2013年8月11日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Teen, suspect stood out in wilderness

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 04:49 PM PDT

Horseback riders who found abducted teen: It was 'one chance in a trillion'Horseback riders say "red flags" went up when they encountered Hannah Anderson and James Lee DiMaggio.

Snowden's father to visit son in Russia, rejects idea of plea deal

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 10:48 AM PDT

Snowden's Father Gets Russian Visa to Visit SonIn an exclusive interview on ABC's "This Week," Lon Snowden – father of NSA leaker Edward Snowden – said he has received a visa to travel to Russia to visit his son, while rejecting the notion of a plea deal for his son to return...

Egypt police to besiege sit-ins within 24 hours

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 12:08 PM PDT

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi walk through makeshift barriers to a sit-in at Nahda Square, which is fortified with multiple walls of bricks, tires, metal barricades and sandbags, where protesters have installed their camp near Cairo University in Giza, southwest of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. Morsi supporters hunker down behind makeshift security barriers in preparation of a possible crackdown this week on their two main Cairo sit-ins. It comes as Egypt's leadership vows that the decision to disperse the sit-ins is irreversible. The Arabic on the poster reads, "Yes for legitimacy, no for coup." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces will besiege two sit-ins by supporters of the country's ousted president within 24 hours, police officials said Sunday, setting up a possible confrontation between the military-backed government and the thousands gathered there.

Malians return to polls for 2nd round of voting

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT

An election worker demonstrates the correct procedure for marking a ballot to a voter in Bamako, Mali, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. Voters trudged through red muddy roads in Mali's rainy capital Sunday to choose their next president, a leader who will be tasked with reconciling the country after a coup, separatist rebellion and an Islamic insurgency unraveled one of West Africa's most stable democracies. The presidential runoff vote between former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and former Finance Minister Soumaila Cisse is aimed at unlocking some $4 billion in aid that has been promised to help Mali recover.(AP Photo/Thomas Martinez)BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — From the ancient desert town of Timbuktu to refugee camps in neighboring countries, voters chose Sunday who should lead Mali out of the political upheaval that left the country's north in the hands of al-Qaida-linked militants for much of last year.

Amid probe, car company's plans haven't panned out

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 03:03 PM PDT

In this July 30, 2013 photograph, Perry Turner, 21, who lives across the road from the planned site for GreenTech Automotive's Tunica, Miss., assembly facility, said there was a lot of talk about the new car company years ago in the county of about 11,000 people south of Memphis, Tenn. But that talk has faded and Perry said there has been little activity at the site until recent months. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)TUNICA, Miss. (AP) — Four years ago, a startup car company announced with great fanfare big plans for the Mississippi Delta: Using money from foreign investors and other sources, it would build a massive auto plant to churn out a new line of energy-efficient cars and bring thousands of jobs to the area.

In Jamaica, transgender teen killed by mob

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 12:47 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Dwayne Jones' friend Jay via the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) advocacy group, shows Dwayne Jones in an unknown location in Jamaica. Dwayne was relentlessly teased in high school for being effeminate until he dropped out. His father not only kicked him out of the house at the age of 14 but also helped jeering neighbors push the youngster from the rough Jamaican slum where he grew up. By age 16, the teenager was dead - beaten, stabbed, shot and run over by a car when he showed up at a street party dressed as a woman. (AP Photo/Jay, J-FLAG)MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Dwayne Jones was relentlessly teased in high school for being effeminate until he dropped out. His father not only kicked him out of the house at the age of 14 but also helped jeering neighbors push the youngster from the rough Jamaican slum where he grew up.

Dufner beats Furyk at PGA for 1st major title

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 04:50 PM PDT

Jason Dufner kisses the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in Pittsford, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Jason Dufner finally cracked a smile, and gave a slight pump of the fist, saving all that emotion for a big occasion.

In steady rain, Bolt reigns again in 100 at worlds

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 01:53 PM PDT

From right, Britain's James Dasaolu, France's Christope Lemaitre. Jamaica's Nickel Ashmeade, USA's Justin Gatlin, Jamaica's Usain Bolt, Jamaica's Kemar Bailey-Cole and Jamaica's Nesta Carter start in the Men's 100-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)MOSCOW (AP) — His legs were hurting, the rain was pouring and he was trailing late in the race.

Religious family survives being lost at sea

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 01:07 PM PDT

Hannah Gastonguay, holding her baby Rahab, is followed by her husband Sean and the couple's 3-year-old daughter Ardith, as they disembark in the port city of San Antonio, Chile, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. The northern Arizona family was lost at sea for weeks in an ill-fated attempt to leave the U.S. over what they consider government interference in religion. But just weeks into their journey the Gastonguays hit a series of storms that damaged their small boat, leaving them adrift for weeks. They were eventually picked up by a Venezuelan fishing vessel, transferred to a Japanese cargo ship and taken to Chile where they are resting in a hotel in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Las Ultimas Noticias)PHOENIX (AP) — A northern Arizona family has survived being lost at sea for weeks after an ill-fated attempt to leave the U.S. over what they consider government interference in religion.

Firefighters make progress battling Calif wildfire

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 11:50 AM PDT

Firefighters look for hot spots as they walk through the scorched area on Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, near Banning, Calif. Southern California firefighters are facing another day of battle as they try to corral a wildfire that has destroyed 26 homes. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)BANNING, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters continued to make progress overnight battling Southern California's latest destructive wildfire, which burned 26 homes and threatened more than 500 others in the San Jacinto Mountains.

Dufner leads Furyk heading to back side at PGA

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 02:14 PM PDT

Jason Dufner watches his tee shot on the seventh hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in Pittsford, N.Y. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Trying to erase the heartache of two years ago, Jason Dufner made the turn at the PGA Championship leading Jim Furyk by two strokes Sunday.

Furyk looks to become another 40-something champ

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 12:10 PM PDT

Tiger Woods walks to the fourth tee during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Oak Hill Country Club, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in Pittsford, N.Y. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Jim Furyk teed off in the final round of the PGA Championship with a one-stroke lead Sunday, looking to give golf another middle-aged major champion.

Rescued teen awaits reunion with father in Idaho

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 10:11 AM PDT

James Dimaggio's car is towed to the town of Cascade after dectives finished searsching it on a trail head bordering the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. Dimaggio, 40, is suspected of killing a California woman and her young son and then fleeing with the 16-year-old daughter was found in the Idaho wilderness on Friday after horseback riders reported seeing the man and girl hiking in the area two days earlier, authorities said. (AP Photo/Robby Milo)CASCADE, Idaho (AP) — A California teen missing for more than a week after she was abducted by a man suspected of killing her mother and brother has been rescued, her captor killed, and a reunion with her father was expected Sunday at an Idaho hospital.

Cruz again raps Obama's health care law

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 07:33 PM PDT

Sen. Ted Cruz, (R-Texas), speaks during the family leadership summit in Ames, Iowa Saturday Aug. 10, 2013. Republican presidential hopefuls are hoping to impress conservative voters at the conference organized by an influential Christian group. The daylong event will be one of many candidate cattle calls in the grueling run-up to the 2016 presidential election. None of the potential contenders appearing Saturday has declared candidacy. Conservative voters could be key to a 2016 victory in Iowa's caucuses, the nation's first presidential nominating event. (AP Photo/Justin Hayworth)AMES, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Ted Cruz on Saturday continued his call for cutting off funding for President Barack Obama's health care law and told conservative Christians that congressional lawmakers can't be counted on to do it.

Suspect in 2 RI homicides found; tot still missing

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 11:37 AM PDT

This undated photo released by the Rhode Island State Police through the Amber Alert website shows Malcolm Crowell, 22, who is sought after two people were found dead and a 2-year-old child missing from a Johnston, R.l., apartment Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. A nationwide Amber Alert for toddler Isaih Perez was issued shortly after police were called at 5:20 a.m. to the home in Johnston. (AP Photo)JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) — A man suspected of killing two people at a Rhode Island home and then snatching a 2-year-old boy was captured Sunday just over the border in Massachusetts, but the toddler is still missing, authorities said.

5 ways to get a Tea Party challenge in 2014

Posted: 11 Aug 2013 08:08 AM PDT

Ted Cruz Touts Anti-everything ApproachTea partiers are cropping up to challenge incumbent Democrats and Republicans in races across both houses of Congress.

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