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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Edwards: 'I did an awful, awful lot that was wrong' Sheriff hopeful faces kidnapping charges Nandipati wins National Spelling Bee House rejects ban on sex-selection abortions Sandusky asks court for delay in child molestation case Symbolic weddings and more photos of the day Nancy Reagan endorses Mitt Romney Cosmic collision: Milky Way to crash head-on with Andromeda Police: 'Hero' saved lives in Seattle shootings Clinton blasts Russia for supporting Syrian regime Ready for Taxmageddon? 'Sesame Street' allegedly used in Guantanamo interrogations Court: Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional Do campaign slogans matter? Romney makes unannounced visit to Solyndra Osama bin Laden doctor in danger inside, outside prison Tourist captures video of tipping iceberg Guitar Pee urinal turns user into a music whiz Authorities: Md. man admits eating heart of victim New NASA telescope will hunt for black holes Edwards: 'I did an awful, awful lot that was wrong' Thu,31 May 2012 11:32 AM PDT The jury can only come to a consensus on one of the six counts against the former presidential candidate. Full Story Top Sheriff hopeful faces kidnapping charges Thu,31 May 2012 06:10 PM PDT ABC News - A former U.S. Secret Service agent campaigning to be a sheriff in South Carolina is facing charges for allegedly plotting to kidnap a retired judge. Full Story Top Nandipati wins National Spelling Bee Thu,31 May 2012 07:17 PM PDT Associated Press - Snigdha Nandipati heard a few words she didn't know during the National Spelling Bee, but never when she stepped to the microphone. Full Story Top House rejects ban on sex-selection abortions Thu,31 May 2012 01:23 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - The House voted today to reject a measure that would have banned sex-selection abortions in the United States, pitting Republicans and Democrats in a showdown over a woman's right to choose, which opponents contended was "intended to chip away at woman's right to obtain safe,... Full Story Top Sandusky asks court for delay in child molestation case Thu,31 May 2012 04:58 PM PDT Associated Press - A former Penn State assistant football coach accused of molesting boys is asking an appeals court to delay the proceedings against him. Full Story Top Symbolic weddings and more photos of the day Thu,31 May 2012 03:00 PM PDT A Chinese bride poses with a Bavarian coachman after her symbolic wedding in Fuessen, Germany, Thursday, May 31, 2012. 15 Chinese couples who already got married in China, travelled to Germany to repeat their promise of marriage at Neuschwanstein Castle. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) Full Story Top Nancy Reagan endorses Mitt Romney Thu,31 May 2012 05:10 PM PDT Nancy Reagan announced Thursday she's backing Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. The endorsement came after Romney and his wife, Ann, met with the former first lady at her home outside Los Angeles over "lemonade and cookies," according to a statement. Reagan called him the "clear choice" in the 2012 race. "I offered my [...] Full Story Top Cosmic collision: Milky Way to crash head-on with Andromeda Thu,31 May 2012 12:46 PM PDT SPACE.com - Four billion years from now, the Milky Way galaxy as we know it will cease to exist. Full Story Top Police: 'Hero' saved lives in Seattle shootings Thu,31 May 2012 04:31 PM PDT Associated Press - Someone inside an artsy Seattle cafe where a gunman opened fire threw stools at the assailant during a shooting rampage police described as "callous, horrific and cold," a move that allowed others to run to safety. Full Story Top Clinton blasts Russia for supporting Syrian regime Thu,31 May 2012 02:25 PM PDT Secretary of State Hillary Clinton bluntly warned Russia on Thursday that its support for Syria's Bashar al-Assad could help trigger a "catastrophic" civil war in Syria that risks spilling across the Middle East with devastating consequences. "My argument to the Russians is — they keep telling me they don't want to see a civil war, [...] Full Story Top Ready for Taxmageddon? Thu,31 May 2012 12:53 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - The reality of "Taxmageddon" – a heavy load of tax code provisions expiring at the end of the year – is that lawmakers probably won't come together on a comprehensive agreement until after the election this fall. But that has not stopped congressional leaders from... Full Story Top 'Sesame Street' allegedly used in Guantanamo interrogations Thu,31 May 2012 06:45 PM PDT A new documentary alleges that detainees at Guantanamo Bay were "tortured" by being forced to listen to songs from Sesame Street for days on end. The Al Jazeera film, "Songs of War," features Christopher Cerf, who has worked as a composer on Sesame Street for more than four decades. "My first reaction was this just [...] Full Story Top Court: Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional Thu,31 May 2012 10:52 AM PDT On Thursday, a federal appeals court in Boston ruled that the government's ban on gay marriage, called the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), violates the Constitution and should be struck down. Full Story Top Do campaign slogans matter? Thu,31 May 2012 01:36 PM PDT So, what is President Obama's slogan this campaign? You don't know, do you?  How about Mitt Romney's?  Bet you didn't know that one either. The answer is "Forward" for Obama and "Believe in America" for Romney — and neither has the kind of pop that Obama got from "Hope and Change" back in [...] Full Story Top Romney makes unannounced visit to Solyndra Thu,31 May 2012 10:27 AM PDT Mitt Romney has made the Obama administration's loans to failed energy company Solyndra central to his argument that the president doesn't understand how to create jobs or stimulate the economy. Full Story Top Osama bin Laden doctor in danger inside, outside prison Thu,31 May 2012 11:02 AM PDT ABC News - The recently-jailed Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden is not only in danger inside prison, according to officials there, but now faces threats from the Taliban and another terrorist organization should they find him outside. Full Story Top Tourist captures video of tipping iceberg Thu,31 May 2012 11:53 AM PDT A tourist has captured some rare and startling video of an iceberg tipping over. The tourist was traveling on a boat near the Upsala Glacier in Argentina and caught the unexpected moment. Writing on YouTube under the name "osibaruch," the tourist says: "While we were passing by it with a catamaran, the huge berg lost [...] Full Story Top Guitar Pee urinal turns user into a music whiz Thu,31 May 2012 01:54 PM PDT There's no denying it, this is a clear case of yellow journalism. Billboard Brasil has created a new musically interactive urinal that strums guitar chords while someone goes to the bathroom. The Guitar Pee is designed to look like an actual electric guitar and plays a unique set of notes with each use. In fact, [...] Full Story Top Authorities: Md. man admits eating heart of victim Thu,31 May 2012 04:51 PM PDT Associated Press - A 21-year-old college student accused of killing a housemate told police he ate the victim's heart and part of his brain after he died. Full Story Top New NASA telescope will hunt for black holes Thu,31 May 2012 11:08 AM PDT On June 13, NASA's new orbiting telescope, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), will launch into space so we can have a closer look at mysterious black holes and dazzling supernova explosions. The telescope will take off aboard a rocket from the Kwajalein … Continue reading → Full Story Top

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