2016年12月9日星期五

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Consumer confidence at a high after Trump win

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 07:27 AM PST

Trump's victory has consumer confidence near a 12-year high. (Alan Diaz/AP)It surges on the initial reaction to the president-elect's surprise win and relief the election is over, experts say.


School to build first on-campus firing range

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 03:12 PM PST

The National Armory gun store and gun range in Pompano Beach, Fla. (Lynne Sladky/AP)Liberty University is seeking a permit to build a full-scale, National Rifle Association-approved facility.


GOP pursues massive cuts to Social Security

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 02:22 PM PST

GOP pursuing massive cuts to Social Security. (William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)A Republican from Texas introduces a bill that would slash benefits and raise the retirement age.


Trump crowd boos when he praises Obama

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 01:43 PM PST

Donald Trump (Getty Images)The president-elect's praise for Barack Obama is greeted with boos and awkward silence at a rally in Louisiana.


Giuliani won't be a part of Trump's Cabinet

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 01:35 PM PST

Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images)The former mayor withdrew his name from consideration as secretary of state or any other White House role.


The many generals of Trump's cabinet

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 09:50 AM PST

The many generals of Trump's Cabinet. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Carolyn Kaster/AP, Drew Angerer/Getty Images, Carolyn Kaster/AP )The president-elect appointed two retired Marine officers and an Army officer to key positions in his administration.


Transportation Dept. considers in-flight calls

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 06:44 PM PST

Transportation Department considers in-flight calls. (Getty Images)Here's a potential new reality on planes: Listening to another passenger chatting on a mobile phone.


Roof laughs during shooting confession

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 05:25 PM PST

FILE - In this June18, 2016 file photo, Dylann Storm Roof is escorted from the Sheby Police Department in Shelby, N.C. The trial for Roof, a white man accused of killing nine black people at the church, started Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at the federal courthouse in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)Dylann Roof's videotaped interview following the attack on a historic black church was shown Friday during his death penalty trial.


Potential Trump pick on sharing 'fake news'

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 08:00 AM PST

Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller (Time)"If it's thought-provoking, I'll put it up there and let the readers decide," said Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.


Obama calls for election hacking review

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 09:10 AM PST

President Barack Obama speaks at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. (Monica Herndon/Tampa Bay Times via AP, Pool)U.S. officials have said they're "confident" that election-related cyber attacks were directed by the Russian government.


Syrian civilians leave rebel area in Aleppo

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 12:22 PM PST

Syrian Arab Red Crescent carrying a patient on stretcher out of a medical facility. (Syrian Arab Red Crescent/Noor Hazouri/AP)Rebel defenses have collapsed after a wide-ranging government offensive and an intensive aerial campaign.


Fewer adults earn more than their parents did

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 01:43 PM PST

Fewer adults earn more than their parents did. (Getty Images)"My parents thought that one thing about America is that their kids could do better than they were able to do," said one of the researchers.


Trump's campaign spent less than Clinton's

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 10:35 PM PST

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence react to supporters during a rally, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Trump's campaign spent about $94 million in its final push for the White House, according to new reports.


Defense Secretary Carter visits Afghanistan

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 09:18 AM PST

Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes surprise visit to Afghanistan. (AP)"America is ... committed to a sovereign and secure Afghanistan," Ash Carter said during his surprise trip to the country.


Clinton decries rise of fake news in first speech since loss

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 06:53 AM PST

Hillary Clinton (Reuters)In her first speech since losing the election, Hillary Clinton warns that false reports can have "real-world consequences."


Trump pick Linda McMahon's WWE history

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 12:28 PM PST

Linda McMahon (Yahoo News)President-elect Donald Trump selected the former World Wrestling Entertainment executive to run the Small Business Administration.


All-American John Glenn: Astronaut, fighter pilot, senator

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 10:11 PM PST

John Glenn (Reuters)Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon, but he was not the celebrity that John Glenn was.


South Korean president is impeached in stunning fall

Posted: 09 Dec 2016 05:35 PM PST

South Korea impeaches scandal-hit president (Reuters)South Korean lawmakers vote to impeach President Park Geun-hye, a stunning fall for the country's first female president.


Alabama executes man convicted of killing store clerk

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 11:47 PM PST

Alabama executes man convicted of killing store clerkRonald Bert Smith Jr., 45, was convicted of killing a convenience store clerk more than two decades ago.


Firefighter: Warehouse missing from fire-inspection records

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 06:20 PM PST

Oakland warehouse fire (Getty Images)The illegally occupied building where dozens of partygoers perished in a blaze may not have been checked for fire hazards.


Labor pick's 2013 remark at odds with Trump

Posted: 08 Dec 2016 02:35 PM PST

Trump's pick as labor secretary: Legalizing immigrants is 'the right thing to do'Andrew Puzder, chosen to lead the Labor Department, defended immigration reform three years ago.


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