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• Zimmerman charged with 2nd-degree murder
• Tyson on Zimmerman: 'It's a disgrace that man hasn't been shot yet'
• Lawmakers to dissect GSA spending scandal
• James Cameron's Titanic obsession
• How GOP candidates’ Wikipedia pages changed during nomination fight
• Why is Charles Manson back in the news?
• ‘Texts From Hillary Clinton’ founders call it quits
• Street artist gets away with large anti-diamond protest painting
• What happens if Syria blows the cease-fire deadline?
• Mike Tyson on sex, drugs and Trayvon Martin
• N. Korea rocket launch: 5 big questions and (some) answers
• Obama done talking about Trayvon Martin case: White House
• Ex-Best Buy CEO was being investigated over 'personal conduct'
• Gingrich defends $500 bounced check to Utah elections office
• Gawker’s ‘Fox News mole’ identified, Fox News says
• GOP admits ‘overzealous use of graphics’ in fake newspaper headline
• Titanic's sinking: Was it more than human folly?
• Charles Manson’s ‘son’ wants DNA test
• Photos: Artist's 'sandworm' installation astonishes visitors
• Wooden table doubles as a controller for retoro Nintendo games
• Y! Big Story: Contraception controversies

Zimmerman charged with 2nd-degree murder Posted: George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla., has been charged with second-degree murder in the 17-year-old's death. Zimmerman is being held without bail. "Just moments ago we spoke with Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, the sweet parents of Trayvon," Angela Corey, the special prosecutor [...]

Tyson on Zimmerman: 'It's a disgrace that man hasn't been shot yet' Posted: Mike Tyson thinks that George Zimmerman deserves violent retribution for the shooting of Trayvon Martin. In an interview with Yahoo News about his upcoming one-man show in Las Vegas, the former heavyweight champion sounded off on the polarizing case: "My personal feeling is that, as a young kid that was beat on by a bully, [...]

Lawmakers to dissect GSA spending scandal Posted: The scandal over the General Services Administration's (GSA) lavish conference spending using the taxpayers' dime hits the congressional outrage phase next week as members return from recess to multiple congressional hearings on the scandal. The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, the House Oversight Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have all scheduled [...]

James Cameron's Titanic obsession Posted: Director's new documentary takes viewers on a tour of the ship's wreckage.

How GOP candidates’ Wikipedia pages changed during nomination fight Posted: Search for the name of any politician—or almost anything else for that matter—and odds are one of the top results will be from Wikipedia.

Why is Charles Manson back in the news? Posted: Charles Manson, the cult leader from th 1960s who instructed his followers to murder actress Sharon Tate and six others, is a greusome reminder of a horrific chapter in American history.

‘Texts From Hillary Clinton’ founders call it quits Posted: "Texts From Hillary" founders Stacy Lambe and Adam Smith announced they were pulling the plug on their popular Tumblr page one day after meeting the secretary of state.

Street artist gets away with large anti-diamond protest painting Posted: California street artist ABOVE managed to get away with spray painting an anti-diamond industry message outside one of the world's largest diamond trading centers.

What happens if Syria blows the cease-fire deadline? Posted: All eyes will be on Syria tomorrow as the country promises to "cease all military fighting throughout Syrian territory as of 6 a.m." If the pledge is broken, it will be mean the collapse of the United Nations peace plan brokered by special envoy Kofi Annan. It will also mean the peace process was exploited by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to continue killing rebels and civilians. But what are the actual consequences of blowing the U.N. deadline? We asked the Brookings Institution's Daniel Byman, director of research at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy. ...

Mike Tyson on sex, drugs and Trayvon Martin Posted: Mike Tyson is singing to me—poorly—his version of "Cocaine," the J.J. Cale song popularized by Eric Clapton in 1980.

N. Korea rocket launch: 5 big questions and (some) answers Posted: The reclusive North Korea is poised to launch a rocket, possibly as early as Thursday (April 12), on a mission that has provoked scorn from the international community, which sees the flight as a missile test in disguise.

Obama done talking about Trayvon Martin case: White House Posted: President Barack Obama will not be commenting further on the Trayvon Martin case, the White House said Wednesday as the Associated Press reported that charges were being filed against the teenager's killer, George Zimmerman. "I certainly don't expect you'll hear from him about an ongoing investigation both at the state and federal level. The comments [...]

Ex-Best Buy CEO was being investigated over 'personal conduct' Posted: After a 28-year career at Best Buy Co., Brian Dunn, who rose up from the sales floor to become CEO,  resigned abruptly on Tuesday as the company probed an undisclosed "personal conduct" matter. The news of a personal probe sent shock waves through the business...

Gingrich defends $500 bounced check to Utah elections office Posted: NEWARK, Del. – Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich today defended the $500 bounced check his campaign submitted to the Utah elections office as payment for the fee to appear on the primary ballot. "This is one of those goofy things," Gingrich said after a campaign...

Gawker’s ‘Fox News mole’ identified, Fox News says Posted: A day after Gawker media published a post purportedly written by a current, anonymous Fox News employee, the cable channel said on Wednesday that it knows who the secret "mole" is. "We found the person and we're exploring legal options at this time," a Fox News spokeswoman told Yahoo News, reiterating a statement the network [...]

GOP admits ‘overzealous use of graphics’ in fake newspaper headline Posted: A spokesman for the Republican Party of Florida blamed "overzealous graphics" for an ad—posted on Florida Gov. Rick Scott's Facebook page—that included an altered Miami Herald front page. The ad, which has since been removed, replaced the Herald's original headline "Murders highlight rise in crime in Guatemala" with one touting Scott's record on the economy [...]

Titanic's sinking: Was it more than human folly? Posted: After an entire century that included two high-profile government investigations and countless books and movies, we're still debating what really caused the Titanic to hit an iceberg and sink on that crystal-clear chilly night.

Charles Manson’s ‘son’ wants DNA test Posted: Charles Manson, 77, will likely never step foot outside of prison. But he may have fathered a son before being put behind bars. Matthew Roberts, 44, says he believes Manson fathered him during a sexual orgy. Roberts was born in Chicago in 1968 and adopted as an infant. He also bears a striking resemblance to [...]

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Wooden table doubles as a controller for retoro Nintendo games Posted: Do you still have a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) from gaming days of yore?

Y! Big Story: Contraception controversies Posted: The report that teen pregnancy is an all-time low in America comes out at a time when birth control has re-emerged as a political issue. Since January alone, the Susan G. Komen flap, Rush Limbaugh's "slut" controversy, a birth control pill recall, and health care reform have all kept contraception in the headlines. The past [...]

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