2015年4月22日星期三

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Justice for Freddie Gray

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 11:56 AM PDT

Justice for Freddie GrayWhere does the investigation stand in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Baltimore man who apparently suffered grievous injuries to his spine while in police custody? Billy Murphy, Jr., an attorney for Freddie Gray's family, speaks to Yahoo News and Finance Anchor Bianna Golodryga and offers his views on where the case stands, and what needs to be done to ensure justice for Mr. Gray and his family.


Tsarnaev middle finger photo formally entered into evidence

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 12:38 PM PDT

In this courtroom sketch, prosecutor Nadine Pellegrini makes opening arguments during the first day of the penalty phase in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, seated at right, Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in federal court in Boston. Pellegrini displayed a photo to the jury of Tsarnaev extending his middle finger to a security camera taken in his jail cell three months after the attack. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins)Prosecutors formally enter into evidence a video still of the now-convicted Boston Marathon bomber giving a courthouse security camera the middle finger.


Police: Congressman brought assault rifle to Capitol legally

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Colorado Rep. Ken Buck caused a stir last week when he and Rep. Trey Gowdy posed with an AR-15 rifle.


'I thought ... I was dead': dancer maimed in Boston bombing

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 01:29 PM PDT

U.S. District Judge George O'Toole speaks during the sentencing phase of the murder trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a courtroom sketchBy Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - When ballroom dancer Adrianne Haslet-Davis heard a blast as she stood at the finish line of the Boston Marathon two years ago, she knew it was no accident and suspected another explosion would follow. "I couldn't hear myself scream," Haslet-Davis on Wednesday told the jurors who will determine if convicted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is sentenced to death or life in prison. "I thought that because I couldn't hear myself scream, I was dead." Federal prosecutors called a series of witnesses who described what they lost when the 21-year-old ethnic Chechen and his brother set off a pair of homemade pressure-cooker bombs at the race's crowded finish line on April 15, 2013. Haslet-Davis, 34, was among them.


Would-be Reagan assassin seeks expanded freedom in Virginia

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 12:11 PM PDT

FILE PHOTO OF JOHN HINCKLEY JR.By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Would-be U.S. presidential assassin John Hinckley Jr. should be allowed to reside full time away from the mental hospital where he has lived since shooting Ronald Reagan in 1981, his lawyer argued in federal court on Wednesday. In his opening statement, Hinckley's lawyer Barry Levine requested he be granted convalescent leave, the equivalent of outpatient status, so he could live full time with his 89-year-old mother. "There is no dispute that Mr. Hinckley is clinically ready for the next step in treatment, which is convalescent leave," Levine told U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman. The government opposed Levine's request, with prosecutor Colleen Kennedy saying the provisions suggested for expanded release were inadequate for a would-be presidential assassin.


New York jurors retire with no verdict in case of missing boy

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 02:19 PM PDT

Stanley Patz, father of Etan Patz, arrives at the state Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New YorkBy Natasja Sheriff NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jurors deliberating murder and kidnapping charges against a man who confessed to strangling 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 ended a sixth day of deliberations on Wednesday without reaching a verdict in the notorious case. Pedro Hernandez, 54, is on trial in the killing of Patz, whose disappearance from his New York City neighborhood nearly 36 years ago changed the way U.S. authorities respond to reports of missing or abducted children. During the deliberations in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, the jurors asked Judge Maxwell Wiley for a list of all the witnesses and exhibits from the three months of testimony in the trial. One the earliest was the boy's mother, Julie Patz, who took the stand in January.


Live updates: Penalty phase in Tsarnaev Boston bombing trial

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The convicted Boston Marathon bomber will learn his fate after being found guilty on all 30 counts.


Extremist's misfire foiled attack on Paris church

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 08:45 AM PDT

Paris extremist's misfire thwarts imminent attack on churchPARIS (AP) — An Islamic extremist with an arsenal of loaded guns was prevented from opening fire on churchgoers only because he accidentally shot himself in the leg, French officials said Wednesday.


Tina Brown on Hillary Clinton's 2016 run

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:31 AM PDT

Tina Brown on Hillary Clinton's 2016 runThe host of the Women in the World Summit talks with Yahoo's Bianna Golodryga about what's different this time around.


Obama move would raise wages for millions

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Protests grow over death of man in Baltimore police custody

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 03:43 PM PDT

ADDS MOTHER'S NAME: GLORIA DARDEN, THIRD FROM LEFT - Gloria Darden, third from left, mother of Freddie Gray, walks with supporters and family members of Gray in a march to the Baltimore Police Department's Western District police station during a vigil for Gray, Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Baltimore. Gray died from spinal injuries a week after he was arrested and transported in a police van. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into Freddie Gray's death.


Obama again avoids calling 1915 Armenian killings 'genocide'

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 10:00 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks to members of Congress and other guests in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 21, 2015, to thank those who supported a compromise that permanently changed how Medicare pays doctors. Also on Tuesday administration officials said that Obama will once again stop short of calling the 1915 massacre of Armenians a genocide, prompting anger and disappointment from those who have been pushing him to use the politically fraught term. Top administration officials discussed the decision with Armenian-American leaders. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will once again stop short of calling the 1915 massacre of Armenians a genocide, prompting anger and disappointment from those who have been pushing him to fulfill a campaign promise and use the politically fraught term on the 100th anniversary of the killings this week. Officials decided against it after opposition from some at the State Department and the Pentagon.


New airstrikes in Yemen after Saudis say operation over

Posted: 22 Apr 2015 01:42 PM PDT

Shiite rebels known as Houthis gather during a protest to denounce the Saudi aggression in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Yemen's Shiite rebels, who have taken over large parts of the country and have faced a Saudi-led air assault, said Wednesday they welcome United Nations-led talks to find a political solution to the conflict. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Hours after Saudi Arabia declared an end to its coalition's nearly monthlong air campaign in Yemen, new airstrikes Wednesday hit Iran-backed militants and their allies in two cities, and the rebels said they would welcome U.N.-led peace talks in the conflict that has killed more than 900 people.


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