Kerry to join Iran nuclear talks in bid to reach deal
By Louis Charbonneau and Parisa Hafezi GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will join talks on Iran's nuclear program in Geneva on Saturday, as Tehran and six world powers appeared to be on the verge of an elusive breakthrough in the decade-old dispute. The French and British…
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Good Morning AmericaCredit Cards Are Now Offering 0% APR Through 2015
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AdChoicesCompareCards.comSponsoredMexican cartel kingpin's son nabbed on drug charges in Arizona
A son of Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada has been arrested in Arizona on cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking charges, authorities said on Friday. Federal agents arrested Serafin Zambada-Ortiz as he crossed into Nogales, Arizona, from Mexico on Wednesday, the U.S. Drug Enforcement…
ReutersVonn will skip competition in Beaver Creek
DENVER (AP) — Lindsey Vonn will skip the World Cup races next week in Beaver Creek, Colo., as she recovers from a downhill training crash in which she partially tore one of the reconstructed ligaments in her surgically repaired right knee.
Associated PressJihadists cut down 150-year-old oak in Syria
Jihadists cut down a 150-year-old oak tree in Atme, on Syria's border with Turkey, after they accused locals of worshipping it, a pro-jihadist source said. Rami Abdel Rahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the tree had been cut down, adding that it stood next to an ancient…
AFPSenate 'nuclear option': Within Democratic ranks, youth trumped experience
Elected 35 years ago, the powerful Democrat from Detroit has been around long enough to know – in his view, anyway – that Thursday’s detonation of the “nuclear option� in that storied chamber was a very bad idea. Senator Levin was one of three Democrats to buck his party’s unilateral decision to…
Christian Science MonitorMom's Wild Lifestyle Puts Daughter's Well-Being At Risk
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Dear AbbyDetained American's wife asks for his return
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — The wife of an 85-year-old veteran being detained in North Korea implored authorities on Friday to let her husband return to his anxious family and end what she called a "dreadful misunderstanding."
Associated Press15 mins agoWashington remembers JFK (16 photos)
Not a few people snapped photos with their smartphones -- a device unimaginable a half-century ago -- then turned around to take in the panoramic view across the Potomac River to the Lincoln Memorial. In doing so, they could reflect on quotations from Kennedy inscribed in granite around the…
Yahoo NewsUK Police: 3 Women Were Slaves 'In Simple Terms'
UK police: 3 women freed in London were victims of 'slavery in simple terms' for 3 decades    Â
ABC NewsSC child taken 20 years ago safe in Australia
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A woman accused of abducting her infant daughter from South Carolina 20 years ago has been located in Australia and is facing extradition back to the United States to face charges, federal authorities announced this week.
Associated PressBest-of Flickr photos: Midwest tornadoes, Comet ISON and Philippines rescue efforts (8 photos)
Devastating tornadoes, the Comet ISON, and disaster relief in the Philippines highlight recent photography submissions to our Yahoo News: Your Photos group on Flickr . Each week, Yahoo News will feature some of the best photos that Flickr photographers post to our group. If you're interested in…
YahooLawmakers urge bidding for gates in airline merger
DALLAS (AP) — Four key members of Congress say that all airlines — not just low-fare carriers — should be able to bid on gates and landing rights that American Airlines and US Airways will give up after their merger.
Associated PressAfghan spokesman rebuffs US troop deal deadline
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president on Friday rebuffed American demands that he sign a security pact allowing U.S. forces to stay in the country for another decade, while the U.S. defense secretary warned that planning for a post-2014 military presence may be jeopardized if the deal…
Associated PressAverage US Fixed Mortgage Rate Lowest in 4 Months
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages dropped this week to their lowest levels in four months. Refinance to a fixed rate while rates are still low.
AdChoicesLendingTreeSponsoredAcne drug users need to know birth control options: study
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women using a popular acne drug that causes birth defects need better information about how to keep from getting pregnant, a small study suggests. Isotretinoin - first marketed as Accutane - is one of the most effective treatments for acne. But…
ReutersGuilty plea expected in Mass. drug lab scandal
BOSTON (AP) — A chemist at a Massachusetts drug lab who allegedly admitted faking test results in criminal cases is expected to plead guilty to obstruction of justice, perjury and tampering with evidence charges in a scandal that has jeopardized thousands of convictions.
Associated PressTwo men rescue moose-eating beached shark
Two men successfully rescued a beached shark on the coast of northeast Newfoundland, Canada. Derrick Chaulk was driving in Norris Arm North when he saw what he thought was a beached whale.
Odd NewsRonaldo denies 'obsessed' with Ballon d'Or
Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted he is not obsessed with winning the Ballon d'Or for a second time in January despite a series of scintillating performances that have made him the strong favourite to win the award. Ronaldo scored his fifth hat-trick of the season for club and country against Sweden…
AFPSyrian Muslim rebel groups say they have unified
BEIRUT (AP) — Powerful Syrian Islamic rebel brigades announced Friday their merger into a single organization, a step meant to hold off surging government forces and stop rival groups from seizing more opposition-held territory.
Associated PressChina tests first stealth combat drone: media
China has tested its first stealth combat drone, state media said Friday, citing online photos of an aircraft resembling a shrunken US B2 bomber and hailing the advance toward Western-level technology. The test flight of the "Sharp Sword" unmanned aircraft is another step in China's years-long…
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