2016年9月17日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Washington family's biracial roots get nod

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 07:55 AM PDT

Craig Syphax, of Arlington, Va., and Donna Kunkel of Los Angeles portray their ancestors at a re-enactment of the 1821 wedding of slaves Charles Syphax and Maria Carter. (AP)Historians are now recognizing that the first U.S. president's family tree was biracial from its earliest branches.


Clinton’s big push to win back millennials

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 01:44 PM PDT

Clinton campaign tries to win back millennials in campus push. (Reuters)The Democratic presidential candidate's campaign has deployed the party's most popular surrogates to college campuses in swing states.


'Coalition raid' on ISIS rattles truce

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 04:50 PM PDT

A Syrian soldier walks through the war-damaged al-Farafira souk in Aleppo's historic city center. (AFP)U.S. officials said an airstrike on Islamic militants may have hit Syrian military positions.


Trump glosses over past, hopes voters do too

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 03:19 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Miami. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/TNS/Getty Images)Donald Trump is brazenly betting that voters now settling on their choice for president are willing to shove aside his behavior.


Ex-Pentagon chief: Trump is 'beyond repair'

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 11:20 AM PDT

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates. (William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)Robert Gates critiqued both candidates but blasted Donald Trump as being "unqualified and unfit to be commander-in-chief."


Putin doubts U.S. pledge to Syria truce

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 04:29 PM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP)Russia suggests Washington isn't prepared to break with "terrorist elements" fighting Syria's Assad.


Doctor declares Mike Pence healthy

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 01:09 PM PDT

Republican vice presidential nominee Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)The 57-year-old Republican vice presidential nominee has released a letter vouching for his "excellent" health.


Nigerian president plagiarizes Obama speech

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 08:51 AM PDT

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari salutes his supporters during his inauguration in Abuja, Nigeria. (Sunday Alamba/AP)Muhammadu Buhari has apologized for using portions of President Obama's 2008 victory speech.


W. Philly shootout turns deadly; 2 cops wounded

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 08:11 AM PDT

A shootout in West Philadelphia on Friday turned deadly, officials say. (WPVI)A gunman ambushes the cops, kills a civilian, and injures three other people before he is shot dead, officials say.


Fla. Zika zone expanded after new cases surface

Posted: 17 Sep 2016 03:32 AM PDT

Miami-Dade mosquito control inspector Carlos Varas checks a sample of water taken from bromeliads in Miami Beach, Fla. (Alan Diaz/AP)"We have a serious problem," Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine said after five additional cases are confirmed.


Trump suggests disarming Clinton's Secret Service

Posted: 16 Sep 2016 07:42 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Miami. (Evan Vucci/AP)The comment evokes a previous comment the GOP nominee made that Democrats condemned as a call for an assassination.


Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright dies at 88

Posted: 16 Sep 2016 08:18 PM PDT

'Virginia Woolf' playwright Edward Albee dies at age 88. (Reuters)Edward Albee ushered in a new era of American drama with "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "Three Tall Women."


Powell discussed secret Israeli nukes in email

Posted: 16 Sep 2016 04:05 PM PDT

Powell discusses secret Israeli nukes in leaked 2015 email. (AP)The retired U.S. Army general discussed the Jewish state's nuclear weapons capability with a friend, saying it has 200 warheads.


Black leaders denigrate Trump over ‘birther’ flip

Posted: 16 Sep 2016 03:29 PM PDT

Many black voters skeptical at Trump's birther about-face. (Reuters)Members of the Congressional Black Caucus were outraged, and one called the GOP nominee a "cheap racist."


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