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• Obama: Libya attack ‘wasn’t just a mob action’
• Split on spanking: Parents wrestle with punishment in schools, at home
• Ryan: Want Obama to be re-elected? Then don’t vote for Ron Paul
• Secretary Clinton subtly weighs in on tax debate
• Ahmadinejad nears last U.N. speech: Expect a doozy
• Ex-prof gets life in prison for meeting rampage
• Romney: ‘There is no question in my mind. We’re going to win.’
• Share your photos of fall color
• Taliban release video of Afghan base attackers
• Escaped N.C. murderer eludes bloodhounds, choppers
• In Week 3, NFL predicts a lopsided win for Romney
• Photos: A roundup of the day's best images
• Video: Sheep storm through Austrian sports shop
• Parole hearing set for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel
• Purple Heart-decorated man killed while saving wife from car
• SF voting to allow tiniest apartments in the country
• Obama admits ads sometimes go ‘overboard’ on Romney attacks
• Cat Power hospitalized in Miami over weekend
• Actress to sue anti-Islam filmmaker in federal court
• What we still don’t know about Obama and Romney
• Katie Couric opens up about battling bulimia
• How video game statistics could transform war
• Accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan hospitalized
• Brush fire east of San Diego swallows about 20 houses
• Japan tsunami debris turns up in Hawaii
• 2 Marines to be court-martialed in Taliban urination case

Obama: Libya attack ‘wasn’t just a mob action’ Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:33 PM PDT President Barack Obama said Monday that the Sept. 11 attack that claimed the life of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans "wasn't just a mob action," but he stopped short of explicitly labeling the assault as an act of terrorism. Obama's comments came as he taped an interview with "The View" during [...]

Split on spanking: Parents wrestle with punishment in schools, at home Posted: 24 Sep 2012 03:43 PM PDT The way Heidi Drake remembers it, punishment in school never varied. Caught chewing gum? Swat. Pass a note? Swat. Tardy to class? Swat. "Mr. K was a legend at my rural Oregon middle school," Drake writes in a piece about parenting and spanking for Yahoo News. "Not because his biology tests were tough or his [...]

Ryan: Want Obama to be re-elected? Then don’t vote for Ron Paul Posted: 24 Sep 2012 02:23 PM PDT Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan made a pitch to Ron Paul supporters during a  rally in Lima, Ohio, on Monday when asked why libertarians should support the Romney-Ryan ticket. "For those of us who would have voted in the primaries for, say, Ron Paul, why should we vote for you and not, say, libertarians [...]

Secretary Clinton subtly weighs in on tax debate Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:29 AM PDT Her comments came at a time when Congress is deadlocked over how to reform tax policies with President Obama and the Democrats urging higher taxes for the wealthy, while Republicans oppose any tax increases.

Ahmadinejad nears last U.N. speech: Expect a doozy Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:24 AM PDT Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad takes his final bow at the United Nations this week, and he's likely to go out more like a lion than a lamb.

Ex-prof gets life in prison for meeting rampage Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:42 PM PDT A Harvard-educated biologist was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday after being convicted of going on a shooting rampage during a faculty meeting at an Alabama university, killing three colleagues and wounding three others in 2010.

Romney: ‘There is no question in my mind. We’re going to win.’ Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:41 AM PDT The GOP nominee rejects the idea that he's failed to connect with voters over issues like high unemployment and the struggling economy.

Share your photos of fall color Posted: 24 Sep 2012 04:30 PM PDT Large swaths of America are now ablaze with fall colors: yellow aspens, red oaks and orange maples, just to name a few — and we want you to capture them. Yahoo! News is inviting readers and photographers to share their best fall snapshots, especially photos from this season. [...]

Taliban release video of Afghan base attackers Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT The Taliban published a video Monday they say shows insurgents preparing for the brazen attack on a major NATO base earlier this month.

Escaped N.C. murderer eludes bloodhounds, choppers Posted: 24 Sep 2012 08:20 AM PDT Convicted killer James Ladd could be 'hundreds of miles away,' a prison official says.

In Week 3, NFL predicts a lopsided win for Romney Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT From Yahoo's Chris Wilson: 'Last week, I posted a rule for every franchise that predicts the winner of the election every four years, or at least nearly so.'

Photos: A roundup of the day's best images Posted: 24 Sep 2012 05:52 AM PDT An illegal settler cries next to her husband as they are being detained by a member of the SWAT police team during a demolition in Manila's Makati financial district September 24, 2012. Dozens of slum residents of an abandoned government compound clashed with the police on Monday in an attempt to block a demolition order issued by the local government. REUTERS/Erik De Castro (PHILIPPINES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Video: Sheep storm through Austrian sports shop Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:52 AM PDT Sheep are known to be followers, but they're not known to be vain. A flock of sheep proved themselves to be both this past weekend, however, rampaging through a sports store in an Austrian ski resort town. "We think one of them saw its reflection...

Parole hearing set for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:25 PM PDT A hearing will be held next month on whether Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who was convicted of killing a neighbor in 1975, should be released from prison, a state official said Monday.

Purple Heart-decorated man killed while saving wife from car Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:45 AM PDT A veteran awarded two Purple Hearts was struck and killed while pushing his wife away from an oncoming car. 80-year-old Rubin Baum, who served as a medic in the Korean War, was standing with his wife, 62-year-old Denise Baum, trying to hail a cab in New York City. The New York Daily News spoke with [...]

SF voting to allow tiniest apartments in the country Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:13 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco may soon give new meaning to the word "downsizing."

Obama admits ads sometimes go ‘overboard’ on Romney attacks Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:27 AM PDT Voters deserve to see the 'sharp contrast' between the candidates, the president told '60 Minutes.'

Cat Power hospitalized in Miami over weekend Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:59 PM PDT Chan Marshall, the singer, songwriter and occasional Chanel model better known as Cat Power, was hospitalized in Miami over the weekend for an undisclosed medical issue, her record label confirmed to Yahoo News. She has since been released. Marshall—whose battles with demons are well-documented—posted a series of photos from the Mount Sinai Medical Center to [...]

Actress to sue anti-Islam filmmaker in federal court Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:43 AM PDT Cindy Lee Garcia's is the first-known civil lawsuit connected to the video that depicts the Prophet Mohammad as a womanizer and a fool.

What we still don’t know about Obama and Romney Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT With apologies to Jimmy Carter, who never said the telltale word, we have entered the malaise phase of the campaign. The swing states are few. The undecided voters seem fewer.

Katie Couric opens up about battling bulimia Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:23 PM PDT Viewers of Katie Couric's talk show were doubtless surprised on Monday when, during the discussion of eating disorders, Couric disclosed that she had had her own struggles with that cruel, sometimes deadly condition.

How video game statistics could transform war Posted: 24 Sep 2012 01:23 PM PDT Much of the U.S. military's younger generation has grown up playing video games that constantly tell players how well they're doing on the virtual battlefield — whether it's the screen turning red to warn of low health or displays showing the world's top-scoring players based on reviving fallen friends and killing enemies with certain weapons. A U.S. Army weapons engineer thinks that, with the right technologies, such gaming-world awareness could become real for tomorrow's soldiers.

Accused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan hospitalized Posted: 24 Sep 2012 09:36 AM PDT Hasan is paralyzed from the chest down due to wounds he suffered when he was shot by Fort Hood civilian security police during the 2009 shooting.

Brush fire east of San Diego swallows about 20 houses Posted: 24 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California firefighters battled for a second day on Monday to contain a brush fire that has destroyed an estimated 20 homes and prompted the evacuation of dozens of other dwellings near the U.S.-Mexico border. The so-called Shockey Fire erupted near the Campo Indian Reservation in southeastern San Diego County on Sunday and has scorched at least 2,000 acres, though no injuries have been reported, authorities said. ...

Japan tsunami debris turns up in Hawaii Posted: 24 Sep 2012 10:07 AM PDT A barnacle-covered seafood storage bin has been identified as the first piece of debris to arrive in Hawaii from the 2011 Japanese tsunami.

2 Marines to be court-martialed in Taliban urination case Posted: 24 Sep 2012 12:32 PM PDT Two Marine non-commissioned officers will be court-martialed for allegedly urinating on the bodies of Taliban fighters last year in Afghanistan and posing for unofficial photos with casualties, the Marine Corps said Monday.

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