vendredi 31 mai 2013

Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines

Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines


Four dead after planes collide and crash near Phoenix

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say two small planes collided and then crashed in the desert north of Phoenix on Friday, killing all four people aboard the two aircraft.

Brawl breaks out at Ohio kindergarten graduation

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:06 PM PDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — A brawl that started over spilled punch at a kindergarten graduation ceremony Friday resulted in the arrest of eight people, authorities said. Police were called when one participant pulled out a pipe and another a hammer.

Three dead after planes collide and crash near Phoenix

Posted: 31 May 2013 11:52 AM PDT

Michele Bachmann’s annoucement surprises supporters

Posted: 31 May 2013 10:50 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 16, 2013 file photo, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R- Minn., speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. Bachmann said Wednesday, May 29, 2013, that she will not run for re-election in 2014. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Although she's leaving Congress, tea party members expect a big return.


University president 'embarrassed' school, say trustees

Posted: 31 May 2013 10:36 AM PDT

In this Sunday, May 5, 2013 photo, Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee speaks during the Ohio State University spring commencement in Columbus, Ohio. Gee told a university committee last December that Notre Dame wasn't invited to join the Big Ten because they're not good partners while also jokingly saying that Gordon Gee's comments about Notre Dame and Catholics hurt the university.


Ark. sheriff dies during storm search; another officer missing

Posted: 31 May 2013 10:36 AM PDT

Tornado warning issued in OklahomaAt least three people are dead; Midwest prepares for more severe weather.


Michigan woman dies in Syrian rebel ambush

Posted: 31 May 2013 09:49 AM PDT

Forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are seen in Arjoun village near Qusair townFamily members say they are unsure why the 33-year-old single mother was with rebel forces.


With Bachmann out, her Democrat rival abandons campaign

Posted: 31 May 2013 09:18 AM PDT

Tea Party Caucus Leader to Leave CongressJim Graves' reason to run was to oust the Tea Party Republican.


'Summer of discontent' erupts in Turkey

Posted: 31 May 2013 08:32 AM PDT

A Turkish riot policeman uses tear gas as a demonstrator holds a banner during a protest against the destruction of trees in a park brought about by a pedestrian project, in Taksim Square in central IstanbulPolice fire tear gas and water cannons at protesters in an Istanbul park.


Ex-Microsoft manager plans to create first U.S. marijuana brand

Posted: 31 May 2013 07:46 AM PDT

Marijuana entrepreneur and CEO of Diego Pellicer Inc. Shively talks next to former President of Mexico Fox during a news conference in Seattle, WashingtonBy Jonathan Kaminsky SEATTLE (Reuters) - A former Microsoft executive plans to create the first U.S. national marijuana brand, with cannabis he hopes to eventually import legally from Mexico, and said he was kicking off his business by acquiring medical pot dispensaries in three U.S. states. Jamen Shively, a former Microsoft corporate strategy manager, said he envisions his Seattle-based enterprise becoming the leader in both recreational and medical cannabis - much like Starbucks is the dominant name in coffee, he said. ...


Zumba instructor gets 10 months for prostitution

Posted: 31 May 2013 07:16 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 13, 2013 file photo, Alexis Wright, 30, leaves the Cumberland County Courthouse in Portland, Maine. Wright, a Zumba fitness instructor who pleaded guilty to using her Maine studio as a front for prostitution, is due to be sentenced Friday, May 31, 2013, bringing to an end a scandal featuring sex videos, exhibitionism and pornography. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)The fitness instructor turned her studio into a brothel in a small town.


Small plane crashes into Va. apartment building

Posted: 31 May 2013 07:16 AM PDT

This handout photo provided by the Virginia State Police shows a small plane crashed into the living room of an apartment in Herndon, Va., Friday, May 31, 2013. Capt. Willie Bailey with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue in Virginia says the plane ran out of fuel early Friday and crashed, injuring two people — one in the apartment and one in the Cessna 177B. The plane was headed from the Philadelphia area to Manassas Regional Airport. David Ventura, who lives in the apartment, tells WRC-TV he was awakened by the sound of the crash and shocked to discover a plane in his living room. (AP Photo/Virginia State Police)HERNDON, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say two people were taken to a hospital after a two-seat plane crashed into the living room of a third-story apartment outside Washington.


The FBI changes its story on the Ibragim Todashev shooting

Posted: 31 May 2013 05:42 AM PDT

The FBI Changes Its Story (Again) on the Ibragim Todashev ShootingThe associate of the Boston bombing suspect was shot after an interrogation.


Russia to sell at least 10 MiG fighters to Syria

Posted: 31 May 2013 05:28 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 21, 2009 file photo, a Russian-made MiG-29 jet fighter flown by the aerobatic team Strizhi (Swifts) perform during MAKS (the International Aviation and Space Show) in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia. Russian arms manufacturer MiG told Russian news agencies Friday, May 31, 2013 that it is signing a contract to deliver at least 10 fighter jets to Syria. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev, File)The international community has expressed concern about Russia's arm deals.


EU pain: Unemployment at all-time high, inflation non-existent

Posted: 31 May 2013 04:40 AM PDT

Job seekers line up as they wait for an interview during the 8th job forum dedicated to recruiting in NiceJoblessness in the 17-nation currency area rose to 12.2 percent in April.


American woman dies fighting for Syrian rebels

Posted: 31 May 2013 04:09 AM PDT

Did a Woman From Michigan Just Die Fighting In Syria?(Reuters) - A 33-year-old Michigan woman and convert to Islam has been killed in Syria while fighting with opposition forces against the government of President Bashar al-Assad in the country's civil war, her family said on Thursday. The woman's aunt told Reuters that the FBI had informed her on Thursday afternoon of the death of her niece, Nicole Mansfield of Flint, but said she did not have the details of how she died. "I'm just devastated," said the aunt, Monica Mansfield Speelman. "Evidently, she was fighting with opposition forces. ...


USSR's old domain name attracts cybercriminals

Posted: 31 May 2013 03:07 AM PDT

Sergei Ovcharenko, the director for .su domain development at Moscow's Foundation for Internet Development smiles as he speaks to The Associated Press photographer in his office in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, May 30, 2013. The Foundation for Internet Development is responsible for managing the Soviet Union's old .su domain, which security experts say has become a magnet for hackers. Ovcharenko acknowledges that criminal sites hosted in Soviet cyberspace can stay online for extremely long periods of time, something he blames on weak Russian legislation and outdated terms of service. He promises that stricter rules are on their way. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)The Soviet Union disappeared long ago, but online an 'e-vil empire' is thriving.


Ariz. mom facing drug charge released in Mexico

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:04 AM PDT

In a photo provided by the Maldonado family Gary and Yanira Maldonado are shown in 2012. The arrest of Yanira Maldonado, 42, has prompted outrage in the U.S. among politicians and her family members, who say she was set up when her bus was stopped at a military checkpoint last week and authorities found nearly 12 pounds of marijuana under her seat. She was immediately sent to a Mexico prison. (AP Photo/Maldonado Family)A U.S. woman in a Mexico prison on a drug-smuggling charge has been released.


Small plane hits Wash. home; no serious injuries

Posted: 30 May 2013 11:04 PM PDT

EATONVILLE, Wash. (AP) — An Eatonville, Wash., fire official says a small plane flying from Oregon to Seattle crashed into a home Thursday evening but the pilot and passenger escaped with only minor injuries and no one was hurt on the ground.

11 vanish from Mexico City bar in suspected kidnap

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:48 PM PDT

Friends put pictures in the bar entrance of their recently disappeared relatives in Mexico City,Thursday, May 30, 2013. Relatives who joined a march to demand solutions to the thousands of detained and disappeared in Mexico say 11 young people were kidnapped in broad daylight from a Mexico City bar last Sunday a half-block from the city's main boulevard and a few blocks from police headquarters. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)Eleven young people were brazenly kidnapped in broad daylight from an after-hours bar.


13-year-old wins National Spelling Bee

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:02 PM PDT

Arvind Mahankali, 13, of Bayside Hills, N.Y., holds the championship trophy after he won the National Spelling Bee by spelling the word After years of heartbreakingly close calls, Arvind Mahankali came in first place.


Family: Michigan woman, 33, killed in Syria fight

Posted: 30 May 2013 08:16 PM PDT

Forces of Syrian President Bashar al Assad are seen in Arjoun village near Qusair townThe family of a 33-year-old Michigan woman says the FBI confirmed Thursday that she was killed in fighting in Syria.


13-year-old New Yorker wins National Spelling Bee

Posted: 30 May 2013 07:46 PM PDT

Arvind Mahankali spells in the semi-final round of the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor in MarylandArvind Mahankali, 13, of New York wins the National Spelling Bee.


Editors say attorney general to change investigations

Posted: 30 May 2013 07:15 PM PDT

Major media outlets boycott Eric Holder's meetingInvestigations that involve reporters will be handled differently, Eric Holder said.


Wildfire north of L.A. sparks evacuations

Posted: 30 May 2013 06:44 PM PDT

Officials say a fast-growing wildfire north of Los Angeles is burning near power stations transmission lines and homes are being evacuated.

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