2015年5月9日星期六

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Obama on his beef with Sen. Warren: She's wrong

Posted: 09 May 2015 11:01 AM PDT

President Obama answers a question from TumblrIn a Yahoo News exclusive, the president tells columnist Matt Bai that his ally's trade pact fears are misguided.


Legacy of Etan Patz’s disappearance: The rise of helicopter parents

Posted: 09 May 2015 08:23 AM PDT

This May 28, 2012, file photo shows a newspaper with a photograph of Etan Patz at a makeshift memorial in the SoHo neighborhood of New York where Patz lived before his disappearance on May 25, 1979. The murder trial of Pedro Hernandez, the man accused in the child's disappearance, ended Friday, May 8, 2015 with the jury hopelessly deadlocked after 18 days of deliberations, leaving unresolved a case that has haunted New York City for 36 years. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)The disappearance of Etan Patz in 1979 changed the way parents watch over their children. But some people think the current level of "protection" is out of control.


Seeking Hispanic vote, Hillary Clinton defends illegal immigrants

Posted: 09 May 2015 11:14 AM PDT

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (C) poses with students and faculty at Rancho High School on May 5, 2015 in Las Vegas, NevadaThe 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States don't vote, but they have children, siblings or cousins who do, and Hillary Clinton is courting their support. The Democratic presidential candidate has singled out immigration as a key campaign issue in her bid for the White House in 2016. She is looking to set herself apart from her Republican rivals on the matter, and has even said she wants to go further than President Barack Obama to secure legal status, and citizenship, for millions of undocumented immigrants, most of whom are Hispanic. The move is a strategic one: securing the Hispanic vote could be what Clinton -- or any candidate -- needs to become president in the next election.


Exclusive: Why a company chairman supported a Prophet Mohammad cartoon event

Posted: 09 May 2015 06:44 AM PDT

The car that was used the previous night by two gunmen is investigated by local police and the FBI in GarlandBy Tim McLaughlin and Mark Hosenball BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Robert Shillman heads a publicly traded American technology company called Cognex Corp with a market value of $4 billion. He also says he is a big supporter of last Sunday's Prophet Mohammad cartoon contest in Texas that was attacked by two gunmen who opened fire before being shot dead by police.     In a telephone interview with Reuters from his home near San Diego, California, Shillman said America's free speech is under threat.


Nuclear plant unit north of New York City shuts down after transformer fire

Posted: 09 May 2015 05:07 PM PDT

(Reuters) - A transformer failure and fire caused a unit at Indian Point nuclear plant north of New York City to be shut down on Saturday, and people nearby reported seeing an explosion and smoke at the plant. The plant at Buchanan in New York state was stable and there was no danger to the public or employees, said Entergy Corp, the company that operates the facility. Several emergency calls reported a loud noise at the plant, which is located about 40 miles (65 km) north of New York City on the east bank of the Hudson River, a New York State police spokesman said. The transformer fire was extinguished with no damage to the reactor, a spokesman for Entergy said.

Severe storms, possible tornadoes to batter Great Plains

Posted: 09 May 2015 10:23 AM PDT

Residents in parts of Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas were bracing on Saturday for severe thunderstorms that could spawn tornadoes, just days after a series of twisters tore through several Great Plains states, leaving one person dead. The National Weather Service issued a warning saying there was an "enhanced risk" of severe weather beginning on Saturday afternoon that could bring hail, strong winds, flash floods and possibly conditions leading to tornadoes. "The area of greatest concern is from southeast Colorado to portions of Texas," it said in its advisory. "The primary threat with these storms will be very large hail, but damaging winds and even a few tornadoes cannot be ruled out." The storm system could bring lashing wind and rain as far north as Kansas and southern Nebraska, and to parts of central Texas, including Dallas and its suburbs.

Report: North Korea test-fires submarine-launch ballistic missile

Posted: 09 May 2015 09:19 AM PDT

North Korean leader Kim speaks during the 5th meeting of training officers of the Korean People's Army in this undated photo released by KCNA in PyongyangBy Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it had successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, a step that would mark significant progress in the secretive state's military capabilities. It could pose a new threat to South Korea, Japan and the United States, which have tried to contain North Korea's growing nuclear and missile strength, military experts said. The North's leader, Kim Jong Un, oversaw the test-launch from an offshore location as the submarine dived and "a ballistic missile surfaced from the sea and soared into the air, leaving a fiery trail of blaze," the official KCNA news agency said.


Officers charged in arrested man's death want case dismissed

Posted: 08 May 2015 07:51 PM PDT

Protesters stand on cars near the intersection of North Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore, Friday, May 1, 2015, the day of the announcement of charges against the police officers involved in Freddie Gray's arrest. State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced the stiffest charge, second-degree "depraved heart" murder, against the driver of the police van that Gray was in after his arrest. Other officers faced charges of involuntary manslaughter, assault and illegal arrest. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Attorneys for six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of a man who died of a spinal injury he received while in custody asked a judge Friday to dismiss the case or assign it to someone other than the city's top prosecutor, who they say has too many conflicts of interest to remain objective.


Reese Witherspoon reflects on hosting 'SNL' after 9/11

Posted: 08 May 2015 05:55 PM PDT

Reese Witherspoon reflects on hosting SNL after 9/11In New York City to host "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, Reese Witherspoon sat down with Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric on Friday and reflected on the last time she hosted the show — two weeks after 9/11.


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