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FDA flexes new muscles, shuts down plant
Obama undecided on post-2014 Afghan presence
Drone pilots may need distractions during mind-numbing work
Ex-Republicans claim Fla. GOP suppressed Democratic vote
W.H. concerned by Egyptian leader's power grab
Chris Christie to run for re-election in 2013
Just Explain It: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
Groucho Marx voted America’s favorite facial hair icon
Rick Santorum ‘open’ to running for president again
Obama will push for immigration reform, White House says
Unmanned 'Snoopy Sloop' seeks to cross Atlantic Ocean, break record
'Two and a Half Men' star calls show 'filth'
Artist seeks to create a garden in the sky
Black Monday: Feds shut down 130 counterfeit websites
Bin Laden movie based on controversial first-hand accounts
Report: Syrian plane ferried cash stockpile from Russia
'Innocence of Muslims' filmmaker: I have no regrets
First Person: How I feed my family without a job
Photos: Dreamy images reveal beauty in physics
Andrew W.K. won’t be U.S. 'Ambassador of Partying’ after all

FDA flexes new muscles, shuts down plant

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 03:12 PM PST

The agency halts operations at a peanut butter processor as it cracks down on salmonella poisoning.

Obama undecided on post-2014 Afghan presence

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:40 PM PST

President Barack Obama has not yet settled on how many U.S. troops he would like to see stay in Afghanistan past 2014, a number that must be negotiated with the the Afghan government in Kabul, the White House said Monday. Press secretary Jay Carney also suggested that no troops at all might stay in the [...]

Drone pilots may need distractions during mind-numbing work

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:17 PM PST

Distractions can be lethal while driving, but they may help when flying drones, researchers say.

Ex-Republicans claim Fla. GOP suppressed Democratic vote

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:41 AM PST

The former Republican Party of Florida Chairman has been claiming for months that state party members engineered a new law to suppress voter turnout.

W.H. concerned by Egyptian leader's power grab

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:16 PM PST

But press secretary Jay Carney carefully avoided any criticism of Morsi, who seemed to be on the president's speed-dial as they worked on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Chris Christie to run for re-election in 2013

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:57 PM PST

The New Jersey governor filed for re-election, which will enable the Republican to officially begin his 2013 campaign.

Just Explain It: What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:26 PM PST

Eliminating America's dependency on foreign oil has been a policy goal for at least the last two U.S. Presidents.

Groucho Marx voted America’s favorite facial hair icon

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:46 AM PST

A new survey confirms that America is a country full of "Marxists." But in this case, we're talking about facial hair, not political preferences. According to results from the findmypast.com survey, Americans chose the late comedian Groucho Marx as having the best facial hair. Of course, the results were particularly noteworthy since Marx's mustache was [...]

Rick Santorum ‘open’ to running for president again

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:57 PM PST

Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator who ran for president this year, says he is considering a second campaign for the White House in 2016. During a visit to Capitol Hill Monday, Santorum told The Weekly Standard magazine that he is "open" to running again. "I'm open to it, yeah," Santorum told reporter Michael Warren. [...]

Obama will push for immigration reform, White House says

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:57 PM PST

On the eve of a visit by Mexican President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto, the White House promised Monday that President Barack Obama "will be pressing for action" in Congress on comprehensive immigration reform and regards that goal as "achievable." "There is a real opportunity here to move forward and the president is committed to that," press [...]

Unmanned 'Snoopy Sloop' seeks to cross Atlantic Ocean, break record

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:06 PM PST

It's no longer unusual to hear of ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean. It almost seems routine, but it's still not easy. A British man, seeking to prove it can be done by an unmanned ship, hopes to break a record with his unmanned vessel, Snoopy Sloop. Robin Lovelock, a former scientist for NATO, wants to [...]

'Two and a Half Men' star calls show 'filth'

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 01:31 PM PST

The drama around " Two and a Half Men" didn't end with Charlie Sheen. In a video published on YouTube today, Angus T. Jones, who plays Jake Harper on the hit CBS sitcom, trashes the show, calling it "filth" and begging people to stop watching.

Artist seeks to create a garden in the sky

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:47 PM PST

Artist Stephen Glassman wants you to look up. The Los Angeles-based artist is looking to create an urban air garden above the streets of L.A. Right now the air garden is in the concept phase. If enough money is raised (Glassman is seeking $100,000 on Kickstarter), the City of Angels will be home to a [...]

Black Monday: Feds shut down 130 counterfeit websites

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:13 PM PST

No arrests were announced as part of the cyber Monday crackdown, but the cases were ongoing and could lead to prosecutions.

Bin Laden movie based on controversial first-hand accounts

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:50 AM PST

The makers of 'Zero Dark Thirty' sparked an election year firestorm, accused of receiving classified documents.

Report: Syrian plane ferried cash stockpile from Russia

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 09:55 AM PST

The records of overflight requests were obtained by ProPublica. The flights occurred during a period of violence in a conflict that has left tens of thousands dead since March 2011.

'Innocence of Muslims' filmmaker: I have no regrets

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:08 AM PST

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula says he stands by the movie, which portrays the Prophet Muhammad as a fraud and a pedophile.

First Person: How I feed my family without a job

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:22 AM PST

Five million Americans are among the long-term unemployed--those without a job for 27 weeks or longer--according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Another 7.3 million are looking for work, while the unemployment rate sits at 7.9 percent. Numbers aside, individual stories illustrate how America is affected. To see how joblessness hits home, Yahoo News asked unemployed workers to share their job-hunting stories. Here's one.