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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Tanning booth mom calls arrest for taking daughter, 5, a misunderstanding; 'It was a sunburn,' dad says Woman who lost Ark. lotto ticket entitled to $1M DEA agents apologize for forgetting college student in cell for four days Dentist pulls out all of her ex-boyfriend's teeth after split George Zimmerman Myspace page: Trayvon Martin shooter called Mexicans 'wanna be thugs' In Maraniss excerpts, Obama's ex-girlfriend recalls his 'sexual warmth' and charm but also his detachment Mother Accused of Letting Daughter, 5, Use Tanning Bed Designer of Ann Romney's $1K Shirt Says It's Off The Rack Dan Rather on George W. Bush report: 'We reported a true story—that's why I'm no longer with CBS News' Water Guns Banned, Handguns Allowed at GOP Convention 'Avery's Bucket List': Five-Month Old Girl With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Dies Relative: NY police captain saved son from blaze Reporter's Notebook: Inside Obama's Secret Trip to Afghanistan Newt Gingrich $4 Million in Debt; Staffers and Creditors Fume Flashpoints on Occupy May Day Tsunami-swept Harley in container found in Canada Taliban kill 7 in Afghan capital after Obama visit MIT, Harvard link up with free online courses Calif. man forgotten in cell says he drank urine Osama bin Laden death anniversary: 10 things we've learned about terror leader since raid Sen. Scott Brown Criticized for Keeping Daughter on His Health Insurance Justice Department probes handling of Montana rape reports Grandparents allegedly tow 7-year-old behind SUV in toy car while drunk OSS agent who led WWII rescue of 500 dies in NY John Edwards' daughter leaves courtroom crying Mysterious 'Hum' Only Canadians Can Hear Is Debated Feds: Illinois city official stole $53 million GPS suggests Calif. yacht hit rocks off Mexico North Carolina gay marriage foes have a slight lead ahead of Tuesday vote 13 charged in hazing death of FAMU band member Coroner: UK spy found in sports bag likely killed Number of US newborns with drug withdrawal triples Friend says Chinese activist pressured into deal The RIGHT Way to Load the Dishwasher 'Iceman' Mummy Holds World's Oldest Blood Cells Hang glider pilot accused of 'swallowing evidence' after tourist's death Dolphins Help Fishermen Catch Fish Will Washington ever be as cool as Hollywood? Have student loan debt? Tell Yahoo News your story Man sues BMW, alleging motorcycle seat gave him two-year erection Tanning booth mom calls arrest for taking daughter, 5, a misunderstanding; 'It was a sunburn,' dad says Wed,2 May 2012 08:31 AM PDT The Sideshow - A New Jersey woman arrested for allegedly putting her 5-year-old daughter in a tanning booth says it was all a big misunderstanding. Patricia Krentcil, 44, told NBC's local New York affiliate that she took her daughter with her to a local tanning salon but that the child was not exposed to the booth's synthetic UV [...] Full Story Top Woman who lost Ark. lotto ticket entitled to $1M Wed,2 May 2012 06:10 AM PDT Associated Press - An Arkansas woman who cashed a $1 million lottery ticket may have to give up the winnings to a woman who threw away the ticket after she bought it, according to a judge's ruling Tuesday. Full Story Top DEA agents apologize for forgetting college student in cell for four days Wed,2 May 2012 11:00 AM PDT The Lookout - The Drug Enforcement Administration extended an apology to a University of California engineering student who was locked in a holding cell for more than four days and forgotten about. The student drank his own urine in desperation and attempted to kill himself, before agents returned four days later and found him, he said in a [...] 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 with whom you just broke up. 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 [...] Full Story Top George Zimmerman Myspace page: Trayvon Martin shooter called Mexicans 'wanna be thugs' Wed,2 May 2012 11:07 AM PDT The Lookout - George Zimmerman's 2005 Myspace page, unearthed by the Miami Herald on Wednesday, suggests Trayvon Martin's shooter had a history of racial profiling. On Wednesday, Zimmerman's lawyer, Mark O'Mara, confirmed that the page—registered under the username "onlytobekingagain"—was real. In the "About me" section, Zimmerman—identified as "Joe G."—expressed resentment toward Mexicans living in his former Manassas, Va., [...] Full Story Top In Maraniss excerpts, Obama's ex-girlfriend recalls his 'sexual warmth' and charm but also his detachment Wed,2 May 2012 10:34 AM PDT The Ticket - Here is the future most powerful man in the world, judged through the eyes of a long-ago ex-girlfriend as she records in her personal journal the demise of their brief but intense relationship: Thursday, May 23, 1985 Barack leaving my life—at least as far as being lovers goes. In the same way that the relationship [...] Full Story Top Mother Accused of Letting Daughter, 5, Use Tanning Bed Wed,2 May 2012 01:11 AM PDT Good Morning America - N.J. Woman Denies Letting Young Daughter Use Tanning Booth Full Story Top Designer of Ann Romney's $1K Shirt Says It's Off The Rack Wed,2 May 2012 07:24 AM PDT ABC News - CHANTILLY, Va. — The fashion house that makes the nearly $1,000 blouse worn by Ann Romney on morning television earlier this week tells ABC News that they had nothing to do with the wardrobe choice, remarking that they'd prefer to stay out of politics. "We... Full Story Top Dan Rather on George W. Bush report: 'We reported a true story—that's why I'm no longer with CBS News' Wed,2 May 2012 07:31 AM PDT The Cutline - Dan Rather, former "CBS Evening News" host and current star of Mark Cuban's HDNet, has been out promoting his new book, "Rather Outspoken." In an interview with Piers Morgan on Tuesday, Rather recalled the last conversation he had with George W. Bush after his controversial 2004 CBS News report on the former president's Air National [...] Full Story Top Water Guns Banned, Handguns Allowed at GOP Convention Wed,2 May 2012 01:22 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - In the politically-charged and likely protest-filled streets of Tampa, Fla., during the Republican National Convention in August, water guns will be strictly prohibited. Concealed handguns, on the other hand, will be perfectly legal. Florida Gov. Rick Scott said this week that banning handguns from downtown... Full Story Top 'Avery's Bucket List': Five-Month Old Girl With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Dies Tue,1 May 2012 09:11 AM PDT ABC News Blogs -   Avery Canahuati, the five- month-old girl with spinal muscular atrophy whose inspirational "bucket list" went viral online, died Monday of pulmonary complications from the disease. The little girl's lung collapsed and she went into cardiac arrest Monday afternoon, her father, Michael Canahauati wrote in... Full Story Top Relative: NY police captain saved son from blaze Wed,2 May 2012 04:18 AM PDT Associated Press - A suburban New York police captain who died in a horrific house fire helped save his son and then ran back inside to try to rescue his wife and two teenage daughters before they all succumbed to the blaze, according to his brother-in-law. Full Story Top Reporter's Notebook: Inside Obama's Secret Trip to Afghanistan Tue,1 May 2012 04:59 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - KABUL, Afghanistan – It was a scene from a spy novel. A little after 9:30 p.m. ET, I arrived at a back gate of Joint Base Andrews.  No guard or intercom, I just drove up and it opened. I was in. The security guards verified... Full Story Top Newt Gingrich $4 Million in Debt; Staffers and Creditors Fume Tue,1 May 2012 05:22 PM PDT Good Morning America - Former Gingrich Campaign Staffers Say They're Still Waiting on Weeks of Back Pay. Full Story Top Flashpoints on Occupy May Day Tue,1 May 2012 03:39 PM PDT The Lookout - The Occupy movement targeted May Day as the day "the people of the planet will take to the streets." Crowds formed in many major cities, joining protesters worldwide on International Workers Day to demand economic equality.  But the day remained mostly peaceful. Promised stoppages of mass transportation and commerce by the Occupy movement largely fizzled [...] Full Story Top Tsunami-swept Harley in container found in Canada Wed,2 May 2012 07:33 AM PDT Associated Press - It must have been a wild ride. Japanese media say a Harley-Davidson motorcycle lost in last year's tsunami has washed up on a Canadian island about 6,400 kilometers (4,000 miles) away. Full Story Top Taliban kill 7 in Afghan capital after Obama visit Wed,2 May 2012 05:07 AM PDT Associated Press - The Taliban struck back less than two hours after President Barack Obama left Afghanistan on Wednesday, targeting a foreigners' housing compound with a suicide car bomb and militants disguised as women in an assault that killed at least seven people. Full Story Top MIT, Harvard link up with free online courses Wed,2 May 2012 09:19 AM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both academic heavyweights and often neighborly rivals, are joining hands in a new partnership to offer courses online and for free. The two schools, located near each other in Cambridge, Massachusetts, are teaming up on an initiative called edX only five months after MIT rolled out MITx, its online learning system which allows students to earn certificates for completing course work from a distance. ... Full Story Top Calif. man forgotten in cell says he drank urine Wed,2 May 2012 08:14 AM PDT Associated Press - A college student who was forgotten by federal drug agents and left in a holding cell for five days without food, water or access to a toilet says that he drank his own urine to survive. Full Story Top Osama bin Laden death anniversary: 10 things we've learned about terror leader since raid Tue,1 May 2012 10:48 AM PDT The Ticket - One year ago today, on May 1, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs in a daring raid on his compound near Islamabad, Pakistan. Through thousands of documents seized during the assault—many of them slated to be declassified later this week—we've learned a lot about the terror leader since his death. He [...] Full Story Top Sen. Scott Brown Criticized for Keeping Daughter on His Health Insurance Wed,2 May 2012 09:56 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - The hits keep coming in Massachusetts. After facing her own controversy for questions about her Native-American heritage, Elizabeth Warren, the likely Democratic nominee in the Massachusetts Senate race, has accused Sen. Scott Brown of being a hypocrite after he told the Boston Globe that he... Full Story Top Justice Department probes handling of Montana rape reports Tue,1 May 2012 08:01 PM PDT Reuters - MISSOULA, Montana (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department unveiled a broad probe on Tuesday into complaints that authorities were failing to aggressively investigate sexual assault reports in Missoula, Montana, citing more than 80 reported rapes there during the past three years. Full Story Top Grandparents allegedly tow 7-year-old behind SUV in toy car while drunk Tue,1 May 2012 12:20 PM PDT The Sideshow - The grandparents of a 7-year-old Florida girl are facing several charges after they allegedly towed her in a plastic car behind their SUV—all while under the influence of alcohol. The Herald Tribune reports that Paul J. Berloni, 49, is charged with driving under the influence, child endangerment and driving with a suspended license. Sarasota Sheriff's [...] Full Story Top OSS agent who led WWII rescue of 500 dies in NY Tue,1 May 2012 06:19 PM PDT Associated Press - George Vujnovich, the intelligence agent who organized a World War II mission to rescue more than 500 U.S. bomber crew members shot down over Nazi-occupied Serbia, has died at his home in New York. He was 96. Full Story Top John Edwards' daughter leaves courtroom crying Wed,2 May 2012 04:35 PM PDT Associated Press - A former adviser to John Edwards recounted Wednesday how the former presidential candidate's now-deceased wife indignantly confronted her husband, baring her chest in front of staff members the day after a tabloid reported that he was cheating on her. Full Story Top Mysterious 'Hum' Only Canadians Can Hear Is Debated Tue,1 May 2012 10:21 AM PDT ABC News Blogs - The cities of Windsor, Ontario, and Rogue River, Mich., are separated geographically by only a river, but when it comes to one highly annoying noise they are worlds apart. That noise, described as a low-pitched rumble, has rankled citizens of Windsor since last year, prompting... Full Story Top Feds: Illinois city official stole $53 million Wed,2 May 2012 08:27 AM PDT The Lookout - Upon further review, the former comptroller of a small Illinois city stole a lot more than initially thought, say federal authorities. They now say that Rita Crundwell, 59, took more than $53 million over the past two decades from the city of Dixon, Ill., and deposited the money into secret accounts. She then used the [...] Full Story Top GPS suggests Calif. yacht hit rocks off Mexico Wed,2 May 2012 06:53 AM PDT Associated Press - An American yacht destroyed while racing from California to Mexico ended up on the rocky shore of an island just past the border, according to a website that tracks boats by GPS, potentially undercutting the theory that it was crushed by a large ship. Full Story Top North Carolina gay marriage foes have a slight lead ahead of Tuesday vote Tue,1 May 2012 10:12 AM PDT The Lookout - Supporters of gay marriage in North Carolina have out-raised and out-advertised their opponents ahead of a vote on May 8 over whether the state constitution should be amended to specifically bar same-sex couples from marrying or entering into domestic partnerships. Despite this effort, 55 percent of North Carolinians say they plan to vote for the amendment [...] Full Story Top 13 charged in hazing death of FAMU band member Wed,2 May 2012 12:38 PM PDT Associated Press - Thirteen people were charged Wednesday for their roles in the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major who was severely beaten in what appears to be one of the biggest college hazing cases ever. Full Story Top Coroner: UK spy found in sports bag likely killed Wed,2 May 2012 07:09 AM PDT Associated Press - A coroner said Wednesday a British spy whose naked body was found inside a locked sports bag was likely killed in a criminal act, but acknowledged the riddle of how he met his mysterious death may never be solved. Full Story Top Number of US newborns with drug withdrawal triples Mon,30 Apr 2012 03:36 PM PDT Associated Press - Less than a month old, Savannah Dannelley scrunches her tiny face into a scowl as a nurse gently squirts a dose of methadone into her mouth. Full Story Top Friend says Chinese activist pressured into deal Wed,2 May 2012 06:26 AM PDT Associated Press - A close friend of Chen Guangcheng says the blind legal activist agreed to stay in China only to protect his family after receiving threats that his wife would be beaten to death if he left the country. Full Story Top The RIGHT Way to Load the Dishwasher Wed,2 May 2012 10:36 AM PDT Upgrade Your Life - There's an old saying if you put three people in a kitchen after dinner, they'll all have a RIGHT way to load the dishwasher — and all those ways will be different. Can you wash wine glasses and knives in the dishwasher? Is rinse agent a scam or really necessary? Which is best: powder or [...] Full Story Top 'Iceman' Mummy Holds World's Oldest Blood Cells Wed,2 May 2012 10:51 AM PDT LiveScience.com - The oldest red blood cells ever identified have been found in the body of Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old mummy found in the Alps in 1991. Full Story Top Hang glider pilot accused of 'swallowing evidence' after tourist's death Wed,2 May 2012 11:49 AM PDT The Sideshow - Lenami Godinez-Avila, 27, was celebrating an anniversary with her boyfriend by taking a hang gliding trip in Canada on Saturday, April 29. But something went horribly wrong when Godinez-Avila fell from the glider, dropping nearly 1,000 feet to her death. And now the story has taken an even stranger twist as the hang glider pilot [...] Full Story Top Dolphins Help Fishermen Catch Fish Tue,1 May 2012 04:11 PM PDT LiveScience.com - A visitor might stumble upon a strange sight in Laguna, Brazil, if they went down to the shore. Here, the local fishermen rely on dolphins to help them with their yearly fish catch. Full Story Top Will Washington ever be as cool as Hollywood? Wed,2 May 2012 10:33 AM PDT Power Players - Top Line The intersection of politics and celebrity has been dominating Washington, D.C. for the last week or so, raising the larger question of: do you have to have a bit of celebrity cool to get elected president these days? Barack Obama slow jams the news, Mitt Romney entertains an offer to host Saturday Night [...] Full Story Top Have student loan debt? Tell Yahoo News your story Wed,2 May 2012 02:18 AM PDT The Lookout - Are you one of the estimated 37 million Americans with student loan debt? We want to hear about the trade-offs you've made in order to send in that monthly payment. Has it affected your career choices? Have you delayed marriage or starting a family as a result of your debt? Do you wish you had [...] 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 individuals 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 two [...] Full Story Top

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