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• Photos: Olympians reveal their tattoos
• Colorado man arrested for openly carrying gun in movie theater
• Air Force officer creates database of every U.S. bomb dropped since World War I
• White House gives cool welcome to bill limiting ammo sales
• Ever wonder what happens when the Olympic flame dies?
• Rhode Island general store closes its doors after 224 years
• Mitt Romney’s possible VP contenders ride in style
• 'Sea Hag' accused of killing man who refused to give her beer
• McCain and Cheney disagreements from Palin to torture
• Romantic crooner Tony Martin dies at 98
• Bogus New York Times article fools the web
• Polish Nobel Prize winner Lech Walesa effectively backs Romney
• Couple to remarry almost 50 years after divorce
• Report: Democratic Party to add gay marriage to platform
• Assange's mother says WikiLeaks founder under stress
• Man who lost hand to alligator charged with unlawful feeding
• Syrian diplomat refuses to work for 'violent and oppressive' regime
• Syrian air force joins battle for Aleppo
• Romney comments at fundraiser irk Palestinians
• Police lose keys to Wembley Stadium in London
• Curiosity rover will sleuth for clues to water on Mars
• Uganda's President pleads to end handshakes amid Ebola outbreak
• Palestinians dispute Romney statement that Jerusalem is 'Israel's capital'
• Riders rescued after being stranded atop California roller coaster
• Michael Jackson's mother attend Jackson brothers' concert

Photos: Olympians reveal their tattoos Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:44 PM PDT Sporting the colors of the country they represent is gratifying enough for most Olympic athletes. For others, an ink gun provides the opportunity to express themselves in a more permanent way.

Colorado man arrested for openly carrying gun in movie theater Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:28 PM PDT Carrying a gun into a theater doesn't exactly put fellow moviegoers at ease, especially if it comes on the heels of a shooting tragedy in the same vicinity. On Sunday night, Thorton, Colo., police arrested James G. Mapes for openly carrying a holstered firearm into a movie theater, according to the Denver Post. The Thornton [...]

Air Force officer creates database of every U.S. bomb dropped since World War I Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:28 PM PDT Lieutenant Colonel Jenns Robertson, 45, has spent the past six years working on one of the most unusual historical projects in modern times: compiling a database of every bomb dropped by U.S. forces dating back to World War I. "It has proven useful in the real world, in real time," Robertson told the Boston Globe. [...]

White House gives cool welcome to bill limiting ammo sales Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:28 PM PDT The White House gave a cool welcome on Monday to Democratic legislation that would effectively ban online or mail-order purchases of ammunition in the aftermath of the mass shooting at an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater. "I haven't seen the specific piece of legislation that has been offered up today," spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters at [...]

Ever wonder what happens when the Olympic flame dies? Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:28 PM PDT The carrying of the Olympic flame always comes with plenty of pomp and circumstance, but once the massive Olympic Cauldron is lit, we usually take for granted that it remains ablaze until the games come to an end. In a … Continue reading →

Rhode Island general store closes its doors after 224 years Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:28 PM PDT Gray's Store in Adamsville village in Little Compton, R.I., was known by customers for years with its old-fashioned marble soda fountain, cigar and tobacco cases, and Rhode Island johnny cakes, the Associated Press reported. The store near the Massachusetts line opened in 1788. Owner Jonah Waite, 21, inherited the shop after his father died of [...]

Mitt Romney’s possible VP contenders ride in style Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:28 PM PDT Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, both considered possible contenders to become Mitt Romney's running mate, took a break from campaigning for the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sunday to enjoy some time on the road. Portman, above, tweeted a picture in his 1917 Model T Ford. "Got my 1917 Model T out [...]

'Sea Hag' accused of killing man who refused to give her beer Posted: 30 Jul 2012 01:28 PM PDT A Florida Keys woman known as "Sea Hag" has been charged with fatally shooting a man who refused to give her a beer. Carolyn Dukeshire, 62, was arrested late Sunday, charged with first-degree murder. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Dukeshire shot 64-year-old Martin Mazur five times after Mazur denied her a beer. Casey Whippo, [...]

McCain and Cheney disagreements from Palin to torture Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:27 AM PDT "I respect the vice president. He and I had strong disagreements as to whether we should torture people or not. I don't believe we should have," Senator McCain said.

Romantic crooner Tony Martin dies at 98 Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:10 AM PDT Tony Martin, the romantic singer who appeared in movie musicals from the 1930s to the 1950s and sustained a career in records, television and nightclubs from the Depression era into the 21st century, has died. He was 98.

Bogus New York Times article fools the web Posted: 30 Jul 2012 11:10 AM PDT Like us on Facebook and follow Trending Now on Twitter:  @YahooTrending. With the help of social media, news now spreads faster than ever. And sometimes that speed comes at the expense of fact-checking or even making sure an article is real at all. That's what happened this weekend when a fake opinion piece purported to [...]

Polish Nobel Prize winner Lech Walesa effectively backs Romney Posted: 30 Jul 2012 10:53 AM PDT Walesa, a co-founder of the Solidarity movement in Poland which challenged Communist rule during the 1980s, urged Romney to "get your success" in the upcoming election.

Couple to remarry almost 50 years after divorce Posted: 30 Jul 2012 10:53 AM PDT Never doubt the power of second chances. A couple, Lena Henderson and Roland Davis of West Seneca, New York, who divorced in 1964, are remarrying almost 50 years later. According to a story in the Buffalo News, the two married as teenagers in Chattanooga, Tenn., and had four children. But even after the pair divorced [...]

Report: Democratic Party to add gay marriage to platform Posted: 30 Jul 2012 10:19 AM PDT The Democratic Party has added new language endorsing gay marriage in its platform draft, the Washington Blade reports.

Assange's mother says WikiLeaks founder under stress Posted: 30 Jul 2012 09:27 AM PDT QUITO (Reuters) - The mother of Julian Assange, visiting Ecuador on Monday to plea for her son's asylum request, said the WikiLeaks founder is under extreme psychological stress and feels his only option is to seek safety in Ecuador. Assange has been taking refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London since June 19. The former computer hacker, who enraged Washington in 2010 when his WikiLeaks website published secret U.S. diplomatic cables, is wanted for questioning in Sweden over sex crime allegations. ...

Man who lost hand to alligator charged with unlawful feeding Posted: 30 Jul 2012 09:11 AM PDT Talk about adding insult to injury: An Everglades tour guide who lost his hand to an alligator last month was arrested over the weekend, charged with unlawful alligator feeding. Wallace Weatherholt, a 63-year-old airboat captain, was leading a tour on June 12 when the group encountered a 9-foot alligator. Passengers told the Fort Myers News-Press [...]

Syrian diplomat refuses to work for 'violent and oppressive' regime Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:54 AM PDT Syria's top diplomat in London resigned on Monday in protest against the "violent and oppressive" acts of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, the Foreign Office said.

Syrian air force joins battle for Aleppo Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:37 AM PDT Outgunned rebel fighters, patrolling in flat-bed trucks flying green-white-and-black "independence" flags, said they were holding out in in parts of the city.

Romney comments at fundraiser irk Palestinians Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:19 AM PDT Mitt Romney ended his trip to Israel on a controversial note, angering Palestinian officials by suggesting Israelis have been more economically successful because of their culture.

Police lose keys to Wembley Stadium in London Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:02 AM PDT Police guarding Wembley Stadium where Olympic football matches are being played revealed Monday that they have lost a set of keys to the venue.

Curiosity rover will sleuth for clues to water on Mars Posted: 30 Jul 2012 07:46 AM PDT NASA's newest Mars rover, Curiosity, has a tall task ahead of itself when it lands Aug. 6 on the Red Planet.

Uganda's President pleads to end handshakes amid Ebola outbreak Posted: 30 Jul 2012 07:46 AM PDT Uganda's president Monday warned against shaking hands and other physical contact after the first reported death from the deadly Ebola virus in the capital Kampala.

Palestinians dispute Romney statement that Jerusalem is 'Israel's capital' Posted: 30 Jul 2012 07:10 AM PDT A U.N Security Council resolution condemns a 1980 Israeli law that declared Jerusalem the "complete and undivided" capital of the country as a violation of international law.

Riders rescued after being stranded atop California roller coaster Posted: 30 Jul 2012 07:10 AM PDT A dozen riders were stranded for nearly two hours atop a newly-built roller coaster in California before the ride was repaired and rolled the amusement park goers safely to the ground. The Superman Ultimate Flight roller coaster stopped at about 2:30 p.m. PST Sunday at the top of the ride, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom spokeswoman [...]

Michael Jackson's mother attend Jackson brothers' concert Posted: 30 Jul 2012 06:36 AM PDT Despite the escalating feud between the Jackson family, matriarch Katherine Jackson and Michael Jackson's three children attended the Jackson Brothers' "Unity" tour in Saratoga, Calif.

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