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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Official: U.S. captures al-Qaida leader Shutdown leaves tourists stranded near Yellowstone Fox News host falls for fake Obama story Arab world searches for democratic future Use of force to be studied in DC police chase String of attacks in Iraq kills at least 66 In Kenya, attackers used 'less is more' strategy Karen weakens to depression off La. coast Official: NY undercover cop present at bike rally Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez welcome baby boy AP PHOTOS: Heavy snows hit Great Plains NYPD arrests another biker in NYC biker-SUV brawl Pentagon: US forces take al-Qaida leader in Libya Louisiana coast readies for Tropical Storm Karen Ortiz hits 2 HRs, Red Sox lead Rays 2-0 in ALDS Bipartisan vote on back pay belies shutdown chasm

Official: U.S. captures al-Qaida leader  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 04:41 PM PDT The Libyan militant is wanted for his role in 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa. Full Story	Top
Shutdown leaves tourists stranded near Yellowstone  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 01:54 PM PDT About 15 tourists are staying in Cooke City, one of several tiny gateway towns leading into Yellowstone National Park. Hopefully they are enjoying their visit. That's because thanks to the ongoing federal government shutdown, the tourists are literally trapped inside Cooke City. Full Story	Top
Fox News host falls for fake Obama story  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 04:38 PM PDT In a story about the monument closure, Fox News host Anna Kooiman fell pray to a false report from a parody site, which claimed that President Obama had offered to keep the International Museum of Muslim Cultures open with cash from his own pocket. Full Story	Top
Arab world searches for democratic future  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 07:32 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — "For too long, many nations, including my own, tolerated, even excused, oppression in the Middle East in the name of stability... We must help the reformers of the Middle East as they work for freedom, and strive to build a community of peaceful, democratic nations." — President George W. Bush in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 21, 2004 Full Story	Top
Use of force to be studied in DC police chase  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 08:50 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Washington are reviewing the use of officers' deadly force in the killing of a woman who tried to ram her car through a White House barrier, a shooting her family says was unjustified. Full Story	Top
String of attacks in Iraq kills at least 66  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 03:06 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up among a crowd of Shiite pilgrims passing through a mainly Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad and another detonated his explosives inside a cafe north of the capital, the deadliest of several attacks across Iraq on Saturday that killed at least 66 people. Full Story	Top
In Kenya, attackers used 'less is more' strategy  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 04:43 PM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Salim Massebellah had just reached the parking lot at Nairobi's premiere mall. Private guards inspected his trunk, then passed a mirror underneath his vehicle, checking for the exposed wires that would indicate a bomb. That was the weapon of choice of al-Shabab, the terrorist group Kenyans had been warned might one day target their capital. Full Story	Top
Karen weakens to depression off La. coast  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 07:58 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Karen lost more of its punch late Saturday and fell below tropical-storm status while stalling off the Louisiana coast. Full Story	Top
Official: NY undercover cop present at bike rally  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 08:06 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities are investigating whether an undercover police officer present at a motorcycle rally witnessed a violent confrontation between an SUV driver and a swarm of bikers and didn't immediately report it, a law enforcement official said Saturday. Full Story	Top
Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez welcome baby boy  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 08:32 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a boy for Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez. Full Story	Top
AP PHOTOS: Heavy snows hit Great Plains  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 04:40 PM PDT The weather is so bad in the Great Plains that even plow trucks are getting stuck. Full Story	Top
NYPD arrests another biker in NYC biker-SUV brawl  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 07:51 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department has arrested another man in connection with the videotaped beating of a New York City SUV driver by a gang of bikers. Full Story	Top
Pentagon: US forces take al-Qaida leader in Libya  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 07:53 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says American forces have captured an al-Qaida leader in Libya who is linked to the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in east Africa. Full Story	Top
Louisiana coast readies for Tropical Storm Karen  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 07:12 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Karen stalled off the Louisiana coast Saturday night as a weakened system that still threatened to bring strong wind and heavy rain to vulnerable low-lying areas. Full Story	Top
Ortiz hits 2 HRs, Red Sox lead Rays 2-0 in ALDS  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 07:24 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — John Lackey has watched David Ortiz wreak destruction on playoff opponents before. Full Story	Top
Bipartisan vote on back pay belies shutdown chasm  Saturday, Oct 05, 2013 03:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A rare flash of bipartisanship Saturday served as a cruel tease to those hoping Congress is moving toward reopening the government and averting an unprecedented default on the federal debt in less than two weeks. Full Story	Top

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