vendredi 9 octobre 2015

Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines

Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines


One person killed in shooting near Texas Southern University

Posted: 09 Oct 2015 11:24 AM PDT

One person was fatally shot on Friday and a suspect has been taken into custody in a shooting near Texas Southern University in Houston, Houston police said. The incident came several hours after an 18-year-old student opened fire with a handgun on the campus of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff early on Friday, killing one person and wounding three, in the latest in a series of U.S. school shootings.. Texas Southern said there was a separate shooting incident at an apartment complex near campus on Thursday night.

One person fatally shot near Texas Southern University: Houston police

Posted: 09 Oct 2015 11:08 AM PDT

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - One person was fatally shot near Texas Southern University and a suspect has been detained, Houston police said on Friday.

UAW approves proposed Fiat Chrysler contract for U.S. worker vote

Posted: 09 Oct 2015 10:51 AM PDT

Fiat Chrysler Autos assembly workers leave the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Warren Truck Assembly plant during a work shift change in Warren, MichiganDETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. union United Auto Workers' leaders on Friday approved a tentative four-year contract with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV , sending the proposed pact to 40,000 workers for a ratification vote.


Northern Arizona University student kills one, injures three with handgun: police

Posted: 09 Oct 2015 07:30 AM PDT

Shooting at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, ArizonaA Northern Arizona University student shot and killed one person and injured three outside a dormitory in Flagstaff, authorities said.


House Republicans search for leader amid chaos

Posted: 09 Oct 2015 06:24 AM PDT

McCarthy laughs off a question as he explains his decision to pull out of a Republican caucus secret ballot vote to determine the nominee to replace retiring House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), on Capitol Hill in WashingtonU.S. House Republicans scrambled to regroup on Friday as they began searching for their next leader a day after the front-runner to lead the House of Representatives abruptly quit the speaker's race. "Starting this morning, we're looking for a consensus candidate," Representative Darrell Issa said in an interview on CNBC. Issa said if no such candidate emerges, House Republicans should consider rebuilding their entire leadership slate.


One dead, three injured after shooting at university in Arizona

Posted: 09 Oct 2015 04:30 AM PDT

A shooting at Northern Arizona University has left one person dead and three others injured, the school said on Friday, adding that the suspect is in custody. "Situation is stabilized," the university in Flagstaff, Arizona, said in a post on Twitter, adding that the campus is not on lockdown.

Tunisian democracy group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Posted: 09 Oct 2015 02:30 AM PDT

File photo of Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union Abassi speaking during the National Conference for Dialogue in TunisA Tunisian democracy group won the prize for its contributions to the Arab Spring movement.


Merkel, Zerai, Pope Francis all in Nobel Peace Prize buzz

Posted: 09 Oct 2015 12:36 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 10, 2012 file photo, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, and French President Francois Hollande applaud during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, at the City Hall in Oslo. The European Union received the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting Europe's record-breaking refugee crisis was a hot topic ahead of Friday's announcement.


Ben Carson recalls his encounter with a gunman

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 11:10 PM PDT


Benghazi committee releases more Clinton emails

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 07:14 PM PDT


South Carolina city to pay $6.5 million over police shooting of black man: report

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 05:51 PM PDT

Still image from video allegedly shows police officer shooting man in the back in North Charleston(Reuters) - Officials in North Charleston, South Carolina, have reached a $6.5 million settlement with the family of Walter Scott, the unarmed black man whom a bystander video tapped being shot in the back by a white police officer, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.


France train attack hero Stone stabbed in California

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 05:33 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Carter presents Airman Stone during medal ceremony for disarming gunman on French train at Pentagon in WashingtonBy Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - U.S. Air Force airman Spencer Stone, one of the three Americans who thwarted an August train attack in France, was stabbed several times during a fight outside a Sacramento bar early on Thursday and was hospitalized in serious condition, police said. The fight was not related to Stone's role in subduing the gunman on a train headed to Paris and there was no connection to terrorism, Sacramento Deputy Police Chief Ken Bernard told a news conference. Stone's assailant, who has not been caught, is not believed to have known Stone's identity, Bernard said.


Some areas in flooded South Carolina facing second deluge

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 05:17 PM PDT

Linden brings his wife Betty to higher ground outside their flooded home along Dunbar Road in GeorgetownBy Rich McKay COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) - South Carolina's governor warned on Thursday that several coastal areas were about to be hit by a second round of major flooding, while residents inland hauled soaked furniture and appliances from homes left in ruins by unprecedented rainfall. Governor Nikki Haley said the inundation expected in Georgetown, home to about 9,000 people, would last up to 12 days and she urged residents to heed evacuation notices.


Ben Carson: Holocaust could have been avoided if Jews were armed

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 05:01 PM PDT

Ben Carson Suggests Holocaust Would Have Been Less Likely if Jews Were ArmedRepublican candidate Ben Carson continued his controversial remarks about guns Thursday -- suggesting in a new interview that the Jews may have been able to diminish the likelihood of the Holocaust if they were armed.


John Boehner stuck in limbo as speaker after Kevin McCarthy withdraws bid

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 03:22 PM PDT


New York board says officer used excessive force to arrest ex-tennis star

Posted: 08 Oct 2015 02:18 PM PDT

Ex-tennis star James Blake is shown tackled by a NYPD officer James Frascatore in front of the Grand Hyatt hotel in New YorkOne officer involved in the arrest of ex-tennis star James Blake, who was body-slammed outside a New York City hotel last month in a case of mistaken identity, used excessive force and another abused his authority, a police watchdog group has found. The Civilian Complaint Review Board, in a letter to Blake dated Tuesday and obtained by Reuters on Thursday, said it had investigated and substantiated Blake's allegations that Officer James Frascatore used excessive force and Detective Daniel Herzog abused his authority by authorizing the bogus arrest on Sept. 9. Blake, 35, who is black, was on his way to a corporate appearance at the U.S. Open when he was thrown to the ground and handcuffed by Frascatore, who is white.


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