2016年12月7日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Hard-liners question Trump's Homeland pick

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 02:05 PM PST

Now retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly speaks during a 2012 interview. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly was not the first choice of immigration hawks to run DHS.


Former astronaut John Glenn hospitalized

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 02:17 PM PST

Former astronaut, Sen. John Glenn is hospitalized in Ohio. (Mark Duncan/AP)He became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962, then represented Ohio in the Senate from 1974 to 1999.


How one man went from prison to NYU

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 09:49 AM PST

Terrance Coffie went from prison to New York University with the help of the Doe Fund. (Yahoo News)Terrance Coffie tells Katie Couric that before graduating from college, the only thing he'd ever completed was a prison term.


Cabinet candidate defends Russia, rips China

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 12:15 PM PST

Trump's DHS pick Gen. Kelly was not first choice of immigration hard-linersRep. Dana Rohrabacher, rumored in the running for secretary of state, is making waves with his global comments.


Megyn Kelly blasts Trump social media chief

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 06:52 AM PST

FILE - In this May 5, 2016 file photo, Megyn Kelly poses for a portrait in New York. Kelly is calling on President-elect Donald Trump's social media director to stop encouraging hostile elements among some of his supporters. London-based newspaper, The Guardian, reports that the Fox News anchor told an audience at a speaking event in Washington Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, that there's a small group of Trump supporters The Fox News anchor is highly critical of Dan Scavino, saying he "really enjoys nastiness and threats."


Trump's likely EPA pick has enraged activists

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 03:11 PM PST

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt speaks during an interview in Oklahoma City. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt fits with the president-elect's pledge to eliminate regulations on oil and gas drilling.


Juveniles charged in deadly Tenn. wildfire

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 03:59 PM PST

Juveniles charged in deadly Tennessee wildfire. (Tennessee Highway Patrol/Handout via REUTERS)Two juveniles face aggravated arson charges in connection with the blaze that killed 14 people, authorities say.


Adviser's startling Trump-Obama comparison

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 09:57 AM PST

Trump's DHS pick Gen. Kelly was not first choice of immigration hard-linersEx-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski says Trump "has done more to help this country than … Obama has done in the last four years."


Spreading fake news 'is a sin,' pope warns

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 09:39 AM PST

Pope Francis leads his Sunday Angelus prayer in Saint Peter's square at the VaticanThe pontiff excuses himself for using graphic terms in describing the mindset that goes into media disinformation.


Mannequin Challenge makes cops' job easy

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 08:37 AM PST

Mannequin Challenge makes cops' job easy. (KameraOne)Authorities were flabbergasted that people would have the audacity to film at a site where they allegedly sold drugs.


Obama urged to pardon 750K young immigrants

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 08:56 AM PST

Democrats urge Obama to pardon 750,000 young undocumented immigrantsDemocrats are asking the president to protect undocumented youngsters who signed up for his deferred action program.


Dems want probe of Russian cyberattacks

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 10:58 AM PST

Democrats call for 9/11-style commission to probe election hacksA proposal calls for a 9/11-style bipartisan commission to investigate claims of foreign interference in the 2016 election.


Heavy toll looms if Obamacare is repealed

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 11:03 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2016, file photo, the HealthCare.gov 2017 web site home page as seen in Washington. Repealing President Barack Obama's health care law without a clear replacement risks making nearly 30 million people uninsured, according to a study released Dec. 7. Republicans say that won't happen because they are working on replacement legislation for a President Donald Trump to sign. Nonetheless, the complex two-stage strategy the GOP Congress is contemplating has raised concerns.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)Dismantling the president's health care law without a clear replacement risks making nearly 30 million people uninsured, a study finds.


Trump makes his choice for Homeland Security

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 03:07 PM PST

Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly arrives at Trump Tower last week. (Getty Images)The president-elect will nominate former Gen. John Kelly, who joined the Marines in 1970, to the key post.


Saints stars gather at Will Smith murder trial

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 04:13 PM PST

Saints' star power playing role in murder trialWhen Drew Brees and Steve Gleason arrived at the courthouse in New Orleans, the symbolism was impossible to miss.


Jury selected in church massacre trial

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 03:50 PM PST

Trial for Charleston church shooter set to begin. (AP)Dylann Roof wanted to start a race war by killing nine black people in a South Carolina church, authorities say.


Chris Christie's approval rating at a record low

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 12:07 PM PST

Once a rising Republican star, the New Jersey governor has seen his reputation tarnished by the Bridgegate scandal.

Bob Dole’s part in Trump’s Taiwan call

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 07:20 AM PST

Donald Trump Jr. talks with former Senator Bob Dole at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. (Reuters)The former senator worked behind the scenes for six months, on behalf of Taipei, to make it happen, a report says.


Original reports after Pearl Harbor attack

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 07:18 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 1941 photo made available by the U.S. Navy, a small boat rescues a seaman from the USS West Virginia burning in the foreground in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after Japanese aircraft attacked the military installation. A few dozen survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor plan to gather in Hawaii, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, to remember those killed 75 years ago. (U.S. Navy via AP, File)Because the military had taken over communication lines in Hawaii, an editor in Washington had to dictate dispatches.


Trump consulting with Obama on picks

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 07:40 AM PST

Obama consulting with Trump on staff. (Getty Images)"I really like him as a person," the president-elect said. "I take his recommendations very seriously."


What Trump can learn from Andrew Jackson

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 04:50 AM PST

Andrew Jackson's lessons for Trump. (Time/Yahoo News)Many have cited the example of the seventh president as an illuminating analogy to that of the 45th.


Surprising revelation about Trump's stocks

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 12:06 AM PST

President-elect Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally in Fayetteville, N.C., Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)Without providing evidence, spokesman Jason Miller abruptly breaks the news about the president-elect's portfolio.


Horror and chaos of Pearl Harbor in photos

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 01:15 PM PST

Horror and chaos of Pearl Harbor in photosAn aerial photograph taken on May 3, 1940, the year before the Japanese raid, shows the East Loch and the the Fleet Air Base on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. Visible are the carrier Yorktown, 10 battleships, 17 cruisers, two light cruisers and over 30 destroyers. (U.S. Navy/National Archives/Handout via Reuters)

Pakistan crash: No survivors likely

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 11:39 AM PST

There are likely no survivors in the crash of a Pakistani plane carrying about 40 people. (Reuters)"All of the bodies are burned beyond recognition. The debris is scattered," said a government official.


Time's Person of the Year: Trump

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 05:17 AM PST

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump poses on the cover of Time Magazine after being named its person of the year. (Reuters)Last year, the president-elect complained, "I'll never be chosen because I'm not a part of the Time establishment."


Pearl Harbor survivors recall fear, surprise

Posted: 07 Dec 2016 04:24 PM PST

The USS West Virginia sinking in Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. (U.S. Navy via AP)Two men who lived through the attack by Japanese forces 75 years ago tell their stories.


GOP's stealth move on stopgap spending bill

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 07:48 PM PST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. (Sait Serkan Gurbuz/AP)Republicans unveil a spending bill that would also expedite the likely confirmation of Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary.


Trump to supporters: Stop booing the press

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 07:21 PM PST

President-elect Donald Trump greets retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis at a rally in Fayetteville, N.C., on Dec. 6. (Andrew Harnik/AP)At a rally in North Carolina, the president-elect tells fans he'll do a great job and that he hopes the media is "going to write the truth."


White nationalist sparks outcry at Texas A&M

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 08:36 PM PST

Demonstrators outside the venue at Texas A&M where alt-right leader Richard Spencer spoke on Dec. 6. (David J. Phillip/AP)About 1,000 students and activists demonstrated during a speech on campus by alt-right leader Richard Spencer.


Deadly quake strikes Indonesia's Aceh province

Posted: 06 Dec 2016 08:37 PM PST

A deadly earthquake struck Indonesia's Aceh province in northern Sumatra on Dec. 7. (Zian Muttaqein/AFP)The 6.5-magnitude earthquake kills dozens of people and collapses scores of buildings, officials say.


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