Yahoo! News: U.S. News

---

• Iraq war leaks: US didn't probe abuse allegations (AP)
• NPR gets earful from listeners on Williams firing (AP)
• Calif. coroner IDs body left in car for months (AP)
• 'Don't Ask' Ruling: Court Splits with Military Policy (Time.com)
• Minimum Wage: Will Opponents Turn to the Supreme Court? (Time.com)
• Stevens plane crash survivor recounts experience (AP)
• OJ Simpson appeal denied by Nevada Supreme Court (AP)
• Attorney James Neal, Watergate prosecutor, dies (AP)
• Branson dedicates spaceport runway in NM desert (AP)
• Hawaii birds confuse Friday night lights with moon (AP)
• Obama shocked, saddened by youth suicides (AP)
• Shark kills body boarder in Central California (AP)
• Number of diabetic Americans could triple by 2050 (AP)
• Border Patrol arrests fall 17 percent in 2010 (AP)
• Teacher drops lawsuit in burning crosses case (AP)
• Judge grants request to delay Blagojevich retrial (AP)
• Gulf corals in oil spill zone appear healthy (AP)
• Dad accused of murder: 'I didn't hurt my babies' (AP)
• Shuttered Texas food plant awaits results from FDA (AP)
• Fla. pastor picks up car for canceled Quran burn (AP)

Iraq war leaks: US didn't probe abuse allegations (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:56 PM PDT AP - U.S. forces often failed to follow up on credible evidence that Iraqi forces mistreated, tortured and killed their captives as they battled a violent insurgency, according to accounts contained in what was purportedly the largest leak of secret information in U.S. history.

NPR gets earful from listeners on Williams firing (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:18 PM PDT AP - NPR and its public radio stations around the country got an earful from listeners and angry citizens in the middle of pledge season Friday over its firing of commentator Juan Williams, receiving thousands of complaints and scattered threats to withhold donations.

Calif. coroner IDs body left in car for months (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:14 PM PDT AP - Medical examiners have identified a mummified corpse that was left in a car's passenger seat for 10 months in Southern California, a police spokesman said Friday.

'Don't Ask' Ruling: Court Splits with Military Policy (Time.com) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 01:55 AM PDT Time.com - Courts have often concurred with military policymaking, especially in time of war. Judge Phillips' decision to back her ruling on "Don't ask, don't tell" may make the culture wars even hotter

Minimum Wage: Will Opponents Turn to the Supreme Court? (Time.com) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 01:55 AM PDT Time.com - Conservatives often question whether a minimum wage makes economic sense. But Republican candidates for Senate John Raese and Joe Miller are going much further, arguing that Congress lacks the power to adopt a minimum-wage law

Stevens plane crash survivor recounts experience (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 02:43 PM PDT AP - Former NASA chief Sean O'Keefe was knocked unconscious when the floatplane he was in crashed on a remote mountainside in Alaska. He awoke in a daze with former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens sitting near him.

OJ Simpson appeal denied by Nevada Supreme Court (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 01:36 PM PDT AP - The Nevada Supreme Court refused Friday to overturn O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping convictions, rejecting a claim that prospective jurors were dismissed because they were black.

Attorney James Neal, Watergate prosecutor, dies (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:40 PM PDT AP - Outside the courtroom, James F. Neal had an amiable, backslapping way with friends and foes alike. Inside the chamber, the face of one of America's greatest trial lawyers often became fixed in a steely gaze.

Branson dedicates spaceport runway in NM desert (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:37 PM PDT AP - World's first commercial spaceport. Check. Solo flight of a rocket ship for tourists. Check. A runway in the southern New Mexico desert to help them climb to the heavens. Check.

Hawaii birds confuse Friday night lights with moon (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:14 PM PDT AP - The tradition of Friday night football on the island of Kauai has been disrupted by an unusual culprit: Young seabirds migrating to the ocean mistake stadium lights for the moon and stars, causing them to become disoriented, drop from the sky and fall prey to cats.

Obama shocked, saddened by youth suicides (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 01:53 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama said he was "shocked and saddened" by the recent suicides of several young people who were bullied and taunted for being gay.

Shark kills body boarder in Central California (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 04:53 PM PDT AP - A body boarder bled to death Friday at a beach northwest of Los Angeles after a shark mauled his leg, authorities said, prompting officials to close three beaches through the weekend.

Number of diabetic Americans could triple by 2050 (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 03:19 PM PDT AP - As many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have diabetes by 2050, federal officials announced Friday in a dramatic new projection that represents a threefold increase.

Border Patrol arrests fall 17 percent in 2010 (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2010 04:21 PM PDT AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday that a 17 percent drop in Border Patrol arrests this year shows that heightened enforcement is slowing illegal immigration.

Teacher drops lawsuit in burning crosses case (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 03:23 PM PDT AP - An Ohio public school teacher accused of burning the mark of a cross on students' arms said Friday he dropped a lawsuit over his firing because it would have interfered with a public airing of his complaint in a different venue.

Judge grants request to delay Blagojevich retrial (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 03:12 PM PDT AP - A federal judge has agreed to delay the second corruption trial of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich by nearly five months — a ruling that may come as a relief to some candidates in Chicago's mayoral race, including former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.

Gulf corals in oil spill zone appear healthy (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 08:32 AM PDT AP - Just 20 miles north of where BP's blown-out well spewed millions of gallons of oil into the sea, life appears bountiful despite initial fears that crude could have wiped out many of these delicate deepwater habitats.

Dad accused of murder: 'I didn't hurt my babies' (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 03:32 PM PDT AP - A suburban Detroit man declared, "I didn't hurt my babies," after he was arraigned on murder charges Friday in the drowning deaths of his two toddlers.

Shuttered Texas food plant awaits results from FDA (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 03:37 PM PDT AP - The results of tests done at a Texas food processing company that was shuttered by state health authorities after contaminated celery was linked to four deaths will likely come next week, a Food and Drug Administration official said Friday.

Fla. pastor picks up car for canceled Quran burn (AP) Posted: 22 Oct 2010 09:23 AM PDT AP - A Florida pastor who drew international criticism by threatening to burn a copy of the Quran picked up a free car on Friday, his reward from a New Jersey car dealer for calling it off.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: U.S. News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610