2014年11月6日星期四

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House speaker outlines GOP goals

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 02:08 PM PST

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. Boehner said the Republican-controlled Congress will act to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, make changes in the health care law and encourage businesses to hire more veterans. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)Boehner says Obama will 'poison the well' if he acts alone on immigration.


GOP won’t dismantle Obamacare, but watch for these changes

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 08:25 AM PST

A man looks over the Affordable Care Act signup page on the HealthCare.gov website in New York in this photo illustrationObamacare will generate as much heated rhetoric as ever in 2015--and probably undergo some modifications.


Army policy that OKs use of word 'Negro' under review

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 08:51 AM PST

Soldiers from the U.S. Army 615th Engineer Company, 52nd Engineer Battalion wait to begin the final session of personal protective equipment training at Ft. Carson in Colorado SpringsThe latest version of a U.S. Army regulation states that it is acceptable to refer to a soldier as a "Negro" when describing black or African-American troops.


Appeals court upholds gay marriage bans, reversing trend

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 04:48 PM PST

A couple embraces on the Pennsylvania State Capital steps following a rally with gay rights supporters in HarrisburgBy Fiona Ortiz and Lawrence Hurley (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday bucked a recent trend of pro-gay marriage decisions by upholding state bans or restrictions in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, pressuring the Supreme Court to take up the issue. The 2-1 ruling, by the Cincinnati-based 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, is the first ruling by a federal appeals court that upholds bans on same-sex marriage. Gay marriage advocates said they would immediately seek U.S. Supreme Court review. ...


Who shot bin Laden? Former Navy SEALS make rival claims

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 04:29 PM PST

Rob O'Neill who was on the Navy SEAL 6 team that rescued Capt. Phillips from pirates and had his role featured in the movie Capt. Phillips is shown in Butte MontanaBy Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. Navy Seal commando team that killed Osama bin Laden at his Pakistan hideout in May, 2011 are making conflicting claims as to who actually shot the al Qaeda leader. The Washington Post published a story on Thursday quoting Rob O'Neill, a former SEAL, as claiming to have fired the fatal shot that hit bin Laden in the forehead after O'Neill stormed into a room in bin Laden's house in Abbottabad. The claim by O'Neill, who travels the country giving motivational speeches, was countered by a source close to another SEAL team member. ...


Bankrupt San Bernardino, Calif., warns it may contract out services, raise debt

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 03:53 PM PST

By Tim Reid RIVERSIDE Calif. (Reuters) - Bankrupt San Bernadino, California, might have to contract out essential services and place a revenue bond on the ballot in 2015 elections after a measure failed this week that would have lowered base pay for police and firefighters, said a lawyer for the city on Thursday. Paul Glassman, San Bernardino's bankruptcy attorney, told the federal judge overseeing the city's bankruptcy that a rejection by voters on Tuesday of a pay-cutting ballot measure for police and firefighters was a "gamechanger" that had thrown the restructuring plan off track. ...

French bombmaker killed in Syria

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 04:45 PM PST

A picture taken on November 6, 2014 YPG fighter riding a motocycle in the Syrian city of Kobane, also known as Ain al-ArabU.S. air raids likely ended al-Qaida-affiliated David Drugeon's life.


Ebola watch period nears end in Texas

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 11:04 AM PST

Texas is almost done watching for Ebola in people who had contact with either a Liberian patient or two nurses who were infected while caring for him, officials said Thursday. The final person to be cleared on Friday is a hospital worker who handled medical waste on October 17, said Texas Department of State Health Services commissioner David Lakey. The rest of the 176 being monitored -- none of whom developed Ebola -- included health care workers, household contacts and community members. "We reached this point through teamwork and meticulous monitoring, and we'll continue to be vigilant to protect Texas from Ebola."

GOP's first big priorities as dominant party in Congress

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 01:19 PM PST

McConnell outlines GOP priorities for the new termRepublicans' big victory gives them an opportunity to push the legislation they've longed for.


3 admit to heinous act on autistic teen

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 12:53 PM PST

Ice Bucket Challenge PrankCLEVELAND (AP) — Three teens charged in a cruel ice bucket prank admitted in juvenile court Thursday that they dumped urine, tobacco and spit on an autistic classmate.


Right-wingers guilty of plot to kill S. African president

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 07:37 AM PST

Jacob Zuma speaks at the UN General Assembly on September 24, 2014 in New York CityA South African court has sentenced two members of a right-wing group convicted of high treason for plotting to kill President Jacob Zuma to eight years in prison, state prosecutors said Thursday. The men were arrested in December 2012 on suspicion of targeting top African National Congress leaders including Zuma during the party's conference. National Prosecuting Authority spokesman Nathi Mncube said the High Court on Thursday convicted Johan Prinsloo of "high treason and possession of ammunition" and jailed him for eight years. His co-accused Mark Trollip had last year pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy and was also handed an eight-year jail term.


Spain warns Catalonia as independence vote looms

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 09:23 AM PST

Catalans hold a pro-independence rally ahead of the referendum planned for November 9, 2014Spain is making demands of the wealthy region as its independence referendum nears.


Full title of Star Wars Episode VII revealed

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 09:12 AM PST

Finally: We now know the full title of Star Wars Episode VIITo say the new J.J. Abrams-directed Star Wars films are highly anticipated would be an understatement and now we at long last know a crucial piece of the puzzle for their first installment. Entertainment Weekly reports that the first film in the new trilogy will be called Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens. RELATED: Spoiler pictures from the set of Star Wars Episode VII leak showing new alien creature EW doesn't give us any further details about what significance this name has to the film's story and only says that the name was revealed just as the movie is finishing up its final day of shooting. Just because they're about to wrap up filming the movie, however, doesn't mean it's


Texas nurse, now free of Ebola, defends her work and travels

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 11:32 AM PST

Amber Vinson speaks before her release from Emory University Hospital in AtlantaBy Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the Texas nurses who helped treat a Liberian man with Ebola last month defended her decision to fly after that, saying she had not been barred from traveling and felt normal during her trip. In televised interviews on Thursday, Amber Vinson, 29, also said she had received little training in handling patients with the virus that has ravaged West Africa, and had no experience with the protective gear needed for such cases before treating the Liberian, Thomas Duncan, who later died. ...


The man who opened the Berlin Wall

Posted: 05 Nov 2014 11:43 PM PST

Harald Jaeger, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the former east German secret police Stasi, speaks to journalists at his home in Werneuchen, north of Berlin, on November 4, 2014You may not know his name, but his actions on the night of November 9, 1989 changed history.


Iowa teen: I thought I killed a goblin, not my brother

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 01:59 PM PST

Teen charged with killing foster brother takes the standLOGAN, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa teenager testified that when he killed his 5-year-old foster brother, he was in a fantasy world and thought he was killing a goblin.


What toys made the National Toy Hall of Fame?

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 11:00 AM PST

In this photo provided by Strong National Museum of Play is a kite inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y., Thursday Nov. 8, 2007. Spanning ancient and modern eras, the Atari 2600 video game system, the kite and Raggedy Andy were chosen for entry into the Strong National Museum of Play's all-star lineup, joining the bicycle, Lionel model trains, Mr. Potato Head and 33 other classic playthings. (AP Photo/Strong National Museum of Play)A trio of childhood staples has been inducted in the prestigious institution.


AC/DC's Phil Rudd accused of murder-for-hire plot

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 10:49 AM PST

Phil Rudd, the drummer for rock band AC/DC, leaves a court house in Tauranga, New Zealand, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, after being charged with attempting to procure murder. The 60-year-old has also been charged with threatening to kill and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana. (AP Photo/Bay Of Plenty Times via The New Zealand Herald, George Novak) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUTWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australian rock band AC/DC says the arrest of its drummer in an alleged murder-for-hire plot won't affect its upcoming tour or album release.


Matt Bai: What happened to Obama's turnout?

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 02:26 AM PST

A voter stands in a voting booth to cast his ballot for the U.S. midterm elections at a restaurant used as a polling station in ChicagoIt's clear the GOP did a better job than Democrats hitting targets on Tuesday.


Nurse who caught Ebola says she was not reckless

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 02:17 PM PST

Amber Vinson speaks before her release from Emory University Hospital in AtlantaATLANTA (AP) — A nurse who was infected with Ebola after treating a sick patient said she didn't have enough training beforehand on how to protect herself.


SEAL who shot Osama Bin Laden revealed

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The US Navy Seal who fired the fatal gunshots at Osama bin Laden has revealed his identity. Commando Rob O'Neill was a key figure in Operation Neptune Spear, the daring night-time mission which saw the al-Qaeda chief shot and killed on May 2, 2011.


U.S. airstrikes target al-Qaida group in Syria

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 03:01 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2014 file photo, smoke and flames rise from an Islamic State fighters' position in the town of Kobani during airstrikes by the US led coalition seen from the outskirts of Suruc, near the Turkey-Syria border. Ethnic Kurds are helping members of the Islamic State group in the battle for the key Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, sharing their knowledge of the local terrain and language with the extremists, according to Iraqi and Kurdish officials. Still, most Kurds are moderate and secular-leaning Muslims. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)BEIRUT (AP) — American aircraft bombed al-Qaida-linked militants in Syria on Thursday, and activists said another radical rebel group also was hit - an apparent expansion of the aerial campaign against the Islamic State group to target other extremists deemed a threat to the West.


Chicago Archdiocese will release files on 36 abusive priests

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 08:35 AM PST

More Chicago priest abuse case documents releasedBy Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago released on Thursday internal files of 36 priests who church officials found had sexually abused children. The files, which were released online, and other documents released in January show how the archdiocese dealt with abuse allegations during the past six decades, including the practice of moving priests accused of abuse to new parishes. As part of a mediation agreement, the archdiocese in January released files on 30 former priests accused of abusing minors. ...


Woman kidnapped off Philly street found alive in Maryland

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The woman who was kidnapped on Sunday off a desolate Philadelphia street -- a harrowing crime that was caught on surveillance camera -- was found alive Wednesday in Maryland, while her abductor was arrested, authorities said.


Man accused of killing girlfriend, posting scene photos surrenders

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 04:18 PM PST

This image released by the Portland, Ore., Police Bureau, shows David Kalac, 33, who police say is a suspect in the killing of a woman in Port Orchard, Wash., where graphic photos of the victim's body were posted online hours before before police found the body. ( AP Photo/Portland Police Bureau)PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of killing his live-in girlfriend and posting photos of her lifeless body online was headed back to Washington state after he surrendered to an officer in neighboring Oregon and waived extradition.


Breaking the law to feed homeless in Ft. Lauderdale

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 12:24 PM PST

Homeless advocate Arnold Abbott, 90, of the nonprofit group Love Thy Neighbor Inc., center, gets his drivers license to hand to a Fort Lauderdale police officer, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Abbott and a group of volunteers were feeding the homeless in a public parking lot next to the beach when he was issued a summons to appear in court for violating an ordinance that limits where charitable groups can feed the homeless on public property. Abbott w also recently arrested along with two pastors for feeding the homeless in a Fort Lauderdale park. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Despite being charged with violating a new law by feeding the homeless in South Florida, 90-year-old Arnold Abbott said he's not deterred and even went back out to serve more food at a public park.


Election brings new GOP power to state capitols

Posted: 05 Nov 2014 08:36 PM PST

Newly-reelected Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker addresses members of his staff and cabinet during a post-election day gathering at the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison, Wis. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. Pictured with him at the table are his Chief of Staff Eric Shutt, his wife, Tonette, and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)State capitols across the country will be more Republican than at any time since the 1920s.


Woman abducted on Philadelphia street found safe

Posted: 05 Nov 2014 10:38 PM PST

This undated photo provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Carlesha Freeland-Gaither. A bank card belonging to Freeland-Gaither, a woman abducted Sunday night from a Philadelphia street, was used Tuesday morning, Nov. 4, 2014 in Maryland, police said. This is a fresh lead in a case that quickly gained attention after police released black-and-white surveillance video showing the 22-year-old woman flailing in vain as a man rushed her along a sidewalk to a parked car. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman seen on surveillance video putting up a fight while being abducted off a Philadelphia street was found safe outside Baltimore on Wednesday, and the man who snatched her was arrested, police said.


Hollywood exec's remains found after 2 years

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 02:36 PM PST

FILE - This file photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department shows missing 20th Century Fox executive Gavin Smith who was last seen May 1, 2012. The Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed early Thursday Nov. 6, 2014 that the remains of Gavin Smith have been positively identified. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Human remains found by hikers in a shallow grave in the desert east of Los Angeles have been identified as those of a Hollywood studio executive who vanished in 2012 and was believed murdered, police said on Thursday. The hikers came across a skull and other bones in a shallow grave near Palmdale, 40 miles east of Los Angeles, Lieutenant Dave Dolson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told a news conference. ...


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