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NASA discovers first two-planet system orbiting twin suns
Wed,29 Aug 2012 07:16 PM PDT
It's been almost a year ago since we made our first discovery of an exoplanet orbiting two suns, prompting everyone to compare it to the planet Tattooine in the "Star Wars" universe. A handful of other planets orbiting two stars … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Condoleezza Rice calls for a 'compassionate' immigration policy at RNC
Wed,29 Aug 2012 07:08 PM PDT
TAMPA—Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice implored Republicans to champion a "compassionate" immigration policy in her speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday. "We must continue to welcome the world's most ambitious people to be a part of us. In that way we stay young and optimistic and determined," Rice said. "We need immigration laws [...] Full Story | Top |
Meet Oscar Poole, the RNC's most photographed delegate
Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:56 PM PDT
The most popular man on the Republican National Convention floor tonight wasn't a governor or a senator. It was Col. Oscar Poole, an 82-year-old Georgia delegate whose attire could be described as anything but boring. Poole, who owns a barbecue joint in Ellijay, Ga., was dressed in a lemon yellow suit and an oversized American [...] Full Story | Top |
President Obama answers Reddit users' questions
Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:52 PM PDT
Earlier today, President Barack Obama stopped by online community Reddit to answer some of its users questions, with no topic off limit. While the president did not answer every question, the event was popular enough to cause Reddit to crumble … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Tim Pawlenty calls Obama 'the tattoo president'
Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:45 PM PDT
From former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday: I've come to realize that Barack Obama is the tattoo president. Like a big tattoo, it seemed cool when you were young. But later on, that decision doesn't look so good, and you wonder: what was I thinking? But the worst part [...] Full Story | Top |
Rob Portman jokes about being passed over for VP
Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:02 PM PDT
TAMPA--For Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, there seem to be no hard feelings about not being selected as Mitt Romney's running mate. "My name is Rob Portman, and they say I was on Governor Romney's short list of vice presidential candidates," Portman said. "Apparently, it wasn't short enough." Portman went on to praise the man who [...] Full Story | Top |
John McCain leads attack on Obama's foreign policy
Wed,29 Aug 2012 05:12 PM PDT
TAMPA--Arizona Sen. John McCain criticized President Barack Obama's defense record on Wednesday, and he argued that the United States should maintain an aggressive foreign policy. Under a bipartisan debt-reduction deal reached in Congress, the Pentagon will undergo a major automatic budget reduction next year. McCain has been one of the leading voices in the Senate [...] Full Story | Top |
'Abe Lincoln' on the convention floor
Wed,29 Aug 2012 05:04 PM PDT
TAMPA--From the convention floor at the Republican National Convention, Yahoo News reporter Liz Goodwin sends this picture of a man dressed as Abraham Lincoln sitting with the Missouri delegation: The man in the costume is Missouri state representative George Engelbach, who defended embattled Senate candidate Todd Akin from the floor. Goodwin reports: "He apologized, he [...] Full Story | Top |
Rand Paul: Obama is 'uniquely unqualified' to be president
Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:40 PM PDT
TAMPA -- Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul told delegates at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday that Barack Obama is "uniquely unqualified" to be president, citing a statement Obama made in July about the role of government and the success of businesses. "When I heard the current president say, 'You didn't build that,' I was first [...] Full Story | Top |
Bomb from World War II detonated on purpose
Wed,29 Aug 2012 03:41 PM PDT
This is not a test. This is a video of an actual World War II-era, American-made bomb going off in the center of Munich, Germany. According to its description on YouTube, the explosive was discovered on Monday night by workers at the site of a building that was being demolished. Officials realized that the 550-pound [...] Full Story | Top |
What Paul Ryan will say in his convention speech
Wed,29 Aug 2012 03:01 PM PDT
TAMPA -- Mitt Romney's presidential campaign released excerpts to Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's address Wednesday at the Republican National Convention. The limited comments provided below may seem familiar to anyone who has has heard Ryan speak since he was tapped to be Romney's VP: "I accept the calling of my generation to give [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama participates in surprise Reddit chat
Wed,29 Aug 2012 01:41 PM PDT
President Obama made a surprise appearance online on Wednesday, participating in a live chat on Reddit.com. "Hi, I'm Barack Obama, President of the United States," Obama wrote in a message on the site. "Ask me anything." The post prompted immediate skepticism about its authenticity, so the commander in tweet offered some proof, posting a message [...] Full Story | Top |
'It's a little like a reunion': Romney donors get VIP treatment at RNC
Wed,29 Aug 2012 12:59 PM PDT
TAMPA—For many of the thousands of delegates in town for this week's Republican National Convention, getting to the convention site in downtown Tampa means a long bus ride through heavy traffic from hotels located as far as 40 miles away. But it's a different story for top donors to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, many of [...] Full Story | Top |
Rudy Giuliani: Election between 'Mr. Cool' and 'Mr. Competent'
Wed,29 Aug 2012 12:10 PM PDT
TAMPA—Voters should consider "competence" over "cool" when deciding who to support for president in November, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday. Giuliani stopped by the media filing center near the Republican National Convention site, where he told reporters that voters "made a big mistake" by electing President Barack Obama in 2008. "If I [...] Full Story | Top |
NYC tops list of cities with 'most spoiled kids'
Wed,29 Aug 2012 11:51 AM PDT
New York City's borough of Manhattan tops a new list measuring which cities spend the most on their children. The data was compiled by Bundle, which compared spending habits on young children against the national average. Another New York City borough is also home to the second "most spoiled" location on the list, Brooklyn. Miami [...] Full Story | Top |
Tropical Storm Isaac: How to help
Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:51 AM PDT
Hurricane Isaac has weakened to a tropical storm, but is hovering over New Orleans and the northern Gulf Coast and has left hundreds without power and flooding low-lying areas. Full Story | Top |
Samsung announces Series 5 and 7 Slate PCs
Wed,29 Aug 2012 10:11 AM PDT
You most probably associate Samsung with the Galaxy series when it comes to tablets, but the company has actually been working on Windows tablets, as well. After giving us a glimpse of the device at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
'Missing' woman unknowingly joins search for herself
Wed,29 Aug 2012 09:52 AM PDT
A woman who was reported missing from an Icelandic tour unwittingly joined a search for herself. According to the Reykjavik Grapevine, a woman described as "Asian, about 160cm, in dark clothing and speaks English well" was listed as missing Saturday near the Eldgjá volcanic canyon in southern Iceland. A search continued through the weekend with [...] Full Story | Top |
Kerry to star as Democrats tout Obama's national security record
Wed,29 Aug 2012 09:22 AM PDT
Vice President Joe Biden has a bumper-sticker line to make the pitch for President Barack Obama's re-election: "Osama bin Laden is dead, and GM is alive." Now comes word that the Democratic National Convention will spotlight Obama's national security record in a segment next week starring Sen. John Kerry. Kerry, a decorated Vietnam War combat [...] Full Story | Top |
Live-blog: Tropical Storm Isaac batters Gulf Coast
Wed,29 Aug 2012 09:10 AM PDT
Isaac has weakened to a tropical storm, with sustained winds at 70 mph or less. Hundreds of thousands are without power in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, and many areas are under flash flood warnings and watches. Yahoo News will be tracking the storm's progress in the player below. Join the conversation by letting us know [...] Full Story | Top |
Romney will return to Tampa for Ryan's RNC speech
Wed,29 Aug 2012 08:59 AM PDT
TAMPA—Mitt Romney will return to Tampa Wednesday night to watch his running mate Paul Ryan's speech at the Republican National Convention—though it's unclear if he will make an appearance inside the convention hall. Romney had been scheduled to spend the night in Indianapolis, where he's making a speech to the American Legion later this afternoon. [...] Full Story | Top |
Manhattan Project sites considered for national park
Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:56 AM PDT
Some of the sites of the Manhattan Project, which led to the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, may become a national park. The U.S. government is considering a proposal to turn three labs established in 1942 into a park so visitors can see where the construction and testing of the A-bomb [...] Full Story | Top |
Hurricane Isaac as seen from space
Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:54 AM PDT
The image above, taken by NASA's Terra satellite's MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer), shows Hurricane Isaac approaching the Louisiana coastline at 1:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, shortly after the storm achieved hurricane status. The image below, taken by NASA's GOES-12 satellite in late August 2005, shows Hurricane Katrina approaching at nearly the same point. Full Story | Top |
Calif. city removes palm trees to appeal to moviemakers
Wed,29 Aug 2012 06:53 AM PDT
All the tall palm trees that once graced the main street in Fillmore, Calif., have been removed. But they weren't infected with a pest, nor did they pose a hazard to pedestrians or downtown buildings. The 20 trees were taken out because the city wanted to have a better shot at being in the movies. [...] Full Story | Top |
Hurricane Isaac storm surge tops levee in Plaquemines Parish
Wed,29 Aug 2012 05:49 AM PDT
A storm surge from Hurricane Isaac topped a levee in Plaquemines Parish south of New Orleans early Wednesday, officials said, trapping those who chose not to evacuate. Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser said the 18-mile-long, 8-foot-high levee—which is not part of the nearly $15 billion federal levee system constructed after Hurricane Katrina—was in the process [...] Full Story | Top |
Wednesday in politics: Ryan gives acceptance speech, and more
Wed,29 Aug 2012 05:10 AM PDT
This is Paul Ryan day at the Republican National Convention. Ryan and Mitt Romney were nominated in Tuesday roll calls, and Ryan will headline the convention agenda Wednesday evening with his acceptance speech. He's certain to talk about Medicare and debt and cost-cutting, but he also will signal why he is suited to be one-step [...] Full Story | Top |
Are You Being Monitored At Work?
Wed,29 Aug 2012 04:49 AM PDT
A 2011 survey found that over half of US employers are monitoring their employees' computer usage. How can you find out if you are one of them? And if you are, what should you do about it? There are two main ways employers track computer usage — with monitoring software on your desktop, and by [...] Full Story | Top |
Ann Romney, Chris Christie: Mitt Romney's heart and spine
Tue,28 Aug 2012 08:50 PM PDT
Ann Romney, resplendent in red, vouched for Mitt Romney's heart. Chris Christie vouched for the Republican presidential candidate's spine. The potential future first lady and the blunt-talking New Jersey governor capped the second day of the Republican National Convention with a pair of much-anticipated speeches seemingly designed to counter two of Mitt Romney's perceived weaknesses. [...] Full Story | Top |
Ex-Democrat Artur Davis: Obama has lost his 'halo'
Tue,28 Aug 2012 07:17 PM PDT
TAMPA—Former congressman Artur Davis—once a Democratic rising star, now a Republican weapon—accused President Barack Obama late Tuesday of bamboozling voters four years ago with "flowery words" and charged that the incumbent has lost the "halo" his supporters thought he had in 2008. "America is a land of second chances, and I gather in this close [...] Full Story | Top |
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