2015年6月18日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Church shooting victims identified: Track coach and librarian among those killed

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 01:06 PM PDT

A parish community in Charleston, S.C., is mourning the loss of nine people who were shot and killed in what authorities are calling a hate crime.

Justices render differing verdict in 2 free speech cases

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 11:48 AM PDT

The Confedrate flag is seen on a monument to Hood's Texas Brigade at the Texas State Capitol, Thursday, June 18, 2015, in Austin, Texas. The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Texas' refusal to issue a license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag, rejecting a free-speech challenge. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)WASHINGTON (AP) — In dueling decisions Thursday about free speech, the Supreme Court upheld Texas' refusal to issue a license plate bearing the Confederate battle flag and struck down an Arizona town's restrictions on temporary signs put up by a small church.


Obama on Charleston: It’s too easy to get guns in America

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White suspect arrested in killing of nine at black U.S. church

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 05:06 PM PDT

Police lead suspected shooter Dylann Roof into the courthouse in Shelby, North CarolinaA white man suspected of shooting nine people dead during Bible study at a historic African-American church in South Carolina was arrested on Thursday, a day after a massacre that authorities say was motivated by racial hatred. The mass shooting set off an intense 14-hour manhunt that ended when 21-year-old Dylann Roof was arrested in a traffic stop in a small North Carolina town, 220 miles (350 km) north of Charleston, South Carolina, where the shooting occurred, officials said. Roof, whose social media profile suggests a fascination with white supremacy, waived his right to extradition and was flown back to South Carolina hours after his arrest.


Three dead as Tropical Depression Bill lashes central U.S. states

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 02:48 PM PDT

The Galveston Island Pleasure Pier is pictured from a Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter as it flies over GalvestonBy Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Depression Bill pelted Oklahoma with heavy rains, triggering flooding that killed a 2-year-old toddler who was swept out of his father's arms by raging waters, officials said on Thursday. One person in neighboring Missouri was killed by flooding caused by rains from the storm hitting the region and a woman died in central Texas when she lost control of her car while driving through the storm, officials said. Bill, the second named tropical storm of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, is expected to dump between 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) of rain as it travels northeast through Arkansas and Missouri into West Virginia.


New Jersey man charged with conspiracy to provide support to Islamic State

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 02:35 PM PDT

U.S. authorities on Thursday charged a New Jersey man with conspiring to support the militant group Islamic State, the fourth person arrested in recent days in and around New York City as part of a broader investigation. Samuel Rahamin Topaz, 21, of Fort Lee, New Jersey, was arrested at his home on Wednesday, the Justice Department said. According to a criminal complaint, he had communicated frequently with Munther Omar Saleh, a college student from Queens who was arrested on Saturday along with an unnamed co-conspirator when they ran at a surveillance vehicle.

Charleston church shooting: 9 killed; suspect in custody

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 04:03 PM PDT

Worshippers embrace following a group prayer across the street from the scene of a shooting Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman)FBI investigating attack at historic black church as a hate crime.


Pope challenges world to clean up its filth

Posted: 18 Jun 2015 01:54 PM PDT

Pope Francis addresses the crowd during his weekly general audience at St Peter's square on June 17, 2015 at the VaticanVATICAN CITY (AP) — With a poet's lyricism, a former chemist's precision and a pontiff's moral thunder, Pope Francis recast humanity's relationship with nature in stark ethical terms, hoping to spur a warming, filthy world to clean up its act "before it's too late."


FAA investigating close call at Chicago's Midway Airport

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 03:40 PM PDT

Midway Airport runway close call under investigationCHICAGO (AP) — Two passenger jets began to take off at the same time on intersecting runways at Chicago's Midway International Airport, prompting a controller to shout over the radio for one of the pilots to halt to avoid a collision, aviation officials said Wednesday.


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