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Cancer Society hits 100 as US cancer rate falls

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 15:14

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 1979 file photo, United States Surgeon General Dr. Julius B. Richmond, at the microphones, kicks off the third annual "Smokeout" rally sponsored by the American Cancer Society in Washington, D.C. as a part of the "Great American Smokeout Day." (AP Photo)NEW YORK (AP) — The American Cancer Society — one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups — is 100 years old this week.


Kerry pushes $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 15:11

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said at Bait Al Baraka in Muscat, Oman, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo?Jim Young,Pool)MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is talking with officials in Oman about their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon.


Maine man charged in death of missing teen

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 15:01

This June 2012 photo provided by the Penobscot County Jail via Maine State Police shows Kyle Dube, of Orono, Maine. Dube, 20, was charged Tuesday, May 21, 2013 with murder in the death of Nichole Cable, who was last seen May 12, 2013. Police say a body found in the woods on Monday night is likely that of the high school student. (AP Photo/Penobscot County Jail via Maine State Police)BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A 15-year-old girl found dead in woods north of Bangor knew the man charged with killing her, her best friend said, contrary to early reports that before her disappearance she'd headed outside her Glenburn home to see someone she recently met on Facebook.


Conn. rail service returning to normal

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:55

Metro North employees, in orange vests, help transfer westbound commuters at the transportation center in Bridgeport, Ct., to buses Monday, May 20, 2012, after a train collision on Friday injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. The commuters had arrived from New Haven by train and were being bused to Stamford, Ct., where rail service to New York was available. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Regular train service is returning to Connecticut, five days after a derailment injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks.


Garcetti holds slim lead as LA picks new mayor

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:40

File-This file combo shows a Feb. 20, 2013 file photo of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti speaking to media in Los Angeles, left, and undated image provided by the Wendy Greuel Campaign of mayoral candidate Greuel meeting with voters. Despite the high stakes, the race has been a mostly low-drama affair between two government regulars. In a city known to yawn at local politics, turnout is expected to be sparse, perhaps only one in four voters will go to the polls. (AP Photo,File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Councilman Eric Garcetti held a slender edge Tuesday in early returns over city Controller Wendy Greuel to become the next Los Angeles mayor, while slow-coming returns suggested it could take a day or more until a winner emerges.


Up to 30 hurt in crash in northwest Ohio

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 14:00
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — The state Highway Patrol says up to 30 people have been injured in a crash between a commercial bus and a car on Interstate 75 in northwest Ohio.

Voters oust mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in primary

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 12:59

City of Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson holds a news conference in Harrisburg PennsylvaniaBy Michael Sadowski (Reuters) - The embattled mayor of Pennsylvania's financially crippled capital of Harrisburg was ousted on Tuesday when she lost the Democratic primary to the owner of an independent bookstore. Mayor Linda Thompson's loss to Eric Papenfuse comes after a tumultuous term in which her outbursts and statements caused a loss of confidence in her administration. Papenfuse is likely to win the general election in this heavily Democratic city in November, but he must still face off against independent candidate Nevin Mindlin. ...


Apple case seen as possible spur to tax action

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 12:11

Apple CEO Tim Cook testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent subcommittee on Investigations as lawmakers examine the methods employed by multinational corporations to shift profits offshore and how such activities are affected by the Internal Revenue Code. Lawmakers want to know the tax strategy of how Apple, the world's most valuable company, based in Cupertino, Calif., holds a billion dollars in an Irish subsidiary as a tax strategy, according to a report issued this week by the subcommittee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law.


Bernanke testimony to be studied for policy clues

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 12:09

FILE - In this May 10, 2013 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke waves goodbye after speaking during a banking conference in Chicago. When Bernanke testifies about the U.S. economy Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the Federal Reserve chairman’s words will be examined for any clues that the Fed might soon taper _ or increase _ its support for the economy. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — When Ben Bernanke testifies about the U.S. economy Wednesday, the Federal Reserve chairman's words will be examined for any clues that the Fed might soon taper — or increase — its support for the economy.


Judge rejects plea from men who sought to join al Qaeda affiliate

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 12:04
By David Jones NEWARK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday refused to overturn the prison sentences of two New Jersey men convicted on terrorism charges, rejecting the argument that the decision was tainted by the Boston Marathon bombing. The two men, Mohamed Alessa, 23, and Carlos Almonte, 27, were sentenced on April 15 to 22 years and 20 years respectively after pleading guilty to conspiring to join al Shabaab, an Islamic insurgent group in Somalia with links to the al Qaeda terrorist network. ...

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 11:40

Jodi Arias addresses the jury on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias was convicted of first-degree murder in the stabbing and shooting to death of Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home in June 2008. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:


Malcolm X's grandson buried in NY

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 11:28
HARTSDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of slain civil rights activist Malcolm X, has been buried at a cemetery in suburban New York.

Search for Okla. tornado survivors nearly complete

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 10:55

Justin Stehan salvages photographs from his tornado-ravaged home Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children.


Safety Board: ATF blocking plant blast probe

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 10:51
WACO, Texas (AP) — Federal agents and the state fire marshal have effectively barred a federal safety panel from the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 others, hampering its investigation, the panel's chairman said.

AP PHOTOS: Devastation, reunion in tornado wake

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 10:32

A soldier walks past the wreckage left when a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds.(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)Residents sift through the remnants of their homes and parents hug children outside a demolished elementary school. Emergency workers tend to the wounded.


Man charged in death of missing Maine teenager

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 10:23

This June 2012 photo provided by the Penobscot County Jail via Maine State Police shows Kyle Dube, of Orono, Maine. Dube, 20, was charged Tuesday, May 21, 2013 with murder in the death of Nichole Cable, who was last seen May 12, 2013. Police say a body found in the woods on Monday night is likely that of the high school student. (AP Photo/Penobscot County Jail via Maine State Police)BANGOR, Maine (AP) — When 15-year-old Nichole Cable left home May 12, she told her family she was heading out to see someone she'd met on Facebook.


APNewsBreak: Coast Guard deserter to be confined

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 10:06

FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows Petty Officer 1st Class Russell Matthews. The Coast Guard rescue swimmer, whose months-long disappearance led to a massive search, is admitting to desertion, saying he spent three months camping in the mountains of Oahu and didn't plan on ever returning to his job. Matthews pleaded guilty to desertion and using marijuana during a special court-martial in Honolulu on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, File)HONOLULU (AP) — A Coast Guard rescue swimmer whose disappearance led to a massive search in Hawaii pleaded guilty to desertion Tuesday, saying he left work one day, decided never to return and spent the next three months camping in the mountains. A military judge sentenced him to more than six months confinement and a bad conduct discharge.


Mysterious illness kills 2 in southeast Alabama

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 09:59
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A mysterious respiratory illness has left five people hospitalized and two dead in southeast Alabama, state health officials said Tuesday.

Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 09:24
By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five medical centers on Tuesday, delaying emergency care, surgeries, diagnostic procedures and other medical treatment throughout the state. The union representing nearly 13,000 vocational nurses, respiratory therapists and radiology technicians said it called the two-day strike to draw attention to staff shortages they said undermine patient care at the hospitals in San Francisco, Davis, Los Angeles, San Diego and Irvine. ...

Lawyer: Feds investigating Susan Powell case

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 09:23

Chuck Cox, left, describes the search for his missing daughter as he stands with attorney Anne Bremner during a news conference Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Seattle. Bremner said Tuesday there's an ongoing federal investigation into Susan Powell's disappearance. She made the announcement at the Seattle news conference a day after local officials in Utah said they had closed their investigation into the Susan Powell case. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — The lawyer for the family of missing Utah woman Susan Powell said Tuesday that even as local police close the active part of their investigation into her disappearance, federal authorities continue to review the case — a claim that was denied by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Salt Lake City.