2013年5月15日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


‘Angry’ Obama says acting IRS chief fired

Posted: 15 May 2013 02:29 PM PDT

U.S. President Obama makes delivers statement from the East Room of the White House in WashingtonHe vowed to "do everything in my power" to prevent similar misconduct.


White House releases Benghazi documents

Posted: 15 May 2013 02:18 PM PDT

The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protestMany notes related to the administration's response are now public.


Potentially explosive devices found in L.A. apartment

Posted: 15 May 2013 03:17 PM PDT

Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad officers gather at the site where police arrested a man after discovering explosive material in his car and potential explosive devices in his apartment Wednesday May 15, 2013 in Los Angeles. Four buildings have been evacuated and several blocks have been sealed off. Police are withholding the man's name until the investigation has concluded.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)A police bomb squad searched an apartment Wednesday afternoon after finding explosive material in a man's car and potentially explosive devices in his apartment.


O.J. Simpson testifies in bid for new trial

Posted: 15 May 2013 05:05 PM PDT

O.J. Simpson testifies during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court in Las VegasHe said he was relying on his attorney's advice when he tried to reclaim mementos.


Prince Harry end U.S. visit with polo match

Posted: 15 May 2013 02:44 PM PDT

Britain's Prince Harry walks across the polo field before the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup charity match in Greenwich, Conn., Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Right is Peter Brant, founder of the Greenwich Polo Club. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)Britain's royal scored a goal in the charity event in Connecticut.


Jury cites 'greed factor' in abortion doc's case

Posted: 15 May 2013 11:26 AM PDT

Kermit Gosnell Jury Cites Greed in Conviction of Abortion DoctorDr. Kermit Gosnell will spend the rest of his life in prison.


Egypt militants planned to hit U.S., French embassies

Posted: 15 May 2013 11:41 AM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 12, 2013 file photo shows travelers driving from Niamey, Niger, lining up to be searched at the entrance of Gao, northern Mali. Al-Qaida's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, is trying to move the battleground elsewhere, seeking to tap into social grievances and champion mainstream causes such as unemployment, all in bid to reverse decline and win new followers, appealing to widespread concerns, such as the repression and a sense of injustice that galvanized the Arab Spring revolts. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)An al-Qaida linked cell was planning suicide attacks, the state news agency says.


Remote Alaskan volcano spews ash plumes

Posted: 15 May 2013 04:25 PM PDT

Steam and ash clouds are occasionally rising to 20,000 feet from an active Alaska volcano.

String of car bombs kill more than 35 across Iraq

Posted: 15 May 2013 12:58 PM PDT

Iraqi security personnel inspect the site of a bomb attack in KirkukTensions between minority Sunni Muslims and the Shi'ites are at their highest.


Judge scolds Trump, attorney during testimony

Posted: 15 May 2013 01:05 PM PDT

Donald Trump arrives at federal court Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Chicago. Trump is set to testify at a civil trial where he's accused of enticing investors to buy condos at his Chicago skyscraper with promises of profit-sharing, then quietly reneging on them. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)The admonition came during a trial where real estate mogul is accused of making false promises.


Mouthy kids will no longer be suspended from LA schools

Posted: 15 May 2013 02:30 PM PDT

In a groundbreaking resolution, the Los Angeles Unified District school board voted Tuesday to ban suspensions for "willful defiance," making it the first district in the state to do so.

Radioactivity found in leak at S.C. nuclear plant

Posted: 15 May 2013 02:57 PM PDT

More than 100 gallons of water containing radioactive tritium has leaked from a discharge pipe at the Catawba Nuclear Station near Lake Wylie, South Carolina, and could reach groundwater, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on Wednesday. The leak, which was found Tuesday night in a fiberglass discharge pipe from the turbine building sump pump, occurred about a half-mile inside the station's grounds, said officials at Duke Energy Corp, the plant's operator. ...

Richter painting sells for $37 million in NYC

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:45 AM PDT

FILE - In this file photo of April 12, 2013, Sotheby's employees pose with Gerhard Richter's 1968 oil on canvas painting 'Domplatz, Mailand' in London. The piece, considered an outstanding example of Richter's 1960s photo-painting technique, depicts a shopping center facing Milan's cathedral. It sold for $37 million at Sotheby's in New York, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)The 20th-century masterpiece fetches a record sum for any living artist at auction.


Poll: Many say ‘no’ to guns in homes of kids with mental health problems

Posted: 15 May 2013 11:39 AM PDT

In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shootings, gun control advocates called for more background checks. Gun rights advocates called for more school security. And mental health advocates called for more dialog about mental health. While the first two calls have gone largely unanswered, it appears the third is beginning to be addressed, at [...]

Texas town becomes epicenter of death, misery for immigrants

Posted: 15 May 2013 09:43 AM PDT

A memorial is seen in the desert near Falfurrias, TexasA sad story is emerging from the Rio Grande Valley.


Attorneys debate use of mental disorder manual in courtrooms

Posted: 15 May 2013 06:41 AM PDT

Behavioral addictions could be considered bona fide illnesses under the American Psychiatric Association's new manual for mental disorders, prompting criticism from some pundits. "You see, I'm addicted to bling, so I just had to knock over the jewelry store," quipped Kent Scheidegger on his Crime and Consequences blog as a possible excuse a suspect might [...]

Suspect in killing of W.Va. sheriff arraigned on murder charges

Posted: 15 May 2013 03:09 PM PDT

Tennis Melvin Maynard appears for arraignment on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the Cabell County Courthouse in Huntington, West Virginia. Maynard was indicted last month on charges related to Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum's April 3 slaying. He's charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and fleeing authorities. (AP Photo/Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch)HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A man accused of gunning down a county sheriff in West Virginia was arraigned Wednesday on first-degree murder and other charges and plans to seek bail ahead of a possible Oct. 21 trial date.


O.J. Simpson testifies in bid to win freedom

Posted: 15 May 2013 09:41 AM PDT

This combination of Associated Press file photos shows from left, O.J. Simspon on Oct. 3, 1995, after the jury acquitted him in the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles; Simpson, center, in court on the first day his trial for armed robbery and kidnapping, on Monday, Sept 15, 2008, in Las Vegas; and right, Simpson in Clark County District Court seeking a new trial, claiming that trial lawyer Yale Galanter had conflicted interests and shouldn't have handled Simpson's armed case on Monday, May 13, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo)The former football great seeks a new trial for his 2008 robbery-kidnapping conviction.


Obama honors 'tough compassionate' cop

Posted: 15 May 2013 07:31 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama speaks at Democratic Party fundraiser in New YorkThe president urges the country to honor police not "only in the wake of tragedy," but everyday.


Why the U.S. shouldn't intervene in Syria

Posted: 15 May 2013 06:47 AM PDT

A mosque after shelling in Aleppo, Syria, on May 13.Any action would have many of the same flaws as the Iraq war.


Blight, corruption, crime: Detroit Mayor gives up

Posted: 15 May 2013 06:05 AM PDT

Detroit Mayor Calls It InAfter inheriting a "hell hole," and a huge debt, David Bing has had enough.


House Judiciary Committee grills Holder

Posted: 15 May 2013 09:38 AM PDT

Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice. Department. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte,R-Va., wants to know more about the unwarranted targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department's secret seizure of telephone records at The Associated Press. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Members ask the AG about the IRS and AP phone record scandals.


Castro to plead not guilty

Posted: 15 May 2013 05:31 AM PDT

Más detalles de la casa de Ariel CastroThe Cleveland man kidnapped and raped three women over the past decade.


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