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• Chastened education secretary asks for do-over
• George Zimmerman charged with assault, battery
• Sunday's tornado forecasts spared lives
• Outside political groups coalescing around Clinton
• Cheney sisters spar on same-sex marriage
• Video shows near-vertical crash of Russian plane
• NASA launches robotic explorer to Mars
• Conservative students to stage 'immigrant game'
• In perilous nighttime trek, Syrians flee fighting
• George Zimmerman charged with assault, battery
• White House pushes to loosen Gitmo transfer rules
• Girlfriend claims Zimmerman pointed gun at her
• Toronto council poised to strip mayor of powers
• George Zimmerman arrested after disturbance call
• United Methodists try Pa. pastor over gay marriage
• After unusual tornado season, nature strikes back with wave of tornadoes
• Jury considers fate of Pa. pastor over gay wedding
• Photos: 12 states, 80 tornadoes
• Photos: 12 states, 80 tornadoes
• Egypt train crashes into mini-bus, kills 27
• Photos: 12 states, 80 tornadoes
• A new infiltration route for al Qaeda?
• Airplane evacuated in Ohio after bomb threat
• Ancient Egyptian royals took snacks into afterlife: 'Meat mummies'
• Markets: Bubble, boom, or buoyantly bullish?
• NASA launches probe to investigate Martian atmosphere mystery
• Zimmerman arrest comes after disturbance call
• A harrowing, historical journey to JFK's funeral
• Supreme Court rejects review of intelligence court action on phone records
• Elian Gonzalez blames U.S. law for childhood ordeal
• U.S. stock indexes hit round-number milestones
• Iran unveils attack drone 'with 2,000 km range'
• 'The whole neighborhood's gone'
• Cheney sisters feud over gay marriage
• City locked down to assess tornado damage
• Cheney sisters take their gay marriage fight to Facebook
• Myths and mysteries about the Gettysburg Address
• Russian investigators seek clues on plane crash that killed 50

Chastened education secretary asks for do-over Posted: 18 Nov 2013 02:47 PM PST Arne Duncan apologized Monday for comment on Common Core and "white suburban moms."

George Zimmerman charged with assault, battery Posted: 18 Nov 2013 03:07 PM PST George Zimmerman was arrested on Monday after his girlfriend called 911 during a domestic dispute, telling police he broke a table in her home and pointed a long-barreled shotgun at her.

Sunday's tornado forecasts spared lives Posted: 18 Nov 2013 02:45 PM PST WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) — When a cluster of violent thunderstorms began marching across the Midwest, forecasters were able to draw a bright line on a map showing where the worst of the weather would go.

Outside political groups coalescing around Clinton Posted: 18 Nov 2013 02:13 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — As Hillary Rodham Clinton privately weighs a second White House run, pieces of the Democratic establishment are beginning to fall into place publicly to help her possible candidacy.

Cheney sisters spar on same-sex marriage Posted: 18 Nov 2013 02:07 PM PST CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife stepped into a sibling squabble Monday after their daughters became involved in a public feud over gay marriage that began on "Fox News Sunday" and soon spread to social media.

Video shows near-vertical crash of Russian plane Posted: 18 Nov 2013 04:08 PM PST KAZAN, Russia (AP) — The grainy airport video is dark, short and chilling. Within five seconds, a dot of light that Russian authorities say is a Boeing 737 appears in the sky over the tarmac and plunges to the ground in a near-vertical crash. The result is a blinding fireball.

NASA launches robotic explorer to Mars Posted: 18 Nov 2013 02:21 PM PST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's newest robotic explorer, Maven, rocketed toward Mars on Monday on a quest to unravel the ancient mystery of the red planet's radical climate change.

Conservative students to stage 'immigrant game' Posted: 18 Nov 2013 02:18 PM PST AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A conservative student group announced Monday they will play a "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Game" this week on the University of Texas at Austin, drawing condemnation from Democrats and a threat of expulsion from campus officials.

In perilous nighttime trek, Syrians flee fighting Posted: 18 Nov 2013 11:08 AM PST ARSAL, Lebanon (AP) — The two sisters squeezed the hands of their blind grandfather for nearly seven hours as they made the perilous nighttime trek by foot along rugged mountain roads subjected to sporadic shelling before finally crossing the Syrian border to safety in Lebanon.

George Zimmerman charged with assault, battery Posted: 18 Nov 2013 03:12 PM PST APOPKA, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman was charged Monday with assault after deputies were called to the home where he lived with his girlfriend, who claimed he pointed a shotgun at her during an argument, authorities said.

White House pushes to loosen Gitmo transfer rules Posted: 18 Nov 2013 02:59 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pushing to overcome obstacles to closing the Guantanamo Bay prison, setting the White House on a collision course with Congress in its bid to loosen restrictions for moving out detainees.

Girlfriend claims Zimmerman pointed gun at her Posted: 18 Nov 2013 02:26 PM PST SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Deputies say George Zimmerman's girlfriend accused him of pointing a shotgun at her during an argument at the home they shared in Florida.

Toronto council poised to strip mayor of powers Posted: 18 Nov 2013 01:58 PM PST TORONTO (AP) — Beset by scandal, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford faced another likely setback Monday as the City Council took up a motion to snatch away many of his remaining powers in a heated council meeting where he knocked over a woman councilor. Ford called the effort a "coup d'etat" and challenged the council to call snap elections.

George Zimmerman arrested after disturbance call Posted: 18 Nov 2013 01:48 PM PST APOPKA, Fla. (AP) — The man acquitted of criminal charges in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin was arrested Monday after deputies responded to a disturbance call at a house in Florida, authorities said.

United Methodists try Pa. pastor over gay marriage Posted: 18 Nov 2013 01:09 PM PST SPRING CITY, Pa. (AP) — A United Methodist pastor accused of officiating his son's same-sex wedding testified Monday he decided to break church rules out of love for his son.

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Jury considers fate of Pa. pastor over gay wedding Posted: 18 Nov 2013 03:20 PM PST SPRING CITY, Pa. (AP) — A jury of United Methodist clergy will decide whether one of their own is guilty of violating church law by officiating his son's same-sex wedding.

Photos: 12 states, 80 tornadoes Posted: 18 Nov 2013 11:58 AM PST A truck lies on its side in a neighborhood in Washington, Ill., Monday , Nov. 18, 2013, after a tornado hit the area on Sunday damaging or destroying as many as 500 homes. One death was confirmed in the town as a result of the storm. Illinois was the hardest hit by the unusually powerful late-season wave of thunderstorms that brought damaging winds and tornadoes to 12 states. (AP Photo/Armando Sanchez)

Photos: 12 states, 80 tornadoes Posted: 18 Nov 2013 02:52 PM PST Powerful late-season wave of thunderstorms hammers 12 states, spawns tornadoes.

Egypt train crashes into mini-bus, kills 27 Posted: 18 Nov 2013 12:52 PM PST Twenty-seven people, most of them returning from a wedding, were killed in Egypt when a train ploughed into a mini-bus and a truck at a railway crossing early Monday, the health ministry said. The head of the Egyptian Railway Authority said the drivers of the vehicles had ignored warning lights and chains blocking entry to the crossing, and tried to go across the tracks. "The bus stormed the crossing, according to initial reports," Hussein Zakaria told state television. Egypt's rail network has a poor safety record stemming largely from lack of maintenance and poor management.

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A new infiltration route for al Qaeda? Posted: 18 Nov 2013 01:48 PM PST Thousands of migrants cross by boat from Africa to Europe. Some may be terrorists, Italy says.

Airplane evacuated in Ohio after bomb threat Posted: 18 Nov 2013 02:23 PM PST An Ohio airport spokeswoman says a threatening note found in an airplane restroom led to an evacuation of the plane after it landed in Columbus following a flight from Texas. Angie Tabor of the Columbus ...

Ancient Egyptian royals took snacks into afterlife: 'Meat mummies' Posted: 18 Nov 2013 12:18 PM PST The royal mummies of ancient Egypt apparently did, as a new study finds that "meat mummies" left in Egyptian tombs as sustenance for the afterlife were treated with elaborate balms to preserve them. Mummified cuts of meat are common finds in ancient Egyptian burials, with the oldest dating back to at least 3300 B.C. The tradition extended into the latest periods of mummification in the fourth century A.D. The famous pharaoh King Tutankhamun went to his final resting place accompanied by 48 cases of beef and poultry. University of Bristol biogeochemist Richard Evershed and his colleagues were curious about how these cuts were prepared. The oldest was a rack of cattle ribs from the tomb of Tjuiu, an Egyptian noblewoman, and her courtier Yuya.

Markets: Bubble, boom, or buoyantly bullish? Posted: 18 Nov 2013 12:32 PM PST Is the stock market due for a pullback? The Dow Jones industrial average has surged 900 points since early October and crossed the 16,000-point threshold Monday. IPOs are hot again. Small investors, stirred ...

NASA launches probe to investigate Martian atmosphere mystery Posted: 18 Nov 2013 10:39 AM PST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA launched its newest Mars probe toward the Red Planet Monday (Nov. 18) on a mission to determine how the Martian atmosphere transformed the world into the desolate wasteland it is today. The robotic spacecraft, called the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution probe (MAVEN), launched atop an Atlas 5 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station here at 1:28 p.m. EST (1828 GMT), beginning a 10-month journey to Mars. "Liftoff of the Atlas 5 with MAVEN, looking for clues about the evolution of Mars through its atmosphere," NASA launch commentator George Diller said as the rocket climbed into a cloudy Florida sky. If all goes well, MAVEN should arrive at Mars on Sept. 22, 2014, mission scientists have said.

Zimmerman arrest comes after disturbance call Posted: 18 Nov 2013 03:17 PM PST It's not yet clear what the Florida man acquitted of murder in Trayvon Martin shooting was accused of.

A harrowing, historical journey to JFK's funeral Posted: 18 Nov 2013 12:14 PM PST A Yahoo News columnist recalls his journey to Washington in November 1963.

Supreme Court rejects review of intelligence court action on phone records Posted: 18 Nov 2013 10:47 AM PST By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would not review a ruling by the secretive intelligence court that gave the government access to records kept by Verizon Communications Inc on millions of telephone calls. The long-shot case was brought to the high court by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a public interest research organization. It was the first time the high-profile issue has come before the justices since former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden began in June to leak secret documents detailing American surveillance programs. The NSA used records like those provided by Verizon as part of the spy agency's counterterrorism surveillance activities.

Elian Gonzalez blames U.S. law for childhood ordeal Posted: 18 Nov 2013 08:17 AM PST Elian Gonzalez, who at age six sparked an international custody battle that ended in his dramatic return to Cuba, blamed a US law for his mother's death in an interview posted Monday. In November 1999, Gonzalez was plucked from the sea off Florida's coast after an overcrowded motorboat capsized en route from Cuba, killing his mother and 10 others seeking to enter the United States illegally. His Florida relatives fought to keep him in the United States, but his father demanded he be returned. The event culminated on June 30, 2000, when heavily-armed US agents broke into the Miami home of Gonzalez's uncle, 2000, on orders of then-US attorney-general Janet Reno to return the boy to Cuba.

U.S. stock indexes hit round-number milestones Posted: 18 Nov 2013 07:23 AM PST U.S. stock market indexes briefly broke through major round-number milestones in early trading Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 16,000 for the first time and the Standard & Poor's 500 index ...

Iran unveils attack drone 'with 2,000 km range' Posted: 18 Nov 2013 03:24 AM PST Iran on Monday unveiled a missile-equipped drone with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles), the official IRNA news agency reported. "The Fotros drone has an operational range of 2,000 kilometres and can fly at an altitude of 25,000 feet, with a flight time of 16 to 30 hours," Defence Minister Mohammad Dehgan was quoted as saying. Dehgan said the new drone could carry out reconnaissance missions or launch air-to-surface missile strikes. In recent years, Iran has launched an ambitious drone programme, causing worry in the United States and the West.

'The whole neighborhood's gone' Posted: 18 Nov 2013 05:39 AM PST At least six people are killed as dozens of tornadoes sweep across the Midwest.

Cheney sisters feud over gay marriage Posted: 18 Nov 2013 10:53 AM PST Mary Cheney and her wife took to Facebook on Sunday to bash Liz Cheney, a Senate candidate from Wyoming, for her gay marriage views.

City locked down to assess tornado damage Posted: 18 Nov 2013 03:29 PM PST The storm, which killed one person in Washington, Ill., destroyed up to 500 houses.

Cheney sisters take their gay marriage fight to Facebook Posted: 17 Nov 2013 02:53 PM PST The Cheneys don't see eye-to-eye on the issue of gay marriage. After Liz Cheney reiterated her opposition on the Sunday morning talk shows, her sister and her sister's partner took the Republican hopeful to the woodshed in separate Facebook posts.  Liz Cheney, running for the Republican Senate primary in Wyoming, reminded the world how she opposes gay marriage during her Fox News Sunday appearance, despite the wishes of her sister, Mary Cheney, who is a lesbian with two children. "I love Mary very much, I love her family very much," Cheney said on Sunday morning.

Myths and mysteries about the Gettysburg Address Posted: 18 Nov 2013 07:55 AM PST Seven score and 10 years ago, Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address, widely considered one of the greatest speeches in American history. But even today, there are still a few points about the speech that are misunderstood.

Russian investigators seek clues on plane crash that killed 50 Posted: 18 Nov 2013 06:11 AM PST KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Russian investigators on Monday combed through the charred fragments of a Boeing 737 jetliner as they tried to determine what caused its crash that killed all 50 people on board.

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