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Yahoo! News: Terrorism

GOP 2016 hopefuls not backing Obama on Syria

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 10:22 AM PDT

Sen. Rand Paul, D-Ky. rides an escalator on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, on his way to attend a joint Senate and House intelligence closed-door briefing on Syria. A vote for war can make or break a White House hopeful. The politically fraught decision weighs on potential 2016 Republican candidates Sens. Rand Paul and Marco Rubio. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)None of the contenders has voiced support for a U.S. strike.

Obama On Proposed Syria Strike: 'I Put This Before Congress For A Reason'

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:36 AM PDT

Obama On Proposed Syria Strike: 'I Put This Before Congress For A Reason'President Obama says we will be more effective, stronger if Congress authorizes action.

9/11 Memorial & Museum nears completion

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:39 PM PDT

9/11 Memorial Museum Near CompletionThe much anticipated 9/11 Memorial & Museum is drawing closer to completion.

Arizona woman released after decades on death row

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 03:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2013 file photo, Debra Jean Milke listens to a judge during a hearing as she awaits a retrial in the 1989 shooting death of her 4-year-old son, Christopher, at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. A judge is allowing Milke to be released on bail as she awaits retrial in the 1989 killing of her young son, a case that had her on death row since 1990 until her conviction was overturn this year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who spent more than two decades on death row was released on bond Friday after a judge ruled there's no direct evidence linking her to the death of her young son, other than a purported confession to a detective whose honesty has been questioned.

Ohio kidnapper says police missed chance in 2004

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 03:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2013 file photo, Ariel Castro bows his head in the courtroom during his sentencing sentencing in Cleveland. Castro, 53, now serving a life sentence for the kidnapping and rape, was found hanging in his cell, Tuesday night, Sept. 3, 2013, at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, FILE)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who held three women for a decade in his Cleveland home said authorities missed an opportunity to catch him in 2004, because his picture should have been captured by a school security camera minutes before he abducted one of his victims, according to interrogation videotapes that became public Friday.

Zimmerman's wife seeks life insurance policy

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 12:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, June 24, 2013 file photo, George Zimmerman, left, arrives in Seminole circuit court with his wife, Shellie, on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla. George Zimmerman's wife filed for divorce Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013 less than two months after her husband was acquitted of murdering Trayvon Martin and a week after she pleaded guilty to perjury in his case. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool, File)SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's wife is asking that he pay for a permanent life insurance policy with her named as the beneficiary, according to a divorce petition made public Friday.

FDA study says amount of arsenic in rice is low

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 04:01 PM PDT

In this Aug. 7, 2013, file photo, farmer Ben Burgess carries a type of low-yield rice from a rice field near Coy, Ark. The Food and Drug Administration says consumers shouldn't worry too much about levels of arsenic in rice — but should vary their diets just in case. The agency released a study Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, of arsenic in 1,300 samples of rice and rice products, the largest study to date looking at the carcinogen's presence in that grain. Consumer groups have pressured the FDA to set a standard for the amount of arsenic that can be present in rice products.(AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says consumers shouldn't worry too much about levels of arsenic in rice — but should vary their diets just in case.

Court stops Mont. judge from undoing rape sentence

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 04:33 PM PDT

Montana District Judge G. Todd Baugh reads a statement in his Billings courtroom on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, explaining his 30-day sentence for a teacher who raped a student. Baugh had sought a re-sentencing hearing for defendant Stacey Rambold, but was blocked by the state Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Supreme Court on Friday blocked a judge from resentencing a former teacher who got 30 days in prison for raping a 14-year-old student, a sentence widely criticized after the judge said the victim was "older than her chronological age."

NASA launching robotic explorer to moon from Va.

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 12:42 PM PDT

This image provided by NASA shows the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer aboard a Minotaur V rocket after a rollout at NASA's Wallops Island test flight facility in Wallops Island, Va., Thursday Sept. 5, 2013. The LADEE spacecraft is set to launch from Wallops Island Friday evening. NASCAR fans in Virginia will have an opportunity to learn about an upcoming NASA mission to the moon during races at Richmond International Raceway. NASA's Langley Research Center says education specialists will be at Richmond International Raceway on Friday and Saturday. (AP Photo/NASA, Patrick Black)NASA is poised to return to the moon.

Williams sets up meeting with Azarenka in final

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 04:04 PM PDT

Serena Williams challenges a call during the semifinals against Li Na, of China, of the 2013 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/David Goldman)NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams was cruising along in the U.S. Open semifinals, serving up another bagel, when, out of nowhere, a competitive tennis match broke out.

Muddled US jobs picture to weigh on Fed decision

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 02:50 PM PDT

Man holds a pamphlet handed out by a recruiter while attending a job fair in New YorkWASHINGTON (AP) — Employers are sketching a hazy picture of the U.S. job market for the Federal Reserve to weigh in deciding this month whether to reduce its stimulus for the economy — and, if so, by how much.

Report: Ohio kidnapper called victim's mother

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2013 file photo, Ariel Castro bows his head in the courtroom during his sentencing sentencing in Cleveland. Castro, 53, now serving a life sentence for the kidnapping and rape, was found hanging in his cell, Tuesday night, Sept. 3, 2013, at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, FILE)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro said he called the mother of one of his captives and told the woman her daughter was alive and had become his wife, according to interrogation videotapes.

Hernandez pleads not guilty to murder indictment

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 02:45 PM PDT

Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, right, listens to his lawyer, Michael Fee, left, during his arraignment in superior court Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, in Fall River, Mass. Hernandez faces a murder charge in the death of Odin Lloyd, 27, whose body was found by a jogger on June 17 in an industrial park in North Attleborough, Mass., about a mile from Hernandez's home. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, Jonathan Wiggs, Pool)FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge Friday following his indictment in the killing of a friend authorities say was shot five times in an industrial park.

Arizona woman on death row awaits release, retrial

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 02:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2013 file photo, Debra Jean Milke listens to a judge during a hearing as she awaits a retrial in the 1989 shooting death of her 4-year-old son, Christopher, at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. A judge is allowing Milke to be released on bail as she awaits retrial in the 1989 killing of her young son, a case that had her on death row since 1990 until her conviction was overturn this year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who has spent more than two decades on death row awaited her release Friday, a day after a judge ruled that there was no direct evidence linking her to her son's death other than a purported confession to a detective whose honesty has been questioned.

Weak jobs report could shape Fed decision on bonds

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:59 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2013, file photo, people check out opportunities during a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. U.S. employers added 169,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.3 percent, the lowest in nearly five years, according to the Labor Department, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers have yet to start hiring aggressively — a concern the Federal Reserve will weigh in deciding this month whether to slow its bond buying and, if so, by how much.

US employers add 169K jobs; rate falls to 7.3 pct.

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 10:57 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2013, file photo, people check out opportunities during a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. U.S. employers added 169,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.3 percent, the lowest in nearly five years, according to the Labor Department, Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers have yet to start hiring aggressively — a trend the Federal Reserve will weigh in deciding this month whether to slow its bond buying and, if so, by how much.

President uses secure bunker to fight Obamacare battle

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 02:32 PM PDT

President Barack Obama participates in an Affordable Care Act videoconference in the Situation Room of the White House, Aug. 21, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)A Situation Room health care powwow the day of apparent Syrian massacre.

Obama to Congress: Listen to your conscience

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 10:18 AM PDT

President Obama Urges Congress to Vote Conscience on Syria, Even If Public OpposedThe president will present his case to the nation next week.

Schoolgirl shot by Taliban honored with peace prize

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:33 AM PDT

Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, who was shot and injured by the Taliban for advocating girls' education, poses for photographers after being awarded the International Children's Peace Prize 2013 during a ceremony in the Hall of Knights in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday Sept. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year, was honored Friday with the Children's Peace Prize for her work promoting education for girls in her homeland.

How the class of 2017 will transform college

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 08:13 AM PDT

Technology is transforming college campuses around the country—from how undergrads nab jobs and internships to the way they interact with professors and even how they date. Join Yahoo News editors and special guests for our video live stream and chat exploring how the college experience is being shaped by this new crop of students, who have never known life without the internet.

How the Internet is killing the dreaded admissions essay

Posted: 05 Sep 2013 12:32 PM PDT

Tufts ApplicationApplicants are dropping their pencils and finding new ways to prove their worth to universities.

Obama to make case for Syria strikes in prime-time speech Tuesday, won't say if he'll act without Congress' OK

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 06:04 AM PDT

He has the "authority" but not the "desire," an official says.

Afghan aide targeted by the Taliban fears US may leave him behind

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 05:16 AM PDT

Janis Shinwari is one of thousands of interpreters seeking refuge in the U.S. after helping American troops in Iraq or Afghanistan. "I consider him to be a member of my unit who is still left in Afghanistan and we don't leave our brothers behind," says Matt Zeller, an Army war vet who is campaigning for Shinwari's immediate approval to the U.S. "He more than earned his and his family's tickets to a life of prosperity."

Report: NSA cracked most online encryption

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 12:55 AM PDT

This photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, on Sunday, June 9, 2013, in Hong Kong. The National Security Agency, working with the British government, has secretly been unraveling encryption technology that billions of Internet users rely upon to keep their electronic messages and confidential data safe from prying eyes, according to published reports Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, based on internal U.S. government documents.(AP Photo/The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras)WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency, working with the British government, has secretly been unraveling encryption technology that billions of Internet users rely upon to keep their electronic messages and confidential data safe from prying eyes, according to published reports based on internal U.S. government documents.

What does the college of the future look like?

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 09:06 AM PDT

The campus of the futureWith steep tuition making higher education unaffordable for many families, colleges and universities are being pressed to embrace innovative learning tools that can make earning a degree far cheaper. While a four-year bachelor's degree is still considered an essential ticket into a competitive job market, experts agree that colleges have little choice but to adapt to changing technological and economic realities.

China's Xi tells Obama Syria crisis can't be resolved with military strike

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 05:36 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands as he meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the G20 Summit in St. PetersburgBy Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama on Friday that the crisis in Syria should not be resolved through a military strike and urged him to consider a political solution, state news agency Xinhua said. Xi's are the highest-level comments from China since an August 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria. They follow remarks by a foreign ministry spokesman, who urged a role for the U.N. Security Council in resolving the crisis after the United States said it had given up trying to work with the council on Syria. ...

U.S. orders diplomats out of Lebanon

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 12:54 PM PDT

An Islamist from the group "Men of Districts and Mosques" holds a detector as he mans a checkpoint in TripoliWASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Friday ordered nonessential American diplomats and the families of staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to leave Lebanon immediately due to security concerns as the Obama administration and Congress debate military strikes on neighboring Syria. The department also authorized the voluntary departure of diplomats and families at the U.S. Consulate in Adana, Turkey, which is the closest American diplomatic post to Syria in Turkey.

Report: Ohio kidnapper called mother of victim

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 05:05 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 26, 2013 Ariel Castro sits in a Cleveland courtroom where he pleaded guilty to 937 counts of rape and kidnapping for holding three women captive in his home for a decade. Castro, 53, serving a life sentence for the kidnapping and rape, was found hanging in his cell, Tuesday night, Sept. 3, 2013, at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro says he called the mother of one of his victims while she was in captivity and told her she was OK, according to a videotaped FBI interrogation.

Woman on death row could be freed to await retrial

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:22 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2013 file photo, Debra Jean Milke listens to a judge during a hearing as she awaits a retrial in the 1989 shooting death of her 4-year-old son, Christopher, at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. A judge is allowing Milke to be released on bail as she awaits retrial in the 1989 killing of her young son, a case that had her on death row since 1990 until her conviction was overturn this year. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who has spent more than two decades on death row after being convicted of having her 4-year-old son killed for an insurance payout is expected to be released on Friday while she awaits a retrial of the case that made her one of the state's most reviled inmates.

G20 fails to heal rift on Syria at Russia talks

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 01:30 AM PDT

World leaders at the G20 summit on Friday failed to bridge their bitter divisions over US plans for military action against the Syrian regime, as Washington slammed Moscow for holding the UN Security Council "hostage" over the crisis.

Taliban deny involvement in Indian author's killing

Posted: 06 Sep 2013 07:14 AM PDT

Sushmita Banerjee holds one of her Bengali language novels during press conference in Kolkata, on March 6, 2013The Taliban on Friday denied shooting dead Indian writer Sushmita Banerjee, whose murder Afghan officials blamed on the insurgent militia fighting against the government for 12 years.

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