2014年4月2日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Fort Hood on lockdown after shooting

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, file photo, an entrance is shown to Fort Hood Army Base in Fort Hood, Texas. Fort Hood says there's been a shooting at the Texas Army base and that there have been injuries, on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)One person is dead and at least 14 others injured at Texas Army base.


NASA: Everyone except ISS crew must stop work with Russians

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:59 PM PDT

Members of the ISS crew U.S. astronaut Swanson and Russian cosmonauts Skvortsov and Artemyev walk prior to their launch at the Baikonur cosmodromeLOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA is suspending its work with Russia except for the International Space Station.


Teen who scaled WTC sent to youthful offender program

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:19 PM PDT

Justin Casquejo passes through security at a courthouse in New York, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. The 16-year-old boy described as a thrill-seeker bypassed an inattentive security guard in the middle of the night and climbed a ladder to the spire of 1 World Trade Center, where he apparently took pictures, authorities said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)NEW YORK (AP) — A daring teenager who sneaked to the top of the nation's tallest building — 1 World Trade Center — will be assessed in a program for youthful offenders, a judge said Wednesday.


FBI turns up 'nothing suspicious' on Malaysia pilot's simulator

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 12:42 PM PDT

FBI Finishes Probe into Malaysia Airlines Captain's Flight SimulatorFBI completes probe of Malaysia pilot's flight simulator, finds 'nothing suspicious'


Medicare to make public doctor bills in all 50 states

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:38 PM PDT

Obamacare Aims To Close Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'WASHINGTON (AP) — Patients may soon get an unprecedented look at how their doctor compares to other physicians, after Medicare announced Wednesday it plans to publicly post billing data for more than 880,000 practitioners.


Ex-CIA official: Benghazi memo revisions weren't political

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 12:02 PM PDT

Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morrell is sworn-in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, prior to testifying before the House Intelligence Committee. Morrell, who edited the widely debunked talking points on the 2012 Benghazi attack, answered questions from the House intelligence committee in a rare open session. The hearing provides Morrell with a chance to explain why he deleted references to al-Qaida. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Mike Morell says he deleted references to terrorism warnings to avoid gloating at expense of State Dept.


Putin officially divorces wife of 30 years

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 11:55 AM PDT

In this grab made from video provided by the Russia24 TV Channel on Thursday, June 6, 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and his wife Lyudmila speak to journalists after attending the ballet "La Esmeralda" in the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila said Thursday they are divorcing after nearly 30 years of marriage, making the announcement on state television after attending a ballet performance at the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Russia24 via The Associated Press Television News) TV OUTRussian President Vladimir Putin has formally divorced his wife Lyudmila after more than 30 years of marriage, Kremlin spokesman said on Wednesday, following a surprise breakup announcement last year. "The divorce has taken place," Dmitry Peskov said, without giving any further details. Putin and his wife announced that their marriage was over last June in a live broadcast on Russian state television, confirming longstanding speculation that they had separated. The Kremlin made clear at the time that their breakup had yet to be formalized.


Lawmakers: Tell us who U.S. drones are killing

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 01:04 PM PDT

Unmanned dronesBipartisan legislation calls on White House for annual report detailing strikes by remotely piloted aircraft.


Shooting at Fort Hood military base

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:06 PM PDT

File handout photo of the main gate at the U.S. Army post at Fort HoodTexas Army base confirms reports of injuries.


Newtown gunman's neighbors want his house torn down

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 11:28 AM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2012, file photo, a police cruiser sits in the driveway as crime scene tape surrounds the home of Nancy Lanza in Newtown, Conn. Nancy Lanza was killed there by her son Adam Lanza, before he forced his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Dec. 14, 2012 in Newtown, where he killed 26 children and adults. Some Newtown residents said in a survey released Monday, March 31, 2014, that they want the home torn down and the property turned into a park or nature preserve. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Some Newtown residents are calling for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter's home to be torn down and replaced with a park or nature preserve, according to a new community survey.


Looking skyward, for the first time, with fear

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 08:14 AM PDT

Moore tornado aftermathIn the last 15 years, Moore, Okla., has been hit by three of the most dangerous tornadoes ever recorded.


Stolen masterpieces worth $50M found in Italian auto worker's home

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 01:30 PM PDT

Stolen Masterpieces Worth $50M Found in Auto Worker's HomeFiat Worker Bought the Stolen Paintings for $25 at an Auction


American spy Jonathan Pollard's ex-handler judges Israel's position

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 07:34 AM PDT

Israeli protesters hold posters calling for the release of Pollard in Jerusalem in this file photoAs a complicated deal for Pollard's release falters, his former handler says Israel blew a golden opportunity to gain leverage in Middle East peace talks.


U.S. Supreme Court: Money is speech

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 07:52 AM PDT

A Tale of Two Siblings: The ACA and the Supreme CourtCourt strikes down limits on overall campaign contributions biggest individual donors may make to candidates.


Senators set to demand 9/11 'torture report' release

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 07:22 AM PDT

.WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel appears likely to demand the release of a contentious torture report that has sharply divided lawmakers and the CIA, as two centrist senators joined the push Wednesday for a summary of the review to be declassified.


Massive Chile quake still not the expected 'big one,' say experts

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 06:58 AM PDT

A fire burns at a restaurant after an earthquake in Iquique, Chile, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. A powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off Chile's northern coast Tuesday night. There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage, but buildings shook in nearby Peru and in Bolivia's high altitude capital of La Paz. (AP Photo/Cristian Viveros) NO PUBLICAR EN CHILESANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities lifted tsunami warnings for Chile's long coastline early Wednesday after a magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck the South American nation north. Six people were crushed to death or suffered fatal heart attacks, a remarkably low toll for such a powerful shift in the Earth's crust.


Chile's M8.2 quake causes little damage, death

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 01:25 PM PDT

Fishing boats washed ashore by a small tsunami, sit in Caleta Riquelme, adjacent to the port, in the northern town of Iquique, Chile, after magnitude 8.2 earthqauke struck the northen coast of Chile, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Authorities lifted tsunami warnings for Chile's long coastline early Wednesday. Six people were crushed to death or suffered fatal heart attacks, a remarkably low toll for such a powerful shift in the Earth's crust. (AP Photo/Cristian Vivero) NO PUBLICAR EN CHILEIQUIQUE, Chile (AP) — Hard-won expertise and a big dose of luck helped Chile escape its latest magnitude-8.2 earthquake with surprisingly little damage and death.


Official: Fort Hood shooter believed to be dead

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:32 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. law enforcement official says the suspected gunman at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas is now believed to be dead.

Quest to ID remains brings mystery after mudslide

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 05:06 PM PDT

Medical investigator Deb Hollis, left, pets therapy dog Paddy on a break as handler Christi Dudzik, center, looks on with Jennie Thommen at the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's office, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Everett, Wash. The office is processing the remains of victims from the March 22 mudslide in nearby Oso, Wash., that has killed at least 29. Another 13 people are unaccounted for.(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — As medical examiners painstakingly piece together the identities and lives of the 29 people known killed when a mudslide wiped out a small Washington community, one mystery troubles them.


AP Interview: Yanukovych admits mistakes on Crimea

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 01:34 PM PDT

Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Yanukovych says the annexation of Crimea was a tragedy and he would have done everything possible to prevent it, had he remained in power. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) — Defensive and at times tearful, Ukraine's ousted president conceded Wednesday that he made a mistake when he invited Russian troops into Crimea and vowed to try to negotiate with Vladimir Putin to get the coveted Black Sea peninsula back.


New Palestinian recognition bid largely symbolic

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 09:34 AM PDT

Palestinians wave its flags and Fatah's during a rally in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A decision by President Mahmoud Abbas to seek further international recognition of a "state of Palestine" — despite promises to hold off while negotiating with Israel — has thrown into disarray the troubled U.S. mediation efforts on a peace deal. Here's a look at the possible repercussions.


Iranians avoid bad luck with outdoor festival

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 01:05 PM PDT

Iranians spend time outdoors observing the ancient festival of Sizdeh Bedar, an annual public picnic day on the 13th day of the Iranian new year, west of Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Sizdeh Bedar, which comes from the Farsi words for TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians flocked to parks rich with the smell of grilled kebabs Wednesday to toss around Frisbees, bat badminton birdies and battle one another in chess and backgammon — all to avoid being caught inside on the unlucky 13th day of the Iranian new year.


Official: 1 dead, 14 injured in Fort Hood shooting

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, file photo, an entrance is shown to Fort Hood Army Base in Fort Hood, Texas. Fort Hood says there's been a shooting at the Texas Army base and that there have been injuries, on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — One person was killed and 14 injured in a shooting Wednesday at Fort Hood, and officials at the base said the shooter is believed to be dead.


Grim duty: Team works nonstop to ID remains

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:39 PM PDT

A tattered flag, found in the debris of a deadly mudslide, is flown at a staging area for emergency workers on Highway 530 near the debris field, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Oso, Wash. Officials have so far confirmed the deaths of 29 people, although only 22 have been officially identified in information released Wednesday morning by the Snohomish County medical examiner's office. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Members of the medical examiner's office in a Washington county devastated by a mudslide work around the clock to identify bodies. Of the 29 sets of remains delivered so far just one is still a mystery.


Egypt: Bombings bring escalation in campus wars

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 12:57 PM PDT

Plainclothes Egyptian security forces detain people at the scene of deadly explosions that hit the area outside the main campus of Cairo University, in Giza, Egypt, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Three bombs exploded Wednesday, hitting riot police deployed against near daily protests by Islamist students amid a fierce crackdown by security forces against protesters and supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Hussein Tallal)CAIRO (AP) — A series of three bombs went off Wednesday outside Cairo University, killing a police general and wounding seven people, introducing a new level of violence to the almost daily battles at campuses fought by Egyptian police and students loyal to the ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.


Authorities: Fort Hood reports active shooter

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:32 PM PDT

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Fort Hood has reported that it has an active shooter and federal and local agents are heading to the Texas Army base, the FBI and a local sheriff's office said Wednesday.

Sheriff's office: Fort Hood reports active shooter

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 03:25 PM PDT

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Fort Hood has reported an active shooter to local authorities.

Suicide blast in Kabul kills six Afghani police ahead of elections

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 06:13 AM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber wearing a military uniform killed six police officers Wednesday inside the heavily fortified Interior Ministry compound in the heart of Kabul, authorities said, the latest in a wave of violence as the Taliban threatens to disrupt this weekend's presidential election.

Russia: NATO re-fighting Cold War

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 06:02 AM PDT

NATO Suspends Cooperation With Russia Over Crimea CrisisNATO agreed Tuesday to suspend cooperation with Russia, strengthen defenses.


Malaysia officials say MH370 may never be found

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:15 PM PDT

In this Monday, March 31, 2014 photo, a shadow of a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3 Orion aircraft is seen on low cloud cover while it searches for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean. Malaysia's national police chief has warned that the investigation into what happened to the plane may take a long time and may never determine the cause of the tragedy. Khalid Abu Bakar said Wednesday, April 2, that the criminal investigation is still focused on four areas — hijacking, sabotage and personal or psychologica problems of those on board the plane. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, Pool)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A police investigation may never determine the reason why the Malaysia Airlines jetliner disappeared, and search planes scouring the Indian Ocean for any sign of its wreckage aren't certain to find anything either, officials said Wednesday.


Blasts hit area outside Cairo University

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 04:30 AM PDT

Egyptian firefighters try to extinguish a burning vehicle after supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi lit it on fire in the parking lot of the al-Azhar university campus in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 31, 2014. Since Morsi's ouster by the military last July, Egypt has seen a heavy crackdown on his supporters, with several thousand detained and hundreds killed in political violence. (AP Photo/Ahmed Ramadan)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state television says a third explosion has hit the area outside the main campus of Cairo University. There was no immediate word on casualties in the latest blast.


Razor blades found at playground near Philadelphia

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 05:03 AM PDT

Razor Blades Found Duct Taped To Playground Equipment in BrookhavenBROOKHAVEN, Pa. (AP) — Police say razor blades were found duct-taped to playground equipment at a park outside Philadelphia.


Savings and loan figure Charles Keating dies at 90

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 08:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 9, 1990, file photo, savings and loan financier Charles H. Keating Jr., appears at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington. Keating, the financier who was disgraced for his role in the costliest savings and loan failure of the 1980s, has died. He was 90. A person with direct knowledge of the death confirmed that Keating died but didn't provide further details. The person wasn't authorized to release the information and spoke on condition of anonymity. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)PHOENIX (AP) — Charles H. Keating Jr., the notorious financier who served prison time and was disgraced for his role in the costliest savings and loan failure of the 1980s, has died. He was 90.


Tsunami warning lifted, six dead in Chile

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 05:37 AM PDT

Vehicles and boats lie on the shore after a tsunami hit the northern port of IquiqueAuthorities are still assessing damage from an 8.2-magnitute earthquake that hit Tuesday night.


British submarine, director Peter Jackson's jet join MH370 hunt

Posted: 02 Apr 2014 06:00 AM PDT

Observers on a Japan Coast Guard Gulfstream aircraft discuss their mission brief before they begin searching for wreckage and debris of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in the Southern Indian Ocean on April 1, 2014Perth (Australia) (AFP) - A British nuclear sub with underwater search capabilities reinforced the Indian Ocean hunt for flight MH370 on Wednesday, but Malaysian police warned the cause of the jet's mysterious disappearance may never be known. Despite extensive scouring of the remote waters southwest of Perth where Malaysia believes the jet went down, ships and planes have found no debris that would indicate a crash site. Malaysian police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said a three-week-old criminal investigation into what caused the flight with 239 people aboard to veer far from its intended route between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing had so far been inconclusive. The sober assessment will add to the frustrations of anxious family members of the missing passengers, who have denounced Malaysia's handling of the crisis.


At least 5 dead in powerful Chile earthquake

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 09:40 PM PDT

A fire burns at a restaurant after an earthquake in Iquique, Chile, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. A powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off Chile's northern coast Tuesday night. There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage, but buildings shook in nearby Peru and in Bolivia's high altitude capital of La Paz. (AP Photo/Cristian Viveros) NO PUBLICAR EN CHILEThe magnitude-8.2 quake sets off a small tsunami and forces coastal evacuations.


Scandal-tainted D.C. mayor vanquished in primary

Posted: 01 Apr 2014 11:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 19, 2014, file photo, Mayor Vincent Gray answers a reporter's question during a media availability with former mayor and DC City Council member Marion Barry, left, in Washington. Gray was facing seven challengers in the city's Democratic primary on April 1, 2014, which historically has decided the mayoral election in the overwhelmingly Democratic District of Columbia.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - District of Columbia city council member Muriel Bowser swept to victory over scandal-plagued Mayor Vincent Gray in the U.S. capital's crowded Democratic Party primary on Wednesday. Winning the Democratic primary is seen as tantamount to taking the general election in the heavily Democratic city. "God bless you, and let's go to work," Bowser, a city council member for the past seven years, told cheering supporters. In the November election, Bowser will face David Catania, an openly gay independent member of the city council who is seen as the strongest challenger.


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