2015年4月16日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Journalism ethicists sound off on Florida paper’s gyrocopter coverage

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The Capitol incident sparks a debate over what journalists are obligated to do.


Marco Rubio responds to Democratic leader's insult

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WikiLeaks dumps data from Sony hacking scandal

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 03:25 PM PDT

WikiLeaks published thousands of documents from last year's Sony hacking scandal, calling them an insight into the inner workings of a "secretive" firmWikiLeaks published thousands of documents on Thursday from last year's Sony hacking scandal, calling them an insight into the inner workings of a "secretive" firm. The website said the searchable data dump includes 30,287 documents from the US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and 173,132 emails to and from more than 2,200 company email addresses. The same data was released online after hackers attacked Sony Pictures last November and threatened the company over the release of the comedy film "The Interview," which depicts a fictional CIA plot to kill North Korea's leader. The threats saw Sony cancel the public debut of the movie and led to the resignation of chairperson Amy Pascal.


Rep. Nancy Pelosi on 2016, her future

Posted: 15 Apr 2015 03:42 PM PDT

Rep. Nancy Pelosi on 2016, her futureThe Democratic leader talks to Katie Couric about the 2016 presidential campaign and more.


Ohio man who trained with Islamic militants charged with supporting terrorism

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 10:39 AM PDT

By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Columbus, Ohio, man who trained with Islamic militants in Syria has been arrested and charged with supporting terrorism and making false statements, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, 23, a naturalized American, had been instructed by a Muslim cleric to return to the United States and carry out an act of terrorism, a federal indictment said. The indictment said Mohamud told an associate that he wanted to go to a military base in Texas and "kill three or four American soldiers execution-style." Mohamud's brother was killed fighting with the Nusra Front, the Syria-based affiliate of al Qaeda, the indictment said.

Supervisors ordered to falsify training records for Tulsa reserve deputy: Report

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 07:43 AM PDT

The Oklahoma volunteer sheriff's deputy who accidentally shot and killed an unarmed suspect after confusing a stun gun with a handgun got firearms certification for field training he never received, the Tulsa World newspaper reports. The Tulsa County Sheriff's Department dismissed the report as rumor.

Amid chaos, Al-Qaida consolidates hold of Yemen province

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 03:13 PM PDT

Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, chant slogans during a demonstration against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on Houthi leaders, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, April 16, 2015. Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen seized Thursday control of a major airport and sea port and oil terminal in southern Yemen, consolidating their hold of the country's largest province amid wider chaos that is pitting Shiite rebels against forces loyal to the country's exiled president and a Saudi-led air campaign. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen consolidated control over much of the country's largest province on Thursday, capturing a major airport, an oil terminal and the area's main military base, and striking an alliance with local tribal leaders to administer the region.


Friend feared Capitol gyrocopter pilot would get shot down

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 01:28 AM PDT

Doug Hughes prepara unas cartas dirigidas a los 535 legisladores federales para llamar su atención sobre la corrupción en el financiamiento de campañas políticas, en abril de 2015. Hughes fue arrestado el miércoles 15 de abril por aterrizar un pequeño helicóptero en los jardines del Capitolio, lo que puso en alerta a las autoridades. Su idea era entregar la cartas. (James Borchuck/The Tampa Bay Times via AP)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida postal worker who piloted a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol lawn to call attention to his belief that campaign finance laws are too weak is "a patriot" who first came up with the idea about a year ago, a friend said.


Search area for Flight 370 to be doubled if plane not found

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 05:57 AM PDT

Malaysia Missing PlaneKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will be expanded by another 60,000 square kilometers (23,000 square miles) in the Indian Ocean if the jetliner is not found by May, officials said Thursday, affirming their commitment to not give up until it is located.


U.S. charges Florida man who landed helicopter near Capitol

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 01:24 PM PDT

People watch as a gyro copter that was flown onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol is towed from the west front lawn in WashingtonA Florida man who caused a major security scare after landing a small helicopter on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol was charged with two criminal offenses on Thursday and then released pending trial. Douglas Mark Hughes, 61, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, faces up to four years in prison on charges of unlawfully operating an unregistered aircraft and violating national defense airspace. Hughes was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after he flew his "gyro copter" over Washington and landed on the Capitol grounds. Aircraft are banned from flying in the area of the Capitol and the White House without permission.


U.S. objects to Boston bomber's lawyers' call to 'look deep inside'

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 02:19 PM PDT

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is pictured in this handout photo presented as evidence by the U.S. Attorney's Office in BostonBy Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Thursday objected to what they said was a call by lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that jurors "look deep inside" themselves when considering whether they believe the testimony of foreign witnesses. In a filing in Boston federal court, prosecutors said they objected to what they said was the defense's request that U.S. District Judge George O'Toole instruct the jurors to consider whether they are naturally prejudiced in favor of "people like themselves" and if they tend to discredit the testimony of foreign witnesses. Both prosecutors and defense witnesses are set to begin calling another round of witnesses, with the trial's sentencing phase expected to take four weeks before the jury begins deliberations on Tsarnaev's fate.


White House mum on DEA chief after sex party scandal

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:30 AM PDT

DEA administrator Michele Leonhart testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in a hearing on sexual harassment and misconduct allegations at the DEA and FBI in WashingtonThe White House sidestepped questions on Thursday about whether President Barack Obama retains confidence in the chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration after an investigation found DEA agents took part in sex parties with prostitutes in Colombia. The Justice Department's internal watchdog found that 10 DEA agents participated in the parties, paid for by drug cartels. A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives have said they have lost confidence in DEA chief Michele Leonhart. Asked twice by reporters at a briefing whether Obama still has confidence in Leonhart, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama "has very high expectations for everybody who serves in this administration." "We do have concerns about what's been reported by the Office of the Inspector General," Earnest said, referring to the internal watchdog that detailed the allegations.


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