2012年9月24日星期一

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Obama: Libya attack ‘wasn’t just a mob action’

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:33 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama take part in a taping of the "The View" chat show at ABC's studios in New YorkPresident Barack Obama said Monday that the Sept. 11 attack that claimed the life of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans "wasn't just a mob action," but he stopped short of explicitly labeling the assault as an act of terrorism. Obama's comments came as he taped an interview with "The View" during [...]


Split on spanking: Parents wrestle with punishment in schools, at home

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 03:43 PM PDT

Mom Angry That Male Vice Principal Spanked Her DaughterThe way Heidi Drake remembers it, punishment in school never varied. Caught chewing gum? Swat. Pass a note? Swat. Tardy to class? Swat. "Mr. K was a legend at my rural Oregon middle school," Drake writes in a piece about parenting and spanking for Yahoo News. "Not because his biology tests were tough or his [...]


Ryan: Want Obama to be re-elected? Then don’t vote for Ron Paul

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 02:23 PM PDT

Paul Ryan Says It's the President Speaking to People 'As If They are Victims'Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan made a pitch to Ron Paul supporters during a  rally in Lima, Ohio, on Monday when asked why libertarians should support the Romney-Ryan ticket. "For those of us who would have voted in the primaries for, say, Ron Paul, why should we vote for you and not, say, libertarians [...]


Secretary Clinton subtly weighs in on tax debate

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:29 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative 2012 in New YorkHer comments came at a time when Congress is deadlocked over how to reform tax policies with President Obama and the Democrats urging higher taxes for the wealthy, while Republicans oppose any tax increases.


Ahmadinejad nears last U.N. speech: Expect a doozy

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:24 AM PDT

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures as he attends the high level meeting on rule of law in the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad takes his final bow at the United Nations this week, and he's likely to go out more like a lion than a lamb.


Ex-prof gets life in prison for meeting rampage

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:42 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 13, 2010, file booking photo provided by the Huntsville, Ala., Police Department shows college professor Amy Bishop, charged with capital murder in the Feb. 12, 2010 shooting deaths of three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Bishop pleaded guilty to capital murder charges in an agreement that will send to her prison for the rest of her life and make her ineligible for the death penalty. A judge scheduled jury selection for Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, as a trial is still required under Alabama law because Bishop admitted to a capital charge of murder. (AP Photo/Huntsville Police Department, File)A Harvard-educated biologist was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday after being convicted of going on a shooting rampage during a faculty meeting at an Alabama university, killing three colleagues and wounding three others in 2010.


Romney: ‘There is no question in my mind. We’re going to win.’

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:41 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets ready to board his campaign plane in Los Angeles. Never have American voters re-elected a president whose work they disapprove of as much as Barack Obama. Not that Mitt Romney can take much comfort _ they've never elected a challenger with such high disapproval ratings, either. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)The GOP nominee rejects the idea that he's failed to connect with voters over issues like high unemployment and the struggling economy.


Share your photos of fall color

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:30 PM PDT

Large swaths of America are now ablaze with fall colors: yellow aspens, red oaks and orange maples, just to name a few — and we want you to capture them. Yahoo! News is inviting readers and photographers to share their best fall snapshots, especially photos from this season. [...]

Taliban release video of Afghan base attackers

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT

FILE- A British armored vehicle patrols on the periphery of the camp Bastion in southern Afghanistan, in this Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007 file photo. The Taliban claimed responsibility on Saturday Sept 15 2012 for an attack against the sprawling British base in southern Afghanistan that killed two U.S. Marines and wounded several other troops, saying it was to avenge an anti-Islamic film which insulted the Prophet Muhammad and also because Britain's Prince Harry is serving there.The camp Bastion, which is the middle of the Afghanistan desert, locally called Dasht-e-Margo or 'the desert of death' houses some 3,500 British servicemen and provides logistic supports to all the troops for their various operations in Southern Afghan. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)The Taliban published a video Monday they say shows insurgents preparing for the brazen attack on a major NATO base earlier this month.


Escaped N.C. murderer eludes bloodhounds, choppers

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 08:20 AM PDT

Trail of Escaped Double Murderer James Ladd Eluded Bloodhounds, ChoppersConvicted killer James Ladd could be 'hundreds of miles away,' a prison official says.


In Week 3, NFL predicts a lopsided win for Romney

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman prepares for the snap as Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee is near in thefirst half of their NFL football game in ArlingtonFrom Yahoo's Chris Wilson: 'Last week, I posted a rule for every franchise that predicts the winner of the election every four years, or at least nearly so.'


Photos: A roundup of the day's best images

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:52 AM PDT

Photos: A roundup of the day's best imagesAn illegal settler cries next to her husband as they are being detained by a member of the SWAT police team during a demolition in Manila's Makati financial district September 24, 2012. Dozens of slum residents of an abandoned government compound clashed with the police on Monday in an attempt to block a demolition order issued by the local government. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Video: Sheep storm through Austrian sports shop

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:52 AM PDT

Sheep are known to be followers, but they're not known to be vain. A flock of sheep proved themselves to be both this past weekend, however, rampaging through a sports store in an Austrian ski resort town. "We think one of them saw its reflection...

Parole hearing set for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:25 PM PDT

A hearing will be held next month on whether Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who was convicted of killing a neighbor in 1975, should be released from prison, a state official said Monday.

Purple Heart-decorated man killed while saving wife from car

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:45 AM PDT

A veteran awarded two Purple Hearts was struck and killed while pushing his wife away from an oncoming car. 80-year-old Rubin Baum, who served as a medic in the Korean War, was standing with his wife, 62-year-old Denise Baum, trying to hail a cab in New York City. The New York Daily News spoke with [...]

SF voting to allow tiniest apartments in the country

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:13 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco may soon give new meaning to the word "downsizing."

Obama admits ads sometimes go ‘overboard’ on Romney attacks

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:27 AM PDT

Obama administration's foreign policy blunderVoters deserve to see the 'sharp contrast' between the candidates, the president told '60 Minutes.'


Cat Power hospitalized in Miami over weekend

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Chan Marshall, the singer, songwriter and occasional Chanel model better known as Cat Power, was hospitalized in Miami over the weekend for an undisclosed medical issue, her record label confirmed to Yahoo News. She has since been released. Marshall—whose battles with demons are well-documented—posted a series of photos from the Mount Sinai Medical Center to [...]

Actress to sue anti-Islam filmmaker in federal court

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:43 AM PDT

Cindy Lee Garcia, an actress in an anti-Islam movie that has spawned violent protests across the Muslim world, attends a news conference after a court hearing in Los AngelesCindy Lee Garcia's is the first-known civil lawsuit connected to the video that depicts the Prophet Mohammad as a womanizer and a fool.


What we still don’t know about Obama and Romney

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT

Vota por mi! Why the Latino vote is crucial in 2012With apologies to Jimmy Carter, who never said the telltale word, we have entered the malaise phase of the campaign. The swing states are few. The undecided voters seem fewer.


Katie Couric opens up about battling bulimia

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:23 PM PDT

This undated photo released by ABC shows host Katie Couric, left, with actress-singer and judge on the singing competition series "The X Factor," Demi Lovato during the taping of an appearance on "Katie," in New York. The interview will air on Monday, Sept. 24. (AP Photo/Disney-ABC Domestic Television, Ida Mae Astute)Viewers of Katie Couric's talk show were doubtless surprised on Monday when, during the discussion of eating disorders, Couric disclosed that she had had her own struggles with that cruel, sometimes deadly condition.


How video game statistics could transform war

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:23 PM PDT

How Video Game Statistics Could Transform WarMuch of the U.S. military's younger generation has grown up playing video games that constantly tell players how well they're doing on the virtual battlefield — whether it's the screen turning red to warn of low health or displays showing the world's top-scoring players based on reviving fallen friends and killing enemies with certain weapons. A U.S. Army weapons engineer thinks that, with the right technologies, such gaming-world awareness could become real for tomorrow's soldiers.


Accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan hospitalized

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:36 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department via The Temple Daily Telegram shows Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting. A military judge was expected Thursday to give an official order for a forcible beard shaving for Hasan. An appeals court has said Hasan can appeal that order, thus triggering another delay in his upcoming murder trial. (AP Photo/Bell County Sheriff's Department via The Temple Daily Telegram, File)Hasan is paralyzed from the chest down due to wounds he suffered when he was shot by Fort Hood civilian security police during the 2009 shooting.


Brush fire east of San Diego swallows about 20 houses

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California firefighters battled for a second day on Monday to contain a brush fire that has destroyed an estimated 20 homes and prompted the evacuation of dozens of other dwellings near the U.S.-Mexico border. The so-called Shockey Fire erupted near the Campo Indian Reservation in southeastern San Diego County on Sunday and has scorched at least 2,000 acres, though no injuries have been reported, authorities said. ...

Japan tsunami debris turns up in Hawaii

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT

Japan Tsunami Debris Turns Up in HawaiiA barnacle-covered seafood storage bin has been identified as the first piece of debris to arrive in Hawaii from the 2011 Japanese tsunami.


2 Marines to be court-martialed in Taliban urination case

Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:32 PM PDT

Two Marine non-commissioned officers will be court-martialed for allegedly urinating on the bodies of Taliban fighters last year in Afghanistan and posing for unofficial photos with casualties, the Marine Corps said Monday.
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