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Today's Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines: Police to release Newtown massacre documents Pileups block turnpike, interstate in eastern Pa. 29 killed in Thailand bus accident: police Egypt hikes assault on Muslim Brotherhood Poll: Americans hopeful for a better year in 2014 African leaders seek peace talks in South Sudan Attack on presidential palace thwarted in Bangui Bye bye, bile? Websites try to nix nasty comments Slow recovery from weekend ice storm stretches on UNOS to oversee hand, face transplants like organs Turkish PM struggles to contain corruption probe Russia: Arafat's death not caused by radiation Utah holdouts now issuing gay marriage licenses 6 peacekeepers killed in C. African Republic Snow slows Maine power work; Mich. effort ongoing 10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos Bobby Bowden's grandson killed in crash Shoppers or shippers – who’s to blame for ruining Christmas?

Police to release Newtown massacre documents  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 05:38 PM PST They include text, photos, and emergency 911 calls received by state police. Full Story	Top
Pileups block turnpike, interstate in eastern Pa.  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 07:35 PM PST READING, Pa. (AP) — Highways in eastern Pennsylvania have been reopened after being shut down for hours because of chain-reaction pileups that ensnared dozens of vehicles on snow-covered roads. Full Story	Top
29 killed in Thailand bus accident: police  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 07:36 PM PST A bus carrying New Year travellers plunged off one of Thailand's highest bridges in the kingdom's northeast, leaving at least 29 people dead, police said. The accident occurred around midnight Thursday-Friday in Lom Sak district, Phetchabun province while the bus was en route to the northern province of Chiang Rai. "We suspect the bus driver fell asleep," Major General Sukit Samana, police commander of Phetchabun province, told AFP. Transport Minister Chadchart Sitthipunt said the bus smashed through the safety barrier of the Phamuang bridge, whose highest pillar stands at 50 metres (164 feet) tall and which links north and northeast Thailand. Full Story	Top
Egypt hikes assault on Muslim Brotherhood  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 10:27 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's security authorities launched a sweep of arrests of Muslim Brotherhood members on Thursday and warned that holding a leadership post in the group could now be grounds for the death penalty after it was officially declared a terrorist organization, stepping up the government's confrontation with its top political nemesis. Full Story	Top
Poll: Americans hopeful for a better year in 2014  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 07:40 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Large number of Americans see 2013 as anything but a banner year and aren't reluctant to wave goodbye on New Year's Eve, a new AP-Times Square poll says, reflecting anxiety stretching from the corridors of power in Washington to corporate boardrooms, statehouses, and city and town halls. Full Story	Top
African leaders seek peace talks in South Sudan  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 04:52 PM PST JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — African leaders tried Thursday to advance peace talks between South Sudan's president and political rivals he accuses of attempting a coup to topple the government of the world's newest country. Full Story	Top
Attack on presidential palace thwarted in Bangui  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 05:11 PM PST BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Assailants armed with heavy weapons attempted late Thursday to attack the presidential palace as well as the residence of the Central African Republic's embattled leader, but were pushed back, officials said. Full Story	Top
Bye bye, bile? Websites try to nix nasty comments  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 12:12 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments, scourge of the Internet. Full Story	Top
Slow recovery from weekend ice storm stretches on  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 07:49 PM PST GARDINER, Maine (AP) — By Thursday, Bob and Katrina Johnson had grown weary of lugging around a portable generator to prevent a freezer-load of moose meat from spoiling and to keep her mother's home warm. Full Story	Top
UNOS to oversee hand, face transplants like organs  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 12:53 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Sure your liver or kidney could save someone's life. But would you donate your hands, or your face? Signing up to become an organ donor may get more complicated than just checking a box on your driver's license. Full Story	Top
Turkish PM struggles to contain corruption probe  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 11:12 AM PST ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — After a decade of dominance over Turkey's political scene, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have been thrown off balance by a rapidly expanding corruption scandal that has brought down members of his cabinet and strained ties to the U.S. Full Story	Top
Russia: Arafat's death not caused by radiation  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 10:32 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian probe into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has found that his death wasn't caused by radiation — a finding that comes after a French probe found traces of the radioactive isotope polonium and a Swiss investigation said the timeframe of his illness and death was consistent with that of polonium poisoning. Full Story	Top
Utah holdouts now issuing gay marriage licenses  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 01:41 PM PST SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The last of the Utah counties that were holding out on issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples reversed course Thursday and decided to hand out licenses to all eligible applicants. Full Story	Top
6 peacekeepers killed in C. African Republic  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 12:00 PM PST BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Elodiane Baalbe hid underneath her bed as gunfire echoed around her on Christmas Day in the capital of Central African Republic. When it finally died down on Thursday, she made a dash for safety, hiding behind houses as she fled her neighborhood. Full Story	Top
Snow slows Maine power work; Mich. effort ongoing  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 01:07 PM PST GARDINER, Maine (AP) — Snow fell Thursday in places still hustling to get power back on after a weekend ice storm that turned out the lights from Michigan to Maine and into Canada. Full Story	Top
10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 09:22 AM PST Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see. Full Story	Top
Bobby Bowden's grandson killed in crash  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 06:44 PM PST WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden's grandson was one of two men killed when their car flipped into a small ditch off a central Florida road, officials said Thursday. Full Story	Top
Shoppers or shippers – who’s to blame for ruining Christmas?  Thursday, Dec 26, 2013 01:10 PM PST Online shopping can be both a blessing and a curse during the holiday season. Full Story	Top

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