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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Arrest in fatal NYC hit-and-run crash

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 04:20 PM PST

This undated photo, provided by the New York City Police Department on Monday March 4, 2013, shows Julio Acevedo, 44, who police are looking for in connection with the death of an expectant couple that was killed in a car accident in Brooklyn early Sunday morning and their premature baby, who was delivered alive but did not survive. Police are searching for the driver of a BMW who fled on foot after slamming into the livery cab transporting Nachman Glauber and his pregnant wife Raizy, both 21 years old. (AP Photo/NYPD)Police sought Julio Acevedo in the death of two expectant parents.


Photos of the Day

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 12:00 PM PST

Photos of the DayThe flag-draped coffin containing the body of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez is taken from the hospital where he died, to a military academy, where it will remain until his funeral in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Seven days of mourning were declared, all schools were suspended for the week and friendly heads of state were expected for an elaborate funeral Friday. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Gabrielle Giffords returns to site of shooting

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 03:47 PM PST

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, left, reads a statement as she and husband Mark Kelly, right, returned to the site of a shooting that left her critically wounded to urge key senators to support expanded background checks for gun purchases, Wednesday, March 6, 2013, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)In her first public event since the rampage, the former representative urged gun control.


Report: Facebook to launch revamped news feeds

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 04:12 PM PST

A giant "like" icon made popular by Facebook is seen at the company's new headquarters in Menlo ParkThere's one for images, and another allowing people to share what they are listening to.


NASA puts Curiosity into sleep mode on Mars

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 01:24 PM PST

This image provided by NASA shows an image captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory of a blast of plasma streaming from the sun in August 2012. Scientists say a solar eruption was detected on March 5, 2013 and was headed toward Mars. NASA's Curiosity rover will postpone some activities but other Mars missions will operate normally.(AP Photo/NASA)It's a precautionary measure for the rover, as a solar blast races toward the planet.


Sharks, by the thousands, swimming off Florida coast

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 02:39 PM PST

Raw: Thousands of Sharks Swim Down Fla. CoastAbout 15,000 of them are migrating north using the currents of the Atlantic.


Lion kills person at private animal sanctuary

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 02:49 PM PST

A lion killed a person on Wednesday at a private wild animal sanctuary in Central California, authorities said.

Five facts about the daylight saving time change

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 02:30 PM PST

Here's everything you wanted to know about the time change this weekend. When is it? The time change begins on Sunday, March 10, at 2 a.m., when clocks are moved forward by one hour. Why 2 a.m.? The time change is set for 2 a.m. because it was decided to be the least disruptive time [...]

Those opposed to Redskins name take case to judges

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 04:23 PM PST

Native Americans will go before trademark judges in an effort to ban the name.

Study: States with the most laws had lower gun death rate

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 03:07 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 file photo, two guns lie at the scene where five people were shot and two suspects were taken into custody in a shooting incident that happened along the Mardi Gras parade route in New Orleans. States with the most gun control laws have the fewest gun-related deaths, according to a study published Wednesday, March 6, 2013 in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine. The study suggests sheer quantity of measures might make a difference. States with the fewest laws and most deaths included Louisiana, Alaska, Kentucky and Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)States with the most gun control laws have the fewest gun-related deaths, according to a study that suggests sheer quantity of measures might make a difference.


TSA change enrages 9/11 victims' families

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 12:52 PM PST

New TSA rules on knives draw fire from 9/11 kinAir travelers soon will be able to carry small pocket knives.


Syrian rebels seize U.N. peacekeepers

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 01:32 PM PST

A visitor walks near metal sculptures on Mount Bental overlooking Syria in the Golan Heights, near the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) located on the Israeli side of the 1973 Golan Heights ceasefire line with Syria March 21, 2012.The captives will be held until Assad's forces pull back, the captors say.


N.Y. congressman to step into boxing ring

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 01:17 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2013 file photo, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. King is lacing up his boxing gloves and putting the congressional fights over budgets cuts far behind him. The 68-year-old New York Republican, known more for his bare-knuckle politics than his pugilistic skills, plans to step in the ring Saturday for a two-round exhibition bout against The 68-year-old Republican is known for his bare-knuckle politics.


House OKs bill to avoid government shutdown

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 11:08 AM PST

img/photos/2013/03/05/media_48e66de1abf4455881942e6499e83f7d.jpgWASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved legislation to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month and give the Pentagon some relief from a cash crunch that's harming military readiness.


Photos: How the spending cuts could affect you

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 11:00 AM PST

Photos: How the spending cuts could affect you

Dinner plans? Obama and senators meet for swanky eats

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 11:30 AM PST

FILE - In this March 4, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Enveloped by political gridlock, President Barack Obama is reaching out to rank-and-file Republicans, hosting GOP senators for dinner at the White House Wednesday night and then visiting Capitol Hill next week for separate meetings with Senate and House Republicans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)The president and GOP leaders will dine in style tonight despite spending cuts.


U.S. sees no ‘unusual threat’ to Americans after Chavez dies

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 10:51 AM PST

Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez stretch out a national flag as they gather to see his coffin driven through the streets of CaracasThe State Department is considering expelling Venezuelan officials.


Rand Paul filibusters Brennan nomination over drone policy

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 02:45 PM PST

Sen. Rand Paul cuts government a check for $600KIt's the latest chapter in the senator's opposition to the use of drone strikes.


Ark. House overrides veto of nation's most restrictive abortion law

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 12:15 PM PST

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas House on Wednesday voted to override Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of a bill that would ban most abortions from the 12th week of pregnancy onward, giving the state the country's most restrictive abortion laws and setting the stage for a certain court challenge.

Starbucks balks at NYC sugary drink ban

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 12:29 PM PST

The coffee giant Starbucks says it won't immediately comply with the ban on large sugary drinks set to go in effect next week in New York City, citing ongoing legal attempts to overturn the regulation and the company's belief that most of its products are not subject to the ban. The coffee chain's announcement comes [...]

Planned Parenthood knocks NYC’s ‘Cost of Teen Pregnancy’ campaign

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 10:28 AM PST

Planned Parenthood denounced a new ad campaign aimed at sexually active teens, unveiled by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg this week, for shaming current and expectant teen parents and their children. "The latest NYC ad campaign creates stigma, hostility and negative public opinions about teen pregnancy and parenthood rather than offering alternative aspirations for [...]

Mythical Viking sunstone may have existed after all

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 11:36 AM PST

It sounds like something out of an "Indiana Jones" movie: the quest for a crystal that once helped sailors navigate the seas. But now researchers say the mythical Viking "sunstone" may actually have existed. According to the Independent, their clue was a crystal found on an English shipwreck off the Channel Islands. The ship sank [...]

West Va. interstate closed — not by snow, but by LEGOs

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 11:11 AM PST

It's "Bricks on the Asphalt!" An epic Legos spill on Interstate 79 in West Virginia on Sunday resulted in an hour's worth of badly mucked-up traffic and one sad little kid. CNET reported that firefighter Eric McClain took a photo while helping with the cleanup, which he then posted on Facebook. The photo shows thousands [...]

Queen Noor: 'Every nuclear weapon is a catastrophe waiting to happen'

Posted: 06 Mar 2013 09:01 AM PST

Queen Noor of JordanExclusive: Queen Noor presses U.S. to reduce nukes. See video interview.


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