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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: U.S. ready to go it alone on Syria Wildfire spreads into Yosemite ahead of holiday weekend Clapper to publish numbers of secret spying orders Feds won't sue to stop marijuana use in 2 states J&J launches new cap to curb Tylenol overdoses Man tells 911 he killed cancer-stricken wife Mont. judge's apology rejected by victim's mother Financial stress may hit your brain and wallet NFL agrees to pay $765M to settle concussion suits Louisiana chimpanzee wins 1st prize in art contest AP sources: Intelligence on weapons no 'slam dunk' Powers limited, Obama, Biden seek action on guns NFL to spend $765M to settle concussion lawsuits Fast-food workers stage largest protests yet US making case for action against Syria Syria defiant as UN chemical probe nears end President talks with House Speaker Boehner on Syria

U.S. ready to go it alone on Syria  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 03:56 PM PDT Pres. Obama is weighing military strikes without key ally Britain. Full Story	Top
Wildfire spreads into Yosemite ahead of holiday weekend  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 09:10 PM PDT The wildfire threatening Yosemite National Park is spreading further into the tourist landmark, officials said. Full Story	Top
Clapper to publish numbers of secret spying orders  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 05:28 PM PDT The nation's top intelligence official said Thursday that he'll now release figures every year on how many new top secret court orders and national security letters are issued and how many people are targeted because of them. Full Story	Top
Feds won't sue to stop marijuana use in 2 states  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 04:24 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite 75 years of federal marijuana prohibition, the Justice Department said Thursday that states can let people use the drug, license people to grow it and even allow adults to stroll into stores and buy it — as long as the weed is kept away from kids, the black market and federal property. Full Story	Top
J&J launches new cap to curb Tylenol overdoses  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 03:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Bottles of Tylenol sold in the U.S. will soon bear red warnings alerting users to the potentially fatal risks of taking too much of the popular pain reliever. The unusual step, disclosed by the company that makes Tylenol, comes amid a growing number of lawsuits and pressure from the federal government that could have widespread ramifications for a medicine taken by millions of people every day. Full Story	Top
Man tells 911 he killed cancer-stricken wife  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 02:19 PM PDT LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man called 911 just minutes after killing his wife, sobbing and confessing to a dispatcher that he fatally shot the cancer-stricken woman, and asking to take a last look at her before his arrest, according to recordings released Thursday. Full Story	Top
Mont. judge's apology rejected by victim's mother  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 05:31 PM PDT BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The mother of a 14-year-old girl who was raped by her teacher and later committed suicide appeared at a raucous Thursday protest against the judge who sentenced the man to a month in jail and said the victim was "older than her chronological age." Full Story	Top
Financial stress may hit your brain and wallet  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 02:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Being short on cash may make you a bit slower in the brain, a new study suggests. Full Story	Top
NFL agrees to pay $765M to settle concussion suits  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 05:08 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL agreed to pay more than three-quarters of a billion dollars to settle lawsuits from thousands of former players who developed dementia or other concussion-related health problems they say were caused by the very on-field violence that fueled the game's rise to popularity and profit. Full Story	Top
Louisiana chimpanzee wins 1st prize in art contest  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 05:06 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A painting by a 37-year-old Louisiana primate who applies color with his tongue instead of a brush has been deemed the finest chimpanzee art in the land. Full Story	Top
AP sources: Intelligence on weapons no 'slam dunk'  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 06:36 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The intelligence linking Syrian President Bashar Assad or his inner circle to an alleged chemical weapons attack is no "slam dunk," with questions remaining about who actually controls some of Syria's chemical weapons stores and doubts about whether Assad himself ordered the strike, U.S. intelligence officials say. Full Story	Top
Powers limited, Obama, Biden seek action on guns  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 02:45 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Months after gun control efforts crumbled in Congress, Vice President Joe Biden stood shoulder to shoulder Thursday with the attorney general and the top U.S. firearms official and declared the Obama administration would take two new steps to curb American gun violence. Full Story	Top
NFL to spend $765M to settle concussion lawsuits  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 03:52 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The NFL agreed to pay more than three-quarters of a billion dollars to settle lawsuits from thousands of former players who developed dementia or other concussion-related brain disorders they say were caused by the very on-field violence that fueled the game's rise to popularity and profit. Full Story	Top
Fast-food workers stage largest protests yet  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 05:57 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-food workers and their supporters beat drums, blew whistles and chanted slogans Thursday on picket lines in dozens of U.S. cities, marking the largest protests yet in their quest for higher wages. Full Story	Top
US making case for action against Syria  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 03:42 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama faced deep resistance Thursday to plans for a possible military strike against Syria, with U.S. lawmakers demanding more proof that Bashar Assad's government perpetrated a deadly chemical weapons attack and Britain's Parliament rejecting military action in a stunning late night vote. Even so, the U.S. could launch action within days. Full Story	Top
Syria defiant as UN chemical probe nears end  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 03:23 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Bashar Assad vowed Thursday that "Syria will defend itself" against Western military strikes over a suspected chemical weapons attack, and the U.N. said inspectors will leave within 48 hours carrying information that could be crucial to what happens next. Full Story	Top
President talks with House Speaker Boehner on Syria  Thursday, Aug 29, 2013 12:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called Speaker of the House John Boehner by telephone on Thursday to discuss his deliberations on Syria, a spokesman for Boehner said, adding that more consultation with Congress and the U.S. public was needed. The two discussed issues that Boehner raised in a letter to Obama on Wednesday, including the legal justification for any military strike, precedents a strike might set and the objectives and strategy for any action, he said. ... Full Story	Top

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