2015年10月22日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Benghazi hearing live stream, updates: Hillary Clinton testifies

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Paul Ryan is in, will seek job of House Speaker

Posted: 22 Oct 2015 04:14 PM PDT

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, following meetings with House Republican leaders and the Freedom Caucus members. Ryan seeking unity in a place it's rarely found, is telling House Republicans he will serve as their speaker only if they embrace him by week's end as their consensus candidate. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Paul Ryan on Thursday formally declared his candidacy for speaker of the House after getting unified support from across the Republican conference.


Fairness Project vies to raise the minimum wage at the ballot box

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The Marshall Project and Obama on criminal justice reform

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Clinton gets emotional during Benghazi hearing

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The former secretary of state is being grilled by the House Select Committee over what she knew about the 2012 attack.


Obama vetoes $612 billion defense bill in rebuke to GOP

Posted: 22 Oct 2015 02:11 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama vetoes H.R. 1735 "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016" in the Oval Office of the White House in WashingtonWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama vetoed a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill Wednesday in a rebuke to congressional Republicans, and insisted they send him a better version that doesn't tie his hands on some of his top priorities.


What becomes of Joe Biden now?

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Teacher, student killed in stabbing attack on Swedish school

Posted: 22 Oct 2015 03:44 PM PDT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A sword-wielding masked man who students thought was playing a Halloween prank stabbbed four people at a school with a large immigrant community in southern Sweden on Thursday, killing a teacher and a student before being shot dead by police.

Clinton defends her Benghazi record in face of Republican criticism

Posted: 22 Oct 2015 01:58 PM PDT

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Clinton testifies before House Select Committee on Benghazi in WashingtonBy Jonathan Allen and John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday deflected harsh Republican criticism of her handling of the deadly 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, and urged her questioners in Congress to put U.S. national security ahead of politics. At a sometimes bitter day-long hearing, Republicans accused the front-runner in the 2016 Democratic presidential race of misinforming the public about the cause of the attack by suspected Islamic militants that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Benghazi. Clinton, 67, calmly avoided the fray during the most heated exchanges between Republicans and her Democratic allies, and stayed composed under sometimes hostile and aggressive questions from Republican lawmakers.


Paul Ryan announces candidacy for House Speaker

Posted: 22 Oct 2015 04:06 PM PDT

Rep. Ryan leaves a meeting with moderate members of the House Republican caucus on Capitol Hill in WashingtonU.S. Republican congressman Paul Ryan formally announced his candidacy for speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday after he nailed down crucial endorsements from Republican factions. Ryan earlier this week said he was open to replacing retiring House Speaker John Boehner, but only if he could win the unified backing of his divided party colleagues in the House.


Florida musician killed by plainclothes cop never fired gun: lawyer

Posted: 22 Oct 2015 09:59 AM PDT

Handout photo of Corey JonesA Florida musician who was shot and killed by a plainclothes police officer after his car broke down on a highway exit ramp never fired the handgun he was carrying and was running away at one point, lawyers for the dead man's family said on Thursday. Corey Jones, a 31-year-old black drummer, was waiting for a tow truck around 3 a.m. on Sunday when he was approached by Nouman Raja, who was driving an unmarked van, the lawyers told a news conference on the steps of the Palm Beach County courthouse. Police say there was a confrontation with Jones, who was carrying a recently purchased handgun, that ended with Jones being shot and killed by Raja, who was on duty investigating a burglary.


Mets complete sweep, reach first World Series since 2000

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'History isn't finished with Joe Biden'

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The vice president is being praised by Democrats and Republicans for his decision to stay out of the presidential race.


Person of interest held in Albuquerque road rage shooting

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Suspect in NYPD officer shooting charged with murder

Posted: 22 Oct 2015 12:26 AM PDT

Suspect in NYPD Officer Shooting Charged With Murder, Police SayThe gunman who allegedly shot and killed a New York City police officer has been charged with murder, officials said. Tyrone Howard, 30, of East Harlem, who has prior gang-related offenses, was also charged with robbery in the shooting death of Officer Randolph Holder and stealing a bike in the process, officials said. Holder and other officers were responding to reports of gunshots in East Harlem, which police sources said was connected to gang activity.


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