2016年12月20日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


26 dead in Mexico fireworks market explosion

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 05:29 PM PST

A smoke cloud caused by an explosion at a fireworks market north of Mexico City. (Jose Luis Tolentino via Facebook)The explosion ripped through Mexico's best-known fireworks market, which was crowded with shoppers.


Trump-era outlook for legal sports betting

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 02:22 PM PST

Donald Trump at a rally in Miami on Sept. 16. (Evan Vucci/AP)Some in the sports world are wondering if the former casino owner might be inclined to support the legalization of sports betting.


Obama bans future oil drilling in Arctic

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 03:32 PM PST

Obama bans future oil drilling in Arctic. (AFP)The president makes use of a 1953 law to restrict offshore leases in the Arctic Ocean and parts of the Atlantic.


Trump: Berlin attack was assault on Christians

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 12:45 PM PST

Donald Trump: Berlin attack was an assault on Christians. (AP; Getty Images)The president-elect's portrayal of the deadly event only fuels speculation about how he views the war on terrorism.


Trump vow to boost infrastructure questioned

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 12:24 PM PST

Construction on the new roadway deck of the Bayonne Bridge in Bayonne, N.J., in November. (Mel Evans/AP)It's not at all clear that the president-elect's plans to spend massively on infrastructure will unfold as promised.


ISIS claims responsibility for Berlin attack

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 11:57 AM PST

People light candles at a makeshift memorial in front of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedaechtniskirche in Berlin, where a truck crashed the day before into a Christmas marketThe extremist group says a "soldier of the Islamic State" carried out the deadly rampage that killed 12 people.


Freedom Rider Sala Udin pardoned by Obama

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 08:09 AM PST

44 years after conviction, Freedom Rider Sala Udin is pardoned by ObamaThe president's 78 Christmas season pardons should have special meaning for veterans of the civil rights movement.


Gas prices rising just in time for holidays

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 10:25 AM PST

Gas prices are on the rise — just in time for the holidaysNational prices at the pump have gone up for 20 consecutive days and are 11 cents higher since October.


Trump blames terrorists in Turkey, Germany attacks

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 07:08 PM PST

Mar-a-Lago resort, where President-elect Donald Trump is holding meetings, in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)Killings in Turkey and Germany, he says, are the work of Islamic terrorists who "must be eradicated from the face of the earth."


Man arrested in Berlin truck attack released

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 02:17 PM PST

Two women mourn beside candles in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, the day after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market nearby and killed several people. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)The extremist group says a "soldier of the Islamic State" carried out the deadly rampage that killed 12 people.


Will Michelle Obama run for political office?

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 07:10 AM PST

"If I were interested in it, I'd say it," the first lady tells Oprah Winfrey in an interview.

NYC bombing suspect pleads not guilty

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 11:20 AM PST

Not Guilty Plea Entered for NY, NJ Bombing Suspect in Attempted Murder of Police OfficersAhmad Khan Rahimi made his first in-person court appearance Tuesday to face charges he tried to kill police officers before they captured him.


NYC bombing suspect pleads not guilty

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 11:39 AM PST

Ahmad Khan Rahimi, the man accused of setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York in September, injuring more than 30 people, is led into court Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Elizabeth, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)Ahmad Khan Rahimi made his first in-person court appearance Tuesday to face charges he tried to kill police officers before they captured him.


American Goodness: Syrian refugees in Connecticut

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 02:01 AM PST

This year, around 400 Syrian refugees fled their war-ravaged homes and relocated to the Constitution State.

Arnold has 'offensive,' racist Trump recordings

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 02:45 AM PST

Arnold arrives for the 40th Anniversary Saturday Night Live broadcast in the Manhattan borough of New YorkThe actor claims he has unreleased recordings of the president-elect using the language when he starred on "The Apprentice."


Witness to assassination takes unbelievable photo

Posted: 19 Dec 2016 04:19 PM PST

ADDS THE NAME OF THE GUNMAN - A man identified as Mevlut Mert Altintas holds up a gun after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Shouting "Don't forget Aleppo! Don't forget Syria!" Altintas fatally shot Karlov in front of stunned onlookers at a photo exhibit. Police killed the assailant after a shootout. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)The image, taken by Burhan Ozbilici, was taken moments after Meviut Mert Altintas killed Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov.


Man arrested in Berlin truck attack released

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 02:17 PM PST

Two women mourn beside candles in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, the day after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market nearby and killed several people. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)A Pakistani citizen who came to Germany last year as an asylum-seeker denies involvement in the deadly rampage, officials say.


6 detained after Russian ambassador shot dead

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 10:06 AM PST

Russian Ambassador to Turkey Karlov lies on the ground after he was shot by unidentified man at an art gallery in AnkaraThe attacker's mother, father, sister and two other relatives, along with his apartment mate, were being held, Turkish media said.


Shots fired outside U.S. embassy in Turkey

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 12:27 AM PST

The US Embassy in Ankara remained closed for the day on December 20, 2016, after a shooting incident overnightNo one was hurt in the incident, which occurred hours after the Russian ambassador was killed in an attack across the street.


Shots fired outside U.S. embassy in Turkey

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 11:16 AM PST

The wife, name not available, of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov who was assassinated Monday, cries over her husband's coffin, draped in the Russian flag, during a ceremony at the airport in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Dec, 20, 2016. (AP Photo/ Emrah Gurel)No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred hours after the Russian ambassador was killed in an attack across the street.


Terrorism suspected in Berlin truck attack

Posted: 20 Dec 2016 02:47 AM PST

Firefighters look at a toppled Christmas tree after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market and killed several people in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)Police say the driver who rammed a truck into a crowded Christmas market, killing at least 12 people, did so intentionally.


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