2016年5月24日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Prosecutors to seek death penalty in S. Carolina church shooting

Posted: 24 May 2016 04:56 PM PDT

Dylann Roof attends a hearing at the Judicial Center in CharlestonDylann Roof, 22, is accused of opening fire on June 17 during a Bible study session at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.


Bill Cosby is ordered to stand trial in sex case

Posted: 24 May 2016 04:04 PM PDT

Bill Cosby is ordered to stand trial in sex caseShe called him "Mr. Cosby" and considered him a trusted friend and mentor. But 20 minutes after Bill Cosby offered her three blue pills and told her to take them with the wine he had set out, ...


US appeals court revisits Texas voter ID law

Posted: 24 May 2016 04:48 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2014 file photo, an election official checks a voter's photo identification at an early voting polling site in Austin, Texas. A federal appeals court is set to take a second look at a strict Texas voter ID law that was found to be unconstitutional last year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Whether a strict Texas voter ID law should be struck down, upheld, or, perhaps, adjusted is now up to 15 federal appeals court judges.


O'Reilly and Scarborough to Trump: Enough with the Clinton conspiracies!

Posted: 24 May 2016 09:05 AM PDT

Conservative commentators are cautioning Donald Trump not to give fuel to conspiracy theories and sordid controversies that have long swirled around Bill and Hillary Clinton after the presumptive Republican nominee called a former White House aide's suicide "fishy" and released an Instagram ad featuring audio recordings of the former president's accusers. "I'm not sure it's a good thing to do that," Fox News host Bill O'Reilly told Trump on Monday night, hours after the Instagram ad was posted. The brash billionaire said he only did so to counter Hillary Clinton's attacks on him.

Donald Trump faces key test in New Mexico

Posted: 24 May 2016 08:20 AM PDT

Donald Trump faces key test in New MexicoDonald Trump's ability to unite a splintered Republican Party faces another crucial test Tuesday as the presumptive GOP presidential nominee makes his first visit to New Mexico, the most Hispanic state in the nation and where Latino Republicans have condemned his harsh rhetoric on immigration and other policies. The snub comes as Martinez, a longtime Trump critic who backed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in the primary, has notably refused to line up behind the presumptive Republican presidential nominee even after GOP leaders have called for the party to unify behind him.


Jimmy Carter: Trump tapped a reservoir ‘of inherent racism’

Posted: 24 May 2016 06:18 AM PDT

Jimmy Carter: Trump tapped a reservoir 'of inherent racism'In an interview, former President Jimmy Carter called Donald Trump's campaign comments about Muslims and Mexicans "a violation of basic human rights."


Obama prods Vietnam on rights after activists stopped from meeting him

Posted: 24 May 2016 01:58 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama stands as he visits the Jade Pagoda temple in Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamBy Matt Spetalnick and Martin Petty HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama chided Vietnam on political freedoms on Tuesday after critics of its communist-run government were prevented from meeting him in Hanoi, a discordant note on a trip otherwise steeped in amity between the former foes. Tens of thousands turned out to welcome Obama on the second leg of his visit, Ho Chi Minh City, which was called Saigon until April 1975 when North Vietnamese tanks rolled in to bring U.S.-backed South Vietnam under communist rule. Many in the crowds lining the streets chanted "Obama, Obama," some held handwritten signs reading "Obama, we love you," and one woman held a boy dressed in a Captain America costume, complete with shield.


Forensic expert: EgyptAir human remains suggest explosion

Posted: 24 May 2016 06:06 AM PDT

Forensic expert: EgyptAir human remains suggest explosionHuman remains retrieved from the crash site of EgyptAir Flight 804 have burn marks and are very small in size, suggesting an explosion on board may have downed the aircraft in the east Mediterranean, a senior Egyptian forensics official said Tuesday. The official, who is part of the Egyptian team investigating the crash that killed all 66 people on board the flight from Paris to Cairo early last Thursday, has personally examined the remains at a Cairo morgue. "Whatever has been published is baseless and mere assumptions," Hisham Abdel-Hamid told Egypt's state MENA news agency.


Trump's Gun Views in Spotlight Amid String of Accidental School Shootings

Posted: 24 May 2016 11:15 AM PDT

Trump's Gun Views in Spotlight Amid String of Accidental School ShootingsDonald Trump has walked back his hard line on guns in schools as expressed at last week's NRA conference, which came amid a string of accidental shootings in recent weeks. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, who was recently endorsed by the NRA, told CNN on Monday that "school resource officers" or trained teachers should be allowed to carry guns on school grounds. Trump previously argued against gun-free zones in schools and on military bases.


Head of TSA security operations removed from position

Posted: 23 May 2016 10:42 PM PDT

Kelly Hoggan, head of security for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, is seen in an undated picture from the Transportation Security AdministrationWASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee said Monday that the head of security operations at the Transportation Security Administration has been replaced.


$30M donation brought NFL another crisis of credibility

Posted: 23 May 2016 03:21 PM PDT

NFL logo and set are seen at New York's Radio City Music Hall before the start of the 2013 NFL DraftThe NFL has done some important work making football safer, from the pro level on down. Yet it continues to destroy any chance for that narrative.


Clinton campaign declines invitation to California debate

Posted: 23 May 2016 05:23 PM PDT

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets with Service Employees International Union (SEIU) members at the union's 2016 International Convention, Monday, May 23, 2016, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Monday declined an invitation from Fox News to participate in a debate with rival Bernie Sanders in California before that state's June 7 primary.


Va. school board votes to require students to use bathrooms matching their biological gender

Posted: 23 May 2016 04:06 PM PDT

Va. school board votes to require students to use bathrooms matching their biological genderThe Grayson County School Board in Virginia has voted unanimously in favor of requiring students to use locker rooms and bathrooms matching their biological gender.


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