Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: | | U.S. denounces N. Korea over failed rocket launch Thu,12 Apr 2012 06:34 PM PDT The Ticket - The White House late Thursday denounced North Korea's failed effort to launch a rocket, condemning the attempt as a severe breach of its international obligations and warned that the secretive regime's "pattern of aggressive behavior" had only succeeded in further isolating itself from the international community. "Despite the failure of its attempted missile launch, North Korea's [...] Full Story | Top | Zimmerman pleads not guilty in Martin shooting Thu,12 Apr 2012 04:56 PM PDT Reuters - A handcuffed George Zimmerman, charged with killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, appeared in court for the first time on Thursday and his lawyer said a not guilty plea was entered on his "frightened" client's behalf. Full Story | Top | Gawker answers 'Fox Mole' threat with racy O'Reilly pic Thu,12 Apr 2012 02:16 PM PDT The Cutline - California-based law firm Epstein Becker & Green P.C. has sent a legal threat on behalf of Fox News to Gawker Media publisher Nick Denton over his site's ongoing "Fox Mole" story involving recently fired Fox News employee Joe Muto. Full Story | Top | Romney camp turns stay-at-home mom criticism into cash Thu,12 Apr 2012 03:29 PM PDT The Ticket - Democrats devalue stay-at-home moms. That's the message of a Mitt Romney campaign fundraising email issued Thursday afternoon seeking to capitalize on the bipartisan outrage over Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen's comments about Ann Romney. Democrats from the White House on down Thursday strongly opposed Rosen's comments that Mrs. Romney can't represent female voters because she's never [...] Full Story | Top | White House to Syria: 'Stop killing your people' Thu,12 Apr 2012 11:45 AM PDT The Ticket - The White House on Thursday bluntly told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to "stop killing your people" as the Obama administration closely watched whether Syrian forces kept the terms of a fragile cease-fire brokered by United Nations envoy Kofi Annan. In an unusually direct statement to the regime in Damascus, Obama press secretary Jay Carney said [...] Full Story | Top | Home prices close to bottoming, to rise in 2013 Thu,12 Apr 2012 05:07 PM PDT Reuters - The relentless decline in home prices is nearing an end and prices should rise for the first time in seven years in 2013, but a possible new wave of foreclosures could threaten the recovery, according a Reuters poll of economists. Full Story | Top | Call for Friday protests is first test of Syria truce Thu,12 Apr 2012 04:21 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian opposition activists called mass protests for Friday to test a fragile, day-old ceasefire by President Bashar al-Assad's forces, and international pressure mounted for Damascus to fully comply with a U.N.-backed peace plan. Anxious to build on a truce between the armed forces and rebels which brought an eerie calm to Syria on Thursday, after more than a year of clashes, the U.N. Security Council worked on a resolution authorizing U.N. observers to monitor it. ... Full Story | Top | Shell says Gulf of Mexico sheen dissipating Thu,12 Apr 2012 05:06 PM PDT Reuters - Royal Dutch Shell said an oil sheen near two of its offshore Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas platforms was dissipating Thursday, and it was "very confident" its installations were not to blame. Full Story | Top | Two Coast Guard members shot dead at Alaska base Thu,12 Apr 2012 07:43 PM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Two members of the Coast Guard were shot dead at a communications station on Alaska's Kodiak Island, prompting an investigation by the FBI and a lockdown of the base, officials said on Thursday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said there was no immediate evidence of terrorism or sabotage, but a security alert was in force at the installation because the circumstances surrounding the deaths were unclear. FBI and Coast Guard officials declined to say whether investigators believed they were dealing with a double homicide or a murder-suicide. ... Full Story | Top | Japan says may consider economic sanctions on North Korea Thu,12 Apr 2012 06:09 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may consider economic sanctions against North Korea, depending on the response of the international community, Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi said on Friday. "It's become clear that (North Korea) launched a flying object so I'll consider if necessary how to respond to it while taking into account movements in the international community," he said when asked about whether Japan will seek new economic sanctions against North Korea. He also said that markets were reacting calmly. (Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Edwina Gibbs) Full Story | Top | Zimmerman attorney was Casey Anthony commentator Thu,12 Apr 2012 02:16 PM PDT Associated Press - When Casey Anthony stood trial last summer in her toddler's death, Mark O'Mara became a familiar face on local television making daily critiques of prosecutors and defense attorneys in the world-famous case. Full Story | Top | Taste testers enlisted to sample fish exposed to Scottish gas leak Thu,12 Apr 2012 02:51 PM PDT The Sideshow - Scotland's government has brought in a team of taste testers to ensure the safety of fish potentially affected by an ongoing gas leak emanating from a North Sea oil platform owned by French multinational oil and gas company Total S.A. The government brought to the Marine Scotland Science organization "specially trained sensory testers" who tasted [...] Full Story | Top | This video game will cost you $1,300 Thu,12 Apr 2012 02:12 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Special editions of video games have been serious business in Japan for decades, often coming with soundtracks, art books, models, and other unique collectibles, and sometimes selling for hundreds of dollars. For its latest Resident Evil game, Capcom has put together a … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
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