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Yahoo! News: World - China


Defying GOP, Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline bill

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 01:34 PM PST

In this April 18, 2014 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio says Congress is sending President Barack Obama legislation to build the Keystone XL pipeline on Tuesday. The White House is indicating Obama will quickly veto it in private over Republican lawmakers' urging that he sign it. It would be the third veto of Obama's presidency. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)President Barack Obama has vetoed a Republican bill forcing construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.


Jury deliberations begin in 'American Sniper' killing trial

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 04:47 PM PST

Former Marine Cpl. Eddie Ray Routh, center, enters the court for his capital murder trial at the Erath County, Donald R. Jones Justice Center in Stephenville Texas, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Routh, 27, of Lancaster, is charged with the 2013 deaths of Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a shooting range near Glen Rose, Texas. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Michael Ainsworth, Pool)STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury has begun deliberations in the capital murder trial of a former Marine in the fatal shooting of "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and a friend of Kyle's.


Homeland Security shutdown by the numbers

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 08:56 AM PST

A Homeland Security shutdown by the numbersYahoo News takes a look at how a shutdown could affect workers at the TSA and other agencies.


'American Sniper' Kyle never saw it coming

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 03:27 PM PST

Eddie Ray Routh enters the court during his capital murder trial in StephenvilleChris Kyle was apparently taken by surprise when he was fatally shot two years ago at a Texas gun range.


Aaron Schock's spending problem isn't going away

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 07:31 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2015 file photo, Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., speaks to reporters in Peoria, Ill. Schock spent taxpayer and campaign funds on private airplanes to fly him around the country on aircraft owned by some of his key donors, The Associated Press has found. The expenses coincide with his other high-figure entertainment and travel charges. Beyond air travel, Schock spent tens of thousands more on tickets for concerts and billed car mileage reimbursements among the highest in Congress. One venue included a sold-out Katy Perry concert in Washington last June with Schock and his interns. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock, a rising Republican star already facing an ethics inquiry, has spent taxpayer and campaign funds on flights aboard private planes owned by some of his key donors, The Associated Press has found. There also have been other expensive travel and entertainment charges, including for a massage company and music concerts.


Axelrod takes on Giuliani

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Axelrod takes on Giuliani


Metrolink train strikes truck in Southern California

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

An overturned Metrolink passenger car rests on the side of the road after the train crashed into a truck and derailed early on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 in Oxnard, Calif. Three cars of a Southern California Metrolink commuter train derailed and tumbled onto their sides after a collision with a truck on tracks in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Johnny Corona)OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of people have been injured in the crash of a Southern California commuter train and a truck northwest of Los Angeles.


VA secretary apologizes for misstating military record

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 08:56 PM PST

In this Feb. 11, 2015, file photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. McDonald apologized Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, for misstating that he served in the military's special forces. McDonald made the erroneous claim while speaking to a homeless veteran during a segment that aired last month on "CBS Evening News." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)VA chief Robert McDonald apologizes for mistakenly saying he served in the special forces.


Eight dead in gun rampage at Czech restaurant

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 01:55 PM PST

Police officers patrol near a restaurant where a gunman opened fire injuring at least one person in Uhersky Brod, in the east of the Czech Republic, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Police did not immediately release any details. (AP Photo/CKT, Dalibor Gluck) SLOVAKIA OUTAn armed man killed burst into a restaurant and opened fire.


CBS News releases video referenced in O'Reilly dispute

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 08:24 PM PST

In this Oct. 28, 2013 file photo, political commentator Bill O'Reilly attends the National Geographic Channel's "Killing Kennedy" world premiere screening reception at The Newseum, in Washington. CBS News on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, released video from four stories it aired about the Falklands War in 1982, all part of a dispute involving Fox News Channel host O'Reilly and his subsequent statements about covering the war. None of the stories mention O'Reilly, then a young CBS reporter, or makes any specific reference to a CBS crew member being hurt. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News on Monday released video from four stories it aired about the Falklands War in 1982, all part of a dispute involving Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly and his subsequent statements about covering the war.


Alaska quietly becomes 3rd state to legalize marijuana

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 12:50 PM PST

In this Feb. 20, 2015 photo, Peter Lomonaco, co-founder of the Alaska Cannabis Club, and CEO Charlo Greene share a joint at their medical marijuana dispensary in Anchorage, Alaska. On Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, Alaska will become the third state in the nation to legalize marijuana. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska on Tuesday became the third U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults, but it was a subdued milestone.


Chicago's Mayor Emanuel hopes to avoid run-off in election

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 03:41 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel hug during an event in the Pullman neighborhood of ChicagoBy Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will easily take first place in Tuesday's municipal election, but polls show he may miss the 50 percent mark needed to avoid a run-off in the race to lead the financially challenged, third-largest U.S. city. Emanuel, 55, a former chief of staff to President Barack Obama seeking a second term as mayor, has already spent millions of dollars in the non-partisan race against four challengers, and a second round will mean six more weeks of expensive campaigning. Emanuel is close to the mark, getting 48.3 percent of the vote in a recent Ogden & Fry poll. His nearest opponent is Cook County Commissioner Jesus "Chuy" Garcia at 26.5 percent, followed by businessman Willie Wilson with 15.2 percent.


Fifty hurt when Southern California commuter train slams into truck

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 02:40 PM PST

An aerial view shows the scene of a double-decker Metrolink train derailment in Oxnard, CaliforniaBy Michael Fleeman OXNARD, Calif. (Reuters) - A Los Angeles-bound commuter train slammed into a produce truck apparently stuck on the tracks in a Southern California city before dawn on Tuesday, injuring 50 people in a fiery crash, some of them critically. The truck driver, who was not hurt, left the scene of the destruction in Oxnard on foot and was found walking and disoriented one or two miles away, Assistant Police Chief Jason Benitez said. Benitez said the 54-year-old driver from Arizona was not arrested but investigators were trying to determine if there was any criminal wrongdoing in the 5:45 a.m. PST (8:45 a.m EST) wreck, which overturned three double-decker Metrolink rail cars. Benitez said it appeared that the truck driver had taken a wrong turn in the pre-dawn darkness and ended up on the tracks, where the rig became stuck as the train approached at 79 miles per hour.


Ex-NFL star's fiancée looked nervous day after alleged killing: witness

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 02:01 PM PST

Shayanna Jenkins, Hernandez?s fiancee, charged with perjury, attends the fifth day of trial for former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez at the Bristol County Superior Court House in Fall RiverBy Daniel Lovering FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) - Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez's fiancée was visibly nervous the day after an associate of the ex-NFL star was killed, a woman who cleaned Hernandez's Massachusetts home testified at his murder trial on Tuesday. Hernandez's fiancée, Shayanna Jenkins, spent time on the telephone, peeking out the window and crying after hauling away a large trash bag in the trunk of a red car, Carla Barbosa, 31, testified at Massachusetts Superior Court in Fall River. She added police were outside when Barbosa left the house on June 18, 2013, a day after Odin Lloyd's bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park near Hernandez's home.


What an Iran nuclear deal could look like

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 06:23 PM PST

US Secretary of State John Kerry, pictured, met twice in Geneva with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday and MondayWith the clock ticking down to a third, perhaps final deadline for a deal to rein in Iran's nuclear program, top diplomats are ramping up efforts to pin down details. US Secretary of State John Kerry met twice in Geneva with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday and Monday, and could join fresh talks planned next week in Switzerland, US officials said. "We're in the endgame now," Joe Cirincione, president of the Ploughshares Fund, who has long worked on non-proliferation issues, told AFP. To reach a verifiable, comprehensive agreement that limits Iran's ability to harness enough fissile material to build a nuclear bomb.


Giuliani clarifies controversial Obama remarks

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 07:06 AM PST

Giuliani: 'I didn't intend to question President Obama's motives or the content of his heart'Former New York City mayor clarifies controversial comments suggesting the president "doesn't love America."


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