2015年7月11日星期六

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: India Top Stories - Reuters


Massachusetts prosecutor to charge bomber Tsarnaev with murder

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 02:30 PM PDT

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is pictured in this handout photo presented as evidence by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston(Reuters) - A Massachusetts district attorney plans to bring state murder charges against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who has been sentenced to death in a federal trial for a deadly bomb attack on the 2013 Boston Marathon, her office said on Saturday. The Boston Globe reported that Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said she would charge Tsarnaev with murdering MIT police officer Sean Collier and for other crimes in the aftermath of the marathon attacks. Ryan said a guilty verdict in Massachusetts could keep Tsarnaev in prison if he successfully appeals his federal convictions.


Greek talks with skeptical creditors to resume in morning

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 04:27 PM PDT

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, second left, prepares to speak with Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, second left, during a meeting of eurozone finance ministers at the EU Lex building in Brussels on Saturday, July 11, 2015. Greece's negotiators head to Brussels on Saturday armed with their reform proposals and parliamentary backing to seek a third bailout, but with the shadow of severe dissent from governing lawmakers hanging over them. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)BRUSSELS (AP) — Bailout discussions between the Greek finance minister and his skeptical counterparts in the 19-country eurozone will resume Sunday after breaking up following more than eight hours of talks without any apparent breakthrough that will secure the country's future in the euro.


Afghanistan says US strikes destroy its Islamic State branch

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 10:39 AM PDT

Graphic locates an airstrike in Afghanistan; 1c x 2 inches; 46.5 mm x 50 mm;KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan said Saturday that recent U.S. airstrikes it assisted destroyed the top leadership of a fledging Islamic State affiliate there, potentially striking a major blow to an insurgent group already targeted by local Taliban fighters.


NAACP votes to end boycott of South Carolina over Confederate flag

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 03:10 PM PDT

The Confederate battle flag is permanently removed from the South Carolina statehouse grounds during a ceremony in Columbia(Reuters) - The national board of directors of the prominent civil rights group, the NAACP, voted on Saturday to end its 15-year boycott of South Carolina prompted by the display of the Confederate battle flag on state capitol grounds. South Carolina removed the flag on Friday to chants of "USA, USA!," after three weeks of emotional debate over the banner, a symbol of slavery and racism to many, but of Southern heritage and pride to others. "Emergency resolution passed by the NAACP National Board of Directors at #NAACP106, ending the 15 year South Carolina boycott," the NAACP said on its Twitter feed.


Washington state gets $65 million in first-year taxes from marijuana

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 02:07 PM PDT

Socks with marijuana leaves are pictured at Cannabis City during the first day of legal retail marijuana sales in Seattle, WashingtonThe revenue was generated by cannabis sales of more than $260 million from June 2014 to June 2015, according to data released by the Washington State Liquor Control Board, which oversees the distribution of cannabis. Voters in Washington state as well as in Colorado approved measures legalizing personal possession and consumption of marijuana in 2012, ushering in the licensing and taxation of retail stores that offer a range of marijuana products to adults. Despite remaining against federal law, possession of small amounts of marijuana is also legal in the District of Columbia, Oregon and Alaska.


In Los Angeles, Trump speaks out on undocumented immigrants

Posted: 10 Jul 2015 11:06 PM PDT

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a news conference regarding issues on undocumented immigrants in Beverly Hills, CaliforniaBy Phoenix Tso LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump met in Los Angeles on Friday with families whose loved ones were killed by undocumented immigrants, saying U.S. immigration policy has allowed criminals from other countries to find sanctuary in American borders. "People came into the country illegally and killed their children," Trump said at a press conference at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Friday. During his speech, Trump vented about illegal immigrants, claiming that many of the people crossing the border from Mexico are criminals and rapists.


Healthy, easy recipes by kids at White House dinner

Posted:


Reddit interim CEO Pao resigns; Huffman regains CEO title

Posted: 10 Jul 2015 03:50 PM PDT

After user revolt, Ellen Pao is out as Reddit interim CEONEW YORK (AP) — Reddit said Friday that interim CEO Ellen Pao resigned from the company, and co-founder Steve Huffman is back as its CEO.


Confederate flag taken down in South Carolina after 54 years

Posted: 10 Jul 2015 03:52 PM PDT

An honor guard from the South Carolina Highway patrol lowers the Confederate battle flag as it is removed from the Capitol grounds Friday, July 10, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. The Confederate flag was lowered from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse to the cheers of thousands on Friday, ending its 54-year presence there and marking a stunning political reversal in a state where many thought the rebel banner would fly indefinitely. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)South Carolina pulled the Confederate flag from its place of honor at the Statehouse on Friday, marking a milestone in how America commemorates the war that tore the United States apart 150 years ago.


0 条评论:

发表评论

订阅 博文评论 [Atom]

<< 主页

bnzv