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Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines

Man has two cars stolen in the same day

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 12:28 PM PST

A Kansas City, Mo., man had not one, but two cars stolen in the span of a few hours. And you thought you had had a bad Monday. Tommy Barker had parked his SUV at a gas station and, in a fateful decision, decided to leave the car running to keep it warm while he [...]

Obamas surprising White House tour groups

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 12:12 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama walk from the White House to the Inaugural Parade reviewing stand in WashingtonFirst Lady Michelle Obama revealed on Twitter that she and her husband are personally surprising unsuspecting visitors.

Shooting on Texas college campus, reports say

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 11:39 AM PST

Multiple people were shot at Lone Star College in Texas on Tuesday, according to local news reports. An alert posted on the school's website warned students to take shelter. "LSC-North Harris is locked down," the alert read. "Students, faculty and staff are advised to take immediate shelter where you are. Do not enter the campus [...]

Texas campus issues alert amid reports of shooter

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 11:23 AM PST

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas college has gone into a lockdown amid reports of a shooter on campus.

Roe v. Wade at 40: The state of abortion rights today

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 10:33 AM PST

AbortionDespite the historic ruling, in many parts of the country, it is far harder for a woman to obtain an abortion today than it was in 1973.

Woman caught up in Te'o hoax speaks out

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 10:17 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) -- The woman whose photo was used as the ''face'' of the Twitter account of Manti Te'o's supposed girlfriend says the man allegedly behind the hoax confessed and apologized to her.

Photos: Enthusiasts descend on London Toy Fair

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 10:00 AM PST

Photos: Enthusiasts descend on London Toy Fair

Sign of something big? Russia evacuates citizens from Syria

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 09:44 AM PST

Russian family walk together shortly after crossing the border from Syria into Lebanon at the Masnaa border crossing in eastern Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. Some 80 Russian citizens crossed into Lebanon as Moscow began evacuating some of the tens of thousands of Russians who live in Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)Russia began an evacuation of its citizens Tuesday, in what experts warn could at any moment develop into a huge air-and-sealift of the tens of thousands of Russians believed to be in the war-torn country.

Duchess of Cambridge painter hits back at critics

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 09:28 AM PST

Artist Paul Emsley poses for photographers next to his newly-commissioned portrait of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London, Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)'Dull' and 'old' were some of the kinder words used to describe the first official portrait of Catherine Middleton when it was unveiled this month.

Report: New Mexico teen planned more shootings

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 09:11 AM PST

A bouquet of flowers adorns the entrance to a home on Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, where a couple and their three young children were found shot to death south of Albuquerque, N.M. The couple's 15-year-old son, Nehemiah Griego, is facing counts of murder and child abuse in connection with the shootings. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — After killing his parents and three younger siblings at home, 15-year-old Nehemiah Griego reloaded an assault rifle and a .22-caliber rifle and planned to go somewhere "populated" and randomly shoot more people until he could be killed in a shootout with law enforcement, authorities said.

Fake ingredients in popular foods on the rise

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 08:55 AM PST

A new scientific examination by the non-profit food fraud detectives the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), discovered rising numbers of fake ingredients in products from olive oil to spices to fruit juice.

Conservatives react to Obama inaugural speech

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 08:38 AM PST

President Barack Obama waves to crowd after his Inaugural speech at the ceremonial swearing-in on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Andrews, Pool)President Barack Obama's inaugural address advanced an unapologetically liberal agenda for his second term, a vision that has raised the ire of some conservatives. Obama specifically rebuked conservative arguments against his policies in the speech, rejecting the notion that entitlement programs make America a "nation of takers." "The commitments we make to each other—through Medicare, [...]

Controversial Kansas abortion clinic to reopen this spring

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 08:05 AM PST

Julie Burkhart of the Trust Women Foundation is pictured outside in downtown WichitaControversy over the clinic in Wichita, Kansas is building as the country observes the 40th anniversary on Tuesday of the Roe vs. Wade U.S. Supreme Court ruling that made abortion legal in at least the first three months of pregnancy.

Michelle’s eye roll, Scalia’s hat and the top tweet of the inaugration

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 07:48 AM PST

Did you miss Monday's inaugural ceremonies? Never fear, the internet captured all the important ... well, all the buzz-worthy moments.

Evidence grows for narcolepsy link to GSK swine flu shot

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 07:16 AM PST

Emelie Olsson falls asleep as he watches television in her apartment in StockholmAaround 800 children in Sweden and elsewhere in Europe developed narcolepsy, an incurable sleep disorder, after being immunized with the Pandemrix H1N1 swine flu vaccine made by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline in 2009.

Algeria scouring Sahara for 5 missing foreigners

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 06:59 AM PST

A truck loaded with empty coffins waits at the main entrance of the hospital where the bodies of persons killed during the hostage situation in a gas plant are gathered in Ain Amenas, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. At least 81 people have been reported dead, including 32 Islamist militants, after a bloody, four-day hostage situation at Algeria's remote Ain Amenas natural gas plant. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)"Are they dead? Did they attempt to flee the site after the attack like some other expatriates? Are they lost in the desert after taking a wrong turn?" said an Algerian official.

Nearly 40 percent of House members don’t represent their birth state

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 06:25 AM PST

In Alaska, Vermont and Montana-- which are each apportioned one At-Large House member apiece-- the representative was not born in the state.

Tuesday in politics: National Prayer Service, debt limit hearing and more

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 05:36 AM PST

It's back to business in Washington on Tuesday, the day after President Barack Obama's second inauguration. But the inaugural festivities aren't over quite yet—in the morning, the president, Vice President Joe Biden, first lady Michelle Obama and second lady Jill Biden attend the National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral. Later, they'll go to [...]

Palestinians see no hope for peace in Israeli election

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 04:30 AM PST

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man looks at the voters' list before casting his ballot for at a polling station in JerusalemOpinion polls predict that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will return to power at the head of a coalition dominated by hardline religious and nationalist pro-settler parties

ADHD rates soar in California, but why?

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 04:13 AM PST

Possible explanations include better awareness of the condition among parents and doctors or improved access to health care for kids with symptoms, according to the study's lead author.

U.S. begins transporting French troops, equipment to Mali

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 03:41 AM PST

French soldiers stand guard in front of charred pickup trucks in DiabalyThe United States has started transporting French soldiers and equipment to Mali as part of its logistical aid to French forces fighting Islamist militants in the north of the country, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. .

Israel goes to polls, set to re-elect Netanyahu

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 03:25 AM PST

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu casts his ballot for the parliamentary election at a polling station in JerusalemIsraelis voted on Tuesday in an election that is expected to see Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu win a third term, pushing the Jewish state further to the right and away from peace with the Palestinians.

Vegas officer, wife and son dead in murder-suicide

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 03:09 AM PST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A police lieutenant, his wife and son are dead after an apparent double murder, suicide and arson at their home, authorities said.

Files show how LA church leaders shielded priests

Posted: 22 Jan 2013 01:13 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2007 file photo, Cardinal Roger Mahony speaks during an annual multi-ethnic migration Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. Cardinal Mahony and other top Roman Catholic officials from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles maneuvered behind the scenes to shield molester priests, provide damage control for the church and keep parishioners in the dark, according to church personnel files. Mahony, who is retired, issued a statement Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, apologizing for his mistakes and saying he had been Retired Cardinal Roger Mahony and other top Catholic officials in Los Angeles maneuvered behind the scenes to shield molester priests and keep parishioners in the dark, according to church files.

Indonesia sentences UK woman to death over drugs

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 11:51 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2013 file photo, Lindsay June Sandiford of Britain sits at a courthouse during her trial in Denpasar, Bali island, Indonesia. An Indonesian court sentenced Sandiford to death Tuesday, Jan. 22, for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million into the resort island of Bali. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati, File)BALI, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court sentenced a British woman to death on Tuesday for smuggling cocaine worth $2.5 million into the resort island of Bali — even though prosecutors had sought only a 15-year sentence.
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