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GOP convention protesters come armed with outrage, hashtags

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 03:46 PM PDT

Protesters in downtown Tampa, Fla. (Laura E. Davis/Yahoo News)As dark rain clouds gathered over downtown Tampa, Michael Purchner, who came from Mississippi to protest the Republican National Convention, said he was frustrated with the country's economic state and the way both political parties are handling it. "These corporate monsters, these corporations, are pretty much running the show," Purchner said. "There's just so much [...]

Romney to fly to Tampa Tuesday, ahead of wife’s convention speech

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 05:38 PM PDT

Mitt Romney smiles as his wife Ann Romney speaks during a campaign event at the Exhibit Edge building in ChantillyBOSTON—Mitt Romney will fly to Tampa Tuesday, arriving in town just hours before his wife, Ann Romney, is expected to address the Republican National Convention. The Romney campaign declined to say on the record what the presumptive Republican nominee will be doing in Tampa. But he's arriving in Florida two days earlier than expected. Romney [...]

Family of alleged shooter 'horrified'

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 05:31 PM PDT

Tracie Bradford, of Perry Hall, Md., consoles her daughter Leah, a student at Perry Hall High School who says she was in the school's cafeteria when a student was shot there and critically wounded on the first day of classes, Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, in Perry Hall, Md. A suspect was taken into custody shortly after the shooting, according to police. No one else was reported injured. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)The father of a 15-year-old student who police say shot another student at a Baltimore County high school says his son was bullied.

Rob Portman to play Barack Obama in debate prep

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 03:03 PM PDT

VP - POSSIBLE Portman responds to reporters during the Reuters Washington Summit in WashingtonTAMPA—Ohio Sen. Rob Portman will play the role of President Barack Obama during practice debates with Mitt Romney, multiple sources told Yahoo News. Portman is the Republican Party's go-to man for high-profile debate preparation. Since 1996, national political campaigns have tapped him to play the role of Democrats and even some Republicans. In mock debates, [...]

Man hacks Google Street View to get revenge over a pickup truck

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 03:29 PM PDT

When most of us see Google's Street View car taking pictures of a local street or highway, we think little of it. For others, it's an opportunity to create some creative car-related mayhem, not unlike putting initials in wet cement. … Continue reading →

The world’s longest bus seats 256 people

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 03:25 PM PDT

The city of Dresden, Germany will soon be getting a monstrous addition to its public transportation system that can only be described as a train on wheels. Designed by Fraunhofer IVI and the Technical University Dresden, the three-section Autotram Extra … Continue reading →

Texas delegates planning a mutiny?

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 03:58 PM PDT

Members of the Texas delegation on Monday. (Goodwin/Yahoo)TAMPA--On Monday morning, at a meeting of more than 100 Texan delegates and alternates at the Saddlebrook Resort 20 miles north of Tampa, one topic got the crowd more fired up than any other. Delegate Melinda Fredricks read aloud a letter condemning recent changes to the national Republican party's rules that would allow the GOP [...]

Live coverage from the RNC

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:10 PM PDT

David Chalian, Amy WalterWatch Yahoo/ABC's streaming coverage and join the conversation in our live blog.

Detective in Vaughn interview: 'Did they even see it coming?'

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 03:58 PM PDT

Christopher Vaughn was in a tiny white-walled interview room when the state police detective pulled up a chair, got in his face and said he had "some news" about Vaughn's slain wife and three children.

Fire spreads at Venezuela refinery, 41 dead

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:29 PM PDT

Fire rises over the Amuay refinery near Punto Fijo, Venezuela, Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. A fire at the Venezuelan refinery spread to a third fuel tank on Monday nearly three days after a powerful explosion that killed 41 people and ignited the blaze, Vice President Elias Jaua said. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)An intense fire at a Venezuelan refinery spread to a third fuel tank on Monday nearly three days after an explosion killed at least 41 people and injured more than 150.

230-million-year-old mite found in amber

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 01:29 PM PDT

230-Million-Year-Old Mite Found in AmberA long, wormlike, sap-sucking mite is now one of the oldest creepy-crawlies found preserved in amber yet, researchers say.

Would you kiss Superman or Wonder Woman?

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 01:56 PM PDT

The comic book world is aflutter after it was revealed that iconic heroes Superman and Wonder Woman would become a romantic couple beginning in an upcoming issue of Justice League. As part of the marketing campaign for the new storyline, it was revealed that Match.com has posted dating profiles of the two heroes, created by [...]

Obama promises to help Gulf Coast governors with TS Isaac

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:13 PM PDT

Justin and Kayla Franklin from Tennessee walk in wind and rain in downtown Key West as Tropical Storm Isaac moves over the islandPresident Barack Obama on Monday promised the governors of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi that they would have "the resources they need" to cope with Tropical Storm Isaac, on track to batter the Gulf Coast in the coming days, the White House said in a statement. Concerns about the storm led Republicans, gathered at their presidential [...]

Mike Huckabee to Ron Paul supporters: You lost, move on

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012, file photo, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. The Republican National Committee has announced that Huckabee will be one of the speakers at the GOP Convention. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has a message for Ron Paul supporters who say they feel "disrespected" by the Republican Party's delegate allocation process: You lost, move on.

2 dead in Legionnaires' outbreak tied to downtown hotel

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:13 PM PDT

Two recent guests of a downtown Marriott have died after contracting Legionnaires' disease, Chicago Department of Public Health officials said this afternoon. The number of cases has risen to eight.

World's oldest person, Besse Cooper, turns 116

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 01:13 PM PDT

It's difficult enough to fit 16 candles on a birthday cake, but trying squeezing 116 on one.

Romney vows free-market defense as GOP opens convention

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Romney-Ryan campaign sign is displayed inside of the Tampa Bay Times Forum at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)TAMPA , FLA.— As powerful tropical storm Isaac churned through the Gulf of Mexico, Republicans opened their abbreviated nominating convention on Monday with a knock at President Barack Obama's record on spending and a Hollywood-style video message from Mitt Romney. "In the campaign to come, the American ideals of economic freedom and opportunity need a [...]

World may be forced to go vegetarian by 2050, scientists say

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:04 PM PDT

By the year 2050, you may be forced to become a vegetarian. That is, if Sweden's water scientists are to be believed. According to the Stockholm International Water Institute, "There will not be enough water available on current croplands to produce food for the expected 9 billion population in 2050 if we follow current trends [...]

Illinois Republicans selling 'Fire Madigan' T-shirts, pet wear

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT

Convention notebook: State Republicans meeting in Tampa are making longtime Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan a campaign issue.

Commissioner defends police force in NYC gun fight

Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:37 PM PDT

In this sequence of images taken from a surveillance video camera and released by the New York City Police Department, police officers approach Jeffrey Johnson, after he shot his former colleague Steven Ercolino, near the Empire State Building in New York, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. Johnson, upper left in frames, was shot and killed by police as bystanders fled. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department)The police shooting near the Empire State Building last week is a testament to how quickly officers can fire off 16 rounds to take down an armed suspect.