Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlineshttp://news.yahoo.com/ The latest news and headlines from Yahoo! News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSat, 13 Jul 2013 05:59:51 -04005Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlineshttp://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifRussia: no asylum application from Snowden<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-no-asylum-application-snowden-084835957.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KuFxZr0TmbiFSFza4i3Tjw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e8869fc24f586117370f6a7067005353.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image provided by Human Rights Watch, NSA leaker Edward Snowden, center, attends a news conference at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport with Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks, left, Friday, July 12, 2013. Snowden wants to seek asylum in Russia, according to a Parliament member who was among about a dozen activists and officials to meet with him Friday in the Moscow airport where he's been marooned for weeks. Duma member Vyacheslav Nikonov told reporters of Snowden's intentions after the meeting behind closed doors in the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. (AP Photo/Human Rights Watch, Tanya Lokshina)" align="left" title="In this image provided by Human Rights Watch, NSA leaker Edward Snowden, center, attends a news conference at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport with Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks, left, Friday, July 12, 2013. Snowden wants to seek asylum in Russia, according to a Parliament member who was among about a dozen activists and officials to meet with him Friday in the Moscow airport where he's been marooned for weeks. Duma member Vyacheslav Nikonov told reporters of Snowden's intentions after the meeting behind closed doors in the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. (AP Photo/Human Rights Watch, Tanya Lokshina)" border="0" /></a>Russian immigration officials say they have not received an application from Edward Snowden, the U.S. National Security Agency leaker who wants to get asylum in Russia.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russia-no-asylum-application-snowden-084835957.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 05:59:51 -0400Associated Pressrussia-no-asylum-application-snowden-084835957<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russia-no-asylum-application-snowden-084835957.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KuFxZr0TmbiFSFza4i3Tjw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e8869fc24f586117370f6a7067005353.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image provided by Human Rights Watch, NSA leaker Edward Snowden, center, attends a news conference at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport with Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks, left, Friday, July 12, 2013. Snowden wants to seek asylum in Russia, according to a Parliament member who was among about a dozen activists and officials to meet with him Friday in the Moscow airport where he's been marooned for weeks. Duma member Vyacheslav Nikonov told reporters of Snowden's intentions after the meeting behind closed doors in the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. (AP Photo/Human Rights Watch, Tanya Lokshina)" align="left" title="In this image provided by Human Rights Watch, NSA leaker Edward Snowden, center, attends a news conference at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport with Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks, left, Friday, July 12, 2013. Snowden wants to seek asylum in Russia, according to a Parliament member who was among about a dozen activists and officials to meet with him Friday in the Moscow airport where he's been marooned for weeks. Duma member Vyacheslav Nikonov told reporters of Snowden's intentions after the meeting behind closed doors in the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. (AP Photo/Human Rights Watch, Tanya Lokshina)" border="0" /></a>Russian immigration officials say they have not received an application from Edward Snowden, the U.S. National Security Agency leaker who wants to get asylum in Russia.</p><br clear="all"/>Texas Repubs pass abortion bill, Dems vow fight<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/texas-repubs-pass-abortion-bill-dems-vow-fight-061400258.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8c5c3WKBwVlS7xPwb8fVqQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5c883d006b506c17370f6a706700723e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Opponents and supporters of abortion rights rally in the State Capitol rotunda in Austin, Texas on Friday, July 12, 2013. The Texas Senate convened Friday afternoon to debate and ultimately vote on some of the nation's toughest abortion restrictions, its actions being watched by fervent demonstrators on either side of the issue. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa)" align="left" title="Opponents and supporters of abortion rights rally in the State Capitol rotunda in Austin, Texas on Friday, July 12, 2013. The Texas Senate convened Friday afternoon to debate and ultimately vote on some of the nation's toughest abortion restrictions, its actions being watched by fervent demonstrators on either side of the issue. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa)" border="0" /></a>Republicans in the Texas Legislature passed an omnibus abortion bill that is one of the most restrictive in the nation, but Democrats vowed Saturday to fight both in the courts and the ballot box as they used the measure to rally their supporters.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/texas-repubs-pass-abortion-bill-dems-vow-fight-061400258.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 07:11:33 -0400Associated Presstexas-repubs-pass-abortion-bill-dems-vow-fight-061400258<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/texas-repubs-pass-abortion-bill-dems-vow-fight-061400258.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8c5c3WKBwVlS7xPwb8fVqQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5c883d006b506c17370f6a706700723e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Opponents and supporters of abortion rights rally in the State Capitol rotunda in Austin, Texas on Friday, July 12, 2013. The Texas Senate convened Friday afternoon to debate and ultimately vote on some of the nation's toughest abortion restrictions, its actions being watched by fervent demonstrators on either side of the issue. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa)" align="left" title="Opponents and supporters of abortion rights rally in the State Capitol rotunda in Austin, Texas on Friday, July 12, 2013. The Texas Senate convened Friday afternoon to debate and ultimately vote on some of the nation's toughest abortion restrictions, its actions being watched by fervent demonstrators on either side of the issue. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa)" border="0" /></a>Republicans in the Texas Legislature passed an omnibus abortion bill that is one of the most restrictive in the nation, but Democrats vowed Saturday to fight both in the courts and the ballot box as they used the measure to rally their supporters.</p><br clear="all"/>Zimmerman jury to begin 2nd day of deliberations<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zimmerman-jury-begin-2nd-day-deliberations-062424311.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/m3EKsNfPPpfzD66H8E.YmQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f5707a504ea55e17370f6a7067006d9e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="George Zimmerman arrives in the courtroom for his trial at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center, in Sanford, Fla., Friday, July 12, 2013. Zimmerman is charged in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)" align="left" title="George Zimmerman arrives in the courtroom for his trial at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center, in Sanford, Fla., Friday, July 12, 2013. Zimmerman is charged in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)" border="0" /></a>The jury in George Zimmerman's murder trial is set to begin a second day of deliberations on Saturday, weighing whether the neighborhood watch volunteer committed a crime almost a year and a half ago when he fatally shot Trayvon Martin.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/zimmerman-jury-begin-2nd-day-deliberations-062424311.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 02:30:47 -0400Associated Presszimmerman-jury-begin-2nd-day-deliberations-062424311<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zimmerman-jury-begin-2nd-day-deliberations-062424311.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/m3EKsNfPPpfzD66H8E.YmQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f5707a504ea55e17370f6a7067006d9e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="George Zimmerman arrives in the courtroom for his trial at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center, in Sanford, Fla., Friday, July 12, 2013. Zimmerman is charged in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)" align="left" title="George Zimmerman arrives in the courtroom for his trial at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center, in Sanford, Fla., Friday, July 12, 2013. Zimmerman is charged in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)" border="0" /></a>The jury in George Zimmerman's murder trial is set to begin a second day of deliberations on Saturday, weighing whether the neighborhood watch volunteer committed a crime almost a year and a half ago when he fatally shot Trayvon Martin.</p><br clear="all"/>Third Chinese girl dies from injuries in SF crash<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/third-chinese-girl-dies-injuries-sf-crash-083358889.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cmmq0sPPrc9sqFRI_Gbt3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/afb046e050466617370f6a706700bb19.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial photo, firefighters, lower center, stand by a tarpaulin sheet covering the body of a Chinese teen struck by a fire truck during the emergency response to the crash of Asiana Flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. The girl was hit by a fire truck while covered with firefighting foam, authorities said Friday, July 12, revealing a startling detail that suggested she could have survived the crash only to die in its chaotic aftermath. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" align="left" title="In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial photo, firefighters, lower center, stand by a tarpaulin sheet covering the body of a Chinese teen struck by a fire truck during the emergency response to the crash of Asiana Flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. The girl was hit by a fire truck while covered with firefighting foam, authorities said Friday, July 12, revealing a startling detail that suggested she could have survived the crash only to die in its chaotic aftermath. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? A girl who had been in intensive care since the crash-landing of an Asiana Airlines flight has died, hours after authorities confirmed one of the two Chinese teenagers killed in the disaster was hit by a fire truck speeding to the crash site.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/third-chinese-girl-dies-injuries-sf-crash-083358889.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 04:34:23 -0400Associated Pressthird-chinese-girl-dies-injuries-sf-crash-083358889<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/third-chinese-girl-dies-injuries-sf-crash-083358889.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cmmq0sPPrc9sqFRI_Gbt3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/afb046e050466617370f6a706700bb19.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial photo, firefighters, lower center, stand by a tarpaulin sheet covering the body of a Chinese teen struck by a fire truck during the emergency response to the crash of Asiana Flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. The girl was hit by a fire truck while covered with firefighting foam, authorities said Friday, July 12, revealing a startling detail that suggested she could have survived the crash only to die in its chaotic aftermath. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" align="left" title="In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial photo, firefighters, lower center, stand by a tarpaulin sheet covering the body of a Chinese teen struck by a fire truck during the emergency response to the crash of Asiana Flight 214 at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. The girl was hit by a fire truck while covered with firefighting foam, authorities said Friday, July 12, revealing a startling detail that suggested she could have survived the crash only to die in its chaotic aftermath. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? A girl who had been in intensive care since the crash-landing of an Asiana Airlines flight has died, hours after authorities confirmed one of the two Chinese teenagers killed in the disaster was hit by a fire truck speeding to the crash site.</p><br clear="all"/>In Egypt's Sinai, militants intensify attacks<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-sinai-militants-intensify-attacks-120847031.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3939.dONNCAYUXu1aAaRUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bb6053594fa66317370f6a7067007ef8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The charred remains of an armored vehicle are loaded onto a trick after a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a police checkpoint that killed a police colonel in El-Arish, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Officials say the attack happened early on Friday south the city of El-Arish when militants fired an RPG at an armored car at the checkpoint, killing 40-year-old Lt. Col. Ahmed Mahmoud. Islamic extremists have intensified attacks in Egypt?s Sinai Peninsula after the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, striking almost daily against the military and security forces, as well as targeting minority Christians. The violence raises the possibility of a military move, and the region?s Bedouin residents are fearing an increase in instability. (AP Photo/Muhammed Sabry)" align="left" title="The charred remains of an armored vehicle are loaded onto a trick after a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a police checkpoint that killed a police colonel in El-Arish, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Officials say the attack happened early on Friday south the city of El-Arish when militants fired an RPG at an armored car at the checkpoint, killing 40-year-old Lt. Col. Ahmed Mahmoud. Islamic extremists have intensified attacks in Egypt?s Sinai Peninsula after the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, striking almost daily against the military and security forces, as well as targeting minority Christians. The violence raises the possibility of a military move, and the region?s Bedouin residents are fearing an increase in instability. (AP Photo/Muhammed Sabry)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Military attack helicopters rattle over the impoverished desert towns of northern Sinai and the sound of gunfire erupts nightly, raising fears among residents of a looming confrontation between Egypt's military and Islamic militants who have intensified attacks since the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-sinai-militants-intensify-attacks-120847031.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 08:08:47 -0400Associated Pressegypts-sinai-militants-intensify-attacks-120847031<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-sinai-militants-intensify-attacks-120847031.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3939.dONNCAYUXu1aAaRUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bb6053594fa66317370f6a7067007ef8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The charred remains of an armored vehicle are loaded onto a trick after a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a police checkpoint that killed a police colonel in El-Arish, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Officials say the attack happened early on Friday south the city of El-Arish when militants fired an RPG at an armored car at the checkpoint, killing 40-year-old Lt. Col. Ahmed Mahmoud. Islamic extremists have intensified attacks in Egypt?s Sinai Peninsula after the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, striking almost daily against the military and security forces, as well as targeting minority Christians. The violence raises the possibility of a military move, and the region?s Bedouin residents are fearing an increase in instability. (AP Photo/Muhammed Sabry)" align="left" title="The charred remains of an armored vehicle are loaded onto a trick after a rocket-propelled grenade attack on a police checkpoint that killed a police colonel in El-Arish, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Officials say the attack happened early on Friday south the city of El-Arish when militants fired an RPG at an armored car at the checkpoint, killing 40-year-old Lt. Col. Ahmed Mahmoud. Islamic extremists have intensified attacks in Egypt?s Sinai Peninsula after the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi, striking almost daily against the military and security forces, as well as targeting minority Christians. The violence raises the possibility of a military move, and the region?s Bedouin residents are fearing an increase in instability. (AP Photo/Muhammed Sabry)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Military attack helicopters rattle over the impoverished desert towns of northern Sinai and the sound of gunfire erupts nightly, raising fears among residents of a looming confrontation between Egypt's military and Islamic militants who have intensified attacks since the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi.</p><br clear="all"/>2 sides, 2 stories on Senate showdown<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/2-sides-2-stories-senate-showdown-124005887.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2xtuu6kbM2r_KeFwkmZkiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bf91c52b6d187417370f6a706700ef04.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this combination of July 11, 2013, file images from Senate Television Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., top, and Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speak on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats threatened to change Senate rules unilaterally if Republicans block yes-or-no votes on several of President Barack Obama?s top-level nominees. Reid accused Republicans of trying to deny Obama the right to have his team in place, and accused McConnell of failing to live up to his commitments to allow votes on all nominees, except under extraordinary circumstances. Moments later, McConnell said Reid was misquoting him and at the same time failing to honor his word not to change the rules of the Senate unilaterally. (AP Photo/Senate TV, Files)" align="left" title="FILE - In this combination of July 11, 2013, file images from Senate Television Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., top, and Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speak on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats threatened to change Senate rules unilaterally if Republicans block yes-or-no votes on several of President Barack Obama?s top-level nominees. Reid accused Republicans of trying to deny Obama the right to have his team in place, and accused McConnell of failing to live up to his commitments to allow votes on all nominees, except under extraordinary circumstances. Moments later, McConnell said Reid was misquoting him and at the same time failing to honor his word not to change the rules of the Senate unilaterally. (AP Photo/Senate TV, Files)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The immediate and the institutional are on a collision course in the Senate, where majority Democrats want to erode the right of minority Republicans to block confirmation of President Barack Obama's picks for administration posts.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/2-sides-2-stories-senate-showdown-124005887.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 08:41:55 -0400Associated Press2-sides-2-stories-senate-showdown-124005887<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/2-sides-2-stories-senate-showdown-124005887.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2xtuu6kbM2r_KeFwkmZkiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bf91c52b6d187417370f6a706700ef04.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this combination of July 11, 2013, file images from Senate Television Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., top, and Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speak on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats threatened to change Senate rules unilaterally if Republicans block yes-or-no votes on several of President Barack Obama?s top-level nominees. Reid accused Republicans of trying to deny Obama the right to have his team in place, and accused McConnell of failing to live up to his commitments to allow votes on all nominees, except under extraordinary circumstances. Moments later, McConnell said Reid was misquoting him and at the same time failing to honor his word not to change the rules of the Senate unilaterally. (AP Photo/Senate TV, Files)" align="left" title="FILE - In this combination of July 11, 2013, file images from Senate Television Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., top, and Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speak on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats threatened to change Senate rules unilaterally if Republicans block yes-or-no votes on several of President Barack Obama?s top-level nominees. Reid accused Republicans of trying to deny Obama the right to have his team in place, and accused McConnell of failing to live up to his commitments to allow votes on all nominees, except under extraordinary circumstances. Moments later, McConnell said Reid was misquoting him and at the same time failing to honor his word not to change the rules of the Senate unilaterally. (AP Photo/Senate TV, Files)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The immediate and the institutional are on a collision course in the Senate, where majority Democrats want to erode the right of minority Republicans to block confirmation of President Barack Obama's picks for administration posts.</p><br clear="all"/>Snowden affair dampens US-Latin American tiesWASHINGTON (AP) ? America is pivoting to Asia and focused on the Mideast. Yet the region Secretary of State John Kerry once called the U.S. "backyard" is sprouting angry weeds fed by the scandal involving intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.http://news.yahoo.com/snowden-affair-dampens-us-latin-american-ties-125220926.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 08:52:20 -0400Associated Presssnowden-affair-dampens-us-latin-american-ties-125220926Mechanical error may have caused French crash<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mechanical-error-may-caused-french-crash-100319070.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/f9tlBBVbUPqNkHxAaL_5ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/599cac7e6c9e7217370f6a7067009a40.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A railway worker walks next to a train which derailed at a station in Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of Paris, Saturday, July 13, 2013. An official on Saturday said a faulty rail joint may have caused a train derailment outside Paris that left six people dead and injured dozens. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)" align="left" title="A railway worker walks next to a train which derailed at a station in Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of Paris, Saturday, July 13, 2013. An official on Saturday said a faulty rail joint may have caused a train derailment outside Paris that left six people dead and injured dozens. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)" border="0" /></a>BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, France (AP) ? An unattached rail joint may have caused a train derailment in France during a busy holiday weekend that left six dead, rail officials said Saturday. Nearly 200 people were injured and nine remained in critical condition.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mechanical-error-may-caused-french-crash-100319070.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 08:41:26 -0400Associated Pressmechanical-error-may-caused-french-crash-100319070<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mechanical-error-may-caused-french-crash-100319070.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/f9tlBBVbUPqNkHxAaL_5ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/599cac7e6c9e7217370f6a7067009a40.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A railway worker walks next to a train which derailed at a station in Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of Paris, Saturday, July 13, 2013. An official on Saturday said a faulty rail joint may have caused a train derailment outside Paris that left six people dead and injured dozens. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)" align="left" title="A railway worker walks next to a train which derailed at a station in Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of Paris, Saturday, July 13, 2013. An official on Saturday said a faulty rail joint may have caused a train derailment outside Paris that left six people dead and injured dozens. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)" border="0" /></a>BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, France (AP) ? An unattached rail joint may have caused a train derailment in France during a busy holiday weekend that left six dead, rail officials said Saturday. Nearly 200 people were injured and nine remained in critical condition.</p><br clear="all"/>Hundreds of new charges filed in US kidnap case<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-charges-filed-us-kidnap-case-075643293.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iJO73zv7xYNPA6r3DSE2pA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8997fe744fdd6417370f6a7067008c7b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 3, 2013 file photo, Ariel Castro is led into Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in Cleveland for a pretrial hearing. A 977-count indictment against Castro was filed Friday, July 12, 2013 including aggravated murder, kidnapping and rape charges, but does not yet carry death penalty specifications. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 3, 2013 file photo, Ariel Castro is led into Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in Cleveland for a pretrial hearing. A 977-count indictment against Castro was filed Friday, July 12, 2013 including aggravated murder, kidnapping and rape charges, but does not yet carry death penalty specifications. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)" border="0" /></a>COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? The litany of charges against a Cleveland man outline in numbing detail the crimes his victims allegedly suffered over 10 years of imprisonment: August 2002, kidnapping. September 2004, kidnapping. November 2006, aggravated murder.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-charges-filed-us-kidnap-case-075643293.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 04:40:08 -0400Associated Presshundreds-charges-filed-us-kidnap-case-075643293<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-charges-filed-us-kidnap-case-075643293.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iJO73zv7xYNPA6r3DSE2pA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8997fe744fdd6417370f6a7067008c7b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 3, 2013 file photo, Ariel Castro is led into Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in Cleveland for a pretrial hearing. A 977-count indictment against Castro was filed Friday, July 12, 2013 including aggravated murder, kidnapping and rape charges, but does not yet carry death penalty specifications. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 3, 2013 file photo, Ariel Castro is led into Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in Cleveland for a pretrial hearing. A 977-count indictment against Castro was filed Friday, July 12, 2013 including aggravated murder, kidnapping and rape charges, but does not yet carry death penalty specifications. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)" border="0" /></a>COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? The litany of charges against a Cleveland man outline in numbing detail the crimes his victims allegedly suffered over 10 years of imprisonment: August 2002, kidnapping. September 2004, kidnapping. November 2006, aggravated murder.</p><br clear="all"/>Spitzer tells Leno he cares about public service<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spitzer-tells-leno-cares-public-022048655.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xJOn4qi6Xi661zxBvxTtlg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/972059496b506c17370f6a7067000486.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This publicity image released by NBC shows former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, left, talking with host Jay Leno during a taping of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Friday, July 12, 2013, in Burbank, Calif. Spitzer, who resigned as governor in 2008 amid a prostitution scandal, is now running for New York City comptroller. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater" align="left" title="This publicity image released by NBC shows former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, left, talking with host Jay Leno during a taping of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Friday, July 12, 2013, in Burbank, Calif. Spitzer, who resigned as governor in 2008 amid a prostitution scandal, is now running for New York City comptroller. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Eliot Spitzer, whose 2008 resignation as New York's governor amid a prostitution scandal provided no shortage of fuel for gibes to late-night TV comics, ventured into the lion's den Friday, appearing on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/spitzer-tells-leno-cares-public-022048655.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 05:45:50 -0400Associated Pressspitzer-tells-leno-cares-public-022048655<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spitzer-tells-leno-cares-public-022048655.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xJOn4qi6Xi661zxBvxTtlg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/972059496b506c17370f6a7067000486.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This publicity image released by NBC shows former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, left, talking with host Jay Leno during a taping of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Friday, July 12, 2013, in Burbank, Calif. Spitzer, who resigned as governor in 2008 amid a prostitution scandal, is now running for New York City comptroller. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater" align="left" title="This publicity image released by NBC shows former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, left, talking with host Jay Leno during a taping of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," Friday, July 12, 2013, in Burbank, Calif. Spitzer, who resigned as governor in 2008 amid a prostitution scandal, is now running for New York City comptroller. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Eliot Spitzer, whose 2008 resignation as New York's governor amid a prostitution scandal provided no shortage of fuel for gibes to late-night TV comics, ventured into the lion's den Friday, appearing on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."</p><br clear="all"/>AP Source: Alex Rodriguez meets with MLB<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-alex-rodriguez-meets-mlb-025516002.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IgJ2szmxLYY9smSu86iwXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/434f735911bd3217370f6a706700fbca.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New York Yankees' Alex Rodriquez stretches before batting in the fourth inning for the Tampa Yankees against the Dunedin Blue Jays in a minor league rehab game in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Iskowitz)" align="left" title="New York Yankees' Alex Rodriquez stretches before batting in the fourth inning for the Tampa Yankees against the Dunedin Blue Jays in a minor league rehab game in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Iskowitz)" border="0" /></a>TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ? Alex Rodriguez met with Major League Baseball officials probing the distribution of banned performance-enhancing drugs.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-alex-rodriguez-meets-mlb-025516002.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 03:26:50 -0400Associated Pressap-source-alex-rodriguez-meets-mlb-025516002<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-alex-rodriguez-meets-mlb-025516002.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IgJ2szmxLYY9smSu86iwXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/434f735911bd3217370f6a706700fbca.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New York Yankees' Alex Rodriquez stretches before batting in the fourth inning for the Tampa Yankees against the Dunedin Blue Jays in a minor league rehab game in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Iskowitz)" align="left" title="New York Yankees' Alex Rodriquez stretches before batting in the fourth inning for the Tampa Yankees against the Dunedin Blue Jays in a minor league rehab game in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Scott Iskowitz)" border="0" /></a>TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ? Alex Rodriguez met with Major League Baseball officials probing the distribution of banned performance-enhancing drugs.</p><br clear="all"/>Suspected gunman arrested in 2 SF shooting deaths<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/suspected-gunman-arrested-2-sf-shooting-deaths-082527132.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NW2pu6wdjdpra_V0wZOlNg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/95b1a0276ab16917370f6a706700d658.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this frame grab from video, emergency personnel tend to an injured man after a shooting outside a shopping center in San Francisco, Friday July 12, 2013. Two women were killed and a man was wounded on Friday before a suspect covered in blood was arrested at a shopping center in a crowded neighborhood that is home to police headquarters and several tech companies, authorities said. Investigators were trying to determine if the shooting was connected to a botched robbery. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)" align="left" title="In this frame grab from video, emergency personnel tend to an injured man after a shooting outside a shopping center in San Francisco, Friday July 12, 2013. Two women were killed and a man was wounded on Friday before a suspect covered in blood was arrested at a shopping center in a crowded neighborhood that is home to police headquarters and several tech companies, authorities said. Investigators were trying to determine if the shooting was connected to a botched robbery. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? A bloodied gunman suspected of killing two women and seriously wounding a man at a shopping center in a crowded San Francisco neighborhood was arrested after opening fire on police officers, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/suspected-gunman-arrested-2-sf-shooting-deaths-082527132.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 04:38:21 -0400Associated Presssuspected-gunman-arrested-2-sf-shooting-deaths-082527132<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/suspected-gunman-arrested-2-sf-shooting-deaths-082527132.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NW2pu6wdjdpra_V0wZOlNg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/95b1a0276ab16917370f6a706700d658.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this frame grab from video, emergency personnel tend to an injured man after a shooting outside a shopping center in San Francisco, Friday July 12, 2013. Two women were killed and a man was wounded on Friday before a suspect covered in blood was arrested at a shopping center in a crowded neighborhood that is home to police headquarters and several tech companies, authorities said. Investigators were trying to determine if the shooting was connected to a botched robbery. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)" align="left" title="In this frame grab from video, emergency personnel tend to an injured man after a shooting outside a shopping center in San Francisco, Friday July 12, 2013. Two women were killed and a man was wounded on Friday before a suspect covered in blood was arrested at a shopping center in a crowded neighborhood that is home to police headquarters and several tech companies, authorities said. Investigators were trying to determine if the shooting was connected to a botched robbery. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? A bloodied gunman suspected of killing two women and seriously wounding a man at a shopping center in a crowded San Francisco neighborhood was arrested after opening fire on police officers, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/>Tens of thousands march for ousted Egyptian leader<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tens-thousands-march-ousted-egyptian-leader-205012972.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eHTUGJvfAPkUqqzjMtIXSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/aa1dca534f586117370f6a706700318f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi offer their Friday prayer in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Egypt?s Muslim Brotherhood group rallied in a Cairo city square, waving pictures of the ousted president and chanting anti-military slogans, deriding army chief who led Morsi?s removal as ?traitor? with one ultraconservative Salafi cleric vows to stay in the streets for years until Morsi is reinstated. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" align="left" title="Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi offer their Friday prayer in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Egypt?s Muslim Brotherhood group rallied in a Cairo city square, waving pictures of the ousted president and chanting anti-military slogans, deriding army chief who led Morsi?s removal as ?traitor? with one ultraconservative Salafi cleric vows to stay in the streets for years until Morsi is reinstated. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Tens of thousands of Islamists rallied Friday in cities across Egypt, vowing to sustain for months their campaign to restore deposed President Mohammed Morsi to power.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tens-thousands-march-ousted-egyptian-leader-205012972.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 17:45:10 -0400Associated Presstens-thousands-march-ousted-egyptian-leader-205012972<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tens-thousands-march-ousted-egyptian-leader-205012972.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eHTUGJvfAPkUqqzjMtIXSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/aa1dca534f586117370f6a706700318f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi offer their Friday prayer in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Egypt?s Muslim Brotherhood group rallied in a Cairo city square, waving pictures of the ousted president and chanting anti-military slogans, deriding army chief who led Morsi?s removal as ?traitor? with one ultraconservative Salafi cleric vows to stay in the streets for years until Morsi is reinstated. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" align="left" title="Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi offer their Friday prayer in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. Thousands of supporters of Egypt?s Muslim Brotherhood group rallied in a Cairo city square, waving pictures of the ousted president and chanting anti-military slogans, deriding army chief who led Morsi?s removal as ?traitor? with one ultraconservative Salafi cleric vows to stay in the streets for years until Morsi is reinstated. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Tens of thousands of Islamists rallied Friday in cities across Egypt, vowing to sustain for months their campaign to restore deposed President Mohammed Morsi to power.</p><br clear="all"/>Minister: Human error not behind French crash<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minister-human-error-not-behind-french-crash-072601522.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/79f.1VBIVOfoJHpZ5VZlmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b0f0d1466c267017370f6a7067001848.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Police officers investigate on the site where a train derailed at a station in Bretigny sur Orge, south of Paris, Saturday, July 13, 2013. France's transport minister says human error did not cause a train derailment outside Paris that left six dead. Frederic Cuvillier said Saturday that around 30 people were still considered injured. In all, nearly 200 people sustained injuries in the initial accident, when four train cars slid toward the station, some falling over. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)" align="left" title="Police officers investigate on the site where a train derailed at a station in Bretigny sur Orge, south of Paris, Saturday, July 13, 2013. France's transport minister says human error did not cause a train derailment outside Paris that left six dead. Frederic Cuvillier said Saturday that around 30 people were still considered injured. In all, nearly 200 people sustained injuries in the initial accident, when four train cars slid toward the station, some falling over. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)" border="0" /></a>BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, France (AP) ? Human error did not cause a train derailment that left six people dead outside Paris on the eve of a busy holiday weekend, the French transport minister said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/minister-human-error-not-behind-french-crash-072601522.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 04:59:11 -0400Associated Pressminister-human-error-not-behind-french-crash-072601522<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minister-human-error-not-behind-french-crash-072601522.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/79f.1VBIVOfoJHpZ5VZlmw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b0f0d1466c267017370f6a7067001848.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Police officers investigate on the site where a train derailed at a station in Bretigny sur Orge, south of Paris, Saturday, July 13, 2013. France's transport minister says human error did not cause a train derailment outside Paris that left six dead. Frederic Cuvillier said Saturday that around 30 people were still considered injured. In all, nearly 200 people sustained injuries in the initial accident, when four train cars slid toward the station, some falling over. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)" align="left" title="Police officers investigate on the site where a train derailed at a station in Bretigny sur Orge, south of Paris, Saturday, July 13, 2013. France's transport minister says human error did not cause a train derailment outside Paris that left six dead. Frederic Cuvillier said Saturday that around 30 people were still considered injured. In all, nearly 200 people sustained injuries in the initial accident, when four train cars slid toward the station, some falling over. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)" border="0" /></a>BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, France (AP) ? Human error did not cause a train derailment that left six people dead outside Paris on the eve of a busy holiday weekend, the French transport minister said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>Napolitano departure widens DHS leadership gap<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-departure-widens-dhs-leadership-gap-090723176.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2z909ntvS9QnAL0qXtR3xw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f5e946ec4e9a5e17370f6a7067003ceb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 25, 2012 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. officials say Napolitano is resigning to take a senior posting in the University of California system. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 25, 2012 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. officials say Napolitano is resigning to take a senior posting in the University of California system. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The leadership vacancy created by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's resignation is the latest and greatest blow to a department where one-third of the heads of key agencies and divisions have been filled with acting officials or remained vacant for months.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-departure-widens-dhs-leadership-gap-090723176.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 05:12:11 -0400Associated Pressnapolitano-departure-widens-dhs-leadership-gap-090723176<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/napolitano-departure-widens-dhs-leadership-gap-090723176.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2z909ntvS9QnAL0qXtR3xw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f5e946ec4e9a5e17370f6a7067003ceb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 25, 2012 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. officials say Napolitano is resigning to take a senior posting in the University of California system. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 25, 2012 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. officials say Napolitano is resigning to take a senior posting in the University of California system. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The leadership vacancy created by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's resignation is the latest and greatest blow to a department where one-third of the heads of key agencies and divisions have been filled with acting officials or remained vacant for months.</p><br clear="all"/>
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.