2017年2月13日星期一

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Senate confirms Mnuchin as treasury chief

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 04:55 PM PST

Steven Mnuchin in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20. (Win McNamee/pool photo via AP)Despite strong objections from Democrats, former banker Steven Mnuchin wins enough votes to become Treasury secretary.


Official: Trump still 'evaluating' Flynn's future

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 04:09 PM PST

National Security Adviser Michael Flynn in the east Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, for a joint news conference with President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. . (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Questions linger about Michael Flynn's conversations with Russia's ambassador before the inauguration.


More than 680 arrested in immigration raids

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 02:30 PM PST

Immigration raids in at least six states following Donald Trump's order to deport illegal immigrantsSeventy-five percent of those arrested have been convicted of crimes, says Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly.


Official spars with CNN over voter fraud claim

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 12:31 PM PST

Kansas official spars with CNN over voter fraud claim, but fails to provide evidenceKansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, cited by a Trump aide on Sunday talk shows, was asked to provide evidence of N.H. improprieties.


Trump: U.S. to deal with N. Korea 'strongly'

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 12:30 PM PST

A ballistic missile launch in North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)The president vows to take on the threat posed by North Korea after the country's latest missile test.


Are immigration raids result of Trump policy?

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 12:08 PM PST

Are immigration raids result of Trump policy? (AP)Immigration officers say the raids are business as usual, but White House officials claim they're the result of a Trump order.


Syrian chemical weapons killed 9: Report

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 01:38 PM PST

A member of the Syrian pro-government forces gestures to tanks as they patrol the northern embattled city of Aleppo on December 14, 2016Government forces carried out at least eight chemical attacks during the final push for Aleppo, Human Rights Watch said.


32 dead after bus crash in Taiwan

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 11:12 AM PST

The scene of a tour bus accident in Taipei, Taiwan. (AFP)Local tourists were returning home from visiting seasonal cherry blossoms when the bus careened off a highway in the island's worst road accident in decades.


Bergdahl hearing focuses on Trump's criticism

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 09:51 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives for a pretrial hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C. Bergdahl and his attorneys have arrived at a courthouse Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, where they'll try to convince a military judge that President Donald Trump violated Bergdahl's due process rights. Bergdahl is scheduled for trial in April. He is accused of endangering the lives of soldiers who searched for him after he walked off his post in Afghanistan in 2009.(AP Photo/Ted Richardson, File)Defense attorneys are arguing that Trump violated Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's due process rights to a fair trial.


Better uses for Trump's border wall money?

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 08:22 AM PST

A better way to spend Trump's border wall moneyTrump says a border wall would "save thousands of lives," but there's actually no data on the number of Americans killed by undocumented immigrants.


Photos seem to show reaction to missile launch

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 09:33 AM PST

Photos from Mar-a-Lago guest reportedly show Trump responding to North Korea launchImages from a Mar-a-Lago guest apparently catch President Trump and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe handling fallout from N. Korea's action.


Taliban suicide attack targeting police kills 13

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 11:16 AM PST

Taliban suicide attack targeting police kills 13. (AP)The blast rips through a crowd of hundreds gathered for a protest in eastern Pakistan, wounding nearly 60 people.


Spicer dig draws response from Us Weekly

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 07:30 AM PST

US Weekly mocks Sean Spicer with some pretty sound investment adviceThe publication responds to a dig from the White House press secretary with an arguably reasonable investment tip.


Japan PM: Trump 'surprisingly' a good listener

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 08:32 AM PST

President Trump talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (AP)Shinzo Abe says his main objective in meeting with the president was to show the world an unshakable Japan-U.S. alliance.


Oops, RNC! Lincoln never said that

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 07:45 AM PST

RNC misquotes Abraham Lincoln, sparking Twitter frenzyThe Republican National Committee thought it was paying tribute to Abraham Lincoln on what would have been his 208th birthday.


African-Americans paid less in tech industry

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 05:07 AM PST

African-Americans are more likely to get hired, but get paid less in tech industryA study shows that although African-American candidates are 49 percent more likely to get hired in two cities, they're paid less.


Baio swears off Nordstrom after Ivanka snub

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 07:53 AM PST

Scott Baio (Getty Images)The conservative actor vows to never return to the store after it pulls Ivanka Trump's clothing line from its shelves.


Canada's Trudeau meets with Trump

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 02:05 PM PST

Canada's Trudeau talks trade with Trump at White HouseThe president and Canada's prime minister launched a joint effort to advance women in the workplace.


Judge hears Dakota Access pipeline arguments

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 08:09 AM PST

Judge denies request to halt Dakota Access pipeline workTwo Native American tribes have asked a federal judge to stop construction of the last stretch of the Dakota Access pipeline.


Hannity slams 'Morning Joe' over Trump aide

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 06:30 AM PST

Hannity slams Scarborough for criticizing Trump aideFox News host Sean Hannity rips MSNBC's Joe Scarborough for criticizing Stephen Miller's talk show performances.


Trump, Trudeau meeting at the White House

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 06:31 PM PST

Trump, Trudeau to discuss women in workforceThe president and Canada's prime minister are participating in a roundtable discussion about women in the workforce.


Northeast could be blanketed with 2 feet of snow

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 04:04 PM PST

Snow falls in North Adams, Mass. (AP)Blizzard conditions, with 2 feet of snow possible in some areas, are creating havoc from upstate N.Y. to Maine.


Ex-POW Bergdahl faces court hearing

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 10:50 AM PST

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in 2016. (Ted Richardson/AP)Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and his attorneys are trying convince a military judge that President Trump violated Bergdahl's due process rights.


Library of Congress removes Trump poster

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 09:02 AM PST

President Trump's inauguration portrait. (Library of Congress)The Library of Congress pulled an official portrait celebrating President Trump's inauguration due to a misspelling.


Where is the economy headed under Trump?

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 05:31 AM PST

The most important points to know about the economy right nowWith the administration less than a month old, Yahoo Finance's Andy Serwer says it's a good time to take stock of the economic landscape.


Schools are fighting back against fake news

Posted: 13 Feb 2017 12:42 PM PST

Pat Winters Lauro, a journalism professor at Kean University in Union, N.J., leads a discussion on fake news. (Julio Cortez/AP)Teachers from elementary school through college are explaining how to distinguish between factual and fictional news.


Northeast braces for next blast of winter

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 07:37 PM PST

A commuter rail station bridge in Wellesley, Mass. (Steven Senne/AP)Storm warnings were in effect from upstate New York to Maine, where blizzard conditions and up to 2 feet of snow are possible.


Thousands heed evacuation call near Calif. dam

Posted: 12 Feb 2017 11:22 PM PST

The Oroville Dam spillway on Feb. 9 in Oroville, Calif., where state engineers discovered new damage to the spillway. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)Hundreds of cars were in bumper-to-bumper traffic on Highway 99 as people hurried away from the Oroville Dam.


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