2015年5月20日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Crisis in California: Innovative technologies under development for cleaning up oil spills

Posted: 20 May 2015 11:17 AM PDT

An oil spill is seen in the Pacific Ocean near Santa Barbara in Goleta.As California struggles to deal with Tuesday's huge oil spill, scientists are working on more efficient technologies to aid in future cleanups.


Bin Laden fixated on attacking U.S. interests: documents

Posted: 20 May 2015 01:59 PM PDT

Members of the anti-terrorism squad are seen surrounding the compound where al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in AbbottabadBy Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden was fixated on attacking U.S. targets and pressured al Qaeda groups to heal local rivalries and focus on that cause, according to documents the United States says were seized in his hideout in Pakistan and released on Wednesday. The documents published by U.S. intelligence also contained details of purported negotiations between al Qaeda, its allies in the Pakistani Taliban and representatives of Pakistani intelligence, and what seemed to be an al Qaeda job application.


About 120 guns found at scene of deadly Texas gang fight

Posted: 20 May 2015 04:08 PM PDT

A motorcycle is seen on a wrecker before it is removed from the Twin Peaks restaurant, where nine members of a motorcycle gang were shot and killed, in WacoBy Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - About 120 guns and 160 knives were recovered from the scene of a deadly Sunday battle between rival motorcycle gangs in the Texas city of Waco that left nine people dead, police said on Wednesday as they sharply dropped their tally of weapons found. Gang members hid weapons in sacks of flour and bags of chips at the Twin Peaks restaurant, where they attacked each other in a fight that was likely set off by a smoldering turf battle, Waco Police said. Waco Police Sergeant Patrick Swanton told cable channel CNN: "These were vicious gang members that were in our city Sunday." The two main adversaries were motorcycle gangs the Bandidos, seen as the long-standing dominant gang in Texas and called a criminal organization by the U.S. Justice Department, and the Cossacks, which have been challenging them for power in the state, according to experts on the gangs.


Man who flew gyrocopter to U.S. Capitol faces up to nine and a half years in prison

Posted: 20 May 2015 02:01 PM PDT

The U.S. Capitol building is seen through a snow covered trellis at the start of the 114th Congress on the Capitol grounds in WashingtonThe Florida man who flew a gyrocopter onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in April faces up to 9-1/2 years in prison after being indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday. Douglas Hughes, a 61-year-old mail carrier from Ruskin, Florida, was indicted on six charges, including violation of the registration requirements involving an aircraft and violation of national defense airspace, the U.S. Justice Department said. Hughes was arrested after piloting the small, unauthorized aircraft from Pennsylvania and landing on the west lawn of the Capitol as police and tourists looked on.


Bin Laden bent on spectacular U.S. attack until the end: files

Posted: 20 May 2015 09:35 AM PDT

Pakistani policemen stand guard outside a burnt compound at the hideout of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on May 3, 2011Hunkered down in his Pakistani compound, Osama bin Laden pleaded with his followers to stay focused on attacking the United States instead of being dragged into Muslim infighting. Documents that were declassified on Wednesday shed new light on the mindset of Al-Qaeda's founder, his debates over tactics, his anxiety over Western spying and his fixation with the group's media image. "The focus should be on killing and fighting the American people and their representatives," the late Al-Qaeda figurehead wrote.


Oil slicks off California span 9 miles; cleanup underway

Posted: 20 May 2015 02:44 PM PDT

Oil slicks off California span 9 miles; cleanup underwayAn oil spill that fouled beaches and threatened wildlife along a scenic stretch of the California coast spread across 9 miles of ocean Wednesday as cleanup efforts began and federal regulators investigated ...


Nebraska lawmakers vote to abolish death penalty

Posted: 20 May 2015 02:34 PM PDT

Neb Lethal InjectionLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill abolishing the death penalty that would make it the first conservative state to do so since 1973 if the measure becomes law.


Waitresses chronicle Texas biker bloodshed, uncertain futures

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Some ran, others cowered in a walk-in freezer to escape the deadly biker brawl.


Banks fined $2.5 billion, to plead guilty to market rigging

Posted: 20 May 2015 07:21 AM PDT

Bank Pleas an Industry Worry, Concern: Rosa Abrantez-MetzFour big banks will pay $2.5 billion in fines and plead guilty to criminally manipulating global currency market going back to 2007. JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Barclays and The Royal Bank of Scotland conspired ...


Los Angeles becomes latest US city to favor $15 minimum wage

Posted: 19 May 2015 05:59 PM PDT

Supporters applaud during the minimum wage increase vote as the Los Angeles City Council votes to raise the minimum wage in the city to $15 an hour by 2020, making it the largest city in the nation to do so, in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 19, 2015. The measure approved Tuesday calls for small businesses with 25 or fewer employees to have an additional year to reach the $15 plateau. The council voted 14-1 after members of the public made impassioned statements for and against the plan. The increases begin with a wage of $10.50 in July 2016, followed by annual increases to $12, $13.25, $14.25 and then $15. Small businesses and nonprofits would be a year behind. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes )The move is closely watched as Americans' wages have stagnated.


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