2013年9月12日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism

NJ boardwalk that survived Sandy now in flames

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:55 PM PDT

New Jersey Boardwalk Spared by Sandy is Engulfed in FlamesFirefighters battle a massive blaze along Seaside Park.

Reports: U.S.-born 'jihadist rapper' killed in shootout with terror group

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 01:45 PM PDT

American Jihadist Omar Hammami Likely Killed in SomaliaOne of the FBI's most wanted terrorists, Alabama-born Omar Hammami, has been killed in a shootout with Shebab militants linked to al-Qaida, according to reports by the AFP.

Twitter tweets it'll go public

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:16 PM PDT

Twitter tweets it'll go publicTwitter has decided to go public. The company aptly announced on its short messaging service Thursday afternoon that it has filed documents for an initial public offering of stock. The documents Twitter ...

Documentary profiles doctors who still perform third-trimester abortions

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:06 AM PDT

This still image taken from the documentary, "After Tiller," shows Dr. Shelley Sella. On Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, the New Mexico medical board is expected to make a decision on whether to take action against Sella, who performed a late-term abortion. Sella is a former colleague of slain Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller and one of the few doctors in the country who still openly performs third-term abortions. (AP Photo/Sundance Institute)A new documentary called "After Tiller" explores the personal lives and decision-making processes of the four remaining doctors who perform third-trimester abortions in the country.

Reclusive heiress Huguette Clark spent millions on doll collection

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 12:21 PM PDT

Huguette Clark is seen in this 1930 photo taken in Reno, Nevada (AP)The late copper mining heiress Huguette Clark was known for her famously reclusive nature, rarely leaving her apartment and spending the last two decades of her life voluntarily living inside a hospital.

Colorado flooding cuts off mountain towns, kills 3

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:12 PM PDT

Officials investigate the scene of a road collapse at Highway 287 and Dillon at the Broomfield/Lafayette border, Colo., that sent three vehicles into the water after flash flooding on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The National Weather Service has warned of an "extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation" throughout the region. (AP Photo/Daily Camera, Cliff Grassmick)LYONS, Colo. (AP) — Heavy rains sent walls of water crashing down mountainsides Thursday in Colorado, cutting off remote towns, forcing the state's largest university to close and leaving at least three people dead across a rugged landscape that included areas blackened by recent wildfires.

American jihadi slain in Somalia by rivals

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 11, 2011 file photo, American-born Islamist militant Omar Hammami addresses a press conference of the militant group al-Shabab at a farm in southern Mogadishu's Afgoye district in Somalia. Hammami, a jihadi from Alabama whose nom de guerre is Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, or "the American," and ascended the ranks of Somalia's al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab high enough to attract a $5 million U.S. government bounty, was killed Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 in an ambush ordered by the militant group's leader, militants said. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An American who became one of Somalia's most visible Islamic rebels and was on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list with a $5 million bounty on his head was killed Thursday by rivals in the al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab, militants said.

Twitter tweets it'll go public

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:16 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 2, 2013, file photo shows a Twitter icon on the display of a smartphone in Berlin. The company tweeted Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, that it has NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter has decided to go public. The company aptly announced on its short messaging service Thursday afternoon that it has filed documents for an initial public offering of stock.

Mo. priest sentenced to 50 years for child porn

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:22 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Clay County, Mo., Detention Center shows Rev. Shawn Ratigan. Ratigan, whose child pornography case led to a criminal conviction against a Roman Catholic bishop, was sentenced Thursday. Sept. 12, 2013, to 50 years in federal prison. (AP Photo/Clay County Detention Center, File)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City-area priest whose case led to a criminal conviction against his bishop will likely spend the rest of his life in a federal prison after being sentenced to 50 years on Thursday for producing or trying to produce child pornography.

Teen convicted of killing baby gets life in prison

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:39 PM PDT

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia teen convicted of fatally shooting a baby in a stroller was sentenced Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison with no chance of parole after the grieving mother asked a judge to punish the gunman for taking "the love of my life."

Scathing obit about abusive NV mother goes viral

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:39 PM PDT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The children of an abusive woman whose horror stories prompted Nevada to become one of the first states to allow children to sever parental ties wrote a scathing obituary that was published in the local newspaper — and has since become an Internet sensation.

NASA: Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:20 PM PDT

This artist rendering released by NASA shows NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft in space. The space agency announced Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013 that Voyager 1 has become the first spacecraft to enter interstellar space, or the space between stars, more than three decades after launching from Earth. (AP Photo/NASA)LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA's Voyager 1 probe has left the solar system, boldly going where no machine has gone before.

Women outrun men in regaining jobs since recession

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this n April 4, 2012, file photo, Martina Ryberg, right, of Plymouth State University talks with Tara Rossetti of On Call International during a job fair for college students in Manchester, N.H. A report released Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, shows that U.S. women have recovered all the jobs they lost during the Great Recession. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)WASHINGTON (AP) — The slowly recovering U.S. job market has helped women rebound faster than men: They've now regained all the jobs they lost to the Great Recession. Men are still 2.1 million jobs short.

Officials says 32 boardwalk businesses burned

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:02 PM PDT

Firefighters battle a raging fire on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights, N.J. that apparently started in an ice cream shop and has spread several blocks down, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013. The boardwalk was damaged in Superstorm Sandy and was being repaired. (AP Photo/The Asbury Park Press, Erik Larsen) MANDATORY CREDIT: PAPER AND PHOTOGRAPHER; NO SALESSEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) — An official from the Jersey shore town where a raging boardwalk fire has been burning out of control says the blaze has taken out virtually all of the town's boardwalk businesses.

Assad: Syria to offer data on chemical weapons

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:12 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian government solider aims his weapon during clashes with Free Syrian Army fighters, not pictured, in Maaloula village, northeast of the capital Damascus, Syria. Heavy fighting between Syrian government troops and rebels flared again on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 in the ancient, predominantly Christian village of Maaloula. Troops are trying to flush out rebel units, including two that are linked to al-Qaida, from the hilltop enclave which they broke into last week. (AP Photo/SANA)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad publicly agreed Thursday to a Russian plan to secure and destroy his chemical weapons, but said the proposal would work only if the U.S. halts threats of military action.

Fire rages along NJ boardwalk damaged by Sandy

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 03:51 PM PDT

SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) — A raging fire that apparently started in an ice cream shop has spread several blocks down a New Jersey shore boardwalk that was damaged in Superstorm Sandy and was being repaired.

Obama water campaign raises environmental issue

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:34 PM PDT

First Lady Michelle Obama participates in an event at Watertown High School to encourage people to drink more water, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, in Watertown, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)WATERTOWN, Wis. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama led Wisconsin high school students in a toast to "the best drink in town" Thursday as she launched a campaign to encourage people to drink more water — something she said was the single best thing Americans could do to improve their health.

Twitter says it has filed IPO documents

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 02:40 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is going public. The short messaging service says it has filed confidential documents for an initial public offering of stock.

Colorado flooding leaves 3 people dead

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:45 AM PDT

Matthew Messner looks for a way to cross where water has over flowed the sidewalk from heavy rains in Boulder ColoradoHeavy rains sent walls of water crashing down mountainsides.

Kerry rejects Syria's timetable on weapons data

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 12:10 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Kerry makes a point next to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov as they speak to the media before their meeting in GenevaThe U.S. and Russia are hammering out the details of a chemical weapons plan.

Four years after recession, many still struggle to buy food

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 11:43 AM PDT

A woman carries a child past powdered milk products including cans of Dumex infant formula already inspected and deemed to be from a safe batch at a supermarket in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 5, 2013. The official Xinhua News Agency said Hangzhou Wahaha Health Food Co. Ltd., Hangzhou Wahaha Import & Export Co. Ltd., Shanghai Tangjiu (Group) Co. Ltd. and Shanghai-based Dumex Baby Food Co. Ltd. on Sunday began recalling and sealing products with allegedly contaminated whey protein from New Zealand. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four years after the recession ended, one in five American adults are still struggling to buy enough food, according to a survey released on Thursday that underscored the unevenness of the U.S. economic recovery. Twenty percent of U.S. adults polled last month said that at times in the past year they had not had enough money to buy food for themselves or their family, according to Gallup's findings. ...

U.N.: Syria states intention to join weapons treaty

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 10:05 AM PDT

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad giving an interview with Russian newspaper Izvestia in Damascus on August 26, 2013UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Thursday it has received a letter from Syria stating its intention to join the chemical weapons treaty which bans the production, stockpiling and use of the deadly weapons.

Russia warns of 'catastrophe' if N. Korea restarts reactor

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 09:16 AM PDT

This August 6, 2012 satellite image shows the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Centre in North KoreaRussia on Thursday warned of a potential "man-made catastrophe" if North Korea restarts an ageing plutonium reactor to boost its stockpile of nuclear weapons, after US experts spotted steam rising from the Yongbyon facility.

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Assad: Syria will hand over weapons only if U.S. stops threats

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:54 AM PDT

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad heads the plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling al-Baath party, in DamascusMOSCOW (Reuters) - Syria will fulfil an initiative to hand over its chemical weapons only when the United States stops threatening to strike Syria, RIA news agency quoted President Bashar al-Assad as saying in a television interview. Assad also said that Damascus will begin handing over information on its chemical weapons stockpiles one month after it joins a anti-chemical weapons convention. ...

Wounded vets to meet Boston marathon bomb victims

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:35 AM PDT

FILE - Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman, left, is wheeled out by Carlos Arredondo, the man who helped save his life, to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park in a Tuesday, May 28, 2013 file photo, prior to a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies, in Boston. Bauman is working on a memoir with Grand Central Publishing to be titled BOSTON (AP) — Wounded veterans and Boston Marathon bombing survivors who lost limbs planned to come together in Boston on Thursday to share their experiences and send a message that life goes on.

U.S.-born jihadist reportedly killed in Somalia

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:36 AM PDT

Omar Hammami addresses al-Shabaab fighters in a farm within Afgoye district near Somalia's capital MogadishuBy Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A U.S.-born Islamist militant on Washington's most wanted list was killed in a gunbattle in Somalia on Thursday, witnesses said, after he fell out with the al Shabaab rebel group's top commander. Residents in al Baate village in southern Somalia said Alabama-born Omar Hammami, commonly known as Abu Mansoor al-Amriki or "the American", and a British national known as Usama al-Britani were shot dead in a dawn raid on their hideout. ...

Colorado flooding turns deadly

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 07:21 AM PDT

Two dead as flash flooding hits parts of ColoradoAt least two people are dead and residents have been ordered to evacuate.

Celibacy in Roman Catholic Church open for discussion

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 06:47 AM PDT

Vatican's newly appointed Secretary of State Monsignor Pietro Parolin speaks during an interview in CaracasThe Vatican's new secretary of state said this week that clerical celibacy is open to discussion, signaling a shift in approach for the Roman Catholic Church under Pope Francis.

Britain's Prince William to leave military

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 04:18 AM PDT

A handout file photograph shows Britain's Prince William in the cockpit of his helicopter after qualifying as a search and rescue captain, in Anglesey, WalesLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William, who became a father for the first time in July, is to step down from the military and will focus on his charity and royal duties for the immediate future, his office said on Thursday. William, 31, second in line to the throne, has been working as a search and rescue helicopter pilot with Britain's Royal Air Force in north Wales and has spent 7-1/2 years in the armed forces. "This is a transitional year for him," a spokeswoman said. ...

Syria exposes rifts in U.S.-German ties

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 03:19 AM PDT

German Chancellor Merkel and U.S. President Obama walk together during the family picture event during the G20 summit in St.PetersburgThe largest European Union nation has been reluctant to follow Obama.

Damaged iPad leaves Zimmerman probe in limbo

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 11:50 PM PDT

In this still image made from dash-cam video provided by the Lake Mary (Fla.) Police, George Zimmerman is detained by officers on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Police in central Florida have been focusing on a broken iPad in their investigation of a domestic dispute between George Zimmerman and his estranged wife Shellie this week. Shellie Zimmerman called 911, saying her estranged husband was in his truck and threatening her and her father with a gun. She also said her husband punched her father in the nose. Hours later, she told police she hadn't seen a gun. (AP Photo/Lake Mary (Fla.) Police)LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — The iPad George Zimmerman's estranged wife says he smashed is in bad shape, making it difficult for law enforcement analysts to obtain video that may have captured a domestic dispute between the former couple at a Florida home.

Kerry set to test Russia on Syria weapons

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 08:45 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry departs Andrews Air Force Base, Md. for a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva to work on a Russian proposal for international inspectors to seize and destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)The secretary of state is in Geneva for talks on securing Syria's chemical arsenal.

One dead as flash flooding hits Colorado

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 05:05 AM PDT

A city worker talks on his phone while surveying high water levels on Boulder Creek following overnight flash flooding in downtown Boulder, Colo., Thursday, Sept 12, 2013. Flash flooding in Colorado has left two people dead and the widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)DENVER (AP) — Flash flooding in Colorado's Boulder County has left one person dead and the widespread high waters are keeping search and rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and motorists in Boulder and nearby mountain communities, as heavy rains hammered northern Colorado on Thursday.

Prince William ends military career

Posted: 12 Sep 2013 06:54 AM PDT

Britain's Prince William takes part in a trade on the trading floor of BGC Partners in LondonLONDON (AP) — Prince William has finished his tour of duty as a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue helicopter pilot and has left operational service with the British military to focus on royal duties and charity work, royal officials said Thursday.

Fla. pastor arrested before he could burn Qurans

Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:31 PM PDT

Pastor Terry Jones talks to a member of the Polk County Sheriff's Department as he sits in his vehicle prior to his arrest in MulberryMULBERRY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida pastor was arrested Wednesday as he drove a pickup truck towing a large barbecue-style grill filled with kerosene-soaked Qurans to a park, where the pastor had said he was planning to burn 2,998 of the Muslim holy books— one for every victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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