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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Angry ex-girlfriend goes ballistic, rips off man's scrotum Tulsa shootings: Police arrest two men, fear it was a hate crime Mike Wallace dead: '60 Minutes' legend was 93 Mike Wallace, '60 Minutes' star interviewer, dies California Student in Relationship With Teacher Moves Out After Sexual Assault Arrest Racist past haunts Florida town where Trayvon died Kinkade: Artist drew many fans, few critical raves Isn't it "marvelous?" Obama seeks to define Romney for voters 33 is the happiest age, study says 'God's Quarterback' Tebowing on Easter Trayvon Martin call was "mistake, not deliberate": NBC DNC chair slams Wis. gov. Walker for 'Equal Pay' repeal More women vets are homeless, but housing scarce Obama Helps the Muslim Brotherhood's War on Egyptian Women Obamas Attend Easter Worship at Historic DC Church Tulsa police say shootings may have been revenge Jesus vs. Scientists: Who's Better at Miracles? Bald eagle in crosshairs of US fight over lead bullets Reports: 1 dead, 2 wounded in Texas beach shooting Thousands of AT&T workers to stay on job as talks continue Rocket in position at launch pad in North Korea Pope holds Easter candle at basilica vigil 'The Hipster Games': 'Hunger Games' video spoof goes viral Cracks emerge in Santorum's evangelical support Rick Warren: 'God Hates War, but God Loves Every Soldier' An American guide to British English for the London Olympics Police: 2 suspects arrested in Oklahoma shootings Marine who criticized Obama on Facebook should be dismissed: panel AMERICA'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH FIREARMS IS NATIONAL INSANITY Signs posted for Ohio dog search prompt complaints Facebook postings investigated in Tulsa shootings Suspect in dismembering says he met woman online 10-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth to Daughter NBC fires producer over edited Zimmerman 911 call Afghanistan, U.S. reach deal on controversial night raids 7-year-old boy tied to Alaska arson fires 1940 census graphics show dramatic change in education, economy Iraq: Video appears to show top Saddam deputy Many elderly homeless after U.S. Navy jet levels apartments Pilots in fiery Navy jet crash faced tough choices Angry ex-girlfriend goes ballistic, rips off man's scrotum Fri,6 Apr 2012 12:28 PM PDT The Daily Caller - Talk about a ball buster. Full Story Top Tulsa shootings: Police arrest two men, fear it was a hate crime Sun,8 Apr 2012 07:12 AM PDT The Lookout - Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma have arrested two men in connection with Friday's shooting spree that left three dead and two wounded--and sparked fears of a hate crime in the community. According to Tulsa police, two white men--19-year-old Jake England and 32-year-old Alvin Watts, were arrested early Sunday. "We're not exactly sure what their relationship is [...] Full Story Top Mike Wallace dead: '60 Minutes' legend was 93 Sun,8 Apr 2012 08:35 AM PDT The Cutline - Mike Wallace, the legendary CBS News broadcaster, interviewer and "60 Minutes" icon, has died, the network said Sunday. He was 93. Wallace, whose "probing, brazen style made his name synonymous with the tough interview -- a style he practically invented for television more than half a century ago" died "peacefully" on Saturday night, surrounded by [...] Full Story Top Mike Wallace, '60 Minutes' star interviewer, dies Sun,8 Apr 2012 01:46 PM PDT Associated Press - Mike Wallace didn't interview people. He interrogated them. He cross-examined them. Sometimes he eviscerated them. Full Story Top California Student in Relationship With Teacher Moves Out After Sexual Assault Arrest Sat,7 Apr 2012 06:16 AM PDT Good Morning America - Teacher Left Family to Live With Student Girlfriend Full Story Top Racist past haunts Florida town where Trayvon died Sun,8 Apr 2012 04:14 AM PDT Reuters - SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - The year before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier by becoming the first African American to play major league baseball, he fled the racist threats of townspeople in Sanford, Florida, where Trayvon Martin was shot 66 years later. It was 1946 and Robinson arrived in this picturesque town in central Florida for spring training with a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team. He didn't stay long. ... Full Story Top Kinkade: Artist drew many fans, few critical raves Sat,7 Apr 2012 05:14 PM PDT Associated Press - To fans and the countless collectors who helped build painter Thomas Kinkade's commercial art empire, his idealized vision of the world usually served as a simple, soothing addition to the living room wall: a soft depiction of a churning seascape or a colorful garden or a cottage brimming with warm light. Full Story Top Isn't it "marvelous?" Obama seeks to define Romney for voters Sat,7 Apr 2012 07:49 AM PDT Reuters - When President Barack Obama criticized Mitt Romney by name this week for embracing a controversial Republican budget proposal, he worded his attack carefully and with bite. "(Romney) said that he's 'very supportive' of this new budget, and he even called it 'marvelous' -- which is a word you don't often hear when it comes to describing a budget," Obama said during a speech on Tuesday, before adding: "It's a word you don't often hear generally. ... Full Story Top 33 is the happiest age, study says Mon,2 Apr 2012 12:34 PM PDT The Sideshow - Here's a wildly simple, profoundly interesting question: At what age are you happiest? According to a recent survey, the answer is 33. Friends Reunited, a U.K. website, found that 70 percent of respondents over the age of 40 said they did not find true happiness until they were 33 years old. "[That age] is enough [...] Full Story Top 'God's Quarterback' Tebowing on Easter Sun,8 Apr 2012 05:08 PM PDT ABC News Blogs - New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow took to the pulpit this morning in Austin, Texas,  on the holiest day of the Christian calendar to share his personal story of faith. In an interview during the service that lasted for about 20 minutes, he explained how... Full Story Top Trayvon Martin call was "mistake, not deliberate": NBC Sun,8 Apr 2012 08:15 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - NBC News' decision to air an edited call from George Zimmerman to police in the moments before he shot Trayvon Martin was "a mistake and not a deliberate act to misrepresent the phone call," according to the president of the network's news division. The edit in question, which aired on the network's flagship "Today" morning show last week, made it appear that Zimmerman told police that Martin was black without being prompted, when, in fact, the full tape reveals that the neighborhood watch captain only did so when responding to a question posed by a dispatcher. ... Full Story Top DNC chair slams Wis. gov. Walker for 'Equal Pay' repeal Sun,8 Apr 2012 11:39 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - The Democratic National Committee chairwoman called out Republican Gov. Scott Walker today for repealing Wisconsin's Equal Pay Enforcement Act, a law intended to lower the cost for plaintiffs suing employers for pay discrimination. "He tried to quietly repeal the Equal Pay Act. Women aren't going to stand for... Full Story Top More women vets are homeless, but housing scarce Sun,8 Apr 2012 09:05 AM PDT Associated Press - Misha McLamb helped keep fighter jets flying during a military career that took her halfway around the world to the Persian Gulf. But back home, the Navy aircraft specialist is barely getting by after a series of blows that undid her settled life. Full Story Top Obama Helps the Muslim Brotherhood's War on Egyptian Women Sun,8 Apr 2012 08:20 AM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama has hit upon a re-election strategy, according to Reuters, by wooing working women and accusing Republicans of waging a "war on women." Yet Obama is hosting the Muslim Brotherhood at the White House, according to AFP. Full Story Top Obamas Attend Easter Worship at Historic DC Church Sun,8 Apr 2012 10:47 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - Donning their Sunday best, President Barack Obama and his family attended Easter services this morning at St. John's Church in Washington D.C. Located a block away from the White House, the protestant Episcopal parish is a frequent visit for Obama and past... Full Story Top Tulsa police say shootings may have been revenge Sun,8 Apr 2012 09:35 PM PDT Associated Press - Two men were arrested Sunday in a shooting rampage that left three people dead and terrorized Tulsa's black community, and police said one suspect may have been trying to avenge his father's shooting two years ago by a black man. Full Story Top Jesus vs. Scientists: Who's Better at Miracles? Fri,6 Apr 2012 02:12 PM PDT LiveScience.com - Much scientific progress has been made in the 2,000 years since Jesus Christ walked the Earth. In all this time, have scientists managed to replicate his miracles, or does the Son of God still have an edge? Full Story Top Bald eagle in crosshairs of US fight over lead bullets Sat,7 Apr 2012 02:56 AM PDT AFP - The bald eagle that came into wildlife rehabilitator Belinda Burwell's care last month, just as the hunting season was coming to a close in North America, was a shadow of its former self. Full Story Top Reports: 1 dead, 2 wounded in Texas beach shooting Sun,8 Apr 2012 02:59 PM PDT Associated Press - One person has been killed and two others have been wounded in a shooting during a packed Texas Gulf Coast beach party. Full Story Top Thousands of AT&T workers to stay on job as talks continue Sun,8 Apr 2012 01:02 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 40,000 employees at AT&T Inc will keep working under the terms of an expired labor contract while their union continues negotiations with the telephone company, averting a potentially costly strike for now. The workers in AT&T's traditional wireline telephone business and some other units voted recently to give their union, the Communications Workers of America, authority to call a strike ahead of the expiration of four separate labor contracts at midnight local time April 7. ... Full Story Top Rocket in position at launch pad in North Korea Sun,8 Apr 2012 07:29 AM PDT Associated Press - North Korean space officials have moved all three stages of a long-range rocket into position for a controversial launch, vowing Sunday to push ahead with their plan in defiance of international warnings against violating a ban on missile activity. Full Story Top Pope holds Easter candle at basilica vigil Sat,7 Apr 2012 07:08 PM PDT Associated Press - Pope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity's most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping in darkness, unable to distinguish good from evil. Full Story Top 'The Hipster Games': 'Hunger Games' video spoof goes viral Sun,8 Apr 2012 01:38 PM PDT The Sideshow - "The Hunger Games," the film that topped the U.S. box office for the third weekend in a row with $33.5 million, has inspired plenty of parodies. But this one--pitting hipsters from Portland, Austin, Brooklyn, Oakland and Silverlake, Calif., in a dystopian fight to the death--may be the best. The three-minute video, directed by Christopher Guerrero [...] Full Story Top Cracks emerge in Santorum's evangelical support Sun,8 Apr 2012 01:42 PM PDT AFP - Rick Santorum, who rose in the polls thanks to enthusiastic support from Christian conservatives, faced pressure Sunday from a key Republican evangelical to end his increasingly long-shot White House bid. Full Story Top Rick Warren: 'God Hates War, but God Loves Every Soldier' Sun,8 Apr 2012 06:08 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - During an interview I conducted with Rick Warren for "This Week," the evangelical pastor defended the use of military force, arguing that certain things are "worth dying for" and that the "Bible said God has authorized government to protect the citizenship." TAPPER: Saddleback opened an outpost... Full Story Top An American guide to British English for the London Olympics Sat,7 Apr 2012 04:22 PM PDT The Upshot - In 1882, Oscar Wilde wrote about Great Britain: "We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language." That still rings true today. So if you're one of the estimated 250,000 Americans going to the Olympics Games in London this summer, you might want to pack a dictionary. For English-to-English translations. For [...] Full Story Top Police: 2 suspects arrested in Oklahoma shootings Sun,8 Apr 2012 12:11 PM PDT Associated Press - Acting on a tip and shadowed by a helicopter, police arrested two men early Sunday in the recent shootings that terrorized Tulsa's black community and left three people dead and two others critically wounded. Full Story Top Marine who criticized Obama on Facebook should be dismissed: panel Sat,7 Apr 2012 07:54 AM PDT Reuters - SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A Marine who posted on Facebook that he would not follow orders from President Barack Obama should be dismissed from the military with a less-than-honorable discharge, a Marine Corps review board ruled. Gary Stein, 26, did not comment on the ruling issued late Thursday, one day after his lawyers unsuccessfully sought to delay the review board by seeking an injunction in federal court in San Diego. The Marines' recommendation to administratively discharge Stein came after a 13-hour hearing and an hour of deliberation by the panel. ... Full Story Top AMERICA'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH FIREARMS IS NATIONAL INSANITY Fri,6 Apr 2012 10:02 PM PDT Cynthia Tucker - It has been 46 years -- nearly a half-century -- since Charles Whitman, a troubled ex-Marine, climbed atop the iconic University of Texas Tower to use it as a staging zone for a shooting spree. He killed 16 people on and around the campus, including his wife and mother.The nation, while sobered by a second World War and stunned by escalating political turmoil, was still naive in many ways back then -- halfway through a violent decade that would rend the political and social fabric. The youthful president, John F. Kennedy, had been assassinated just three years before. ... Full Story Top Signs posted for Ohio dog search prompt complaints Sun,8 Apr 2012 05:37 AM PDT Associated Press - A central Ohio woman on a crusade to find her missing dog says she didn't intend to cause the trouble that erupted when she put up more than a hundred yellow and red yard signs seeking help and offering a reward. Full Story Top Facebook postings investigated in Tulsa shootings Sun,8 Apr 2012 01:04 PM PDT Associated Press - Two men were arrested Sunday in a deadly string of shootings that spread fear in Tulsa's black community, and police said they were looking at a possible Facebook posting by one of the suspects that suggested he was angry over the killing of his father by a black man. Full Story Top Suspect in dismembering says he met woman online Sun,8 Apr 2012 04:04 PM PDT Associated Press - A man suspected of stabbing, suffocating and dismembering his girlfriend told a newspaper that he met her through Facebook while looking for new friends and that he met two of his alleged accomplices at a library just three days before the killing. Full Story Top 10-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth to Daughter Fri,6 Apr 2012 10:31 AM PDT ABC News - A 10-year-old Colombian girl gave birth to a healthy baby girl, making her one of the youngest mothers ever. The unnamed girl from Manaure, a town in the Colombian Department of La Guajira, arrived at the hospital in tears and "enormous pain" from the contractions,... Full Story Top NBC fires producer over edited Zimmerman 911 call Sat,7 Apr 2012 01:11 PM PDT The Upshot - A producer for NBC News has been fired for editing a recording of George Zimmerman's call to police the night he fatally shot Trayvon Martin. The New York Times is reporting that "the person was fired on Thursday, according to two people with direct knowledge of the disciplinary action who declined to be identified discussing [...] Full Story Top Afghanistan, U.S. reach deal on controversial night raids Sun,8 Apr 2012 05:14 AM PDT Reuters - KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan and the United States reached a deal on Sunday to curb night raids on Afghan homes, giving Kabul a veto over the operations despised by most local people and clearing the way for a wider pact securing a U.S. presence. Night raids on suspected militants have helped fan rising anti-Western sentiment ahead of a withdrawal by most Western combat troops to be completed by 2014, but are backed by NATO commanders as a key anti-insurgent tactic. Their conduct had been one of the biggest hurdles in negotiations on a broader strategic pact governing a future U.S. ... Full Story Top 7-year-old boy tied to Alaska arson fires Sun,8 Apr 2012 05:54 PM PDT Associated Press - A 7-year-old Juneau boy has admitted setting five arson fires over a little more than four months, according to fire officials in Alaska's capital. Full Story Top 1940 census graphics show dramatic change in education, economy Mon,2 Apr 2012 06:59 AM PDT The Lookout - The National Archives released the full results of the 1940 census online today, and the Census put together some intriguing full-page graphics to illustrate how the country has changed over the past 70 years. Two visuals jumped out at us as intriguing: Above, the image shows the huge increase in the percentage of the population [...] Full Story Top Iraq: Video appears to show top Saddam deputy Sat,7 Apr 2012 05:31 PM PDT Associated Press - A video posted online Saturday purports to show Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest ranking member of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime still at large, lashing out against Iraq's Shiite-led government. Full Story Top Many elderly homeless after U.S. Navy jet levels apartments Sat,7 Apr 2012 10:57 AM PDT Reuters - All residents of an apartment complex for the elderly in Virginia that was destroyed when a U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed into it on Friday, have been accounted for, with only one resident still hospitalized with minor injuries, a rescue crew chief said on Saturday. The person not yet discharged is in good condition though believed to have broken bones, Virginia Beach Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Tim Riley. "Everyone has been accounted for" at the Mayfair Mews complex in Virginia Beach, Riley told Reuters. "We are not actively looking for anyone." The U.S. ... Full Story Top Pilots in fiery Navy jet crash faced tough choices Sat,7 Apr 2012 10:28 AM PDT Associated Press - Zooming along at 170 mph in a fighter jet carrying thousands of pounds of volatile fuel, two Navy pilots faced nothing but bad choices when their aircraft malfunctioned over Virginia's most populated city. Full Story Top

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