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• Megabus investigations prompt federal tire bulletin
• Researchers tracking some particularly sharp seniors
• Emanuel: Northerly Island park is 'right thing to do'
• Is the Family Research Council shooting a hate crime?
• Holmes doesn't react to talk of struggling victims
• Paul Ryan's birthday surprise for our reporter
• Nikki Haley praises Romney's VP pick—sort of
• Photos: Wildfires devastate the West
• Fans remember Elvis 35 years after his death
• Ukrainian commission wants to ban ‘gay’ SpongeBob, Teletubbie ‘losers’
• Romney defeats Obama in roach race
• Scientists may have found the secret to a male birth control pill
• Army suicides doubled last month from June's total
• Obama camp to Romney on taxes: ‘prove it’
• Is faking your own death a crime?
• Who needs a license? Self-driving cars on the way
• Fact checking Romney's plan to 'restore' Medicare spending cuts
• Flexible, color-changing robot inspired by octopus
• Romney: ‘never paid less than 13 percent’ in taxes
• 'Incriminating' Sandusky evidence may lead to new charges

Megabus investigations prompt federal tire bulletin Posted: 16 Aug 2012 03:52 PM PDT Investigations into the fatal Megabus accidents have prompted an emergency bulletin to motorcoach companies nationwide about weight limits on tires when double-deck buses are fully loaded, officials said today.

Researchers tracking some particularly sharp seniors Posted: 16 Aug 2012 04:00 PM PDT A Northwestern study finds that brains of 'superagers,' someone who continues to function at a high cognitive level at an elderly age, look like those of most people in middle age.

Emanuel: Northerly Island park is 'right thing to do' Posted: 16 Aug 2012 05:53 PM PDT Mayor Rahm Emanuel endorsed predecessor Richard Daley's infamous late night bulldozing of the runway at Meigs Field on the grounds the destruction of the airport opened Northerly Island to use by many more Chicagoans.

Is the Family Research Council shooting a hate crime? Posted: 16 Aug 2012 02:01 PM PDT FBI officials said Thursday that the shooting of a security guard at the Family Research Council's D.C. headquarters on Wednesday may fall in the "hate crime/terrorism nexus," depending on the shooter's motive. FRC is a socially conservative Christian advocacy organization that opposes gay marriage and abortion, among its other causes. In an interview on Fox [...]

Holmes doesn't react to talk of struggling victims Posted: 16 Aug 2012 03:42 PM PDT The suspect in the Aurora movie shooting showed no emotion in court Thursday as a lawyer discussed a charity's efforts to distribute $4 million it raised for the victims.

Paul Ryan's birthday surprise for our reporter Posted: 16 Aug 2012 02:12 PM PDT WARREN, Ohio -- I spent my birthday doing my job: traveling with Paul Ryan, who has been on a campaign swing through battleground states since Mitt Romney announced him as his running mate last weekend. Ryan stopped at a hot dog shop for lunch on Thursday, after a campaign rally in North Canton, Ohio. Unbeknownst [...]

Nikki Haley praises Romney's VP pick—sort of Posted: 16 Aug 2012 11:42 AM PDT South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley offered what can only be described as a backhanded compliment to Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's newly picked vice presidential running mate, on Thursday. Appearing with Romney at a fundraiser in Greer, S.C., Haley, who was once mentioned as a possible Romney VP contender herself, commended the presumptive Republican nominee [...]

Photos: Wildfires devastate the West Posted: 16 Aug 2012 01:32 PM PDT Smoke from the Trinity Ridge Fire rises over the mountains outside Pine, Idaho August 15 2012. Wildfires roared out of control across the sun-scorched U.S. West on Wednesday and threatened to engulf two small towns in Idaho as firefighters managed to partially dampen a monster blaze that has destroyed more than 60 homes in Washington state. REUTERS/Brian Losness

Fans remember Elvis 35 years after his death Posted: 16 Aug 2012 01:35 PM PDT If you ask Elvis fans to recall the King, they focus on their favorite image of him: hunky Elvis, white-jumpsuit Elvis, silver-screen Elvis, country-western Elvis, gospel-loving Elvis, Vegas Elvis and more. Thursday, Aug. 16, marks 35 years since he died. Yahoo! News asked readers and contributors [...]

Ukrainian commission wants to ban ‘gay’ SpongeBob, Teletubbie ‘losers’ Posted: 16 Aug 2012 01:47 PM PDT First they came for the Simpsons and now they want SpongeBob Squarepants. The Ukraine is considering a move to censor several children's shows after a new study from a conservative commission labeled the shows "a real threat" to the country's youth. The Ukraine's National Expert Commission for Protecting Public Morality released the report, which attacks [...]

Romney defeats Obama in roach race Posted: 16 Aug 2012 01:50 PM PDT This news might bug Democrats: In the 16th running of New Jersey's Cockroach Derby, Romney defeats Obama. As reported by NJ.com, two hissing Madagascar cockroaches, each two-and-a-half inches long, faced off—with the paper cutouts of the presumed Republican candidate for president, Mitt Romney, and the incumbent, Barack Obama, glued to their bodies. The competitors scuttled [...]

Scientists may have found the secret to a male birth control pill Posted: 16 Aug 2012 02:29 PM PDT When scientist began testing the JQ1 compound, they hoped that it would be effective in cancer therapies by causing tumor cells to reboot, and halt their harmful effects on the body. Unfortunately, the drug doesn't appear to work against cancer … Continue reading →

Army suicides doubled last month from June's total Posted: 16 Aug 2012 02:06 PM PDT Suicides among active-duty soldiers in July more than doubled from June, accelerating a trend throughout the military this year that has prompted Pentagon leaders to redouble efforts to solve a puzzling problem.

Obama camp to Romney on taxes: ‘prove it’ Posted: 16 Aug 2012 01:15 PM PDT Hours after Mitt Romney said he's never paid less than 13 percent in taxes over the past decade, President Barack Obama's re-election campaign bluntly told the Republican candidate to "prove it" by releasing his returns. "We would say: 'Prove it, Gov. Romney," Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt told reporters on a conference call. Romney told reporters [...]

Is faking your own death a crime? Posted: 16 Aug 2012 01:04 PM PDT Raymond Roth, a 47-year-old man living in Massapequa, N.Y., was arrested Wednesday (Aug. 15) on suspicion that he faked his own drowning at a New York beach in order to collect more than $400,000 in life insurance. Roth was charged with insurance fraud, conspiracy and filing a false report. But what if he hadn't been doing it for the money? Is merely faking your own death a crime?

Who needs a license? Self-driving cars on the way Posted: 16 Aug 2012 01:37 PM PDT DETROIT (Reuters) - It's been more than half a century since some of the first concept cars boasting self-driving features were presented to the world and they're still not on the roads. But many auto executives say the industry is on the cusp of welcoming vehicles that make the idea of keeping both hands on the wheel an anachronism. ...

Fact checking Romney's plan to 'restore' Medicare spending cuts Posted: 16 Aug 2012 10:54 AM PDT Mitt Romney is trying to seize the high ground in the Medicare debate by pledging to "restore" $716 billion in spending cuts imposed by President Obama. Nevermind that the cuts were once backed by his vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan. Romney argues that it's...

Flexible, color-changing robot inspired by octopus Posted: 16 Aug 2012 11:19 AM PDT A newly developed rubbery, octopuslike robot can change colors to hide or stand out in its environment.

Romney: ‘never paid less than 13 percent’ in taxes Posted: 16 Aug 2012 09:39 AM PDT Mitt Romney said Thursday he's never paid less than a 13 percent tax rate over the last 10 years and blasted Democratic critics, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, for suggesting he's paid no taxes. "I just have to say, given the challenges that America faces—23 million people out of work, Iran about to become [...]

'Incriminating' Sandusky evidence may lead to new charges Posted: 16 Aug 2012 11:35 AM PDT Prosecutors in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case said they had a "great deal" of "highly incriminating" evidence they never brought up during Sandusky's trial, evidence that could be related to pending criminal charges.

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