2012年12月8日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Soldier's slaying in US is bitter irony for family

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:45 AM PST

Bevenley Thomas, right, talks about niece Army Spc. Brandy Fonteneaux shown in a family snapshot as she stands beside her sister and Brandy's mother Verona Fonteneaux Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Houston. Sgt. Vincinte Jackson is charged with murder and premeditated murder in Spc. Fonteneaux's death. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)Army Spc. Brandy Fonteneaux's death came not on a battlefield in Afghanistan but on an infantry post in Colorado — allegedly at the hand of a fellow soldier — and that makes the pain even worse for her family.

Correction: People-PSY-Protests story

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 09:28 AM PST

In a story Dec. 7 about the South Korean rapper PSY, The Associated Press erroneously reported the date of a charity concert where the singer is slated to perform. The concert is Sunday, Dec. 9, not Dec. 21. It will be broadcast on TNT on Dec. 21.

US: 200 teens have been detained in Afghan war

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 01:55 AM PST

FILE - In this photo reviewed by the U.S. military, U.S. military personnel stands on a guard tower at the U.S. run Parwan detention facility near Bagram north of Kabul, Afghanistan in this Sept. 27, 2010 file photo. The U.S. military has detained more than 200 Afghan teenagers who were captured in the war for about a year at a time at a military prison next to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations The U.S. military has detained more than 200 Afghan teenagers who were captured in the war for about a year at a time at a military prison next to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations.The U.S. military has detained more than 200 Afghan teenagers who were captured in the war for about a year at a time at a military prison next to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations in a report distributed this week. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)The U.S. military has detained more than 200 Afghan teenagers who were captured in the war for about a year at a time at a military prison next to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, the United States has told the United Nations.

Department of Homeland Security at FEMA Upgrades to Centrally Hosted Desktop Alert Mass Notification System Version 5

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 07:52 PM PST

Centrally hosted in Homeland Security FEMA data centers, the FEMA IP-Based notification system is licensed for notifications at Headquarters, the ten regional offices, the National Emergency Training Center, Center for Domestic Preparedness/Noble Training Center and all other locations.Chatham, New Jersey (PRWEB) December 07, 2012 Desktop Alert, a best-of-breed global leader in network-centric emergency mass notification systems to the U.S. military, the U.S. ...

Railroad will allow track, signal tests in Texas crash probe

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 06:57 PM PST

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Reuters) - The Union Pacific Railroad will allow attorneys representing victims of a train crash that killed four wounded U.S. military veterans in Texas to conduct their own tests of tracks, signals and a locomotive horn, a lawyer for the victims said on Friday. "They gave us what we asked for without the necessity of the court ordering," attorney Kevin Glasheen said. Four veterans were killed and at least 14 people were injured when a Union Pacific freight train slammed into a parade float at a railroad crossing in Midland, Texas, last month. ...

Former aide to Wisconsin governor sentenced in embezzlement case

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 06:18 PM PST

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A former aide to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for embezzling tens of thousands of dollar from a fund for families of U.S. soldiers who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. The aide, Kevin Kavanaugh, was also sentenced to two years of extended supervision and ordered to pay back the $51,200 he embezzled from Operation Freedom, a military appreciation event held each year at the Milwaukee County Zoo. ...

"Gangnam Style" singer Psy apologizes for past anti-U.S. songs

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 04:59 PM PST

Psy performs at KIIS FM's Jingle Ball concert in Los AngelesLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The South Korean pop singer behind the viral smash hit "Gangnam Style" apologized on Friday for past concerts featuring anti-American lyrics, ahead of a holiday performance to be attended by U.S. President Barack Obama and his family. Psy issued the apology after reports surfaced in the United States on Friday about his participation in two performances critical of the U.S. military in 2004. Psy's "Gangnam Style" Korean pop and dance video is now the most-watched video ever on YouTube, with more than 900 million views since it was first uploaded in July. ...

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