Daily News Digest: Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines

Yahoo! Alerts

Yahoo! News | My Alerts | Edit Alert

Sunday, July 31, 2011 12:10 AM PDT

Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Late stab at debt-limit deal to avert US default Syrian troops storm Hama, up to 13 killed Bomb kills 5 at police HQ in southern Afghanistan 7 dead in attack in troubled NW China Police: Planes collide over Alaska, 4 dead 400 attend roller rink shooting victims' funeral Mystery surrounds loss of records, art on 9/11 FBI offers $25K reward in case of missing NH girl Colts re-sign Manning to long-term deal NFL, NFLPA working on final details of new CBA Senate delays key debt vote until later on Sunday Six killed in China's Xinjiang after explosions: reports Libyan rebel commander killed by allied militia Iraq says to buy 36 F-16 fighters from U.S Turkey's leaders deny crisis as top generals quit Anxiety in Afghanistan over troops pay if U.S. defaults No death "miracle" in Guyana airliner crash Moody's expects to affirm U.S. rating, negative outlook Reid confident debt cap to be raised long term Lawmakers race clock to clinch debt limit deal White House says supports bill lifting debt limit to 2013 Senate Republicans say will block Reid debt bill Debt deal not close, Senator Reid says Top Republicans confident of debt deal with Obama NY Post reporters told to preserve documents: memos Late stab at debt-limit deal to avert US default Sat,30 Jul 2011 04:55 PM PDT AP - After weeks of intense partisanship, Republican congressional leaders and the White House made a last-minute stab at compromise Saturday to avoid a government default threatened for early next week. Full Story Top Syrian troops storm Hama, up to 13 killed Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:43 PM PDT AP - The Syrian military stormed the central city of Hama before dawn Sunday, killing up to 13 people as tank shells slammed into the streets, activists and witnesses said. Full Story Top Bomb kills 5 at police HQ in southern Afghanistan Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:19 PM PDT AP - A suicide bomber struck Sunday at the gate of the police headquarters of the southern Afghan city of Lashkar Gah, killing guards and blasting through a wall of the station compound in a city where Afghans have recently taken control of security. Full Story Top 7 dead in attack in troubled NW China Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:15 PM PDT AP - Two knife-wielding men hijacked a truck in China's restive northwest, then rammed the vehicle into a crowd and got out to attack the pedestrians, sparking clashes that killed seven people and injured 22, a police official said Sunday. Full Story Top Police: Planes collide over Alaska, 4 dead Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:34 PM PDT AP - Authorities say four people are dead after two small planes collided over Alaska. Full Story Top 400 attend roller rink shooting victims' funeral Sat,30 Jul 2011 04:55 PM PDT AP - Four siblings killed in a shooting rampage at a Texas roller rink were remembered Saturday as a part of a tight-knit family, even as the hundreds gathered in an Arkansas church to mourn them tried to make sense of the tragedy. Full Story Top Mystery surrounds loss of records, art on 9/11 Sat,30 Jul 2011 07:51 PM PDT AP - Letters written by Helen Keller. Forty-thousand photographic negatives of John F. Kennedy taken by the president's personal cameraman. Sculptures by Alexander Calder and Auguste Rodin. The 1921 agreement that created the agency that built the World Trade Center. Full Story Top FBI offers $25K reward in case of missing NH girl Sat,30 Jul 2011 05:25 PM PDT AP - The FBI said Saturday it was offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of an 11-year-old northern New Hampshire girl who's been missing for five days. Full Story Top Colts re-sign Manning to long-term deal Sat,30 Jul 2011 07:23 PM PDT AP - Peyton Manning has a new long-term deal in time to report to training camp. Full Story Top NFL, NFLPA working on final details of new CBA Sat,30 Jul 2011 07:46 PM PDT AP - It's on to the next step for the NFL and its players, who are getting closer to a full-fledged collective bargaining agreement. Full Story Top Senate delays key debt vote until later on Sunday Sat,30 Jul 2011 08:27 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Saturday delayed a test vote on the Democratic debt limit increase plan until 1 p.m. EDT Sunday to give negotiators more time to work out a deal. Full Story Top Six killed in China's Xinjiang after explosions: reports Sat,30 Jul 2011 08:02 PM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - Two men wielding knives attacked a truck driver and then a crowd of people following two explosions in China's far west, killing six people before one attacker was killed and the other captured, government-run media reported Sunday. Full Story Top Libyan rebel commander killed by allied militia Sat,30 Jul 2011 04:40 PM PDT Reuters - BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels say the gunmen who shot dead their military chief were militiamen allied in their struggle to overthrow Muammar Gaddafi, raising questions about divisions and lawlessness within rebel ranks. Full Story Top Iraq says to buy 36 F-16 fighters from U.S Sat,30 Jul 2011 09:17 AM PDT Reuters - BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday his government would buy 36 F-16 fighters from the United States, doubling the number it had initially planned to purchase to strengthen its weak air defenses. Full Story Top Turkey's leaders deny crisis as top generals quit Sat,30 Jul 2011 12:54 PM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - For Turkey's political leaders it was business as usual Saturday, denying any crisis, or simply not mentioning the resignation of the country's four top military commanders. Full Story Top Anxiety in Afghanistan over troops pay if U.S. defaults Sat,30 Jul 2011 03:25 PM PDT Reuters - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - It is unclear if the United States will be able to pay troops on time in the event of a debt default, the top U.S. military officer told troops in Afghanistan on Saturday. Full Story Top No death "miracle" in Guyana airliner crash Sat,30 Jul 2011 09:39 PM PDT Reuters - GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - A packed Caribbean Airlines passenger jet skidded off a runway as it landed in Guyana at night on Saturday, then broke in two at the edge of a ravine. There were no casualties. Full Story Top Moody's expects to affirm U.S. rating, negative outlook Fri,29 Jul 2011 05:12 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States will likely keep its top-notch credit rating from Moody's for now, despite the "limited magnitude" of the deficit reduction plans being discussed in Washington, the ratings agency said on Friday. Full Story Top Reid confident debt cap to be raised long term Sat,30 Jul 2011 07:52 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Saturday that he was confident that any deal to raise the country's borrowing cap will extend the limit for the long term. Full Story Top Lawmakers race clock to clinch debt limit deal Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:09 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American lawmakers raced against the clock on Sunday to forge a last-minute deal that could raise the U.S. debt ceiling by $2.8 trillion and provide assurance to financial markets that the United States will avoid default. Full Story Top White House says supports bill lifting debt limit to 2013 Sat,30 Jul 2011 01:58 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Saturday it "strongly supports" a bill being considered in the House of Representatives that incorporates both Democratic and Republican ideas and would raise the debt limit to early 2013. Full Story Top Senate Republicans say will block Reid debt bill Sat,30 Jul 2011 11:03 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly all Republicans in the Senate signed a letter saying they will not vote for a Democratic plan to raise the debt limit in a sign that the measure does not have the support it needs to advance in Congress. Full Story Top Debt deal not close, Senator Reid says Sat,30 Jul 2011 03:23 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans and Democrats are not close to a deal to raise the debt ceiling despite what Republican leaders may say, Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Saturday. Full Story Top Top Republicans confident of debt deal with Obama Sat,30 Jul 2011 03:08 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top congressional Republicans said on Saturday they were in serious talks with President Barack Obama to break a U.S. debt limit deadlock and were confident the risk of default by the world's largest economy could be avoided. Full Story Top NY Post reporters told to preserve documents: memos Fri,29 Jul 2011 04:20 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's New York Post has ordered newsroom staff to keep all documents related to questionable reporting methods involving phone hacking or unlawful payments to government officials in light of the fire storm in the UK engulfing the newspaper's owner, News Corp. Full Story Top

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.