2013年8月31日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Obama gambles on getting Congress to back Syria strike

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 11:20 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks next to Vice President Joe Biden at the Rose Garden of the White HouseHe says military action is needed, but wants congressional approval.

Measles cases put Texas megachurch under scrutiny

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 01:47 PM PDT

This Aug. 27, 2013, photo shows a sign at the entrance of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries Eagle Mountain Church, in Newark, Texas. The Texas megachurch is linked to at least 21 cases of measles and has been trying to contain the outbreak by hosting vaccination clinics, officials said. (AP Photo/LM Otero)NEWARK, Texas (AP) — The teachings of televangelist Kenneth Copeland and his family focusing on the virtues of trusting God to keep healthy are under scrutiny after a cluster of measles cases linked to his family's North Texas megachurch revealed many congregants hadn't been vaccinated against the highly contagious disease.

Grave excavation begins at Fla. reform school site

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT

A team of anthropologists from the University of South Florida began exhuming suspected graves on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at the now-closed Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Fla. The researchers are sifting through topsoil to find remains at the former reform school in hopes of identifying the boys buried there and learning how they died. (AP Photo/The Tampa Bay Times, Edmund D. Fountain, Pool)MARIANNA, Fla. (AP) — University of South Florida researchers began exhuming dozens of graves Saturday at a former Panhandle reform school where horrific beatings have been reported in hopes of identifying the boys and learning how they died.

India convicts youngest Delhi gang rape defendant

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 05:37 AM PDT

Delhi police officers escort a juvenile accused of rape, outside the Juvenile justice board in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. An Indian juvenile court on Saturday handed down the first conviction in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus, convicting the teenager of rape and murder and sentencing him to three years in a reform home, lawyers said. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian juvenile court on Saturday handed down the first conviction in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving New Delhi bus, convicting a teenager of rape and murder and sentencing him to three years in a reform home, lawyers said.

Okla. woman, pet kangaroo find new home at zoo

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 12:46 PM PDT

Christie Carr, center, attempts to hold Irwin the kangaroo, right, and Larsen, a baby tiger, at their new home at the Garold Wayne Interactive Zoological Park in Wynnewood, Okla. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — Christie Carr wants her young ones to cooperate when they sit down for a family portrait, but at times it's so difficult that she has to tell young Irwin to go to his bedroom. He obeys and hops to it.

Twins trade Morneau to Pirates

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 04:24 PM PDT

In this photo taken Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, file photo Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau (33) follows through on a fly out to center in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. The Twins have traded Morneau to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013,, sending the veteran first baseman to a playoff-contending team for the final month of the season. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are all-in as they chase the franchise's first playoff appearance in 21 years.

4 kids dead after fire in NY home near Pa. border

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 02:44 PM PDT

ELMIRA, N.Y. (AP) — A fire tore through a home, spewing flames from the windows and killing four children, neighbors said.

Tebow cut by Patriots, plans to keep playing

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 03:54 PM PDT

New England Patriots quarterback Tim Tebow (5) looks for a receiver as New York Giants defensive end Justin Trattou (69) closes in during the third quarter of an NFL preseason football game Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A Heisman Trophy, a riveting playoff game, an international following.

Obama seeking congressional OK for Syria action

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 01:22 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden, left, speaks about the crisis in Syria in the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013 in Washington. Obama says he has decided that the United States should take military action against Syria in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack. But he says he will seek congressional authorization for the use of force. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — Delaying what had loomed as an imminent strike, President Barack Obama abruptly announced Saturday he will seek congressional approval before launching any military action meant to punish Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons in an attack that killed hundreds.

Tim Tebow cut by Patriots, plans to keep playing

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 01:21 PM PDT

New England Patriots quarterback Tim Tebow (5) looks for a receiver as New York Giants defensive end Justin Trattou (69) closes in during the third quarter of an NFL preseason football game Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tim Tebow hasn't given up hope of playing in the NFL after being cut by the New England Patriots.

Attacks in southern Afghanistan kill at least 18

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 10:50 AM PDT

An Afghan doctor carries a boy for treatment at a hospital after a suicide bomb explosion in Kandahar province, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a police checkpoint and a bank in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing several people, officials said. Most of the victims were civilians. Along with the badly damaged branch building of the New Kabul Bank, several small shops and vehicles were damaged. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a police checkpoint and a bank in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, one of two attacks in the heartland of the insurgency that killed 18 people over 24 hours. Separately, a NATO service member was killed by insurgents in the country's east, according to a military statement.

AP Source: Tim Tebow cut by Patriots

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT

New England Patriots quarterback Tim Tebow (5) looks for a receiver as New York Giants defensive end Justin Trattou (69) closes in during the third quarter of an NFL preseason football game Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says Tim Tebow has been cut by the New England Patriots.

Smoke from Sierra fire reaches Yosemite Valley

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 01:29 PM PDT

Firefighter Troy Drouin takes a short break before mopping up hot spots near Yosemite National Park, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013. The giant wildfire burning at the edge of Yosemite National Park is 23 percent contained, U.S. fire officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Dense smoke from a wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park on Saturday hampered both suppression efforts and the prized views sought by holiday weekend tourists.

IOC to choose 2020 host, new president and 1 sport

Posted: 31 Aug 2013 10:06 AM PDT

Rarely, if ever, has so much been on the line at a single Olympic meeting.

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