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Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines


Colorado theater shooting suspect may plead insanity

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 01:31 PM PST

Police handout photo of James HolmesJames Holmes' attorneys want portions of the insanity defense laws declared unconstitutional.


Controversial idea to save rhinos from extinction

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 01:14 PM PST

Rhino Poaching at Record High in South AfricaA ban on trade of rhino horns is ineffective; a regulated market might save the species from extinction.


SpaceX capsule's engine problem fixed

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 12:58 PM PST

The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, March 1, 2013. The rocket is transporting the Dragon capsule to the International Space Station containing more than a ton of food, tools, computer hardware and science experiments. (AP Photo/John Raoux)The orbiting Dragon module's arrival at the International Space Station will be delayed.


Ex-Manson follower denied parole by California governor

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 12:41 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown has denied parole for a former Charles Manson follower who has served more than 40 years in prison.

Facebook to unveil new look for newsfeed

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 12:25 PM PST

The Facebook logo is pictured in the Facebook headquarters in Menlo ParkIt's the latest move by the social media company to revamp key elements of its 1 billion member network.


At 94 years old, teacher Rose Gilbert says it's time to retire

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 12:08 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the oldest fulltime schoolteachers in the nation has retired at the age of 94.

Michigan governor declares financial emergency in Detroit

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:52 AM PST

RAW VIDEO: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing speaks about conversation with Michigan Governor Rick SnyderGov. Snyder may appoint an emergency manager after the city's appeal.


Private groups respond asteroid scare

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:35 AM PST

Asteroid Hunt: Private Groups Join Search for Dangerous Space RocksNASA is slated to get some help in the search for potentially hazardous asteroids, which is probably a positive thing considering the space-rock drama that unfolded earlier this month.


Bonnie Franklin, 'One Day At a Time' star, dies

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:18 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2008 file photo, Bonnie Franklin, of the 1970's sitcom The the pert, redheaded actress, who played divorced mom Ann Romano was 69.


Photos: Syrians make homes in ancient structures

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:02 AM PST

Photos: Syrians make homes in ancient structuresA defected Syrian policeman, Adnan al-Hamod, 33, lights a kerosene lamp inside an underground shelter he made using a jackhammer to protect his family from Syrian government forces shelling and airstrikes, at Jirjanaz village, in Idlib province, Syria, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Across northern Syria, rebels, soldiers, and civilians are making use of the country's wealth of ancient and medieval antiquities to protect themselves from Syria's two-year-old war. They are built of thick stone that has already withstood centuries, and are often located in strategic locations overlooking towns and roads. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Michigan governor declares financial emergency in Detroit

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 10:46 AM PST

RAW VIDEO: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing speaks about conversation with Michigan Governor Rick SnyderGov. Snyder may appoint an emergency manager after the city's appeal.


Hero takes steering wheel for passed out bus driver

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 10:29 AM PST

Janai StaffordA woman without a driver's license saved the day when a bus driver became ill while behind the wheel. WBAL-TV Baltimore reports that Janai Stafford boarded the Baltimore County bus outside a Giant supermarket. She noticed the bus had a lot of kids on board so she sat in the front, near the driver. [Related: [...]


Michigan governor declares financial emergency in Detroit

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 09:56 AM PST

RAW VIDEO: Detroit Mayor Dave Bing speaks about conversation with Michigan Governor Rick SnyderGov. Snyder may appoint an emergency manager after the city's appeal.


President Obama blasts GOP on cuts

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 09:22 AM PST

File photo of U.S. President Obama in Washington"We will get through this; it's not going to be an apocalypse," he said about next steps.


Turkish PM blasts 'Zionism,' complicating Kerry's Mideast trip

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 08:48 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday, March 1, 2013. Ankara is the fifth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip, a nine-day dash through Europe and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)Kerry says he raised the comments "very directly" while in Turkey.


SpaceX rocket develops problem mid-flight

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 08:31 AM PST

This Jan. 12, 2013 photo provided by NASA shows the Dragon spacecraft inside a processing hangar at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla. where teams had just installed the spacecraft's solar array fairings. The California company known as SpaceX is scheduled to launch its unmanned Falcon rocket on Friday morning, March 1, 2013, carrying a Dragon capsule containing more than a ton of food, tools, computer hardware and science experiments. (AP Photo/NASA, Kim Shiflett)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The SpaceX Dragon capsule has developed a problem on its way to the International Space Station.


Europe's horsemeat problem hits Taco Bell UK

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 08:15 AM PST

A Taco Bell restaurant is pictured in Burbank, CaliforniaLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's food regulator said horsemeat had been found in beef products at Taco Bell fast food outlets, the first time it has been discovered on sale in British restaurants since the scandal broke in January. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said on Friday it had conducted 1,797 tests over the last seven days, over 99 percent of which had come back negative for horsemeat levels at or above 1 percent. However, four tests were positive, it said. These included Birds Eye ready meals and Brakes skewers, already named and withdrawn from sale. ...


Sandy's scars still visible in Seaside Heights

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 07:59 AM PST

A construction crew puts pilings into the sand as the reconstruction of the boardwalk continues in Seaside Heights."You look out there, and you just want to cry," a resident said.


Icelandic meat pies have no meat at all

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 07:41 AM PST

LONDON (AP) — Here's one they weren't expecting — meat pies with no meat.

Sequester's first victim: The Blue Angels

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 05:59 AM PST

Capt. Greg McWherter, of the Blue Angels during the Tuscaloosa Regional Air Show in TuscaloosaThe budget cuts will cancel shows in two dozen cities.


Obama's modest gay marriage move

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 05:11 AM PST

Federal Court Agrees That California's Prop. 8 Is UnconstitutionalThe brief filed by the Obama filed against California's Prop 8 has a narrow scope.


Eric Holder on how to prevent gun violence

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 04:54 AM PST

Eric Holder on Decision Day: The Country Will Be Less SafeThe Attorney General also addresses across-the-board spending cuts.


Planet Mercury once a sea of Magma

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 04:05 AM PST

Planet Mercury Once Covered in Magma, Study SuggestsThe surface of the planet is rocky and mostly dry, but it wasn't always like that.


2 U.S. sailors convicted in Okinawa rape that shocked Japan

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 03:48 AM PST

In this courtroom sketch, U.S. Navy Seaman Christopher Browning, of Athens, Texas, right, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Skyler Dozierwalker, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, attend a session at the Naha District Court in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture (State), Japan, Friday, March 1, 2013. Browning, 24, was sentenced to 10 years and Dozierwalker, 23, received nine years to prison on Friday for raping and robbing a Japanese woman in her 20s in a parking lot in October 2012 on Okinawa in a crime that outraged many on the southern Japanese island. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, Koichi Tashiro) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEThe case prompted restrictions for the U.S. military personnel in the country.


Wildfires creep close to Southern Calif. homes

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 03:31 AM PST

Waning winds have helped firefighters stop the blaze's progress.

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