2014年1月5日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Plane crashes at Aspen airport; 1 dead, 2 injured

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 12:11 PM PST

A private plane crashed at an airport in Aspen, Colo., on Sunday, eyewitnesses and aviation officials said.

Romney accepts MSNBC host's apology

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 05:48 AM PST

MSNBC host apologizes for jokes about Romney babyA day after MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry issued a tearful on-air apology to Mitt Romney for joking about his adopted black grandson, the former Massachusetts governor accepted it as "clearly heartfelt."


Plane skids into snow at JFK

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 06:08 AM PST

Self service check in kiosks sit in the new Delta airlines terminal 4 at JFK airport, Friday, May 24, 2013 in New York. Delta Air Lines is opening a $1.4 billion terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, strengthening its hand in the battle for the lucrative New York travel market. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)No reports of injuries after Delta jet has incident at landing, temporary closing airport.


1 killed, 2 injured in Aspen, Colo., plane crash

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 04:17 PM PST

Locates Aspen, Colo., where a private jet crashed; 1c x 1 1/2 inches; 46.5 mm x 38 mm;DENVER (AP) — A fiery plane crash at the Aspen airport Sunday afternoon killed one person and injured two others, one severely, Colorado authorities said.


Syrian rebels clash with al-Qaida-linked fighters

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 12:51 PM PST

This image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians inspecting a burnt bus after a missile fired by Syrian government aircraft hit the vehicle in the rebel-held neighborhood of al-Bab in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. The bus was full of people when it was struck, setting it on fire and killing several people, activists said.. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition fighters battled rival rebels from an al-Qaida-linked faction across parts of northern Syria on Sunday, as deep fissures within the insurgency erupted into some of the most serious and sustained violence between groups opposed to President Bashar Assad since the country's conflict began.


Election-year politics shape congressional agenda

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 10:48 AM PST

FILE -In this Dec. 19, 2013, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, accompanied by Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congress returns to work on Jan. 6, 2014, with election-year politics certain to shape an already limited agenda. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns to work Monday with election-year politics certain to shape an already limited agenda.


1 dead, 1 injured in NYC high-rise fire

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 04:11 PM PST

Flames and smoke emerge from the 20th floor of the Strand apartment building near Times Square, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 in New York. Authorities say two people have been critically injured in the three-alarm high-rise fire. (AP Photo/Katherine Bourbeau)NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say one person has died and another has been injured in a three-alarm high-rise apartment fire in midtown Manhattan.


Pope to travel to Holy Land in May amid peace push

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 11:23 AM PST

Pope Francis waves as he leaves Rome's Jesus' Church to celebrate a mass with the Jesuits, on the occasion of the order's titular feast, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says his upcoming trip to the Holy Land aims to boost relations with Orthodox Christians. But the three-day visit in May also underscores Francis' close ties to the Jewish community, his outreach to Muslims and the Vatican's longstanding call for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.


49ers edge Packers 23-20 in frigid wild-card game

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 05:01 PM PST

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) runs against Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Brad Jones (59) during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Phil Dawson kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired, and Colin Kaepernick threw for 227 yards and ran for another 98 to lead the San Francisco 49ers past the Green Bay Packers 23-20 on Sunday night in a frigid NFC wild-card game.


Selling social media clicks becomes big business

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 01:31 PM PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Celebrities, businesses and even the U.S. State Department have bought bogus Facebook likes, Twitter followers or YouTube viewers from offshore "click farms," where workers tap, tap, tap the thumbs up button, view videos or retweet comments to inflate social media numbers.

Chargers rally for 27-10 win over Bengals

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 04:01 PM PST

Fans congratulate San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) after a 27-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in an NFL wild-card playoff football game on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)CINCINNATI (AP) — Dump it off to the running back, hand it off, let the field goal kicker take it from there.


1 dead, 1 critically hurt in NYC high-rise fire

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 02:13 PM PST

Flames and smoke emerge from the 20th floor of the Strand apartment building near Times Square, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 in New York. Authorities say two people have been critically injured in the three-alarm high-rise fire. (AP Photo/Katherine Bourbeau)NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say one person has died and another has been critically injured in a three-alarm high-rise apartment fire in midtown Manhattan.


Israeli hardliners object to Kerry pressure

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 06:14 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. America's top diplomat is trying to nudge Israel and the Palestinians closer to signing an accord, setting up a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Kerry said Saturday that progress is being made, yet key hurdles are yet to be overcome. Kerry's talks on Sunday with Jordan's King Abdullah II and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah are likely to also touch on the war in Syria, rising violence in Iraq, and Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Netanyahu's hardline coalition partners on Sunday stepped up pressure on the Israeli prime minister, threatening to topple the government if he caves in to American pressure to accept a key Palestinian territorial demand in U.S.-backed peace talks.


2 critically hurt in Manhattan high-rise fire

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 01:32 PM PST

Flames and smoke emerge from the 20th floor of the Strand apartment building near Times Square, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 in New York. Authorities say two people have been critically injured in the three-alarm high-rise fire. (AP Photo/Katherine Bourbeau)NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say two men were critically injured in a three-alarm high-rise apartment fire in midtown Manhattan.


Plane crashes in Aspen, Colo., crews respond

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 01:49 PM PST

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Emergency crews responded to a fiery plane crash Sunday afternoon at the airport in Aspen, Colo., authorities said.

Wave of wearable gadgets expected at CES event

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 07:40 AM PST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Will 2014 be remembered as the year wearable computing took off?
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