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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: RFK assassination witness: 'There definitely was another shooter' Bob McDonnell — another VP tryout? Obama denies 'excessive celebration' of bin Laden raid anniversary Edwards trial: Ex-aide's wife breaks down on witness stand Ohio to return wild animals to widow Depressed bin Laden thought about 'al-Qaida' name change Delta buys a refinery in bid to cut its fuel bill Twitter fight, suspended account sparks conspiracy debate White powder packages sent to Wells Fargo NYC branches Scott Brown touts Democratic endorsements in Massachusetts 'Dougherty Gang' siblings sentenced for crime spree Running blind: China activist's dramatic escape Groundbreaking females: 8 unsung women explorers 'Supermoon' alert: Biggest full moon of 2012 occurs this week Dentist pulls out all of her ex-boyfriend's teeth after split Y! Big Story: Occupy actions on May Day Postcard Reaches Destination 53 Years After It Was Mailed 'Octomom' files for bankruptcy, owes $30K in rent Giant panda's artificial insemination: National Zoo tweets procedure Man sues BMW, alleging motorcycle seat gave him two-year erection RFK assassination witness: 'There definitely was another shooter' Mon,30 Apr 2012 03:39 PM PDT The Sideshow - A key witness to the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy has retracted her official statements in the case and now claims that convicted assassin Sirhan Sirhan did not act alone. Full Story Top Bob McDonnell — another VP tryout? Mon,30 Apr 2012 03:12 PM PDT The Ticket - Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, a potential running mate for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, will appear alongside Romney in Virginia on Thursday, Yahoo News has learned. Full Story Top Obama denies 'excessive celebration' of bin Laden raid anniversary Mon,30 Apr 2012 02:04 PM PDT The Ticket - President Barack Obama denied charges that he has improperly politicized the first anniversary of the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden, declaring Monday, "I hardly think that you've seen any excessive celebration taking place here." The Obama campaign has been criticized by Republicans for a campaign ad that implies Mitt Romney would not have ordered [...] Full Story Top Edwards trial: Ex-aide's wife breaks down on witness stand Mon,30 Apr 2012 02:01 PM PDT The Ticket - During an emotional day at John Edwards' federal corruption trial in North Carolina on Monday, Cheri Young, the wife of former Edwards aide Andrew Young, broke down during her testimony as she detailed how the couple hid his affair with Rielle Hunter, Edwards' then-pregnant mistress, during the 2008 presidential campaign. Cheri Young began to cry [...] Full Story Top Ohio to return wild animals to widow Mon,30 Apr 2012 07:12 PM PDT Reuters - Five wild animals will soon be returned to the widow of a man who released them into the Ohio countryside last year, state officials said on Monday, raising concerns of a repeat of the panic that gripped the state when dozens of beasts including lions, tigers and bears roamed free. Full Story Top Depressed bin Laden thought about 'al-Qaida' name change Mon,30 Apr 2012 10:55 AM PDT The Ticket - Ever wish you could escape your troubles by changing your name and moving away? Well, according to President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser at the White House, Osama bin Laden knew the feeling. Hunkered down in his Abbottabad compound, bin Laden anguished as al-Qaida suffered "disaster after disaster," encouraged its operatives to flee to areas [...] Full Story Top Delta buys a refinery in bid to cut its fuel bill Mon,30 Apr 2012 07:19 PM PDT Associated Press - and some say risky — attempt to slice $300 million a year from its escalating jet fuel bill. Full Story Top Twitter fight, suspended account sparks conspiracy debate Mon,30 Apr 2012 03:48 PM PDT The Ticket - Chris Loesch, the husband of CNN contributor Dana Loesch, is a Twitter victim. That much is certain. The question is whether his tormentors are a nefarious horde of liberal tweeters or a benevolent algorithm that snared him accidentally. Here's what we know: Rebecca Hains, an assistant professor of communications at Salem State University in Massachusetts, [...] Full Story Top White powder packages sent to Wells Fargo NYC branches Mon,30 Apr 2012 05:43 PM PDT Reuters - A rash of incidents Monday afternoon involving envelopes sent with suspicious white powder had police scrambling around New York City and forced the nation's fourth-biggest bank, Wells Fargo & Co, to shut down five branches around the city. Full Story Top Scott Brown touts Democratic endorsements in Massachusetts Mon,30 Apr 2012 11:55 AM PDT The Ticket - Few Republican senators are aligning themselves with Democrats as strongly or as publicly as Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown is this year. In his latest move, the freshman lawmaker is spending much of Monday touting endorsements from Democratic mayors in his home state. That comes in addition to the advertising and messaging he's already used to [...] Full Story Top 'Dougherty Gang' siblings sentenced for crime spree Mon,30 Apr 2012 01:47 PM PDT Good Morning America - The three "Dougherty gang" siblings, who went on a multi-state crime spree in 2011, were sentenced to prison today in Colorado. Among them, they will serve 74 years behind bars. Full Story Top Running blind: China activist's dramatic escape Mon,30 Apr 2012 12:26 PM PDT Associated Press - Chen Guangcheng's blindness was a help and a hindrance as he made his way past the security cordon ringing his farmhouse. Full Story Top Groundbreaking females: 8 unsung women explorers Mon,30 Apr 2012 11:06 AM PDT LiveScience.com - Behind many of the world's best adventures is a female explorer who didn't experience the fame that some other adventurers get. Sure, you've heard of Amelia Earhart, but have you heard of any of the following eight ground-breaking women? Full Story Top 'Supermoon' alert: Biggest full moon of 2012 occurs this week Mon,30 Apr 2012 11:02 AM PDT SPACE.com - Skywatchers take note: The biggest full moon of the year is due to arrive this weekend. Full Story Top Dentist pulls out all of her ex-boyfriend's teeth after split Mon,30 Apr 2012 02:08 PM PDT The Sideshow - If you're planning a trip to the dentist, it might not be the wisest decision to make your appointment with the person you just broke up with. A Polish woman is facing three years in prison after she removed all of her ex-boyfriend's teeth during dental surgery just days after their breakup. "I tried to [...] Full Story Top Y! Big Story: Occupy actions on May Day Mon,30 Apr 2012 06:28 PM PDT Trending Now - May Day, also known as International Workers' Day, is a holiday in 75 countries, except for the country where people may work the hardest of all. Occupy though has a notion to take the day for its Spring Reawakening. Its General's Strike Facebook page sums up the mission: "NO WORK - NO SCHOOL - NO [...] Full Story Top Postcard Reaches Destination 53 Years After It Was Mailed Mon,30 Apr 2012 10:41 AM PDT Trending Now - Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow Trending Now on Twitter: @Knowlesitall and @YahooTrending The phrase "snail mail" may have never been more applicable. A postcard from the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago just reached its destination 53 years after it was mailed. Last week, Elizabeth Fulcher, who lives on Clairmont Lane in Daytona, Florida, received a postcard addressed to [...] Full Story Top 'Octomom' files for bankruptcy, owes $30K in rent Mon,30 Apr 2012 05:29 PM PDT Associated Press - "Octomom" Nadya Suleman filed for bankruptcy Monday, saying in a court filing that she has as much as $1 million in debt. Full Story Top Giant panda's artificial insemination: National Zoo tweets procedure Mon,30 Apr 2012 03:51 PM PDT The Sideshow - Every wonder what a giant panda's artificial insemination is like? If you followed the National Zoo's Twitter feed on Monday, you found out, in startlingly vivid detail, tweet by tweet. The Washington, D.C., zoo turned control of its Twitter feed over to Dave Wildt, head of the Center for Species Survival, who "live-tweeted" the insemination [...] Full Story Top Man sues BMW, alleging motorcycle seat gave him two-year erection Mon,30 Apr 2012 06:09 PM PDT The Sideshow - Commercials for erectile dysfunction medications like Cialis end with a warning that an individual should contact their doctor if they have an erection that lasts for more than four hours. After 20 months, Henry Wolf decided to contact a lawyer instead, claiming that the seat on his BMW motorcycle gave him an erection lasting nearly [...] Full Story Top

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