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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Woman Leaves $13M Fortune to Pet Cat Backlash for Lowe's as ads pulled from Muslim show Forgotten Treasure: Library Janitor Discovers Silver Coin Cache Michelle Obama helps break world record for jumping jacks Saudi Arabia executes woman convicted of 'sorcery' Teen, 14, Escapes After Being Held Hostage for Five Months Driver was texting in Missouri traffic pileup Gingrich would end Fed's emphasis on jobs, focus only on inflation Is iPad 3 Worth Waiting For? AP Exclusive: Rare 1787 gold coin fetches $7.4M Florida county will throw parents of truant kids in jail Kansas tea party illustration draws racism claims Video: Puppy eats while sitting upright in chair US proposes unmanned border crossing with Mexico Lowe's pulls ads from TV show about US Muslims Former Mass. Governor had an uncomfortable moment at a diner New Hampshire. If I Was A Poor Black Kid Dutch Architects Spark Outrage with Design Resembling Twin Towers Artist Finds New Hidden Images in Mona Lisa Painting Duggars Plan Memorial Service For Baby Jubilee Shalom; Michelle Hospitalized Newt Gingrich takes his fourth 'no-adultery pledge' Dutch architects apologize for 9/11 blast look-alike design 'Elvis' monkey, psychedelic gecko found in SE Asia Iran says it's almost done decoding US drone Woman, 66, Shoots Estranged Son-in-Law Over Custody Dispute, Florida Police Say Pauley Perrette: Goth go-to gal on drama 'NCIS' NY boy, 6, calls 911 after mom's car crashes Obama: We asked Iran to give us our drone back Nebraskan Loses Half Her Body Weight Famous photo of female Pearl Harbor firefighters debunked Obama: Core philosophy of GOP candidates identical Jobless over the holidays? Tell Yahoo News your story Mysterious planet-sized object spotted near Mercury Jetliner with engine out lands safely in Colorado Bad economy? Farmers have one of best years ever Plea expected in bondage sex, burned body case Top Chicago-area ski resorts AP IMPACT: PSU culture explained away Sandusky Decision could play role in 2012 election, similar legislation is pending in other states Ex-naval officer gets prison time for 9-11 fraud Woman Leaves $13M Fortune to Pet Cat Mon,12 Dec 2011 08:44 AM PST ABC News Blogs - A 4-year-old stray cat that was rescued from the streets of Rome has inherited a $13 million fortune from its owner, the wealthy widow of an Italian property tycoon. Maria Assunta left the fortune to her beloved kitty Tommaso when she died two weeks ago... Full Story Top Backlash for Lowe's as ads pulled from Muslim show Mon,12 Dec 2011 07:29 AM PST AP - Lowe's Home Improvement has found itself facing a backlash after the retail giant pulled ads from a reality show about American Muslims. Full Story Top Forgotten Treasure: Library Janitor Discovers Silver Coin Cache Wed,7 Dec 2011 12:16 PM PST ABC News - The Surprise Find Is Reportedly Worth as Much as Six Figures Full Story Top Michelle Obama helps break world record for jumping jacks Mon,12 Dec 2011 10:06 AM PST The Sideshow - Michelle Obama has earned her family another place in history. This time, Mrs. Obama will share the honor with more than 300,000 other participants on Sunday who set the record for most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. The previous world record was just 20,000. In a video from the White House, seen [...] Full Story Top Saudi Arabia executes woman convicted of 'sorcery' Mon,12 Dec 2011 05:21 AM PST AP - Saudi authorities have executed a woman convicted of practicing magic and sorcery. Full Story Top Teen, 14, Escapes After Being Held Hostage for Five Months Mon,12 Dec 2011 05:08 AM PST ABC News - Virginia Teenager Escapes From Captivity in Philippine Jungle Full Story Top Driver was texting in Missouri traffic pileup Mon,12 Dec 2011 03:15 PM PST AP - A 19-year-old driver was texting just before his pickup truck, two school buses and a tractor truck collided in a deadly pileup on an interstate highway in Missouri last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday. Full Story Top Gingrich would end Fed's emphasis on jobs, focus only on inflation Mon,12 Dec 2011 06:15 AM PST The Lookout - If Newt Gingrich were president--something that has recently at least entered the realm of plausibility--the Federal Reserve would no longer worry about trying to create jobs, and would focus instead only on controlling inflation. And wealthy financial industry tycoons like Warren Buffett would likely get a big tax cut. When Gingrich released his economic plan [...] Full Story Top Is iPad 3 Worth Waiting For? Wed,7 Dec 2011 03:00 PM PST Upgrade Your Life - Tablets are shaping up to be THE big-ticket gift item this year.  Fifteen percent of respondents to a ChangeWave survey said they want one. Top on the tablet wish list is the iPad 2, with 65% of respondents voting for it over the next contender, the Amazon Kindle Fire. What's more, analyst Gartner Inc. predicts [...] Full Story Top AP Exclusive: Rare 1787 gold coin fetches $7.4M Mon,12 Dec 2011 12:34 AM PST AP - An exceedingly rare 1787 gold Brasher doubloon has been sold for $7.4 million, one of the highest prices ever paid for a gold coin. Full Story Top Florida county will throw parents of truant kids in jail Mon,12 Dec 2011 08:54 AM PST The Lookout - A new truancy court in Palm Beach, Florida aims to cut down on the state's absentee rate for young children by punishing parents who don't take their kids to school. Florida law says parents of children under 16 who let their kids miss 15 days of school within three months can be sent to jail [...] Full Story Top Kansas tea party illustration draws racism claims Sun,11 Dec 2011 05:26 PM PST AP - A tea party group in Kansas says its depiction of President Barack Obama as a skunk is satire, not racism as the leader of a civil rights group alleges. Full Story Top Video: Puppy eats while sitting upright in chair Mon,12 Dec 2011 08:56 AM PST The Sideshow - In this video, 7-month-old Bella races into her very own doggy chair, pulls down her feeding tray and begins to eat her dinner … sitting upright. Bella's owners say that she is forced to eat this way because she was diagnosed with congetical megaesophagus, which prevents her from being able to swallow food while standing [...] Full Story Top US proposes unmanned border crossing with Mexico Sun,11 Dec 2011 02:04 PM PST AP - The bloody drug war in Mexico shows no sign of relenting. Neither do calls for tighter border security amid rising fears of spillover violence. Full Story Top Lowe's pulls ads from TV show about US Muslims Sun,11 Dec 2011 06:56 PM PST AP - A decision by retail giant Lowe's Home Improvement to pull ads from a reality show about American Muslims following protests from an evangelical Christian group has sparked criticism and calls for a boycott against the chain. Full Story Top Former Mass. Governor had an uncomfortable moment at a diner New Hampshire. Mon,12 Dec 2011 07:35 AM PST ABC News - MANCHESTER, N.H. - Mitt Romney had an uncomfortable exchange over same-sex marriage with a gay veteran having breakfast in New Hampshire this morning. At an event that was meant to highlight the endorsement of Romney by Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas, veteran Bob Garon of Ebson, N.H.,... Full Story Top If I Was A Poor Black Kid Mon,12 Dec 2011 04:25 AM PST Forbes - The playing field is not fair. It's never been fair. But that doesn't mean a poor black kid from the inner city can't succeed today. It's critical for the future of this country, the economy, and my small business that kids from any background get the skills they need to succeed. And the opportunity is there. Full Story Top Dutch Architects Spark Outrage with Design Resembling Twin Towers Mon,12 Dec 2011 08:49 AM PST Trending Now - "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow us on Twitter @YahooTrending! The design of a residential high-rise in South Korea is stirring an uproar across America. The Dutch architecture firm MVRDV calls the building's design 'The Cloud', however it bears a striking resemblance to the World Trade Center during its collapse on 9-11. In 'The Cloud' [...] Full Story Top Artist Finds New Hidden Images in Mona Lisa Painting Wed,7 Dec 2011 09:14 AM PST Trending Now - "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow us on Twitter @YahooTrending! An artist in New York has found a series of hidden images in Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, the "Mona Lisa." Artist Ron Piccirillo says that if you turn the painting sideways, you can see an outline of a lion, an ape, and a buffalo around [...] Full Story Top Duggars Plan Memorial Service For Baby Jubilee Shalom; Michelle Hospitalized Mon,12 Dec 2011 11:16 AM PST Access Hollywood - Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar continue to grieve following the news that the reality TV mom miscarried her 20th child last week.The "19 Kids and Counting" couple told People that they plan to hold a memorial service on Wednesday for the baby they named Jubilee Shalom Duggar. Full Story Top Newt Gingrich takes his fourth 'no-adultery pledge' Mon,12 Dec 2011 12:53 PM PST The Ticket - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich this week signed a pledge to uphold conservative values from the Iowa-based group The Family Leader and vowed to restrict federal dollars from paying for abortion overseas, uphold the Defense of Marriage Act and stay true to his wife, Callista. "I will also oppose any judicial, bureaucratic, or legislative effort [...] Full Story Top Dutch architects apologize for 9/11 blast look-alike design Sun,11 Dec 2011 06:25 PM PST Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - A Dutch architectural firm has apologized for its design of twin skyscrapers in central Seoul which resemble the exploding World Trade Center towers in New York and have infuriated families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. The blueprint for the luxury apartment buildings was released last week and shows a structure which juts out at the middle to accommodate pools, restaurants, cafes and a gym. Relatives of victims of al Qaeda's September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States have expressed outrage, according to U.S. ... Full Story Top 'Elvis' monkey, psychedelic gecko found in SE Asia Mon,12 Dec 2011 02:37 PM PST AP - A psychedelic gecko and a monkey with an "Elvis" hairdo are among 208 new species described last year by scientists in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, a conservation group announced Monday. Full Story Top Iran says it's almost done decoding US drone Mon,12 Dec 2011 07:29 AM PST AP - Iranian experts are in the final stages of recovering data from the U.S. surveillance drone captured by the country's armed forces, state TV reported Monday. Full Story Top Woman, 66, Shoots Estranged Son-in-Law Over Custody Dispute, Florida Police Say Sun,11 Dec 2011 07:32 PM PST Good Morning America - A 66-year-old grandmother is under arrest after police say she shot her estranged son-in-law because of an ongoing custody battle he and her daughter were having over the pair's young son.The victim, Salvatore Miglino of Boca Raton, had his cell phone recording the entire time, and the audio was key to the investigation of the Wednesday shooting in Broward County, Fla.The incident unfolded when Miglino, 39, went to pick up his 3-year-old son for a scheduled visit. His mother-in-law, Cheryl Hepner, stood outside the home with the toddler's pillow and bag. ... Full Story Top Pauley Perrette: Goth go-to gal on drama 'NCIS' Mon,12 Dec 2011 10:36 AM PST AP - It figures that Pauley Perrette would excel playing forensic scientist Abby Sciuto, the Goth lab rat on CBS' crime procedural, "NCIS." Full Story Top NY boy, 6, calls 911 after mom's car crashes Mon,12 Dec 2011 04:31 AM PST AP - A 6-year-old boy in upstate New York is being hailed as a hero for using his mother's cellphone to call 911 after her car crashed down a 150-foot embankment outside of Albany. Full Story Top Obama: We asked Iran to give us our drone back Mon,12 Dec 2011 11:30 AM PST The Envoy - President Obama has a message for Iran: He would like America's downed spy drone back. Obama revealed the request for the return of the drone--which fell to earth in Iran recently, and has since been flaunted in video footage by the Iranian government--during a Monday White House news conference. The president shared the podium with [...] Full Story Top Nebraskan Loses Half Her Body Weight Mon,12 Dec 2011 12:51 PM PST Good Morning America - Nebraskan Loses Half Her Body Weight Full Story Top Famous photo of female Pearl Harbor firefighters debunked Mon,12 Dec 2011 12:49 PM PST The Sideshow - A photograph of three women reportedly fighting fires in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has been debunked. Katherine Lowe, 96, who is the woman standing second from the right in the picture, says that while the photo is real, it wasn't actually taken on December 7, 1941. On the morning of [...] Full Story Top Obama: Core philosophy of GOP candidates identical Mon,12 Dec 2011 08:06 AM PST AP - In making the case for his re-election, President Barack Obama is arguing that it doesn't matter who the Republicans nominate to run against him because the core philosophy of the GOP candidates is the same and will stand in sharp relief with his own. Full Story Top Jobless over the holidays? Tell Yahoo News your story Mon,12 Dec 2011 06:41 AM PST The Lookout - Ah, the holidays! A time for reindeer, mistletoe and over-eating. But the season isn't all comfort and joy. Gifts for family and friends, entertaining, travel--the costs pile up quickly, for all of us. And if you're one of the more than 13 million Americans who are unemployed-- especially if you're among the roughly 5.7 million [...] Full Story Top Mysterious planet-sized object spotted near Mercury Thu,8 Dec 2011 08:03 AM PST The Sideshow - Is a giant, cloaked spaceship orbiting around Mercury? That's been the speculation from some corners after a camera on board NASA's STEREO spacecraft caught a wave of electronically charged material shooting out from the sun and hitting Mercury. Theorists have seized on the images captured from the "coronal mass ejection" (CME) last week as suggestive of alien [...] Full Story Top Jetliner with engine out lands safely in Colorado Mon,12 Dec 2011 07:37 AM PST AP - An engine shut down on a United Airlines jetliner Sunday, forcing it to make an emergency landing in western Colorado with 125 passengers and crew on board. Full Story Top Bad economy? Farmers have one of best years ever Mon,12 Dec 2011 07:30 AM PST AP - An Illinois farmer made so much money this year he made loan payments on one tractor a year in advance and exchanged some older ones for newer models. An Iowa farmer upgraded his combine and also paid off debt, while an elderly Oregon farmer poured into retirement funds a bundle of his $2 million take from a well-timed sale of much of his turf and equipment. Full Story Top Plea expected in bondage sex, burned body case Mon,12 Dec 2011 12:14 PM PST AP - A truck driver is accused of suffocating his prostitute fiancee as they celebrated their engagement with a meth and bondage sex party. Then, police said, he drove from California to Mississippi with the corpse in the cab of his 18-wheeler and set fire to the truck, with himself and the body inside. Full Story Top Top Chicago-area ski resorts Fri,9 Dec 2011 12:13 PM PST Yahoo! Contributor Network - Skiing near Chicago? Sounds crazy, I know, but it's no joke. Chicago may not be situated in or around mountains, but there are some great places to ski near Chicago with some resorts under an hour from downtown. The ones closest to Chicago are man-made, but for a day of skiing in the Midwest, it shouldn't matter how the snow fell. Full Story Top AP IMPACT: PSU culture explained away Sandusky Mon,12 Dec 2011 12:03 PM PST AP - The warning signs were there for more than a decade, disturbing indicators that Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was breaching boundaries with young boys — or maybe worse. Full Story Top Decision could play role in 2012 election, similar legislation is pending in other states Mon,12 Dec 2011 03:37 PM PST ABC News - By Ariane de Vogue (@arianedevogue) The Supreme Court has added another hot button issue to its docket this term agreeing today to hear a challenge to Arizona's strict immigration law. The case will be argued sometime this spring, and Justice Elena Kagan will take no... Full Story Top Ex-naval officer gets prison time for 9-11 fraud Mon,12 Dec 2011 10:38 AM PST AP - A retired naval officer honored for helping rescue fellow Pentagon workers in the 2001 terrorist attack was sentenced Monday to 3 ½ years in prison for defrauding the Sept. 11 victims' compensation fund. Full Story Top

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