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Today's Most Popular News: A fearful, frigid night on iconic Chicago road Study says college isn’t for everyone Mammoth storm leaves bitter cold, destruction 1,500-year-old church found in Israel Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring Upgrade Your Life: How to video chat like a pro How outcome in Egypt could affect the United States Principal shot, killed at Calif. elementary school Senate Republicans lose vote on health law More snow forecast for Dallas-Fort Worth Gang gunbattles, street blockades in Mexico Gunfire pounds anti-Mubarak protest camp in Cairo Oysters disappearing worldwide: study Planned Parenthood fires employee in controversial video NASA spots 54 potentially life-friendly planets New test may help guide prostate cancer treatment Storm batters Australian coast towns; no deaths Scientists find 5 new Parkinson's genes Secret Angry Birds Access Code to Air During Superbowl Meditation class helps lower violence at AL prison A fearful, frigid night on iconic Chicago road Wed, 2 Feb 2011 03:40 pm PST AP - Lindsey Wilson was on Lake Shore Drive, but she couldn't tell where. It was dark, and the snow swirling around the stranded bus made it impossible to see anything but the closest cars. Full Story Top Study says college isn’t for everyone Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:36 am PST The Lookout - A new Harvard study (PDF) says American students need to begin to decide in middle school whether they want to prepare for four-year college and then a career. The alternative approach, the study says, is to begin vocational training for a job earlier. The study is inspired by European systems of education, and its authors [...] Full Story Top Mammoth storm leaves bitter cold, destruction Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:54 pm PST AP - An enormous winter storm left Midwesterners shivering in its frozen footprint and crushed snow-laden buildings in the Northeast, where a combination of ice, snow and rain pushed much of the winter-cursed region to its breaking point. Full Story Top 1,500-year-old church found in Israel Wed, 2 Feb 2011 03:25 pm PST AP - Israeli archaeologists presented a newly uncovered 1,500-year-old church in the Judean hills on Wednesday, including an unusually well-preserved mosaic floor with images of lions, foxes, fish and peacocks. Full Story Top Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring Wed, 2 Feb 2011 02:08 pm PST AP - The country's most famous groundhog predicted an early spring Wednesday but wasn't willing to go out on a limb to forecast whether his state's Pittsburgh Steelers will win the Super Bowl. Full Story Top Upgrade Your Life: How to video chat like a pro Wed, 2 Feb 2011 07:23 am PST Ben Patterson - Firing up a video chat with friends, family, or co-workers is easy. Looking good and sounding better during your video chat? Not so easy. This week on Upgrade Your Life, Yahoo! News' Becky Worley shows us how to make sure … Full Story Top How outcome in Egypt could affect the United States Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:29 am PST Exclusive to Yahoo! News - By Steve Clemons The turmoil in Egypt is intensifying and the outcome of the increasingly bloody demonstrations remains unclear. Anti-government protesters and pro-government supporters are clashing in the streets of Cairo, and the Egyptian military is ordering everybody to go … Full Story Top Principal shot, killed at Calif. elementary school Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:46 pm PST AP - A school janitor was arrested Wednesday in the killing of a Northern California elementary school principal who was hailed as a role model for other educators. Full Story Top Senate Republicans lose vote on health law Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:41 pm PST AP - A Republican drive to repeal the year-old health care law ended in party-line defeat in the Senate on Wednesday, leaving the Supreme Court to render a final, unpredictable verdict on an issue steeped in political and constitutional controversy. Full Story Top More snow forecast for Dallas-Fort Worth Wed, 2 Feb 2011 02:51 pm PST The Dallas Local - Jason Sickles, Yahoo! Dallas Editor Super Cold Week continues. More wintry precipitation is in the forecast for North Texas Thursday night and Friday. According to a "hazardous weather outlook" put out by the National Weather Service Wednesday afternoon,  "light snow … Full Story Top Gang gunbattles, street blockades in Mexico Wed, 2 Feb 2011 02:07 pm PST AP - Suspected drug cartel gunmen hurled grenades, burned vehicles and blocked streets in a rapid series of attacks in Mexico's second-largest city, authorities said Wednesday. Full Story Top Gunfire pounds anti-Mubarak protest camp in Cairo Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:12 pm PST AP - Heavy automatic weapons fire pounded the anti-government protest camp in Cairo's Tahrir Square before dawn on Thursday in a dramatic escalation of what appeared to be a well-orchestrated series of assaults on the demonstrators. At least three protesters were killed by gunfire, according to one of the activists. Full Story Top Oysters disappearing worldwide: study Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:20 pm PST AFP - A survey of oyster habitats around the world has found that the succulent mollusks are disappearing fast and 85 percent of their reefs have been lost due to disease and over-harvesting. Full Story Top Planned Parenthood fires employee in controversial video Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:32 am PST Reuters - A Planned Parenthood clinic manager has been fired for behavior captured on an undercover video made by an anti-abortion group, a Planned Parenthood spokesman said on Wednesday. Full Story Top NASA spots 54 potentially life-friendly planets Wed, 2 Feb 2011 05:25 pm PST AP - An orbiting NASA telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life, spotting more than 50 potential planets that appear to be in the habitable zone. Full Story Top New test may help guide prostate cancer treatment Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:20 am PST AP - A new experimental test may someday help doctors with one of the most vexing problems in cancer therapy: identifying which prostate cancer patients need aggressive treatment. Full Story Top Storm batters Australian coast towns; no deaths Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:49 pm PST AP - One of the most powerful storms ever recorded in Australia pulled houses apart and snapped power poles as it ripped across already flood-sodden Queensland state Thursday, leaving authorities relieved that no one was killed. Full Story Top Scientists find 5 new Parkinson's genes Tue, 1 Feb 2011 04:10 pm PST AP - Scientists have identified five new genes linked to Parkinson's disease in a large genetic analysis of the illness, according to a new study. After reviewing nearly 8 million possible genetic mutations, researchers pinpointed five genes connected to Parkinson's disease. Previously, six other genes were identified, and experts say there is now increasing proof the degenerative disease is sparked by peoples' genes. Full Story Top Secret Angry Birds Access Code to Air During Superbowl Wed, 2 Feb 2011 07:51 am PST PC Magazine - Angry Birds maker Peter Vesterbacka revealed that a secret access code will be embedded in a 30-second spot to promote the upcoming Angry Birds movie, Rio. Full Story Top Meditation class helps lower violence at AL prison Wed, 2 Feb 2011 05:39 am PST AP - Deep inside an overcrowded prison with a reputation for mayhem, convicted killers, robbers and rapists gather in a small room. Eyes closed, they sit silently with their thoughts and consciences. Full Story Top

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