2015年2月6日星期五

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No evidence 'at this time' to confirm Islamic State claim

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 03:27 PM PST

A man walks amidst smoke and fire following an air strike in the Islamic State group controlled Syrian city of Raqa, on November 25, 2014The U.S. says it can't confirm an ISIS claim that a female American hostage was killed.


Brian Williams' credibility under fire again

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 07:02 AM PST

Brian Williams' Apology: Impact on NBC's Brand?The NBC anchor's claim during a story about Hurricane Katrina raises eyebrows.


State Dept. rewards ‘Ebola plane’ company

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 08:55 AM PST

'Clipboard Man' Without a Hazmat Suit Attends Ebola FlightPhoenix Air, the private aviation firm that's been rescuing Ebola patients for the U.S. government, is getting a raise: a new, yearlong, $12.5 to $25 million deal from the State Department. A contract states the government has a support gap in its mission to respond to critical threats overseas and needs the carrier's services while fixes are made.


Jordan airstrike possibly killed female U.S. hostage

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 01:48 PM PST

Kayla Jean MuellerA statement purportedly from the Islamic State made the startling claim.


Jordan airstrike possibly killed female U.S. hostage

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 09:19 AM PST

MIDEAST-CRISIS/JORDAN-DILEMMAA purported statement by the Islamic State made the startling claim.


This is how Barack Obama wants to be the left's Ronald Reagan

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 01:32 AM PST

President Barack Obama bows his head towards the Dalai Lama as he was recognized during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. The annual event brings together U.S. and international leaders from different parties and religions for an hour devoted to faith. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)The president hopes to use economic recovery to reshape the political debate for decades.


Queen marks 63 years on British throne

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 07:49 AM PST

Queen Elizabeth II is due to break her great-great-grandmother Victoria's record as the longest reigning monarch on September 9Queen Elizabeth II on Friday celebrated 63 years on the British throne as she neared the record set by Queen Victoria for the longest-reigning monarch. There will be a 41-gun salute by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in London's Green Park, and a 62-gun salute by the Honourable Artillery Company at the Tower of London. Elizabeth became queen aged 25 when her father, King George VI -- subject of Oscar-winning film "The King's Speech" -- died from a coronary thrombosis on February 6, 1952.


Stellar jobs and wages report

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 05:41 AM PST

January job gains show US recovery gaining greater strengthU.S. employers hired at a stellar pace last month, wages rose by the most in six years, and Americans responded by streaming into the job market to find work. The Labor Department said Friday that the ...


Family charged in kidnap plot to scare 'too nice' child

Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:34 PM PST

kidnap(Reuters) - Three Missouri women were arrested on Thursday and charged with kidnapping after they allegedly arranged for a man to kidnap their six-year-old relative because he was "too nice" and he needed a shock lesson in the dangers of the world. The man involved, 23-year-old Nathan Firoved of Troy, a rural town outside St Louis, has also been arrested and charged with felony kidnapping and other crimes, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. According to the Sheriff's department, the boy's aunt, 38-year-old Denise Kroutil, mother, Elizabeth Hupp, 25, and grandmother, Rose Brewer, 58, wanted to teach the boy a life lesson and asked Firoved to help them.


Bipolar teen's death in police station highlights rift between cops, mentally ill

Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:55 PM PST

Kristiana Coignard17-year-old Kristiana Coignard was fatally shot after a scuffle with cops in the lobby of an East Texas police station last month. One national program aims to mend the relationship between law enforcement and the mentally ill population.


New York train was moving at 49 miles per hour when it hit SUV: NTSB

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 03:34 PM PST

The vehicle that was struck by a commuter train is lifted from the tracks in Mount Pleasant, near Valhalla, New YorkA New York commuter train was traveling at 49 miles per hour when it struck an SUV at a suburban rail crossing in a fatal collision on Tuesday, a federal safety official said on Friday. The train struck the SUV four seconds after its engineer engaged its emergency brake, said Robert Sumwalt, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board which is investigating the crash, at a news conference. Five passengers and the SUV driver were killed when the Metro-North train slammed into the vehicle in suburban Valhalla, New York, during the evening rush hour.


Washington pulls bid to limit homeless access to rooms

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 03:16 PM PST

Homeless people bundle up at the McPherson Square Metrorail stop near the White House after the region was pounded with snow overnight around WashingtonBy Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The District of Columbia on Friday withdrew a request for a court order that would let the U.S. capital put homeless families in shelters on cold nights rather than in individual rooms. Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration had filed the emergency motion late on Thursday. The filing said Washington was within a day of running out of space for families in hotel rooms. A city spokeswoman said the motion filed in District of Columbia Superior Court had been pulled after the city secured an additional 100 hotel rooms.


Former Florida professor deported from U.S. over Palestinian terrorist ties

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 03:15 PM PST

By Letitia Stein TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - A former Florida university professor was deported this week, ending years of legal battles over accusations that he aided a Palestinian terrorist organization. Sami Al-Arian left on Wednesday night on a commercial flight out of Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. He was headed to Turkey, according to a blog post by his criminal attorney, Jonathan Turley. The case against Al-Arian, formerly a computer science professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa, received international attention as a test of U.S. government's powers under the Patriot Act.

Lawmakers expect resistance to granting Obama war powers

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 07:43 AM PST

President Barack Obama speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. The president condemned those who seek to use religion as a rationale for carrying out violence around the world, declaring Thursday that "no god condones terror." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Some opposition is expected despite outrage over video of brutal IS executions.


Taiwan pilots 'lost thrust in one engine, restarted the other'

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 09:27 AM PST

By Michael Gold TAIPEI (Reuters) - The crew of a twin-propellor TransAsia plane which crashed into a river in Taipei killing 35 people had lost power in one engine but shut down and restarted the other, investigators said on Friday. The reason for the pilots' action was unclear but a combined lack of thrust caused the almost-new turboprop ATR 72-600 to stall soon after take-off, Aviation Safety Council officials said after a preliminary study of 'black box' flight recorders. The cockpit data and voice recorders showed that the plane warned five times of stalling before the crash in the center of Taipei, according to findings by the council.
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