2015年6月7日星期日

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Texas policeman suspended after pulling gun on teens at pool party

Posted: 07 Jun 2015 01:54 PM PDT

Texas policeman suspended after pulling gun on teen at pool partyA Texas police officer who drew his gun on unarmed teenagers while responding to a disturbance at pool party and threw a girl in a bathing suit to the ground has been placed on administrative leave, officials said Sunday.


Governor: 2 inmates must have taken days to pull off escape

Posted: 07 Jun 2015 03:23 PM PDT

This photo provided by New York State Governor's office shows the area where two convicted murderers used power tools to cut through steel pipes at a maximum-security prison in Dannemora, NY, near the Canadian border and escaped through a manhole, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday, June 6, 2015. He said Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, "are two dangerous individuals." (Darren McGee/New York State Governor's Office, via AP)DANNEMORA, N.Y. (AP) — Two murderers who used power tools to escape from prison must have taken days to cut through steel walls and pipes and break through the bricks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday as a $100,000 reward was posted for information leading to their capture.


Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker wouldn't rule out reinvasion of Iraq

Posted: 07 Jun 2015 12:20 PM PDT

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Wouldn't Rule Out Re-Invasion of IraqWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he wouldn't rule out a full-blown re-invasion of Iraq if he were to become the next commander-in-chief. The likely Republican presidential candidate and early frontrunner in several polls said he would consider a re-invasion if it were deemed necessary to protect American national security at home and abroad. Walker has been critical of President Obama's handling of Iraq and Syria for its limited scope but also qualified that he does not believe in "open-ended, limitless engagements." Though he has been sparse in offering specific changes to U.S. policy in the fight against ISIS, the likely presidential candidate said he has been deepening his understanding of international affairs in recent months.


Big U.S. data breaches offer treasure trove for hackers

Posted: 06 Jun 2015 09:07 PM PDT

File illustration photo of a lock icon, signifying an encrypted Internet connection, on an Internet Explorer browser in ParisBy Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A massive breach of U.S. federal computer networks disclosed this week is the latest in a flood of attacks by suspected Chinese hackers aimed at grabbing personal data, industrial secrets and weapons plans from government and private computers. The Obama administration on Thursday disclosed the breach of computer systems at the Office of Personnel Management and said the records of up to 4 million current and former federal employees may have been compromised. U.S. officials have said on condition of anonymity they believe the hackers are based in China, but Washington has not publicly blamed Beijing at a time when tensions are high over Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea.


Murderers who escaped from New York prison may have had help

Posted: 07 Jun 2015 02:24 PM PDT

Richard Matt, 48, is pictured in this handout photoTwo convicted murderers who used power tools to break out of a maximum security New York prison may have had help, and they left a taunting note for their jailors to "Have a nice day," authorities said on Sunday. More than 200 local, state and federal law enforcement officials set up roadblocks, took to the air and went door-to-door in their search for Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, who went missing early Saturday morning from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, about 20 miles (30 km) south of the Canadian border.. "We are leaving no stone unturned. New York is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension of the men it describes as dangerous and have notified law enforcement in Canada and Mexico about the fugitives.


Michigan boy, 15, completes 57-mile walk with brother on his back

Posted: 07 Jun 2015 04:19 PM PDT

Teen piggybacks brother with cerebral palsy for 40 milesA 15-year-old Michigan boy on Sunday completed a three-day, 57-mile walk across the state, carrying his younger brother on his back, as part of a campaign to raise awareness for Cerebral Palsy. Hunter Gandee started the long trek with little brother Braden, who suffers from Cerebral Palsy, on Friday morning in Lambertville, Michigan, an unincorporated community near the Ohio border. The brothers reached the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor at about 4 p.m. on Sunday, joined for the final leg by friends and family.


Report: Ex-speaker Hastert quietly tried to boost income

Posted: 07 Jun 2015 10:36 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 5, 2008, file photo, former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert speaks to lawmakers on the Illinois House of Representatives floor at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Former colleagues of Hastert say allegations of sexual abuse by the one-time House speaker clash with a reason Republicans made him leader, his squeaky-clean reputation (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)A former business associate of Dennis Hastert says the ex-House speaker looked for ways to increase his income around the time he is accused of paying someone to stay quiet about decades-old misconduct.


Scattered violence as Mexico holds midterm elections

Posted: 07 Jun 2015 03:32 PM PDT

Masked citizens and parents of missing students from Ayotzinapa burn ballots and other voting materials taken from a polling station, in Tixtla, Guerrero State, Mexico, Sunday, June 7, 2015. Security forces were not present in Tixtla, where an anti-election group burned all materials from multiple polling stations before clashing with another group of town residents determined to defend a polling place. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Thousands of soldiers and federal police were deployed to guard polling stations in restive southern states as voting began Sunday for what could be Mexico's most violent elections in years, seen as a litmus test for President Enrique Pena Nieto's government.


Obama aims to mend U.S.-German relations on Bavarian trip

Posted: 07 Jun 2015 11:34 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama, joined by Horst Seehofer, Minister President of Bavaria, right, is greeted by traditionally dressed Bavarian men and women as he arrives on Air Force One at the airport in Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, June 7, 2015, en route to the G-7 summit at the Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Slugging back beer and sausages, President Barack Obama celebrated decades of U.S. friendship with Germany over recent challenges.


Texas policeman suspended after pulling gun on teen at pool party

Posted: 07 Jun 2015 11:54 AM PDT

Texas policeman suspended after pulling gun on teen at pool partyA police officer who drew his gun on unarmed teenagers while responding to a disturbance at pool party and threw a girl in a bathing suit to the ground has been placed on administrative leave, officials said Sunday.


Britain to expand Iraq training mission to counter IS: Cameron

Posted: 07 Jun 2015 09:07 AM PDT

Britian's Prime Minister Cameron address news conference in BerlinBritain is to expand its military training mission in Iraq in the coming weeks, Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Sunday, saying the Iraqi army needed more help to deal with improvised bombs planted by Islamic State militants. Cameron, speaking before a meeting of the Group of Seven industrial nations (G7), said Britain would send 125 new military advisers to Iraq, most of whom would train the Iraqi army in how to counter improvised explosive devices or IEDs.


American Pharoah turns a guy from Nogales, Ariz., into a legend

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