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| ‘Smacked by the flu’: Communities, families offer glimpse into outbreak Friday, Jan 11, 2013 03:23 PM PST Nurse Debbie Smerk, right, administers a flu shot to Pamela Black at MetroHealth in Cleveland on Thursday. (Tony Dejak/AP) On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said influenza was widespread in 47 states. Yahoo News asked readers to share how the epidemic is affecting their families and communities. Here are excerpts from first-person [...] Full Story | Top |
| Biden: ‘No silver bullet’ against gun violence Friday, Jan 11, 2013 01:25 PM PST Vice President Joe Biden said on Friday he was “shooting for Tuesday†to get President Barack Obama his recommendations on how to battle an epidemic of gun violence and warned “there’s no silver bullet†to stop the killing. Biden was meeting in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House with executives from [...] Full Story | Top |
| Land ho: New island emerges off German coast Friday, Jan 11, 2013 12:26 PM PST Germany has sprouted an island. The hook-shaped land is 16 miles off the coast of Germany, and it is 34 acres long. Dubbed Norderoogsand, the island, which lies in the German North Sea coast, has already become the home to more than 50 plant species and a variety of sea birds. Amazingly, 10 years ago, [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama, Karzai: Afghans taking charge sooner than planned Friday, Jan 11, 2013 12:17 PM PST President Barack Obama and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan agreed after talks at the White House on Friday to slightly speed up the process that calls for American and other NATO forces to leave that war-torn country by late 2014. But Obama hedged on the much-discussed possibility of a U.S. military presence after that benchmark [...] Full Story | Top |
| White House: Obama not backing down from assault weapons ban Friday, Jan 11, 2013 11:07 AM PST The White House says President Barack Obama is still committed to persuading Congress to ban some semi-automatic weapons, despite comments from the vice president that suggested he and Obama would instead embrace more politically popular gun reforms. "The president has been clear that Congress should reinstate the assault weapons ban and that avoiding this issue [...] Full Story | Top |
| Feared Somali pirate retiring from pirate business Friday, Jan 11, 2013 10:15 AM PST A masked Somali pirate stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel. (AP/Farah Abdi Warsameh) The pirating business apparently isn’t what it used to be. In fact, one dreaded Somali pirate has decided to put an end to his kidnappings and ransacking. At a press conferenceâ€"possibly the first to be held by a retiring pirateâ€"Mohamed Abdi Hassan, [...] Full Story | Top |
| CDC: ‘Spot shortages’ of flu vaccine reported as disease spreads to 47 states Friday, Jan 11, 2013 09:37 AM PST It's not too late to get vaccinated against this season's particularly nasty flu outbreak, but you may have some trouble finding a flu shot. On a call Friday to update reporters on the status of the outbreak, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden said that a high demand for the flu vaccine [...] Full Story | Top |
| Emotions boil in Colorado as accused theater shooter’s arraignment is delayed Friday, Jan 11, 2013 09:12 AM PST  [Updated at 11:45 a.m. MT] CENTENNIAL, Colo. â€" The father of a woman killed in the Aurora movie theater shooting blurted out "Rot in hell, Holmes" moments after the judge put off arraigning the suspected gunman, James Holmes. Steve Hernandez, father of Rebecca Wingo, was sitting among other victims and family members in the packed [...] Full Story | Top |
| With Rockefeller retirement pending, W.Va. GOP prepares for campaign season Friday, Jan 11, 2013 08:54 AM PST West Virginia Republicans are wasting little time. The day West Virginia Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller announced plans to retire at the end of his term, the state's GOP launched its 2014 campaign efforts. The state Republican Party sent out this release on Friday morning: Today is the next step in West Virginia's conservative future. This [...] Full Story | Top |
| Katy Perry, Alicia Keys, Usher, Brad Paisley among inaugural performers Friday, Jan 11, 2013 08:49 AM PST Presidential inauguration attendees will be entertained by some of the country's biggest musical stars, including Katy Perry, Alicia Keys, Usher and Brad Paisley, the President Inaugural Committee announced on Friday. The stars will perform at the inaugural concert for kids on Jan. 19 and at the official inaugural balls on Jan. 21. Stevie Wonder, cast [...] Full Story | Top |
| Georgia GOP Rep. Phil Gingrey favors gun control, discusses Akin’s rape remarks Friday, Jan 11, 2013 08:29 AM PST Speaking at a local Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Thursday morning in his home state, Georgia Republican Rep. Phil Gingrey addressed some heavy issues, including the need for gun control in the wake of deadly shootings throughout the country, and former Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's controversial comments on the campaign trail last year about rape, [...] Full Story | Top |
| Boehner invites Obama to give State of the Union on Feb. 12 Friday, Jan 11, 2013 08:21 AM PST Republican House Speaker John Boehner on Friday formally invited President Barack Obama to deliver his State of the Union address on Feb. 12. “Our nation continues to face immense challenges, and the American people expect us to work together in the new year to find meaningful solutions,†Boehner said in a letter to Obama released [...] Full Story | Top |
| One stabbed, another sexually assaulted in Nordstrom Rack robbery Friday, Jan 11, 2013 08:15 AM PST Two burglars took 14 people hostage overnight at a Nordstrom Rack store in Los Angeles, stabbing one hostage in the neck and sexually assaulting another. LAPD spokesman Christopher No said police were notified at 11 p.m. that the robbery was taking place. At about 3:30 a.m. a SWAT team freed the hostages, according to the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Dad charged with making terroristic threats after testing school’s safety system Friday, Jan 11, 2013 08:02 AM PST A North Texas father’s attempt to test the safety response of his child’s school had an unintended consequenceâ€"for the father. After walking into the school saying he was a gunman, the unarmed Ron Miller has been charged with making "terroristic threats" at Celina Elementary School. According to Celina school district superintendent Donny O'Dell, Miller approached [...] Full Story | Top |
| Stupid or Genius: Ten Craziest New Gadgets Friday, Jan 11, 2013 07:44 AM PST The Consumer Electronics Show â€" full of technological innovation, thousands of vendors vying to be the next big thing â€" and some of the craziest gadgets I’ve ever seen. Now there’s a fine line between crazy and brilliant, and sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference. So here are my top ten picks for craziest [...] Full Story | Top |
| West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller to retire after term ends Friday, Jan 11, 2013 07:01 AM PST West Virginia Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller will not seek a sixth term in the Senate, he told Politico in an interview. He will serve through 2014 after more than 25 years in the chamber, "I’m going to serve out my term,†the 75-year-old Rockefeller said. “It was a very hard decision for me. Once it’s [...] Full Story | Top |
| Barney Frank backs Markey for Senate in Massachusetts Friday, Jan 11, 2013 05:50 AM PST Democratic former Rep. Barney Frank on Thursday put an end to talk of his potential appointment as Massachusetts' interim U.S. senator and publicly offered support for Democratic Rep. Ed Markey. "I would also want to endorse your view that Ed Markey should be and will be the next senator" from Massachusetts, Frank told host Lawrence [...] Full Story | Top |
| Paul Ryan has ‘decided not to decide’ if he will run for president Friday, Jan 11, 2013 05:36 AM PST The next presidential election is years away, but reporters are already nipping at lawmakers' heels for a glimpse of their future ambitions. When former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan was asked this week if he plans to run for the White House in 2016, he said, "I've decided not to decide." From the Wisconsin State [...] Full Story | Top |
| Rangel: White House’s lack of diversity ‘embarrassing as hell’ Friday, Jan 11, 2013 05:26 AM PST Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York piled on Thursday as the White House faced criticism for a lack of diversity. "It's as embarrassing as hell," Rangel, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, said on MSNBC's "Jansing & Co.," after noting his concern for President Barack Obama's "record" on whom he chooses as [...] Full Story | Top |
| Weekend in politics: Obama meets with Karzai, and more Friday, Jan 11, 2013 03:31 AM PST President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai meet Friday at the White House to discuss the future of the U.S. role in Afghanistan. Most international troops are scheduled to leave Afghanistan by the end of 2014. Obama and Karzai will follow their meeting with a joint press conference at 1:15 p.m. EST. Obama will [...] Full Story | Top |
| Gun control debate: Is an assault weapons ban out of reach? Friday, Jan 11, 2013 01:48 AM PST Vice President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he will recommend new gun control measures to President Barack Obama, which include more comprehensive background checks on gun buyers and limits on the sizes of ammunition magazines. The proposal could lead to the most significant move on guns in 20 years, but one regulation highly coveted by [...] Full Story | Top |
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