2012年8月5日星期日

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Seven dead in Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 10:50 AM PDT

A woman reacts with others as they await word on a shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, where police and witnesses describe a chaotic situation with an unknown number of victims, suspects and possible hostages. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)At least seven people were killed, including the suspected gunman, in a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., south of Milwaukee on Sunday. According to police, 911 dispatchers received multiple calls from the temple at approximately 10:25 a.m. local time. An officer who responded to the scene was treating a victim [...]

NASA braces for rover's plunge to Mars

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Mars Rover: '7 Minutes of Terror'NASA's most high-tech Mars rover on Sunday zeroed in on the red planet where it will attempt a tricky celestial gymnastics routine during a "seven minutes of terror" plummet through the atmosphere.

Social Security not deal it once was for workers

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT

In this July 26, 2012, photo, Neta Homier looks over bills in her home in Toledo, Ohio. Homier says she relies on Social Security to pay her bills and while she is confident the program will continue to help her she fears it will not be able to rely on it. "Social Security is what's carrying me," Homier said. "It pays all my bills." People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It's a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Previous generations got a much better bargain, mainly because payroll taxes were very low when Social Security was enacted in the 1930s and remained so for decades. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It's a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

Obama 'deeply saddened' by shooting at Sikh temple

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 03:37 PM PDT

Bystanders stand outside the scene of a shooting inside The Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. Police in Wisconsin say at least seven people are dead at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee, including the suspected gunman. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)President Barack Obama said Sunday that he and first lady Michelle Obama are "deeply saddened" by the killing of at least six people Sunday at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, and promised his administration will provide "whatever support is necessary" to those investigating the shooting.

GOP slams Reid over Romney tax claim

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 10:03 AM PDT

Reince Priebus: Sen. Harry Reid Is a 'Dirty Liar'Top Republicans on Sunday accused Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of lying by passing along an anonymous claim that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney hasn't paid taxes for 10 years.

Wildfire evacuation orders lifted in Oklahoma

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Firefighters fight a fire next to the Turner Turnpike near West 151st on Saturday, Aug 4, 2012, near Tulsa, Okla. Emergency management officials have ordered evacuations of homes in several areas as wildfires burn across the state. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Services says no injuries have been reported. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Tom Gilbert)Many Oklahomans forced to leave their homes because of raging wildfires were being allowed to return Sunday, despite some fires continuing to burn.

Presidential TV ad spending focused on 9 states

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 07:46 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 18, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Bowling Green, Ohio. Republicans say Romney has a chance to win Wisconsin. Democrats backing President Barack Obama insist Arizona could come into play. But if television ads are any guide, the 2012 contest will be won or lost in just nine states that have seen an eye-popping $350 million in ads so far with few new targets of opportunity expected to emerge. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)If television ad spending is any guide, the White House race will come down to nine states that have absorbed an eye-popping $350 million in commercials so far.

Syria warplanes pound Aleppo as ground assault looms

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 01:19 PM PDT

Smoke billows from the Salaheddin district of the northern Syrian city of AleppoSyrian regime warplanes pounded rebel positions in second city Aleppo on Sunday ahead of a threatened ground assault by more than 20,000 troops assembled around the commercial capital.

Obama embraces health care once again

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 07:38 AM PDT

President Barack Obama talks abut taxes, Friday, August 3, 2012, in Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)President Barack Obama, emboldened by the Supreme Court's affirmation of his health care overhaul, is now embracing the law while campaigning for re-election, just as Republican rival Mitt Romney steps back from it.

Report: Boy Scout files reveal repeat child abuse

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Internal documents from the Boy Scouts of America reveal more than 125 cases in which men suspected of molestation allegedly continued to abuse Scouts, despite a blacklist meant to protect boys from sexual predators.

New study links current events to climate change

Posted: 04 Aug 2012 05:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2011 file photo, Sailboats and a floating dock lie on the dry, cracked dirt in a harbor at Lake Hefner in Oklahoma City as drought continues to be a problem across the state. The relentless, weather-gone-crazy type of heat that has blistered the United States and other parts of the world in recent years is so rare and off-the-charts that it can't be anything but man-made global warming, a new statistical analysis from a top government scientist says.(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)The relentless, weather-gone-crazy type of heat that has blistered the United States and other parts of the world in recent years is so rare that it can't be anything but man-made global warming, says a new statistical analysis from a top government scientist.

Photo from Onion video sparks Facebook fury

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 09:53 AM PDT

The Onion, America's finest satirical newspaper, was heralded for its coverage of 9/11, publishing its now-classic Sept. 11, 2001 issue--two weeks after the terror attacks--that was both funny and cathartic. But a photo illustration of a Sears-branded plane approaching Chicago's Willis Tower from an Onion video ("Sears Extremists Fly Plane Into Willis Tower") published last [...]

Thousands of fish die as Midwest streams heat up

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 12:56 PM PDT

In this July 26, 2012 photo, dead fish float in a drying pond near Rock Port, Mo. Multitudes of fish are dying in the Midwest as the sizzling summer dries up rivers and raises water temperatures in some spots to nearly 100 degrees. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)Thousands of fish are dying in the Midwest as the hot, dry summer dries up rivers and causes water temperatures to climb in some spots to nearly 100 degrees.

Memories of Marilyn Monroe on 50th anniversary of death

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 07:26 AM PDT

Undated publicity photograph of actress Marilyn MonroeFifty years ago Sunday, Norma Jeane Mortenson--the actress, model and singer better known as Marilyn Monroe--died in Los Angeles of a drug overdose. She was just 36. Yahoo contributors were asked to share their memories of Monroe, whose tragic death, while unsurprising to those that closely followed her tumultuous career, was nonetheless shocking. Below, recollections [...]

Red Cross attacked with rockets, grenades in Libya

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 04:34 PM PDT

GENEVA (Reuters) - Unknown assailants attacked a compound of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Libyan port of Misrata on Sunday with grenades and rockets, forcing it to suspend its work there and in the eastern city of Benghazi, the agency said. The ICRC said seven of its aid workers were inside their residence when it came under attack. No one was hurt, but damage to the building was extensive. It was the fifth time in less than three months that violence was directed against the independent aid agency in Libya, the ICRC said in a statement, which stressed its neutrality. ...

Aging baby boomers face home health care challenge

Posted: 05 Aug 2012 01:04 PM PDT

Aging baby boomers face home health care challengeFor the past three years, Taura Tate's mornings have revolved around caring for a woman who suffers from the effects of a stroke and diabetes. She cooks her oatmeal for breakfast, helps with showers and ...

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