2013年5月29日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Lawyer: Soldier to admit Afghan massacre

Posted: 29 May 2013 03:57 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2011 file photo provided by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales participates in an exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. Bales, 39, accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians during a 2012 rampage, faces another preliminary hearing Tuesday. Defense lawyers for Robert Bales and military prosecutors were convening at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, south of Seattle. Bales is to be court-martialed on premeditated murder and other charges in the attack on two villages in southern Afghanistan. The Ohio native and father of two is accused of slaying mostly women and children during pre-dawn raids on March 11, 2012. (AP Photo/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock, File)Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will plead guilty to avoid a death sentence.

Letters to NYC's Bloomberg test positive for ricin

Posted: 29 May 2013 03:51 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013 photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a gun violence summit at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, where he outlined his proposals for federal gun control reforms. Police said Wednesday, May 29, 2013, that threatening letters containing traces of the poison ricin were opened Friday, May 24, 2013 at New York City's mail sorting facility and Sunday, May 26, in Washington at the headquarters of the nonprofit started by Bloomberg, Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Both were addressed to Bloomberg and contained threats referencing the debate on gun laws. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)NEW YORK—Two threatening letters mailed to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and opened last week have tested positive for ricin, the New York Police Department said Wednesday. The letters, first reported by The New York Times, were addressed to Bloomberg and mailed to a municipal building in New York City that houses the Department of Housing Preservation [...]

Judge rejects Holmes' challenge to state's insanity law

Posted: 29 May 2013 03:08 PM PDT

Accused Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes listens at his arraignment in CentennialColorado's laws on insanity pleas and the death penalty are constitutional, a judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting a key argument by lawyers for the defendant in the deadly movie theater shootings.

Patron finds gun on Disney World ride

Posted: 29 May 2013 04:51 PM PDT

Disney Parks Kick Off A Monstrous Summer With 24 Hour EventA Walt Disney World patron on a ride with her grandson found a loaded gun on her seat.

Independent R.I. governor to become a Democrat

Posted: 29 May 2013 02:43 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 29, 2012 file photo, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee speaks at the Statehouse in Providence, R.I. Chafee, an independent, is joining the Democratic Party ahead of his bid for a second term, two Democratic officials said Thursday, May 29, 2013. He served in the U.S. Senate as a Republican but left the GOP in 2007. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)Lincoln Chafee intends to switch before an expected tough re-election fight in 2014.

Woman raises funds to visit Alaska ghost town

Posted: 29 May 2013 02:27 PM PDT

Woman raises money to visit remote Alaskan islandJoan Naviyuk Kane wants see the desolate island of her ancestral roots.

Bachmann’s rise and fall—and what it says about the GOP

Posted: 29 May 2013 11:26 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 16, 2013 file photo, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R- Minn., speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. Bachmann said Wednesday, May 29, 2013, that she will not run for re-election in 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)The tea party favorite has become a polarizing political figure.

Report: Paterno's estate to sue NCAA

Posted: 29 May 2013 02:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue Paterno, stand on their porch to thank supporters gathered outside their home in State College, Pa. Breaking more than a year of silence, Sue Paterno is defending her late husband as a "moral, disciplined" man who never twisted the truth to avoid bad publicity. The wife of the former Penn State coach is fighting back against the accusations against Joe Paterno that followed the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Her campaign started with a letter sent Friday Feb. 8, 2013, to former Penn State players. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)The estate of the late Penn State coach Joe Paterno and several university trustees and former players are planning to sue the NCAA over the landmark sanctions against the university for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, according to a report.

House Republicans question Eric Holder on his leak testimony

Posted: 29 May 2013 02:30 PM PDT

U.S. Attorney General Holder looks on during a special naturalization ceremony at the Department of Justice in WashingtonThe Attorney General's comments to media aren't consistent with his testimony.

'A Cheat is a Cheat'–Yahoo! readers discuss infidelity

Posted: 29 May 2013 12:31 PM PDT

Pat Robertson, Kelly Rowland Draw Buzz With CommentsTV evangelist Pat Robertson caused a stir this month when he told a female caller on "The 700 Club," who had been cheated on by her husband, that she should "stop talking about the cheating" and focus on why she's likely at fault for his infidelity.

'In Cold Blood' DNA testing inconclusive, so far

Posted: 29 May 2013 01:18 PM PDT

FILE - This combo made from file photos shows Richard Hickock, left, and Perry Smith, the two men hanged for the Nov. 15, 1959 murders of Herb and Bonnie Clutter and their children in Holcomb, Kan. that became infamous in Truman Capote's true-crime book "In Cold Blood." Kansas Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director Kyle Smith said Wednesday, May 29, 2013, that DNA testing so far has been inconclusive on whether two men can also be linked to the unsolved murders of a Florida family weeks later. Smith said the agency will continue testing material collected from the remains of the convicted murderers. The KBI initially projected it would have definitive results from the DNA early this month, but the agency now has no timetable for when the testing will be complete. (AP Photos/File)Kansas investigators continue to seek links between the men and a Florida cold case.

White House won’t confirm latest drone strike report

Posted: 29 May 2013 01:19 PM PDT

Six days after President Barack Obama addressed criticisms about the use of drones to kill suspected terrorists and signed new guidelines regarding their usage, the White House declined to confirm the newest report of a drone strike.

Cleveland rescuer wants no part of hamburger promotion

Posted: 29 May 2013 04:28 PM PDT

FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown. Ramsey has been promised free burgers for life at more than a dozen Cleveland-area restaurants. (AP Photo/The Plain Dealer, Scott Shaw, File)Charles Ramsey says to help the kidnap victims he rescued.

Abortion doctor's wife: I'm sorry for trusting him

Posted: 29 May 2013 01:52 PM PDT

Pearl Gosnell, wife of Kermit Gosnell, walks to the center for criminal justice, Wednesday, May 29, 2013, in Philadelphia. Pearl Gosnell is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday for performing illegal, third-term abortions. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Pearl Gosnell says her husband is a coward for not apologizing at his trial.

Lawyer: London murder suspect was freed in Kenya on British advice

Posted: 29 May 2013 11:50 AM PDT

By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) - A Kenyan lawyer who in 2010 represented a man suspected of hacking a British soldier to death in London last week said on Wednesday the suspect was freed from arrest in Kenya three years ago on the recommendation of the British High Commission. Britain's authorities face questions about what they knew about the activities of two Britons of Nigerian descent suspected of butchering Lee Rigby, a 25-year-old veteran of the Afghan war, in broad daylight in a London street. ...

Teacher fired while pregnant testifies in Ohio

Posted: 29 May 2013 03:22 PM PDT

FILE - This is a Dec. 2011 file photo, Christa Dias holds her 11-month-old daughter in her Withamsville, Ohio home. Dias, a teacher who was fired from Catholic schools in 2010 after becoming pregnant through artificial insemination, testified Wednesday,May 29, 2013 in her federal lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati and two schools. She told jurors that she didn't know the procedure violated church doctrine or that she could be fired for it. (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Gary Landers, File) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALESCINCINNATI (AP) — A teacher fired from Catholic schools after becoming pregnant through artificial insemination told jurors Wednesday she didn't know that the procedure violated church doctrine or that she could be fired for it.

Taliban deputy dead after drone strike

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:47 AM PDT

File photo of deputy Pakistani Taliban leader Wali-ur-Rehman speaking to a group of reporters in Shawal townThe militant led several attacks against U.S., NATO, and Pakistani forces.

A place where graduates overcome addiction

Posted: 29 May 2013 07:53 AM PDT

Members of the graduating TROSA class celebrate after the ceremonyA N. Carolina rehab center is an outpost for addicts who have run out of options.

Facebook wants to improve its hate speech response

Posted: 29 May 2013 10:29 AM PDT

File of a smartphone user showing the Facebook application on his phone in ZenicaThe social network responds to reports that advertisers were pulling their brands off the site.

New virus called ‘threat to the entire world’

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:20 AM PDT

Un hombre infectado con el coronavirus muere en FranciaThe worldwide death toll for a SARS-like coronavirus reaches 27.

Afghan security rescues Red Cross staff

Posted: 29 May 2013 09:50 AM PDT

An Afghan Policeman stands alert at the scene where after insurgents attacked the government compound in the eastern Panjshir province in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Seven insurgents wearing police uniforms and bomb-laden vests attacked a government compound in a usually secure province in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing one police officer, officials said. (AP Photo)A security guard was killed after one of the militants detonated a suicide vest.

Underground experiment asks why we're not antimatter

Posted: 29 May 2013 08:08 AM PDT

Underground Experiment Asks Why We're Not AntimatterThe equipment is buried deep underground in a South Dakota mine.

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