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• Underwater mortgages: 'I'm barely able to tread water'
• Lawyers: Colo. shooting suspect is mentally ill
• White House mum on reported Iran nukes warning
• Will Romney go safe on VP pick? Predictions point to yes
• Zimmerman will seek 'stand your ground' hearing
• Social Security gap: 'Retirement seems like a fantasy'
• The Right rallies around Rep. Paul Ryan
• Peterson choked wife, asked "Why don't you just die?" friend testifies
• Divers discover near-intact, 2,000-year-old shipwreck
• Rebels pull back in Syria's Aleppo, U.N. says no one will win
• Stuxnet-linked cyber weapon hits Lebanon
• Doctor charged with waterboarding his 11-year-old daughter
• Google to pay a record $22.5 million for violating privacy
• Man orders high-definition TV, gets high-caliber gun instead
• Small plane crash caught on video from inside cockpit
• Could pumping aerosols into atmosphere stop global warming?
• Synchronized Swimming: Not as easy as it looks
• Wendy’s to sell lobster burger in Japan

Underwater mortgages: 'I'm barely able to tread water' Posted: 09 Aug 2012 12:48 PM PDT Click image to see more photos. (Jan Dunsmore/Yahoo! News) Lisa Apolinski faced a rude awakening when she went to refinance her home in 2008. "The lender told me my home was worth $225,000. I asked him if he had the correct house," Apolinski told Yahoo News. The lender's reply? "You are underwater," he said, according to [...]

Lawyers: Colo. shooting suspect is mentally ill Posted: 09 Aug 2012 02:41 PM PDT CENTENNIAL, Colo.--James Holmes, the 24-year-old charged in last month's deadly Aurora, Colo., theater shooting, is mentally ill, his lawyers disclosed during a court appearance that featured an unusual outburst on Thursday. Chief District Judge William Sylvester heard testimony from representatives of more than 20 news organizations asking for search warrants and other records related to [...]

White House mum on reported Iran nukes warning Posted: 09 Aug 2012 01:30 PM PDT The White House refused to comment Thursday on a bombshell Israeli media report that President Barack Obama recently received an updated intelligence assessment that Iran has made surprising strides towards being able to build a nuclear weapon. The Haaretz newspaper reported that Obama had received a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE)—the consensus assessment of the [...]

Will Romney go safe on VP pick? Predictions point to yes Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:10 AM PDT With anywhere from days to weeks remaining in the long and tortured period of speculation over Mitt Romney's running mate, the Signal is increasingly convinced that either Ohio Sen. Rob Portman or former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will get the nod. The prediction markets currently give them a 35 percent and 16 percent chance of [...]

Zimmerman will seek 'stand your ground' hearing Posted: 09 Aug 2012 02:48 PM PDT George Zimmerman will seek to have second-degree murder charges dismissed under Florida's "stand your ground" law in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, his attorney said Thursday.

Social Security gap: 'Retirement seems like a fantasy' Posted: 09 Aug 2012 09:46 AM PDT More than a half century ago, Mary Ann Sorrentino, then 16, dutifully watched her mother "kick a press" in a jewelry sweat shop. It was a terrible job.

The Right rallies around Rep. Paul Ryan Posted: 09 Aug 2012 05:54 AM PDT If -- as many political gurus believe -- Mitt Romney has already made up his mind about who he wants at his side between now and November, all of the chatter, advice and urging he's hearing this week may not matter one bit.

Peterson choked wife, asked "Why don't you just die?" friend testifies Posted: 09 Aug 2012 01:26 PM PDT Today, a friend of Kathleen Savio, the third wife of former cop Drew Peterson, testified about conversations the two women had regarding Peterson.

Divers discover near-intact, 2,000-year-old shipwreck Posted: 09 Aug 2012 10:46 AM PDT An ancient Roman merchant vessel has been discovered off the Italian coastline, reportedly in such good condition that much of the food it was carrying might still be intact in its storage jars.

Rebels pull back in Syria's Aleppo, U.N. says no one will win Posted: 09 Aug 2012 04:48 PM PDT ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian forces have pushed rebels back from a strategic district of Aleppo, but skirmishes continued in the city and the United Nations said the conflict engulfing Syria would have no winner. Diplomats told Reuters that veteran Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi could be named next week to replace the U.N.-Arab League Syria envoy Kofi Annan, who resigned in frustration at the international deadlock on how to end the violence. But they warned there could be last-minute changes if a key government had concerns or the candidate had second thoughts. ...

Stuxnet-linked cyber weapon hits Lebanon Posted: 09 Aug 2012 11:12 AM PDT A new cyber weapon believed to be linked by code to the infamous Stuxnet worm has been discovered stealing banking information in Lebanon, according to Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Labs. The new malware, dubbed Gauss for an in-code reference to a German mathematician, is...

Doctor charged with waterboarding his 11-year-old daughter Posted: 09 Aug 2012 08:21 AM PDT Held Face Under Faucet in At Least Four Incidents Over Two Years

Google to pay a record $22.5 million for violating privacy Posted: 09 Aug 2012 09:20 AM PDT FTC Found Google Had Been Tracking 'Cookies' on Its Sites for Apple Safari Users and Sending Targeted Ads

Man orders high-definition TV, gets high-caliber gun instead Posted: 09 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT Dinner party conversation can be difficult, but for Seth Horvitz, the high-caliber assault rifle he mistakenly received through Amazon.com was the perfect centerpiece. Horvitz was immediately suspicious of the package that arrived on his doorstep Tuesday because its size and shape didn't appear to match...

Small plane crash caught on video from inside cockpit Posted: 09 Aug 2012 12:53 PM PDT A single-engine plane crash in the Idaho wilderness in late June was captured on video from inside the cockpit, and the harrowing footage has made its way to YouTube. The plane—a 1947 Stinson 108 four-seater—took off from Bruce Meadows Airport in Stanley, Idaho, at about 2 p.m. June 30 with four passengers aboard: the owner [...]

Could pumping aerosols into atmosphere stop global warming? Posted: 09 Aug 2012 12:56 PM PDT Heat waves. Drought. Storms. The extreme weather that has battered much of the planet in the past few years, up through the heat wave cooking most of the United States this summer, has more scientists thinking about extreme solutions to the climate crisis.

Synchronized Swimming: Not as easy as it looks Posted: 09 Aug 2012 10:27 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Imagine yourself dancing the tango, for four minutes, in a three-meter deep pool, in full make-up and in perfect time with seven others. Upside down, without ever touching the bottom. Now make it look effortless. Synchronized swimming is one of the most easily maligned of the less common Olympic sports. With its nose clips, sequins and heavily gelatined hair, it is a far cry from the overt power, aggression and testosterone of the 100 meters final. But, as the swimmers do not tire of telling reporters on the pool deck, it takes a lot of work to make it look this easy. ...

Wendy’s to sell lobster burger in Japan Posted: 09 Aug 2012 09:42 AM PDT Wendy's and lobster have come together in a decidedly upscale fast-food combination. Two of the burger franchise's Tokyo outlets will soon offer a limited-time lobster surf & turf burger and a caviar & lobster sandwich. U.S. lobster fans won't have the same luck, as there are no plans to offer the sandwiches outside of Japan. [...]

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