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• Obama: A 'new chapter' in Afghanistan
• Mark your calendars: Facebook sets IPO date
• Flashpoints on Occupy May Day
• Openly gay Romney aide resigns after backlash
• Christie: Wisconsin is the center of the political universe
• Edwards trial: Cheri Young admits husband drank heavily
• Facebook COO: 'Organ donation is a social crisis'
• Veteran Indiana senator in tea party crosshairs
• Yahoo's Jeff Greenfield on why 2012 predictions are rubbish
• 10 things we’ve learned about bin Laden since the raid
• Five charged with conspiracy in Ohio bomb plot
• Heckler hijacks Romney, Giuliani photo-op in NYC
• Rupert Murdoch hints he won't be stepping down anytime soon
• N.C. gay-marriage foes have slight lead ahead of vote
• Baby girl that inspired 'Avery's Bucket List’ dies
• Mysterious 'hum' only Canadians can hear is debated
• Jessica Simpson's baby name choice sparks storm on the Web
• 13 years of perfect attendance: student nears 2,000 days in a row
• How to pick the right tablet for your personality

Obama: A 'new chapter' in Afghanistan Posted: President Barack Obama, on an unannounced trip to Afghanistan, told war-weary Americans in a speech televised from a military base there that the United States and Afghanistan had signed a long-term partnership agreement to ensure that "war ends and a new chapter begins." And Obama, speaking on the one-year anniversary of the raid that killed Osama [...]

Mark your calendars: Facebook sets IPO date Posted: Facebook will launch its initial public offering (IPO) on May 18, with a corporate roadshow to mark the announcement beginning on Monday, May 7. The IPO is expected to be the largest ever by an Internet-based company. The date of the launch has remained somewhat in limbo as Facebook awaited approval from the Securities and [...]

Flashpoints on Occupy May Day Posted: The Occupy movement targeted May Day as the day "the people of the planet will take to the streets." Crowds formed in many major cities, joining protesters worldwide on International Workers Day.  Marches were organized to protest the control of financial institutions and to demand better working standards.  But promised wide stoppage of mass transportation [...]

Openly gay Romney aide resigns after backlash Posted: An openly gay Republican operative hired as Mitt Romney's foreign policy spokesman has abruptly resigned from the campaign, suggesting the focus on his personal life had become a distraction. The Romney campaign hired Richard Grenell, who had previously served as George W. Bush's spokesman at the United Nations, just two weeks ago, but his brief [...]

Christie: Wisconsin is the center of the political universe Posted: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday reminded Wisconsin voters that the impact of the recall decision before them holds major national implications. "For the next five weeks, Wisconsin is going to be the center of the American political universe," Christie told supporters of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker during a rally in Oak Creek, held [...]

Edwards trial: Cheri Young admits husband drank heavily Posted: A day after breaking down and falling ill on the witness stand, Cheri Young, the wife of John Edwards' former aide Andrew Young, was grilled by the defense at Edwards' federal corruption trial in North Carolina, admitting that her husband drank "a lot" and took Ambien while trying to hide Rielle Hunter, the former presidential [...]

Facebook COO: 'Organ donation is a social crisis' Posted: ABC News' Diane Sawyer talks with Sheryl Sandberg about the site's newest tool.

Veteran Indiana senator in tea party crosshairs Posted: Grover Norquist, the influential conservative activist who is the president of Americans for Tax Reform, will endorse Richard Mourdock over Dick Lugar before next week's Republican Senate primary in Indiana, Yahoo News has learned.

Yahoo's Jeff Greenfield on why 2012 predictions are rubbish Posted: You want to know who's going to be the next president of the United States? Happy to oblige.

10 things we’ve learned about bin Laden since the raid Posted: One year ago today, on May 1, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs in a daring raid on his compound near Islamabad, Pakistan. Through thousands of documents seized during the assault—many of them slated to be declassified later this week—we've learned a lot about the terror leader since his death. He [...]

Five charged with conspiracy in Ohio bomb plot Posted: Five people, claiming to be anarchists, have been arrested in Cleveland for trying to blow up a four-lane bridge across the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Heckler hijacks Romney, Giuliani photo-op in NYC Posted: Mitt Romney marked the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death by joining former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani at a Manhattan firehouse that served as the city's first response center in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. But the photo op was hijacked by a female heckler, who loudly accused Romney of being [...]

Rupert Murdoch hints he won't be stepping down anytime soon Posted: On the heels of a Parliament report on phone-hacking that concluded he is "not fit" to lead, Rupert Murdoch sent a memo to News Corp. staffers on Tuesday, admitting it was "difficult to read" but vowed to prove that the company now adheres to "the highest ethical standards."

N.C. gay-marriage foes have slight lead ahead of vote Posted: Supporters of gay marriage in North Carolina have out-raised and out-advertised their opponents ahead of a vote on May 8 over whether the state constitution should be amended to specifically bar same-sex couples from marrying or entering into domestic partnerships. Despite this effort, 55 percent of North Carolinians say they plan to vote for the amendment [...]

Baby girl that inspired 'Avery's Bucket List’ dies Posted: After Avery Lynn Canahuati was born last November with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1, her parents wrote a "bucket list" for their newborn, citing things she would like to do if she led a normal, healthy life. Her doctors had said Canahuati wasn't expected to live more than two years. Unfortunately, 6-month-old Canahuati passed [...]

Mysterious 'hum' only Canadians can hear is debated Posted: The cities of Windsor, Ontario, and Rogue River, Mich., are separated geographically by only a river, but when it comes to one highly annoying noise they are worlds apart.

Jessica Simpson's baby name choice sparks storm on the Web Posted: For months, fans have followed Jessica Simpson's baby bump, baby shower, baby shopping. Is it any wonder then -- now that the star has welcomed her daughter -- that attention has turned to the newborn's name? Simpson announced the arrival of one Maxwell Drew Johnson, and a storm of comments hit the Web

13 years of perfect attendance: student nears 2,000 days in a row Posted: Since kindergarten, 17-year-old high-school senior Ciara Cetraro hasn't missed a day of school. That's more than 2,000 days of showing up for every day of school. And perhaps most impressive of all: She did it living in Hawaii, which is known for its "epidemic" of chronic absenteeism. West Hawaii Today reports that Cetraro has not [...]

How to pick the right tablet for your personality Posted: At least a dozen times a week, someone asks me about buying a tablet. Inevitably, their one main question is, "Should I get the no-frills $499 version of the newest iPad or the fully loaded $829 model?" (By the way, we're … Continue reading →

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