2015年10月17日星期六

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Trump, Bush call each other ‘pathetic’ in 9/11 spat

Posted: 17 Oct 2015 09:16 AM PDT

Republican 2016 U.S. presidential candidate Trump talks with fellow candidate Bush during a commercial break at the first official Republican presidential candidates debate of the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign in ClevelandRepublican rivals Jeb Bush and Donald Trump called each other "pathetic" on Friday after Trump noted during an interview with Bloomberg TV that the September 11, 2001, terror attacks happened on President George W. Bush's watch.


Hillary moneyman highlights new Saudi connection

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Israel: 4 Palestinian attackers shot dead in latest violence

Posted: 17 Oct 2015 12:38 PM PDT

The body of an alleged Palestinian attacker is removed from the scene in Jerusalem Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said a 16-year-old Palestinian drew a knife on officers when they approached him in Jerusalem and asked for identification Saturday. She said the officers opened fire and killed him. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian assailants carried out five stabbing attacks in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Saturday, authorities said, as a month-long outburst of violence showed no signs of abating. The unrest came despite new security measures that have placed troops and checkpoints around Palestinian neighborhoods in east Jerusalem. At least four assailants were killed.


How to become a U.S. citizen

Posted: 16 Oct 2015 12:59 PM PDT

Now I Get It: How to become a U.S. citizenBy Kaye Foley The debate over immigration reform and eventual citizenship is a heated one, especially on the campaign trail. And this time around is no different. But how does someone become a U.S. citizen? The first step for anyone coming to America is to get permanent resident status — or a green card.


Sketches of suspects in stabbing of French train hero released

Posted: 17 Oct 2015 04:27 PM PDT

Two suspects in the stabbing of Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone are seen in police sketches released by the Sacramento, California Police DepartmentThe two composite sketches are based on eyewitness accounts of the Oct. 8 assault in the Northern California city, where Stone was stabbed several times during a fight outside a bar, police said. Investigators said they believe the male suspects were wearing white shirts and blue jeans. Police have not disclosed what caused the fight that led to "significant injuries" to Stone, who was taken to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.


Kardashians encouraged by Odom's improvement, People Magazine says

Posted: 17 Oct 2015 11:27 AM PDT

Television personalities and NBA player Lamar Odom arrive at the Teen Choice 2010 Awards in Los Angeles(Reuters) - The improving health of former NBA star Lamar Odom four days after he collapsed at a Nevada brothel and fell into a coma has brightened the spirits of his loved ones, People Magazine reported on Saturday, citing a source close to his estranged wife Khloé Kardashian. Odom, who appeared with Kardashian and her family in two reality television shows, emerged from the coma on Friday and was removed from a ventilator that was assisting his breathing, celebrity media reported. "The family is still totally consumed by what's going on with Lamar, and Khloé is checking in with regular updates, but there was so much positivity," the unidentified source told People Magazine.


Oregon mass shooting survivor posts account of blood, pain and healing

Posted: 17 Oct 2015 12:01 PM PDT

Mintz, a 30-year-old U.S. Army veteran who has been hailed as a hero for his selflessness during the attack at Umpqua Community College in the town of Roseburg, described shooter Chris Harper-Mercer as emotionless. "It started so normal, the day that is," Mintz wrote in a graphic, blow-by-blow account of the minutes before and after the shooting. Mintz described running through the library warning people, then heading back toward Snyder Hall, where shots had been fired.

Mexico: Drug lord injured in recent evasion of capture

Posted: 16 Oct 2015 09:01 PM PDT

A T-shirt of fugitive Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman covers a mannequin representing Jesus Malverde, known in Mexico as the "Saint" of drug traffickers, inside the shrine of a faith healer in Mexico City, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. The government is offering a reward of 60 million pesos, or about $3.5 million dollars, for Guzman's recapture after he made his second escape from a maximum security prison through an underground tunnel in 2015. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)MEXICO CITY (AP) — The pursuit of escaped drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in recent weeks moved into the mountains of northwestern Mexico and officials think he injured a leg and his face in evading capture, the government said late Friday.


Optimism aside, U.S. struggles to meet goals in Afghanistan

Posted: 17 Oct 2015 12:39 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Obama announced that he will keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017, casting aside his promise to end the war on his watch and instead ensuring he hands the conflict off to his successor. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)America's war in Afghanistan, now in its 15th year, is long on official U.S. optimism about building a self-reliant Afghan army but short on convincing evidence that the goal will be reached anytime soon.


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