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http://news.yahoo.com/ The latest news and headlines from Yahoo! News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 25 Jul 2013 15:11:46 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-pushes-sanctions-nations-aiding-snowden-151239421.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JeDl_XYNXoYfhs0fBarliA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T191805Z_1_CBRE96O1FDF00_RTROPTP_2_US-RUSSIA-SNOWDEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A television screen shows former U.S. spy agency contractor Snowden during a news bulletin at a cafe at Moscow&#039;s Sheremetyevo airport" align="left" title="A television screen shows former U.S. spy agency contractor Snowden during a news bulletin at a cafe at Moscow&#039;s Sheremetyevo airport" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? U.S. sanctions against any country offering asylum to Edward Snowden advanced in Congress Thursday as the 30-year-old National Security Agency leaker remained in a Moscow airport while Russia weighed a request for him to stay permanently.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senate-pushes-sanctions-nations-aiding-snowden-151239421.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 15:11:46 -0400Associated Presssenate-pushes-sanctions-nations-aiding-snowden-151239421<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-pushes-sanctions-nations-aiding-snowden-151239421.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JeDl_XYNXoYfhs0fBarliA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T191805Z_1_CBRE96O1FDF00_RTROPTP_2_US-RUSSIA-SNOWDEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A television screen shows former U.S. spy agency contractor Snowden during a news bulletin at a cafe at Moscow&#039;s Sheremetyevo airport" align="left" title="A television screen shows former U.S. spy agency contractor Snowden during a news bulletin at a cafe at Moscow&#039;s Sheremetyevo airport" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? U.S. sanctions against any country offering asylum to Edward Snowden advanced in Congress Thursday as the 30-year-old National Security Agency leaker remained in a Moscow airport while Russia weighed a request for him to stay permanently.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/prince-harry-fun-uncle-195049081.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xDD21d1lipHtZ7RYkdzb_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/565f453ac20d8118380f6a706700c57b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, July 23, 2013 file photo, Britain&#039;s Prince William carries his new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary&#039;s Hospital, in London. Royal officials say Britain&#039;s new prince has been named George Alexander Louis. Palace officials said Wednesday, July 24, 2013, that the 2-day-old baby and third-in-line to the throne will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, July 23, 2013 file photo, Britain&#039;s Prince William carries his new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary&#039;s Hospital, in London. Royal officials say Britain&#039;s new prince has been named George Alexander Louis. Palace officials said Wednesday, July 24, 2013, that the 2-day-old baby and third-in-line to the throne will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool, File)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? Prince Harry has laid out his mission as an uncle: protect the newest member of his family, and make sure Britain&#039;s little prince has fun.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/prince-harry-fun-uncle-195049081.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 15:51:39 -0400Associated Pressprince-harry-fun-uncle-195049081<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/prince-harry-fun-uncle-195049081.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xDD21d1lipHtZ7RYkdzb_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/565f453ac20d8118380f6a706700c57b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, July 23, 2013 file photo, Britain&#039;s Prince William carries his new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary&#039;s Hospital, in London. Royal officials say Britain&#039;s new prince has been named George Alexander Louis. Palace officials said Wednesday, July 24, 2013, that the 2-day-old baby and third-in-line to the throne will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, July 23, 2013 file photo, Britain&#039;s Prince William carries his new born son, the Prince of Cambridge, who was born on Monday. into public view for the first time. outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary&#039;s Hospital, in London. Royal officials say Britain&#039;s new prince has been named George Alexander Louis. Palace officials said Wednesday, July 24, 2013, that the 2-day-old baby and third-in-line to the throne will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, Pool, File)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? Prince Harry has laid out his mission as an uncle: protect the newest member of his family, and make sure Britain&#039;s little prince has fun.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-pope-ventures-tough-rio-shantytown-204622929.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tsFPUQsu7vj2q7BiehqC_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/97b4c257e1969c18380f6a706700db01.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People greet and take pictures of Pope Francis as he visits the Varginha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 25, 2013. Francis on Thursday visited one of Rio de Janeiro&#039;s shantytowns, or favelas, a place that saw such rough violence in the past that it&#039;s known by locals as the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)" align="left" title="People greet and take pictures of Pope Francis as he visits the Varginha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 25, 2013. Francis on Thursday visited one of Rio de Janeiro&#039;s shantytowns, or favelas, a place that saw such rough violence in the past that it&#039;s known by locals as the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)" border="0" /></a>Pope Francis spent Thursday morning in one of Rio de Janeiro&#039;s most violent shantytowns, whose residents gave him a warm and happy greeting.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-pope-ventures-tough-rio-shantytown-204622929.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 16:46:22 -0400Associated Pressap-photos-pope-ventures-tough-rio-shantytown-204622929<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-pope-ventures-tough-rio-shantytown-204622929.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tsFPUQsu7vj2q7BiehqC_w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/97b4c257e1969c18380f6a706700db01.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People greet and take pictures of Pope Francis as he visits the Varginha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 25, 2013. Francis on Thursday visited one of Rio de Janeiro&#039;s shantytowns, or favelas, a place that saw such rough violence in the past that it&#039;s known by locals as the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)" align="left" title="People greet and take pictures of Pope Francis as he visits the Varginha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, July 25, 2013. Francis on Thursday visited one of Rio de Janeiro&#039;s shantytowns, or favelas, a place that saw such rough violence in the past that it&#039;s known by locals as the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)" border="0" /></a>Pope Francis spent Thursday morning in one of Rio de Janeiro&#039;s most violent shantytowns, whose residents gave him a warm and happy greeting.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/juror-says-she-owes-martins-parents-apology-193216798.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FCF_eSIkCo8_NWu8glxoVQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9ff3098ae1489b18380f6a7067003cae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released by ABC shows host Robin Roberts, left, with Juror B29 from the George Zimmerman trial, center, and attorney David Chico on &quot;Good Morning America,&quot; in New York on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Portions of Roberts&#039; interview with the only minority juror from the Zimmerman trial, will air on &quot;World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer,&quot; and &quot;Nightline&quot; on Thursday and the full interview will air on &quot;Good Morning America,&quot; on Friday. (AP Photo/ABC, Donna Svennevik)" align="left" title="This image released by ABC shows host Robin Roberts, left, with Juror B29 from the George Zimmerman trial, center, and attorney David Chico on &quot;Good Morning America,&quot; in New York on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Portions of Roberts&#039; interview with the only minority juror from the Zimmerman trial, will air on &quot;World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer,&quot; and &quot;Nightline&quot; on Thursday and the full interview will air on &quot;Good Morning America,&quot; on Friday. (AP Photo/ABC, Donna Svennevik)" border="0" /></a>ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ? The second juror to speak publicly told ABC News in an interview made available Thursday that she feels George Zimmerman got away with murder for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, but that there wasn&#039;t enough evidence at trial to convict him under Florida law.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/juror-says-she-owes-martins-parents-apology-193216798.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 17:19:46 -0400Associated Pressjuror-says-she-owes-martins-parents-apology-193216798<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/juror-says-she-owes-martins-parents-apology-193216798.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FCF_eSIkCo8_NWu8glxoVQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9ff3098ae1489b18380f6a7067003cae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released by ABC shows host Robin Roberts, left, with Juror B29 from the George Zimmerman trial, center, and attorney David Chico on &quot;Good Morning America,&quot; in New York on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Portions of Roberts&#039; interview with the only minority juror from the Zimmerman trial, will air on &quot;World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer,&quot; and &quot;Nightline&quot; on Thursday and the full interview will air on &quot;Good Morning America,&quot; on Friday. (AP Photo/ABC, Donna Svennevik)" align="left" title="This image released by ABC shows host Robin Roberts, left, with Juror B29 from the George Zimmerman trial, center, and attorney David Chico on &quot;Good Morning America,&quot; in New York on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Portions of Roberts&#039; interview with the only minority juror from the Zimmerman trial, will air on &quot;World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer,&quot; and &quot;Nightline&quot; on Thursday and the full interview will air on &quot;Good Morning America,&quot; on Friday. (AP Photo/ABC, Donna Svennevik)" border="0" /></a>ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ? The second juror to speak publicly told ABC News in an interview made available Thursday that she feels George Zimmerman got away with murder for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, but that there wasn&#039;t enough evidence at trial to convict him under Florida law.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/officials-cafe-bombings-attacks-kill-42-iraq-203351679.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qcqBGAQdLWYJ.RCbnrvqcg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bb8ff241c15d7e18380f6a706700e271.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A bomb exploded near a Sunni mosque in Baghdad&#039;s southern Dora neighborhood on Tuesday, killing four and wounding 12, police said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" align="left" title="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A bomb exploded near a Sunni mosque in Baghdad&#039;s southern Dora neighborhood on Tuesday, killing four and wounding 12, police said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Emboldened militants in Iraq set up their own checkpoint to kill drivers and bombed crowded cafes Thursday in the deadliest of a series of attacks that killed at least 42 people, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/officials-cafe-bombings-attacks-kill-42-iraq-203351679.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 16:52:10 -0400Associated Pressofficials-cafe-bombings-attacks-kill-42-iraq-203351679<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/officials-cafe-bombings-attacks-kill-42-iraq-203351679.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qcqBGAQdLWYJ.RCbnrvqcg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bb8ff241c15d7e18380f6a706700e271.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A bomb exploded near a Sunni mosque in Baghdad&#039;s southern Dora neighborhood on Tuesday, killing four and wounding 12, police said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" align="left" title="Civilians inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. A bomb exploded near a Sunni mosque in Baghdad&#039;s southern Dora neighborhood on Tuesday, killing four and wounding 12, police said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Emboldened militants in Iraq set up their own checkpoint to kill drivers and bombed crowded cafes Thursday in the deadliest of a series of attacks that killed at least 42 people, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/criticism-alters-us-drone-program-pakistan-161826140.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CCWOgag4GdvbltstQbbJiQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0a5c4fdbe08f9718380f6a706700820e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Saturday, April 23, 2011 file photo, women supporters of a political party rally against the U.S. drone strikes in Pakistani tribal areas, in Peshawar, Pakistan. The U.S. has drastically scaled back the number of drone attacks against militants in Pakistan and limited strikes to high-value targets in response to growing criticism. Those actions appear to have temporarily appeased Pakistan?s powerful generals, but some U.S. are still worried about pushback from Pakistan?s new civilian leaders, who took power in June with a strong stance on ending the attacks altogether. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Saturday, April 23, 2011 file photo, women supporters of a political party rally against the U.S. drone strikes in Pakistani tribal areas, in Peshawar, Pakistan. The U.S. has drastically scaled back the number of drone attacks against militants in Pakistan and limited strikes to high-value targets in response to growing criticism. Those actions appear to have temporarily appeased Pakistan?s powerful generals, but some U.S. are still worried about pushback from Pakistan?s new civilian leaders, who took power in June with a strong stance on ending the attacks altogether. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad, File)" border="0" /></a>ISLAMABAD (AP) ? The United States has drastically scaled back the number of drone attacks against militants in Pakistan and limited strikes to high-value targets in response to growing criticism of the program in this country.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/criticism-alters-us-drone-program-pakistan-161826140.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 13:30:46 -0400Associated Presscriticism-alters-us-drone-program-pakistan-161826140<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/criticism-alters-us-drone-program-pakistan-161826140.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CCWOgag4GdvbltstQbbJiQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0a5c4fdbe08f9718380f6a706700820e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Saturday, April 23, 2011 file photo, women supporters of a political party rally against the U.S. drone strikes in Pakistani tribal areas, in Peshawar, Pakistan. The U.S. has drastically scaled back the number of drone attacks against militants in Pakistan and limited strikes to high-value targets in response to growing criticism. Those actions appear to have temporarily appeased Pakistan?s powerful generals, but some U.S. are still worried about pushback from Pakistan?s new civilian leaders, who took power in June with a strong stance on ending the attacks altogether. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Saturday, April 23, 2011 file photo, women supporters of a political party rally against the U.S. drone strikes in Pakistani tribal areas, in Peshawar, Pakistan. The U.S. has drastically scaled back the number of drone attacks against militants in Pakistan and limited strikes to high-value targets in response to growing criticism. Those actions appear to have temporarily appeased Pakistan?s powerful generals, but some U.S. are still worried about pushback from Pakistan?s new civilian leaders, who took power in June with a strong stance on ending the attacks altogether. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad, File)" border="0" /></a>ISLAMABAD (AP) ? The United States has drastically scaled back the number of drone attacks against militants in Pakistan and limited strikes to high-value targets in response to growing criticism of the program in this country.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/4-russians-1-ukrainian-charged-massive-hacking-134148540.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/keew_D7XfmNeSR2sUztGsg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ae82053fe1349a18380f6a7067002244.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman talks about the arrest of four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian, who have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that over seven years penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations, during a news conference, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The group, according to Fishman, is connected with stealing and selling at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars. Princeton-based Heartland Payment Systems Inc., which processes credit and debit cards for small to mid-sized businesses, was identified as taking the biggest hit in a scheme starting in 2007 ? the theft of more than 130 million card numbers at a loss of about $200 million. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" align="left" title="U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman talks about the arrest of four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian, who have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that over seven years penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations, during a news conference, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The group, according to Fishman, is connected with stealing and selling at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars. Princeton-based Heartland Payment Systems Inc., which processes credit and debit cards for small to mid-sized businesses, was identified as taking the biggest hit in a scheme starting in 2007 ? the theft of more than 130 million card numbers at a loss of about $200 million. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" border="0" /></a>NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ? Four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations over seven years, stealing and selling at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/4-russians-1-ukrainian-charged-massive-hacking-134148540.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 16:54:35 -0400Associated Press4-russians-1-ukrainian-charged-massive-hacking-134148540<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/4-russians-1-ukrainian-charged-massive-hacking-134148540.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/keew_D7XfmNeSR2sUztGsg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ae82053fe1349a18380f6a7067002244.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman talks about the arrest of four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian, who have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that over seven years penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations, during a news conference, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The group, according to Fishman, is connected with stealing and selling at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars. Princeton-based Heartland Payment Systems Inc., which processes credit and debit cards for small to mid-sized businesses, was identified as taking the biggest hit in a scheme starting in 2007 ? the theft of more than 130 million card numbers at a loss of about $200 million. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" align="left" title="U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman talks about the arrest of four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian, who have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that over seven years penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations, during a news conference, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The group, according to Fishman, is connected with stealing and selling at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars. Princeton-based Heartland Payment Systems Inc., which processes credit and debit cards for small to mid-sized businesses, was identified as taking the biggest hit in a scheme starting in 2007 ? the theft of more than 130 million card numbers at a loss of about $200 million. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" border="0" /></a>NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ? Four Russian nationals and a Ukrainian have been charged with running a sophisticated hacking organization that penetrated computer networks of more than a dozen major American and international corporations over seven years, stealing and selling at least 160 million credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses of hundreds of millions of dollars.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/striking-back-against-courts-voting-rights-ruling-202433375.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L_tsE3cB00WZV51AdQWLNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4c990965e04d9618380f6a7067001950.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the National Urban League annual conference, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Philadelphia. Holder announced Thursday the Justice Department is opening a new front in the battle for voting rights in response to a Supreme Court ruling that dealt a major setback to voter protections. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" align="left" title="Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the National Urban League annual conference, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Philadelphia. Holder announced Thursday the Justice Department is opening a new front in the battle for voting rights in response to a Supreme Court ruling that dealt a major setback to voter protections. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Obama administration opened an aggressive new front in the battle over voter protection Thursday, singling out Texas for legal action and promising broader efforts to come after last month&#039;s Supreme Court ruling that wiped out a major provision of the Voting Rights Act.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/striking-back-against-courts-voting-rights-ruling-202433375.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 17:49:20 -0400Associated Pressstriking-back-against-courts-voting-rights-ruling-202433375<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/striking-back-against-courts-voting-rights-ruling-202433375.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/L_tsE3cB00WZV51AdQWLNw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4c990965e04d9618380f6a7067001950.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the National Urban League annual conference, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Philadelphia. Holder announced Thursday the Justice Department is opening a new front in the battle for voting rights in response to a Supreme Court ruling that dealt a major setback to voter protections. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" align="left" title="Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the National Urban League annual conference, Thursday, July 25, 2013, in Philadelphia. Holder announced Thursday the Justice Department is opening a new front in the battle for voting rights in response to a Supreme Court ruling that dealt a major setback to voter protections. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Obama administration opened an aggressive new front in the battle over voter protection Thursday, singling out Texas for legal action and promising broader efforts to come after last month&#039;s Supreme Court ruling that wiped out a major provision of the Voting Rights Act.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-source-yanks-plan-rod-discipline-204025870.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fcp8seIhrmleIxLK5VIiRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0b22f443c2a58418380f6a706700b0ed.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - in this April 1, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees&#039; Alex Rodriguez talks to reporters outside the Yankees&#039; clubhouse in New York. Injuries have kept him off the field for more than half the season and now A-Rod faces discipline from Major League Baseball in its drug investigation, possibly up to a lifetime ban. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)" align="left" title="FILE - in this April 1, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees&#039; Alex Rodriguez talks to reporters outside the Yankees&#039; clubhouse in New York. Injuries have kept him off the field for more than half the season and now A-Rod faces discipline from Major League Baseball in its drug investigation, possibly up to a lifetime ban. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? The New York Yankees intend to discipline Alex Rodriguez for seeking a second medical opinion on his injured leg without their permission, a person familiar with the team&#039;s deliberations said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-source-yanks-plan-rod-discipline-204025870.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 17:06:34 -0400Associated Pressapnewsbreak-source-yanks-plan-rod-discipline-204025870<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-source-yanks-plan-rod-discipline-204025870.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fcp8seIhrmleIxLK5VIiRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0b22f443c2a58418380f6a706700b0ed.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - in this April 1, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees&#039; Alex Rodriguez talks to reporters outside the Yankees&#039; clubhouse in New York. Injuries have kept him off the field for more than half the season and now A-Rod faces discipline from Major League Baseball in its drug investigation, possibly up to a lifetime ban. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)" align="left" title="FILE - in this April 1, 2013, file photo, New York Yankees&#039; Alex Rodriguez talks to reporters outside the Yankees&#039; clubhouse in New York. Injuries have kept him off the field for more than half the season and now A-Rod faces discipline from Major League Baseball in its drug investigation, possibly up to a lifetime ban. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? The New York Yankees intend to discipline Alex Rodriguez for seeking a second medical opinion on his injured leg without their permission, a person familiar with the team&#039;s deliberations said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-spains-deadly-train-crash-aftermath-202446732.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iikaboVClDhI95eQuczDgw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0d732e10e0df9918380f6a70670012f8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image taken from security camera video shows a train derailing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="This image taken from security camera video shows a train derailing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>A speeding locomotive derailed at a bend in Santiago De Compostela, Spain on Wednesday, killing at least 80 people and seriously injuring dozens more. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit, or more, along that curved stretch of track.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-spains-deadly-train-crash-aftermath-202446732.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 16:32:40 -0400Associated Pressap-photos-spains-deadly-train-crash-aftermath-202446732<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-spains-deadly-train-crash-aftermath-202446732.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/iikaboVClDhI95eQuczDgw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0d732e10e0df9918380f6a70670012f8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image taken from security camera video shows a train derailing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (AP Photo)" align="left" title="This image taken from security camera video shows a train derailing in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Spanish investigators tried to determine Thursday why a passenger train jumped the tracks and sent eight cars crashing into each other just before arriving in this northwestern shrine city on the eve of a major Christian religious festival, killing at least 77 people and injuring more than 140. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>A speeding locomotive derailed at a bend in Santiago De Compostela, Spain on Wednesday, killing at least 80 people and seriously injuring dozens more. An Associated Press analysis of video images suggests the train may have been traveling at twice the speed limit, or more, along that curved stretch of track.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/feds-charge-hedge-fund-sac-capital-ny-case-135533005.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nuPobjP8M9FjYASnNczUkA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f55da9abe1149a18380f6a7067007e25.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A sign is displayed in front of SAC Capital Advisors headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thursday, July 25, 2013. The hedge fund operated by embattled billionaire Steven A. Cohen was hit with white-collar criminal charges Thursday that accused the fund of making hundreds of millions of dollars illegally, and a related government lawsuit said insider trading was pervasive and unprecedented at the firm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" align="left" title="A sign is displayed in front of SAC Capital Advisors headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thursday, July 25, 2013. The hedge fund operated by embattled billionaire Steven A. Cohen was hit with white-collar criminal charges Thursday that accused the fund of making hundreds of millions of dollars illegally, and a related government lawsuit said insider trading was pervasive and unprecedented at the firm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? One of Wall Street&#039;s biggest and most successful hedge fund companies was a hotbed of insider trading and its embattled billionaire owner wanted to hear no evil, prosecutors said in an indictment unsealed Thursday that claimed the firm earned hundreds of millions of dollars illegally.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/feds-charge-hedge-fund-sac-capital-ny-case-135533005.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 17:26:12 -0400Associated Pressfeds-charge-hedge-fund-sac-capital-ny-case-135533005<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/feds-charge-hedge-fund-sac-capital-ny-case-135533005.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nuPobjP8M9FjYASnNczUkA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f55da9abe1149a18380f6a7067007e25.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A sign is displayed in front of SAC Capital Advisors headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thursday, July 25, 2013. The hedge fund operated by embattled billionaire Steven A. Cohen was hit with white-collar criminal charges Thursday that accused the fund of making hundreds of millions of dollars illegally, and a related government lawsuit said insider trading was pervasive and unprecedented at the firm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" align="left" title="A sign is displayed in front of SAC Capital Advisors headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thursday, July 25, 2013. The hedge fund operated by embattled billionaire Steven A. Cohen was hit with white-collar criminal charges Thursday that accused the fund of making hundreds of millions of dollars illegally, and a related government lawsuit said insider trading was pervasive and unprecedented at the firm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? One of Wall Street&#039;s biggest and most successful hedge fund companies was a hotbed of insider trading and its embattled billionaire owner wanted to hear no evil, prosecutors said in an indictment unsealed Thursday that claimed the firm earned hundreds of millions of dollars illegally.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-insurgents-opening-ied-attacks-165006248.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1.1B1nTlUMkUgxQG7DvRWA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/011c69ace0c19818380f6a7067007a44.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Dec. 5, 2012 file photo shows transfer cases containing the remains of Army Spc. Tyler J. Orgaard, left case, and Army Sgt. 1st Class Darren M. Linde sit on a loader during a prayer at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Orgaard, 20, of Bismark, N.D., and Linde, 41, of Sidney, Mont., both died Dec. 3, 2012 in Lashkar Gah City, Helmand province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. The shrinking US combat role in Afghanistan has had the unwanted effect of giving insurgents more time and space to plan deadlier attacks using bigger improvised bombs. So while the number of attacks has declined, attacks are more lethal, Pentagon officials say. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Dec. 5, 2012 file photo shows transfer cases containing the remains of Army Spc. Tyler J. Orgaard, left case, and Army Sgt. 1st Class Darren M. Linde sit on a loader during a prayer at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Orgaard, 20, of Bismark, N.D., and Linde, 41, of Sidney, Mont., both died Dec. 3, 2012 in Lashkar Gah City, Helmand province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. The shrinking US combat role in Afghanistan has had the unwanted effect of giving insurgents more time and space to plan deadlier attacks using bigger improvised bombs. So while the number of attacks has declined, attacks are more lethal, Pentagon officials say. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The shrinking U.S. combat role in Afghanistan has given insurgents an opening to devise and carry out deadlier attacks using bigger improvised bombs against U.S. and coalition military vehicles and bases, American officials say.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-insurgents-opening-ied-attacks-165006248.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 17:24:15 -0400Associated Pressafghan-insurgents-opening-ied-attacks-165006248<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-insurgents-opening-ied-attacks-165006248.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1.1B1nTlUMkUgxQG7DvRWA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/011c69ace0c19818380f6a7067007a44.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Dec. 5, 2012 file photo shows transfer cases containing the remains of Army Spc. Tyler J. Orgaard, left case, and Army Sgt. 1st Class Darren M. Linde sit on a loader during a prayer at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Orgaard, 20, of Bismark, N.D., and Linde, 41, of Sidney, Mont., both died Dec. 3, 2012 in Lashkar Gah City, Helmand province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. The shrinking US combat role in Afghanistan has had the unwanted effect of giving insurgents more time and space to plan deadlier attacks using bigger improvised bombs. So while the number of attacks has declined, attacks are more lethal, Pentagon officials say. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Dec. 5, 2012 file photo shows transfer cases containing the remains of Army Spc. Tyler J. Orgaard, left case, and Army Sgt. 1st Class Darren M. Linde sit on a loader during a prayer at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Orgaard, 20, of Bismark, N.D., and Linde, 41, of Sidney, Mont., both died Dec. 3, 2012 in Lashkar Gah City, Helmand province, Afghanistan of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. The shrinking US combat role in Afghanistan has had the unwanted effect of giving insurgents more time and space to plan deadlier attacks using bigger improvised bombs. So while the number of attacks has declined, attacks are more lethal, Pentagon officials say. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The shrinking U.S. combat role in Afghanistan has given insurgents an opening to devise and carry out deadlier attacks using bigger improvised bombs against U.S. and coalition military vehicles and bases, American officials say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-more-100-000-now-dead-syrias-civil-181825851.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oKXIVe5qOH_Zz7BedQwglQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/18ce9869e06c9618380f6a706700b283.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012 file photo, a man cries while holding the body of his son, killed by the Syrian Army, near Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking from U.N. headquarters on Thursday, July 25, 2013, raised the death toll in Syria&#039;s 2 1/2 year civil war to more than 100,000, up from nearly 93,000 just over a month ago. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012 file photo, a man cries while holding the body of his son, killed by the Syrian Army, near Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking from U.N. headquarters on Thursday, July 25, 2013, raised the death toll in Syria&#039;s 2 1/2 year civil war to more than 100,000, up from nearly 93,000 just over a month ago. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? The number of dead in Syria&#039;s civil war has passed 100,000, the U.N. chief said Thursday, calling for urgent talks on ending 2? years of violence even as President Bashar Assad&#039;s government blasted the United States as an unsuitable peace broker.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/un-more-100-000-now-dead-syrias-civil-181825851.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 14:18:25 -0400Associated Pressun-more-100-000-now-dead-syrias-civil-181825851<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/un-more-100-000-now-dead-syrias-civil-181825851.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oKXIVe5qOH_Zz7BedQwglQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/18ce9869e06c9618380f6a706700b283.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012 file photo, a man cries while holding the body of his son, killed by the Syrian Army, near Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking from U.N. headquarters on Thursday, July 25, 2013, raised the death toll in Syria&#039;s 2 1/2 year civil war to more than 100,000, up from nearly 93,000 just over a month ago. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012 file photo, a man cries while holding the body of his son, killed by the Syrian Army, near Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking from U.N. headquarters on Thursday, July 25, 2013, raised the death toll in Syria&#039;s 2 1/2 year civil war to more than 100,000, up from nearly 93,000 just over a month ago. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) ? The number of dead in Syria&#039;s civil war has passed 100,000, the U.N. chief said Thursday, calling for urgent talks on ending 2? years of violence even as President Bashar Assad&#039;s government blasted the United States as an unsuitable peace broker.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/unbowed-foes-spying-program-vow-fight-080330363.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vMA46P3xkfFRtrFsVWFNnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b5a3b27ddd488818380f6a706700e4fa.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., comments about the vote on the defense spending bill and his failed amendment that would have cut funding to the National Security Agency&#039;s program that collects the phone records of U.S. citizens and residents, at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The Amash Amendment narrowly lost, 217-205. The White House and congressional backers of the NSA&#039;s electronic surveillance program lobbied against ending the massive collection of phone records from millions of Americans saying it would put the nation at risk from another terrorist attack. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., comments about the vote on the defense spending bill and his failed amendment that would have cut funding to the National Security Agency&#039;s program that collects the phone records of U.S. citizens and residents, at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The Amash Amendment narrowly lost, 217-205. The White House and congressional backers of the NSA&#039;s electronic surveillance program lobbied against ending the massive collection of phone records from millions of Americans saying it would put the nation at risk from another terrorist attack. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Opponents of the National Security Agency&#039;s collection of hundreds of millions of Americans&#039; phone records insist they will press ahead with their challenge to the surveillance program after a narrow defeat in the House.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/unbowed-foes-spying-program-vow-fight-080330363.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 12:12:21 -0400Associated Pressunbowed-foes-spying-program-vow-fight-080330363<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/unbowed-foes-spying-program-vow-fight-080330363.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vMA46P3xkfFRtrFsVWFNnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b5a3b27ddd488818380f6a706700e4fa.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., comments about the vote on the defense spending bill and his failed amendment that would have cut funding to the National Security Agency&#039;s program that collects the phone records of U.S. citizens and residents, at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The Amash Amendment narrowly lost, 217-205. The White House and congressional backers of the NSA&#039;s electronic surveillance program lobbied against ending the massive collection of phone records from millions of Americans saying it would put the nation at risk from another terrorist attack. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., comments about the vote on the defense spending bill and his failed amendment that would have cut funding to the National Security Agency&#039;s program that collects the phone records of U.S. citizens and residents, at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. The Amash Amendment narrowly lost, 217-205. The White House and congressional backers of the NSA&#039;s electronic surveillance program lobbied against ending the massive collection of phone records from millions of Americans saying it would put the nation at risk from another terrorist attack. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Opponents of the National Security Agency&#039;s collection of hundreds of millions of Americans&#039; phone records insist they will press ahead with their challenge to the surveillance program after a narrow defeat in the House.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dubai-rape-dispute-points-wider-islamic-rules-164602808.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gHPFwjnIvz2t0y8O2b6mOw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6dddeac1e0c89818380f6a706700b50a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Saturday, July 20, 2013 file photo shows sun setting behind minarets of a mosque a few minutes before Iftar, the meal served at dusk when Muslims break their day-long fast during the month of Ramadan, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai&#039;s Islamic-influenced laws on sex, morality and how they are applied are now center stage in a global debate following the legal battle of a 24-year-old Norwegian woman, Marte Deborah Dalelv. She was sentenced to 16 months in prison on unwed sex and alcohol charges last week after claiming she was raped by a co-worker in March.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Saturday, July 20, 2013 file photo shows sun setting behind minarets of a mosque a few minutes before Iftar, the meal served at dusk when Muslims break their day-long fast during the month of Ramadan, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai&#039;s Islamic-influenced laws on sex, morality and how they are applied are now center stage in a global debate following the legal battle of a 24-year-old Norwegian woman, Marte Deborah Dalelv. She was sentenced to 16 months in prison on unwed sex and alcohol charges last week after claiming she was raped by a co-worker in March.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)" border="0" /></a>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ? The couple stood before a Dubai judge. The charge was sex outside marriage ? illegal in the United Arab Emirates and across nearly all the Muslim world ? and the magistrate offered an option: Suspended sentences to the Pakistani man and Filipino woman if they agreed to wed. The man consented, but the woman refused. They are awaiting sentencing, which could bring jail terms of several months or longer.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dubai-rape-dispute-points-wider-islamic-rules-164602808.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 14:58:41 -0400Associated Pressdubai-rape-dispute-points-wider-islamic-rules-164602808<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dubai-rape-dispute-points-wider-islamic-rules-164602808.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gHPFwjnIvz2t0y8O2b6mOw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6dddeac1e0c89818380f6a706700b50a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Saturday, July 20, 2013 file photo shows sun setting behind minarets of a mosque a few minutes before Iftar, the meal served at dusk when Muslims break their day-long fast during the month of Ramadan, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai&#039;s Islamic-influenced laws on sex, morality and how they are applied are now center stage in a global debate following the legal battle of a 24-year-old Norwegian woman, Marte Deborah Dalelv. She was sentenced to 16 months in prison on unwed sex and alcohol charges last week after claiming she was raped by a co-worker in March.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Saturday, July 20, 2013 file photo shows sun setting behind minarets of a mosque a few minutes before Iftar, the meal served at dusk when Muslims break their day-long fast during the month of Ramadan, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai&#039;s Islamic-influenced laws on sex, morality and how they are applied are now center stage in a global debate following the legal battle of a 24-year-old Norwegian woman, Marte Deborah Dalelv. She was sentenced to 16 months in prison on unwed sex and alcohol charges last week after claiming she was raped by a co-worker in March.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)" border="0" /></a>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ? The couple stood before a Dubai judge. The charge was sex outside marriage ? illegal in the United Arab Emirates and across nearly all the Muslim world ? and the magistrate offered an option: Suspended sentences to the Pakistani man and Filipino woman if they agreed to wed. The man consented, but the woman refused. They are awaiting sentencing, which could bring jail terms of several months or longer.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/-cheerleader--harry-reid--hillary-would-be-a-better-president-than-bill-clinton-162241010.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ME0ltXCDwf_vuV_jm8auYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-22/81e02daf-fbb2-4215-af33-510eac762f8a_Clinton.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Clinton" align="left" title="Clinton" border="0" /></a>Top Senate Democrat Harry Reid says not only will Hillary Clinton win in 2016, she&#039;ll also be a better president than Bill Clinton.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/-cheerleader--harry-reid--hillary-would-be-a-better-president-than-bill-clinton-162241010.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 12:22:40 -0400-cheerleader--harry-reid--hillary-would-be-a-better-president-than-bill-clinton-162241010<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/-cheerleader--harry-reid--hillary-would-be-a-better-president-than-bill-clinton-162241010.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ME0ltXCDwf_vuV_jm8auYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-22/81e02daf-fbb2-4215-af33-510eac762f8a_Clinton.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Clinton" align="left" title="Clinton" border="0" /></a>Top Senate Democrat Harry Reid says not only will Hillary Clinton win in 2016, she&#039;ll also be a better president than Bill Clinton.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/plea-deal-offered-to-accused-cleveland-kidnapper-ariel-castro--165830942.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3w2n_1EMjwBdEzTxxScdog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T162754Z_1_CBRE96N19QS00_RTROPTP_2_USA-MISSING-OHIO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Ariel Castro walks into the court room with his head down for a pre-trial hearing on charges including rape, kidnapping and murder in Cleveland" align="left" title="Ariel Castro walks into the court room with his head down for a pre-trial hearing on charges including rape, kidnapping and murder in Cleveland" border="0" /></a>A plea deal has been offered to the man accused of kidnapping three Cleveland women and raping them repeatedly while he held them in captivity at his home during the past decade, according to a Cleveland TV station.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/plea-deal-offered-to-accused-cleveland-kidnapper-ariel-castro--165830942.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 12:58:30 -0400plea-deal-offered-to-accused-cleveland-kidnapper-ariel-castro--165830942<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/plea-deal-offered-to-accused-cleveland-kidnapper-ariel-castro--165830942.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3w2n_1EMjwBdEzTxxScdog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T162754Z_1_CBRE96N19QS00_RTROPTP_2_USA-MISSING-OHIO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Ariel Castro walks into the court room with his head down for a pre-trial hearing on charges including rape, kidnapping and murder in Cleveland" align="left" title="Ariel Castro walks into the court room with his head down for a pre-trial hearing on charges including rape, kidnapping and murder in Cl

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