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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Oakland shooting suspect identified as 43-year-old One Goh Will Syria stick to its peace promise? New Obama ad takes aim at Romney Trayvon Martin shooter would surrender if charged, lawyer says Ky. fans celebrate NCAA title; dozens arrested swiftly Body of missing Alaska barista believed found Interest in 1940 U.S. census paralyzes website Trump won't bar transsexual beauty queen from Miss Universe Coast Guard monitors Japanese ghost ship drifting northwest Mormon question sparks tense moment at Romney event First Lady, Google launch White House virtual tours Small plane crashes into Fla. shopping center Illinois sheriff introduces jail chess program Flying car gets closer to reality with test flight Colombia guerrillas free captives held 12 years Photos: Moscow skyscraper fire lights up night sky 80-year-old woman lands plane with pilot unconscious Oikos shooting: Police use Twitter to alert citizens of gunman ICE arrests 3,168 criminal aliens in six-day sweep U.S., Mexican leaders trade warnings on gun violence Round-the-world racers rescued after wave smashes sailboat Oakland shooting suspect identified as 43-year-old One Goh Mon,2 Apr 2012 12:12 PM PDT ABC News - A gunman who opened fire at Oikos University, a Christian school in Oakland, Calif., this morning, killing at least seven people and wounding three others, may be in custody, police said. Full Story Top Will Syria stick to its peace promise? Mon,2 Apr 2012 04:59 PM PDT Reuters - Syria has pledged to withdraw all military units from towns by April 10 to pave the way for a ceasefire with rebels two days later, though Western envoys remain skeptical. Full Story Top New Obama ad takes aim at Romney Mon,2 Apr 2012 03:08 PM PDT The Ticket - Loathe to allow Republicans to dominate the 2012 energy discussion with attacks, Obama's campaign released a new ad that takes aim at Romney. Full Story Top Trayvon Martin shooter would surrender if charged, lawyer says Mon,2 Apr 2012 08:52 PM PDT Reuters - George Zimmerman would surrender to authorities if he is charged in the Florida shooting death of Trayvon Martin, his attorney said on Monday. Full Story Top Ky. fans celebrate NCAA title; dozens arrested swiftly Mon,2 Apr 2012 09:56 PM PDT Associated Press - Police in Kentucky said they arrested several dozen people following the Wildcats' 67-59 win over Kansas in the NCAA championship game Monday night. Full Story Top Body of missing Alaska barista believed found Mon,2 Apr 2012 10:51 PM PDT Associated Press - The body of a missing 18-year-old barista was found in a lake Monday, almost two months to the day she was last seen on a surveillance camera video being led away from the coffee shack where she worked, Anchorage Police Chief Mark Mew said. Full Story Top Interest in 1940 U.S. census paralyzes website Mon,2 Apr 2012 08:23 PM PDT Associated Press - Interest in the newly released 1940 U.S. census is so great that the government website with the information was nearly paralyzed shortly after the records became available to the public for the first time. Full Story Top Trump won't bar transsexual beauty queen from Miss Universe Mon,2 Apr 2012 05:49 PM PDT ABC News Blogs - Jenna Talackova, the Canadian beauty queen, won't have to fight Donald Trump for a chance to compete for the Miss Universe Canada title after all, even though she was born a he. Talackova is everything you think of when you hear the words "beauty queen."... Full Story Top Coast Guard monitors Japanese ghost ship drifting northwest Mon,2 Apr 2012 08:32 PM PDT Associated Press - A derelict Japanese ship dislodged by last year's massive tsunami was drifting toward Alaska Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Full Story Top Mormon question sparks tense moment at Romney event Mon,2 Apr 2012 11:35 AM PDT ABC News - A tense moment transpired during a Mitt Romney town hall Wisconsin when an audience member began reading verses from the Book of Mormon and questioned Romney on his stance on interracial relationships. Full Story Top First Lady, Google launch White House virtual tours Mon,2 Apr 2012 09:31 PM PDT AFP - First Lady Michelle Obama said Tuesday that Google is opening doors to the White House on the Internet by letting users pay virtual visits to all the public rooms. Full Story Top Small plane crashes into Fla. shopping center Mon,2 Apr 2012 08:36 PM PDT Associated Press - A small experimental plane sputtered and crashed in flames into a supermarket at a Florida shopping center Monday evening, injuring five people and sending frightened shoppers running from the store, authorities said. Full Story Top Illinois sheriff introduces jail chess program Mon,2 Apr 2012 07:02 PM PDT Associated Press - A sheriff in Illinois is turning to kings, queens and rooks to help teach inmates at his jail not to behave like pawns. Full Story Top Flying car gets closer to reality with test flight Mon,2 Apr 2012 05:39 PM PDT Associated Press - Flying cars aren't just science fiction anymore. Full Story Top Colombia guerrillas free captives held 12 years Mon,2 Apr 2012 06:30 PM PDT Associated Press - Colombia's main rebel group on Monday freed what it says were its last 10 military and police captives, returning the men to their families after at least 12 years spent in jungle prisons. Full Story Top Photos: Moscow skyscraper fire lights up night sky Mon,2 Apr 2012 12:34 PM PDT Smoke and flame rises from the top of the "Federation" tower of the Moscow City business compound in downtown Moscow, Monday, April 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) Full Story Top 80-year-old woman lands plane with pilot unconscious Mon,2 Apr 2012 07:30 PM PDT Associated Press - An 80-year-old woman was able to successfully land a twin-engine airplane in northeastern Wisconsin after her husband became unconscious at the controls and died. Full Story Top Oikos shooting: Police use Twitter to alert citizens of gunman Mon,2 Apr 2012 02:49 PM PDT The Cutline - People using Twitter to communicate during breaking news events is nothing new. But police using the micromessaging service to keep the community informed is less common. Full Story Top ICE arrests 3,168 criminal aliens in six-day sweep Mon,2 Apr 2012 11:17 AM PDT ABC News - Immigration and Customs Enforcement said today it arrested 3,168 criminal aliens and fugitives in a six-day nationwide sweep in every state including Puerto Rico and The District of Colombia. The operation dubbed "Cross-Check" included more than 2,834 individuals who had prior criminal convictions. ICE officials... Full Story Top U.S., Mexican leaders trade warnings on gun violence Mon,2 Apr 2012 05:38 PM PDT Associated Press - The explosion of drug-fueled violence along Mexico's border with the United States could harm relations between the two nations, President Barack Obama said Monday; Mexico's leader retorted that much of the problem of drugs and guns begins on the U.S. side of the line. Full Story Top Round-the-world racers rescued after wave smashes sailboat Mon,2 Apr 2012 07:11 PM PDT Reuters - Two injured crew members from an Australian yacht taking part in a round-the-world race were ferried safely to shore on Monday by a Coast Guard cutter that rescued them after a towering wave smashed into their sailboat. Full Story Top

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