2014年2月27日星期四

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Evacuations ordered ahead of Calif. storm

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:42 PM PST

Sandbags line a steet considered especially at risk beneath a burned-over hillside in Azusa, Calif., as residents prepare for possible flooding Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, in advance of a powerful Pacific storm. Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for 1,000 homes in Glendora and Azusa, two of Los Angeles' eastern foothill suburbs which lie beneath nearly 2,000 acres of steep mountain slopes left bare by a January fire. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)Communities near areas scarred by wildfires now at risk of flooding and mud flows.

Egyptian army ridiculed after 'AIDS detector' videos go viral

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:57 PM PST

This image made from undated video broadcast on Egyptian State Television on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 shows a device that the Egyptian army claims will detect and cure AIDS and Hepatitis. Egypt's military is facing embarrassment after unveiling a so-called "miraculous" invention of a set of devices that allegedly detect and cure AIDS, Hepatitis and other viruses. The army's carefully managed image as protector of the nation has suffered after many experts dismissed the claims, saying they aren't technically sound. (AP Photo via AP video)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military leaders have come under ridicule after the chief army engineer unveiled what he described as a "miraculous" set of devices that detect and cure AIDS, hepatitis and other viruses.

Apple Maps sends skiers to fed-up homeowner's front door

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 01:06 PM PST

Apple Maps sends skiers to fed-up homeowner's front doorFor the past year and a half, a grandmother in rural Pennsylvania has been turning away drivers following directions suggested by Apple Maps to a local ski area.

A way forward for Obama and Boehner?

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:12 AM PST

Boehner & Obama in the Oval OfficeThe estranged couple might still salvage their relationship, writes Yahoo's Matt Bai.

Kerry: Russia pledges to stay out of Ukraine

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 12:45 PM PST

Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a joint news conference with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Foreign minister tells U.S. its military exercises are not a prelude to an intervention.

New documents reveal joking about N.J. traffic jams

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 11:08 AM PST

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie listens to a question during a town hall meeting in SterlingTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The latest documents released by a New Jersey legislative committee looking into a political payback scandal surrounding Gov. Chris Christie show two figures at the heart of the case making running jokes about the idea of creating traffic jams as a way to strike at enemies.

New look planned for 'Nutrition Facts' labels

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 09:11 AM PST

New food labels would highlight calories and sugarFirst overhaul in 20 years highlights calories and added sugars, targets serving sizes.

Oscar nominees: Here's to you, taxpayers

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 08:42 AM PST

This film image released by Paramount Pictures shows Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort in a scene from "The Wolf of Wall Street." The movie is nominated for an Oscar for best motion picture of the year as well as four other nominations. This year's best picture race at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, 2014, has shaped up to be one of the most unpredictable in years. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures and Red Granite Pictures, Mary Cybulsk, filei)The year's notable films garnered more than critical acclaim; they also got big tax breaks.

Attorney general released from hospital after feeling faint

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 01:45 PM PST

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the annual Attorneys General Winter Meeting in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Holder said state attorneys general are not obligated to defend laws in their states banning same sex-marriage if they don't believe in them. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder was hospitalized for several hours Thursday and treated for an elevated heart rate after experiencing lightheadedness and shortness of breath, the Justice Department said.

Obama launches ‘My Brother’s Keeper’

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:09 AM PST

My Brother's KeeperLive: President announces $200M commitment to bolster the lives of young minority men.

Tweets capture controversial Ariz. bill debate

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 07:35 AM PST

Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer speaks at a news conference announcing she has vetoed SB1062, a bill designed to give added protection from lawsuits to people who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays, at the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Some call it "anti-gay;" others term it "religious freedom;" Gov. Jan Brewer vetoes it.

Another Cuban 5 spy released from U.S. prison

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 11:15 AM PST

The Federal Correctional Institution is shown early Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 in Safford, Ariz. 50-year-old Fernando Gonzalez, known to U.S. authorities as "Ruben Campa", a member of the "Cuban Five" spy ring, was released from the facility early Thursday where he completed his sentence. (AP Photo/Matt York)MIAMI (AP) — A second member of the "Cuban Five" — the spy ring whose arrests and convictions have caused repeated tensions between Washington and Havana — was released Thursday from a U.S. prison after spending more than 15 years behind bars.

Holder hospitalized as precaution for faintness

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 10:07 AM PST

United States Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during the Human Rights Campaign's 13th annual Greater New York GalaWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder was taken to the hospital Thursday as a precaution after experiencing faintness and shortness of breath at work.

Obama plan aims to improve odds for minority boys

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:57 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — In strong, often personal terms, President Barack Obama on Thursday called for vigorous efforts to reverse underachievement among young black and Hispanic males. He also cautioned young minority men not to repeat his own youthful mistakes in an unforgiving world.

AP Exclusive: Phone system failure in LAX shooting

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:34 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2013 file photo provided to the AP, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, police officers stand near a weapon at the Los Angeles International Airport after a gunman opened fire in the terminal, killing one person and wounding several others. Dispatchers at Los Angeles International Airport who received an emergency call seconds after the gunman opened fire in a passenger screening area last fall didn't know where to send help because the airport's communications system doesn't identify locations of its emergency phones. (AP Photo, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dispatcher at Los Angeles International Airport couldn't immediately send police to a shooting last year because the emergency phone system didn't provide a location, according to an investigation that also found broken panic buttons that are supposed to quickly call for help.

Republican factions split over Arizona bill

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 02:35 PM PST

Demonstrators including Christopher Bullock, center, celebrate after hearing that Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer was going to veto SB1062, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, in Phoenix. The bill is designed to give added protection from lawsuits to people who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Pat Shannahan) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES.PHOENIX (AP) — Gov. Jan Brewer's veto of a bill allowing businesses to refuse service to gays exposed a fracture within the Republican Party between social conservatives and the GOP's pro-business wing, a split that Democrats hope to turn into a midterm election campaign issue.

Married man to become Maronite priest in US

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 02:35 PM PST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — When Deacon Wissam Akiki is ordained as a Maronite Catholic priest Thursday night in St. Louis, he's expected to have hundreds of supporters there for him, including his wife and daughter.

Mormon church pushes back on planet misconceptions

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 04:04 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2012, file photo, the Mormon temple in Salt Lake City is reflected in a pool. A newly-posted article, part of a series of recent online articles posted on the website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, affirms the faith's belief that humans can become like God in eternity, but explains that the "cartoonish image of people receiving their own planets" is not how the religion envisions it. (AP Photo/Shannon Dininny, File)SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon Church is pushing back against the notion that members of the faith are taught they'll get their own planet in the afterlife, a misconception popularized in pop culture most recently by the Broadway show "The Book of Mormon."

Teen helps scientists study her own rare disease

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 02:37 PM PST

This handout photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, provided by The Rockefeller University, shows Elana Simon, 18, of New York, pictured in a laboratory at The Rockefeller University in New York. The teen survivor of a rare liver cancer spearheaded a study, published Thursday in the journal Science, that led a team of researchers to find a gene flaw involved with the disease. (AP Photo/Zach Veilleux, The Rockefeller University)WASHINGTON (AP) — First the teenager survived a rare cancer. Then she wanted to study it, spurring a study that helped scientists find a weird gene flaw that might play a role in how the tumor strikes.

Moncrief becomes household name with kitchen catch

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 04:38 PM PST

Cleveland Indians right fielder Carlos Moncrief catches a fly ball hit by Cincinnati Reds' Kristopher Negron at the right field wall in the seventh inning of an exhibition baseball game in Goodyear, Ariz., Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. The wall displays an advertisement for a homebuilder. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — A catch in the kitchen has made Carlos Moncrief a household name.

Angelina Jolie wows Oscar rehearsal actors

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:24 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2013 file photo, actress and honoree Angelina Jolie receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2013 Governors Awards in Los Angeles. The 38-year-old Oscar winner came to the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, to run through the lines she'll say in front of millions at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2, 2014. Afterward, she hung around chatting to show producers and introduced herself as LOS ANGELES (AP) — To the world, she's a humanitarian, superstar actress and half of Hollywood's most glamorous couple.

Biden to Democrats: Don't apologize in 2014

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 02:40 PM PST

Vice President Biden speaks at the Association of State Democratic Chairs Meeting in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday told Democrats to stop apologizing for their policies and go on offense as party leaders try to overcome pessimism about prospects for the November election.

Mormons: People don't get own planets in afterlife

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:49 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2012, file photo, the Mormon temple in Salt Lake City is reflected in a pool. A newly-posted article, part of a series of recent online articles posted on the website of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, affirms the faith's belief that humans can become like God in eternity, but explains that the "cartoonish image of people receiving their own planets" is not how the religion envisions it. (AP Photo/Shannon Dininny, File)SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon Church is pushing back against the notion that members of the faith are taught they'll get their own planet in the afterlife, a misconception popularized in pop culture most recently by the Broadway show "The Book of Mormon."

Venezuela opposition struggles to expand appeal

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 03:44 PM PST

In this Feb. 25, 2014 photo, Opposition leader and Miranda's State governor Henrique Capriles gestures during an interview at his office in Caracas, Venezuela. Capriles says the opposition has put its differences over strategy behind them, adding that the government may have miscalculated its response to the protests as well. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — It is hard to find toilet paper or flour in oil-rich Venezuela these days and the country is plagued by some of the highest inflation, murder and kidnapping rates in the world. Clashes between protesters and security forces loyal to the president have left 16 dead, and a telegenic opposition leader has been thrown in jail.

Shale brings high hopes in Mississippi, Louisiana

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 12:21 PM PST

In this Dec. 23, 2013 photograph, Amite County Supervisor Max Lawson describes the convoy of about 200 trucks carting in a drilling rig and other gear on what was pasture land at his Gillsburg, Miss., farm. After a little more than a two-year wait, Encana Corp., contractors were finally drilling. Oil companies plan a big increase in drilling activity in 2014 in southwest Mississippi. They're trying to extract oil from a formation called the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, which one study says could hold 7 billion barrels. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)GILLSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Residents living above an oil-rich shale formation that stretches across southwest Mississippi and Louisiana have been waiting on a boom for years. A steady trickle of drilling is already boosting the rural region's economy, and spending by two oil companies could make 2014 the year that many other locals finally cash in on the oil far beneath their feet.

New food labels aim to make healthy shopping easy

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 11:50 AM PST

This handout image provide by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows, from left, a current food nutrition label, a proposed label and an alternate label. Revamped food nutrition labels would change serving sizes for popular items like ice cream and sodas, make calories listing more prominent, and, for the first time, list any sugars that were added by the manufacturer. The overhaul of the omnipresent 20 year-old label comes as science has shifted. (AP Photo/FDA)WASHINGTON (AP) — Ice cream lovers beware: The government knows you're unlikely to stop after half a cup.

Pro-Russia gunmen seize offices in Crimea

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 05:15 AM PST

Crimean Tatars, right clash with police in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. More than 10,000 Muslim Tatars rallied in support of the interim government. That group clashed with a smaller pro-Russian rally nearby. Fistfights broke out between pro- and anti-Russian demonstrators in Ukraine's strategic Crimea region on Wednesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered massive military exercises just across the border. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)Gunmen storm government buildings in the Ukrainian region and raise the Russian flag.

North Korea fires short-range missiles into sea

Posted: 27 Feb 2014 12:14 PM PST

FILE - In this Monday, May 20, 2013 file photo, a mock Scud-B missile of North Korea, left, and other South Korean missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea says Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, North Korea has fired 4 suspected short-range missiles into eastern waters. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired four suspected short-range missiles into its eastern waters Thursday, South Korean defense officials said, in an apparent effort to protest ongoing U.S.-South Korean military exercises that Pyongyang calls a rehearsal for invasion.

Arizona governor vetoes antigay bill

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 05:10 PM PST

In this photo tweeted by the office of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Brewer vetoes Senate Bill 1062, a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders from both parties, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, in Phoenix. The caption that accompanied the photo on Twitter read, "Moments ago, I vetoed #SB1062." (AP Photo/Office of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer)The bill would have allowed state businesses to discriminate against LGBT customers.

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