2013年5月17日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Joining an office pool? Watch yourself

Posted: 17 May 2013 01:47 PM PDT

Sheila Sutton updates the Powerball prize money sign at the Super C convenience store in Lincoln, Neb., Friday, May 17, 2013. Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. Sutton sold a million dollar powerball ticket on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)A record jackpot inspires workplace groups, but they could be trouble.


IRS asked anti-abortion group about prayers

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

Tables turn on IRS: Who is responsible?While applying with the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status in 2009, an Iowa-based anti-abortion group was asked to provide information about its members' prayer meetings, documents sent by an IRS official to the organization reveal. On June 22, 2009, the Coalition for Life of Iowa received a letter from the IRS office in Cincinnati, [...]


At least 20 hurt in Conn. train crash

Posted: 17 May 2013 04:43 PM PDT

Emergency workers arrive the scene of a train collision, Friday, may 17, 2013 in Fairfield, Conn. A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut. The railroad says the accident involved a New York-bound train leaving New Haven. It derailed and hit a westbound train near Fairfield, Conn. Some cars on the second train also derailed. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) MANDATORY CREDITSome 20 to 25 people were injured on Friday in a train accident near Fairfield, Connecticut, a Fairfield Police spokesman said on Friday. He said there were no known fatalities and none of the injuries appeared to be life threatening.


'Hatchet hitchhiker' gets handcuffs with his Starbucks

Posted: 17 May 2013 04:40 PM PDT

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME - In this undated photo downloaded from the Union County Prosecutor's website, Caleb Life on the run for the Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker ended when he asked for a cup of coffee.


College student, masked gunman die in New York break-in

Posted: 17 May 2013 03:12 PM PDT

Hofstra University students gather near the house where another student and an armed intruder were killed during an overnight house break-in next to the campus, Friday, May 17, 2013, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)Police officers were involved in the shooting, authorities confirm.


Did the IRS target liberal groups, too?

Posted: 17 May 2013 10:27 AM PDT

Outgoing acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller testifies at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups on Capitol Hill in WashingtonAs conservatives fought bureaucracy, their rivals weren't getting free passes.


Former O.J. Simpson attorney refutes testimony

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:07 PM PDT

O.J. Simpson sits during an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court on Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Las Vegas. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus, to seek a new trial, claiming he had such bad representation that his conviction should be reversed. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jeff Scheid, Pool)The lawyer testified during the former football great's hearing for a new trial.


Death toll from new bird flu in China rises

Posted: 17 May 2013 01:26 PM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the H7N9 virus to 36 from 131 confirmed cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The United Nations health agency said the four deaths were from cases that had already been identified in laboratories. Since May 8, there have been no new cases of infection with H7N9, it added. ...

Obama's other problem: He can't draw tigers

Posted: 17 May 2013 12:01 PM PDT

Following a rough, scandal-filled week in Washington, President Barack Obama got dressed down by a bunch of kids. During a visit to Moravia Park Elementary School in Baltimore, Md., Friday, the president was asked to do another challenging task: Draw a tiger. "I got to help with one of the lessons. We were having to [...]

Cop's 'daddy mode' kicks, helps lift SUV off trapped girl

Posted: 17 May 2013 11:26 AM PDT

Harrowing dash-cam footage shows officer Steve Nunez of the New Mexico State Police and some good Samaritans lifting an overturned SUV off of a little girl last week. Nunez spoke with KOAT.com about the incident. "It's always hard to see anybody in that situation, but especially children," he said. "And daddy mode kicked in." Nunez [...]

Daring ‘dambuster’ mission remembered with flight

Posted: 17 May 2013 09:49 AM PDT

A Lancaster bomber swoops over Derwent dam to mark the 70th anniversary of the raids on German dams


Obama turns his attention to jobs, economy

Posted: 17 May 2013 09:08 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday May 15, 2013. Obama announced the resignation of Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, the top official at the IRS. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)The president will discuss efforts to boost the middle-class, job growth and education.


Donations pour in for Cleveland kidnap victims

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:35 AM PDT

A Cleveland police patrol car sits in front of the boarded up home of Ariel Castro in Cleveland Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Three women were rescued from the house last week after a decade in captivity. Castro is under arrest and charged with rape and kidnapping. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)People from around world contributed to the charity for the three women.


Woodward's 'Watergate' comparison: on, or off-target?

Posted: 17 May 2013 08:34 AM PDT

Mounting similarities between Benghazi and Watergate?Bob Woodward says editing of talking points used by public officials is "a very serious issue."


Argentine ex-dictator Videla dies in prison

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:16 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 1978 file photo, Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla talks to journalists at the Buenos Aires Government Palace, in Argentina. The former Argentine dictator died of natural causes Friday, May 17, 2013, while serving life sentences at the Marcos Paz prison for crimes against humanity. Videla took power in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate "subversives." He was 87. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia, File)He led a military junta that killed thousands in a war to eliminate "subversives."


Cannes festival hit by $1 million jewel heist

Posted: 17 May 2013 07:24 AM PDT

Cannes Festival Hit by $1 Million Jewel HeistJewelry set to be loaned to celebrities for the red carpet was stolen.


23 dead in adulthood initiation rites in South Africa

Posted: 17 May 2013 08:48 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 7, 2006 file photo an unidentified initiate, with his face caked in white lime clay, eats rice from his blanket during his rite of transformation from a boy to manhood near Port St. John's, South Africa. South African police say 23 youths have died over a period of nine days at initiation ceremonies that include circumcisions and survival tests. (AP Photo/Obed Zilwa-file)Most deaths in the past have been caused by circumcision.


Sailor dies, others injured in Navy training exercise

Posted: 17 May 2013 08:28 AM PDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Officials say one U.S. Navy sailor was killed and several others were hurt in a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky.

Calif. doc promising cancer cure to be sentenced

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:44 AM PDT

Dr. Christine Daniel sold an herbal supplement to people dying of cancer.

Fracking can be done safely, but will it be?

Posted: 17 May 2013 03:00 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 29, 2013 file photo, workers tend to a well head during a hydraulic fracturing operation at an Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. gas well outside Rifle, in western Colorado. The Obama administration is proposing a rule that would require companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. The new "fracking" rule replaces a draft proposed last year that was withdrawn amid industry complaints that federal regulation could hinder an ongoing boom in natural gas production. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)The process for getting natural gas has had mixed results so far.


IRS head grilled by Congress

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:41 AM PDT

Outgoing acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller is pictured at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups on Capitol Hill in WashingtonThe outgoing commissioner said there was no "partisanship" in targets.


Arizona's 2007 stringent immigration law falls flat

Posted: 17 May 2013 01:33 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2011 photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks to the media after his deputies conducted a raid at a printing company in Phoenix, arresting six suspects out of 17 they were allegedly looking for. The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point when the state passed a groundbreaking law in 2007 targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. It marked a bold step, but an examination of the law by The Associated Press found that it has done little to crack down on problematic employers. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)Only three businesses have faced charged for hiring illegal immigrants.


Syria government supporters hack Financial Times

Posted: 17 May 2013 01:59 PM PDT

Women stand on the balcony as they watch a protest against President Bashar al-Assad after Friday prayers in Raqqa province, east SyriaThe "Syrian Electronic Army" posted a link to an execution video.


'Hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in NJ homicide

Posted: 17 May 2013 06:01 AM PDT

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME - In this undated photo downloaded from the Union County Prosecutor's website, Caleb Authorities say the Internet celebrity murdered a 73-year-old attorney.


House lawmakers reach tentative deal on immigration

Posted: 16 May 2013 11:04 PM PDT

House Speaker Boehner holds a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonProspects for passage of a major immigration bill improved with word of the agreement.


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