2016年12月27日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Trump shifting from Obama's global stance

Posted: 27 Dec 2016 02:15 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2016 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Hershey, Pa. For eight years, President Barack Obama's foreign policy doctrine has been rooted in a belief that while the U.S. can take action around the word on its own, it rarely should. His successor, President-elect Donald Trump, has derided some of the same international partnerships Obama and his recent predecessors have promoted, raising the prospect that the Republican's For eight years, the president has steered the U.S. away from taking action alone overseas.


Historic Japanese visit to USS Arizona Memorial

Posted: 27 Dec 2016 05:01 PM PST

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Obama lay wreaths to honor Americans who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. (AP)PM Shinzo Abe and President Obama lay wreaths to honor Americans who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.


Trump Tower evacuated over bag of toys

Posted: 27 Dec 2016 03:50 PM PST

NYPD officers walk in the lobby of Trump Tower. (Evan Vucci/AP)Police rushed people out of the building's lobby while they investigated the suspicious package.


Paladino apologizes for offensive comments

Posted: 27 Dec 2016 10:34 AM PST

Carl Paladino in the lobby of Trump Tower earlier this month. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)He blamed the comments on an "emotional" reaction to Obama's handling of the situation in Syria.


Start of Hanukkah met with vandalism

Posted: 27 Dec 2016 11:00 AM PST

Hanukkah (International Business Times)As the holiday began, a California synagogue and a French school were defaced, and bigoted tweets even hit Donald Trump.


Controversy over USS Gabrielle Giffords

Posted: 27 Dec 2016 08:43 AM PST

Birds fly by the USS Gabrielle Giffords, a Naval littoral combat ship built at the Austal USA shipyard. (AP)Critics have taken aim at the ship's price, as well as its name, which they see as promoting stricter gun laws.


Actress Carrie Fisher dead at 60

Posted: 27 Dec 2016 09:44 AM PST

Star Wars Creator George Lucas Pays Tribute to 'Our Great and Powerful Princess' Carrie FisherBest known for playing Princess Leia in the 'Star Wars' films, the iconic American died following a heart attack last Friday.


More Americans retiring outside U.S.

Posted: 27 Dec 2016 09:12 AM PST

Retiree Joseph Roginski, right, holds a package in a storeroom of the Misawa City Hall in Japan. (AP)Nearly 400,000 American retirees are now living overseas, a number that jumped 17 percent between 2010 and 2015.


Israel reduces ties with nations after U.N. vote

Posted: 27 Dec 2016 03:33 AM PST

An Israeli flag waves in front of a mosque in the Arab Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. (Thomas Coex/AFP)The nation will cut ties with countries that voted to stop settlement building in Palestinian territory.


Experts warn cheetah heading to extinction

Posted: 27 Dec 2016 07:25 AM PST

A Cheetah licks her cub at Burgers' Zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands. (AP)In one country, the population of the world's fastest land animal has plummeted 85% in just 16 years.


Thousands attend Mexican teen's party

Posted: 26 Dec 2016 09:10 PM PST

Rubi Ibarra at her 15th birthday celebration in her hometown of La Joya, San Luis Potosi State, Mexico. (Marco Ugarte/AP)A 15-year-old girl's coming-of-age celebration draws large crowds after her father's invitation goes viral.


This country leads the world in screen time

Posted: 26 Dec 2016 09:09 PM PST

This country leads the world in screen time. (AFP)One country is in a class of its own when it comes to smartphone and tablet usage, according to a new survey.


Fights break out at malls across the U.S.

Posted: 26 Dec 2016 10:08 PM PST

Police officers patrol the area as people linger in the parking lots following a disturbance at Oak Court Mall in Memphis, Tenn. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal via AP)Disturbances at malls in Ohio, New Jersey, Tennessee and other states send post-holiday shoppers scrambling for the exits.


More states mull Electoral College workaround

Posted: 23 Dec 2016 08:35 PM PST

More states consider Electoral College workaround. (AP)Lawmakers say they plan to introduce legislation requiring their electors to cast ballots for the winner of the popular vote.


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