Guinness recognizes surfer for riding 78-foot wave AP - 2 hrs 52 mins agoDude, that was the gnarliest wave ever. Guinness World Records says so. More »Guinness recognizes surfer for riding 78-foot wave
Dude, that was the gnarliest wave ever. Guinness World Records says so.
Romney wants to shift focus back to economy AP - 4 hrs agoMitt Romney is trying to return the focus of his campaign to the sluggish economy after spending a day restating his opposition to gay marriage and shrugging off a report that he had bullied a gay classmate in prep scho … More »Romney wants to shift focus back to economy
Mitt Romney is trying to return the focus of his campaign to the sluggish economy after spending a day restating his opposition to gay marriage and shrugging off a report that he had bullied a gay classmate in prep school.
Facebook's IPO already oversubscribed: source Reuters - 10 hrs agoFacebook Inc's record IPO is already oversubscribed, a source familiar with the listing said, days after the world's largest social network embarked on a cross-country roadshow to drum up investor enthusiasm. More »Facebook's IPO already oversubscribed: source
Facebook Inc's record IPO is already oversubscribed, a source familiar with the listing said, days after the world's largest social network embarked on a cross-country roadshow to drum up investor enthusiasm.
- Another 'tanning mom' faces child endangerment charges Yahoo! Contributor Network - 15 hrs ago
A woman allegedly left her two children unattended in her car while she visited a tanning salon. More »Another 'tanning mom' faces child endangerment charges
A woman allegedly left her two children unattended in her car while she visited a tanning salon.
Obama criticizes Romney as 'backwards on equality' AP - 8 hrs agoPresident Obama wasted little time casting his historic embrace of same-sex marriage as a political wedge issue, telling a Hollywood fundraising crowd that it shows how his vision of the country differs from Republicans. More »Obama criticizes Romney as 'backwards on equality'
President Obama wasted little time casting his historic embrace of same-sex marriage as a political wedge issue, telling a Hollywood fundraising crowd that it shows how his vision of the country differs from Republicans.
John Edwards defense to ask judge to throw out case AP - 3 hrs agoDefense lawyers for John Edwards will ask a judge to dismiss corruption charges against their client, arguing prosecutors failed to prove the former presidential candidate intentionally violated the law. More »John Edwards defense to ask judge to throw out case
Defense lawyers for John Edwards will ask a judge to dismiss corruption charges against their client, arguing prosecutors failed to prove the former presidential candidate intentionally violated the law.
- Horst Faas, legendary photojournalist, dies at 79 12 hrs ago
Horst Faas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning combat photographer, who became one of the world's legendary photojournalists in nearly half a century with the AP, died Thursday in Munich. More »Horst Faas, legendary photojournalist, dies at 79
- Former Romney classmate says he thought bullying was '“assault and battery' ABC OTUS News - 14 hrs ago
Romney's friend said he held the boy's arm and leg, describing he and his friends as a "pack of dogs."
- Bodies found at Russian jet crash in Indonesia AP - 58 mins ago
Search teams who scaled a volcano's steep slopes found at least 12 bodies Friday near the wreckage of a Russian-made jetliner that crashed in Indonesia during a demonstration flight for potential buyers, an official said.
- JPMorgan reveals $2 billion trading loss @ Yahoo! Finance - 7 hrs ago
JPMorgan Chase & Co. said it suffered a trading loss of at least $2 billion from a failed hedging strategy, a shock disclosure that hit financial stocks and the reputation of the bank and its CEO, Jamie Dimon.
- Biden to Obama: Sorry for jumping the gun on gay marriage The Ticket - 14 hrs ago
Vice President Joe Biden apologized for jumping the gun on the administration's public embrace of same-sex marriage and forcing his boss's hand, a person knowledgeable of the exchange told Yahoo News.
- Syria suicide bombers kill 55, ceasefire in tatters Reuters - 9 hrs ago
Two suicide car bombers killed 55 people and wounded 372 in Damascus, state media said, the deadliest attacks in the Syrian capital since an uprising against President Assad began 14 months ago.
- School forfeits shot at title rather than play team with girl @ Yahoo! Sports - 8 hrs ago
An Arizona high school forfeited a shot at a state baseball championship rather than compete against an opponent that had a 15-year-old girl on its team, an official from the rival school said.
- Ex-NE mob boss to be sentenced in strip club plot AP - 32 mins ago
When 84-year-old Luigi "Baby Shacks" Manocchio is led away to prison, the New England Mafia will lose an "old school" former boss who came up through the ranks during the mob's heyday only to be undone in his old age.
- Mother wins back permanent custody of obese Ohio boy Reuters - 10 hrs ago
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - An Ohio juvenile court judge removed a protective order on Thursday in the case of a third-grader who was taken from his mother's custody last October after he tipped the scales at 219 lbs (99 kg). Juvenile court judge David Stucki ruled in favor of a mother's petition to permanently restore the boy …
- Romney doesn't recall bullying, but admits 'stupid things' in school The Ticket - 15 hrs ago
Mitt Romney insisted that he has no recollection of an incident in which he allegedly bullied a classmate who was suspected to be gay, but repeated an apology for "stupid things" he did in high school.
- Poll shows Americans' pessimism on economy growing AP - 31 mins ago
Americans are growing more pessimistic about the economy and handling it remains President Barack Obama's weak spot and biggest challenge in his bid for a second term, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
- Bachmann to withdraw Swiss citizenship The Ticket - 16 hrs ago
The Minnesota Republican and former presidential candidate said she was withdrawing her dual Swiss citizenship because she did not want to leave the impression that she was uncommitted to the United States.
- Romney says he's 'fine' with gay couples adopting children National Journal - 6 hrs ago
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Thursday that while he opposes same-sex marriage, he is “fine” with gay couples adopting children. T
Money questions remain about new Vikings stadium AP - 1 hr 19 mins ago
Now that the Minnesota Vikings will get their new stadium, the worrying can begin over a gambling expansion designed to pay the state's share of the $975 million project. More »Money questions remain about new Vikings stadium
Now that the Minnesota Vikings will get their new stadium, the worrying can begin over a gambling expansion designed to pay the state's share of the $975 million project.
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