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• House to take up ban on in-flight yakking
• Iraqi militants accidentally kill 21 of their own
• A rush to evacuate as truce extended in Syria city
• Email shows effort to shield bin Laden photos
• Explosion at NH ball bearings plant injures 15
• U2, Timberlake, Obama to appear on new Fallon show
• Hoefl-Riesch wins 2nd gold in super-combined
• Man sentenced to 30 years in border agent's death
• Pinkel, Mizzou applaud Michael Sam's courage
• Explosion at NH ball bearings plant injures 13
• 'Dumb Starbucks' in Los Angeles tied to comedy duo
• Iraqi militants accidentally bomb 21 of their own
• Explosion injures 10 at NH ball bearings plant
• Egypt's ousted president says protests "useless"
• Resilient Detroit: 'This is my home'
• Large blast reported at New Hampshire ball bearing plant
• Report of successful Iranian missile tests complicates nuclear talks
• Le Franco-American rapprochement
• Georgia: Storm prep a priority
• Zoo giraffe's killing raises questions
• Funeral scam 'reaches a new low'
• U.N. watchdog: Progress with Iran
• Hillary Clinton could be 'ruthless' as first lady, archived memos show
• NFL players react to Michael Sam's announcement
• French president's love life shares spotlight on U.S. trip
• South braces for more winter weather

House to take up ban on in-flight yakking Posted: 10 Feb 2014 12:42 PM PST "This is about people not being obnoxious and annoying in the air space," committee leader tells Yahoo News.

Iraqi militants accidentally kill 21 of their own Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:38 PM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — An instructor teaching his militant recruits how to make car bombs accidentally set off explosives in his demonstration Monday, killing 21 of them in a huge blast that alerted authorities to the existence of the rural training camp in an orchard north of Baghdad. Nearly two dozen people were arrested, including wounded insurgents trying to hobble away from the scene.

A rush to evacuate as truce extended in Syria city Posted: 10 Feb 2014 04:04 PM PST BEIRUT (AP) — Aid officials rushed to evacuate more women, children and elderly from rebel-held areas that have been blockaded by government troops for more than a year in Syria's third-largest city, Homs, after a U.N.-brokered cease-fire in the city was renewed for three more days Monday.

Email shows effort to shield bin Laden photos Posted: 10 Feb 2014 04:44 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A newly-released email shows that 11 days after the killing of terror leader Osama bin Laden in 2011, the U.S. military's top special operations officer ordered subordinates to destroy any photographs of the al-Qaida founder's corpse or turn them over to the CIA.

Explosion at NH ball bearings plant injures 15 Posted: 10 Feb 2014 04:33 PM PST PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — An explosion rocked a small-town ball bearings plant on Monday, sending at least 15 people to the hospital, but a company spokeswoman said none of their injuries appeared to be life-threatening.

U2, Timberlake, Obama to appear on new Fallon show Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:20 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Fallon is premiering his new show with a bang.

Hoefl-Riesch wins 2nd gold in super-combined Posted: 10 Feb 2014 11:43 AM PST SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Different American, same result for Maria Hoefl-Riesch — another Olympic gold in the super-combined.

Man sentenced to 30 years in border agent's death Posted: 10 Feb 2014 04:18 PM PST TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Kelly Terry-Willis did not hesitate to look into the eyes of the orange-jumpsuit-clad man involved in the shooting death of her big brother, telling him his "evil decision" took from her a loving confidant, dance partner and dedicated family man.

Pinkel, Mizzou applaud Michael Sam's courage Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:52 PM PST COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said Monday that Michael Sam revealed he was gay at one of the football team's get-acquainted dinners last summer.

Explosion at NH ball bearings plant injures 13 Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:35 PM PST PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — An explosion at a New Hampshire ball bearings plant has injured at least 13 people, but a company spokeswoman says none of the injuries appears to be life-threatening.

'Dumb Starbucks' in Los Angeles tied to comedy duo Posted: 10 Feb 2014 04:05 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a caffeine-charged Hollywood whodunit: Just whose bright idea was the "Dumb Starbucks" coffee shop that popped up and started serving free drinks from the corner of an otherwise uncelebrated strip mall.

Iraqi militants accidentally bomb 21 of their own Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:16 PM PST BAGHDAD (AP) — An instructor teaching his militant recruits how to make car bombs accidentally set off explosives in his demonstration Monday, killing 21 of them in a huge blast that alerted authorities to the existence of the rural training camp in an orchard north of Baghdad. Nearly two dozen people were arrested, including wounded insurgents trying to hobble away from the scene.

Explosion injures 10 at NH ball bearings plant Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:09 PM PST PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — An explosion at a New Hampshire ball bearings plant has injured at least 10 people, but a company spokeswoman says none of the injuries appears to be life-threatening.

Egypt's ousted president says protests "useless" Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:16 PM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi says protests by his supporters and the violent crackdown against them are "useless" in a recording of a private conversation with one of his lawyers that was leaked by security authorities eager to show the Islamist leader in a less defiant posture.

Resilient Detroit: 'This is my home' Posted: 10 Feb 2014 08:53 AM PST Resilient Detroit residents share why they're sticking by their city.

Large blast reported at New Hampshire ball bearing plant Posted: 10 Feb 2014 02:58 PM PST At least ten people were transported to a southern New Hampshire hospital after a "major explosion" at a ball bearing manufacturer on Monday, according to state and local officials who set up an emergency command center near the site. The fire department in nearby Jaffrey, New Hampshire, said on its Twitter feed that it had been called to respond to a "major explosion" at the New Hampshire Ball Bearings Inc location in Peterborough, located about 75 miles (120 km) northwest of Boston. Ten people were brought to Monadnock Community Hospital, with two others sent on to other facilities, Laura Gingras, a hospital spokeswoman, told reporters. "We have received a number of patients here at Monadnock Community Hospital," Gingras said.

Report of successful Iranian missile tests complicates nuclear talks Posted: 10 Feb 2014 12:15 PM PST Iran has successfully test-fired two missiles, including a long-range ballistic weapon, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.

Le Franco-American rapprochement Posted: 10 Feb 2014 09:44 AM PST Obama, Hollande take credit for U.S.-France relationship's repair. What about Bush, Sarkozy role?

Georgia: Storm prep a priority Posted: 10 Feb 2014 09:54 AM PST As storm looms, memories of gridlock on icy Atlanta highways are still fresh.

Zoo giraffe's killing raises questions Posted: 09 Feb 2014 09:55 AM PST Saying it was preventing inbreeding, a Copenhagen zoo fed the animal's remains to lions.

Funeral scam 'reaches a new low' Posted: 10 Feb 2014 07:37 AM PST Inboxes across the United States and beyond have been getting funeral notices that appear to be from Eubank Funeral Home. Without saying who has died, the fake emails invite the recipient to an upcoming "celebration of your friend's life service" and instruct the recipient to click a link for "more detailed information about the farewell ceremony." The Better Business Bureau says the scam "reaches a new low."

U.N. watchdog: Progress with Iran Posted: 10 Feb 2014 09:14 AM PST IAEA looking into suspicions that Iran may have tried designing a bomb.

Hillary Clinton could be 'ruthless' as first lady, archived memos show Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:59 AM PST Hillary Clinton's future as the 2016 Democratic nominee may be inevitable, but a little-known archive of old confidential documents kept by Clinton's friend and former adviser is giving her detractors some hope.

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French president's love life shares spotlight on U.S. trip Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:19 AM PST PARIS (AP) — France's suddenly single president arrives Monday in the U.S. for a state visit, hoping the glaring absence of his first lady won't steal the limelight from his focus on major policy issues with President Barack Obama.

South braces for more winter weather Posted: 10 Feb 2014 05:48 AM PST Memories of gridlock and icy highways are fresh in Atlanta.

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