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| Lawmakers feeling heat from government shutdown Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 08:18 AM PDT  Lawmakers locked in a political stare-down Wednesday were buffeted by rising anger from across the nation about a partial government shutdown that ruined vacations, sapped businesses and closed military ... Full Story | Top |
| Three Republicans defend shutdown, hit Obamacare Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 04:26 AM PDT The Fine Print Three conservative Republicans at the center of the budget showdown, who were elected in the tea party wave that helped the GOP win control of the House in 2010, say the government shutdown may be a necessary step to highlight the perils of Obamacare. "Delay of Obamacare's the right thing for America," [...] Full Story | Top |
| New Ways to Avoid Getting a Real Job Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 08:51 AM PDT  How much money can you really make in the new sharing economy? Full Story | Top |
| Wife: Biker husband is victim in NYC altercation Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 03:15 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Shaky camera footage depicts the gory scene: A driver who police say was frightened when a group of motorcyclists swarmed his Range Rover plowed through them, striking a rider in a purple T-shirt and black helmet. Full Story | Top |
| Obama, lawmakers huddle but no shutdown breakthrough Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 09:24 AM PDT  No deal emerged from a 90-minute White House meeting. Full Story | Top |
| Verdict reached in case against Jackson promoter Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 02:00 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury has reached a verdict in a case claiming the promoter of Michael Jackson's comeback concert was negligent in hiring the doctor who killed him. Full Story | Top |
| Strange Super-Earth Planet Has 'Plasma' Water Atmosphere Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 04:30 AM PDT  A nearby alien planet six times the size of the Earth is covered with a water-rich atmosphere that includes a strange "plasma form" of water, scientists say. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. congressman: 'If anyone is not essential, it's the U.S. Congress' Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 07:21 AM PDT  As the first federal government shutdown in 17 years entered its second day, there appeared to be no end in sight to the stalemate — and no shortage of sound bites coming from frustrated lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Full Story | Top |
| Shutdown stories: How congressional quarreling is affecting us Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 02:09 PM PDT As the shutdown starts, Yahoo News is cataloging anecdotes Americans are sharing with us. Full Story | Top |
| Obama, lawmakers meet on shutdown's 2nd day Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 04:44 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama brought congressional leaders to the White House on Wednesday for the first time since a partial government shutdown began, but there were no signs of progress toward ending an impasse that has idled 800,000 federal workers and curbed services around the country. Full Story | Top |
| Jury rejects claim that Jackson promoter negligent Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 04:02 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury cleared concert promoter AEG Live on Wednesday of negligence in the hiring of the doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson. Full Story | Top |
| 22 dogs will get lucky on new CBS television show Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 07:19 AM PDT  Brandon McMillan has trained as many as 10,000 dogs for television, movies, commercials, videos and people. Then he started saving dogs from animal shelters, training them and finding homes for them. When ... Full Story | Top |
| With sea ice disappearing, thousands of walruses cram an Alaskan beach Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 09:09 AM PDT  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently released this stunning photo of an estimated 10,000 walruses crammed onto a tiny Alaskan beach. Full Story | Top |
| Shutdown puts WIC food program for vulnerable mothers at risk Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 07:47 AM PDT Nearly 9 million low-income mothers and children receive benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Congress' inability to pass a funding bill forced the USDA, which oversees the $7 billion program, to shutter support for WIC's clinical services, food and administrative costs. Full Story | Top |
| Obama, congressional leaders still deadlocked on shutdown Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 04:44 PM PDT  By Jeff Mason and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama met with Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress on Wednesday to try to break a deadlock that has shut down wide swaths of the federal government, but there was no breakthrough. After more than an hour of talks, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said Obama refused to negotiate, while House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid accused Republicans of trying to hold the president hostage over Obamacare. ... Full Story | Top |
| House Dems offer immigration bill, fate uncertain Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 11:38 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled an immigration bill that provides a path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants living here illegally and tightens border security, and they warned of political fallout if House Republicans fail to act. Full Story | Top |
| Obama shortens Asia trip because of shutdown Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 10:01 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has canceled two stops on his long-planned trip to Asia because of the partial government shutdown, the White House announced Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Chelsea Hints At Making Hillary Clinton a Grandma in 2014 Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 09:30 AM PDT  The normally private former first daughter Chelsea Clinton, 33, revealed that she may soon give her mother, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the grandchild she's been waiting for. "We want, God willing, to start a family. So we decided we were going to make... Full Story | Top |
| 'War' on illegal drugs is failing: study Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 04:57 AM PDT  Paris (AFP) - The global war on heroin, cocaine and cannabis is failing to stem supply, as prices of these drugs have tumbled while seizures of them have risen, according to a study published Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Government shutdown hurting U.S. army: general Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 09:12 AM PDT  By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S. Army's chief of staff said on Wednesday the government shutdown was significantly harming the army's day-to-day operations and he urged a rapid resolution to the funding row. General Ray Odierno said the shutdown "impacts significantly day-to-day operations", forcing the military to cut training and travel and to focus on essential tasks. "The longer it goes on, the worse it gets. ... Full Story | Top |
| Suspect arraigned in motorcycle-SUV brawl in NYC Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 12:05 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A motorcyclist was charged Wednesday with reckless driving after prosecutors said he touched off a tense encounter with the driver of an SUV and a throng of other bikers that ended with blood and broken bones on a Manhattan street. Full Story | Top |
| Stop being so stupid, voters tweet to Congress Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 11:55 AM PDT  The roiling debate over the U.S. government shutdown is extending to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as fed-up Americans turn to social media to register their disgust with federal lawmakers for shutting ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. private sector jobs tepid, mortgage applications near flat Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 10:26 AM PDT  By Luciana Lopez NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. private employers added fewer jobs than expected in September and mortgage applications remained near flat in the latest week, underscoring expectations that growth in the world's biggest economy will stay steady but sluggish. U.S. private employers added 166,000 jobs last month, according to payroll processor ADP's National Employment Report. Economists in a Reuters poll had expected a gain of 180,000 jobs. August's private payrolls gains were revised to 159,000 from the previously reported 176,000. ... Full Story | Top |
| Giant mushrooms pop up in family’s yard Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 11:35 AM PDT The Delaney family of Leslie, Michigan made a shocking discovery in their yard recently when they stumbled upon several humungous mushrooms. Full Story | Top |
| EPIC FAIL: Los Angeles high schools now confiscate all free iPads they gave students Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 10:04 AM PDT Hilariously, officials at high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District are now taking back a couple thousand iPads a week or so after giving them to students as part of a 47-school pilot program. Full Story | Top |
| Stocks slip after US hiring report disappoints Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 12:10 PM PDT  Weak hiring and worries about a protracted government shutdown pushed the U.S. stock market lower Wednesday. U.S. businesses added 166,000 jobs last month, payroll company ADP said Wednesday, a level consistent ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama tells congressional leaders he won't negotiate on shutdown, debt Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 05:27 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama stressed to congressional leaders on Wednesday that he will not negotiate with Republicans over a government shutdown or raising the U.S. debt limit, the White House said. After more than an hour of talks at the White House that did not lead to a breakthrough, the White House issued a statement saying that Obama remains hopeful that "common sense will prevail" in the budget standoff. ... Full Story | Top |
| Reid presses for budget talks after shutdown's end Wednesday, Oct 02, 2013 10:35 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Senate Democrat Harry Reid is offering budget talks to House Republicans if they allow the government to reopen. Full Story | Top |
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