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Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines


Seth Meyers taking over 'Late Night' from Jimmy Fallon

Posted: 12 May 2013 12:49 PM PDT

FILE This Sept. 18, 2011 file photo shows Jimmy Fallon, left, and Seth Meyers at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Meyers is moving from his The "Saturday Night Live" takeover of NBC's late night lineup continues. With Jimmy Fallon leaving "Late Night" to host "The Tonight Show" next year, the network has tapped his former "SNL" castmate Seth Meyers to sit in his chair.


Indiana quadruple homicide: Three of four victims ID'd

Posted: 12 May 2013 12:18 PM PDT

A southern Indiana man returning home from work found two people shot to death in the living room, and investigators found two other bodies inside, authorities said Sunday.

Rodman plans new NKorea trip, hopes to gain release of American

Posted: 12 May 2013 11:48 AM PDT

Dennis Rodman Plans New North Korea Trip, Hopes to Secure Release of Detained AmericanDennis Rodman has some fighting words for President Obama, who he says has failed in his foreign policy toward North Korean and its leader Kim Jong-Un.


Will Disney's new Tonto be any better than past efforts?

Posted: 12 May 2013 10:15 AM PDT

This undated publicity photo from Disney/Bruckheimer Films, shows actors, Johnny Depp, left, as Tonto, a spirit warrior on a personal quest, who joins forces in a fight for justice with Armie Hammer, as John Reid, a lawman who has become a masked avenger in The Hollywood image of Tonto once had the Lone Ranger's sidekick wearing a thin headband and lots of dangling fringes. The latest Disney version has a shirtless Johnny Depp adorned with feathers, a face painted white with black stripes, and a stuffed crow on his head.


Despite bombings, Turkey says it won't be drawn into Syria conflict

Posted: 12 May 2013 09:29 AM PDT

Mourning relatives cry during the burial for one of the 46 victims killed in Saturday explosions in Reyhanli, near Turkey's border with Syria, Sunday, May 12, 2013. The bombings on Saturday marked the biggest incident of cross-border violence since the start of Syria's bloody civil war and has the raised fear of Turkey being pulled deeper into the conflict.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)Turkey's prime minister vowed Sunday his country won't be drawn into Syria's civil war, despite twin car bombings the government believes were carried out by a group of Turks with close ties to pro-government groups in Syria.


2 bodies found after NJ standoff; suspect killed

Posted: 12 May 2013 08:59 AM PDT

People react during a hostage situation in Trenton, New JerseyThe bodies of a woman and her 13-year-old son were found after a dayslong standoff, and her boyfriend was killed as officers stormed the home to rescue three other children he had been holding captive, authorities said Sunday.


O.J. Simpson: Last chance at new trial starts Monday

Posted: 12 May 2013 08:13 AM PDT

O.J. Simpson Due in Las Vegas Court on MondayO.J. Simpson is expected to make the legal equivalent of a hail Mary pass on Monday in a Las Vegas courtroom, asking a judge to grant him a new trial on grounds his former attorney mishandled his case.


McCain calls for select committee to investigate Benghazi ‘cover-up’

Posted: 12 May 2013 08:13 AM PDT

Sen. John McCain Asserts Benghazi 'Cover-Up'Sen. John McCain continued his criticism of the White House's handling of the Sept. 11 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, calling for a select committee to investigate what he called the Obama administration's "cover-up." "Now, what you've got to look at this in the context of the times there," McCain told Martha Raddatz in an interview [...]


U.S. astronaut mom savors Mother's Day before space travel

Posted: 12 May 2013 07:41 AM PDT

Astronaut Mom Savors Mother's Day Before Space TravelNASA astronaut Karen Nyberg is launching on a six-month mission to the International Space Station this month, so she's making sure to savor this Mother's Day with her 3-year-old son and her husband, who also happens to be an astronaut.


Senator: Obama should apologize for IRS targeting

Posted: 12 May 2013 07:25 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2012 file photo, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Douglas Shulman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Oversight Committee. The Internal Revenue Service inappropriately flagged conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status, a top IRS official said Friday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator says she's disappointed that President Barack Obama hasn't personally condemned the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election.


Pedro Castro: ‘If I knew, I would have reported it—brother or no brother’

Posted: 12 May 2013 06:38 AM PDT

El FBI confirma que no localizó restos humanos en la vivienda de Ariel CastroThe brothers of accused kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro broken their public silence, giving CNN what's billed as an exclusive sit-down interview about the case.


Snowe presses for bipartisanship in new book

Posted: 12 May 2013 06:38 AM PDT

This photograph taken on Saturday, May 11, 2103, in Portland, Maine, shows the cover of former U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe's new book, which is being released Tuesday. Snowe's book is a call to action to end what she calls excessive partisanship in Congress. (AP Photo/Clarke Canfield)Republican Olympia Snowe of Maine railed against obstructionist politics and partisanship in the Senate. Now she's continuing to work for civility and compromise from outside the Senate.


Pope proclaims first saints, says Christians still persecuted

Posted: 12 May 2013 05:36 AM PDT

Pope Francis waves at the end of a canonization mass in Saint Peter's Square at the VaticanPope Francis on Sunday proclaimed as saints some 800 15th-century martyrs, and said many Christians were still being persecuted for their faith.


Can banks in cyber heist get their money back?

Posted: 12 May 2013 05:22 AM PDT

Illustration file picture shows a man typing on a computer keyboard in WarsawBecause the sums were large and such attacks are relatively new, the banks face an uncertain path in trying to recover their losses.


In entire court term, justices see 1 black lawyer

Posted: 12 May 2013 05:06 AM PDT

In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared before the justices, and for just over 11 minutes.

Israeli PM criticized for installing bed on plane

Posted: 12 May 2013 04:52 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, third from left, speaks to Chinese President Xi Jinping, unseen, during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Kim Kyung-Hoon, Pool)Officials close to Israel's prime minister says he will use alternate sleeping arrangements when traveling after receiving a sky-high bill for installing a customized bed on a recent flight to London.


Seattle police to join major cities using wearable cameras

Posted: 12 May 2013 04:52 AM PDT

The Seattle police department, under court-sanctioned scrutiny over the use of excessive force, is set to equip at least a dozen officers with a wearable camera for a yearlong trial, a senior police official said.

Richard Branson swaps suit for skirt to honor bet

Posted: 12 May 2013 03:48 AM PDT

British entrepreneur Richard Branson, left, poses with AirAsia's Chief Executive Tony Fernandes while dressed up as an AirAsia flight attendant at a low cost carrier terminal in Malaysia, Sunday, May 12, 2013. Branson wore the costume after losing a bet with his friend Fernandes on which of their 2010 Formula One racing car teams would finish ahead of the other. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)British business magnate Richard Branson has lost his latest job because of orange juice.


'Best Mother's Day' ever for mother of freed Cleveland captive

Posted: 12 May 2013 03:18 AM PDT

Gina DeJesus arrives at her home in ClevelandThe mother of Gina DeJesus is celebrating the "best Mother's Day" ever on Sunday after her daughter was freed with three other captives.


Syria denies involvement in Turkey car bombs

Posted: 12 May 2013 03:02 AM PDT

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria on Sunday rejected Turkey's allegations that it was behind two car bombs that killed 46 people in Turkey and wounded dozens more.

Death toll in Turkish bombings rises to 46

Posted: 12 May 2013 01:47 AM PDT

A woman cries at the scene of one of the explosion sites, after several explosions killed at least 18 people and injured dozens in Reyhanli, near Turkey's border with Syria, Saturday, May 11, 2013, Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler said.(AP Photo/Anadolu Agency, Cem Genco) TURKEY OUTAn official says the death toll in a pair of car bomb attacks in a Turkish town near the Syrian border has increased to 46.


Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints

Posted: 12 May 2013 01:47 AM PDT

Pope Francis, middle, kisses the altar as he arrives to celebrate his first canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 12, 2013. The pontiff will canonize Antonio Primaldo and his companions, also known as the Martyrs of Otranto, Laura di Santa Caterina da Siena Montoya of Colombia, and Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala of Mexico in a ceremony at the Vatican on Sunday. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Pope Francis has given the Catholic church hundreds of new saints as he leads a canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square.


Sheriff: Body found, believed to be missing girl

Posted: 11 May 2013 11:58 PM PDT

Authorities say they have found a child's body believed to be that of an 18-month-old girl as they continue to investigate a series of Kansas farm deaths.

Chinese air their cases by petitioning White House

Posted: 11 May 2013 11:13 PM PDT

The White House's online petition site called The poisoning of a college student 18 years ago recently re-emerged as a hot topic in China, but censors soon squelched the politically sensitive online discussions over whether the culprit may have eluded punishment because of Communist Party connections.


Former prime minister stages comeback in landmark Pakistan election

Posted: 11 May 2013 10:58 PM PDT

Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) political party, casts his vote for the general election at a polling station in LahoreToppled in a 1999 coup, jailed and exiled, Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and on Sunday was heading for a third term as Pakistan's prime minister.


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