2017年1月7日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Obama to call for unity in farewell address

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 05:00 AM PST

President Obama (Getty Images)In a preview of his goodbye speech, the outgoing president stresses the importance of Americans working together.


Trump Cabinet picks lack ethics reviews

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 05:01 PM PST

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (Susan Walsh/AP)Several of the Cabinet choices have not completed a full review to avoid conflicts of interest.


Trump critics divided over inauguration

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 07:37 AM PST

The U.S. Capitol. (AP)Those who opposed Donald Trump's election are hotly debating whether to take part in his inauguration.


Key Trump aide accused of plagiarism

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 11:21 AM PST

Monica Crowley (Getty Images)Monica Crowley, who was tapped to serve in a top communications post, allegedly plagiarized parts of a 2012 book.


Tickets to Obama's farewell speech in demand

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 10:20 AM PST

Sheryl Harvey is shown with her ticket to President Obama's final scheduled speech. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune via AP)Organizers didn't say how many tickets were available, but many people walked away empty-handed.


Deep freeze and heavy snow grip Europe

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 09:58 AM PST

A woman walks in snowy Turkish weather. (AP)Brutal winter weather has grounded airplanes, crippled ferries, and caused more than a dozen deaths.


Fla. attack victims were headed for vacation

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 05:12 PM PST

Florida airport victims were headed for vacation. (AP)Several of the five people killed in the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting were getting their luggage when a man opened fire.


Gunman shoots U.S. Consulate official in Mexico

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 01:31 PM PST

(Consulate General of the United States in Guadalajara/Facebook)Surveillance video of the attack shows the gunman following the official in a parking garage.


Turkey dismisses thousands of civil servants

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 04:54 AM PST

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Turkey says the dismissals are due to alleged ties to terror organizations in the latest purge since a failed coup attempt.


Will Donald Trump get a White House dog?

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 07:14 AM PST

Figures of President Obama's family dogs, Bo and Sunny. (AP)Will the president-elect adopt a pet? Nearly every president has had at least one pet while in office.


Suspect in deadly Fla. airport shooting charged

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 04:24 PM PST

A heavy police presence was at the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after it re-opened Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017. Investigators continued their work downstairs in the baggage area of terminal 2 the day after a shooting. (Mike Stocker /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)Iraq War veteran Esteban Santiago, 26, tells investigators that he planned the attack, buying a one-way ticket to the Fort Lauderdale airport.


Trump picks Coats for intelligence director

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 07:48 AM PST

Dan Coats (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Retired Sen. Dan Coats, who was a vocal critic of Russia during his last term, will await Senate confirmation.


Thousands stranded at airport after shooting

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 04:28 PM PST

Employees and passengers walk outside terminal 2 at the scene of a deadly shooting at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport. (AP)Many at the Fort Lauderdale airport were kept on lockdown for more than six hours after a deadly shooting.


Activists: Huge car bomb in Syria kills nearly 50

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 12:51 PM PST

huge truck bomb ripped through a market area in the Syrian border town of Azaz on Jan. 7. (AFP)The explosion rips through a busy market near the Turkish border when a rigged water or fuel tanker detonates, officials say.


GOP jitters grow over dumping Obamacare

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 11:02 AM PST

From left, Vice President-elect Mike Pence, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. on Jan. 4. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)Demolishing much of the Affordable Care Act will carry huge risks if a viable replacement isn't ready to go, some GOP leaders say.


Icy, messy storm hits North Carolina, Va.

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 05:19 PM PST

Riley Cotton, 7, went sledding at Medi Park in Amarillo, Texas, on Jan. 6. (Michael Schumacher/The Amarillo Globe News via AP)Snow, sleet, and freezing rain pelt parts of both states, making roads slick and, in some cases, impassable.


Election hacking report: Russia plans to do more

Posted: 07 Jan 2017 12:49 PM PST

Part of the declassified version of the Intelligence Community Assessment on Russia's efforts to interfere with the U.S. political process. (Jon Elswick/AP)Russia's meddling in the 2016 election could be just the beginning of its intrusions, the new declassified intelligence report says.


Human remains from missing plane uncovered?

Posted: 06 Jan 2017 07:02 PM PST

Crews in Lake Erie find what may be human remains from planeCrews searching Lake Erie find what may be human remains on a seat from a plane that was carrying six people when it disappeared Dec. 29.


Fla. airport suspect ‘lost his mind’ after Iraq

Posted: 06 Jan 2017 06:33 PM PST

Five people were killed in a shooting at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., airport, forcing travelers out of the terminal. (AP)The man police say opened fire at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport had a history of mental health issues, his family says.


Obama blames Sanders for ACA unpopularity

Posted: 06 Jan 2017 03:54 PM PST

Obamacare Repeal Would Crush California EconomyThe president says that criticism from the left wing of his party helped feed into a negative image for Obamacare.


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