2015年5月14日星期四

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Obama: Gulf allies support Iran nuke talks

Posted: 14 May 2015 03:23 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, center, makes a statement to members of the media after meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council leaders and delegations at Camp David in Maryland, Thursday, May 14, 2015. Obama and leaders from six Gulf nations are trying to work through tensions sparked by the U.S. bid for a nuclear deal with Iran, a pursuit that has put regional partners on edge. Obama is seeking to reassure the Gulf leaders that the U.S. overtures to Iran will not come at the expense of commitments to their security. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)The president says a deal that blocks Iran's pathway to a nuclear weapon would serve everyone's interests.

House passes bill for Congress to review Iran nuclear deal

Posted: 14 May 2015 02:12 PM PDT

In this May 13, 2015 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner said Thursday that this week's fatal Amtrak crash wasn't caused by a lack of federal funds and mocked a reporter for even asking about it. "Are you really going to ask such a stupid question?" he said at a news conference as a reporter started to ask about Democratic complaints that the government shortchanges the railroad. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Lawmakers overwhelmingly approve a measure that gives them the power to potentially reject a nuclear deal with Tehran.

Students in Crisis: Mental Health & Suicide on College Campuses

Posted: 14 May 2015 07:17 AM PDT

Soon to be graduates, faculty, guest, friends, and families all gather on the lawn adjacent to the Math and Science Building for Coastal Carolina Community College graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (AP Photo/The Jacksonville Daily News, John Sudbrink)Clusters of student suicides at Tulane, William & Mary, MIT and other universities this past year have launched a nationwide debate about the mental health of young people around the country and what colleges, parents and students themselves can do about it.

Philadelphia train crash engineer lays low as scrutiny heats up

Posted: 14 May 2015 04:57 PM PDT

Emergency workers and Amtrak personnel inspect a derailed Amtrak train in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaBy Jarrett Renshaw and Laila Kearney PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A portrait of the engineer at the helm of a speeding Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia began to emerge on Thursday as the man's lawyer said his client could not remember the crash, and rescuers pulled an eighth body from the wreckage. With the engineer facing intense scrutiny over his role in the accident, Philadelphia police said they launched a criminal investigation into Tuesday's crash of the New York-bound train. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the engineer, identified as Brandon Bostian, 32, fully engaged the train's emergency braking system seconds before the wreck. NTSB member Robert Sumwalt, updating reporters on the board's probe into the cause of the wreck, said the engineer has agreed to be interviewed by agency investigators, who were giving him a day or two to recuperate from his injuries first, and that he was entitled to be accompanied by his lawyer.

No sentence after first full day of Boston bombing jury deliberations

Posted: 14 May 2015 01:45 PM PDT

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is pictured in this handout photo presented as evidence by the U.S. Attorney's Office in BostonBy Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - The first full day of jury deliberations in the Boston Marathon bombing trial ended on Thursday without a decision on whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev would be sentenced to death or to life in prison for the deadly 2013 attack. All 12 jurors must reach unanimous agreement to sentence Tsarnaev to death.

Four dead at home that burned in Washington: local media

Posted: 14 May 2015 03:28 PM PDT

Four people were found dead in a home in northwest Washington after a fire on Thursday that the chief of police said was "suspicious" in nature. At a news conference outside the home in an upscale section of the nation's capital, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said firefighters responding to the blaze found three adults and one child dead. Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier told reporters there were no obvious signs of forced entry but that "the nature and origin of the fire is very suspicious." She said the identities of the victims had not yet been confirmed. The home is not far from the U.S. Naval Observatory grounds, where the vice president's residence is located, and the Washington National Cathedral.

8th passenger confirmed dead in Philadelphia train derailment

Posted: 14 May 2015 10:03 AM PDT

Sen. Pat Toomey, center white shirt, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, center tan shirt, and Sen. Robert Casey, right blue shirt, tour the scene of a deadly train wreck, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)At least eight people died in the tragic train derailment in Philadelphia.

White House briefly on lockdown after drone incident

Posted: 14 May 2015 11:19 AM PDT

White House reportedly on lockdown after drone incidentA man apparently trying to fly a remote-controlled drone over the White House fence was detained by Secret Service agents Thursday.

Matt Bai: If Clinton won’t level with voters now, when will she?

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My colleagues in the media keep insisting that Hillary Clinton take a position on the proposed free-trade pact that has riven her party.

Amtrak engineer has 'no recollection' of crash

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The 32-year-old engineer has "no explanation" for what happened, attorney says.

Obama Set Goals Too High for Gulf Rebalance, Experts Say

Posted: 14 May 2015 12:39 PM PDT

Obama Set Goals Too High for Gulf Rebalance, Experts SayThe Obama administration is likely to fall far short of the lofty goals it set for itself at Thursday's summit with Gulf leaders, several experts on the region said. While the White House has framed the seven-nation meeting as an opportunity to deepen and strengthen Gulf nations' security relationship with the United States in light of a possible nuclear deal with Iran, the six foreign leaders attending have set out bargaining chips that the administration has already shot down, and it's not exactly clear what else, besides those tangible items, either side wants. "There's a very real prospect that this exercise could end up looking like the February Countering Violent Extremism summit," Brian Katulis of the Center for American Progress, which is aligned with the Obama administration, said, referring to a 60-plus-country confab that issued a lengthy joint statement with few specifics. The White House has already ruled out a formal mutual defense treaty, which several of the Gulf nations were advocating, and is also unlikely to approve Saudi Arabia's request for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets.

Boston bombing jury finishes 1st full day of deliberations

Posted: 14 May 2015 02:23 PM PDT

Anti-death penalty protestors, Heather Korostoff Murray, right, and Sara Mattes, left, chat with a member of the homeland security force outside the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse during the closing statements phase of the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev federal death penalty trial on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Boston. Tsarnaev is charged with conspiring with his brother to place two bombs near the Boston Marathon finish line that killed three and injured 260 spectators in April 2013. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)BOSTON (AP) — Jurors in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev must make one of the most difficult decisions a jury can be faced with: Should they sentence him to death or spare his life?

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