A harrowing, historical journey to JFK's funeral

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• A harrowing, historical journey to JFK's funeral
• NASA launches probe to investigate Martian atmosphere mystery
• After unusual tornado season, nature strikes back with wave of tornadoes
• Supreme Court rejects review of intelligence court action on phone records
• Toronto council poised to strip mayor of powers
• Philippine corruption magnifies effects of typhoon
• Memorial at Egypt's Tahrir Square sparks protest
• NASA launches robotic explorer to Mars
• AP Photos: Prospectors seek fortune in legal pot
• United Methodists try Pa. pastor over gay marriage
• Photographer shot at French newspaper office
• NASA launching robotic explorer to Mars
• Emerson College to name school after Ron Burgundy
• Storms sweep across Midwest, kill 6 in Illinois
• Website asks people to share stories of JFK legacy
• Russian court: Greenpeace activist to stay in jail
• France seeks WWI mementos to mark centennial
• Elian Gonzalez blames U.S. law for childhood ordeal
• Video shows near-vertical crash of Russian plane
• U.S. stock indexes hit round-number milestones
• Iran unveils attack drone 'with 2,000 km range'
• Cheney sisters feud over gay marriage
• City locked down to assess tornado damage
• Cheney sisters take their gay marriage fight to Facebook
• Myths and mysteries about the Gettysburg Address
• Russian investigators seek clues on plane crash that killed 50
• Obama health care woes become credibility fight

A harrowing, historical journey to JFK's funeral Posted: 15 Nov 2013 08:22 AM PST A Yahoo News columnist recalls his journey to Washington in November 1963.

NASA launches probe to investigate Martian atmosphere mystery Posted: 18 Nov 2013 10:39 AM PST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA launched its newest Mars probe toward the Red Planet Monday (Nov. 18) on a mission to determine how the Martian atmosphere transformed the world into the desolate wasteland it is today. The robotic spacecraft, called the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution probe (MAVEN), launched atop an Atlas 5 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station here at 1:28 p.m. EST (1828 GMT), beginning a 10-month journey to Mars. "Liftoff of the Atlas 5 with MAVEN, looking for clues about the evolution of Mars through its atmosphere," NASA launch commentator George Diller said as the rocket climbed into a cloudy Florida sky. If all goes well, MAVEN should arrive at Mars on Sept. 22, 2014, mission scientists have said.

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Supreme Court rejects review of intelligence court action on phone records Posted: 18 Nov 2013 10:47 AM PST By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would not review a ruling by the secretive intelligence court that gave the government access to records kept by Verizon Communications Inc on millions of telephone calls. The long-shot case was brought to the high court by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a public interest research organization. It was the first time the high-profile issue has come before the justices since former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden began in June to leak secret documents detailing American surveillance programs. The NSA used records like those provided by Verizon as part of the spy agency's counterterrorism surveillance activities.

Toronto council poised to strip mayor of powers Posted: 18 Nov 2013 09:16 AM PST TORONTO (AP) — Beset by scandal, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford faces another likely setback Monday as the City Council takes up a motion to snatch away most of his remaining powers. Ford called the effort a "coup d'etat" and challenged the council to call snap elections.

Philippine corruption magnifies effects of typhoon Posted: 18 Nov 2013 07:49 AM PST TACLOBAN, Philippines (AP) — When a newspaper for Filipino workers in New Zealand told readers how to donate to the typhoon relief effort in their homeland, it mentioned agencies like the Red Cross but not a list of government bank accounts that the Philippine Embassy had sent over.

Memorial at Egypt's Tahrir Square sparks protest Posted: 18 Nov 2013 07:53 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Where tents once sprouted and giant crowds chanted against their rulers, Egypt's interim prime minister on Monday inaugurated the start of what is to be a memorial to protesters killed in the country's revolutionary turmoil in the center of famed Tahrir Square.

NASA launches robotic explorer to Mars Posted: 18 Nov 2013 10:50 AM PST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's newest robotic explorer, Maven, rocketed toward Mars on Monday on a quest to unravel the ancient mystery of the red planet's radical climate change.

AP Photos: Prospectors seek fortune in legal pot Posted: 18 Nov 2013 10:34 AM PST SEATTLE (AP) — Dot-bong, Marijuana Inc., the Green Rush: Call it what you will, the burgeoning legal marijuana industry in Washington state is drawing pot prospectors of all stripes.

United Methodists try Pa. pastor over gay marriage Posted: 18 Nov 2013 09:43 AM PST SPRING CITY, Pa. (AP) — A United Methodist minister who officiated at his son's same-sex wedding pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he broke his pastoral vows.

Photographer shot at French newspaper office Posted: 18 Nov 2013 09:34 AM PST PARIS (AP) — French police are hunting for a gunman suspected in a shooting Monday at a Paris newspaper office that gravely wounded a photographer, as well as three other attacks around the nation's capital.

NASA launching robotic explorer to Mars Posted: 18 Nov 2013 10:30 AM PST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's newest robotic explorer, Maven, is on its way to Mars.

Emerson College to name school after Ron Burgundy Posted: 18 Nov 2013 08:34 AM PST BOSTON (AP) — It's kind of a big deal that Emerson College is changing the name of its school of communication.

Storms sweep across Midwest, kill 6 in Illinois Posted: 18 Nov 2013 05:39 AM PST WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) — As a powerful tornado bore down on their Illinois farmhouse, Curt Zehr's wife and adult son didn't have time to do anything but scramble down the stairs into their basement.

Website asks people to share stories of JFK legacy Posted: 18 Nov 2013 03:18 AM PST BOSTON (AP) — There's no shortage of places for people to share memories of where they were 50 years ago when they found out John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. But a website debuting Monday aims to take the focus from past to future by asking people of all ages — even those who weren't alive when Kennedy died — to share their thoughts about how he has inspired them.

Russian court: Greenpeace activist to stay in jail Posted: 18 Nov 2013 06:29 AM PST ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — A Russian judge refused Monday to free Australian Greenpeace activist Colin Russell, who was among 30 people arrested following a protest against oil drilling in the Arctic, signaling that others also could be kept in jail for three more months pending trial.

France seeks WWI mementos to mark centennial Posted: 18 Nov 2013 05:31 AM PST PARIS (AP) — Maurice Day had not yet met the young, charming Emilienne Charbonneau before he was sent off to fight on the Western Front in November 1914.

Elian Gonzalez blames U.S. law for childhood ordeal Posted: 18 Nov 2013 08:17 AM PST Elian Gonzalez, who at age six sparked an international custody battle that ended in his dramatic return to Cuba, blamed a US law for his mother's death in an interview posted Monday. In November 1999, Gonzalez was plucked from the sea off Florida's coast after an overcrowded motorboat capsized en route from Cuba, killing his mother and 10 others seeking to enter the United States illegally. His Florida relatives fought to keep him in the United States, but his father demanded he be returned. The event culminated on June 30, 2000, when heavily-armed US agents broke into the Miami home of Gonzalez's uncle, 2000, on orders of then-US attorney-general Janet Reno to return the boy to Cuba.

Video shows near-vertical crash of Russian plane Posted: 18 Nov 2013 09:44 AM PST KAZAN, Russia (AP) — The grainy airport video is dark, short and chilling. Within five seconds, a dot of light that Russian authorities say is a Boeing 737 appears in the sky over the tarmac and plunges to the ground in a near-vertical crash. The result is a blinding fireball.

U.S. stock indexes hit round-number milestones Posted: 18 Nov 2013 07:23 AM PST U.S. stock market indexes briefly broke through major round-number milestones in early trading Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 16,000 for the first time and the Standard & Poor's 500 index ...

Iran unveils attack drone 'with 2,000 km range' Posted: 18 Nov 2013 03:24 AM PST Iran on Monday unveiled a missile-equipped drone with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles), the official IRNA news agency reported. "The Fotros drone has an operational range of 2,000 kilometres and can fly at an altitude of 25,000 feet, with a flight time of 16 to 30 hours," Defence Minister Mohammad Dehgan was quoted as saying. Dehgan said the new drone could carry out reconnaissance missions or launch air-to-surface missile strikes. In recent years, Iran has launched an ambitious drone programme, causing worry in the United States and the West.

Cheney sisters feud over gay marriage Posted: 18 Nov 2013 10:53 AM PST Mary Cheney and her wife took to Facebook on Sunday to bash Liz Cheney, a Senate candidate from Wyoming, for her gay marriage views.

City locked down to assess tornado damage Posted: 18 Nov 2013 10:01 AM PST The storm, which killed one person in Washington, Ill., destroyed up to 500 houses.

Cheney sisters take their gay marriage fight to Facebook Posted: 17 Nov 2013 02:53 PM PST The Cheneys don't see eye-to-eye on the issue of gay marriage. After Liz Cheney reiterated her opposition on the Sunday morning talk shows, her sister and her sister's partner took the Republican hopeful to the woodshed in separate Facebook posts.  Liz Cheney, running for the Republican Senate primary in Wyoming, reminded the world how she opposes gay marriage during her Fox News Sunday appearance, despite the wishes of her sister, Mary Cheney, who is a lesbian with two children. "I love Mary very much, I love her family very much," Cheney said on Sunday morning.

Myths and mysteries about the Gettysburg Address Posted: 18 Nov 2013 03:40 AM PST Seven score and 10 years ago, Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address, widely considered one of the greatest speeches in American history. But even today, there are still a few points about the speech that are misunderstood.

Russian investigators seek clues on plane crash that killed 50 Posted: 18 Nov 2013 06:11 AM PST KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Russian investigators on Monday combed through the charred fragments of a Boeing 737 jetliner as they tried to determine what caused its crash that killed all 50 people on board.

Obama health care woes become credibility fight Posted: 18 Nov 2013 01:18 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Throughout President Barack Obama's first four years in office, he prided himself on his ability to bounce back when much of Washington thought his presidency was in peril.

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