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• Libya attack was ‘terrorist’ strike but not planned, U.S. official says
• Romney to Univision: ‘My campaign is about 100 percent of America’
• Last old-school Colombian drug kingpin captured
• Myanmar's Suu Kyi gets Congress' highest honor
• Eric Holder cleared of wrongdoing in Operation Fast and Furious
• Iran shipping arms, personnel to Syria via Iraq, intel report finds
• Actress in anti-Muslim film sues for its removal
• Fish hunters new tools: Pitch forks and water skis
• Chick-fil-A agrees to stop funding anti-gay groups, lawmaker says
• Community defends lifeguards fired over “Gangnam Style” video
• The son of a Sikh killed in Wis. shooting asks FBI to track anti-Sikh hate crimes
• Italy court upholds American convictions over CIA renditions
• City may sue developer who spent $20,000 to remove 40 tons of trash from vacant lot
• Obama observes ‘International Talk Like a Pirate Day’
• Washington man who killed two rapists gets life sentence
• Photos: Portraits of Burmese dissidents and activists
• Why the new sex segregation is great for women
• Dramatic Arctic ice melt blows away previous record
• Photos: See rare images of Sixties icon Twiggy
• Satellite spots northwestern wildfires from space
• Germany sets up neo-Nazi register after 'shameful' murder spree
• Have bacon will travel: on the road with the ‘bacon barter’ guy

Libya attack was ‘terrorist’ strike but not planned, U.S. official says Posted: 19 Sep 2012 03:25 PM PDT The head of the U.S. National Counter-Terrorism Center told lawmakers on Wednesday that the deadly attack on Sept. 11 that claimed the lives of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three aides was a "terrorist" strike. But the official, Matt Olsen, said evidence so far suggests it was not planned in advance. Olsen told the Senate [...]

Romney to Univision: ‘My campaign is about 100 percent of America’ Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:43 PM PDT MIAMI--Still in damage control mode over his "47 percent" remark captured by a hidden camera, Mitt Romney repeatedly insisted Wednesday that he is running to represent "100 percent" of America and that he has a record of being inclusive. "My campaign is about the 100 percent of America," Romney said in a forum sponsored by [...]

Last old-school Colombian drug kingpin captured Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:24 PM PDT The last of the old-school Colombian drug lords has been captured in Venezuela, said Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos during a televised speech on Tuesday. Daniel Barrera, also known as "Crazy Barrerra" or "The Madman" had a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi gets Congress' highest honor Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:05 PM PDT Lawmakers united by their respect of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ahng sahn soo chee) have presented her with Congress' highest civilian honor in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda.

Eric Holder cleared of wrongdoing in Operation Fast and Furious Posted: 19 Sep 2012 02:09 PM PDT The Justice Department's internal watchdog is faulting the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures.

Iran shipping arms, personnel to Syria via Iraq, intel report finds Posted: 19 Sep 2012 03:40 PM PDT Iran has been using civilian aircraft to fly military personnel and weapons across Iraqi airspace to Syria to aid President Bashar al-Assad..

Actress in anti-Muslim film sues for its removal Posted: 19 Sep 2012 05:08 PM PDT An actress who appears in the anti-Muslim film trailer that has sparked riots in the Middle East is suing the filmmaker for fraud and slander, and is asking a judge to order YouTube to take down the clip.

Fish hunters new tools: Pitch forks and water skis Posted: 19 Sep 2012 01:10 PM PDT Eric Young cruised the Illinois River hunting the high-jumping Asia carp armed with a pitchfork and wearing a protective football helmet. These greedy, hungry, flying-fish torpedoes are threatening to invade the Great Lakes, slapping fisherman along the way as...

Chick-fil-A agrees to stop funding anti-gay groups, lawmaker says Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:51 AM PDT The fast food chain that sparked a firestorm earlier this year after its president made public comments against same-sex marriage, has agreed to stop funding anti-gay groups.

Community defends lifeguards fired over “Gangnam Style” video Posted: 19 Sep 2012 03:13 PM PDT Unless you've been living under a digital rock, you've likely heard about the worldwide phenomenon "Gangnam Style," a viral YouTube video from South Korean rapper Psy. It's already surpassed 200 million views, landed Psy a guest spot on the popular talk … Continue reading →

The son of a Sikh killed in Wis. shooting asks FBI to track anti-Sikh hate crimes Posted: 19 Sep 2012 01:50 PM PDT Harpreet Singh Saini, whose mother was one of six killed by a white supremacist in an attack on a Wisconsin Sikh temple in August, asked U.S. senators today at a subcommittee meeting to urge the FBI to track hate crimes against Sikhs motivated by religious bias. "I just had my first day of college, and [...]

Italy court upholds American convictions over CIA renditions Posted: 19 Sep 2012 04:15 PM PDT Italy's highest criminal court upheld the convictions of 23 Americans in the abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect from a Milan street as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, paving the way to possible extradition.

City may sue developer who spent $20,000 to remove 40 tons of trash from vacant lot Posted: 19 Sep 2012 01:09 PM PDT A business developer in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Point Breeze is facing legal action after voluntarily cleaning up more than 40 tons of trash from a vacant lot neighboring his local business. As the old adage goes, no good deed goes unpunished. Ori Feibush says he visited the local offices of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority [...]

Obama observes ‘International Talk Like a Pirate Day’ Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:31 PM PDT President Barack Obama may not announce an official proclamation for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, but he was sure not to let the important day go unnoticed. The campaign celebrated by posting this picture on Twitter with the caption, "Arrr you in?"

Washington man who killed two rapists gets life sentence Posted: 19 Sep 2012 01:15 PM PDT A Washington man who gunned down two convicted sex offenders offered little in the way of apology even as he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Photos: Portraits of Burmese dissidents and activists Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT

Why the new sex segregation is great for women Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:25 AM PDT From Yahoo' s Virginia Heffernan: Last week, I hired a babysitter, put on a dress and took a taxi to a friend's birthday party across town.

Dramatic Arctic ice melt blows away previous record Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:32 AM PDT This summer's unprecedented melt for the icy white cap over Arctic waters appears to have come to a stop on Sunday, Sept. 16, setting a new record low for Arctic sea-ice extent that far surpasses the previous low set in 2007.

Photos: See rare images of Sixties icon Twiggy Posted: 19 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Satellite spots northwestern wildfires from space Posted: 19 Sep 2012 10:37 AM PDT It's been a bad summer for wildfires, and even with autumn's cooler temperatures approaching, the fires still burn.

Germany sets up neo-Nazi register after 'shameful' murder spree Posted: 19 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany launched a national register of neo-Nazis on Wednesday as it takes steps to tackle failings that allowed known extremists to wage a seven-year racist killing spree. The discovery of a small neo-Nazi cell in the former East German town of Zwickau last year and evidence linking it to the killings caused profound shame in Germany and highlighted its shortcomings in fighting right-wing extremism. ...

Have bacon will travel: on the road with the ‘bacon barter’ guy Posted: 19 Sep 2012 11:27 AM PDT Last week, we told you about comedian and actor Josh Sankey, who is attempting to travel the country using only bacon to pay for his lodging and meals along the way. Yahoo News caught up with Sankey midway through his journey, where Sankey was "living the life" in a local mansion, where he had just [...]

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