North Pond Hermit, was arrested Thursday, April 4, 2013, while stealing food from another camp in Rome. Authorities said he may be responsible for more than 1,000 burglaries. (AP Photo/Maine Department of Public Safety)The man who's lived in the woods for 27 years stole food, authorities say.


Pentagon plans to cut up to 50,000 jobs

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:21 AM PDT

U.S. Navy handout photo of the USS John S. McCain at seaThe civilian reductions are tied to plans to close bases and combine facilities.


McConnell staff meets with FBI over alleged bugging

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 12:49 PM PDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. answers questions from reporters, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2013, following a Republican strategy session. The FBI is investigating allegations that McConnell's re-election campaign office was bugged with an electronic listening device. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)A recording about rival Ashley Judd was made "illegally and illicitly," an aide says.


Hefty price paid for DNA letter at auction

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 11:40 AM PDT

Whoa! Bidder Pays $6 Million for Crick DNA LetterIn it, scientist Francis Crick explains to his young son the DNA molecule structure.


Secret Service: Reagan shooter behaves when he goes out

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2003 file photo, John Hinckley Jr. arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. Hinckley, who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 has behaved well over the past year when he's been freed from a Washington mental hospital to visit his mother in Virginia, according to U.S. Secret Service reports. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)John Hinckley has visited his mom, shopped, and done volunteer work.


U.S. offers to help Iran after deadly earthquake

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 12:31 PM PDT

Damaged houses are seen in the earthquake stricken town of Bushehr in IranThe White House extends condolences for the devastation that resulted.


Senators strike deal on background checks

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 07:51 AM PDT

Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. speak to reporters as they walk from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's, D-Nev., office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2013, after a meeting on gun control. Reid's determination to stage a vote came despite continued inconclusive talks between Manchin, Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., aimed at finding compromise on expanding background checks to more gun purchasers. But Manchin left a meeting in Reid's office late Tuesday and said he hoped a deal could be completed on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)But is there a catch in the compromise by two pro-gun rights lawmakers?


Nation's largest public utility could be put up for sale

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 12:55 PM PDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Obama administration's 2014 budget is calling for a strategic review of the Tennessee Valley Authority, opening the possibility that the largest U.S. public utility could be sold.

Gloria Steinem backs Christine Quinn for NYC mayor

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 08:27 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2011 photo, Gloria Steinem attends the PBS Winter TCA Tour at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. "Makers: Women Who Make America," a three-hour PBS documentary about the fight for women's equality, airs Tuesday and features prominent activists including Gloria Steinem and Marlo Thomas. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)The two were in a public spat over a bill giving sick leave to New Yorkers.


Putin accidentally listed among criminals

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 09:13 AM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to a speech during a tour of the Amsterdam Hermitage MuseumFinland apologizes for including the Russian president on a blacklist.


Postal Service Saturday mail here to stay — for now

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 08:32 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Jamesa Euler, turns down the flag on a mailbox while delivering mail in the Cabbagetown of Atlanta. The U.S. Postal Service delivers mail to 11 million more homes, offices and other addresses than it did a decade ago, even as the amount of mail that people in the United States receive has dropped sharply. That combination may be financially dicey, some analysts say. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)The cut in service was proposed to reduce the agency's losses.


Massive burial site under Sea of Galilee?

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:17 AM PDT

Mysterious Stone Structure Discovered Beneath Sea of GalileeThe structure is cone shaped, made of "unhewn basalt cobbles and boulders."


Republicans head to Hollywood for spring strategy session

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 07:10 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 18, 2013 file photo, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and social conservatives. But weeks after Priebus unveiled the The party says it's ready to start winning elections again.


Sexting congressman Weiner weighing a run for NYC mayor

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:12 AM PDT

Don't pull an Anthony Weiner."It's now or maybe never for me, in terms of running for something," he said.


Thousands to rally for path to citizenship

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 05:43 AM PDT

People take part in a rally to demand that Congress fix the broken immigration system at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New JerseyTwo senators said that an immigration bill would likely be completed this week.


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