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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Conn. lawmakers agree on new gun laws Suspicion in DA death shifts to white supremacists U.S. deploys warship off South Korea amid soaring tensions on peninsula Suspect in Colo. prison chief death got out four years early Miss. governor pulls anti-abortion activist's nomination Okla. board pushes for charges against dentist After 'Tan Mom,' New Jersey bans children from tanning beds Poverty spikes in the U.S. as help fades Angelina Jolie to sell jewelry line to fund overseas schools Alaska rescue helicopter crash kills all three onboard Arkansas House votes to override veto of voter ID bill Fire at Islamic school kills 13 children in Myanmar Chicago homicides drop dramatically Georgia town passes law requiring residents to own guns Oily ducks found following Arkansas oil spill Caroline Kennedy to be nominated as ambassador to Japan Afghan teenager fatally stabs U.S. soldier

Conn. lawmakers agree on new gun laws  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 05:14 PM PDT Some of the toughest regulations in the U.S, were proposed after Newtown. Full Story	Top
Suspicion in DA death shifts to white supremacists  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 07:43 PM PDT Suspicion in the slayings of a Texas district attorney and his wife shifted Monday to a violent white supremacist prison gang that was the focus of a December law enforcement bulletin warning that its members might try to attack police or prosecutors. Full Story	Top
U.S. deploys warship off South Korea amid soaring tensions on peninsula  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:39 PM PDT The United States has positioned a warship off the Korean coast as a shield against ballistic missile attack as South Korea's new president vowed swift retaliation against a North Korean strike amid soaring tensions on the peninsula ... Full Story	Top
Suspect in Colo. prison chief death got out four years early  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:46 PM PDT Because of a paperwork error, the suspect in last month's killing of Colorado's corrections chief was freed from prison in January — four years earlier than authorities intended. Full Story	Top
Miss. governor pulls anti-abortion activist's nomination  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 07:34 PM PDT Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said Monday he's withdrawing his nomination of anti-abortion activist Terri Herring of Ridgeland to the state Board of Health. Full Story	Top
Okla. board pushes for charges against dentist  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:22 PM PDT Citing the scope of a public health scare involving thousands of patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon, the head of the state's dentistry board said Monday she wants prosecutors to consider pursuing criminal charges. Full Story	Top
After 'Tan Mom,' New Jersey bans children from tanning beds  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 06:56 PM PDT New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law on Monday banning children under 17 from using commercial tanning beds ... Full Story	Top
Poverty spikes in the U.S. as help fades  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 05:27 PM PDT Improvements for those deep in poverty aren't keeping pace with the improving economy. Full Story	Top
Angelina Jolie to sell jewelry line to fund overseas schools  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 07:26 PM PDT Angelina Jolie has opened another girls school in Afghanistan and plans to fund more from the proceeds of a jewelry line going on sale this week that she helped to design ... Full Story	Top
Alaska rescue helicopter crash kills all three onboard  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 08:53 PM PDT An Alaska State Troopers helicopter crashed during a rescue mission, killing all three people onboard, including the stranded snowmobiler who had summoned the troopers' help, officials said ... Full Story	Top
Arkansas House votes to override veto of voter ID bill  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 06:03 PM PDT Republican lawmakers in Arkansas voted on Monday to override a veto by the state's Democratic governor and approve a bill that requires voters to show photo identification at the polls ... Full Story	Top
Fire at Islamic school kills 13 children in Myanmar  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 09:12 PM PDT An electrical fire at an Islamic school in Myanmar's biggest city killed 13 children early on Tuesday, authorities said ... Full Story	Top
Chicago homicides drop dramatically  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 05:25 PM PDT Chicago officials say there were 70 homicides in the city during the first three months of 2013 — 50 fewer than the same period last year when the slayings made headlines. Full Story	Top
Georgia town passes law requiring residents to own guns  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 07:32 PM PDT A small Georgia town on Monday passed a law requiring the head of each household to own a gun as a way to keep crime down ... Full Story	Top
Oily ducks found following Arkansas oil spill  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 07:17 PM PDT The environmental impacts of an oil spill in central Arkansas began to come into focus Monday as officials said a couple of dead ducks and 10 live oily birds were found after an ExxonMobil pipeline ruptured last week. Full Story	Top
Caroline Kennedy to be nominated as ambassador to Japan  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 03:42 PM PDT Obama is to appoint the only living child of President John F. Kennedy, a source says. Full Story	Top
Afghan teenager fatally stabs U.S. soldier  Monday, Apr 01, 2013 04:31 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan teenager fatally stabbed an American soldier in the neck as he played with children in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Monday, as the U.S. death toll rose sharply last month with an uptick in fighting due to warmer weather. Full Story	Top

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