US lawmakers announce two-year budget deal
Congressional negotiators on Tuesday reached a two-year deal on US spending which aims to avoid a repeat of the government shutdown that paralyzed Washington in October. President Barack Obama hailed the agreement as a sign of rare bipartisan cooperation in the strife-filled US legislature. The…
AFPJulie Andrews missed NBC's live 'Sound of Music'
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — More than 18 million television viewers watched Carrie Underwood perform the role of Maria last week in NBC's "The Sound of Music Live!"
Associated PressMortgage Rates Hit 2.75% (2.86% APR)
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AdChoices LendingTreeSponsoredObama shakes hands with Cuba's Castro at Mandela memorial
Soweto (South Africa) (AFP) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday shook hands with Raul Castro, leader of America's Cold War foe Cuba, in a rare gesture at the memorial service in South Africa for Nelson Mandela. Obama offered the handshake before taking the stage to eulogise Mandela, but minutes…
AFPReid says Senate will not extend farm law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government dairy subsidies that affect the cost of a gallon of milk are set to expire at the end of the year as farm-state lawmakers said Tuesday that they do not expect to have a new farm bill — or an extension of current law — before Jan 1.
Associated Press6 missing people found alive in northern Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A member of a search team on Tuesday found two adults and four children who had been missing in the frigid mountains of northern Nevada for the past two days.
Associated PressStomach acid drugs may increase vitamin deficiency risk
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Popular drugs that are used to control stomach acid may increase the risk of a serious vitamin deficiency, suggests a new study. Researchers found people who were diagnosed with vitamin B12 deficiency were more likely to be taking proton-pump…
ReutersJustin Bieber visits Typhoon Haiyan victims in the Philippines (22 photos)
Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber visited young victims of Typhoon Haiyan on Tuesday, traveling to the Philippines after launching a worldwide campaign to help those affected by the deadly storm. Bieber arrived from Australia and flew to Tacloban, the devastated capital of central Leyte province,…
Yahoo NewsU.S. hearing to probe autopilot reliance in Asiana crash
At a hearing on Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board will examine if cockpit complacency caused an Asiana Airlines Inc's jetliner with 307 people aboard to crash land at San Francisco International Airport in July, killing three and injuring more than 180. Its 777 jetliner is a…
ReutersGadget spam or just trolling? Samsung preps ninth version of Galaxy S4
The Galaxy S4 is Samsung’s flagship smartphone and the company seems hell-bent on making sure we don’t forget it. We have questioned in the past whether or not Samsung was trolling the world when it launched an 8-inch tablet that was also a phone. You read that properly — an 8-inch tablet that’s…
BGR NewsLeap From Faith: Warren Jeffs’ Nephews Helping Young Women Leave Polygamist Group
Two nephews of jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs say he uses God's name to brainwash others and is still calling the shots from prison. Matt Jeffs, 20, and Zack Jeffs, 18, are brothers who broke free of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or FLDS. The group is led by…
Nightline FixNo hope for LG or HTC
The shockingly weak sales of LG’s flagship G2 smartphone have wider industry implications. The company moved only 2.3 million units of its flagship model during its launch quarter, missing its already lowballed 3 million unit target by more than 20%. The context here is that Samsung shipped 10…
BGR NewsOregon Football Player Suspended for Snowball Fight, Others Could Face Charges
Snowball fights can be great fun — as long as you’re a willing participant. Students at the University of Oregon may have picked the wrong target when they ambushed two cars that were driving by after a snow storm, bombarding them with snowballs and buckets full...
ABC NewsSatanic Temple Monument in Okla. May Include 'Interactive Display' for Kids
With ABC News’ Anneta Konstantinides A monument to the Ten Commandments that sits outside the Oklahoma statehouse may soon have some unholy company. Satan worshipers are seeking to build their own monument at the state Capitol, and Lucien Greaves, a spokesman for the Satanic Temple,...
ABC NewsSnow blankets U.S. East; Washington offices, many schools closed
The East Coast's first significant snowfall of the season dumped as much as 6 inches on northern Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware and southern New England, according to the National Weather Service. By midday the storm had blown through Washington, D.C., where federal government offices…
ReutersPublic Records Posted Online for Anyone to See
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ABC NewsItems confiscated by the TSA (14 photos)
Transportation Security Administration workers can face real danger, as was demonstrated during the deadly shooting at Los Angeles International Airport last month. Still, confiscating a sock monkey's sidearm? Washington state resident Phyllis May told Seattle's King5.com that she was chastised…
Istanbul plans floating car parks
Istanbul is planning to introduce floating car parks to try to resolve the chronic traffic problems of Turkey's largest city, local officials said Tuesday. The municipal car park operator said it will use out-of-service ferries anchored in the Bosphorus to create multi-storey lots near traffic…
AFP5 theories to explain North Korea's big mysterious purge
In what is being called the most dramatic public purge in North Korean history, state-run media on Monday televised images of Jang Song Thaek — leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a formerly powerful government official — being stripped of his titles and ousted from the ruling party. The ouster was all…
The WeekMassive pileup in Wisconsin caught on video
The snowy weather that has affected much of the country over the past week has produced a remarkable traffic video. A massive pileup in Wisconsin involved between two dozen and 50 vehicles, according to various sources, and can now be seen via a Wisconsin Department of Transportation video. The…
Yahoo Contributor NetworkNew H7N9 bird flu resists drugs without losing ability to spread
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found that a mutation in a new strain of bird flu infecting people in China can render it resistant to a key first-line treatment drug without limiting its ability to spread in mammals. The discovery means that…
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