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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: 'In the bull's eye': More powerful twisters coming Gay marriage momentum moves to Maryland Wounded French journalist evacuated Obama taps New York donors despite Wall Street ire Sandusky accusers say abuse occurred on Penn State campus Man accused of prostituting 10-year-old adopted boy Greek man shoots two, takes hostages over layoff 'Go to hell Barack': Did D.C. metro station ad go too far? NYPD draws fire from N.J. governor in Muslim spying incident 'RIP 'O Mighty Warrior!': Colleagues, critics remember Breitbart Student hurt, man arrested in Ariz. high school shooting Ex-senators say Saudi Arabia may be linked to 9/11 Teen shooting suspect faces adult charges Michigan delegates: Santorum's second wind or clever spin? Montana federal judge criticized over racist Obama joke Package at Limbaugh's home was not harmful: police BofA fees up? It's capitalism, get used to it 'Black Madam' could face charges over fatal buttocks injections Voices unheard: Female bylines still lacking in literary magazines 'Dr. Feelgood' accused of murder in drug overdoses Ultrasound mandate heads to Virginia governor's desk Janitor-turned-owner rescues failing factory 'In the bull's eye': More powerful twisters coming Thu,1 Mar 2012 05:16 PM PST Associated Press - The forecast holds a menacing possibility: More twisters may be coming, and they could be even stronger. Full Story Top Gay marriage momentum moves to Maryland Thu,1 Mar 2012 11:42 AM PST The Ticket - Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the state's gay marriage bill into law Thursday evening, capping off a month of big state-level wins for the gay rights movement around the country. "We're in a much more pro-active place," Michael Cole-Schwartz of the Human Rights Campaign, the country's largest LGBT advocacy and lobbying outfit, tells Yahoo News. [...] Full Story Top Wounded French journalist evacuated Thu,1 Mar 2012 05:22 PM PST The Cutline - Edith Bouvier, a French reporter wounded in the attack that killed American reporter Marie Colvin and French photographer Rémi Ochlik and injured several others in Homs, Syria, has been successfully evacuated to Lebanon, according to France 24. One of Bouvier's family members told the channel that she is "fine." Bouvier, who suffered a broken leg [...] Full Story Top Obama taps New York donors despite Wall Street ire Thu,1 Mar 2012 10:41 PM PST Reuters - President Obama returned to New York for a series of high-end fundraising events, tapping Wall Street donors whose generosity has been strained by financial reforms that many bankers oppose. Full Story Top Sandusky accusers say abuse occurred on Penn State campus Thu,1 Mar 2012 11:47 PM PST Reuters - Eight of the 10 men who prosecutors contend were sexually abused by the former Penn State assistant coach were abused on the college campus, and one was just 8 years old at the time, according to court documents. Full Story Top Man accused of prostituting 10-year-old 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 his adoptive father, according to police, who said the boy was fearful of talking because he didn't want to be separated from his new siblings. Full Story Top Greek man shoots two, takes hostages over layoff Thu,1 Mar 2012 04:16 PM PST Reuters - An unemployed man shot and wounded his former boss and one other worker and took another two hostage at a small factory in Greece in protest at losing his job, police said. Full Story Top 'Go to hell Barack': Did D.C. metro station ad go too far? Thu,1 Mar 2012 09:19 PM PST AFP - In the heat of a US presidential election year, with Americans immune to the polarized and bitter nature of political discourse, it takes a lot to shock them, especially in Washington. Full Story Top NYPD draws fire from N.J. governor in Muslim spying incident Thu,1 Mar 2012 07:44 PM PST Associated Press - New York City's Police Department is facing mounting criticism of its secret surveillance of Muslims across the Northeast, with civil liberties groups demanding an investigation and New Jersey's governor accusing the NYPD of arrogance. Full Story Top 'RIP 'O Mighty Warrior!': Colleagues, critics remember Breitbart Thu,1 Mar 2012 12:30 PM PST Associated Press - Breitbart's fellow conservatives and some of his critics react to the activist's sudden death. Full Story Top Student hurt, man arrested in Ariz. high school shooting Thu,1 Mar 2012 08:18 PM PST Associated Press - A man fired a rifle indiscriminately at a southeastern Arizona high school Thursday afternoon, wounding a 17-year-old boy who was watching a baseball game, police said. Full Story Top Ex-senators say Saudi Arabia may be linked to 9/11 Thu,1 Mar 2012 12:35 PM PST ABC News - Families of 9/11 Victims Applaud Sens. Kerrey and Graham for Coming Forward Full Story Top Teen shooting suspect faces adult charges Thu,1 Mar 2012 03:16 PM PST Reuters - Prosecutors in Ohio on Thursday formally charged 17-year-old T.J. Lane with three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of aggravated attempted murder and one count of felonious assault. Full Story Top Michigan delegates: Santorum's second wind or clever spin? Thu,1 Mar 2012 12:54 PM PST The Ticket - The Santorum campaign is spinning the Michigan primary as a high point for the candidate, pointing to Romney's strong expectations and his personal roots in the state. Romney won the state of his birth by just 3 percentage points on Tuesday, but the candidates each won seven of the state's 14 Congressional districts. Full Story Top Montana federal judge criticized over racist Obama joke Thu,1 Mar 2012 05:58 PM PST Reuters - A federal judge in Montana who used official court email to circulate a racist joke about President Barack Obama has acknowledged the indiscretion and initiated a misconduct complaint against himself, court officials said on Thursday. Full Story Top Package at Limbaugh's home was not harmful: police Thu,1 Mar 2012 06:01 PM PST Associated Press - Authorities say a suspicious package sent to Rush Limbaugh's South Florida home was not dangerous or hazardous. Full Story Top BofA fees up? It's capitalism, get used to it Thu,1 Mar 2012 03:40 PM PST The Daily Ticker -Y! Finance - Less than five months after Bank of America backtracked on its $5 monthly debit card fee, the country's second largest U.S. bank is considering charging its millions of customers another fee. Full Story Top 'Black Madam' could face charges over fatal buttocks injections Thu,1 Mar 2012 07:56 PM PST Associated Press - A woman who calls herself the "Black Madam" could face charges in the death of a London tourist who received illegal buttocks-enhancement injections last year in a Philadelphia hotel, police said Thursday. Full Story Top Voices unheard: Female bylines still lacking in literary magazines Thu,1 Mar 2012 02:16 PM PST The Cutline - If you think journalism is becoming feminized, following in the footsteps of the nursing and teaching industries, bylines certainly don't show it. In fact, it's quite the opposite. A year after sparking feminist furor with a study that found a lack of female bylines in literary magazines, the Vida organization has published another annual count. [...] Full Story Top 'Dr. Feelgood' accused of murder in drug overdoses Thu,1 Mar 2012 06:20 PM PST Associated Press - A California doctor dubbed "Dr. Feelgood" by a prosecutor for allegedly doling out tens of thousands of prescriptions to patients who didn't need them was charged with murder Thursday in the overdose deaths of three otherwise healthy young men. Full Story Top Ultrasound mandate heads to Virginia governor's desk Thu,1 Mar 2012 06:39 PM PST Reuters - Virginia's Republican governor is poised to sign a law forcing women to have an ultrasound before an abortion after state lawmakers approved amendments on Thursday, sending the measure to his desk. Full Story Top Janitor-turned-owner rescues failing 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 a company that makes engine rings for industrial use, and his daughter is heading to college. Full Story Top

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