2014年9月26日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Modern airpower vs. tribal warriors

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 09:59 AM PDT

In this Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 photo released by the U.S. Air Force, a formation of U.S. Navy F-18E Super Hornets leaves after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Iraq as part of U.S. led coalition airstrikes on the Islamic State group and other targets in Syria. U.S.-led airstrikes targeted Syrian oil installations held by the militant Islamic State group overnight and early Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, killing nearly 20 people as the militants released dozens of detainees in their de facto capital, fearing further raids, activists said. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)Few matchups seem as asymmetric as the fight between the U.S. and Islamic State.

Republican ad campaign brings back Watergate-era slogan

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 11:56 AM PDT

GOP ad campaign brings back Watergate sloganThe new Republican ad campaign is meant to soften the image of the party.

U.S. official says Khorasan Group threat to aviation

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 03:52 PM PDT

Dennis McCormack of Rockaway, N.J. checks the departure board only to find out that his flight to Newark, N.J. has been canceled at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. All flights in and out of Chicago's two airports were halted Friday after a fire at a suburban air traffic control facility sent delays and cancellations rippling through the U.S. air travel network. Authorities said the blaze was intentionally set by a contract employee of the Federal Aviation Administration and had no ties to terrorism. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)WASHINGTON (AP) — An al-Qaida cell in Syria known as the Khorasan Group, which was targeted by U.S. airstrikes this week, represents "a clear and present danger" to commercial flights to Europe and the United States, the Obama administration's top aviation security official said Friday.

U.S. Attorney General Holder to step down, successor faces array of challenges

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 08:28 AM PDT

U.S. President Obama announces the resignation of Attorney General Holder at the White House in WashingtonBy Julia Edwards and David Ingram WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eric Holder said on Thursday he would step down as U.S. attorney general, setting up a potentially bruising Senate fight to confirm a successor who can tackle a long list of pending challenges at the Justice Department. Holder, an unapologetic liberal voice and one of President Barack Obama's closest allies, will remain in office until a successor is nominated and confirmed. His nearly six-year term, marked by civil rights advances and frequent fights with Congress, made him one of the nation's longest serving attorneys ...

Secret Service director briefed Obama on review: White House

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 11:29 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama received an update Thursday on a review of the Secret Service's response after an intruder climbed the White House fence and entered the executive mansion last week, the White House said on Friday. Spokesman Josh Earnest said Secret Service Director Julia Pierson briefed Obama in the Oval Office on the investigation. Earnest said the White House would likely review the service's eventual recommendations on how to change security procedures. ...

Colorado detective accused of tipping off suspect in luring case

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 03:11 PM PDT

By Daniel Wallis DENVER (Reuters) - A police detective in Colorado has been arrested on charges that he tipped off a suspect in a sex crimes investigation that the 13-year-old girl he had been emailing was actually an undercover officer, prosecutors said on Friday. The detective, Jack Gardner, 56, who investigates Internet crimes against children, is accused of having emailed the suspect from a laptop at the Boulder Police Department, warning him not to attend a meeting with the "girl" because he faced arrest. ...

Chicago-area air traffic center fire grounds 1,750 flights

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 03:59 PM PDT

Passengers wait in line to rebook cancelled flights at O'Hare International Airport in ChicagoBy Mary Wisniewski and Karl Plume CHICAGO (Reuters) - A fire apparently set by an employee at a Chicago-area air traffic control center led to the cancellation of more than 1,700 flights at the city's two major airports, snarling air traffic across the United States, officials said. Flights resumed at O'Hare International Airport, one of the world's busiest, after a delay of about four hours, but there were bottlenecks across the entire air system that carriers expect to last through the weekend. ...

Suspect in trooper shooting tracked to old Poconos resort

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 02:37 PM PDT

Eric Frein Still On the RunSearch for Eric Matthew Frein, who police said killed one officer, wounded second at Pa. state police barracks Sept. 12, turned to Inn at Buck Hill Falls.

Homeless man helped solve loud music killing case

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 08:17 AM PDT

Dramatic Testimony in 'Loud Music' Murder TrialJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — According to testimony, a homeless man living in his truck helped police solve the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white man during an argument over loud music outside a Jacksonville convenience store.

Okla. woman beheaded by co-worker at food distribution center

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 05:05 PM PDT

2 Hurt In Crash Involving Police CarOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man fired from an Oklahoma food processing plant beheaded a woman with a knife and was attacking another worker when he was shot and wounded by a company official, police said Friday.

N. Koreans in Pyongyang suddenly get fashion-conscious

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:43 AM PDT

In this Aug. 30, 2014 photo, a North Korean woman walks along the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea. Most North Koreans remain too poor to think much about fashion, and the country in general maintains a deep-rooted resistance to outside influences. But in Pyongyang, where the standard of living is relatively high, clothes and styles have been changing in recent years - slowly and in a limited way, but more than many outsiders might think.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — High heels, with sequins. Brightly colored, tight-fitting dresses. Hairstyles and makeup that are almost like what you would expect on streets of Beijing or Seoul.

The real 'Mystic Pizza' restaurant really ripped off workers, state says

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 08:45 AM PDT

Julia Roberts' Emmy Mini: Gotta Have It Or Make It Stop?By Richard Weizel MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) - The Connecticut restaurant that was the setting of the 1988 movie "Mystic Pizza," which helped launched Julia Roberts' career, has been cited by state labor authorities who found it owed employees $105,000 in back pay and unpaid overtime. Located in the touristy port town of Mystic, the restaurant which has long capitalized on its role in the film about the lives of three waitresses was also ordered to pay $23,000 in civil penalties for the wage-law violations. ...

Europe's space agency plans Nov. comet landing

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 09:10 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2014 file photo taken by Rosetta's OSIRIS narrow-angle camera Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is pictured from a distance of 285 kms. Scientists at the European Space Agency on Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, announced the spot where they will attempt the first landing on a comet hurtling through space at 55,000 kph (34,000 mph). The maneuver is one of the key moments in the decade-long mission to examine the comet and learn more about the origins and evolution of objects in the universe. (AP Photo/ESA/Rosetta/MPS for OSIRIS Team, File )The ESA wants to be the first to land a spacecraft on a comet, and set Nov. 12 as the date.

Lawsuit hangs over India leader's 1st US visit

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 01:52 PM PDT

Indian Prime Minister Narendra ModiFederal court in NYC summons Indian PM Narendra Modi to respond to human rights abuse allegations.

Employee set air traffic center fire that halted Chicago flights, police say

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 04:24 PM PDT

a traveler walks through Terminal 3 at O'Hare International Airport in ChicagoA fire at a suburban Chicago air traffic control facility Friday halted to all flights in and out of the city's two airports.

Somali pirates kill each other over US journalist's ransom

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 08:18 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 file photo, masked Somali pirate Hassan stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel that washed up on shore after the pirates were paid a ransom and released the crew, in the once-bustling pirate den of Hobyo, Somalia. Three Somali pirates were killed in a fight over the ransom paid to free the German-American journalist Michael Scott Moore who was released this week after two years and eight months of captivity, a Somali police official said Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh, File)MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Three Somali pirates were killed in a fight over the ransom paid to free the German-American journalist who was released this week after two years and eight months of captivity, a police official said Friday.

Chicago air traffic control site fire snarls flights nationwide

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 05:56 AM PDT

Crowds of travelers leave the subway at the Chicago's O'Hare International Airport(Reuters) - All flights into and out of Chicago's O'Hare and Midway international airports were grounded early on Friday due to a fire at an air traffic control facility, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Employees at the facility in Aurora, Illinois, were evacuated and a fire department was on the scene, the FAA said. More than 300 flights into and out of the two airports had been canceled by 7:30 a.m. CT (1230 GMT) on Friday, according to the tracking website FlightAware.com. ...

Why China stays on sidelines in Islamic State fight

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 11:19 AM PDT

Heavily armed Chinese paramilitary policeAmong the reasons: Beijing isn't certain of U.S. intentions, and it doesn't have the military mobility.

Derek Jeter's magical Yankee Stadium finale

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Derek Jeter hits a walk-off single in his final Yankee Stadium game.

Police, protesters scuffle after Ferguson apology

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 04:24 AM PDT

Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson, left, speaks before protesters in front of the Ferguson Police Department, on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen)FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police and protesters clashed briefly in Ferguson just hours after the St. Louis suburb's police chief issued an apology to the family of Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a white police officer last month.

Tracking would-be global jihadists

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 04:47 AM PDT

Exclusive: Interpol Chief Says US Won't Join International Aviation Security ProgramInterpol chief says database of foreign fighters trying to join extremist cause has mushroomed in size to 33 countries.

Airstrikes generate new Syrian IS recruits

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 06:07 AM PDT

Syrians check a damaged house, reportedly hit by US-led coalition air strikes, in the village of Kfar Derian in the western Aleppo province on September 23, 2014More than 200 fighters said joining jihadi cause in northern Aleppo.

US-led strikes hit IS oil sites for 2nd day

Posted: 26 Sep 2014 12:54 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014 photo released by the U.S. Air Force, a formation of U.S. Navy F-18E Super Hornets leaves after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Iraq as part of U.S. led coalition airstrikes on the Islamic State group and other targets in Syria. U.S.-led airstrikes targeted Syrian oil installations held by the militant Islamic State group overnight and early Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, killing nearly 20 people as the militants released dozens of detainees in their de facto capital, fearing further raids, activists said. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)The U.S.-led coalition again targets oil installations in eastern Syria, activists said.

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