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Live chat: Is a military coup underway in Egypt?

Live chat: Is a military coup underway in Egypt?


Live chat: Is a military coup underway in Egypt?

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 10:19 AM PDT

Opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a protest outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. The poster with partial translation of Arabic reads, "we support the Egyptian military." The deadline on the military's ultimatum to President Mohammed Morsi has expired, with 48 hours passing since the time it was issued. Giant cheering crowds of Morsi's opponents have been gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square and other locations nationwide, waving flags furiously in expection that the military will act to remove the Islamist president after the deadline ends. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)Yahoo News editors answer your questions as the situation unfolds.


Police, workers exhume Mandela's children

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 10:24 AM PDT

A woman stands close to a memorial of ailing former South African President Mandela, in the home of his grandson Mandla, following a court hearing clearing the way to remove the remains of the former leader's children from his property in MvezoBy Yvonne Bell MVEZO, South Africa (Reuters) - Workers armed with pick-axes and a court order broke into the compound of Nelson Mandela's grandson on Wednesday to exhume the remains of three of the anti-apartheid hero's children, a new twist in a row that has split South Africa's most famous family. Within hours of a ruling against Mandla Mandela by the high court in Mthatha, 700 km (450 miles) south of Johannesburg, police and hearses arrived at Mandla's complex in the nearby village of Mvezo, where the three Mandela offspring are buried. ...


Cleveland kidnapping suspect asks to visit with the child he fathered

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 07:50 AM PDT

Ariel Castro sits with his head down between his attorneys during his pre-trial hearing in ClevelandCLEVELAND (AP) — A man charged with holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for about a decade and raping them is competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.


Egypt: Troops deploy near protests, facilities

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 10:26 AM PDT

Opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi shout slogans and wave a national flags in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Arabic reads, " leave." The deadline on the military's ultimatum to President Mohammed Morsi has expired, with 48 hours passing since the time it was issued. Giant cheering crowds of Morsi's opponents have been gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square and other locations nationwide, waving flags furiously in expection that the military will act to remove the Islamist president after the deadline ends. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — Army troops backed by armor and including commandos have deployed across much of the Egyptian capital, surrounding protests by the president's supporters, and at key facilities and major intersections.


AP PHOTOS: Ultimatum passes in Egypt

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 10:30 AM PDT

A military helicopter flies over the presidential palace as opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protest in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. Airport officials say a travel ban has been issued against the embattled president and the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. The officials said Wednesday that the travel ban on Morsi has to do with his escape from prison with more than 30 other Muslim Brotherhood during the 2011 uprising against autocrat Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)Despite mass street demonstrations by millions of his opponents, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, the country's first freely elected leader, has vowed he will not leave office. The military has tightened its control of key institutions, putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for an almost certain push to remove Morsi with the expiration of an afternoon deadline.


Bolivia vs. Europe over Snowden-linked plane delay

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 10:14 AM PDT

Bolivia's President Evo Morales, center, talks to reporters at Vienna's Schwechat airport, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. The plane of Morales was rerouted to Austria after various European countries refused to let it cross their airspace because of suspicions that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was on board, Bolivian officials said Tuesday. Officials in both Austria and Bolivia said that Snowden was not on the plane, which was taking Morales home from a summit in Russia, where he had suggested that his government would be willing to consider granting asylum to the American. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)LAS PALMAS, Canary Islands (AP) — Bolivia's president left Europe for home on Wednesday in a diplomatic drama after his flight was rerouted and delayed overnight in Austria, allegedly because of suspicions he was trying to spirit NSA leaker Edward Snowden to Latin America.


Judge allows school records in Zimmerman trial

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 09:26 AM PDT

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors will be allowed to present evidence about George Zimmerman's work in a college criminal justice course, which they say shows the neighborhood watch volunteer knew about Florida's self-defense law and had aspirations of becoming a police officer.

Arizona fire investigators look at what went wrong

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 08:39 AM PDT

Firefighter Brendan McDonough embraces a mourner near the end of a candlelight vigil in Prescott, Ariz. on Tuesday, July 2, 2013. McDonough was the sole survivor of the 20-man Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew after an out-of-control blaze killed the 19 on Sunday near Yarnell, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Three days after 19 firefighters perished in a wildfire, questions over what exactly went wrong loomed largest.


White House delays key element of health care law

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 07:28 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 23, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama signs the health care bill, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama's health care law, hailed as his most significant legislative achievement, seems to be losing much of its sweep. On Tuesday, the administration unexpectedly announced a one-year delay, until after the 2014 elections, in a central requirement of the law that medium and large companies provide coverage for their workers or face fines. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's health care law, hailed as his most significant legislative achievement, seems to be losing much of its sweep.


Cops: Evidence found in secret Hernandez apartment

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 10:41 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 26, 2013, file photo, Aaron Hernandez, left, stands with his attorney, Michael Fee, right, during arraignment in Attleboro District Court in Attleboro, Mass. Since Hernandez was arrested last week in the shooting death of a friend whose body was found a mile away from his home, a portrait has emerged of a man whose life away from the field included frequent connections with police-related incidents that started as long ago as his freshman year at the University of Florida. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mike George, Pool)WRENTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Court documents indicate the search of a secret "flop house" leased by former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has turned up what police say could be key evidence in the murder case against him.


NY gay resort community gains historic recognition

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 08:48 AM PDT

In this June 23, 2013 photo, an American flag and a LGBT Rainbow flag are displayed on the ferry dock in the Fire Island community of Cherry Grove, N.Y. The 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City is generally accepted as the Lexington and Concord of the gay rights revolution - the first shots in a battle that eventually led to last week's landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage. But in this seaside resort 60 miles east of Manhattan, reports that homosexuals were standing up for their rights that summer of Woodstock and moon landings was hardly breaking news: a gay community in Cherry Grove had been thriving there for at least two decades before Stonewall. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)CHERRY GROVE, N.Y. (AP) — Decades before the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City, lesbians and gay men were living freely and openly in a place called Cherry Grove.


Belgian king to abdicate in favor of crown prince

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 09:51 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012 file photo, Belgium's King Albert II, right, speaks with Queen Paola as they sit on a bench on the grounds of the Royal Palace in Laeken, Belgium. Belgian King Albert has unexpectedly announced that he will address the nation Wednesday July 3, 2013, a speech that comes amid rumors he will step down in the near future. The Royal Palace announced Albert will first attend a meeting with key government members before the address to air on all major broadcast networks at 6pm (1600GMT; Noon EST). (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's King Albert announced Wednesday that he will abdicate in favor of Crown Prince Philippe on July 21, the country's independence day holiday.


Djokovic, del Potro reach Wimbledon semifinals

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 10:42 AM PDT

Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina grimaces as he rolls on the ground after falling during his Men's singles quarterfinal match against David Ferrer of Spain at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski)LONDON (AP) — Juan Martin del Potro's left knee was already mummified in the yards of athletic tape it takes just to keep the lanky 6-foot-6 Argentine upright these days.


Before arrest, Hernandez no stranger to violence

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 08:30 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 26, 2013, file photo, Aaron Hernandez, left, stands with his attorney, Michael Fee, right, during arraignment in Attleboro District Court in Attleboro, Mass. Since Hernandez was arrested last week in the shooting death of a friend whose body was found a mile away from his home, a portrait has emerged of a man whose life away from the field included frequent connections with police-related incidents that started as long ago as his freshman year at the University of Florida. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mike George, Pool)BOSTON (AP) — When Aaron Hernandez first went before a judge to face a murder charge, a defense attorney said the former New England Patriots tight end had never been accused of a violent crime. But Hernandez is apparently no stranger to violence.


Firefighter built, tried to protect Prescott crew

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 10:22 AM PDT

This 2012 photo provided by Scott Marsh shows Eric Marsh, left, superintendent of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, during a visit with his cousin Scott Marsh in North Carolina. Eric was one of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew, who was killed Sunday evening above the town of Yarnell, northwest of Phoenix, Ariz., in the nation's biggest loss of firefighters in a wildfire in 80 years. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Scott Marsh)PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Eric Marsh built the Granite Mountain Hotshots from nothing — and died trying to protect the crew that friends say constituted his life's work.


Egypt: Army tightens grip as ultimatum passes

Posted: 03 Jul 2013 10:01 AM PDT

Opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi shout slogans during a protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A Defense Ministry official said army chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is meeting with his top commanders, hours before the military's deadline to the president and opposition to resolve the nation's political crisis is set to expire. Arabic reads, "Leave." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military moved to tighten its control of key institutions Wednesday and slapped a travel ban on President Mohammed Morsi and top allies in preparation for an almost certain push to remove the Islamist president with the expiration of an afternoon deadline.


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