2016年4月15日星期五

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


2nd strong quake hits southern Japan; some reported trapped

Posted: 15 Apr 2016 02:50 PM PDT

A severely damaged dentist office leans to one side following an earthquake early Saturday, April 16, 2016, in Kumamoto, southern Japan. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region and killed several people. (Koji Harada/Kyodo News via AP) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDITMASHIKI, Japan (AP) — A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region and killed 10 people.


Obama articulates why Americans are so unhappy

Posted: 15 Apr 2016 12:31 PM PDT

The economy has improved substantially in the last seven years during the Obama administration. Yet two-thirds of Americans still think the country is on the wrong track. And Donald Trump's message that the American dream is dead has resonated with many Americans.

Sanders aide says the Clintons are showing their frustration

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 10:12 PM PDT

Sanders aide says the Clintons are showing their frustrationJeff Weaver, campaign manager for Bernie Sanders' presidential bid in the Democratic primary, believes the Vermont senator's opponent and her husband are on edge. Speaking to Yahoo News after the Democratic presidential debate in Brooklyn, N.Y., Weaver said he believes there has been a certain "edginess" in the Clinton campaign in the last few weeks, given that Sanders has won eight of the last nine primary contests.


Belgian transport minister quits over airport security

Posted: 15 Apr 2016 05:06 AM PDT

A flight schedule board is seen through broken windows inside the terminal at Brussels International airport following bomb attacks in Brussels metro and Belgium's airport of ZaventemBelgium's transport minister resigned on Friday following opposition accusations she lied about an EU report that criticized security at Brussels Airport a year before last month's Islamic State suicide bombings. Jacqueline Galant had previously maintained before parliament that her office had not been aware of a critical report sent in March 2015 by EU officials. European Commission officials declined comment on the report but noted they carry out regular checks on security at European airports and raise any concerns with national authorities.


Woman hurt in Kalamazoo shootings trying to forgive suspect

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 01:21 PM PDT

Tiana Carruthers, one of the Kalamazoo mass shooting survivors, gives a personal statement at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Thursday, April 14, 2016. The press conference was the first time Carruthers has made a public appearance since she was shot four times by alleged gunman Jason Dalton on Feb. 20, 2016. (Chelsea Purgahn/Kalamazoo Gazette-MLive Media Group via AP) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL RADIO OUT; MANDATORY CREDITDETROIT (AP) — The first person hurt in a mass shooting in southwestern Michigan says she can't hate the man charged in the rampage and seeks to forgive him, even as she's trying to walk and use her "completely reconstructed" arm.


Obama to sign executive order to ignite corporate competition

Posted: 15 Apr 2016 03:04 AM PDT

President Obama wants to open up competition in US industries.

At the Vatican, Sanders blasts 'immoral' wealth inequality

Posted: 15 Apr 2016 06:12 AM PDT

US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders meets supporters outside the Perugino gate at the Vatican, Friday, April 15, 2016. Sanders spoke at a conference commemorating the 25th anniversary of "Centesimus Annus," a high-level teaching document by Pope John Paul II on the economy and social justice at the end of the Cold War. (Angelo Carconi/ANSA via AP)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Bernie Sanders issued a global call to action at the Vatican Friday to address "immoral and unsustainable" wealth inequality and poverty, using the high profile gathering to echo one of the central platforms of his presidential campaign.


Trump praises ‘New York values’ before hometown crowd

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 09:25 PM PDT

Trump praises 'New York values' before hometown crowdDonald Trump addresses the New York State Republican Gala April 14 in New York. NEW YORK — Donald Trump took the stage inside the ballroom of a hotel he built here Thursday night and cast himself not only as a defining figure in the architecture of New York but as a staunch defender of its values. In a speech before a mostly adoring hometown crowd at the New York State Republican Gala, Trump never once mentioned his rival Ted Cruz by name, but repeatedly mocked the Texas senator's criticism of "New York values," insisting that it is those core beliefs that have the ability to get the country back on track.


North Korea missile launch fails on founder's birthday

Posted: 15 Apr 2016 04:24 AM PDT

Musudan-class missiles are displayed during a military parade in PyongyangNorth Korea tried and failed Friday to test-fire what appeared to be a medium-range missile on the birthday of founding leader Kim Il-Sung, the United States said, denouncing the move as another needless provocation. There had been widespread intelligence reports in recent days that the North was preparing for the first-ever flight test of its Musudan missile, which is believed to be capable of striking US bases on the Pacific island of Guam. On board a US aircraft carrier in the South China Sea as part of a regional tour, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter hit out at North Korea for raising tensions.


Clinton to Sanders: Gun control is ‘not a laughing matter’

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 07:33 PM PDT

As they have in nearly every debate, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed sharply over the subject of guns. It started with the question of whether Clinton had "seriously" blamed Vermont, and by extension Sanders, for New York's gun violence, because earlier in the week, she did point out that most of the guns used in crime in New York came from other states, specifically his. "Of course not," she said, but when Sanders chuckled, she became more than serious.

Panel recommends parole for ex-Manson follower Van Houten

Posted: 15 Apr 2016 06:12 AM PDT

Former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten confers with her attorney Rich Pfeiffer, not shown, during a break from her hearing before the California Board of Parole Hearings at the California Institution for Women in Chino, Calif., Thursday, April 14, 2016. A California panel recommended parole Thursday for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten more than four decades after she and other cult members went to prison for the notorious killings of a wealthy grocer and his wife. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)CHINO, Calif. (AP) — Leslie Van Houten stood before the California panel that would soon recommend her parole as a slight woman with shoulder-length gray hair, a wrinkled face and glasses, a far cry to from the rebellious teen she was when she joined the cult of Charles Manson more than 40 years ago and helped kill a wealthy grocer and his wife.


Clinton vs. Sanders: It’s all about the ‘judgment’

Posted: 14 Apr 2016 07:01 PM PDT

The Democratic debate in Brooklyn began right out of the gate with Sen. Bernie Sanders questioning Hillary Clinton's judgment, and Clinton storming back to defend herself.
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