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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Warning Graphic Photo: Possible New Evidence Shows George Zimmerman's Bloodied Head Woman's Coca-Cola 'habit' cited in death George Zimmerman apologizes to Trayvon Martin's family, could be released from jail soon Multi-million Dollar Business Started with less than a Hundred Dollars First-Grader Born Without Hands Wins Penmanship Award 6-year-old allegedly locked in jail cell as part of school field trip $1 million for a penny; one of world's rarest coins sold at auction Etan Patz case reopened Y! Big Story: Tupac's resurrection and questions over raising the dead Trouble in threes: Scandals hamper Obama's message Ousted Secret Service supervisor joked about Palin Mitt Romney, the New Cookie Monster? 4/20: a day for marijuana Fla. judge to decide if Zimmerman can leave jail New footage from inside Delta Flight 1063 (video) Court in shock as Norway gunman describes massacre World's oldest living man celebrates 115th birthday Kitten Gets New Legs and Lease on Life SF restaurant known for 'rudest waiter' closing George Zimmerman's bail set at $150K Mexico volcano spews glowing rock, tower of ash Pakistani passenger jet with 127 on board crashes More Secret Service officers expected to lose jobs Most-liked cities: Seattle and Portland tops, Detroit dead last (poll) Hundreds of thousands may lose Internet in July A Small Town Wants to Change F**king Name Federal warrant issued for 1980s 'mountain man' Twenty years on, Los Angeles riot flashpoint a grim tableau Judge: Race played role in NC death penalty case Princess Cruises to Investigate Why Captain Ignored Distress Call Does Your Cat Need an iPad? Is the New Jersey tunnel project too big to succeed? The economist's view. Newest Michigan museum showcases racist artifacts Zimmerman's wife at bond hearing: He isn't violent Pro-anorexia 'thinspiration' photos shouldn't be banned from social media Jonathan Frid, actor in "Dark Shadows", dies at 87 Colombian Prostitutes Are Interviewed by Investigators Man reunites with long-lost mother thanks to Google Earth Sea Creatures' True Beauty Revealed in Winning Underwater Photos Oklahoma "personhood" bill fails in Legislature Warning Graphic Photo: Possible New Evidence Shows George Zimmerman's Bloodied Head Thu,19 Apr 2012 10:01 PM PDT Good Morning America - New Photograph Obtained by ABC News Shows the Bloodied Back of Zimmerman's Head Full Story Top Woman's Coca-Cola 'habit' cited in death Fri,20 Apr 2012 09:13 AM PDT The Sideshow - When people attribute someone's untimely death to a Coke overdose, they're usually not talking about the world's most popular soda. But experts in New Zealand say Natasha Harris' 2-gallon-a-day Coca-Cola consumption "probably" contributed to her death. The soda company responded to the alleged connection by noting that even water consumption can be fatal in excessive [...] Full Story Top George Zimmerman apologizes to Trayvon Martin's family, could be released from jail soon Fri,20 Apr 2012 11:10 AM PDT The Lookout - Click photo to view more images. (Reuters, Pool) Updated at 2:10 p.m. ET Accused Florida murderer George Zimmerman will be allowed to go free on bail after a dramatic two-hour hearing in which he took the stand and apologized for gunning down Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year-old. "I wanted to say I am sorry for [...] Full Story Top Multi-million Dollar Business Started with less than a Hundred Dollars Thu,19 Apr 2012 06:35 AM PDT Driven - Jera and Brad Deal of Peoria, Illinois really put the "accident" in "accidental entrepreneurs." After successful careers in business — he in management and she in marketing — it's not surprising that Jera and Brad would eventually go into business for themselves. But how they did it is one of those amazing "only in America" stories [...] Full Story Top First-Grader Born Without Hands Wins Penmanship Award Thu,19 Apr 2012 11:06 AM PDT ABC News Blogs - Annie Clark, a 7-year-old born without hands but with a can-do spirit, has won a national award for penmanship. The first grader at Wilson Christian Academy in the Pittsburgh-area was awarded the Nicholas Maxim Special Award for Excellent Penmanship at a surprise assembly at her... Full Story Top 6-year-old allegedly locked in jail cell as part of school field trip Thu,19 Apr 2012 01:58 PM PDT The Sideshow - It was supposed to be a field trip to a public library for 6-year-old Stephen Stovall and his classmates. Instead, the kindergartner told his Mom that found himself locked in jail. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that parents at Sunnyside Elementary were told their children would be taking a visit to a library and even signed [...] Full Story Top $1 million for a penny; one of world's rarest coins sold at auction Fri,20 Apr 2012 11:17 AM PDT The Sideshow - One of the first pennies ever produced by the U.S. Mint was put up for auction Thursday night and reportedly sold for more than $1 million. Bids for the 1792 Silver Center penny reached $1.15 million Thursday night, according to Heritage Auctions, which conducted the sale. The U.S. Mint itself was founded in April, 1792. [...] Full Story Top Etan Patz case reopened Thu,19 Apr 2012 11:10 AM PDT The Upshot - The six-year-old boy who went missing from the Soho area of New York City in 1979 is back in the news. Police and the FBI are investigating a possible lead into the 33-year-old case of Etan Patz, the first missing child to appear on the side of a milk carton. The child disappeared on the [...] Full Story Top Y! Big Story: Tupac's resurrection and questions over raising the dead Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:58 PM PDT Trending Now - In case you were busy paying attention to the living and missed the news, Tupac Shakur was the latest dead celebrity to be digitally reincarnated. The reaction—from thrilled to queasy—at the Coachella festival may call for a repeat performance this Saturday. (A Coachella spokesperson could only confirm Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's concert, not the [...] Full Story Top Trouble in threes: Scandals hamper Obama's message Fri,20 Apr 2012 12:57 AM PDT Associated Press - It isn't Mitt Romney who's giving Barack Obama fits as the president pivots to re-election mode. It's those federal bureaucrats carousing in Las Vegas, the Secret Service consorting with Colombian prostitutes and U.S. soldiers posing with bloody enemy corpses. Full Story Top Ousted Secret Service supervisor joked about Palin Fri,20 Apr 2012 12:21 PM PDT Associated Press - Sarah Palin says the joke's on the ousted Secret Service supervisor who wrote on Facebook that he was "checking her out" while protecting the former Republican vice presidential candidate during the 2008 campaign. Full Story Top Mitt Romney, the New Cookie Monster? Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:52 AM PDT Power Players - Politically Foul Politics: it's not a game exactly. But there are rules, and when you break the rules you are running…Politically Foul! Mitt Romney made a pit stop for some campaign trail carb-loading at a bakery in Pennsylvania. Too bad he left his sportsmanlike conduct on the tour bus. Unhappy with his baker's dozen, Romney [...] Full Story Top 4/20: a day for marijuana Fri,20 Apr 2012 10:06 AM PDT The Upshot - For marijuana users, 4/20 is code for the day to openly celebrate the illegal drug. Searches on "420" have been lighting up on Yahoo! and in the twitterverse, with "4/20" and "Mary Jane Day" becoming trending topics. In Austin, Texas, Willie Nelson (a famous fan of the herb) will help unveil a statue of himself at, you guessed [...] Full Story Top Fla. judge to decide if Zimmerman can leave jail Fri,20 Apr 2012 06:09 AM PDT Associated Press - A bail hearing has begun for the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering Trayvon Martin Full Story Top New footage from inside Delta Flight 1063 (video) Thu,19 Apr 2012 08:28 PM PDT The Sideshow - New video footage has been released from inside Delta Flight 1063, which made an emergency landing at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Thursday. The new video, posted by RightThisMinute, was captured by a Delta passenger who was filming the flight's takeoff as a flock of birds flew past the passenger window moments [...] Full Story Top Court in shock as Norway gunman describes massacre Fri,20 Apr 2012 11:04 AM PDT Associated Press - In testimony too graphic for any parent to hear, Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik shocked an Oslo courtroom Friday as he calmly described hunting down teenagers on an island summer camp. Full Story Top World's oldest living man celebrates 115th birthday Thu,19 Apr 2012 07:05 PM PDT The Sideshow - Jiroemon Kimura of Kyoto, Japan, the world's oldest living man, celebrated his 115th birthday on Thursday. According to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, he is not only the world's oldest living man, but is the third-oldest man in recorded history. "I'm delighted beyond words," Kimura said [...] Full Story Top Kitten Gets New Legs and Lease on Life Fri,20 Apr 2012 12:18 PM PDT ABC News Blogs - Corky, a stray cat born with a rare congenital birth defect was set to be euthanized in Fargo, N.D.  He was given a new lease on life when he was picked up at a local shelter, Cat's Cradle, at the end of March. Corky was... Full Story Top SF restaurant known for 'rudest waiter' closing Fri,20 Apr 2012 05:12 PM PDT Associated Press - A 100-year-old Chinese restaurant in San Francisco once known for having "the world's rudest waiter" is slinging its last insults and barbequed pork noodle rolls. Full Story Top George Zimmerman's bail set at $150K Fri,20 Apr 2012 08:29 AM PDT Associated Press - A judge says George Zimmerman can be released on $150,000 bail as he awaits trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Full Story Top Mexico volcano spews glowing rock, tower of ash Fri,20 Apr 2012 02:01 PM PDT Associated Press - The Popocatepetl volcano shot a heavy plume of ash into the sky southeast of Mexico's capital and spewed glowing rock from its crater at dawn on Friday. Full Story Top Pakistani passenger jet with 127 on board crashes Fri,20 Apr 2012 11:10 AM PDT Associated Press - A Pakistani passenger jet with 127 people on board crashed into wheat fields Friday as it was trying to land in a thunder storm at an airport near the capital Islamabad, officials said. Sobbing relatives of those on the flight flocked to the airport as a government minister expressed little hope of finding survivors. Full Story Top More Secret Service officers expected to lose jobs Fri,20 Apr 2012 01:16 PM PDT Associated Press - At least three more Secret Service officers implicated in a prostitution scandal in Colombia were expected to lose their jobs Friday, a federal official told The Associated Press, and the Pentagon acknowledged that an 11th military person was involved. Full Story Top Most-liked cities: Seattle and Portland tops, Detroit dead last (poll) Fri,20 Apr 2012 01:23 PM PDT The Sideshow - New research from Public Policy Polling finds that Seattle, Wash., and Portland, Ore., are America's most favorably viewed cities. Conversely, Detroit is the nation's least favorably viewed city. The report found that 57 percent of respondents in the poll view Seattle favorably, compared with 14 percent who view it unfavorably. Similarly, Portland has a favorability [...] Full Story Top Hundreds of thousands may lose Internet in July Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:25 PM PDT Associated Press - For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this summer. Full Story Top A Small Town Wants to Change F**king Name Thu,19 Apr 2012 05:29 AM PDT ABC News Blogs - Shakespeare said, "a rose by another other name would smell as sweet." The residents ina  small village in Austria with the unfortunate name of F**king think a place that's called any other other name would get less offensive treatment. Moves are now afoot to change... Full Story Top Federal warrant issued for 1980s 'mountain man' Thu,19 Apr 2012 05:34 PM PDT Associated Press - One of the infamous "mountain men" who in the 1980s eluded authorities for five months by living in the wilderness is on the run from the law again — and considered "armed and dangerous." Full Story Top Twenty years on, Los Angeles riot flashpoint a grim tableau Fri,20 Apr 2012 10:44 AM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Twenty years ago, at the intersection of Florence and Normandie in south Los Angeles, a mostly black mob, enraged at the acquittal of four Los Angeles policemen in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, dragged white truck driver Reginald Denny from his cab and beat him unconscious while news helicopters hovered overhead. The gory images helped incite six days of fires and looting throughout the city that led to 53 deaths and an estimated $1 billion in property damage. ... Full Story Top Judge: Race played role in NC death penalty case Fri,20 Apr 2012 09:05 AM PDT Associated Press - A condemned killer's trial was so tainted by the racially influenced decisions of prosecutors that he should be removed from death row and serve a life sentence, a judge ruled Friday in a precedent-setting North Carolina decision. Full Story Top Princess Cruises to Investigate Why Captain Ignored Distress Call Wed,18 Apr 2012 04:31 PM PDT Good Morning America - Officials to Look Into Why Ship Left Stranded Sailors Full Story Top Does Your Cat Need an iPad? Wed,18 Apr 2012 10:47 AM PDT Upgrade Your Life - There is a community whose technology needs have been traditionally underserved: cats. But no longer. Dozens of apps designed to appeal specifically to your feline friends are now on the tablet market. But will your cat's claws scratch your screen — and do cats even like them? Apps for Cats Along with the countless apps [...] Full Story Top Is the New Jersey tunnel project too big to succeed? The economist's view. Fri,20 Apr 2012 08:40 AM PDT The Signal - Anyone who commutes in to New York from New Jersey knows that the smallest glitch can throw the entire rail system into chaos, delaying 1,300 trains worth of people. Many argue that there is an urgent need for a new rail link between the two states, but viable plans to build such a thing have yet [...] Full Story Top Newest Michigan museum showcases racist artifacts Thu,19 Apr 2012 06:57 AM PDT Associated Press - The objects displayed in Michigan's newest museum range from the ordinary, such as simple ashtrays and fishing lures, to the grotesque — a full-size replica of a lynching tree. But all are united by a common theme: They are steeped in racism so intense that it makes visitors cringe. Full Story Top Zimmerman's wife at bond hearing: He isn't violent Fri,20 Apr 2012 07:04 AM PDT Associated Press - SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The family of a neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing Trayvon Martin asked a Florida judge Friday to let him out of jail while he awaits trial, and legal experts said he stands a good chance of being granted bail. Full Story Top Pro-anorexia 'thinspiration' photos shouldn't be banned from social media Thu,19 Apr 2012 07:51 AM PDT Yahoo! News - First, they came for the thinspiration pictures. Full Story Top Jonathan Frid, actor in "Dark Shadows", dies at 87 Thu,19 Apr 2012 10:40 PM PDT Associated Press - Jonathan Frid, a Canadian actor best known for playing Barnabas Collins in the 1960s original vampire soap opera "Dark Shadows", has died. He was 87. Full Story Top Colombian Prostitutes Are Interviewed by Investigators Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:55 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - White House Says Inquiry Is 'Moving With Some Speed' Full Story Top Man reunites with long-lost mother thanks to Google Earth Fri,20 Apr 2012 12:43 PM PDT The Sideshow - An Indian boy who was separated from his family in 1986 has reunited with his mother — thanks to Google Earth's satellite images. Full Story Top Sea Creatures' True Beauty Revealed in Winning Underwater Photos Thu,19 Apr 2012 11:18 AM PDT LiveScience.com - A dashing-red sea slug that seems to be hamming it up for the camera in the U.S. Virgin Islands has come into focus in this year's winning underwater photograph in an annual contest put on by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science. Full Story Top Oklahoma "personhood" bill fails in Legislature Thu,19 Apr 2012 06:29 PM PDT Reuters - OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A proposed 'personhood' law in Oklahoma that would grant embryos full rights as people from the moment of conception failed in the state's Legislature without coming to a vote in the House of Representatives, lawmakers said on Thursday. The bill, which backers hoped would provide a path to roll back the constitutional right to an abortion, had sailed through the Oklahoma Senate in February by a 34-8 vote. Many thought the Republican-dominated House would rubber-stamp the bill. ... Full Story Top

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