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All rights reservedTue, 11 Sep 2012 15:49:13 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/america-safer-presidential-candidates-disagree-194558022--election.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Yywj2DtmYcay10GYtxe5ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/09/11/potus-split-NH-jpg_201258.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama, Romney" align="left" title="Obama, Romney" border="0" /></a>Looking to win voters even as they swore off negative attacks, the candidates clash over whether the U.S. is a safer place after 9/11.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/america-safer-presidential-candidates-disagree-194558022--election.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 15:49:13 -0400Associated Pressamerica-safer-presidential-candidates-disagree-194558022--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/america-safer-presidential-candidates-disagree-194558022--election.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Yywj2DtmYcay10GYtxe5ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/09/11/potus-split-NH-jpg_201258.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama, Romney" align="left" title="Obama, Romney" border="0" /></a>Looking to win voters even as they swore off negative attacks, the candidates clash over whether the U.S. is a safer place after 9/11.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-teacher-strike-poses-test-unions-071221549.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yzGuci_moSwpm5EEmRlT1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c5836ae9a646d1191a0f6a7067008997.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Thousands of public school teachers rally outside Chicago Public Schools district headquarters on the first day of strike action over teachers&#039; contracts on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 in Chicago. For the first time in a quarter century, Chicago teachers walked out of the classroom Monday, taking a bitter contract dispute over evaluations and job security to the streets of the nation&#039;s third-largest city ? and to a national audience ? less than a week after most schools opened for fall. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)" align="left" title="Thousands of public school teachers rally outside Chicago Public Schools district headquarters on the first day of strike action over teachers&#039; contracts on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 in Chicago. For the first time in a quarter century, Chicago teachers walked out of the classroom Monday, taking a bitter contract dispute over evaluations and job security to the streets of the nation&#039;s third-largest city ? and to a national audience ? less than a week after most schools opened for fall. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)" border="0" /></a>Union leaders are taking a major stand on teacher evaluations, one of the key issues in the Chicago dispute. If they lose there, it could have ripple effects around the country.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-teacher-strike-poses-test-unions-071221549.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 15:37:12 -0400Associated Presschicago-teacher-strike-poses-test-unions-071221549<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-teacher-strike-poses-test-unions-071221549.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yzGuci_moSwpm5EEmRlT1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c5836ae9a646d1191a0f6a7067008997.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Thousands of public school teachers rally outside Chicago Public Schools district headquarters on the first day of strike action over teachers&#039; contracts on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 in Chicago. For the first time in a quarter century, Chicago teachers walked out of the classroom Monday, taking a bitter contract dispute over evaluations and job security to the streets of the nation&#039;s third-largest city ? and to a national audience ? less than a week after most schools opened for fall. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)" align="left" title="Thousands of public school teachers rally outside Chicago Public Schools district headquarters on the first day of strike action over teachers&#039; contracts on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 in Chicago. For the first time in a quarter century, Chicago teachers walked out of the classroom Monday, taking a bitter contract dispute over evaluations and job security to the streets of the nation&#039;s third-largest city ? and to a national audience ? less than a week after most schools opened for fall. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)" border="0" /></a>Union leaders are taking a major stand on teacher evaluations, one of the key issues in the Chicago dispute. If they lose there, it could have ripple effects around the country.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-no-block-israel-iran-netanyahu-161058318.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ocOLP4WDi87uBTa56_d.JQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-09-11T213751Z_5_CBRE88A1F8D00_RTROPTP_2_ISRAEL-IRAN-NETANYAHU.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during a joint news conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Borisov in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during a joint news conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Borisov in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says the U.S. had forfeited any moral right to stop Israel taking action against Iran&#039;s nuclear program because it had refused to be firm with Tehran itself.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-no-block-israel-iran-netanyahu-161058318.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 17:37:51 -0400Reutersu-no-block-israel-iran-netanyahu-161058318<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-no-block-israel-iran-netanyahu-161058318.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ocOLP4WDi87uBTa56_d.JQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-09-11T213751Z_5_CBRE88A1F8D00_RTROPTP_2_ISRAEL-IRAN-NETANYAHU.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during a joint news conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Borisov in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speaks during a joint news conference with his Bulgarian counterpart Borisov in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says the U.S. had forfeited any moral right to stop Israel taking action against Iran&#039;s nuclear program because it had refused to be firm with Tehran itself.</p><br clear="all"/><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/egyptians-scale-u-s-embassy-walls-slideshow/"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3xPMrgrV5_IRLDtDBFX_wg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-09-11T191657Z_600120774_GM1E89C090V02_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-USA-PROTEST.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: Protestors pull down U.S. flag at Cairo embassy" align="left" title="Photos: Protestors pull down U.S. flag at Cairo embassy" border="0" /></a>Protesters destroy an American flag pulled down from the U.S. embassy in Cairo September 11, 2012. Egyptian protesters scaled the walls of the U.S. embassy on Tuesday, tore down the American flag and burned it during a protest over what they said was a film being produced in the United States that insulted Prophet Mohammad. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS RELIGION)<br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/photos/egyptians-scale-u-s-embassy-walls-slideshow/Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:19:10 -0400photos/egyptians-scale-u-s-embassy-walls-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/egyptians-scale-u-s-embassy-walls-slideshow/"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3xPMrgrV5_IRLDtDBFX_wg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-09-11T191657Z_600120774_GM1E89C090V02_RTRMADP_3_EGYPT-USA-PROTEST.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: Protestors pull down U.S. flag at Cairo embassy" align="left" title="Photos: Protestors pull down U.S. flag at Cairo embassy" border="0" /></a>Protesters destroy an American flag pulled down from the U.S. embassy in Cairo September 11, 2012. Egyptian protesters scaled the walls of the U.S. embassy on Tuesday, tore down the American flag and burned it during a protest over what they said was a film being produced in the United States that insulted Prophet Mohammad. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS RELIGION)<br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-leads-nation-silent-9-11-tribute-131700570--election.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DkstoDagHicM3WvaLC.JGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-09-11T163454Z_1_CBRE88A1A2B00_RTROPTP_2_USA-SEPT11.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama speaks near U.S. Secretary of Defense Panetta on the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon near Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama speaks near U.S. Secretary of Defense Panetta on the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon near Washington" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama led America in a silent tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2011 terrorist attacks on the White House lawn.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-leads-nation-silent-9-11-tribute-131700570--election.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 09:17:00 -0400blogs/ticket/obama-leads-nation-silent-9-11-tribute-131700570--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-leads-nation-silent-9-11-tribute-131700570--election.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DkstoDagHicM3WvaLC.JGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-09-11T163454Z_1_CBRE88A1A2B00_RTROPTP_2_USA-SEPT11.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama speaks near U.S. Secretary of Defense Panetta on the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon near Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama speaks near U.S. Secretary of Defense Panetta on the 11th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon near Washington" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama led America in a silent tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2011 terrorist attacks on the White House lawn.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dead-prisoner-had-troubled-history-guantanamo-204519651.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/a28vKPorKZqdVhJnOhIXKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3d50def6aa67e4191a0f6a706700b7e7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated handout photo provided by Marc Falkoff , an attorney representing Adnan Latif shows Latif, the Guantanamo prisoner who was found unconscious in his cell on Saturday, Sept. 8. 2012 and later declared dead at a hospital on the U.S. base in Cuba. Latif, a 32-year-old from Yemen, had been held at Guantanamo without charge since January 2002. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Marc Falkoff)" align="left" title="This undated handout photo provided by Marc Falkoff , an attorney representing Adnan Latif shows Latif, the Guantanamo prisoner who was found unconscious in his cell on Saturday, Sept. 8. 2012 and later declared dead at a hospital on the U.S. base in Cuba. Latif, a 32-year-old from Yemen, had been held at Guantanamo without charge since January 2002. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Marc Falkoff)" border="0" /></a>The latest prisoner to die at the U.S. base in Guantanamo, Cuba, was identified as a Yemeni man with a history of mental illness who battled guards and challenged his confinement.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dead-prisoner-had-troubled-history-guantanamo-204519651.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 17:55:04 -0400Associated Pressdead-prisoner-had-troubled-history-guantanamo-204519651<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dead-prisoner-had-troubled-history-guantanamo-204519651.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/a28vKPorKZqdVhJnOhIXKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3d50def6aa67e4191a0f6a706700b7e7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated handout photo provided by Marc Falkoff , an attorney representing Adnan Latif shows Latif, the Guantanamo prisoner who was found unconscious in his cell on Saturday, Sept. 8. 2012 and later declared dead at a hospital on the U.S. base in Cuba. Latif, a 32-year-old from Yemen, had been held at Guantanamo without charge since January 2002. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Marc Falkoff)" align="left" title="This undated handout photo provided by Marc Falkoff , an attorney representing Adnan Latif shows Latif, the Guantanamo prisoner who was found unconscious in his cell on Saturday, Sept. 8. 2012 and later declared dead at a hospital on the U.S. base in Cuba. Latif, a 32-year-old from Yemen, had been held at Guantanamo without charge since January 2002. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Marc Falkoff)" border="0" /></a>The latest prisoner to die at the U.S. base in Guantanamo, Cuba, was identified as a Yemeni man with a history of mental illness who battled guards and challenged his confinement.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/biden-says-malarkey-another-word-meaning-malarkey-173314715--election.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PPpsTIpaPUCRmmbKAPL0kQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1c9c91d45d429c191a0f6a706700de01.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event Athens Community Center, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Athens, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" align="left" title="Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event Athens Community Center, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Athens, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>Fresh from delivering a tribute to 9/11 victims, VP Biden told Shanksville, Pa., firefighters that he would have them down to Washington -- &quot;No bulls**t.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/biden-says-malarkey-another-word-meaning-malarkey-173314715--election.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 13:33:14 -0400blogs/ticket/biden-says-malarkey-another-word-meaning-malarkey-173314715--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/biden-says-malarkey-another-word-meaning-malarkey-173314715--election.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PPpsTIpaPUCRmmbKAPL0kQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1c9c91d45d429c191a0f6a706700de01.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event Athens Community Center, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Athens, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" align="left" title="Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event Athens Community Center, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Athens, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)" border="0" /></a>Fresh from delivering a tribute to 9/11 victims, VP Biden told Shanksville, Pa., firefighters that he would have them down to Washington -- &quot;No bulls**t.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/800-000-americans-could-avoided-foreclosure-213401800.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.JxJvyunfppvAg1edhQmHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/800_000_Americans_Could_Have_Avoided-892fc9b12ab2cb16c3465584bd7c90b9" width="130" height="86" alt="800,000 Americans Could Have Avoided Foreclosure" align="left" title="800,000 Americans Could Have Avoided Foreclosure" border="0" /></a>A new study finds that an alarming number of homeowners ? 800,000 ? would not have faced foreclosure had the banks taken full advantage of the government&#039;s Home Affordable Modification Program to assist distressed mortgage-holders following the financial meltdown. The study, conducted by a group of scholars and government officials?and?coming to us via ProPublica, found that while some banks were well-staffed and trained to modify mortgages, most were not. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/800-000-americans-could-avoided-foreclosure-213401800.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 17:34:01 -0400The Atlantic Wire800-000-americans-could-avoided-foreclosure-213401800<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/800-000-americans-could-avoided-foreclosure-213401800.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.JxJvyunfppvAg1edhQmHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/800_000_Americans_Could_Have_Avoided-892fc9b12ab2cb16c3465584bd7c90b9" width="130" height="86" alt="800,000 Americans Could Have Avoided Foreclosure" align="left" title="800,000 Americans Could Have Avoided Foreclosure" border="0" /></a>A new study finds that an alarming number of homeowners ? 800,000 ? would not have faced foreclosure had the banks taken full advantage of the government&#039;s Home Affordable Modification Program to assist distressed mortgage-holders following the financial meltdown. The study, conducted by a group of scholars and government officials?and?coming to us via ProPublica, found that while some banks were well-staffed and trained to modify mortgages, most were not. ...</p><br clear="all"/><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/photos-of-the-day-1340925511-slideshow/"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QLj57RomFsr9psu.AznuXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/09/11/AP375797985031-jpg_163206.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: A roundup of the day&#039;s best images" align="left" title="Photos: A roundup of the day&#039;s best images" border="0" /></a>A person stops to read names in New Jersey&#039;s memorial to the 749 people from the state lost during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, as One World Trade Center, now up to 104 floors, looms in the distance across the Hudson River, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)<br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/photos/photos-of-the-day-1340925511-slideshow/Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:00:09 -0400photos/photos-of-the-day-1340925511-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/photos-of-the-day-1340925511-slideshow/"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QLj57RomFsr9psu.AznuXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/09/11/AP375797985031-jpg_163206.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: A roundup of the day&#039;s best images" align="left" title="Photos: A roundup of the day&#039;s best images" border="0" /></a>A person stops to read names in New Jersey&#039;s memorial to the 749 people from the state lost during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, as One World Trade Center, now up to 104 floors, looms in the distance across the Hudson River, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 in Jersey City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)<br clear="all"/>Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann responded Tuesday to a Vanity Fair article reporting that the network's Joe Scarborough was considering a presidential bid in 2016. We'll let his tweets do the talking:http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/keith-olbermann-responds-joe-scarborough-presidential-rumors-211215494.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 17:12:15 -0400blogs/ticket/keith-olbermann-responds-joe-scarborough-presidential-rumors-211215494Singer Sheryl Crow has said she believes her benign brain tumor was caused by frequent cellphone use, but the science to date does not support her theory.http://news.yahoo.com/sheryl-crows-suspicions-brain-tumor-not-supported-science-201741182.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 16:17:41 -0400LiveScience.comsheryl-crows-suspicions-brain-tumor-not-supported-science-201741182<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mammoth-fragments-siberia-raise-cloning-hopes-165221958.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e7fbPOIT8f0sYmOMardwkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4378301eaa08e2191a0f6a7067003dd0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 28, 2008 file photo a sculpture of mammoths is seen in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansiisk, 2000 kilometers (1250 miles) east of Moscow, Russia. A Russian university said Tuesday that an international team of scientists have discovered well-preserved frozen woolly mammoth fragments deep in Siberia that may contain living cells, edging a step closer to the possibility of cloning the prehistoric animal. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky,File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 28, 2008 file photo a sculpture of mammoths is seen in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansiisk, 2000 kilometers (1250 miles) east of Moscow, Russia. A Russian university said Tuesday that an international team of scientists have discovered well-preserved frozen woolly mammoth fragments deep in Siberia that may contain living cells, edging a step closer to the possibility of cloning the prehistoric animal. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky,File)" border="0" /></a>Scientists have discovered well-preserved frozen woolly mammoth fragments deep in Siberia that may contain living cells, edging a tad closer to the &quot;Jurassic Park&quot; possibility of cloning a prehistoric animal, the mission&#039;s organizer said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mammoth-fragments-siberia-raise-cloning-hopes-165221958.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 15:22:52 -0400Associated Pressmammoth-fragments-siberia-raise-cloning-hopes-165221958<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mammoth-fragments-siberia-raise-cloning-hopes-165221958.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e7fbPOIT8f0sYmOMardwkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4378301eaa08e2191a0f6a7067003dd0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 28, 2008 file photo a sculpture of mammoths is seen in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansiisk, 2000 kilometers (1250 miles) east of Moscow, Russia. A Russian university said Tuesday that an international team of scientists have discovered well-preserved frozen woolly mammoth fragments deep in Siberia that may contain living cells, edging a step closer to the possibility of cloning the prehistoric animal. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky,File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 28, 2008 file photo a sculpture of mammoths is seen in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansiisk, 2000 kilometers (1250 miles) east of Moscow, Russia. A Russian university said Tuesday that an international team of scientists have discovered well-preserved frozen woolly mammoth fragments deep in Siberia that may contain living cells, edging a step closer to the possibility of cloning the prehistoric animal. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky,File)" border="0" /></a>Scientists have discovered well-preserved frozen woolly mammoth fragments deep in Siberia that may contain living cells, edging a tad closer to the &quot;Jurassic Park&quot; possibility of cloning a prehistoric animal, the mission&#039;s organizer said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/mars-rover-curiosity-slideshow/"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/K8DMXELyxT9hlB_tRyg4oA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/09/10/0034MH0066001000E1-DXXX-jpg_134102.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: Mars rover takes stunning hi-res self-portraits" align="left" title="Photos: Mars rover takes stunning hi-res self-portraits" border="0" /></a><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/photos/mars-rover-curiosity-slideshow/Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:00:05 -0400photos/mars-rover-curiosity-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/mars-rover-curiosity-slideshow/"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/K8DMXELyxT9hlB_tRyg4oA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/09/10/0034MH0066001000E1-DXXX-jpg_134102.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: Mars rover takes stunning hi-res self-portraits" align="left" title="Photos: Mars rover takes stunning hi-res self-portraits" border="0" /></a><br clear="all"/>Popular baby names in the U.S. have changed dramatically over the past 100 years. But some things never change, including our nation's love of the name "William." Data from the Social Security Administration shows that virtually none of the top 20 most popular names from 1911 is still in the rankings in the most recent [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/most-popular-baby-names-2011-vs-1911-william-163322452.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 12:33:22 -0400blogs/sideshow/most-popular-baby-names-2011-vs-1911-william-163322452<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/divers-3d-images-sunken-civil-war-ship-181108655.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GvXspGGH0G8.ukP20Nj3ZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/uss-hatteras-css-alabama.jpg1347381635" width="130" height="86" alt="Divers to Get 3D Images of Sunken Civil War Ship" align="left" title="Divers to Get 3D Images of Sunken Civil War Ship" border="0" /></a>The USS Hatteras, an iron-hulled steamship that was converted into a gunboat by the U.S. Navy during the Civil War, was lost to the sea on Jan. 11, 1863, during one of the many battles for the strategic Confederate port of Galveston, Texas.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/divers-3d-images-sunken-civil-war-ship-181108655.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 14:11:08 -0400LiveScience.comdivers-3d-images-sunken-civil-war-ship-181108655<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/divers-3d-images-sunken-civil-war-ship-181108655.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GvXspGGH0G8.ukP20Nj3ZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/LiveScience.com/uss-hatteras-css-alabama.jpg1347381635" width="130" height="86" alt="Divers to Get 3D Images of Sunken Civil War Ship" align="left" title="Divers to Get 3D Images of Sunken Civil War Ship" border="0" /></a>The USS Hatteras, an iron-hulled steamship that was converted into a gunboat by the U.S. Navy during the Civil War, was lost to the sea on Jan. 11, 1863, during one of the many battles for the strategic Confederate port of Galveston, Texas.</p><br clear="all"/><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/queen-elizabeth-s-diamond-jubilee-1338568490-slideshow/"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lXgoBXHpUmzOjprss1V6Sw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2d84458da83ada191a0f6a70670056f5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: Prince William, Catherine embark on Far East tour" align="left" title="Photos: Prince William, Catherine embark on Far East tour" border="0" /></a>Britain&#039;s Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, view a hybrid orchid named in their honor while touring the Orchid Garden within the Singapore Botanical Gardens in Singapore, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. The British royal couple are on an official three-day trip to Singapore. (AP Photo/Stephen Morrison, Pool)<br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/photos/queen-elizabeth-s-diamond-jubilee-1338568490-slideshow/Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:03:24 -0400photos/queen-elizabeth-s-diamond-jubilee-1338568490-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/queen-elizabeth-s-diamond-jubilee-1338568490-slideshow/"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lXgoBXHpUmzOjprss1V6Sw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2d84458da83ada191a0f6a70670056f5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: Prince William, Catherine embark on Far East tour" align="left" title="Photos: Prince William, Catherine embark on Far East tour" border="0" /></a>Britain&#039;s Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, view a hybrid orchid named in their honor while touring the Orchid Garden within the Singapore Botanical Gardens in Singapore, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. The British royal couple are on an official three-day trip to Singapore. (AP Photo/Stephen Morrison, Pool)<br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-exclusive-intelligence-iran-nuke-110135519.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z8yFdahd.0MTj2xOtj7Z0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1acd0178a857f118190f6a706700c423.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012 file photo, released by the Iranian President&#039;s Office, claims to show Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second left being escorted by technicians during a tour of Tehran&#039;s research reactor centre in northern Tehran, Iran. Iran&#039;s denials that it is trying to develop nuclear weapons carry a distinctly hollow ring among its foes as the U.N. nuclear watchdog piles on worries: Complaining about limits on inspection access and reporting that Tehran is expanding its nuclear fuel labs. But, as Israel increasingly weighs the option of a military strike, Western leaders wary of another Middle East conflict may have to pay closer attention to the claims. (AP Photo/Iranian President&#039;s Office, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012 file photo, released by the Iranian President&#039;s Office, claims to show Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second left being escorted by technicians during a tour of Tehran&#039;s research reactor centre in northern Tehran, Iran. Iran&#039;s denials that it is trying to develop nuclear weapons carry a distinctly hollow ring among its foes as the U.N. nuclear watchdog piles on worries: Complaining about limits on inspection access and reporting that Tehran is expanding its nuclear fuel labs. But, as Israel increasingly weighs the option of a military strike, Western leaders wary of another Middle East conflict may have to pay closer attention to the claims. (AP Photo/Iranian President&#039;s Office, File)" border="0" /></a>The U.N. atomic agency has received new and significant intelligence over the past month that Iran has moved further toward the ability to build a nuclear weapon, diplomats tell The Associated Press.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-exclusive-intelligence-iran-nuke-110135519.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 12:47:46 -0400Associated Pressap-exclusive-intelligence-iran-nuke-110135519<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-exclusive-intelligence-iran-nuke-110135519.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z8yFdahd.0MTj2xOtj7Z0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1acd0178a857f118190f6a706700c423.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012 file photo, released by the Iranian President&#039;s Office, claims to show Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second left being escorted by technicians during a tour of Tehran&#039;s research reactor centre in northern Tehran, Iran. Iran&#039;s denials that it is trying to develop nuclear weapons carry a distinctly hollow ring among its foes as the U.N. nuclear watchdog piles on worries: Complaining about limits on inspection access and reporting that Tehran is expanding its nuclear fuel labs. But, as Israel increasingly weighs the option of a military strike, Western leaders wary of another Middle East conflict may have to pay closer attention to the claims. (AP Photo/Iranian President&#039;s Office, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012 file photo, released by the Iranian President&#039;s Office, claims to show Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, second left being escorted by technicians during a tour of Tehran&#039;s research reactor centre in northern Tehran, Iran. Iran&#039;s denials that it is trying to develop nuclear weapons carry a distinctly hollow ring among its foes as the U.N. nuclear watchdog piles on worries: Complaining about limits on inspection access and reporting that Tehran is expanding its nuclear fuel labs. But, as Israel increasingly weighs the option of a military strike, Western leaders wary of another Middle East conflict may have to pay closer attention to the claims. (AP Photo/Iranian President&#039;s Office, File)" border="0" /></a>The U.N. atomic agency has received new and significant intelligence over the past month that Iran has moved further toward the ability to build a nuclear weapon, diplomats tell The Associated Press.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/jailed-doctor-helped-nab-osama-bin-laden-says-151023898.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QIO3.VqBmskd0kQ6KW91Gg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.fbc.com/052512_otr_ubl_640.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Will the US free hero Pakistani doctor?" align="left" title="Will the US free hero Pakistani doctor?" border="0" /></a>The jailed doctor who helped the U.S. military locate the compound of Osama bin Laden now says Pakistan views the United States as its &quot;worst enemy.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/jailed-doctor-helped-nab-osama-bin-laden-says-151023898.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 11:10:23 -0400blogs/lookout/jailed-doctor-helped-nab-osama-bin-laden-says-151023898<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/jailed-doctor-helped-nab-osama-bin-laden-says-151023898.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QIO3.VqBmskd0kQ6KW91Gg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.fbc.com/052512_otr_ubl_640.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Will the US free hero Pakistani doctor?" align="left" title="Will the US free hero Pakistani doctor?" border="0" /></a>The jailed doctor who helped the U.S. military locate the compound of Osama bin Laden now says Pakistan views the United States as its &quot;worst enemy.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/now-11-things-old-iphone-173431389--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4fbodqL7n_kyoUHBUUyMOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b07223b5a93fde191a0f6a706700c770.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE-In this Thursday, June 24, 2010 file photo, Piotr Kubiak of Oakland, Ill., shows off his new iPhone 4, right, next to his old iPhone outside of an Apple store, in Chicago. Millions of people will likely buy new iPhones after Apple&#039;s expected announcement of a new model on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The new phones would join some 244 million iPhones already sold since the first one launched in 2007. Some have been lost, some stolen and some are still in use. But it&#039;s fair to say that millions of iPhones are languishing in desk drawers or gathering dust. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)" align="left" title="FILE-In this Thursday, June 24, 2010 file photo, Piotr Kubiak of Oakland, Ill., shows off his new iPhone 4, right, next to his old iPhone outside of an Apple store, in Chicago. Millions of people will likely buy new iPhones after Apple&#039;s expected announcement of a new model on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The new phones would join some 244 million iPhones already sold since the first one launched in 2007. Some have been lost, some stolen and some are still in use. But it&#039;s fair to say that millions of iPhones are languishing in desk drawers or gathering dust. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)" border="0" /></a>In case you haven&#039;t heard by now, Apple is unveiling its latest iPhone on Wednesday. That leaves the question: What should you do with your old one?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/now-11-things-old-iphone-173431389--finance.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 16:06:52 -0400Associated Pressnow-11-things-old-iphone-173431389--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/now-11-things-old-iphone-173431389--finance.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4fbodqL7n_kyoUHBUUyMOg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b07223b5a93fde191a0f6a706700c770.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE-In this Thursday, June 24, 2010 file photo, Piotr Kubiak of Oakland, Ill., shows off his new iPhone 4, right, next to his old iPhone outside of an Apple store, in Chicago. Millions of people will likely buy new iPhones after Apple&#039;s expected announcement of a new model on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The new phones would join some 244 million iPhones already sold since the first one launched in 2007. Some have been lost, some stolen and some are still in use. But it&#039;s fair to say that millions of iPhones are languishing in desk drawers or gathering dust. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)" align="left" title="FILE-In this Thursday, June 24, 2010 file photo, Piotr Kubiak of Oakland, Ill., shows off his new iPhone 4, right, next to his old iPhone outside of an Apple store, in Chicago. Millions of people will likely buy new iPhones after Apple&#039;s expected announcement of a new model on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The new phones would join some 244 million iPhones already sold since the first one launched in 2007. Some have been lost, some stolen and some are still in use. But it&#039;s fair to say that millions of iPhones are languishing in desk drawers or gathering dust. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)" border="0" /></a>In case you haven&#039;t heard by now, Apple is unveiling its latest iPhone on Wednesday. That leaves the question: What should you do with your old one?</p><br clear="all"/><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/life-a-tribute-to-lower-manhattan-slideshow/"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sel75jvQA4guc39hFiFBlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/09/11/23-01149603-jpg_141639.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: LIFE.com&#039;s tribute to Lower Manhattan" align="left" title="Photos: LIFE.com&#039;s tribute to Lower Manhattan" border="0" /></a><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/photos/life-a-tribute-to-lower-manhattan-slideshow/Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:00:43 -0400photos/life-a-tribute-to-lower-manhattan-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/photos/life-a-tribute-to-lower-manhattan-slideshow/"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sel75jvQA4guc39hFiFBlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/09/11/23-01149603-jpg_141639.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: LIFE.com&#039;s tribute to Lower Manhattan" align="left" title="Photos: LIFE.com&#039;s tribute to Lower Manhattan" border="0" /></a><br clear="all"/>

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