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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Seven dead in Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting Fan killed, nine injured by lightning strike at NASCAR race NASA braces for rover's plunge to Mars Obama 'deeply saddened' by shooting at Sikh temple Philadelphia Eagles coach's troubled son found dead GOP chairman calls Harry Reid 'dirty liar' Social Security not deal it once was for workers Wildfire evacuation orders lifted in Oklahoma Syria warplanes pound Aleppo as ground assault looms Presidential TV ad spending focused on 9 states Report: Boy Scout files reveal repeat child abuse Photo from Onion video sparks Facebook fury Thousands of fish die as Midwest streams heat up Memories of Marilyn Monroe on 50th anniversary of death Red Cross attacked with rockets, grenades in Libya Aging baby boomers face home health care challenge Seven dead in Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting Sun,5 Aug 2012 10:50 AM PDT Click on the images for more photos. At least seven people were killed, including the suspected gunman, in a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., south of Milwaukee on Sunday. According to police, 911 dispatchers received multiple calls from the temple at approximately 10:25 a.m. local time. An officer who responded [...] Full Story Top Fan killed, nine injured by lightning strike at NASCAR race Sun,5 Aug 2012 05:34 PM PDT Yahoo! Sports - Tough news out of Pocono as the same storm that shut down the race after 98 of a scheduled 160 laps also sent down a lightning strike that injured ten fans just outside the track. Pocono Raceway officials announced that a fan was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. Full Story Top NASA braces for rover's plunge to Mars Sun,5 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT Associated Press - NASA's most high-tech Mars rover on Sunday zeroed in on the red planet where it will attempt a tricky celestial gymnastics routine during a "seven minutes of terror" plummet through the atmosphere. Full Story Top Obama 'deeply saddened' by shooting at Sikh temple Sun,5 Aug 2012 03:37 PM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama said Sunday that he and first lady Michelle Obama are "deeply saddened" by the killing of at least six people Sunday at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, and promised his administration will provide "whatever support is necessary" to those investigating the shooting. Full Story Top Philadelphia Eagles coach's troubled son found dead Sun,5 Aug 2012 06:09 PM PDT Yahoo! Sports - Garrett Reid, the troubled 29-year-old son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, was found dead Sunday in a dorm room at the club's Lehigh University training camp, where he spends most of his summers with his father. Full Story Top GOP chairman calls Harry Reid 'dirty liar' Sun,5 Aug 2012 06:22 AM PDT ABC News - Republican National Committee chair Reince Priebus called Sen. Harry Reid a "dirty liar" this morning on "This Week" for accusing presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney of not paying taxes. Sen. Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate Majority Leader of Nevada, said in an interview with the Huffington... Full Story Top Social Security not deal it once was for workers Sun,5 Aug 2012 12:12 PM PDT Associated Press - People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It's a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Full Story Top Wildfire evacuation orders lifted in Oklahoma Sun,5 Aug 2012 01:02 PM PDT Associated Press - Many Oklahomans forced to leave their homes because of raging wildfires were being allowed to return Sunday, despite some fires continuing to burn. Full Story Top Syria warplanes pound Aleppo as ground assault looms Sun,5 Aug 2012 01:19 PM PDT AFP - Syrian regime warplanes pounded rebel positions in second city Aleppo on Sunday ahead of a threatened ground assault by more than 20,000 troops assembled around the commercial capital. Full Story Top Presidential TV ad spending focused on 9 states Sun,5 Aug 2012 07:46 AM PDT Associated Press - If television ad spending is any guide, the White House race will come down to nine states that have absorbed an eye-popping $350 million in commercials so far. Full Story Top Report: Boy Scout files reveal repeat child abuse Sun,5 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT Associated Press - Internal documents from the Boy Scouts of America reveal more than 125 cases in which men suspected of molestation allegedly continued to abuse Scouts, despite a blacklist meant to protect boys from sexual predators. Full Story Top Photo from Onion video sparks Facebook fury Sun,5 Aug 2012 09:53 AM PDT The Onion, America's finest satirical newspaper, was heralded for its coverage of 9/11, publishing its now-classic Sept. 11, 2001 issue--two weeks after the terror attacks--that was both funny and cathartic. But a photo illustration of a Sears-branded plane approaching Chicago's Willis Tower from an Onion video ("Sears Extremists Fly Plane Into Willis Tower") published last [...] Full Story Top Thousands of fish die as Midwest streams heat up Sun,5 Aug 2012 12:56 PM PDT Associated Press - Thousands of fish are dying in the Midwest as the hot, dry summer dries up rivers and causes water temperatures to climb in some spots to nearly 100 degrees. Full Story Top Memories of Marilyn Monroe on 50th anniversary of death Sun,5 Aug 2012 07:26 AM PDT Fifty years ago Sunday, Norma Jeane Mortenson--the actress, model and singer better known as Marilyn Monroe--died in Los Angeles of a drug overdose. She was just 36. Yahoo contributors were asked to share their memories of Monroe, whose tragic death, while unsurprising to those that closely followed her tumultuous career, was nonetheless shocking. Below, recollections [...] Full Story Top Red Cross attacked with rockets, grenades in Libya Sun,5 Aug 2012 04:34 PM PDT Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - Unknown assailants attacked a compound of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Libyan port of Misrata on Sunday with grenades and rockets, forcing it to suspend its work there and in the eastern city of Benghazi, the agency said. The ICRC said seven of its aid workers were inside their residence when it came under attack. No one was hurt, but damage to the building was extensive. It was the fifth time in less than three months that violence was directed against the independent aid agency in Libya, the ICRC said in a statement, which stressed its neutrality. ... Full Story Top Aging baby boomers face home health care challenge Sun,5 Aug 2012 01:04 PM PDT Associated Press - For the past three years, Taura Tate's mornings have revolved around caring for a woman who suffers from the effects of a stroke and diabetes. She cooks her oatmeal for breakfast, helps with showers and ... Full Story Top

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