2014年7月9日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Different attackers in Benghazi?

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 04:55 PM PDT

Benghazi suspect said to have "supervised exploitation of material"Newly released testimony from military suggests different attackers in twin Benghazi assaults.


Obama: Congress can act now to fix border crisis

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 04:32 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement on the border crisis after meeting Rick Perry in TexasSitting down with one of his harshest critics, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was open to all of Gov. Rick Perry's suggestions for addressing the wave of unaccompanied minors coming over the border from Mexico, urging Congress to approve his request for more funding so that those and other ideas can be put in place.


Judge strikes down Colorado's gay marriage ban

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 02:57 PM PDT

Two plaintiffs in a lawsuit to overturn Colordo's gay marriage ban, Cassie Rubald, left, and her partner, Rachel Catt, hold hands during a news conference outside the federal courthouse in downtown Denver on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Six gay couples filed the lawsuit to ask for an injunction to stop all officials from enforcing the ban on gay marriage in Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)A judge in Colorado has struck down the state's gay marriage ban.


Joni Ernst: Boehner should pursue Obama impeachment if he has evidence

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 12:52 PM PDT

Iowa Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst waded back into controversial waters in June when, during a conversation with a conservative radio host, she again discussed impeaching President Barack Obama. In January, Ernst had suggested that "impeachment" should be on the table if the Supreme Court decided against Obama on the question of recess appointments, which it later did. But Ernst walked back her comments on Tuesday after they were reported by Yahoo News and other media outlets, saying she herself was not calling for the second-term president to be removed from office over his power struggle with the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Now it turns out that impeachment is something Ernst also discussed on a June 27 episode of the "Simon Conway Show." Her remarks on the conservative talk radio program, taped in Des Moines, showcase the tightrope Republican candidates can be forced walk on conservative programs directed at their voter base. Issues seen as far outside the political mainstream, such as impeachment, can quickly become the hot topics of the day in highly charged partisan environments, opening up candidates to awkward and potentially problematic lines of questioning.

Man tied to Nazi police dies in Michigan at 93

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 01:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2009 file photo, John Kalymon talks about his deportation outside his home in Troy, Mich. Kalymon, under a deportation order for serving in a Nazi-controlled police force during World War II, died June 29, 2014 at his suburban Detroit home, said his son, Alex Kalymon. He was 93. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)A man under a deportation order for serving in a Nazi-controlled police force during World War II has died in Michigan at age 93 after years of denials that he shot at Jews.


Jury: Dodgers partly liable in fan beating

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 04:51 PM PDT

San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow arrives at a Los Angeles Court the day before closing arguments in a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by Stow against former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt in Los AngelesBeaten fan won negligence suit, but former owner Frank McCourt was absolved by the jury.


EU adds 11 new names to Ukraine sanctions list

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 02:20 PM PDT

Ukrainian government soldiers stand at weapons captured from rebels in Devhenke village, Kharkiv region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. President Petro Poroshenko suggested, meanwhile, that mediation could take place in a government-controlled town some 220 kilometers west of Russia_ a proposal staunchly rejected by the rebels. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Ambassadors of the European Union's countries have agreed to add 11 new names to the list of people sanctioned for participating in the pro-Russian insurgency in Ukraine's east, an EU source said Wednesday.


Barnes & Noble takes breastfeeding-friendly approach after complaint

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 11:24 AM PDT

Barnes & Noble bookstoreBookstore chain Barnes & Noble Inc has pledged to make its stores friendly to nursing mothers as part of a settlement with New York State after a woman who was breastfeeding was asked to cover herself or leave one of its locations. The agreement, announced by New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, called for Barnes & Noble to educate its employees about the chain's own policies on public breast-feeding and to strengthen customer complaint procedures. The settlement followed a complaint by Shereen Matera of Oakland, New Jersey, who said she was breastfeeding her infant son in the children's section of a Barnes & Noble store in Nanuet, New York when an assistant manager asked that she cover her breasts. "We've provided safe environments for women to breastfeed since we opened our first store," a representative for Barnes & Noble, which also issued her a $50 gift card, said.


Juvenile is suspect in major San Diego fire

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 11:54 AM PDT

Wildfire Forces Evacuation Of Thousands In San Diego AreaPolice say a juvenile intentionally started a fire that destroyed 36 homes in San Marcos.


No more naked Apollos on Russian banknotes, lawmaker says

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 07:59 AM PDT

Picture illustration of a section of a Russian 100-rouble banknote taken in MoscowNaked images of the Greek God Apollo have graced buildings and paintings for centuries, but his disrobed body has so shocked one Russian lawmaker that he wants to change the country's 100-ruble banknote. The note, worth less than $3, depicts an image of a statue of Apollo riding a four-horse chariot atop the Bolshoi Theater, one of Russia's main cultural symbols. "You can see clearly that Apollo is naked, you can see his genitalia," Roman Khudyakov, a member of parliament for the nationalist LDPR party, told Reuters Television. I was shocked, you know." The call coincides with growing conservatism in President Vladimir Putin's third term, during which he has courted the Russian Orthodox Church.


Utah heading to Supreme Court to appeal gay marriage ruling

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 04:33 PM PDT

Skinner and her wife Belka wait for the beginning of the Utah Pride Parade in Salt Lake CityUtah is going straight to the U.S. Supreme Court to appeal a federal appeals court's ruling that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry, the state attorney general's office announced Wednesday.


After 3 decades in prison, new trial for man on 8 murders

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 09:14 AM PDT

generic_fp_scotus_v2A man who has spent more than three decades in prison after he was convicted of starting a fire in 1982 that killed eight people, including five children, has been granted a new trial.


FIFA suspends Nigeria over governmental intrusion

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 11:19 AM PDT

The logo of soccer's international governing body FIFA is seen on its headquarters in ZurichSuspension follows Nigerian government's post-World Cup firing of football federation leaders.


Alleged hooker charged with manslaughter in Google exec's overdose death

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 04:38 PM PDT

Santa Cruz police: High tech mogul murdered by prostituteAn alleged prostitute has been charged with injecting a lethal dose of heroin into an executive in Santa Cruz.


At least 44 feared dead in Gaza

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 03:26 PM PDT

Palestinians stand atop the rubble of a house which police said was destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza CityIsraeli strikes shaking the area every few minutes as Hamas keeps up rocket barrages.


The new HUD secretary that may one day be VP

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 10:31 AM PDT

Julian CastroWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate easily confirmed San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro on Wednesday to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, boosting the national profile of a Democrat with a compelling biography who's considered a vice presidential contender in 2016.


High-priced hooker arrested, said to have fatally injected Google exec on his yacht

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 09:10 AM PDT

Santa Cruz police: High tech mogul murdered by prostituteSANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A high-end prostitute has been arrested on suspicion of murder after injecting heroin into a Google executive on his yacht in Santa Cruz and leaving him to die when he overdosed, according to police.


Upstate NY storm that killed 4 confirmed as tornado

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 07:13 AM PDT

A fireman walks through a debris field off Goff Road in Smithfield, NY., follow a storm on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Officials in central New York say four people are dead and four homes have been destroyed in building collapses amid severe thunderstorms. (AP Photo/Oneida Daily Dispatch, John Haeger)SMITHFIELD, N.Y. (AP) — Severe thunderstorms packing strong winds swept through a number of Eastern states, killing five people, destroying or damaging numerous houses and leaving nearly 200,000 without power Wednesday, officials said.


50 bodies found in Iraq, raising sectarian worries

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 08:31 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials discovered 50 bodies, many of them blindfolded and with their hands bound, in an agricultural area outside a city south of Baghdad on Wednesday, raising concerns over a possible sectarian killing amid the battle against a Sunni insurgency.

Former Big Easy mayor gets 10 years in prison

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 08:13 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 photo, Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin leaves federal court after his conviction in New Orleans. Nagin's steep descent from the days when he was seen as a fresh-faced reformer continues this week when he is sentenced in federal court on 20 criminal charges counts including bribery, money laundering and fraud on Wednesday, July 9. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin sentenced to 10 years in prison for bribery, money laundering.


Is this a political statement, or just a guy in a horse mask?

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 06:39 AM PDT

President Barack Obama greets a man wearing a horse mask during a stroll in Denver.Now here's something you don't see every day: The president of the United States shaking hands with a guy in a horse mask.


'We believe we will stem this tide'

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 09:23 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 7, 2014 file photo, immigrant families and children's advocates rally in response to President Barack Obama's statement on the crisis of unaccompanied children and families illegally entering the United States, outside the Los Angeles Federal building. Tackling what he has called a humanitarian crisis, Obama on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 asked Congress for $3.7 billion to cope with a tide of minors from Central America who are illegally crossing the U.S. border, straining immigration resources and causing a political firestorm in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)Obama administration officials defend response to immigration crisis on Southwest border.


Russia fills void left by US in Iraq with weapons, contractors

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 02:19 AM PDT

A Russian Sukhoi Su-25 fighter plane arrives at Iraq's al-Muthanna military airbase at Baghdad airport, in BaghdadRussia jumps to fill vacuum left by US withdrawals. Yahoo News exclusive.


After rainy crash, defending champ quits Tour de France

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 08:08 AM PDT

Britain's Christopher Froome gets into his team car as he abandons the raceARENBERG, France (AP) — Defending champion Chris Froome quit the Tour de France on Wednesday after crashing twice as a nervous pack neared seven patches of bone-jarring cobblestones in the rainy and slick fifth stage of the race.


Joni Ernst: Is Obama impeachment on the table or not?

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 06:57 PM PDT

Jerry Seib: Iowa Senate Race Heats UpIowa Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst attempted Tuesday night to walk back statements made at a January event in which she said President Barack Obama had "become a dictator" who should be "removed from office" or face "impeachment." In a statement provided to Yahoo News, reacting to a story published earlier Tuesday, Ernst said she does not believe that Obama is a dictator but rather that "his repeated use of unilateral action sure makes him look like one." "To be clear, I have not seen any evidence that the President should be impeached," the statement read.


China says it's up to US to drive global economy

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 06:30 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, left, participate in a joint session on Climate Change and Clean Energy with China's Minister of Finance Lou Jiwei, third right, China's Vice Premier Wang Yang, second right, and State Councilor Yang Jiechi, right, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing,China Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool)BEIJING (AP) — China's finance minister said Wednesday that the country is not planning any new stimulus measures and it is up to the United States to drive the global economy.


Call it saudade: Brazil's pain after World Cup thrashing, in pictures

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 06:10 AM PDT

Call it saudade: Brazil's pain after World Cup thrashing, in picturesBrazilian fans react to their team's loss at the end of their 2014 World Cup semi-finals against Germany at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte July 8, 2014. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCCER SPORT WORLD CUP TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Islamic State seizes ex-chemical weapons site in Iraq

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 05:23 PM PDT

1987 FILE: Chemical attack victimRemnants of 2,500 degraded chemical rockets are inside facility northwest of Baghdad.


Kidnapped Israelis shot 10 times with silenced gun

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 04:14 AM PDT

The father, mother and brother or murdered Israeli teen Naftali Frenkel, 16, during his funeral service in the Jewish settlement of Nof Ayalon, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, on July 1, 2014Hamas has neither confirmed nor denied playing a role in the teens' deaths.


Germans probe 2nd spy case reportedly involving US

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 01:59 PM PDT

CIA involved in trying to recruit German intelligence officer, U.S. official saysBERLIN (AP) — German authorities are investigating a second spy case reportedly involving the United States, a week after the arrest of a German intelligence employee cast a new shadow over relations between the two countries.


Israel hits key Hamas targets in Gaza offensive

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 09:54 AM PDT

Smoke and a ball of fire rises after an Israeli missile strike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday, striking nearly 100 sites in Gaza and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion aimed at stopping a heavy barrage of rocket attacks against Israel. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Israel to halt the airstrikes immediately and appealed for calm, however he has little influence over a Gaza Strip that is ruled by Hamas militants who violently overthrew forces loyal to him in 2007. Smaller and more radical forces than Hamas are also involved in rocket fire from Gaza. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)The Israeli army says it has intensified its offensive on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.


Israel steps up offensive as diplomacy kicks off

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 03:37 PM PDT

An Israeli missile hits an area in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. The Israeli army on Wednesday intensified its offensive on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, striking Hamas sites and killing more than a dozen of people on the second day of a military operation it says is aimed at quenching rocket fire against Israel. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)JERUSALEM (AP) — With rockets raining deep inside Israel, the military pummeled Palestinian targets Wednesday across the Gaza Strip and threatened a broad ground offensive, while the first diplomatic efforts to end two days of heavy fighting got underway.


Border surge overwhelming, officials tell Congress

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 04:49 PM PDT

President Barack Obama is greeted by Texas Gov. Rick Perry as he arrives at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. The president is expected to attend a meeting on immigration, (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of children streaming from chaotic Central American nations to the U.S. border have overwhelmed the government's ability to respond, senior administration officials said Wednesday as President Barack Obama urged Congress to move swiftly to approve emergency spending request for the crisis.


Iraqi leader accuses Kurds of hosting militants

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 01:09 PM PDT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry (unseen) in Baghdad, on June 23, 2014BAGHDAD (AP) — The ethnic and sectarian tensions that threaten to tear Iraq apart flared Wednesday as the prime minister accused the Kurdish self-rule region of harboring the Sunni militants who have overrun much of the country, and 50 bodies were discovered dumped in a village south of Baghdad.


Rift over religious exemption in anti-bias order

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 03:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 2, 2014 file photo, members of a conservative group pray outside the Miami courthouse during the court hearing on gay marriage. Many religious leaders and conservative groups want President Obama to exempt religious organizations from an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating against gays in hiring. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)In the intensifying debate over religious liberty, President Barack Obama faces pressure from opposite flanks as he prepares to issue an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating against gay and transgender people in hiring.


American author gored at Spain's Pamplona festival

Posted: 09 Jul 2014 01:09 PM PDT

Revelers run in front of a Victoriano del Rio ranch fighting bull during the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival, in Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Revelers from around the world arrive in Pamplona every year to take part on some of the eight days of the running of the bulls glorified by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises." (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — An American who co-authored the book "Fiesta: How to Survive the Bulls of Pamplona" became one of their victims Wednesday when he was one of two men gored at the festival.


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