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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: The fast-paced frenzy of a low-tech Supreme Court Raging fire prompts presidential visit Ann Curry confirms: I'm leaving 'Today' Only marijuana in face-chewer's system Lawmakers reach compromise on roads, student loans News Corp. is officially breaking up with itself California governor signs budget relying on taxes FDA approves first weight-loss drug in 13 years Obama's catchphrase: 'It's the right thing to do' Alaska glacier wreckage may be 1950s military plane Airbus plans factory in Alabama Congress honors black Marines from WWII TV reporter loses her smile after Bell's Palsy attack Northwest sees record returns of sockeye salmon Michael Jackson's tiger dies of lung cancer The fast-paced frenzy of a low-tech Supreme Court Wed,27 Jun 2012 03:12 PM PDT Journalists covering the Supreme Court's health care decision on Thursday are gearing up for the fast-paced nature of a low-tech Court. With a ban on cameras in the courtroom and a prohibition against cell phone use in the room where opinions are handed out, journalists will be scrambling to relay the verdict [...] Full Story Top Raging fire prompts presidential visit Wed,27 Jun 2012 02:25 PM PDT President Obama will tour wildfire-ravaged Colorado on Friday, the White House announced Wednesday afternoon. The president called Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach to express his concern, thank the state's firefighters and reiterate his support of the use of federal resources in battling the fires, the White House said. White House [...] Full Story Top Ann Curry confirms: I'm leaving 'Today' Wed,27 Jun 2012 11:30 PM PDT Yahoo entertainment - Ann Curry, in an interview on Wednesday with USA Today, confirmed the news everyone said was imminent: She's leaving the "Today" show. Full Story Top Only marijuana in face-chewer's system Wed,27 Jun 2012 06:50 PM PDT Associated Press - Lab tests detected only marijuana in the system of a Florida man shot while chewing on another man's face, the medical examiner said Wednesday, ruling out other street drugs including the components typically found in the stimulants known as "bath salts." Full Story Top Lawmakers reach compromise on roads, student loans Wed,27 Jun 2012 08:11 PM PDT Associated Press - Facing weekend deadlines for action, congressional leaders have agreed to deals overhauling the nation's transportation programs without a Republican provision forcing approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, and avoiding a doubling of interest rates for new student loans, congressional officials said Wednesday. Full Story Top News Corp. is officially breaking up with itself Wed,27 Jun 2012 07:24 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - The News Corp. board of directors has approved a plan to split the company into two pieces, one for the company's lucrative entertainment businesses and its not-so-lucrative publishing businesses. Full Story Top California governor signs budget relying on taxes Wed,27 Jun 2012 10:06 PM PDT Associated Press - Gov. Jerry Brown signed a new budget for California on Wednesday that relies heavily on voters approving his proposed tax hikes in November. Full Story Top FDA approves first weight-loss drug in 13 years Wed,27 Jun 2012 02:08 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators approved the first new weight-loss drug in 13 years, allowing Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc to bring its Belviq pill to market as public health advocates push for new solutions to the nation's growing obesity epidemic. The Food and Drug Administration, knowing that millions of Americans would be tempted to take weight-loss pills, had set an unusually high bar for approvals because of safety problems and even deaths seen with past medicines. The most notorious, known as the "fen-phen" diet-drug combo, was pulled from the market in 1997. ... Full Story Top Obama's catchphrase: 'It's the right thing to do' Wed,27 Jun 2012 12:47 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Doing the right thing seems to be hard for everyone, except President Obama. He always seems to know the "right thing to do." Indeed, he uses his presidential remarks to instruct the American people on the right thing to do over and over again. At... Full Story Top Alaska glacier wreckage may be 1950s military plane Wed,27 Jun 2012 06:59 PM PDT Associated Press - The wreckage of a military plane found this month on an Alaska glacier is that of an Air Force plane that crashed in 1952, killing all 52 people aboard, military officials said Wednesday. Full Story Top Airbus plans factory in Alabama Wed,27 Jun 2012 08:26 PM PDT Associated Press - European plane maker Airbus intends to build its first U.S. plant in Mobile, Ala., a person with knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press on Wednesday.Airbus will assemble its A320 jet there, according ... Full Story Top Congress honors black Marines from WWII Wed,27 Jun 2012 06:28 PM PDT Associated Press - Hundreds of African-American veterans who helped to integrate the Marine Corps during World War II at a time segregation was an everyday reality are now proud recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor. Full Story Top TV reporter loses her smile after Bell's Palsy attack Wed,27 Jun 2012 04:28 PM PDT Good Morning America - It was a terrifying moment for Mary King. On June 1, sitting on the runway in Charlotte, N.C., on a plane bound for Baltimore where she planned to celebrate her upcoming wedding with friends, the 25-year-old television reporter realized she couldn't rub her lips together. Then, she couldn't move the right side of her face or blink her right eye. Full Story Top Northwest sees record returns of sockeye salmon Wed,27 Jun 2012 06:37 PM PDT Associated Press - Record numbers of a once-waning population of sockeye salmon have been returning to the Northwest's Columbia Basin this summer, with thousands more crossing the river's dams in a single day than the total numbers seen in some previous years. Full Story Top Michael Jackson's tiger dies of lung cancer Wed,27 Jun 2012 05:02 PM PDT Associated Press - Thriller, a tiger that belonged to Michael Jackson when the entertainer lived at his Neverland ranch, has died of lung cancer at actress-activist Tippi Hedren's wildlife preserve in California. Full Story Top

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