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• Flickr user discovers new species of insect
• 1873 dime sells for a pretty penny: $1.6 million
• Why rise of Ryan, Christie signals trouble for Romney
• Family of four bears breaks into cabin; drink 100 beers
• U.S. slaps new sanctions on Syria, Hezbollah
• Perseid meteor shower to dazzle the night sky this weekend
• ‘Son of Sam’ laments gun violence, prays for his victims
• Vote now on the dumbest political quotes of the week
• Better weather, but too late for U.S. corn crop
• Photos: Daredevil Nik Wallenda performs unharnessed tightrope walk
• AWOL soldier gets life term for Fort Hood plot
• Hundreds gather for Sikh temple shooting memorial
• No winner: U.N. offers stark warning as Syrian battle rages
• Senior U.S. soldier killed by suicide bomber in Afghanistan
• David Rakoff, 'This American Life' contributor, has died
• Man falls asleep on baggage belt, goes through X-ray
• Video: Attack season for candidates
• Woman's hair turns to black fingernails, baffling her doctors
• Utah woman who mowed down husband with SUV blames Xanax
• Optimism about economy down, poll shows
• Higher gas prices expected after refinery fire
• Thousands expected to honor Sikh temple victims
• 3 U.S. soldiers killed by uniformed Afghan
• NYC man pleads guilty in boy's dismemberment death
• NASA's Morpheus lander in fiery crash at Cape Canaveral

Flickr user discovers new species of insect Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:03 PM PDT Flickr user Hock Ping Guek (known on Flickr as Kurt) recently posted some photographs of an interesting looking insect to the online photo-sharing site Flickr. What Guek didn't realize what that he had unintentionally discovered a new species. Guek had posted a request along with his photo uploads asking for help in identifying the species [...]

1873 dime sells for a pretty penny: $1.6 million Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:46 PM PDT A dime made in 1873 has cost someone a pretty penny: It sold for $1.6 million at auction.

Why rise of Ryan, Christie signals trouble for Romney Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT First Paul Ryan, now Chris Christie. Conservative thought leaders are turning up the heat on Mitt Romney to go bold in his choice of running mate – and away from the "safe" choices of Rob Portman and Tim Pawlenty.

Family of four bears breaks into cabin; drink 100 beers Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT A mother bear and her three cubs broke into a Norwegian cabin this week, reportedly drinking more than 100 beers, eating all the food and even knocking over a wall. "They had a hell of a party in there," owner Even Borthen Nilsen told The Local. "The entire cabin was destroyed." Nilsen says paw prints [...]

U.S. slaps new sanctions on Syria, Hezbollah Posted: 10 Aug 2012 11:41 AM PDT The Obama administration set new, largely symbolic, sanctions Friday on Syria's state-run oil company and the Hezbollah militant group, moves designed to underscore Iran's key role in propping up the Syrian regime over the span of its civil war.

Perseid meteor shower to dazzle the night sky this weekend Posted: 10 Aug 2012 11:25 AM PDT If your head frequently gets lost in the stars — and really, with the Curiosity landing still so fresh, who could blame you — then this weekend will be a true delight. The Earth will once again be treated to the Perseid … Continue reading →

‘Son of Sam’ laments gun violence, prays for his victims Posted: 10 Aug 2012 11:08 AM PDT A notorious serial killer who once shot and killed six people in New York City, laments the recent spate of gun violence and now prays for his victims. In and exclusive interview with the New York Daily News, David Berkowitz, also known as "Son of Sam."

Vote now on the dumbest political quotes of the week Posted: 10 Aug 2012 10:52 AM PDT Each week, the Daily Caller picks the dumbest political statements and ranks them (just for Yahoo! readers) on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst). Who do you think said the dumbest thing? Vote in our poll below!

Better weather, but too late for U.S. corn crop Posted: 10 Aug 2012 10:03 AM PDT Wetter, cooler weather was moving into the drought-stricken U.S. crop belt on Friday, and while the change comes too late to benefit the devastated corn crop, it may give some solace to soy.

Photos: Daredevil Nik Wallenda performs unharnessed tightrope walk Posted: 10 Aug 2012 09:30 AM PDT Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda pumps his fist into the air as he nears the end of his high wire walk over the California Avenue beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey August 9, 2012. Wallenda's 1500-foot (457.2-meter) walk was watched by thousands of visitors to the famed boardwalk. REUTERS/Tom Mihalek (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

AWOL soldier gets life term for Fort Hood plot Posted: 10 Aug 2012 08:58 AM PDT An AWOL soldier was sentenced to life in prison Friday for collecting bomb-making materials to carry out what he told authorities would be a "massive attack" on a Texas restaurant full of Fort Hood troops.

Hundreds gather for Sikh temple shooting memorial Posted: 10 Aug 2012 08:25 AM PDT Hundreds of people streamed into a Wisconsin high school Friday to pay their final respects to six worshippers gunned down by a white supremacist at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee.

No winner: U.N. offers stark warning as Syrian battle rages Posted: 10 Aug 2012 08:09 AM PDT Syrian forces have pushed rebels back from a strategic district of Aleppo, but skirmishes continued in the city and the United Nations said the conflict engulfing Syria would have no winner.

Senior U.S. soldier killed by suicide bomber in Afghanistan Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:53 AM PDT Three special forces soldiers were also gunned down by an Afghan commander who had won their trust and invited them to dinner.

David Rakoff, 'This American Life' contributor, has died Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:36 AM PDT David Rakoff, a writer known for his funny, cynical essays and frequent appearances on This American Life, has died at 47. He had been battling a malignant tumor since 2010.

Man falls asleep on baggage belt, goes through X-ray Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:20 AM PDT A photo that appears to be of a man going through an airport X-ray machine is making the rounds on the Internet.

Video: Attack season for candidates Posted: 10 Aug 2012 06:16 AM PDT It was the most politically foul week yet. Harry Reid hits below the belt. The Obama and Romney campaigns call each other names.

Woman's hair turns to black fingernails, baffling her doctors Posted: 10 Aug 2012 05:59 AM PDT The 28-year-old beautician and former University of Memphis law student has developed a condition so severe, fingernails grow from the hair follicles all over her body.

Utah woman who mowed down husband with SUV blames Xanax Posted: 10 Aug 2012 05:43 AM PDT The Salt Lake City woman who allegedly broke her husband's legs while chasing him with her SUV and crashing into an office building says an anti-anxiety drug is to blame for her actions.

Optimism about economy down, poll shows Posted: 10 Aug 2012 04:22 AM PDT The number of people who say the economy is starting to recover has dropped 5 points since April, from 24 percent to 19 percent, while the number who say that the economy remains in a downturn is up 6 points to 39 percent, a CNN/ORC International poll released Friday shows. "That all seems bad news for [...]

Higher gas prices expected after refinery fire Posted: 10 Aug 2012 02:12 AM PDT Analysts expect West Coast gas prices to rise beyond $4 a gallon after a fire knocked out a key section of one of the nation's largest oil refineries.

Thousands expected to honor Sikh temple victims Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:39 AM PDT Thousands of mourners were expected to gather Friday morning to pay their final respects to the six worshippers gunned down by a white supremacist at their Sikh temple over the weekend.

3 U.S. soldiers killed by uniformed Afghan Posted: 10 Aug 2012 12:50 AM PDT An Afghan wearing a uniform killed three U.S. soldiers in the southern province of Helmand, a spokeswoman for NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Friday.

NYC man pleads guilty in boy's dismemberment death Posted: 09 Aug 2012 09:38 PM PDT Looking dazed and speaking barely above a whisper, a Brooklyn hardware store clerk pleaded guilty Thursday to charges he abducted and dismembered an 8-year-old boy who lost his way home.

NASA's Morpheus lander in fiery crash at Cape Canaveral Posted: 09 Aug 2012 08:18 PM PDT A small NASA lander being tested for missions to the moon and other destinations beyond Earth crashed and burned after veering off course during a trial run at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, officials with the U.S. space agency said. There were no injuries after the prototype, known as Morpheus, burst into flames near the runway formerly used by NASA's space shuttles. The insect-like vehicle, designed and built by engineers at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, had made several flights attached to a crane before Thursday's attempted free-flight. ...

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