2014年10月8日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


U.S. beefs up Ebola airport screenings

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 02:22 PM PDT

Passengers are screenedNew measures will be put in place in New York City, Newark, Chicago, Atlanta and D.C.


Pennsylvania police say sniper's journal shows 'true evil exists'

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 03:53 PM PDT

A member of law enforcement walks a K-9 dog to the woods Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, in Price Township near Canadensis, Pa., searching for killer Eric Frein. A massive manhunt has been underway for 31-year-old Frein in the rugged terrain of the Pocono Mountains since Sept. 12. The self-taught survivalist is charged with killing Cpl. Bryon Dickson and seriously wounding Trooper Alex Douglass outside their barracks in Blooming Grove. (AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, Butch Comegys) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDITBy Joe McDonald BLOOMING GROVE Pa. (Reuters) - Pennsylvania police have found a journal describing in chilling detail the ambush that killed a state trooper and wounded another nearly four weeks ago at a barracks in the Poconos Mountains, officials said on Wednesday. The journal was found about two weeks ago, along with two pipe bombs resembling hand grenades that police say survivalist Eric Frein left at a campsite in the deep woods, possibly as search teams were closing in on him during the manhunt. Police declined to say on Wednesday why they had waited to disclose the find. ...


U.S. warns air strikes alone cannot save Kobane from IS

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 03:01 PM PDT

People wach smoke rising from the Syrian town of Ain al-Arab, known as Kobane by the Kurds, after an air strike as seen from the Turkish village of Mursitpinar, on October 8, 2014Washington (AFP) - President Barack Obama conferred with commanders Wednesday on the "difficult" fight against Islamic State jihadists as the US military warned air power alone could not prevent the group from seizing a key Syrian border town.


Ebola patient dies in Texas; five U.S. airports to screen for fever

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 03:47 PM PDT

File photo of the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital is seen in DallasBy Lisa Maria Garza and Richard Valdmanis DALLAS (Reuters) - The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died on Wednesday, underscoring questions about the quality of care he received, and the government ordered five airports to start screening passengers from West Africa for fever. Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan died in an isolation ward of a Dallas hospital, 11 days after being admitted on Sept. 28. ...


U.S. justice grants Idaho's request to block gay marriage

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 03:27 PM PDT

Idaho's gay marriage banBy Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy granted a request from Idaho officials on Wednesday and temporarily blocked the planned start of gay marriages in that state after a regional federal appeals court's ruling striking down the state's same-sex marriage ban. After some confusion over whether the court's order also affected the ban in Nevada, which was struck down as part of the same 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Tuesday that invalidated the Idaho ban, Kennedy issued a second order hours later saying the stay applies only to Idaho. ...


Officials erred in reporting voter spike in Missouri suburb where teen was shot

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 03:56 PM PDT

File photo of protestors at the St. Louis County Justice Center calling for the arrest of Police Officer Darren Wilson in Clayton(Reuters) - A reported spike in voter registration numbers in Ferguson, Missouri, since the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer was the result of an error by election officers, state officials said on Wednesday. The St. Louis County Board of Elections reported earlier this month that nearly 3,300 Ferguson residents had registered to vote between Aug. 9 and Sept. 30, in time for the Nov. 4 election. But election commissioners ran the wrong report, said Laura Swinford, spokeswoman for the Missouri Secretary of State's Office. ...


Feds issue rules for burying Ebola patients in the U.S.

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 08:58 AM PDT

FIRST EBOLA VICTIM INFECTED OUTSIDE AFRICADallas officials now face a situation they haven't before: handling a contagious body.


Muslim woman barred from US pool over clothes

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 12:04 PM PDT

Pool Companies Impacted By The State's DroughtCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado city is standing by its decision to turn away a Muslim woman from its recreation center pool for wearing an Islamic dress over a shirt and pants.


Trial date set for Adrian Peterson

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Trial date set for Adrian Peterson


Cops mistake teen for burglar, make wrong move

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:11 PM PDT

Police pepper spray Wake County teen inside his home after he's mistaken for burglarFUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. (AP) — Police mistook a black teenager for a burglar and pepper-sprayed him inside the home of his white foster parents.


Islamic State's downs second aircraft, raising fears

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 01:00 PM PDT

A masked man speaking in what is believed to be a North American accent in a video that Islamic State militants released in September 2014 is pictured in this still frame from videoBAGHDAD (AP) — Militants with the Islamic State group on Wednesday shot down an Iraqi military attack helicopter, killing the two pilots on board in the second such incident in a week and raising concerns about the extremists' ability to attack aircraft amid ongoing U.S.-led airstrikes.


Ebola patient dies at Dallas hospital

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 08:18 AM PDT

FILE - This 2011 photo provided by Wilmot Chayee shows Thomas Eric Duncan at a wedding in Ghana. In September 2014, Duncan became the first patient in the U.S. diagnosed with Ebola. (AP Photo/Wilmot Chayee)Thomas Eric Duncan was the first person to be diagnosed in the U.S. with the deadly virus.


NFL owners approve $1.4 billion sale of Buffalo Bills

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 08:26 AM PDT

Terry and Kim Pegula arrive for a meeting of NFL owners and executivesNEW YORK (AP) — Admitting it was a dream come true, Terry Pegula and wife Kim were unanimously approved by NFL owners Wednesday as new owners of the Buffalo Bills.


Kennedy halts gay marriage in Nevada, Idaho

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 12:51 PM PDT

Mercy Leonard embraces Gwen Leonard during a rallyThe Supreme Court justice has blocked a decision that declared same-sex unions legal.


U.S. orders agents to monitor travelers for Ebola

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 01:42 PM PDT

A traveler looks at a flight departure board Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is reviewing security practices and how it deals with unexpected incidents throughout its air traffic control facilities following last week's fire at a Chicago-area air traffic facility. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)The Homeland Security Department has ordered agents at airports and other ports of entry to observe everyone coming into the United States for potential signs of Ebola infection, officials said Wednesday. ...


331 dead: Despite cease-fire, killing persists in Ukraine, U.N. says

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 06:39 AM PDT

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, center, inspects military weapons during his visit in a State Border Guard Service in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — At least 331 deaths have been reported in eastern Ukraine since last month's cease-fire deal between Russian-backed separatists and government troops, the United Nations said Wednesday.


U.S. military hits six IS targets near Kobani

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 09:15 AM PDT

Smoke rises from the southwest of the Syrian town of Kobane following air strikes by the US-led coalition on October 7, 2014WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday reported six airstrikes that helped stop Islamic State militants from taking over the Syrian town of Kobani, but played down the significance of the battle in the long-term U.S. strategy to defeat the Islamist group. The airstrikes destroyed an armored personnel carrier, armed vehicles and artillery belonging to the militant group, which had threatened to overrun the town on the Turkish border, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. ...


Animal lovers rally for Ebola nurse's dog

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 05:00 AM PDT

Excalibur, the dog of the Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola, barks from her apartment's balcony in Alcorcon, outside MadridThousands plead for the canine's life after a judge orders it be put down.


Cop's $50-good deed for MIch. mom and daughter

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 06:09 AM PDT

This photo provided by Walmart shows Emmett Township, Mich., Department of Public Safety Officer Ben Hall, right, with Alexis DeLorenzo, her daughter and the child's seat he purchased for them. Hall was on patrol Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, in the southern Michigan community when he pulled over DeLorenzo's vehicle after someone reported that it had an unsecured young child inside. DeLorenzo said she knew that they could have been ticketed, but instead, Hall told her to meet him at a Wal-Mart, where he bought her the seat. (AP Photo/Walmart)EMMETT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan officer who pulled over a vehicle because a 5-year-old girl wasn't secured in a booster seat decided a ticket wouldn't cut it.


The GOP's surprising predicament

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 01:31 AM PDT

Republican GovernorsRepublicans will hold the House; they're even favored to win the Senate. But turn your attention to the gubernatorial contests, and a different picture emerges.


Ebola's jaw-dropping cost to economy

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:58 AM PDT

FIRST EBOLA VICTIM INFECTED OUTSIDE AFRICAThe World Bank warns that the deadly epidemic could deal a stunning financial hit.


Panhandler's cringeworthy truth exposed

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 12:18 PM PDT

Panhandler Caught Driving Expensive Car Is Confronted by Furious Man Who Gave Her MoneyIt's pretty hard to get away with scamming the public in a time when everyone has a cell phone with a camera. A woman in Oklahoma City found that out while begging for money on the street. The 78-year-old was holding a sign claiming she needed cash for food. According to Daniel Ayala, he had given her money on a few occasions even when he didn't have enough money to pay for his own lunch. The story could have ended there, but then one day Ayala noticed the woman sitting in the driver's seat of a bright red 2013 Fiat — not exactly what you would expect of a woman who begged for money. He couldn't contain himself and let the woman know how he felt by screaming at her in the parking lot.


Americans living longer than ever before

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 09:55 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 photo, a group of retired senior citizens gather for cards at the Citrus County Resource Center in Lecanto, Fla. In Citrus County, more than a third of residents are senior citizens, the sixth-highest rate in the nation. (AP Photo/John Raoux)U.S. life expectancy rose and most death rates fell, with one notable exception.


Syria border town 'about to fall,' UN envoy urges action

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 07:35 PM PDT

the Syrian border town of KobaneJihadists are on the verge of seizing the key town of Kobane, Turkey has warned.


California grounds air tankers after deadly crash

Posted: 08 Oct 2014 09:25 AM PDT

at the King Fire in the El Dorado National Forest northeast of Sacramento, CaliforniaYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Air tankers were grounded Wednesday in California after one of the aircraft crashed into a steep canyon wall while fighting a blaze in Yosemite National Park, killing the pilot, officials said.


Police sued for tasing passenger during traffic stop

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 10:10 AM PDT

Child Captures Alleged Police Brutality on VideoA federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses Indiana police of excessive force after officers smashed a woman's car window with children inside, tased an unarmed passenger and dragged him out of the vehicle during a routine traffic stop last month.


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