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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Nasty weather threatens Gulf Coast for Christmas Jack Klugman dies in Los Angeles At Christmas Eve Mass, pope urges space for God Firefighters killed in house fire 'ambush' Thousands enjoy merry Christmas in Bethlehem Police find clothing tied to missing yacht school friends Apps to help you achieve New Year's resolutions Snowboarder dies in avalanche at Tahoe-area resort U.N. approves new debate on arms treaty opposed by U.S. gun lobby Ore. rescuers find lost snowshoers near Mount Hood NY surfer who survived Sandy drowns in Puerto Rico Student food banks fight hunger on campus Newspaper publishes gun owners' names and addresses Ex-President Bush to spend Christmas in hospital U.S. Marines to face random blood-alcohol tests Afghan policewoman kills U.S. adviser in Kabul Hero police officer jumps into frigid water to save woman Pro-gun rights petition U.S. to deport CNN's Piers Morgan Lawmakers worry 'fiscal cliff' deal is elusive 6 children hurt when gas can explodes in Texas

Nasty weather threatens Gulf Coast for Christmas  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 05:59 PM PST NEW ORLEANS (AP) â€" Nasty weather, including a chance of strong tornadoes and howling thunderstorms, could be on the way for Christmas Day along the Gulf Coast from east Texas to north Florida. Full Story	Top
Jack Klugman dies in Los Angeles  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 06:15 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) â€" El prolífico actor de rostro ajado Jack Klugman, a quien millones adoraron por series televisivas como la del médico forense "Quincy, M.E." o "The Odd Couple", falleció el lunes, dijo uno de sus hijos. Tenía 90 años. Full Story	Top
At Christmas Eve Mass, pope urges space for God  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 03:12 PM PST Pope Benedict XVI marked Christmas Eve with Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and a pressing question: Will people find room in their hectic, technology-driven lives for children, the poor and God? Full Story	Top
Firefighters killed in house fire 'ambush'  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 12:20 PM PST Two volunteer firefighters died and two others were wounded in an early morning attack at the blaze in western N.Y. Full Story	Top
Thousands enjoy merry Christmas in Bethlehem  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 03:16 PM PST Thousands of Christians from the world over packed Manger Square in Bethlehem Monday to celebrate the birth of Jesus in the ancient West Bank town where he was born. Full Story	Top
Police find clothing tied to missing yacht school friends  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 11:49 AM PST Clothing items believed to belong to two missing yacht school friends were found on the rocks of a small island off the coast of Maine, Kennebunkport police said today. Zachary Wells, 21, and Prescott Wright, 23, were last seen hanging out at a home in the... Full Story	Top
Apps to help you achieve New Year's resolutions  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 08:16 AM PST Whether it is to improve your health or finances, there are plenty of software options to help you achieve these goals. Full Story	Top
Snowboarder dies in avalanche at Tahoe-area resort  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 07:31 PM PST TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) â€" A 49-year-old California man died Monday after being buried in an avalanche while snowboarding at a Sierra ski resort, one of several avalanche-related emergencies in the Lake Tahoe area after recent storms dumped up to 3 feet of fresh snow. Full Story	Top
U.N. approves new debate on arms treaty opposed by U.S. gun lobby  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 06:14 PM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Monday to restart negotiations on a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global trade in conventional arms, a pact the powerful U.S. National Rifle Association has been lobbying hard against. U.N. delegates and gun control activists have complained that talks collapsed in July largely because U.S. President Barack Obama feared attacks from Republican rival Mitt Romney before the November 6 election if his administration was seen as supporting the pact, a charge U.S. officials have denied. ... Full Story	Top
Ore. rescuers find lost snowshoers near Mount Hood  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 04:32 PM PST PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) â€" Rescue teams have found 3 snowshoers who got lost on a weekend camping trip near Mount Hood. Full Story	Top
NY surfer who survived Sandy drowns in Puerto Rico  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 04:35 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) â€" A lifeguard widely praised as a hero after Superstorm Sandy for rescuing neighbors endangered by rolling floodwaters and a fire that destroyed several homes in a small community where grief has been a frequent visitor has died in a surfing accident in Puerto Rico. Full Story	Top
Student food banks fight hunger on campus  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 12:43 PM PST "I use every bit of money I have for basic needs," the Kansas City native said. "I don't have family putting money in my bank account. If somebody wants to help, why not?" Full Story	Top
Newspaper publishes gun owners' names and addresses  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 01:52 PM PST A newspaper in New York has received a wave of criticism from its readers after publishing the names and addresses of all of the individuals with handgun or pistol permits in its coverage area. Full Story	Top
Ex-President Bush to spend Christmas in hospital  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 03:55 PM PST Former President George H.W. Bush will spend Christmas in a Houston hospital after developing a fever and weakness following a bronchitis-like cough. Full Story	Top
U.S. Marines to face random blood-alcohol tests  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 04:38 PM PST SAN DIEGO (AP) â€" Marines and sailors will be subject to random blood-alcohol tests twice a year in what is billed as the toughest anti-drinking policy in the U.S. military. Full Story	Top
Afghan policewoman kills U.S. adviser in Kabul  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 07:58 AM PST The attack, the latest in a rising tide of insider attacks by Afghans against their foreign allies, occurred outside the police headquarters in a walled, highly secure compound. Full Story	Top
Hero police officer jumps into frigid water to save woman  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 06:45 AM PST Cell phone video shows Edward Norton plunging into a Boston channel during a downpour to rescue an unidentified woman who'd reportedly fallen in by accident. Full Story	Top
Pro-gun rights petition U.S. to deport CNN's Piers Morgan  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 05:06 AM PST Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the U.S. over his gun control views. Full Story	Top
Lawmakers worry 'fiscal cliff' deal is elusive  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 01:20 AM PST With anxiety rising as the country lurches towards a "fiscal cliff," lawmakers are increasingly skeptical about a possible deal and some predict the best possibility would be a small-scale patch. Full Story	Top
6 children hurt when gas can explodes in Texas  Monday, Dec 24, 2012 03:26 PM PST McKINNEY, Texas (AP) â€" Four children were airlifted to a Dallas hospital with critical burns after a gas can exploded on Christmas Eve next to an open fire pit in a backyard, a fire official said. Full Story	Top

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