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All rights reservedFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:03:25 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/us/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-says-trayvon-martin-could-35-years-ago-180325774.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0O2NUIXhWLBH4xteViDtxg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T180325Z_1_CBRE96I1E5X00_RTROPTP_2_USA-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama speaks about Trayvon Martin at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama speaks about Trayvon Martin at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday that the death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager shot dead in Florida last year, has raised questions about why young African-Americans experience racial profiling. &quot;You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago,&quot; Obama told reporters at the White House, in his first public remarks after the acquittal by a Florida court of Martin&#039;s shooter, George Zimmerman. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-says-trayvon-martin-could-35-years-ago-180325774.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:03:25 -0400Reutersobama-says-trayvon-martin-could-35-years-ago-180325774<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-says-trayvon-martin-could-35-years-ago-180325774.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0O2NUIXhWLBH4xteViDtxg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T180325Z_1_CBRE96I1E5X00_RTROPTP_2_USA-OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama speaks about Trayvon Martin at the White House in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama speaks about Trayvon Martin at the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday that the death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager shot dead in Florida last year, has raised questions about why young African-Americans experience racial profiling. &quot;You know, when Trayvon Martin was first shot, I said that this could have been my son. Another way of saying that is Trayvon Martin could have been me, 35 years ago,&quot; Obama told reporters at the White House, in his first public remarks after the acquittal by a Florida court of Martin&#039;s shooter, George Zimmerman. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-faces-long-road-bankruptcy-officials-165702819.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HMMCWpz1ShjsxVbPqnNTSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T173351Z_2_CBRE96I1B3B00_RTROPTP_2_USA-DETROIT-BANKRUPTCY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="View of the Detroit skyline is seen looking south up Woodward Avenue in Detroit" align="left" title="View of the Detroit skyline is seen looking south up Woodward Avenue in Detroit" border="0" /></a>By Nick Carey DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Ricky Snyder and Detroit&#039;s emergency manager Kevyn Orr sought on Friday to assuage residents&#039; concerns over the city&#039;s bankruptcy proceedings while acknowledging that a lengthy court battle awaits. &quot;We&#039;re the comeback state in Michigan, but to be a great state we need? Detroit on the path to being a great city again,&quot; Snyder, a Republican, said at a press conference. On Thursday Detroit, a former manufacturing powerhouse and cradle of the U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-faces-long-road-bankruptcy-officials-165702819.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:33:51 -0400Reutersdetroit-faces-long-road-bankruptcy-officials-165702819<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-faces-long-road-bankruptcy-officials-165702819.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HMMCWpz1ShjsxVbPqnNTSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T173351Z_2_CBRE96I1B3B00_RTROPTP_2_USA-DETROIT-BANKRUPTCY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="View of the Detroit skyline is seen looking south up Woodward Avenue in Detroit" align="left" title="View of the Detroit skyline is seen looking south up Woodward Avenue in Detroit" border="0" /></a>By Nick Carey DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Ricky Snyder and Detroit&#039;s emergency manager Kevyn Orr sought on Friday to assuage residents&#039; concerns over the city&#039;s bankruptcy proceedings while acknowledging that a lengthy court battle awaits. &quot;We&#039;re the comeback state in Michigan, but to be a great state we need? Detroit on the path to being a great city again,&quot; Snyder, a Republican, said at a press conference. On Thursday Detroit, a former manufacturing powerhouse and cradle of the U.S. ...</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former CIA Milan station chief Robert Seldon Lady, who was convicted in Italy of kidnapping an Egyptian Muslim cleric and recently arrested in Panama, is headed back to the United States, a State Department spokeswoman said on Friday. "It is my understanding that he is in fact either en route or back in the United States," said Marie Harf, a State Department spokeswoman. She said she had no further details on whether he would be questioned by U.S. authorities, or whether the United States would cooperate with Italy on this case. ...http://news.yahoo.com/ex-cia-official-arrested-panama-heading-back-u-165910444.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:45:35 -0400Reutersex-cia-official-arrested-panama-heading-back-u-165910444HOUSTON (AP) ? Four homeless men were found Friday in "deplorable conditions" at a Houston home and may have been being held so a captor could cash checks the men were receiving, according to police.http://news.yahoo.com/cops-4-men-found-held-deplorable-texas-home-184748950.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 15:01:56 -0400Associated Presscops-4-men-found-held-deplorable-texas-home-184748950<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/biden-dont-know-white-house-help-detroit-171808752.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZdU5EJkjIHRntiJSuUlrFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T184813Z_2_CBRE96I1C2G00_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS-BIDEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks regarding foreign policy at New York University in New York" align="left" title="U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks regarding foreign policy at New York University in New York" border="0" /></a>By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is looking for ways to help the city of Detroit after the city filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, but Vice President Joe Biden said it was unclear what the administration could do. &quot;Can we help Detroit?&quot; Biden said on Friday in a response to a question from a reporter. &quot;We don&#039;t know.&quot; Detroit, a former manufacturing powerhouse and cradle of the U.S. automotive industry, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, making it the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/biden-dont-know-white-house-help-detroit-171808752.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:48:13 -0400Reutersbiden-dont-know-white-house-help-detroit-171808752<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/biden-dont-know-white-house-help-detroit-171808752.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZdU5EJkjIHRntiJSuUlrFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T184813Z_2_CBRE96I1C2G00_RTROPTP_2_USA-POLITICS-BIDEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks regarding foreign policy at New York University in New York" align="left" title="U.S. Vice President Joe Biden speaks regarding foreign policy at New York University in New York" border="0" /></a>By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is looking for ways to help the city of Detroit after the city filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday, but Vice President Joe Biden said it was unclear what the administration could do. &quot;Can we help Detroit?&quot; Biden said on Friday in a response to a question from a reporter. &quot;We don&#039;t know.&quot; Detroit, a former manufacturing powerhouse and cradle of the U.S. automotive industry, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection on Thursday, making it the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/coroner-teen-asiana-crash-killed-vehicle-171832933.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kP.JKmI6ZT_yH0Vy6YTT6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/da78a2f327bd0a18380f6a706700cb5f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial file photo, a firefighter stands by a tarpaulin sheet covering a body near the wreckage of the Asiana Flight 214 airplane after it crashed at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Saturday, July 6, 2013. On Friday, July 19, 2013, the San Mateo County Coroner&#039;s Office announced that 16-year-old victim, Ye Mengyuan, survived the plane crash only to be run over and killed by a firefighters vehicle. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial file photo, a firefighter stands by a tarpaulin sheet covering a body near the wreckage of the Asiana Flight 214 airplane after it crashed at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Saturday, July 6, 2013. On Friday, July 19, 2013, the San Mateo County Coroner&#039;s Office announced that 16-year-old victim, Ye Mengyuan, survived the plane crash only to be run over and killed by a firefighters vehicle. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) ? A teenager survived the Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco only to be struck and killed by a fire vehicle rushing to fight a blaze that broke out on the plane, authorities said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/coroner-teen-asiana-crash-killed-vehicle-171832933.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:48:03 -0400Associated Presscoroner-teen-asiana-crash-killed-vehicle-171832933<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/coroner-teen-asiana-crash-killed-vehicle-171832933.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kP.JKmI6ZT_yH0Vy6YTT6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/da78a2f327bd0a18380f6a706700cb5f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial file photo, a firefighter stands by a tarpaulin sheet covering a body near the wreckage of the Asiana Flight 214 airplane after it crashed at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Saturday, July 6, 2013. On Friday, July 19, 2013, the San Mateo County Coroner&#039;s Office announced that 16-year-old victim, Ye Mengyuan, survived the plane crash only to be run over and killed by a firefighters vehicle. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Saturday, July 6, 2013 aerial file photo, a firefighter stands by a tarpaulin sheet covering a body near the wreckage of the Asiana Flight 214 airplane after it crashed at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Saturday, July 6, 2013. On Friday, July 19, 2013, the San Mateo County Coroner&#039;s Office announced that 16-year-old victim, Ye Mengyuan, survived the plane crash only to be run over and killed by a firefighters vehicle. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /></a>SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) ? A teenager survived the Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco only to be struck and killed by a fire vehicle rushing to fight a blaze that broke out on the plane, authorities said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) ? A California judge says he is finalizing a settlement worth more than $1 billion in cases where motorists say the value of their Toyotas plunged after recalls over claims they unexpectedly accelerated.http://news.yahoo.com/judge-finalizing-deal-toyota-acceleration-cases-184552498.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:46:43 -0400Associated Pressjudge-finalizing-deal-toyota-acceleration-cases-184552498<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mini-cow-born-roy-farm-looks-panda-bear-183343976.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KwRHwpS7fbaMa_49G7uXKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0127173727cc0a18380f6a706700cf24.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="John Bartheld holds &quot;Peanut,&quot; right, a miniature Panda cow, Thursday, July 18, 2013, on his farm in Roy, Wash., as Peanut&#039;s mother &quot;Midget,&quot; left, keeps an eye on him. Bartheld has been breeding miniature cows on his farm for seven years, hoping to recreate black and white markings in the pattern of a panda to make a ?panda cow.? He succeeded on June 28, 2013 when Peanut was born. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" align="left" title="John Bartheld holds &quot;Peanut,&quot; right, a miniature Panda cow, Thursday, July 18, 2013, on his farm in Roy, Wash., as Peanut&#039;s mother &quot;Midget,&quot; left, keeps an eye on him. Bartheld has been breeding miniature cows on his farm for seven years, hoping to recreate black and white markings in the pattern of a panda to make a ?panda cow.? He succeeded on June 28, 2013 when Peanut was born. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" border="0" /></a>ROY, Wash. (AP) ? John Bartheld has been breeding miniature cows on his farm for seven years, hoping to recreate black and white markings in the pattern of a panda to make a &quot;panda cow.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mini-cow-born-roy-farm-looks-panda-bear-183343976.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:44:38 -0400Associated Pressmini-cow-born-roy-farm-looks-panda-bear-183343976<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mini-cow-born-roy-farm-looks-panda-bear-183343976.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KwRHwpS7fbaMa_49G7uXKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0127173727cc0a18380f6a706700cf24.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="John Bartheld holds &quot;Peanut,&quot; right, a miniature Panda cow, Thursday, July 18, 2013, on his farm in Roy, Wash., as Peanut&#039;s mother &quot;Midget,&quot; left, keeps an eye on him. Bartheld has been breeding miniature cows on his farm for seven years, hoping to recreate black and white markings in the pattern of a panda to make a ?panda cow.? He succeeded on June 28, 2013 when Peanut was born. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" align="left" title="John Bartheld holds &quot;Peanut,&quot; right, a miniature Panda cow, Thursday, July 18, 2013, on his farm in Roy, Wash., as Peanut&#039;s mother &quot;Midget,&quot; left, keeps an eye on him. Bartheld has been breeding miniature cows on his farm for seven years, hoping to recreate black and white markings in the pattern of a panda to make a ?panda cow.? He succeeded on June 28, 2013 when Peanut was born. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)" border="0" /></a>ROY, Wash. (AP) ? John Bartheld has been breeding miniature cows on his farm for seven years, hoping to recreate black and white markings in the pattern of a panda to make a &quot;panda cow.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/more-evacuations-calif-wildfire-184419673.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oTtYIbokBKtmMtyLB12bpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4e71f55705f1e418370f6a706700e129.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A water tender makes his way back to the the Mountain Fire near Lake Hemet on Tuesday July 16, 2013. The 14,200 acre forest fire near Idyllwild Calif., has caused Idyllwild and adjacent communities east of Highway 243 to issued mandatory evacuations for hundreds of homes Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise, Frank Bellino)" align="left" title="A water tender makes his way back to the the Mountain Fire near Lake Hemet on Tuesday July 16, 2013. The 14,200 acre forest fire near Idyllwild Calif., has caused Idyllwild and adjacent communities east of Highway 243 to issued mandatory evacuations for hundreds of homes Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise, Frank Bellino)" border="0" /></a>IDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) ? Fire officials have issued an evacuation warning for 700 homes on the western flank of a wildfire that&#039;s growing in the mountains above Palm Springs.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/more-evacuations-calif-wildfire-184419673.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:44:19 -0400Associated Pressmore-evacuations-calif-wildfire-184419673<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/more-evacuations-calif-wildfire-184419673.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oTtYIbokBKtmMtyLB12bpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4e71f55705f1e418370f6a706700e129.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A water tender makes his way back to the the Mountain Fire near Lake Hemet on Tuesday July 16, 2013. The 14,200 acre forest fire near Idyllwild Calif., has caused Idyllwild and adjacent communities east of Highway 243 to issued mandatory evacuations for hundreds of homes Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise, Frank Bellino)" align="left" title="A water tender makes his way back to the the Mountain Fire near Lake Hemet on Tuesday July 16, 2013. The 14,200 acre forest fire near Idyllwild Calif., has caused Idyllwild and adjacent communities east of Highway 243 to issued mandatory evacuations for hundreds of homes Wednesday. (AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise, Frank Bellino)" border="0" /></a>IDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) ? Fire officials have issued an evacuation warning for 700 homes on the western flank of a wildfire that&#039;s growing in the mountains above Palm Springs.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dna-links-boston-strangler-suspect-last-victim-151408665.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fJgfz4ezaXFcUMWdn3SItQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e28e8e0e272e0718380f6a706700281a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 25, 1967 file photo self-confessed Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo is seen minutes after his capture in Boston. Authorities say DNA tests on the remains of DeSalvo confirm he killed Mary Sullivan, the woman believed to be the serial killer&#039;s last victim. DeSalvo admitted to killing Sullivan and 10 other women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964 but later recanted. He was later killed in prison. (AP Photo, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 25, 1967 file photo self-confessed Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo is seen minutes after his capture in Boston. Authorities say DNA tests on the remains of DeSalvo confirm he killed Mary Sullivan, the woman believed to be the serial killer&#039;s last victim. DeSalvo admitted to killing Sullivan and 10 other women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964 but later recanted. He was later killed in prison. (AP Photo, File)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? DNA tests confirm that the man who once claimed to be the Boston Strangler did kill the woman believed to be the serial killer&#039;s last victim and was likely responsible for the deaths of the other victims, authorities said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dna-links-boston-strangler-suspect-last-victim-151408665.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:43:44 -0400Associated Pressdna-links-boston-strangler-suspect-last-victim-151408665<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dna-links-boston-strangler-suspect-last-victim-151408665.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fJgfz4ezaXFcUMWdn3SItQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e28e8e0e272e0718380f6a706700281a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 25, 1967 file photo self-confessed Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo is seen minutes after his capture in Boston. Authorities say DNA tests on the remains of DeSalvo confirm he killed Mary Sullivan, the woman believed to be the serial killer&#039;s last victim. DeSalvo admitted to killing Sullivan and 10 other women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964 but later recanted. He was later killed in prison. (AP Photo, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Feb. 25, 1967 file photo self-confessed Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo is seen minutes after his capture in Boston. Authorities say DNA tests on the remains of DeSalvo confirm he killed Mary Sullivan, the woman believed to be the serial killer&#039;s last victim. DeSalvo admitted to killing Sullivan and 10 other women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964 but later recanted. He was later killed in prison. (AP Photo, File)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? DNA tests confirm that the man who once claimed to be the Boston Strangler did kill the woman believed to be the serial killer&#039;s last victim and was likely responsible for the deaths of the other victims, authorities said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Federal aviation officials are warning that people who fire guns at drones could be prosecuted or fined.http://news.yahoo.com/faa-warns-public-against-shooting-guns-drones-183617273.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:36:17 -0400Associated Pressfaa-warns-public-against-shooting-guns-drones-183617273HOUSTON (Reuters) - Police in Houston are investigating a report that four elderly men were held against their will in a home in the northern part of the city, the Houston Chronicle reported on Friday, citing police. Responding to a 911 call, police found the men in a dirty, unfurnished room at a home in the Old Ledge section of the city, the newspaper reported on its Web site. There were also four women at the site whom police said suffered from mental illness, in addition to the four men aged between 50 and 80, CNN reported. ...http://news.yahoo.com/houston-police-probe-case-elderly-men-held-captive-181123992.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:32:05 -0400Reutershouston-police-probe-case-elderly-men-held-captive-181123992HOUSTON (AP) ? Houston police say four elderly men have been found in a home where they were being held captive in "deplorable" conditions.http://news.yahoo.com/cops-4-older-men-held-deplorable-texas-home-181307076.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:30:06 -0400Associated Presscops-4-older-men-held-deplorable-texas-home-181307076<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bulgers-ex-partner-recounts-string-killings-182841316.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MWnBGI4QTnBb_nEqQS.yVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cfef6f8405d8e418370f6a7067005f15.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This pair of file photos shows Stephen &quot;The Rifleman&quot; Flemmi, left, on Sept. 22, 2008, as he testified in a Miami court in the murder trial of former FBI agent John Connolly; and James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger, right, in a June 23, 2011 booking photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service. Flemmi, Bulger&#039;s alleged former partner serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to 10 killings, is expected to testify in Bulger&#039;s trial Thursday, July 18, 2013 in federal court in Boston. Bulger, now 83, is accused in a 32-count racketeering indictment and in playing a role in 19 killings in the 1970s and ?80s while he allegedly led the Winter Hill Gang in Boston. (AP Photos/J. Pat Carter and U.S. Marshals Service, File)" align="left" title="This pair of file photos shows Stephen &quot;The Rifleman&quot; Flemmi, left, on Sept. 22, 2008, as he testified in a Miami court in the murder trial of former FBI agent John Connolly; and James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger, right, in a June 23, 2011 booking photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service. Flemmi, Bulger&#039;s alleged former partner serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to 10 killings, is expected to testify in Bulger&#039;s trial Thursday, July 18, 2013 in federal court in Boston. Bulger, now 83, is accused in a 32-count racketeering indictment and in playing a role in 19 killings in the 1970s and ?80s while he allegedly led the Winter Hill Gang in Boston. (AP Photos/J. Pat Carter and U.S. Marshals Service, File)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? Stephen &quot;The Rifleman&quot; Flemmi, the once-loyal partner of reputed Boston gangster James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger, on Friday recounted multiple killings he said Bulger was involved in, either by planning them, approving them or committing them himself.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bulgers-ex-partner-recounts-string-killings-182841316.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:29:05 -0400Associated Pressbulgers-ex-partner-recounts-string-killings-182841316<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bulgers-ex-partner-recounts-string-killings-182841316.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MWnBGI4QTnBb_nEqQS.yVw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cfef6f8405d8e418370f6a7067005f15.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This pair of file photos shows Stephen &quot;The Rifleman&quot; Flemmi, left, on Sept. 22, 2008, as he testified in a Miami court in the murder trial of former FBI agent John Connolly; and James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger, right, in a June 23, 2011 booking photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service. Flemmi, Bulger&#039;s alleged former partner serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to 10 killings, is expected to testify in Bulger&#039;s trial Thursday, July 18, 2013 in federal court in Boston. Bulger, now 83, is accused in a 32-count racketeering indictment and in playing a role in 19 killings in the 1970s and ?80s while he allegedly led the Winter Hill Gang in Boston. (AP Photos/J. Pat Carter and U.S. Marshals Service, File)" align="left" title="This pair of file photos shows Stephen &quot;The Rifleman&quot; Flemmi, left, on Sept. 22, 2008, as he testified in a Miami court in the murder trial of former FBI agent John Connolly; and James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger, right, in a June 23, 2011 booking photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service. Flemmi, Bulger&#039;s alleged former partner serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to 10 killings, is expected to testify in Bulger&#039;s trial Thursday, July 18, 2013 in federal court in Boston. Bulger, now 83, is accused in a 32-count racketeering indictment and in playing a role in 19 killings in the 1970s and ?80s while he allegedly led the Winter Hill Gang in Boston. (AP Photos/J. Pat Carter and U.S. Marshals Service, File)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? Stephen &quot;The Rifleman&quot; Flemmi, the once-loyal partner of reputed Boston gangster James &quot;Whitey&quot; Bulger, on Friday recounted multiple killings he said Bulger was involved in, either by planning them, approving them or committing them himself.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-asks-soul-searching-martin-shooting-180758805.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ri5.iUgJx2c2mNi9EzEseg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1e4e712727ae0a18380f6a706700ea7a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 19, 2013. Obama says black Americans feel pain after the Trayvon Martin verdict because of a &quot;history that doesn&#039;t go away.&quot; Obama spoke in a surprise appearance Friday at the White House, his first time appearing for a statement on the verdict since it was issued last Saturday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 19, 2013. Obama says black Americans feel pain after the Trayvon Martin verdict because of a &quot;history that doesn&#039;t go away.&quot; Obama spoke in a surprise appearance Friday at the White House, his first time appearing for a statement on the verdict since it was issued last Saturday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Looking for positive lessons to draw from the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, President Barack Obama said Friday the nation needs to do some &quot;soul-searching,&quot; look for ways to bolster African-American boys and examine state and local laws to see if they encourage confrontations like the one in Florida.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-asks-soul-searching-martin-shooting-180758805.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:24:10 -0400Associated Pressobama-asks-soul-searching-martin-shooting-180758805<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-asks-soul-searching-martin-shooting-180758805.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ri5.iUgJx2c2mNi9EzEseg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1e4e712727ae0a18380f6a706700ea7a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 19, 2013. Obama says black Americans feel pain after the Trayvon Martin verdict because of a &quot;history that doesn&#039;t go away.&quot; Obama spoke in a surprise appearance Friday at the White House, his first time appearing for a statement on the verdict since it was issued last Saturday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 19, 2013. Obama says black Americans feel pain after the Trayvon Martin verdict because of a &quot;history that doesn&#039;t go away.&quot; Obama spoke in a surprise appearance Friday at the White House, his first time appearing for a statement on the verdict since it was issued last Saturday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Looking for positive lessons to draw from the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, President Barack Obama said Friday the nation needs to do some &quot;soul-searching,&quot; look for ways to bolster African-American boys and examine state and local laws to see if they encourage confrontations like the one in Florida.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jury-wis-man-sane-killed-teen-neighbor-171034616.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GQJdFaprqS3oJnGmgea0NQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e375a8a2278a0918380f6a7067005842.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 15, 2013, file photo John Henry Spooner, 76, right, confers with his defense attorney in a Milwaukee courtroom. The same jury that convicted Spooner Wednesday of fatally shooting his teenage neighbor whom he suspected of burglary, said Friday July 19, during the second phase of the trial that was not insane when he pulled the trigger. Spooner now faces a mandatory life sentence. (AP Photo/Dinesh Ramde, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 15, 2013, file photo John Henry Spooner, 76, right, confers with his defense attorney in a Milwaukee courtroom. The same jury that convicted Spooner Wednesday of fatally shooting his teenage neighbor whom he suspected of burglary, said Friday July 19, during the second phase of the trial that was not insane when he pulled the trigger. Spooner now faces a mandatory life sentence. (AP Photo/Dinesh Ramde, File)" border="0" /></a>MILWAUKEE (AP) ? A Milwaukee man knew exactly what he was doing when he accused his teenage neighbor of burglary and fired a bullet into the boy&#039;s chest, a jury decided Friday, in a verdict that essentially guarantees 76-year-old John Henry Spooner will die behind bars.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jury-wis-man-sane-killed-teen-neighbor-171034616.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:17:05 -0400Associated Pressjury-wis-man-sane-killed-teen-neighbor-171034616<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jury-wis-man-sane-killed-teen-neighbor-171034616.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GQJdFaprqS3oJnGmgea0NQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e375a8a2278a0918380f6a7067005842.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this July 15, 2013, file photo John Henry Spooner, 76, right, confers with his defense attorney in a Milwaukee courtroom. The same jury that convicted Spooner Wednesday of fatally shooting his teenage neighbor whom he suspected of burglary, said Friday July 19, during the second phase of the trial that was not insane when he pulled the trigger. Spooner now faces a mandatory life sentence. (AP Photo/Dinesh Ramde, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this July 15, 2013, file photo John Henry Spooner, 76, right, confers with his defense attorney in a Milwaukee courtroom. The same jury that convicted Spooner Wednesday of fatally shooting his teenage neighbor whom he suspected of burglary, said Friday July 19, during the second phase of the trial that was not insane when he pulled the trigger. Spooner now faces a mandatory life sentence. (AP Photo/Dinesh Ramde, File)" border="0" /></a>MILWAUKEE (AP) ? A Milwaukee man knew exactly what he was doing when he accused his teenage neighbor of burglary and fired a bullet into the boy&#039;s chest, a jury decided Friday, in a verdict that essentially guarantees 76-year-old John Henry Spooner will die behind bars.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/program-lets-scouts-turn-other-zombies-085352918.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yNo4Xm5cjxtFU0X57I4PUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1de0d69327880918380f6a7067004064.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In a photo provided by the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Boy Scouts participate in a Virginia Tech educational program that shows how viruses spread Friday, July 19, at the Boy Scouts National Jamboree in Mount Hope, W.Va. The Virus Tracker program combines technology with the game of tag. It?s meant to show how viruses are spread. I have heard that Scouts earn points by &quot;infecting&quot; other players through bar-coded wristbands. (AP Photo/Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Kristy Collins)" align="left" title="In a photo provided by the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Boy Scouts participate in a Virginia Tech educational program that shows how viruses spread Friday, July 19, at the Boy Scouts National Jamboree in Mount Hope, W.Va. The Virus Tracker program combines technology with the game of tag. It?s meant to show how viruses are spread. I have heard that Scouts earn points by &quot;infecting&quot; other players through bar-coded wristbands. (AP Photo/Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Kristy Collins)" border="0" /></a>CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ? Pssssst. Hey, Scout. Tag! You&#039;re a zombie!</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/program-lets-scouts-turn-other-zombies-085352918.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:10:26 -0400Associated Pressprogram-lets-scouts-turn-other-zombies-085352918<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/program-lets-scouts-turn-other-zombies-085352918.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yNo4Xm5cjxtFU0X57I4PUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1de0d69327880918380f6a7067004064.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In a photo provided by the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Boy Scouts participate in a Virginia Tech educational program that shows how viruses spread Friday, July 19, at the Boy Scouts National Jamboree in Mount Hope, W.Va. The Virus Tracker program combines technology with the game of tag. It?s meant to show how viruses are spread. I have heard that Scouts earn points by &quot;infecting&quot; other players through bar-coded wristbands. (AP Photo/Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Kristy Collins)" align="left" title="In a photo provided by the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Boy Scouts participate in a Virginia Tech educational program that shows how viruses spread Friday, July 19, at the Boy Scouts National Jamboree in Mount Hope, W.Va. The Virus Tracker program combines technology with the game of tag. It?s meant to show how viruses are spread. I have heard that Scouts earn points by &quot;infecting&quot; other players through bar-coded wristbands. (AP Photo/Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Kristy Collins)" border="0" /></a>CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ? Pssssst. Hey, Scout. Tag! You&#039;re a zombie!</p><br clear="all"/>By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that the First Amendment right to free speech does not prevent a New York Times journalist from giving testimony in a high-profile government leak case. The ruling by the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a win for the Obama administration, but it could hurt efforts by Attorney General Eric Holder to improve relations with the media. The Justice Department last week pledged to tighten its criteria for targeting journalists in leak cases. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-court-says-reporter-must-testify-leak-case-180955607.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 14:09:55 -0400Reutersu-court-says-reporter-must-testify-leak-case-180955607<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/penn-state-near-settlements-sex-assault-victims-lawyer-175439550.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bot60HmFqR5XyDy5lpwD3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T175439Z_1_CBRE96I1DR800_RTROPTP_2_USA-PENNSTATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after his sentencing in his child sex abuse case in Bellefonte" align="left" title="Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after his sentencing in his child sex abuse case in Bellefonte" border="0" /></a>By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Penn State University and the sexual abuse victims of its former assistant football coach are close to settling civil lawsuits, with the university setting aside $60 million to cover the claims, according to a lawyer for one of the plaintiffs. Philadelphia lawyer Thomas Kline, who represents the person known in court papers as Victim 5, said the school and plaintiffs are working on settlements, following last week&#039;s vote by the university trustees to earmark the $60 million. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/penn-state-near-settlements-sex-assault-victims-lawyer-175439550.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:54:39 -0400Reuterspenn-state-near-settlements-sex-assault-victims-lawyer-175439550<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/penn-state-near-settlements-sex-assault-victims-lawyer-175439550.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bot60HmFqR5XyDy5lpwD3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T175439Z_1_CBRE96I1DR800_RTROPTP_2_USA-PENNSTATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after his sentencing in his child sex abuse case in Bellefonte" align="left" title="Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after his sentencing in his child sex abuse case in Bellefonte" border="0" /></a>By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Penn State University and the sexual abuse victims of its former assistant football coach are close to settling civil lawsuits, with the university setting aside $60 million to cover the claims, according to a lawyer for one of the plaintiffs. Philadelphia lawyer Thomas Kline, who represents the person known in court papers as Victim 5, said the school and plaintiffs are working on settlements, following last week&#039;s vote by the university trustees to earmark the $60 million. ...</p><br clear="all"/>RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ? A divided federal appeals panel in Virginia has rejected a reporter's bid to protect a source who gave him information about a secret CIA operation.http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-reporter-cant-protect-source-175425933.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:54:25 -0400Associated Pressappeals-court-reporter-cant-protect-source-175425933IDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) ? A California wildfire that destroyed seven homes and cabins in the mountains above Palm Springs grew overnight and continued to threaten the town of Idyllwild on Friday as crews kept an eye on an advancing thunderstorm.http://news.yahoo.com/evacuations-continue-calif-wildfire-142656796.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:53:09 -0400Associated Pressevacuations-continue-calif-wildfire-142656796<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cannonball-could-shot-atlanta-175207046.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Wuq.AbkKTwztniZf4Ce2ag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a95ba82f09a8f618370f6a7067006e9d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A photo provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows an object believed to be a cannonball that was unearthed Thursday July 18, 2013, during work at Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta. Authorities are keeping the object at bomb range and it will be examined by an expert to see if it is from the Civil War. (AP Photo/Atlanta Police Department)" align="left" title="A photo provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows an object believed to be a cannonball that was unearthed Thursday July 18, 2013, during work at Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta. Authorities are keeping the object at bomb range and it will be examined by an expert to see if it is from the Civil War. (AP Photo/Atlanta Police Department)" border="0" /></a>ATLANTA (AP) ? A day after workers unearthed a cannonball from a construction site in downtown Atlanta, an expert on the American Civil War said there are at least two possible scenarios for how it got there.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cannonball-could-shot-atlanta-175207046.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:52:07 -0400Associated Presscannonball-could-shot-atlanta-175207046<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cannonball-could-shot-atlanta-175207046.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Wuq.AbkKTwztniZf4Ce2ag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a95ba82f09a8f618370f6a7067006e9d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A photo provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows an object believed to be a cannonball that was unearthed Thursday July 18, 2013, during work at Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta. Authorities are keeping the object at bomb range and it will be examined by an expert to see if it is from the Civil War. (AP Photo/Atlanta Police Department)" align="left" title="A photo provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows an object believed to be a cannonball that was unearthed Thursday July 18, 2013, during work at Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta. Authorities are keeping the object at bomb range and it will be examined by an expert to see if it is from the Civil War. (AP Photo/Atlanta Police Department)" border="0" /></a>ATLANTA (AP) ? A day after workers unearthed a cannonball from a construction site in downtown Atlanta, an expert on the American Civil War said there are at least two possible scenarios for how it got there.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama says black Americans feel pain after the Trayvon Martin verdict because of a "history that doesn't go away."http://news.yahoo.com/obama-black-americans-feel-pain-martin-verdict-174602339.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:49:27 -0400Associated Pressobama-black-americans-feel-pain-martin-verdict-174602339<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/aurora-newtown-survivors-honor-theater-victims-173129582.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jHh93Ej.4VP0zRD9l5HDrQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9d277135096cf518370f6a706700586c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Tom Sullivan and his wife Terry hold hands as they visit the grave site of their son Alex Sullivan on Thursday, July 18, 2013, in Wheat Ridge, Colo. Alex was killed along with 11 others in the Aurora theater shooting last July on his 27th birthday. Saturday is the anniversary of the shooting. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)" align="left" title="Tom Sullivan and his wife Terry hold hands as they visit the grave site of their son Alex Sullivan on Thursday, July 18, 2013, in Wheat Ridge, Colo. Alex was killed along with 11 others in the Aurora theater shooting last July on his 27th birthday. Saturday is the anniversary of the shooting. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)" border="0" /></a>AURORA, Colo. (AP) ? Survivors of mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut were among those gathered Friday in a suburban Denver park to honor those killed in the massacre at an Aurora movie theater a year after the attack.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/aurora-newtown-survivors-honor-theater-victims-173129582.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:47:06 -0400Associated Pressaurora-newtown-survivors-honor-theater-victims-173129582<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/aurora-newtown-survivors-honor-theater-victims-173129582.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jHh93Ej.4VP0zRD9l5HDrQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9d277135096cf518370f6a706700586c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Tom Sullivan and his wife Terry hold hands as they visit the grave site of their son Alex Sullivan on Thursday, July 18, 2013, in Wheat Ridge, Colo. Alex was killed along with 11 others in the Aurora theater shooting last July on his 27th birthday. Saturday is the anniversary of the shooting. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)" align="left" title="Tom Sullivan and his wife Terry hold hands as they visit the grave site of their son Alex Sullivan on Thursday, July 18, 2013, in Wheat Ridge, Colo. Alex was killed along with 11 others in the Aurora theater shooting last July on his 27th birthday. Saturday is the anniversary of the shooting. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)" border="0" /></a>AURORA, Colo. (AP) ? Survivors of mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut were among those gathered Friday in a suburban Denver park to honor those killed in the massacre at an Aurora movie theater a year after the attack.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:http://news.yahoo.com/guest-lineups-sunday-news-shows-183815643.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:43:20 -0400Associated Pressguest-lineups-sunday-news-shows-183815643<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sgt-shared-bomb-suspect-photos-faces-hearing-142023770.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g.S2Hmy2itFMqDy72EUfIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9a71c13027610818380f6a70670022e1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, April 19, 2013 Massachusetts State Police photo, 19-year-old Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, bloody and disheveled with the red dot of a sniper&#039;s rifle laser sight on his forehead, raises his hand from inside a boat at the time of his capture by law enforcement authorities in Watertown, Mass. (AP Photo/Massachusetts State Police, Sean Murphy)" align="left" title="In this Friday, April 19, 2013 Massachusetts State Police photo, 19-year-old Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, bloody and disheveled with the red dot of a sniper&#039;s rifle laser sight on his forehead, raises his hand from inside a boat at the time of his capture by law enforcement authorities in Watertown, Mass. (AP Photo/Massachusetts State Police, Sean Murphy)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? A state police sergeant who released striking photos of the capture of the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings faces a hearing to determine if he will be suspended until an internal investigation is complete.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sgt-shared-bomb-suspect-photos-faces-hearing-142023770.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:40:25 -0400Associated Presssgt-shared-bomb-suspect-photos-faces-hearing-142023770<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sgt-shared-bomb-suspect-photos-faces-hearing-142023770.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g.S2Hmy2itFMqDy72EUfIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9a71c13027610818380f6a70670022e1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, April 19, 2013 Massachusetts State Police photo, 19-year-old Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, bloody and disheveled with the red dot of a sniper&#039;s rifle laser sight on his forehead, raises his hand from inside a boat at the time of his capture by law enforcement authorities in Watertown, Mass. (AP Photo/Massachusetts State Police, Sean Murphy)" align="left" title="In this Friday, April 19, 2013 Massachusetts State Police photo, 19-year-old Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, bloody and disheveled with the red dot of a sniper&#039;s rifle laser sight on his forehead, raises his hand from inside a boat at the time of his capture by law enforcement authorities in Watertown, Mass. (AP Photo/Massachusetts State Police, Sean Murphy)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? A state police sergeant who released striking photos of the capture of the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings faces a hearing to determine if he will be suspended until an internal investigation is complete.</p><br clear="all"/>NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ? A federal jury convicted a northern New Jersey man Friday of sexually abusing a sleeping woman on a cross-country flight last year.http://news.yahoo.com/nj-man-guilty-sexually-abusing-woman-flight-170920113.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:33:46 -0400Associated Pressnj-man-guilty-sexually-abusing-woman-flight-170920113<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hobby-lobby-wins-stay-against-birth-control-mandate-160019175.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_QWxleeAcN6ld25YE3nMLQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T160019Z_1_CBRE96I18GU00_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE-CONTRACEPTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An illustration picture shows a woman holding a pill at her home in Nice" align="left" title="An illustration picture shows a woman holding a pill at her home in Nice" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge has temporarily exempted Hobby Lobby Stores Inc from a requirement in the 2010 healthcare law that it offer workers insurance coverage for birth control, which the retailer said violated its religious beliefs. The preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton in Oklahoma City, where Hobby Lobby is based, covers the arts and crafts chain and its affiliated Mardel Christian bookstore chain. He put the case on hold until October 1, giving the federal government time to decide whether to appeal. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hobby-lobby-wins-stay-against-birth-control-mandate-160019175.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 13:20:29 -0400Reutershobby-lobby-wins-stay-against-birth-control-mandate-160019175<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hobby-lobby-wins-stay-against-birth-control-mandate-160019175.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_QWxleeAcN6ld25YE3nMLQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T160019Z_1_CBRE96I18GU00_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE-CONTRACEPTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An illustration picture shows a woman holding a pill at her home in Nice" align="left" title="An illustration picture shows a woman holding a pill at her home in Nice" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge has temporarily exempted Hobby Lobby Stores Inc from a requirement in the 2010 healthcare law that it offer workers insurance coverage for birth control, which the retailer said violated its religious beliefs. The preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton in Oklahoma City, where Hobby Lobby is based, covers the arts and crafts chain and its affiliated Mardel

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