Fire destroys Newtown survivors' home

Fire destroys Newtown survivors' home
South America's 'gaucho' cowboys take wild ride
New York City appeals ‘soda ban’ ruling
It's a bird, it's plane...no, it's a drone
Weekend linkdown: Fukushima, drunken bets and Bruce Willis chuckling
UPS pays $40 million to end online pharmacies probe
Judge denies transgender pregnant man's divorce
The truth behind N. Korea's threats
Bombs at five Iraqi Shi'ite mosques kill 19
GOP lawmaker calls Hispanic workers ‘wetbacks’
New EPA gas rules could add up at pump
'Harry Potter' actor Richard Griffiths dies at 65
NPR ends its news show 'Talk of the Nation'
Obama takes jobs pitch to Miami
Filipino Catholics crucify themselves
Pakistan's former president Musharraf hit by shoe by protestor
Singer Michelle Shocked sits in at canceled show
UN approves 'targeted offensive operations' against Congo rebels
Robert Zildjian, Sabian cymbal manufacturer, dies
Mandela spends second night in hospital
Colo. massacre suspect's plea offer rejected

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 08:40 AM PDT

Hans and Audra Barth and their three children are homeless after the blaze.

South America's 'gaucho' cowboys take wild ride

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:18 PM PDT

A gaucho falls from a wild horse during the annual celebration of Criolla Week in Montevideo, March 27, 2013. Throughout Easter Week, "gauchos", the Latin American equivalent of the North American cowboy, from all over Uruguay and neighboring Argentina and Brazil will visit Montevideo to participate in the Criolla Week to win the best rider award. The competition is held from March 24 to March 30 this year. REUTERS/Andres Stapff (URUGUAY - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) RELIGION)

New York City appeals ‘soda ban’ ruling

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 09:47 AM PDT

Officials argue a ban on large sugary drinks is crucial to stopping a "serious health crisis."

It's a bird, it's plane...no, it's a drone

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 06:27 AM PDT

As unmanned aircraft technology goes mainstream, privacy concerns fester.

Weekend linkdown: Fukushima, drunken bets and Bruce Willis chuckling

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 10:12 AM PDT

Yahoo!'s Rob Walker helps you finish the work week on the right note.

UPS pays $40 million to end online pharmacies probe

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 10:52 AM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shipping company UPS agreed Friday to pay $40 million to end a federal criminal probe connected to deliveries it made for illicit online pharmacies.

Judge denies transgender pregnant man's divorce

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 10:06 AM PDT

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge on Friday refused to grant a divorce for a transgender Arizona man who gave birth to three children after beginning to change his sex from female.

The truth behind N. Korea's threats

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 09:52 AM PDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Across North Korea, soldiers are gearing up for battle and shrouding their jeeps and vans with camouflage netting. Newly painted signboards and posters call for "death to the U.S. imperialists" and urge the people to fight with "arms, not words."

Bombs at five Iraqi Shi'ite mosques kill 19

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 07:31 AM PDT

Ten years after the U.S. invasion, Iraq is still grappling with political turmoil.

GOP lawmaker calls Hispanic workers ‘wetbacks’

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 05:41 AM PDT

Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young offered a muted apology.

New EPA gas rules could add up at pump

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 04:06 AM PDT

Regulations would reduce the sulfur in gasoline beginning in 2017.

'Harry Potter' actor Richard Griffiths dies at 65

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 09:45 AM PDT

The British actor won a Tony Award for "The History Boys."

NPR ends its news show 'Talk of the Nation'

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 07:33 AM PDT

"East Coast liberal elites" have lost another outlet for their opinions now that National Public Radio is putting an end to one of its signature shows. After 21 years on the air, the afternoon call-in show "Talk of that Nation" is being sent out to pasture, taking away the best opportunity the public radio listeners had for interacting with the show and getting their views on the airwaves.

Obama takes jobs pitch to Miami

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 10:06 AM PDT

The president to call for more private spending on public works during Florida trip.

Filipino Catholics crucify themselves

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 03:02 AM PDT

Devotees take part in a bloody annual ritual to mark Good Friday.

Pakistan's former president Musharraf hit by shoe by protestor

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 03:01 AM PDT

Pervez Musharraf returned to the country after four years in self-imposed exile.

Singer Michelle Shocked sits in at canceled show

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 05:37 AM PDT

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Her show had been cancelled, but that didn't stop alternative folk and rock singer Michelle Shocked from showing up at a Santa Cruz nightclub where she staged a sit-in with tape across her mouth that read "Silenced By Fear."

UN approves 'targeted offensive operations' against Congo rebels

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 01:25 AM PDT

The U.N. Security Council approved the creation of a unique new combat force.

Robert Zildjian, Sabian cymbal manufacturer, dies

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 05:25 AM PDT

Robert "RZ" Zildjian, founder of the Sabian Inc. musical cymbal manufacturing company, has died. He was 89. Sabian announced Zildjian's death on its website Thursday. The firm was closed until ...

Mandela spends second night in hospital

Posted: 29 Mar 2013 05:38 AM PDT

Nelson Mandela spent a second night in hospital being treated for a lung infection while the South African government sought to reassure the nation about his health.