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Just Explain It: Who pays for presidential perks?

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:37 PM PST

PerksBeing POTUS comes with a tremendous amount of pressure and responsibility. However, he does enjoy preferential treatment most of us will never experience.

Photos: Golden Globes red carpet, toddler-sized

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:21 PM PST

Move over Hollywood. These toddlers are taking over the red carpet, recreating some of the looks worn by A-listers at the 2013 Golden Globes. ToddleWood photographer, Tricia Messeroux, watched the awards show Sunday night, and chose the looks for the pint-sized superstar shoot with designer, Andrea Pitter.

Happy Birthday, Michelle Obama

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:44 PM PST

Happy Birthday, Michelle ObamaBefore the inaugural festivities get underway, the Obama family celebrates another important milestone: the first lady's birthday. Michelle Obama turns 49 today.

Theater reopening for first time since Aurora shooting

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 11:56 AM PST

FILE - In this July 21, 2012 file photo, police and other vehicles remain in front of the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colo. Relatives of the majority of people killed at the movie theater last July rejected an invitation on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 to attend its reopening later this month, calling it a Screens will flicker back to life tonight at the movie theater where James Holmes allegedly opened fire during a midnight screening killing 12.

Original 'Dear Abby' advice columnist dies at age 94

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 11:24 AM PST

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pauline Friedman Phillips, who under the name of Abigail Van Buren, wrote the long-running "Dear Abby" advice column that was followed by millions of newspaper readers throughout the world, has died. She was 94.

Eyewitness: 'We'll kill infidels,' Algeria gunmen told hostages

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 10:54 AM PST

A road sign indicating In Amenas(Reuters) - Islamist gunmen who seized hundreds of gas plant workers in the Sahara told Algerian staff they would not harm Muslims but would kill Western hostages they called "Christians and infidels", a local man who escaped said on Thursday. In a rare eyewitness account of Wednesday's dawn raid deep in the desert, a local man employed at the facility told Reuters the militants appeared to have good inside knowledge of the layout of the complex and used the language of radical Islam. ...

WH: Americans believed among hostages in Algeria

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 10:18 AM PST

This April 19, 2005 photo released by Statoil via NTB scanpix, shows the Ain Amenas gas field in Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013. As Algerian army helicopters clattered overhead deep in the Sahara desert, Islamist militants hunkered down for the night in the natural gas complex they had assaulted Wednesday morning, killing two people and taking dozens of foreigners hostage in what could be the first spillover from France's intervention in Mali. (AP Photo/Kjetil Alsvik, Statoil via NTB scanpix) NORWAY OUTThis is an ongoing situation and we are seeking clarity," said spokesman Jay Carney about the Algerian effort to end siege.

What qualifies as an assault weapon?

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 09:48 AM PST

What Is an Assault Weapon?For years, a debate has raged over the role of assault weapons in a nation where the "right to keep and bear arms" is enshrined in the Constitution. But what exactly is an assault weapon?

Manti Te'o hoax highlights 'Catfish' Internet scams

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 09:17 AM PST

Notre Dame: Manti Te'o Victim of HoaxNotre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick cited the documentary "Catfish" in trying to explain how he said linebacker Manti Te'o became the victim of an elaborate hoax.

UK supermarket apologizes for horsemeat burgers

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 08:49 AM PST

A sign of Tesco supermarket is seen at a branch in Purley, south London, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. The Irish food safety watchdog said Tuesday that it had discovered traces of horse and pig DNA in burger products sold by some of the country's biggest supermarkets. Tesco that authorities said was made of roughly 30 percent horse. Tesco, the country's biggest supermarket chain, took out full-page newspaper ads Thursday Jan. 17, 2013 to apologize for an unwanted ingredient in some of its hamburgers: horsemeat. Ten million burgers have been taken off shop shelves after the revelation that beef products from three companies in Ireland and Britain contained horse DNA. Most had only small traces, but one type of burger sold by Tesco was 29 percent horse. The contrite grocer told customers that LONDON (AP) — In Britain, a horse is a horse — not a main course.

Oldest family distillery still making brandy served by Lincoln

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 08:29 AM PST

It's home to Springsteen, the Sopranos and Snooki, but New Jersey is also the founding grounds of America's oldest family-owned distillery. This year Laird & Company will celebrate 332 years in the business of making apple brandy—and making history.

Readers agree on gun background checks, but little else

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 08:13 AM PST

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, gestures as he talks about proposals to reduce gun violence, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)The White House on Wednesday unveiled 23 executive orders geared toward decreasing gun violence in the United States. Yahoo News asked readers, many of them gun owners, for reaction to President Obama's plan. Here are excerpts from perspectives they shared.

Loyal dog continues to attend mass at church where owner’s funeral was held

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 07:57 AM PST

A loyal dog whose owner died late last year has apparently been showing up for mass at the Italian church where her funeral was held every day for the last two months. Tommy, a 7-year-old German Shepherd, used to accompany his owner, Maria Margherita Lochi, to services at Santa Maria Assunta church in San Donaci, [...]

Utah avalanche survivor recounts 'strange serenity'

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 07:07 AM PST

Elisabeth Malloy, avalanche survivor, and skiing partner and initial rescuer Adam Morrey discuss their ordeal during a news conference at the University of Utah Health Care's Burn Center Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in Salt Lake City. Malloy suffered frost bite in her toes and fingers, but emerged otherwise unscathed from Saturday's near-death encounter in the mountains east of Salt Lake City. She survived thanks to her boyfriend, Adam Morrey, avalanche rescue beacons, a skier that wandered by and avalanche rescue teams. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)Elisabeth Malloy suffered frost bite in her toes and fingers, but lived to tell her harrowing story thanks to her boyfriend, avalanche rescue beacons, a skier that wandered by and avalanche rescue teams.

Citizen co-chairs to take part in president’s inauguration

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 06:51 AM PST

Eight Americans have been chosen to serve as co-chairs of the president's inauguration, the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) announced Thursday. These individuals will volunteer during the National Day of Service Saturday, Jan. 19; take part in the inaugural ceremonies as part of the parade, riding on the Our People, Our Future float; and attend the [...]

NY Times Op Ed bashes Obama on drone strikes for assassination

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 06:33 AM PST

Everything We Know So Far About Drone Strikes"Who Says You Can Kill Americans, Mr. President?" a scathing New York Times op-ed asked Thursday.

NRA chief says group accepts background checks

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 06:16 AM PST

The head of the National Rifle Association says the organization has no problem with tighter background checks of gun purchasers.

Reports say many hostages killed in Algeria siege

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 06:00 AM PST

In this undated image released Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013, by BP petroleum company, showing the Amenas natural gas field in the eastern central region of Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013. Islamist militants from Mali attacked the Amenas natural gas field partly operated by BP in Algeria early on Wednesday, killing a security guard and kidnapping at least eight people, including English, Norwegian and Japanese nationals, an Algerian security official and local media reported. Algerian forces, later caught up with and surrounded the kidnappers and negotiations for the release of the hostages are ongoing, officials said.(AP Photo/BP)An Algerian security source earlier said 25 foreign hostages had escaped the besieged compound.

Manti Te'o's girlfriend story: A tall tale everyone wanted to believe

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 05:10 AM PST

In this Nov. 17, 2012, photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o sings the alma mater following their NCAA college football game against Stanford in South Bend, Ind. A story that Te'o's girlfriend had died of leukemia _ a loss he said inspired him to help lead the Irish to the BCS championship game _ was dismissed by the university Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)The Notre Dame standout football player's sad tale of a tragic death had a dark side: It wasn't true.

20,000 ER visits linked to energy drinks

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:37 AM PST

Five-Hour Energy Possibly Linked to 13 DeathsAlmost half of the visits were caused by mixed the energy drink with another stimulant such as Adderal or Ritalin or with alcohol.

Algeria: 20 hostages escape, including Americans

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:20 AM PST

In this undated image released Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013, by BP petroleum company, showing the Amenas natural gas field in the eastern central region of Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013. Islamist militants from Mali attacked the Amenas natural gas field partly operated by BP in Algeria early on Wednesday, killing a security guard and kidnapping at least eight people, including English, Norwegian and Japanese nationals, an Algerian security official and local media reported. Algerian forces, later caught up with and surrounded the kidnappers and negotiations for the release of the hostages are ongoing, officials said.(AP Photo/BP)The gas plant has been surrounded by the Algerian army and there's now a tense standoff with the militants.

House Republican retreat gives GOP a chance at a fresh start

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 02:40 AM PST

In this Jan. 4, 2013, photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, walks to a strategy session with GOP members, on Capitol Hill in Washington at the start of the first full day of business for the new 113th Congress. Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting this week to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time in attempting to deliver an explanation that would be acceptable to the tea party and the GOP's right flank, and, perhaps, insulate themselves from a re-election battle against a fellow Republican. They've started defending the vote as one that preserves tax cuts for most Americans, while promising to fight for spending cuts in upcoming legislative debates over raising the nation's borrowing limit. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Republican lawmakers are spending the three days before the inauguration of a president they fought hard to defeat at a charming golf resort about three hours south of the nation's capital.

U.S. Navy minesweeper runs aground in Philippines

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:18 AM PST

Navy Ship Runs Aground in PhilippinesA U.S. Navy minesweeper has run aground on a reef in the Sulu Sea in the Philippines. The ship remains stuck on the reef.  

Obama's gun measures face a tough road in Congress

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:02 AM PST

President Barack Obama, accompanied by children who wrote the president about gun violence following last month's shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., signs executive orders, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. The children and their parents from left, Hinna Zeejah, 8, and Nadia Zeejah, Hinna's mother, Taejah Goode, 10, and Kimberly Graves, Taejah's mother, Julia Stokes, 11, and Dr. Theophil Stokes, Julia's father, and Grant Fritz, 8, and Elisabeth Carlin, Grant's mother. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)The fate of the president's sweeping gun-control plan could ultimately hinge on a handful of moderate Democratic senators.

U.S. helping but hesitant on Mali intervention

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:29 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2013 file photo, French troops in two armored personnel carriers drive through Mali's capital Bamako on the road to Mopti. The Obama administration has declared it cannot accept new terrorist sanctuaries in Mali or anywhere else and has promised to support French and African efforts to restore security. Yet after almost a year of disorder in the West African nation, Washington is still keeping the conflict at arm's length. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)The Obama administration has promised to support French and African efforts to restore security in Mali. Yet after almost a year of disorder in the West African nation, Washington is still keeping the conflict at arm's length.
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