mercredi 25 juillet 2012

Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines

Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines

1 Ohio bridge bomb plot suspect pleads guilty

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 11:30 AM PDT

FILE _ This undated file photo provided by the FBI shows Anthony Hayne. Hayne, 35, one of five men charged with plotting to bomb a highway bridge in Ohio pleaded guilty in federal court in Akron, Ohio Wednesday, July 25, 2012 and will testify against his co-defendants. His attorney, Michael O'Shea, says his client hopes to get leniency in return for his testimony. (AP Photo/FBI, File)One of five men charged with plotting to bomb an Ohio highway bridge pleaded guilty Wednesday and agreed to testify against his co-defendants.

Afghan family works to pay off crushing debt

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:56 AM PDT

In this Saturday, June 23, 2012 photo, Razi Khan's children work at a brick factory in Surkh Rod, district of Nangarhar east of Kabul, Afghanistan. For Khan, a debt of almost $ 900 has condemned him and his family to years of work in a brick factory. With a salary of just $ 6 a day to feeds his eight children and sick wife, it is unlikely that he will soon pay off the debt that has followed him for the past six years. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)For Razi Khan, a debt of almost $900 has condemned him and his family to years of work in a brick factory in an eastern Afghan city, with little or no hope of ever paying it off.

Police: Cal Ripken's mom abducted, now safe

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 6, 2001 file photo shows Cal Ripken escorting his mother, Vi, from the field, after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before Cal's final game, at Oriole Park in Baltimore. Police say Cal Ripken Jr.'s mother is safe after an armed man abducted her from her home northeast of Baltimore. Aberdeen police say 74-year-old Vi Ripken was kidnapped between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2012, by a man who forced her into her car. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)The 74-year-old mother of Hall of Fame infielder Cal Ripken was safe Wednesday, a day after an armed man abducted her from her home northeast of Baltimore, police said.

Report: Colorado shooting suspect sent plans notebook to psychiatrist

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT

A letter is seen at a memorial site for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in AuroraThe man accused of Friday's movie theater massacre in Colorado mailed a notebook "full of details about how he was going to kill people" to a University of Colorado psychiatrist before the attack, FoxNews.com reported on Wednesday.

The end of print for Newsweek is on Barry Diller's horizon

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT

The End of Print for Newsweek Is on Barry Diller's HorizonBarry Diller, the chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp which recently acquired sole control of Newsweek, said that a plan to end its print edition is coming as soon as this fall. His comments came in IAC's quarterly earnings call and were first reported in a two-sentence story by Bloomberg News's Sarah Frier ("Newsweek, the 79-year-old magazine, will eventually transition to an online-only publication") and then in a tweet from her colleague Edmund Lee ("Barry Diller says by September-October, plan for digital only Newsweek will be announced"). ...

Video: Check in married, leave single at divorce hotel

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT

New business venture promises couples a clean and easy split in one weekend.

Mega-bank creator Sandy Weill reverses course, says break ‘em up

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:21 AM PDT

Speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box, Weill said the monsters he created should be split up and "do something that doesn't risk taxpayer dollars."

Obama campaign says they're not worried over ‘you didn’t build that’ attacks

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 10:21 AM PDT

President Barack Obama waves to supporters on his arrival at Boeing Field Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Seattle. Obama is scheduled to attend a pair of campaign fund-raisers in the area. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)President Barack Obama is personally leading an all-out counterattack against the Republican assault over his "you didn't build that" remark, hitting back in his stump speech and in a new television ad as the Democratic National Committee launches a state-by-state response.

Obama widens his lead in polls. So why does it feel like he's in trouble?

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 09:29 AM PDT

President Barack Obama waves to supporters on his arrival at Boeing Field Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Seattle. Obama is scheduled to attend a pair of campaign fund-raisers in the area. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)A poll shows Obama's negatives are up, as are Mr. Romney's – a result of the attack ads that both sides have been running.

Colorado shooting victim’s brain condition helped her survive, pastor says

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 08:54 AM PDT

University Of Md. Grad Student Survives Colorado Movie MassacreA 22-year-old violinist who was shot in the arm and head during last week's theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., is expected make a full recovery, doctors say, in part because of a brain condition she didn't know she had. [COMPLETE COVERAGE: Colorado theater shooting] Petra Anderson sustained multiple gunshot wounds, including a bullet that entered [...]

Olympic hopeful banned from games for racially insensitive tweet

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 08:54 AM PDT

When you're in the spotlight as much as Olympic athletes are, it pays to keep your personal opinions — and tasteless sense of humor — to yourself. Voula Papachristou, a Greek track star, learned that the hard way after she posted … Continue reading →

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner completes 17-mile dive

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 08:37 AM PDT

Skydiver Felix Baumgartner Completes 17-Mile DiveDaredevil Felix Baumgartner this morning landed from his 17-mile dive back to Earth from the edge of space, in a plummet that reached a speed of 600 mph in 20 seconds.

NASA: Strange and sudden massive melt in Greenland

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 08:20 AM PDT

These undated handout images provided by NASA shows the extent of surface melt over Greenland's ice sheet on July 8, left, and July 12, right. Measurements from three satellites showed that on July 8, about 40 percent of the ice sheet had undergone thawing at or near the surface. In just a few days, the melting had dramatically accelerated and an estimated 97 percent of the ice sheet surface had thawed by July 12. In the image, the areas classified as Nearly all of Greenland's massive ice sheet suddenly started melting a bit this month, a freak event that surprised scientists.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un gets married

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 07:28 AM PDT

North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un Gets MarriedThe new wife of North Korea's young leader is identified as Ri Sol Ju.

Ex-Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill: ‘Split up’ the big banks

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 07:28 AM PDT

2011 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Opening Night Gala PerformanceIn a remarkable policy shift, former Citigroup chairman and chief executive Sandy Weill now thinks that Wall Street should break up its big banks in an effort to regain the public's trust.

Greece expels Olympic athlete over racist tweets

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 07:10 AM PDT

Greece has removed triple jumper Voula Papachristou from the country's team at the London Olympics over her comments on Twitter mocking African immigrants and expressing support for a far-right party.

'What?' Confused 911 caller outs NYPD spying in NJ

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 07:10 AM PDT

This July 13, 2011, photo shows the apartment complex in New Brunswick, N.J., where an apartment was rented by an undercover NYPD officer. On June 2, 2009, a building superintendent at the complex just off the Rutgers University campus called 911 after stumbling one of the NYPD's biggest secrets - a safe house, a place where undercover officers working well outside the department's jurisdiction could lay low and coordinate surveillance. The Associated Press has obtained a copy of the 911 call that exposed the NYPD safe house. In 2011, the AP requested a copy of the 911 tape. The New Brunswick Police refused. After the AP sued, the city turned over the tape and emails this week that described the NYPD's efforts to keep the recording a secret. (AP Photo/Matt Apuzzo)It's an audiotape the New York Police Department hoped you would never hear.

Tell Yahoo News: Is your mortgage under water?

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 06:36 AM PDT

Are you a homeowner whose home is now worth less than what you owe on your mortgage? We want to hear your story. Please send a photograph of yourself in front of your home holding a sign with: how much your home was worth when you bought it its current value Let us know where you [...]

Full AIDS quilt goes online as it's shown in Washington

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 06:36 AM PDT

AIDS Quilt Goes Digital: See The Full Quilt OnlineWith over 48,000 panels and 94,000 names, the AIDS quilt is constantly growing testament to the deadly toll the disease has taken the world. Its roughly 1.3 million square feet is so large that it is unable to be displayed in its entirety in one...

Sea World near-fatal whale attack video released

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 06:17 AM PDT

If 5,000-Pound Whale Wanted to Kill Trainer, 'She Would Have Killed Him'

North Korean state TV says leader Kim Jong Un married

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 05:59 AM PDT

Kim Jong-Un visits a building at a mini-golf course at the Rungna People's Pleasure Ground in this undated picture released by KCNANorth Korea state TV is reporting for the first time that leader Kim Jong Un is married.

'Sister Wives' family challenges Utah bigamy law

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 05:43 AM PDT

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by TLC, Kody Brown, center, poses with his wives, from left, Janelle, Christine, Meri, and Robyn in a promotional photo for TLC's reality TV show, Kody Brown and his four wives want what any family wants, to live in the privacy of their own home free from government intrusion, and out from under the threat of criminal prosecution for — as they see it — just loving each other.

Mystery lady 'likely N. Korea leader's wife'

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 05:25 AM PDT

There is mounting speculation that Kim Jong Un has married the mystery woman to enhance his image as a stable leaderA mystery woman who has accompanied North Korea's new leader Kim Jong-Un to recent public events appears to be his wife, South Korea's top official on cross-border affairs said Wednesday.

Alleged Colo. shooter bought rifle after failing exam

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 05:25 AM PDT

A woman grieves at a memorial for victims behind the theater where a gunman opened fire on moviegoers in AuroraThree days later, he dropped out of the neurosciences program with no explanation.

New York's proposed cap on soda size gets people fizzing

Posted: 25 Jul 2012 05:25 AM PDT

Are large sugary drinks a health risk or a civil rights concern?
Publié par à

Aucun commentaire:

Enregistrer un commentaire

Inscription à : Publier les commentaires (Atom)