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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 12:07 AM PDT

Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Boehner delays vote on his debt-ceiling measure Deal or no deal? US downgrade looking likely Norway police slammed for slow response to rampage South Korea landslides leaves 17 dead, 3 missing Police: Freestyle Olympic skier kills self in Utah Democrat Rep. David Wu to resign amid allegations Mexico judge sentences teenage assassin to 3 years Ga. mom is spared prison in son's jaywalking death McDonald's: Apple slices in every Happy Meal Braves beat Pirates 4-3 in 19 innings Obama seeks "Plan B" as debt plans stall Oslo station partly evacuated due suspicious suitcase Is default deadline truly Aug 2? Analysts say no Analysis: QE3 may do markets more harm than good Amazon revenue, spending surges; stock jumps S&P warns against prioritizing debt payments: report Daimler revenues disappoint Elizabeth Warren to leave consumer financial agency Traumatized Norway tries to return to normality Home price rise fails to lift housing gloom Special report: Fukushima long ranked most hazardous plant Utah police identify mystery jail inmate Strauss-Kahn rape case hearing delayed again Hopes for deal rise as debt fears infect markets No bail for Florida imam accused of aiding Taliban Boehner delays vote on his debt-ceiling measure Tue,26 Jul 2011 07:32 PM PDT AP - Stung by revelations that his plan would cut spending less than advertised, House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday postponed a vote on a debt-ceiling measure that was already running into opposition from tea party conservatives. The move came just a week before an Aug. 2 deadline for staving off the potential financial chaos of the nation's first-ever default. Full Story Top Deal or no deal? US downgrade looking likely Tue,26 Jul 2011 03:53 PM PDT AP - Could the U.S. lose its top credit rating even if a deal is reached to raise the debt limit? Full Story Top Norway police slammed for slow response to rampage Tue,26 Jul 2011 02:26 PM PDT AP - When Anders Behring Breivik launched his assault on the youth campers of Utoya Island, he expected Norway's special forces to swoop down and stop him at any minute. Full Story Top South Korea landslides leaves 17 dead, 3 missing Tue,26 Jul 2011 10:19 PM PDT AP - Heavy rain sent landslides barreling through the South Korean capital and a northern town Wednesday, killing 17 and leaving at least three missing, officials said. Full Story Top Police: Freestyle Olympic skier kills self in Utah Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:12 PM PDT AP - Olympic silver medalist Jeret "Speedy" Peterson was found dead in a remote canyon in Utah in what police are calling a suicide. Full Story Top Democrat Rep. David Wu to resign amid allegations Tue,26 Jul 2011 05:25 PM PDT AP - Democratic Rep. David Wu of Oregon announced Tuesday that he will resign amid the political fallout from an 18-year-old woman's allegations of an unwanted sexual encounter with him. Full Story Top Mexico judge sentences teenage assassin to 3 years Tue,26 Jul 2011 09:16 PM PDT AP - A Mexican judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenage U.S. citizen to three years in prison for homicide, kidnapping and drug and weapons possession. Authorities say the teen confessed to killing four people whose beheaded bodies were found suspended from a bridge. Full Story Top Ga. mom is spared prison in son's jaywalking death Tue,26 Jul 2011 07:44 PM PDT AP - A woman who was arrested after her 4-year-old son was struck and killed by a van as they were jaywalking across a busy street was spared a prison sentence Tuesday following an outcry over her prosecution. Full Story Top McDonald's: Apple slices in every Happy Meal Tue,26 Jul 2011 06:21 PM PDT AP - An apple a day may keep the doctor away. But when you put it in a Happy Meal, it might help keep regulators at bay too. McDonald's on Tuesday said that it would add apple slices and reduce the portion of French fries in its children's meal boxes beginning this fall, effectively taking away consumers' current choice between either having apples with caramel dip or fries as a Happy Meal side. Full Story Top Braves beat Pirates 4-3 in 19 innings Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:49 PM PDT AP - Julio Lugo scored from third base on a contested play at the plate, giving the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 win in 19 innings over the Pittsburgh Pirates early Wednesday morning. Full Story Top Obama seeks "Plan B" as debt plans stall Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:00 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican plan to cut the U.S. deficit faced delay and stiff opposition on Wednesday, piling anxiety onto investors and ordinary Americans hoping for a late compromise to avoid a crippling debt default. Full Story Top Oslo station partly evacuated due suspicious suitcase Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:38 PM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Parts of Oslo's central train station were evacuated early on Wednesday after a suspicious suitcase was discovered, and police were investigating, Norwegian news agency NTB said. Full Story Top Is default deadline truly Aug 2? Analysts say no Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:01 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Will the sky fall on August 2 if the U.S. Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling? Full Story Top Analysis: QE3 may do markets more harm than good Tue,26 Jul 2011 10:54 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - There may be a point at which global investors get indigestion from U.S. money printing. Full Story Top Amazon revenue, spending surges; stock jumps Tue,26 Jul 2011 06:01 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc will use its surging revenue to boost growth and drive expansion into areas such as Web content and cloud computing rather than boost its margins. Full Story Top S&P warns against prioritizing debt payments: report Tue,26 Jul 2011 07:31 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prioritizing debt payments to avoid a default would be "deeply disruptive" to the economy, Standard & Poor's global head of sovereign ratings said in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday. Full Story Top Daimler revenues disappoint Tue,26 Jul 2011 11:29 PM PDT Reuters - FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German car and truck maker Daimler's second quarter revenues fell short of expectations, indicating that demand for cars in emerging markets may be starting to cool. Full Story Top Elizabeth Warren to leave consumer financial agency Tue,26 Jul 2011 03:38 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elizabeth Warren, the law professor who persuaded the Obama administration to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will step down on August 1 from her role setting up the controversial new regulator, the Treasury said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Traumatized Norway tries to return to normality Tue,26 Jul 2011 07:06 PM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian cabinet minister will make a symbolic return on Wednesday to her bomb-damaged office as the nation tries to restore some normality after the massacre by a right-winger whose lawyer believes is insane. Full Story Top Home price rise fails to lift housing gloom Tue,26 Jul 2011 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prices for new single family homes rose to a five-month high in June even as sales slipped, but recovery for the broader housing market continues to be frustrated by an oversupply of properties. Full Story Top Special report: Fukushima long ranked most hazardous plant Tue,26 Jul 2011 02:41 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant ranked as one of the most dangerous in the world for radiation exposure years before it was destroyed by the meltdowns and explosions that followed the March 11 earthquake. Full Story Top Utah police identify mystery jail inmate Tue,26 Jul 2011 07:12 PM PDT Reuters - SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Police in Utah identified a mystery man on Tuesday who was arrested on minor charges and sat in a jail under the name "John Doe" for over three weeks because he would not reveal his true identity. Full Story Top Strauss-Kahn rape case hearing delayed again Tue,26 Jul 2011 02:18 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The court date in the attempted rape case of former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been postponed to August 23, his lawyers said on Tuesday, adding they hope charges will be dismissed by that date. Full Story Top Hopes for deal rise as debt fears infect markets Tue,26 Jul 2011 04:43 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A glimmer of hope emerged on Tuesday for a compromise to break the deadlock over the U.S. debt limit as corporate America and the public betrayed growing nervousness over the risks of a credit downgrade and default. Full Story Top No bail for Florida imam accused of aiding Taliban Tue,26 Jul 2011 01:10 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - A federal judge in Miami denied bail on Tuesday to a young Muslim cleric arrested in May on charges of financing and supporting the Pakistani Taliban. Full Story Top

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