2016年11月29日星期二

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Teachers report postelection bullying surge

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 04:05 PM PST

Students gathered on Nov. 15 near the U.S. Supreme Court to protest Donald Trump's election. (Susan Walsh/AP)Teachers and administrators respond to a survey by submitting more than 25,000 anecdotes about students' behavior since Nov. 8.


What caused the raging Tennessee wildfire?

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 02:26 PM PST

A utility pole damaged by the wildfire. (Getty Images)The deadly blaze broke out in part because of a drought that dried out the area's trees, bushes, and vegetation.


Banker is Trump's expected Treasury pick

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 03:14 PM PST

Steven Mnuchin, national finance chairman of President-elect Donald Trump's campaign. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)Steven Mnuchin, the Trump campaign's national finance director, is the expected nominee for Treasury secretary, a source says.


Tenn. wildfires ravage tight-knit community

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 01:02 PM PST

Fire damage near Gatlinburg, Tenn., on Nov. 29. (Michael Patrick/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)"The mountains are burning down," said one resident, as blazes tore through the region around Gatlinburg.


Pipeline protesters' supplies won't be blocked

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 03:56 PM PST

The Oceti Sakowin camp is seen in a snow storm during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, U.SNorth Dakota law enforcement backs away from a threat to turn back deliveries to demonstrators at their encampment.


Former Senate leader on Trump foreign policy

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:00 AM PST

Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell. (Yahoo News)He declines to say whom he'd prefer for secretary of state, but George Mitchell does offer a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


Fiat heir arrested for alleged fake kidnapping

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 09:31 AM PST

Lapo Elkann, pictured in September 2016, was ordered to appear in a New York court for falsely reporting an incident before being released, police saidLapo Elkann reportedly tried to make his family believe he'd been abducted after running out of money on a two-day bender.


New banknote has some Brits steaming mad

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 03:55 AM PST

The new £5 banknote. (Getty Images)Vegetarians are outraged that the Bank of England's new plastic £5 note contains an animal product.


Trump to nominate Chao for transportation post

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 11:00 AM PST

FILE - In this July 17, 2016 file photo, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., check out the stage during preparation for the Republican National Convention inside Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Elaine Chao to become transportation secretary, according to a Trump source. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Elaine Chao's record suggests she'd be skeptical of new safety regulations if selected to lead the Department of Transportation.


White House sends mixed messages on Castro funeral

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 11:50 AM PST

President Obama (Getty Images)President Obama is sending two senior officials to the service, but don't call it a delegation, the White House says.


'Michelle will never run for office'

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 10:28 AM PST

President Obama: 'Michelle will never run for office'Barack Obama says he and his wife will be "very active" after he leaves office, but that she doesn't hold political aspirations.


Home prices hit record, but fewer benefit

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:08 AM PST

A new record for home prices—but fewer owners to benefitThe housing bust is over, but the recovery has benefited the wealthy at the expense of many ordinary folks who are falling further behind.


Trump win triggers consumer confidence?

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:34 AM PST

Trump win triggers consumer confidence? (AP)In the third quarter, personal consumption rose 2.8 percent, better than the 2.1 percent previously reported.


Ex- Manafort aide resurfaces for inauguration

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 09:30 AM PST

Donald Trump with campaign aide Rick Gates. (AP)Rick Gates, a longtime business partner of ousted campaign chief Paul Manafort, is playing a key role in overseeing the day's events.


Nearly half of HIV infections go undetected

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 08:05 AM PST

Nearly half of HIV infections go undetected. (AP)The World Health Organization says more than 14 million people worldwide are unaware of their status.


Mysterious drop in Alaska's caribou numbers

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:58 AM PST

This undated photo provided by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game shows Caribou in the Western Arctic in Alaska. The size of an Arctic caribou herd in Alaska has been cut in half in just the last three years, and researchers are trying to understand why. (Jim Dau/Alaska Department of Fish and Game via AP)The size of the the state's Arctic region herd has plummeted by more than 50 percent in three years, puzzling researchers.


Trump to nominate Chao for transportation post

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 09:16 AM PST

Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao. (AP)Donald Trump plans to nominate former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to head the Transportation Department, sources say.


World's oldest person turns 117 years old

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:09 AM PST

Emma Morano, the world's oldest living person, turns 117 years old. (AP)Italy's Emma Morano is believed to be the last surviving person in the world born in the 1800s.


Texas elector: Trump 'not biblically qualified'

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:28 AM PST

President-elect Donald Trump walks to his motorcade vehicle at Mar-A Lago, Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in Palm Beach, Fla., en route to Palm Beach International Airport and onto New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Art Sisneros resigns his Electoral College post rather than cast a ballot for the president-elect next month.


Assad, allies want to seize Aleppo pre-Trump

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 09:00 AM PST

A Syrian national flag flutters near a general view of eastern Aleppo after Syrian government soldiers took control of al-Sakhour neigbourhood in AleppoSpurred by big recent gains, a Russian-backed timeline for government forces to retake the key Syrian city from rebels is accelerated.


Trump suggests jail time for flag burners

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:16 AM PST

Donald Trump suggests jail time for flag burners. (AP)The president-elect also threatens loss of citizenship for those who burn the American flag, but the Supreme Court disagrees.


Wish list for America's new tech czar

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 05:52 AM PST

5 people who should be America's new tech bossYahoo Finance assembles a short list of possible replacements for Megan Smith as the U.S. chief technology officer.


Arrests in nationwide 'Fight for $15' protests

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 02:03 PM PST

Fast-food and airport workers stage their first large-scale push to raise wages since Donald Trump's election.

Dozens dead in soccer team plane crash

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 03:05 PM PST

Players from Brazil's Chapecoense Real team during a 2016 Copa Sudamericana match. (AFP)A chartered aircraft carrying members of a Brazilian team crashed near Medellin, Colombia.


Obamacare foe is Trump pick for health secretary

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 08:38 PM PST

Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. (AP)Georgia Rep. Tom Price is the president-elect's choice to head the Department of Health and Human Services.


Praise for fast-acting cop who killed attacker

Posted: 28 Nov 2016 06:54 PM PST

Ohio State University police officer Alan Horujko. (Ohio State University Police via AP)Officer Alan Horujko's extremely quick response to an assault that left 11 people injured saved lives, officials say.


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