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• Gingrich won’t drop out tonight, spokesman says
• 3 more ousted in Secret Service scandal
• Does Facebook’s Zuckerberg have too much power?
• Northeast primary day: What to watch after Santorum's exit
• Santorum, Romney to meet, but don't expect immediate endorsement
• Watchdog: Pentagon buys weapons backwards
• Apple crushes Street targets, dispels iPhone fears
• Edwards trial: Ex-aide who helped cover up affair takes the stand
• Mad cow case confirmed in California
• Does asteroid mining violate space law?
• Obama: I only paid off my student loans eight years ago
• Obama on Secret Service scandal: ‘a couple of knuckleheads’ responsible
• Court mulls dismissing charges against alleged Wikileaker
• Grassley: Were the Secret Service prostitutes Russian spies?
• Feds make 1st arrest in BP oil spill case
• Medicaid's youngest face dental crisis
• Photos: America's poorest county pulls together for prom
• How a smile can help you get a job
• Florida man mistakes girlfriend for hog, shoots her
• Russian cyber criminals rake in billions
• Another customer collapses while eating ‘bypass burger’

Gingrich won’t drop out tonight, spokesman says Posted: Newt Gingrich hinted this week that his presidential campaign could come to an end soon, but regardless of what happens in Tuesday's five-state primary, Gingrich will not use his election-night speech to drop out of the race, a spokesman for his campaign told Yahoo News. Gingrich told [...]

3 more ousted in Secret Service scandal Posted: The Secret Service announced that two more agents connected to the embarrassing Cartagena, Colombia prostitution scandal had chosen to resign and that the agency was moving to fire a third.

Does Facebook’s Zuckerberg have too much power? Posted: Google, LinkedIn, Zynga, and, coming soon, Facebook: four companies among the "new breed," where shareholders have effectively no rights other than the chance to ride along with the founders.

Northeast primary day: What to watch after Santorum's exit Posted: Five Northeastern states hold their primaries today: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island and Connecticut will each hold contests, with a total of 231 delegates  at stake.

Santorum, Romney to meet, but don't expect immediate endorsement Posted: Rick Santorum plans to meet with Mitt Romney on Friday, May 4, although an official endorsement is not likely to immediately follow, Santorum spokesman Hogan Gidley tells Yahoo News.

Watchdog: Pentagon buys weapons backwards Posted: The federal agency charged with catching U.S. government waste said in a new report that the Pentagon has squandered millions in taxpayer dollars on expensive and complex weapons systems by spending first and asking questions later.

Apple crushes Street targets, dispels iPhone fears Posted: Apple Inc's quarterly results beat Wall Street estimates on stronger-than-expected demand for the iPhone, especially in the greater China region where sales jumped five-fold.

Edwards trial: Ex-aide who helped cover up affair takes the stand Posted: Day two of the John Edwards trial featured testimony from a key witness in the prosecution's conspiracy case: Andrew Young, Edwards' former aide who helped the then presidential candidate cover up his affair with Rielle Hunter, a campaign videographer.

Mad cow case confirmed in California Posted: The USDA says the cow was found in central Calif., but it should not affect the nation's beef exports.

Does asteroid mining violate space law? Posted: Several well-known billionaires are forming the new company Planetary Resources with plans to send a robotic spacecraft to mine precious metals from an asteroid and bring them back to Earth.

Obama: I only paid off my student loans eight years ago Posted: President Barack Obama, courting young voters crucial to his reelection, told a rowdy college-age crowd at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Tuesday that he knows first-hand about the burden of student loans because he only managed to pay his back a scant eight years ago. "Michelle and I, we've been in [...]

Obama on Secret Service scandal: ‘a couple of knuckleheads’ responsible Posted: Click image to see more photos. (AP/Carolyn Kaster) President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised the Secret Service agents who guard him as "incredible" and blamed "a couple of knuckleheads" for the Colombia prostitution scandal engulfing the agency. Obama, taping an appearance on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," also said he had met presumptive Republican presidential [...]

Court mulls dismissing charges against alleged Wikileaker Posted: Alleged Wikileaker Army PFC Bradley Manning is back in a Ft. Meade, Md., courtroom today for the third time this year, where a judge is expected to decide whether to dismiss charges against him.

Grassley: Were the Secret Service prostitutes Russian spies? Posted: Chuck Grassley, the Republican senator from Iowa, isn't ruling anything out in the Secret Service prostitution scandal--even the chance that the working girls in Colombia could be Russian spies. "We're looking at something that is very, very serious when national security might not be protected properly," Grassley said during an interview with Radio Iowa on Tuesday, [...]

Feds make 1st arrest in BP oil spill case Posted: A BP engineer intentionally deleted more than 300 text messages that said the company's efforts to control the Gulf of Mexico oil spill were failing, and that the amount of oil leaking was far more than what the company reported, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

Medicaid's youngest face dental crisis Posted: With more than 16 million low-income U.S. children on Medicaid not receiving dental care -- or even a routine exam -- in 2009, according to the Pew Center on the States, dentists and ERs say they are treating very young patients with teeth blackened from decay and bacteria and multiple cavities.

Photos: America's poorest county pulls together for prom Posted: Photos: America's poorest county pulls together for prom

How a smile can help you get a job Posted: Though it's natural to feel down while searching for a job after a layoff, a new study shows just how critical it is to keep your spirits up.

Florida man mistakes girlfriend for hog, shoots her Posted: A Florida couple was on a weekend camping trip that ended in an airlift to the emergency room. 52-year-old Steven Egan was hunting with his girlfriend Lisa Simmons in the northern part of the state when he mistook her for a hog and shot her. "He saw a hog and thought he shot it and [...]

Russian cyber criminals rake in billions Posted: ABC News' Kirit Radia reports: MOSCOW – They say crime doesn't pay, but for Russian-speaking cybercriminals it has paid very, very well. According to a new report they raked in over $4 billion in 2011, nearly a third of the $12.5 billion global cybercrime market....

Another customer collapses while eating ‘bypass burger’ Posted: No one can accuse The Heart Attack Grill of false advertising. A woman collapsed into unconsciousness at the Las Vegas restaurant while eating a "double bypass burger," drinking a margarita and smoking a cigarette. The unnamed customer was the second in just over two months to collapse at the restaurant while eating one of the [...]

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