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• Cat Power hospitalized in Miami over weekend
• Katie Couric opens up about battling bulimia
• Escaped N.C. murderer eludes bloodhounds, choppers
• Purple Heart-winning man killed while saving wife from car
• 2 Marines to be court-martialed in Taliban urination case
• In week three, NFL predicts a lopsided win for Romney
• What we still don’t know about Obama and Romney
• Accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan hospitalized
• Actress to sue anti-Islam filmmaker in federal court
• Obama: My ads sometimes go ‘overboard’
• Democrats likely to retain Senate as critical races shift
• Apple sells out iPhone 5, investors worry about supply
• Ahmadinejad says Iran ready to defend against Israeli attack
• Texas school wants to make it easier to spank
• Goodwill painting bought for $9.99 auctioned for $27k
• Vota por mi! Why the Latino vote is crucial in 2012
• Soldiers discover abandoned baby on side of road in Afghanistan
• Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals how Shriver confronted him over secret son
• Pakistan disowns bounty on anti-Islam filmmaker
• Rocker Billie Joe Armstrong getting treatment after public meltdown
• New SARS-like virus detected in Middle East
• From Nigeria to Athens, Muslim protests rumble on
• Romney: Obama is 'trying to fool' voters with inaccurate attacks
• Apple supplier halts China factory after violence
• Romney, in interview, says his tax rate is "fair"

Cat Power hospitalized in Miami over weekend Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:30 PM PDT Chan Marshall, the singer, songwriter and occasional Chanel model better known as Cat Power, was hospitalized in Miami over the weekend for an undisclosed medical issue, her record label confirmed to Yahoo News. She has since been released. Marshall—whose battles with demons are well-documented—posted a series of photos from the Mount Sinai Medical Center to [...]

Katie Couric opens up about battling bulimia Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:15 PM PDT Viewers of Katie Couric's talk show were doubtless surprised on Monday when, during the discussion of eating disorders, Couric disclosed that she had had her own struggles with that cruel, sometimes deadly condition.

Escaped N.C. murderer eludes bloodhounds, choppers Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:58 PM PDT Convicted Killer James Ladd Could Be 'Hundreds of Miles Away,' Prison Official Says

Purple Heart-winning man killed while saving wife from car Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:09 PM PDT A Purple Heart-winning veteran was struck and killed while pushing his wife away from an oncoming car. 80-year-old Rubin Baum, who served as a medic in the Korean War, was standing with his wife, 62-year-old Denise Baum, trying to hail a cab in New York City. The New York Daily News spoke with the newly [...]

2 Marines to be court-martialed in Taliban urination case Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:52 AM PDT The Marine Corps says it will court-martial two non-commissioned officers for allegedly urinating on the bodies of Taliban fighters last year in Afghanistan and posing for unofficial photos with casualties.

In week three, NFL predicts a lopsided win for Romney Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:02 AM PDT From Yahoo's Chris Wilson: 'Last week, I posted a rule for every franchise that predicts the winner of the election every four years, or at least nearly so.'

What we still don’t know about Obama and Romney Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:46 AM PDT With apologies to Jimmy Carter, who never said the telltale word, we have entered the malaise phase of the campaign. The swing states are few. The undecided voters seem fewer.

Accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan hospitalized Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:29 AM PDT Hasan is paralyzed from the chest down due to wounds he suffered when he was shot by Fort Hood civilian security police during the 2009 shooting.

Actress to sue anti-Islam filmmaker in federal court Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:13 AM PDT Cindy Lee Garcia's is the first-known civil lawsuit connected to the video that depicts the Prophet Mohammad as a womanizer and a fool.

Obama: My ads sometimes go ‘overboard’ Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:56 AM PDT President Barack Obama acknowledged in unaired portions of a "60 Minutes" interview that his campaign ads sometimes go "overboard" when it comes to attacking Mitt Romney. But "that happens in politics," and voters deserve to see the "sharp contrast" between the candidates, the president said. "I'm making a positive case for a specific plan for [...]

Democrats likely to retain Senate as critical races shift Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:39 AM PDT After weeks in which the fate of the Senate simmered at nearly even odds of flipping for Republicans or remaining in Democratic control, the outlook has shifted dramatically in the Democrats' favor.

Apple sells out iPhone 5, investors worry about supply Posted: 24 Sep 2012 08:50 AM PDT While sales were solid, analysts were concerned that Apple was unable to produce the new phone fast enough to meet demand.

Ahmadinejad says Iran ready to defend against Israeli attack Posted: 24 Sep 2012 08:33 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iran does not take seriously Israeli threats of attack, but is prepared to defend itself, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday, while saying that Israel has "no roots" in the history of the Middle East and would be "eliminated." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hinted Israel could strike Iran's nuclear sites and has criticized U.S. President Barack Obama's position that sanctions and diplomacy should be given more time to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. ...

Texas school wants to make it easier to spank Posted: 24 Sep 2012 07:45 AM PDT That proposed request comes on the heels of outcry after a male vice principal in the district administered legal spanking punishments to female students.

Goodwill painting bought for $9.99 auctioned for $27k Posted: 24 Sep 2012 07:12 AM PDT Beth Feeback wasn't attracted to the style of the art, but she wanted to re-use the canvas to paint cat portraits, which are her specialty.

Vota por mi! Why the Latino vote is crucial in 2012 Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:55 AM PDT Bilingual campaign events were yet another reminder of how crucial the Latino vote will be in this election.

Soldiers discover abandoned baby on side of road in Afghanistan Posted: 24 Sep 2012 06:05 AM PDT A newborn baby girl left abandoned on the side of the road in southern Afghanistan has been discovered by a group of Polish soldiers.

Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals how Shriver confronted him over secret son Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:49 AM PDT In the book called "Total Recall," due out next week, Schwarzenegger says that it was on Jan. 4, 2011, when he and Shriver entered a therapist's office for a meeting initiated by her the day after his term as governor of California came to an end.

Pakistan disowns bounty on anti-Islam filmmaker Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:32 AM PDT The Pakistani government on Monday distanced itself from an offer by one of its Cabinet ministers to pay $100,000 for anyone who kills the maker of an anti-Islam film, saying the offer does not represent official government policy.

Rocker Billie Joe Armstrong getting treatment after public meltdown Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:26 AM PDT Billie Joe Armstrong, the front man of rock group Green Day, has entered treatment for substance abuse, according to a statement on the band's website.

New SARS-like virus detected in Middle East Posted: 24 Sep 2012 03:04 AM PDT British health authorities have alerted the U.N. of a new respiratory virus that resembles SARS in a severely ill patient who recently traveled to Saudi Arabia — where another man died of a similar illness earlier this year.

From Nigeria to Athens, Muslim protests rumble on Posted: 24 Sep 2012 02:48 AM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Muslims protested in Nigeria, Iran, Greece and Turkey on Sunday to show anti-Western anger against a film and cartoons insulting Islam had not dissipated. As delegates from around the world gathered in New York for a U.N. General Assembly where the clash between free speech and blasphemy is bound to be raised, U.S. flags were once again burning in parts of the Muslim world. ...

Romney: Obama is 'trying to fool' voters with inaccurate attacks Posted: 24 Sep 2012 02:31 AM PDT Mitt Romney accused President Obama of "trying to fool" voters into thinking Romney believes in things he does not, telling reporters that Obama is running on talking points he knows are "wrong."

Apple supplier halts China factory after violence Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:26 AM PDT Foxconn Technology Group, the company that makes Apple's iPhones, suspended production at a factory in China on Monday after a brawl by as many as 2,000 employees at a dormitory injured 40 people.

Romney, in interview, says his tax rate is "fair" Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:37 AM PDT Mitt Romney said he thinks it is "fair" that he pays a lower tax rate on his investment income of $20 million last year than someone who makes $50,000. "Yeah," Romney said in an interview when asked if he thought it was fair.

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