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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Justin Bieber wanted for questioning in scuffle Pastor who gave anti-gay sermon draws hundreds of protesters in North Carolina Pregnant Woman, Unborn Baby Survive Being Abducted, Set on Fire, Shot Witness says naked attacker was chewing man's face 2 brothers sentenced to death in separate states 'Men in Black 3' takes down 'Avengers' with $55M Girl, 6, is youngest ever in National Spelling Bee US commandos parachuted into N. Korea: report George Will Calls Donald Trump a 'Bloviating Ignoramus' Elvis Presley crypt up for auction this month Obama says Vietnam veterans too often 'denigrated' Miami police kill naked man who bit off victim's face Scientist: Evolution debate will soon be history German girl locked up for years by Bosnian couple Ann Coulter: MSNBC host who fallen argued soldiers aren't heroes is a woman Thousands of Islamists Reportedly Shout at the 'Ape' Obama in Tunisia: 'Obama, Obama, We Are All Osama' Schools Barred From Handcuffing Students Leon Panetta Calls Pakistan Doctor's Treason Sentence 'Disturbing' AP IMPACT: Almost half of new vets seek disability Fallen Marine's letter marks Memorial Day in Kabul Romney won't repudiate Trump on birther issue Women on the rise in Mexican drug cartels Miami police shoot man found gnawing another's face: report Obama calls treatment of Vietnam War veterans "a disgrace" Syrian massacre: Kofi Annan to have 'serious and frank discussions' with President Bashar Assad 3 rescued from plane crash site in remote Idaho Warrior canines on the homefront 'Honor Flight' documentary tells story of effort to send remaining WWII veterans to National Memorial Warning signs for Obama on path to electoral votes GOP ties Obama to NH student debt, ignores origins Romney promises world's strongest military Police: 5-time champ Johnny Tapia found dead in NM Pakistan death decree over wedding video: police Vatican says trust in Church hurt by scandal Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US Obama's Memorial Day message: troops are coming home Is this the world's most epic marriage proposal? Attempts to revive language spoken in Jesus' time Greek stocks soar on pro-bailout party's poll gain DNA study seeks origin of Appalachia's Melungeons Justin Bieber wanted for questioning in scuffle Mon,28 May 2012 06:38 AM PDT Associated Press - Justin Bieber is wanted for questioning by Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators after a photographer complained of being roughed up by the pop star at a shopping center. Full Story Top Pastor who gave anti-gay sermon draws hundreds of protesters in North Carolina Mon,28 May 2012 11:08 AM PDT The North Carolina pastor who gave a disturbing, anti-gay sermon—in which he suggested rounding up all "queers and homosexuals" and quarantining them inside an electric fence—drew hundreds of protesters on Sunday. Between 1,500 and 2,000 "peaceful" protesters demonstrated outside the Catawba County Justice Center, 12 miles from the Maiden, N.C., church where Rev. Charles Worley [...] Full Story Top Pregnant Woman, Unborn Baby Survive Being Abducted, Set on Fire, Shot Sun,27 May 2012 01:22 PM PDT ABC News - A 22-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn baby are alive expected to live after being kidnapped, set on fire and shot in Warren, Mich., police said. The woman, who is nine months pregnant, told police she was dropping her ex-boyfriend at his new girlfriend's home... Full Story Top Witness says naked attacker was chewing man's face Mon,28 May 2012 04:31 PM PDT Associated Press - A witness says a naked man chewing on the face of another naked man on a downtown highway ramp kept eating and growled at a police officer who fatally shot him to make him stop. Full Story Top 2 brothers sentenced to death in separate states Sun,27 May 2012 12:20 PM PDT Associated Press - Rodney Berget lives in a single cell on South Dakota's death row, rarely leaving the tiny room where he awaits execution for bludgeoning a prison guard to death with a pipe during an attempted escape. Full Story Top 'Men in Black 3' takes down 'Avengers' with $55M Sun,27 May 2012 10:16 AM PDT Associated Press - The suits have knocked off the superheroes at the box office. Full Story Top Girl, 6, is youngest ever in National Spelling Bee Mon,28 May 2012 11:19 AM PDT Associated Press - The youngest person ever to qualify for the National Spelling Bee was running around in a stream with a friend, hunting for rocks. Suddenly, she came charging up the bank and headed straight for her mother. Full Story Top US commandos parachuted into N. Korea: report Mon,28 May 2012 02:23 PM PDT AFP - US and South Korean special forces have been parachuting into North Korea to gather intelligence about underground military installations, a US officer has said in comments carried in US media. Full Story Top George Will Calls Donald Trump a 'Bloviating Ignoramus' Sun,27 May 2012 07:18 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - This morning on "This Week," ABC News' George Will called Donald Trump a "bloviating ignoramus." "I do not understand the cost benefit here. The costs are clear. The benefit — what voter is gonna vote for him (Romney) because he is seen with Donald Trump. The... Full Story Top Elvis Presley crypt up for auction this month Mon,28 May 2012 02:28 AM PDT Associated Press - For the right price, you or a loved one can rest in peace in the tomb of The King. Full Story Top Obama says Vietnam veterans too often 'denigrated' Mon,28 May 2012 01:10 PM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to the men and women who have died defending America, pointing to Vietnam veterans as an under-appreciated and sometimes maligned group of war heroes who remained true to their nation despite an unwelcome homecoming. Full Story Top Miami police kill naked man who bit off victim's face Mon,28 May 2012 09:12 AM PDT AFP - Police in Miami are investigating a brutal attack that led an armed officer to shoot dead a naked man who had bitten off the face of another naked man leaving him in critical condition. Full Story Top Scientist: Evolution debate will soon be history Sat,26 May 2012 12:18 PM PDT Associated Press - Richard Leakey predicts skepticism over evolution will soon be history. Full Story Top German girl locked up for years by Bosnian couple Sun,27 May 2012 06:31 PM PDT AFP - A German girl has been rescued by Bosnian police after allegedly being held captive by a couple for eight years during which she was forced to eat pig feed and pull a horse-cart. Full Story Top Ann Coulter: MSNBC host who fallen argued soldiers aren't heroes is a woman Sun,27 May 2012 05:16 PM PDT The Daily Caller - Ann Coulter took to Twitter to condemn an MSNBC host who said over Memorial Day weekend that he's "uncomfortable" calling American soldiers who died in battle heroes. Full Story Top Thousands of Islamists Reportedly Shout at the 'Ape' Obama in Tunisia: 'Obama, Obama, We Are All Osama' Sun,27 May 2012 07:12 PM PDT The Blaze - <p>"We are coming, we are coming"</p> Full Story Top Schools Barred From Handcuffing Students Sun,27 May 2012 11:09 AM PDT ABC News - Public schools in Jackson, Miss., will no longer be allowed to handcuff students to poles or other objects, under a settlement with the Southern Poverty Law Center reached in U.S. District Court. Jody Owens, director of the Mississippi office of the Southern Poverty Law Center,... Full Story Top Leon Panetta Calls Pakistan Doctor's Treason Sentence 'Disturbing' Sun,27 May 2012 05:47 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said it was "disturbing" and "difficult to understand" Pakistan's 33-year prison sentence for a doctor who aided the United States in finding terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. Shakil Afridi, a 48-year-old Pakistani doctor, was convicted last week of high treason by... Full Story Top AP IMPACT: Almost half of new vets seek disability Sun,27 May 2012 10:41 AM PDT Associated Press - America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen. Full Story Top Fallen Marine's letter marks Memorial Day in Kabul Mon,28 May 2012 05:44 AM PDT Associated Press - U.S. Marine Sgt. William Stacey was killed earlier this year by a homemade bomb in southern Afghanistan, a tragedy for which he prepared by writing a letter to his family explaining why he was fighting that was to be read in the event of his death. Full Story Top Romney won't repudiate Trump on birther issue Mon,28 May 2012 06:12 PM PDT Associated Press - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney isn't taking a position on supporter Donald Trump's return to the controversy over where President Barack Obama was born. Full Story Top Women on the rise in Mexican drug cartels Sun,27 May 2012 11:31 AM PDT AFP - The high mortality rate in Mexico's drug war has seen women progress quickly in the shadowy underworld of the cartels and they are increasingly taking on key management roles, a new book says. Full Story Top Miami police shoot man found gnawing another's face: report Sun,27 May 2012 03:21 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - A Miami police officer shot and killed a naked man found chewing on another man's face on an exit ramp of a major causeway, local media reported on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday when a woman flagged down a police officer after seeing two men fighting on a pedestrian walkway of the exit ramp near downtown Miami. The Miami Herald reported the police officer approached the scene and saw a naked man gnawing on the face of another man. The officer called for the man to back away but he ignored the order and the policeman responded by shooting him once, the Herald said. ... Full Story Top Obama calls treatment of Vietnam War veterans "a disgrace" Mon,28 May 2012 03:18 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called the treatment decades ago of returning Vietnam War veterans a "national shame" on Monday and promised as commander-in-chief not to send U.S. troops back into harm's way without a clear mission and strategy. Obama did not mention rising tensions with Iran and Syria or other potential threats in his remarks to veterans and military families on a hot, sunny Memorial Day, focusing instead on the legacy of Vietnam and his own efforts to wind down the Iraq and Afghanistan wars started by his predecessor, George W. Bush. ... Full Story Top Syrian massacre: Kofi Annan to have 'serious and frank discussions' with President Bashar Assad Mon,28 May 2012 08:39 AM PDT United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan arrived on Monday in Damascus to meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad on the heels of a weekend massacre that left more than 100 people—including what appeared to be "rows of bloody children"—dead. [Related: How an 11-year-old survived the Houla massacre] The U.N. said at least 108 people were [...] Full Story Top 3 rescued from plane crash site in remote Idaho Mon,28 May 2012 09:38 AM PDT Associated Press - Hours after their plane crashed on a steep and snowy mountainside in Idaho, a California fireman, his wife and their adult daughter were airlifted to safety by National Guard rescuers. Full Story Top Warrior canines on the homefront Sat,26 May 2012 02:34 PM PDT Political Punch On this Memorial Day weekend our thoughts are with those who have sacrificed in battle, and also with those who are still with us, many still adjusting to the wounds sustained in battle. This week, we look at a brand new program in the military that brings man's best friend to the aid [...] Full Story Top 'Honor Flight' documentary tells story of effort to send remaining WWII veterans to National Memorial Mon,28 May 2012 07:48 AM PDT A powerful forthcoming documentary tells the story of the "Stars and Strips Honor Flights" project, in which a nonprofit group sends World War II veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit the National World War II Memorial and pay respects at Arlington National Cemetery. The film follows the plight of Honor Flight volunteers in Wisconsin who [...] Full Story Top Warning signs for Obama on path to electoral votes Mon,28 May 2012 12:37 AM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama faces new warning signs in a once-promising Southern state and typically Democratic-voting Midwestern states roughly five months before the election even as he benefits nationally from encouraging economic news. Full Story Top GOP ties Obama to NH student debt, ignores origins Mon,28 May 2012 06:36 AM PDT Associated Press - New Hampshire isn't just first in the nation when it comes to hosting presidential primaries. It also ranks first in student-loan debt, and now the winner of the state's Republican presidential primary is seizing on that fact to argue that President Barack Obama has let down students. Full Story Top Romney promises world's strongest military Mon,28 May 2012 04:00 PM PDT Associated Press - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised Monday to maintain an American military "with no comparable power anywhere in the world." Full Story Top Police: 5-time champ Johnny Tapia found dead in NM Mon,28 May 2012 03:33 AM PDT Associated Press - Johnny Tapia, the five-time boxing champion whose turbulent career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression and run-ins with the law, was found dead Sunday at his Albuquerque home. He was 45. Full Story Top Pakistan death decree over wedding video: police Mon,28 May 2012 12:15 PM PDT AFP - Four women and two men have been sentenced to death in northern Pakistan for singing and dancing at a wedding, police said Monday. Full Story Top Vatican says trust in Church hurt by scandal Mon,28 May 2012 11:05 AM PDT Reuters - VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican, engulfed in the worst crisis in Pope Benedict's papacy, on Monday denied Italian media reports that cardinals were suspects in an investigation into leaks of sensitive documents that led to the arrest of the pope's butler. But while denying the reports, which said the butler was merely a courier in a behind-the-scenes struggle for power in the Holy See, the Vatican acknowledged that the often sordid affair would test the faith of Catholics in their Church. ... Full Story Top Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US Mon,28 May 2012 12:49 PM PDT Associated Press - Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away — the first time a huge migrating fish has been shown to carry radioactivity such a distance. Full Story Top Obama's Memorial Day message: troops are coming home Mon,28 May 2012 01:50 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama said Monday on Memorial Day that troops are coming home after a decade of war and must be respected, with no repeat of the "national shame" that greeted many Vietnam veterans. Full Story Top Is this the world's most epic marriage proposal? Fri,25 May 2012 03:53 PM PDT Now we've seen our share of geeky marriage proposals in our day, but Isaac Lamb's insanely epic live lip-dub proposal may just be the most epically awesome "she said yes!" story of them all. The Portland actor had his brother sit girlfriend Amy … Continue reading → Full Story Top Attempts to revive language spoken in Jesus' time Mon,28 May 2012 02:44 AM PDT Associated Press - Two villages in the Holy Land's tiny Christian community are teaching Aramaic in an ambitious effort to revive the language that Jesus spoke, centuries after it all but disappeared from the Middle East. Full Story Top Greek stocks soar on pro-bailout party's poll gain Mon,28 May 2012 12:55 PM PDT Associated Press - Greek stock markets rebounded strongly on Monday from a 22-year low on hopes a pro-bailout party will win crucial national elections next month, which would avoid a catastrophic rift with international creditors and keep the struggling country within the euro currency union. Full Story Top DNA study seeks origin of Appalachia's Melungeons Thu,24 May 2012 02:18 PM PDT Associated Press - For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some speculated they were descended from Portuguese explorers, or perhaps from Turkish slaves or Gypsies. Full Story Top

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