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• Syria pleads with Russia for aid in sign of desperation
• After jobs report, Obama hits GOP on taxes
• The white world of sports: What Gabby Douglas’ vault into Olympic history means
• Drew Peterson threatened to kill wife, her sister claims
• Colorado theater shooting: Did Univ. of Colorado drop the ball?
• Chick-fil-A protests: Have they gone too far?
• 'Plain Jane Bandit' believed caught after eight heists
• Photos: Marilyn Monroe, the LIFE covers
• Woman's altruism starts chain of five kidney swaps, extending lives
• Earth to Mars rover, Curiosity: Have you landed?
• Alaskan fishermen save bear cub from whirlpool (VIDEO)
• Photo reveals giant Greenland iceberg heading to sea
• Romney aide slams press: The week's dumbest political quotes
• Young illegal immigrants see first signs of Obama’s program
• Text before horrible car crash warned of texting while driving
• N. Korea gives refrigerators for medals, labor camp for losing
• NASA forms $1.1B partnership with private space companies
• Police out in force for Jerusalem Gay Pride
• Singer of U.S. heavy metal band released in Prague
• Missile Defense Agency employees warned about porn on the job
• Retired porn star Jenna Jameson supports Mitt Romney
• Drought diaries: 'There is no sign of relief'
• Cheetah shows up Olympians, breaks land speed record
• Will world’s hunger for sushi cause tuna extinction?

Syria pleads with Russia for aid in sign of desperation Posted: 03 Aug 2012 02:52 PM PDT an indication that international sanctions are squeezing President Bashar Assad's regime.

After jobs report, Obama hits GOP on taxes Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:25 AM PDT Fighting to become the first president since World War II to win re-election with unemployment above 8 percent, Barack Obama on Friday acknowledged "more work to do" to boost job growth. The Democrat also accused Republicans of practicing "upside-down economics" that help the wealthy but neglect the middle class. Obama defended his economic record shortly [...]

The white world of sports: What Gabby Douglas’ vault into Olympic history means Posted: 03 Aug 2012 12:25 PM PDT The 16-year-old's triumph—not to mention her poise, her maturity, her focus, her elegance—will help recalibrate what young females of color believe is within their reach.

Drew Peterson threatened to kill wife, her sister claims Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT Drew Peterson told his third wife Kathleen Savio he would kill her six months before she was found dead in a bathtub, Savio's sister testified in Peterson's murder trial today.

Colorado theater shooting: Did Univ. of Colorado drop the ball? Posted: 03 Aug 2012 04:00 PM PDT In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, the University of Colorado and other schools created "threat assessment teams" to identify and take action against students who might turn violent. After Aurora, some are wondering whether the system broke down.

Chick-fil-A protests: Have they gone too far? Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:20 PM PDT It seems that a sandwich has become the target of partisan political debate. Ever since Dan Cathy, the president of chicken restaurant chain Chick-fil-A, voiced his opposition to gay marriage, opinions about the company have caused a lot of indigestion.

'Plain Jane Bandit' believed caught after eight heists Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:23 AM PDT The "Plain Jane Bandit," who is believed to be responsible for eight bank heists or attempted bank robberies in Southern California, has been arrested, officials said.

Photos: Marilyn Monroe, the LIFE covers Posted: 03 Aug 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Woman's altruism starts chain of five kidney swaps, extending lives Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:20 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A soon-to-be wed gay couple, a retired teacher and his wife, and two pairs of fathers and sons were among those whose lives were changed one extraordinary day this week when a 35-year-old single mother of four from North Carolina donated a kidney to a stranger in New York. "I'm not losing nothing," Honica Brittman said this week, sitting in a blue and white hospital gown before surgery in which she would give, for free, the initial kidney in a chain of five kidney transplants at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. ...

Earth to Mars rover, Curiosity: Have you landed? Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:54 PM PDT Tune in to the Yahoo! live-stream on Sunday, August 5, at 10:31 p.m. PT or 1:31 a.m. ET. On Sunday night, millions of miles away, a nail-biter of a landing will be executed—or not—on Mars. The Mars rover, Curiosity, which has been traveling to the distant planet for the past eight-and-a-half months, will land on [...]

Alaskan fishermen save bear cub from whirlpool (VIDEO) Posted: 03 Aug 2012 01:57 PM PDT A boat  of Alaskan fishermen documented their successful, and risky, attempt to rescue a bear cub who was struggling against the river current and in danger of being pulled into a nearby whirlpool. Mike Polocz tells the Anchorage Daily News that the bear was struggling to stay afloat in the Kenai River when Polocz, his [...]

Photo reveals giant Greenland iceberg heading to sea Posted: 03 Aug 2012 11:59 AM PDT A massive iceberg that recently cleaved from one of Greenland's largest glaciers has made its way down the fjord that confines it and is poised to float out into an ocean strait, satellite photos reveal.

Romney aide slams press: The week's dumbest political quotes Posted: 03 Aug 2012 10:21 AM PDT Each week, the Daily Caller picks the dumbest political statements and ranks them (just for Yahoo! readers) on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst). Who do you think said the dumbest thing? Vote in our poll below!

Young illegal immigrants see first signs of Obama’s program Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:09 AM PDT For the estimated 1 million young illegal immigrants who may qualify for the new temporary legal status, Obama's new program represents their best shot at a normal life.

Text before horrible car crash warned of texting while driving Posted: 03 Aug 2012 06:26 AM PDT Chris Bothe knows firsthand the dangers of texting and driving. The Texas man typed this message to a friend while driving home from college earlier this year, "I need to quit texting because I could die in a car accident and then how would you feel..."

N. Korea gives refrigerators for medals, labor camp for losing Posted: 03 Aug 2012 03:54 AM PDT North Korea's Olympic athletes are thrilling their countrymen with surprising success in winning medals but according to defectors, these medals have a dark side.

NASA forms $1.1B partnership with private space companies Posted: 03 Aug 2012 09:41 AM PDT Though many of us dream of exploring the stars or starting a human colony on Mars, that dream is not shared by the government.

Police out in force for Jerusalem Gay Pride Posted: 02 Aug 2012 11:02 AM PDT Thousands marched in central Jerusalem on Thursday for a milestone 10th anniversary Gay Pride parade, passing by the spot where an ultra-Orthodox Jew stabbed three participants in 2005.

Singer of U.S. heavy metal band released in Prague Posted: 03 Aug 2012 02:48 PM PDT The frontman of the U.S. heavy metal band Lamb of God has been released from a Prague prison on $400,000 bail as police investigate him for allegedly pushing a fan off a stage who later died of his injuries, an official said Friday.

Missile Defense Agency employees warned about porn on the job Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:36 AM PDT A top official at the government agency charged with protecting America from incoming nuclear missiles recently had to order his employees to keep their eyes on the sky and off pornographic websites they had accessed on secure computers.

Retired porn star Jenna Jameson supports Mitt Romney Posted: 03 Aug 2012 07:37 AM PDT Retired adult film actress Jenna Jameson voiced support for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at a strip club Thursday, CBS San Francisco reports: "I'm very looking forward to a Republican being back in office," Jameson said while sipping champagne in a VIP room at Gold Club in the city's South of Market neighborhood. "When [...]

Drought diaries: 'There is no sign of relief' Posted: 02 Aug 2012 01:52 PM PDT The dry Truckee Canal near Teresa Pena-Raney's peach orchard in western Nevada. (Teresa Pena-Raney) Along the 195-mile Embarras River, a tributary of the Wabash in southeastern Illinois, rancher Jim Gardner worries about his 200 head of Angus cattle. There's enough hay -- for now. But in July, the cattle started eating winter's food, and this [...]

Cheetah shows up Olympians, breaks land speed record Posted: 02 Aug 2012 01:19 PM PDT The fastest cheetah on Earth has done it again, breaking her previous world record for the 100-meter dash and setting a new best time of 5.95 seconds.

Will world’s hunger for sushi cause tuna extinction? Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:39 PM PDT It's no secret that Americans loves sushi. What used to be a delicacy savored on special occasions has become a new kind of fast food, available in cafeterias and grocery stores, even baseball stadiums.

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