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- 'Go to hell Barack': Row over Washington Metro ad
- Mansion servant enslaved by uber-rich New York family for nearly six years
- Obama rings up Limbaugh's 'slut,' Georgetown's Sandra Fluke
- Silence Gun: Strange weapon of the future immediately quiets you, whether you like it or not
- Obama Birth Certificate Maybe Forged, Sheriff Joe Arpaio Says
- Andrew Breitbart death sparks conspiracy theories
- New winged roller coaster 'the Swarm' rips the arms off crash test dummies
- U.S. Senate candidate pantomimes 5-year-old son during strange cable news interview
- In interview, Obama says he's not bluffing on Iran
- Teacher fired after assigning violent math problems to third graders
- Obama joins in assailing Limbaugh slur of student
- California Teen Moves in With Teacher
- Vigilante jamming cell phone calls on city buses to help preserve peace and quiet
- Miami Valedictorian Could Be Deported
- Rescued shelter dog now a top New York canine crime fighter
- Grandmother, 55, to Audition for Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
- Let Santorum be Santorum! Why honesty beats robotic-message discipline: Character Sketch
- Obama Birth Certificate and Selective Service Card Faked, Joe Arpaio Concludes
- Meet the Oldest Newlyweds Ever: Elderly Couple Breaks Wedding World Record
- Massive band of storms wrecks Ind. towns, kills 8
- Large storm front wrecks Ind. towns, kill 3 people
- ZBoard, spnKiX and Solowheel: New high tech people movers
- Air Force Shelves $3B Worth of Brand New Drones
- Janitor Turned Owner Rescues Failing Ohio Factory
- Storms wreck Ind. town, flatten houses elsewhere
- Caffeine Disrupts Sleep for Morning People But Not Night Owls
- How Syrian Activists Saved Trapped Foreign Journalists
- "Saving Face": Horrific Acid Attacks Target Women in Pakistan
- World's Second-Biggest Fish Tracked to Surprising Locale
- 'Wolfman' Likes Hairy Face, As Do Ladies
- Ohio man accused of prostituting adopted boy
- Puppy overload: Dog breeder produces 27 puppies in three days
- Entire Town in Montana Up for Sale
- Survivor of 'Amazing Race' Coke Poisoning Pleads Guilty
- Bank Hostage Standoff Ends in Fiery Shootout
- Exclusive First Look At Nike's Flyknit Technology
- Regulators seek input on cell phone interruptions
- EXCLUSIVE: In '02 Romney Touted D.C. Connections, Federal Funds
- More twisters loom as South gets pummeled
- Oceans Turning Acidic Faster than Past 300 Million Years
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Mansion servant enslaved by uber-rich New York family for nearly six years
Thu,1 Mar 2012 12:17 PM PST
The Sideshow - A wealthy New York woman is facing criminal charges after being accused of keeping an illegal immigrant as an indentured servant and forcing her to live in a closet for nearly six years. Documents posted on the Smoking Gun allege that Annie George, 39, and her now-deceased husband, Mathai Kolath George, hired an illegal immigrant [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama rings up Limbaugh's 'slut,' Georgetown's Sandra Fluke
Fri,2 Mar 2012 12:00 PM PST
The Ticket - In a show of moral support, President Barack Obama called Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke on Friday defending her in the face of conservative radio icon Rush Limbaugh's "reprehensible ... personal and crude" attacks on her, the White House said. The conversation, which lasted for "several minutes," came after Limbaugh branded Fluke a "slut" and [...] Full Story | Top |
Andrew Breitbart death sparks conspiracy theories
Fri,2 Mar 2012 09:55 AM PST
The Cutline - Andrew Breitbart's unexpected death on Thursday has sparked a swift outpouring of grief and remembrances--but also the inevitable conspiracy theories about the timing of the outspoken conservative's demise. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., last month, Breitbart claimed he had damning videos of Barack Obama, and planned to release them before [...] Full Story | Top |
New winged roller coaster 'the Swarm' rips the arms off crash test dummies
Thu,1 Mar 2012 10:35 AM PST
The Sideshow - A theme park in London is set to debut a powerful new winged roller coaster this month, but only after first figuring out how not to dismember its riders. Time reports that Thorpe Park has been conducting test runs of its new coaster, the Swarm, even enlisting fighter pilots who described the ride as "gut-wrenching." [...] Full Story | Top |
U.S. Senate candidate pantomimes 5-year-old son during strange cable news interview
Fri,2 Mar 2012 10:06 AM PST
The Sideshow - Rhode Island Republican Barry Hinckley's U.S. Senate run got a boost this week when a cute campaign video featuring his 5-year-old son Hudson hit the web. But it was Barry and Hudson's bizarre follow-up interview with Fox News that may make the more lasting impression. In the campaign video, "Economics for five-year-olds," Hudson breaks down criticism of [...] Full Story | Top |
In interview, Obama says he's not bluffing on Iran
Fri,2 Mar 2012 09:16 AM PST
Associated Press -  President Barack Obama warned that he is not bluffing about attacking Iran if it builds a nuclear weapon, but in an interview published Friday, Obama also warned U.S. ally Israel that a premature attack on Iran would do more harm than good.
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Teacher fired after assigning violent math problems to third graders
Fri,2 Mar 2012 12:19 PM PST
The Sideshow - A Washington, D.C., charter school teacher has been fired after it was discovered the teacher had assigned third-grade students a number of math problems framed around violent and illegal scenarios. At first, the unnamed teacher at the Trinidad Center City School claimed he had been ordered to assign the problems, but it was quickly discovered [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama joins in assailing Limbaugh slur of student
Fri,2 Mar 2012 08:27 PM PST
Associated Press -  Stepping into an emerging culture clash over women, President Barack Obama made a supportive phone call Friday to a law student who testified before Congress about the need for birth control coverage, only to be called a "slut" by Rush Limbaugh.
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Rescued shelter dog now a top New York canine crime fighter
Fri,2 Mar 2012 02:41 PM PST
The Sideshow - A German Shepherd rescued from a New York State animal shelter has become one of the state's top crime fighting dogs. Known as Sgt. Harry J. Wheeler, the K-9 star who has helped find six bodies in police investigations was found wandering the streets of Brooklyn as an abandoned pup eight years ago, according to [...] Full Story | Top |
Massive band of storms wrecks Ind. towns, kills 8
Fri,2 Mar 2012 05:36 PM PST
Associated Press -  Powerful storms stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes wrecked two Indiana towns and killed at least eight people Friday as the system tore roofs off schools and homes, flattened a fire station, flipped over tractor-trailer trucks and damaged a maximum security prison. It was the second deadly tornado outbreak this week.
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Large storm front wrecks Ind. towns, kill 3 people
Fri,2 Mar 2012 02:35 PM PST
Associated Press -  Powerful storms stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes wrecked two small Indiana towns, killed at least three people and bred anxiety across a wide swath of the country in the second deadly tornado outbreak this week.
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ZBoard, spnKiX and Solowheel: New high tech people movers
Tue,28 Feb 2012 09:00 PM PST
The Future Is Now - What happens when you take a ZBoard, a pair of spnKiX, and a Solowheel for a spin? Find out when host Marc Istook explores the latest in high tech personal transportation devices on the premiere episode of The Future Is Now on Yahoo! News. Full Story | Top |
Janitor Turned Owner Rescues Failing Ohio Factory
Wed,29 Feb 2012 11:51 AM PST
Driven - Tony Lee always dreamed of owning his own business and sending his kids to college. Today, he's co-owner of Ring Masters, a company that makes engine rings for industrial use, and his daughter is heading to college next fall. Tony is hoping she'll be the first college graduate in the family. Tony has achieved some [...] Full Story | Top |
Storms wreck Ind. town, flatten houses elsewhere
Fri,2 Mar 2012 01:11 PM PST
Associated Press - Powerful storms stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes flattened buildings in several states, wrecked a small Indiana town and bred anxiety across a wide swath of the country in the second powerful tornado outbreak this week.
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How Syrian Activists Saved Trapped Foreign Journalists
Thu,1 Mar 2012 10:00 PM PST
Time.com - The Bab Amr district of Homs had already been descending into hell when the Syrian army apparently homed in on satellite phones being used by foreign journalists there and sent mortars their way, killing the American reporter Marie Colvin and the French photographer Rémi Ochlik on Feb. 22. It would take eight days before all their surviving colleagues were finally able to escape, even as Bab Amr lay shattered and grieving, its remaining residents -- 4,000 people or so -- exhausted by the weeks of bombardment, suffering from hunger and the gnawing cold. ... Full Story | Top |
"Saving Face": Horrific Acid Attacks Target Women in Pakistan
Wed,29 Feb 2012 07:57 PM PST
Around the World - Every year in Pakistan around 150 women are victims of acid attacks, horrific incidents where liquid acid is thrown on their face, leaving them permanently scared and disfigured. Many are left without access to proper medical care, while those that do have access often require up to 20 surgeries to properly treat the damage. In [...] Full Story | Top |
World's Second-Biggest Fish Tracked to Surprising Locale
Thu,1 Mar 2012 09:26 AM PST
LiveScience.com - Basking sharks, the second-largest fish on the planet, were once plentiful along the Pacific coast of North America, gathering by the hundreds and even the thousands. Now, it's a rare treat to see even one of these ocean giants. Yet within the space of just a few days, satellite technology has offered scientists an unprecedented look at the mysterious wanderings of this elusive fish. Full Story | Top |
'Wolfman' Likes Hairy Face, As Do Ladies
Fri,2 Mar 2012 05:01 AM PST
ABC News -  ABC News' Jasmine Brown reports: He may be hairy, but he has a way with the ladies. People call Danny Ramos Gomez "the wolfman." He has a condition called hypertrichosis, which causes his body to produce an abnormal amount of hair. He has always looked this...
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Ohio man accused of prostituting adopted boy
Thu,1 Mar 2012 08:48 PM PST
Associated Press -  A 10-year-old boy shook when asked about being prostituted to two other men by an adoptive father who regularly had sex with him, according to police, who said the boy was fearful of talking because he didn't want to be taken from his home or separated from his new siblings.
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Puppy overload: Dog breeder produces 27 puppies in three days
Thu,1 Mar 2012 03:14 PM PST
The Sideshow - A dog breeder in Germany found herself with what veterinarians technically describe as a "pile of puppies," after two of her dogs gave birth to 27 mastiffs in the span of three days. The breeder, Beatrice Oswald, told local media that Elfi, a two-year-old, gave birth to 11 puppies shortly before Anny, a three-year-old, whelped [...] Full Story | Top |
Entire Town in Montana Up for Sale
Fri,2 Mar 2012 09:17 AM PST
Trending Now - "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow us on Twitter @YahooTrending! Have an extra $1.4 million dollars lying around? Great! Now you can buy an entire town for that handsome sum. Some celebrities own their own islands, but why not be a regular Joe and purchase Pray, Montana, just 30 miles north of Yellowstone Park. The [...] Full Story | Top |
Survivor of 'Amazing Race' Coke Poisoning Pleads Guilty
Fri,2 Mar 2012 09:46 AM PST
ABC News Blogs - The assistant to an American reality TV producer who died after taking contaminated cocaine in Uganda pleaded guilty to illicit drug use in a Kampala courtroom and was freed to return to South Africa after paying a fine. Katheryne Fuller, 29, sat in a wheelchair wearing... Full Story | Top |
Exclusive First Look At Nike's Flyknit Technology
Thu,1 Mar 2012 08:33 AM PST
This Could Be Big - Only just announced in late February, we got an exclusive first look at the Nike Flyknit running shoes this week. We weren't able to take the samples for a run around the park because they're being closely guarded by Nike until they're released to the public this summer, but we were all blown away by [...] Full Story | Top |
Regulators seek input on cell phone interruptions
Fri,2 Mar 2012 05:53 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deliberate disruption of mobile phone service last year by transit police in San Francisco has prompted federal communications regulators to consider rules for similar situations in the future. The Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department said it cut cellphone service to aid public safety but civil liberties groups criticized the actions as a violation of free speech and argued it put people at more risk. ... Full Story | Top |
EXCLUSIVE: In '02 Romney Touted D.C. Connections, Federal Funds
Fri,2 Mar 2012 03:00 AM PST
ABC News Blogs - In a long-forgotten tape from the 2002 Massachusetts governor's race obtained by ABC News, Mitt Romney is seen touting his Washington connections and his ability to get millions of taxpayer dollars from the federal government. "I am big believer in getting money where the money... Full Story | Top |
More twisters loom as South gets pummeled
Fri,2 Mar 2012 11:45 AM PST
Associated Press -  Apparent tornadoes destroyed houses, sent people to hospitals and tore up the roof of a maximum-security prison in northern Alabama as bad weather threatened more twisters across the region Friday, two days after a storm system killed 13 people in the Midwest and South.
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