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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Obama says Boy Scouts should allow gays as members South Korea, U.S. begin drills amid North Korea nuclear threat Panetta: Drone strike decisions don't come lightly Kerry makes calls abroad in first weekend as secretary of state Another 2 bodies found in Mexico oil company blast Details emerge about man at center of Ala standoff Battle-scarred skull of suspected King Richard III revealed Iran hedges on nuclear talks with six powers or U.S. Bill Clinton to speak at Ed Koch's funeral in New York City Women's baseball star, movie inspirer 'Pepper' Paire-Davis dies After Harvard visit, dozens injured in bus crash Paraguay presidential hopeful Oviedo dies in crash Taliban peace talks flounder as troops draw down Wash. state considers gender-neutral language bill NRA likens universal checks to gun registry

Obama says Boy Scouts should allow gays as members  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 03:37 PM PST President Barack Obama said Sunday that gays should be allowed in the Boy Scouts and women should be allowed in military combat roles, weighing in on two storied American institutions facing proposals to end long-held exclusions. Full Story	Top
South Korea, U.S. begin drills amid North Korea nuclear threat  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 07:20 PM PST South Korean and U.S. troops began naval drills Monday in a show of force partly directed at North Korea amid signs that Pyongyang will soon carry out a threat to conduct its third atomic test. Full Story	Top
Panetta: Drone strike decisions don't come lightly  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 07:31 PM PST Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says decisions to strike potential terrorist targets with unmanned drones don't "come lightly." Full Story	Top
Kerry makes calls abroad in first weekend as secretary of state  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 04:39 PM PST New Secretary of State John Kerry reached out to Israeli and Palestinian leaders in phone calls this weekend, assuring them the Obama administration will continue to pursue a Mideast peace agreement while recognizing the individual concerns on both sides. Full Story	Top
Another 2 bodies found in Mexico oil company blast  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 04:51 PM PST Mexico's state-owned oil company says it has found two more bodies amid the rubble of a headquarters building damaged by a still-unexplained blast. The find raises the death toll of Thursday's explosion to 35 people. Full Story	Top
Details emerge about man at center of Ala standoff  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 04:13 PM PST As an Alabama standoff and hostage drama marked a sixth day Sunday, more details emerged about the suspect at the center, with neighbors and officials painting a picture of an isolated man estranged from his family. Full Story	Top
Battle-scarred skull of suspected King Richard III revealed  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 06:30 PM PST A battle-scarred skull discovered beneath a parking lot in England could be that of King Richard III, who died in battle in 1485. Full Story	Top
Iran hedges on nuclear talks with six powers or U.S.  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 02:02 PM PST Iran said on Sunday it was open to a U.S. offer of direct talks on its nuclear program and that six world powers had suggested a new round of nuclear negotiations this month, but without committing itself to either proposal. Diplomatic efforts to resolve a dispute over Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran says is peaceful but the West suspects is intended to give Iran the capability to build a nuclear bomb, have been all but deadlocked for years, while Iran has continued to announce advances in the program. ... Full Story	Top
Bill Clinton to speak at Ed Koch's funeral in New York City  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 04:02 PM PST Ed Koch is being remembered as the quintessential New Yorker â€" an admired but tough, colorful former mayor who will be honored at his funeral by former President Bill Clinton. Full Story	Top
Women's baseball star, movie inspirer 'Pepper' Paire-Davis dies  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 05:30 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) â€" Lavonne "Pepper" Paire-Davis, a star of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1940s and an inspiration for the central character in the movie "A League of Their Own," has died, her son said Sunday. Full Story	Top
After Harvard visit, dozens injured in bus crash  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 05:53 PM PST BOSTON (AP) â€" The scene could hardly have been more frightening for a Pennsylvania high school student just returning from a tour of Harvard University when the bus she was on slammed into an overpass, injuring dozens of passengers. Full Story	Top
Paraguay presidential hopeful Oviedo dies in crash  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 03:42 PM PST ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) â€" Paraguayan presidential candidate Lino Cesar Oviedo has been killed in a helicopter crash, authorities said Sunday, ending a dramatic political career that included coups and repeated attempts to lead this impoverished 6.5 million-person country. Full Story	Top
Taliban peace talks flounder as troops draw down  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 03:43 PM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) â€" The Afghan peace effort is floundering, fraught with mistrust and confusion among key players even though the hard-line Taliban militants show signs of softening and their reclusive, one-eyed leader made a surprise offer to share power in a post-war Afghanistan. Full Story	Top
Wash. state considers gender-neutral language bill  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 01:32 PM PST OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) â€" In Washington state, dairymen, freshmen and even penmanship could soon be things of the past. Full Story	Top
NRA likens universal checks to gun registry  Sunday, Feb 03, 2013 11:50 AM PST The National Rifle Association's executive vice president continued to oppose background checks for all gun purchases despite polls indicating that most NRA members don't share his position. Full Story	Top

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