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http://news.yahoo.com/ The latest news and headlines from Yahoo! News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedWed, 17 Apr 2013 13:07:49 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/boston-marathon-investigation-fbi-announce-substantial-progress-probe-170749073.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AY_lAO0FxzLVaOvDARWWCQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/93f1a0d4ed934f0c2f0f6a7067008ad2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Investigators comb through the post finish line area of the Boston Marathon at Boylston Street, two days after two bombs exploded just before the finish line, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" align="left" title="Investigators comb through the post finish line area of the Boston Marathon at Boylston Street, two days after two bombs exploded just before the finish line, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" border="0" /></a>A suspect has been identified; statement expected at 5 p.m. ET.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/boston-marathon-investigation-fbi-announce-substantial-progress-probe-170749073.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 13:07:49 -0400blogs/lookout/boston-marathon-investigation-fbi-announce-substantial-progress-probe-170749073<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/boston-marathon-investigation-fbi-announce-substantial-progress-probe-170749073.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AY_lAO0FxzLVaOvDARWWCQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/93f1a0d4ed934f0c2f0f6a7067008ad2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Investigators comb through the post finish line area of the Boston Marathon at Boylston Street, two days after two bombs exploded just before the finish line, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" align="left" title="Investigators comb through the post finish line area of the Boston Marathon at Boylston Street, two days after two bombs exploded just before the finish line, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" border="0" /></a>A suspect has been identified; statement expected at 5 p.m. ET.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/letter-addressed-obama-contained-suspicious-substance-153931701--politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XhYxdYrItUkRHJgtz5oOYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8d242eebcee7380c2f0f6a706700b7dc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama finishes speaking in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, about the Boston Marathon explosions.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama finishes speaking in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, about the Boston Marathon explosions.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>The mail field-tested positive for ricin, police officials say.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/letter-addressed-obama-contained-suspicious-substance-153931701--politics.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 12:50:22 -0400blogs/ticket/letter-addressed-obama-contained-suspicious-substance-153931701--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/letter-addressed-obama-contained-suspicious-substance-153931701--politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XhYxdYrItUkRHJgtz5oOYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8d242eebcee7380c2f0f6a706700b7dc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama finishes speaking in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, about the Boston Marathon explosions.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama finishes speaking in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, about the Boston Marathon explosions.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>The mail field-tested positive for ricin, police officials say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/background-check-bill-faces-likely-senate-defeat-155728991--politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aE696aArSNpCIvcNHfvlEA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db575557cf12390c2f0f6a706700911d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left, and Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa. arrive for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers. Supporters try to salvage an expansion of background checks, the heart of Congress? struggling post-Newtown effort to restrict guns. Forty-one senators are potentially ready to oppose the measure _ enough to sink it unless gun control forces figure out a way to attract more votes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left, and Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa. arrive for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers. Supporters try to salvage an expansion of background checks, the heart of Congress? struggling post-Newtown effort to restrict guns. Forty-one senators are potentially ready to oppose the measure _ enough to sink it unless gun control forces figure out a way to attract more votes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a></p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/background-check-bill-faces-likely-senate-defeat-155728991--politics.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 14:59:52 -0400Associated Pressbackground-check-bill-faces-likely-senate-defeat-155728991--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/background-check-bill-faces-likely-senate-defeat-155728991--politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aE696aArSNpCIvcNHfvlEA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db575557cf12390c2f0f6a706700911d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left, and Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa. arrive for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers. Supporters try to salvage an expansion of background checks, the heart of Congress? struggling post-Newtown effort to restrict guns. Forty-one senators are potentially ready to oppose the measure _ enough to sink it unless gun control forces figure out a way to attract more votes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left, and Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa. arrive for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers. Supporters try to salvage an expansion of background checks, the heart of Congress? struggling post-Newtown effort to restrict guns. Forty-one senators are potentially ready to oppose the measure _ enough to sink it unless gun control forces figure out a way to attract more votes. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a></p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/officials-ex-judges-wife-confessed-da-deaths-184409069.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XH2SFxzV0uwIqmr16Py4Iw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5ac6bd52ed4f4e0c2f0f6a706700a015.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="File - In this April 15, 2013 file photo, the home of Eric Lyle Williams is shown in Kaufman, Texas. Texas authorities have arrested the former justice of the peace&#039;s wife, Kim Lene Williams. Online jail records do not list charges against her and officials in Kaufman County wouldn&#039;t immediately comment on the reason for her arrest. A law enforcement official has said authorities are trying to build a case against Eric Lyle Williams in the deaths of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)" align="left" title="File - In this April 15, 2013 file photo, the home of Eric Lyle Williams is shown in Kaufman, Texas. Texas authorities have arrested the former justice of the peace&#039;s wife, Kim Lene Williams. Online jail records do not list charges against her and officials in Kaufman County wouldn&#039;t immediately comment on the reason for her arrest. A law enforcement official has said authorities are trying to build a case against Eric Lyle Williams in the deaths of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)" border="0" /></a>Kim Williams confesses to her involvement in three shooting deaths, police say.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/officials-ex-judges-wife-confessed-da-deaths-184409069.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 14:44:37 -0400Associated Pressofficials-ex-judges-wife-confessed-da-deaths-184409069<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/officials-ex-judges-wife-confessed-da-deaths-184409069.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XH2SFxzV0uwIqmr16Py4Iw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5ac6bd52ed4f4e0c2f0f6a706700a015.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="File - In this April 15, 2013 file photo, the home of Eric Lyle Williams is shown in Kaufman, Texas. Texas authorities have arrested the former justice of the peace&#039;s wife, Kim Lene Williams. Online jail records do not list charges against her and officials in Kaufman County wouldn&#039;t immediately comment on the reason for her arrest. A law enforcement official has said authorities are trying to build a case against Eric Lyle Williams in the deaths of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)" align="left" title="File - In this April 15, 2013 file photo, the home of Eric Lyle Williams is shown in Kaufman, Texas. Texas authorities have arrested the former justice of the peace&#039;s wife, Kim Lene Williams. Online jail records do not list charges against her and officials in Kaufman County wouldn&#039;t immediately comment on the reason for her arrest. A law enforcement official has said authorities are trying to build a case against Eric Lyle Williams in the deaths of Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)" border="0" /></a>Kim Williams confesses to her involvement in three shooting deaths, police say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/carnival-plans-300-million-ship-improvements-171159358.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BGHmGWpIfOz8QgLltPgYrA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9a6293e1eddd510c2f0f6a706700c166.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Feb. 14, 2013 file photo shows the disabled Carnival Lines cruise ship Triumph being towed to harbor off Mobile Bay, Ala. Carnival Cruise Lines on Wednesday, April 17, announced a $300 million program to add emergency generators, upgrade fire safety and improve engine rooms on all 24 of its ships. The announcement could help the brand begin rebounding from a wave of bad publicity that began in February, when an engine fire knocked out power on the Carnival Triumph. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This Feb. 14, 2013 file photo shows the disabled Carnival Lines cruise ship Triumph being towed to harbor off Mobile Bay, Ala. Carnival Cruise Lines on Wednesday, April 17, announced a $300 million program to add emergency generators, upgrade fire safety and improve engine rooms on all 24 of its ships. The announcement could help the brand begin rebounding from a wave of bad publicity that began in February, when an engine fire knocked out power on the Carnival Triumph. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)" border="0" /></a>The cruise line will invest millions to upgrade all 24 of its ships.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/carnival-plans-300-million-ship-improvements-171159358.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 15:12:08 -0400Associated Presscarnival-plans-300-million-ship-improvements-171159358<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/carnival-plans-300-million-ship-improvements-171159358.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BGHmGWpIfOz8QgLltPgYrA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9a6293e1eddd510c2f0f6a706700c166.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Feb. 14, 2013 file photo shows the disabled Carnival Lines cruise ship Triumph being towed to harbor off Mobile Bay, Ala. Carnival Cruise Lines on Wednesday, April 17, announced a $300 million program to add emergency generators, upgrade fire safety and improve engine rooms on all 24 of its ships. The announcement could help the brand begin rebounding from a wave of bad publicity that began in February, when an engine fire knocked out power on the Carnival Triumph. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This Feb. 14, 2013 file photo shows the disabled Carnival Lines cruise ship Triumph being towed to harbor off Mobile Bay, Ala. Carnival Cruise Lines on Wednesday, April 17, announced a $300 million program to add emergency generators, upgrade fire safety and improve engine rooms on all 24 of its ships. The announcement could help the brand begin rebounding from a wave of bad publicity that began in February, when an engine fire knocked out power on the Carnival Triumph. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)" border="0" /></a>The cruise line will invest millions to upgrade all 24 of its ships.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/evidence-nerve-gas-aleppo-deaths-160842635.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C7RNW8gCF.GUTyBFfZpu0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-16T201037Z_1_CBRE93F1K1T00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A bus, used as cover from snipers loyal to Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad, blocks a street lined with damaged buildings in Aleppo&#039;s Salaheddine district" align="left" title="A bus, used as cover from snipers loyal to Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad, blocks a street lined with damaged buildings in Aleppo&#039;s Salaheddine district" border="0" /></a>Confirmation that the weapons have been deployed could alter the course of war.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/evidence-nerve-gas-aleppo-deaths-160842635.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 14:53:04 -0400ABC Newsevidence-nerve-gas-aleppo-deaths-160842635<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/evidence-nerve-gas-aleppo-deaths-160842635.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C7RNW8gCF.GUTyBFfZpu0w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-16T201037Z_1_CBRE93F1K1T00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A bus, used as cover from snipers loyal to Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad, blocks a street lined with damaged buildings in Aleppo&#039;s Salaheddine district" align="left" title="A bus, used as cover from snipers loyal to Syria&#039;s President Bashar al-Assad, blocks a street lined with damaged buildings in Aleppo&#039;s Salaheddine district" border="0" /></a>Confirmation that the weapons have been deployed could alter the course of war.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-diplomats-iran-ups-nuke-technology-105817545.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tNcGWVrHRLTgE1eaYje_mg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cd8def9aec5b4a0c2f0f6a7067000ac1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="TO GO WITH STORY IRAN NUCLEAR - FILE - In this April 8, 2008 file photo released by the Iranian President&#039;s Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, front center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. Technicians upgrading Iran?s main uranium enrichment facility have tripled partial or full installations of high-tech machines that could be used in a nuclear weapons program to more than 600 since starting their work three months ago, according to diplomats who demanded anonymity because they said they are not authorized to disclose the information, Wednesday April 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Iranian President&#039;s Office, file) NO SALES" align="left" title="TO GO WITH STORY IRAN NUCLEAR - FILE - In this April 8, 2008 file photo released by the Iranian President&#039;s Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, front center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. Technicians upgrading Iran?s main uranium enrichment facility have tripled partial or full installations of high-tech machines that could be used in a nuclear weapons program to more than 600 since starting their work three months ago, according to diplomats who demanded anonymity because they said they are not authorized to disclose the information, Wednesday April 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Iranian President&#039;s Office, file) NO SALES" border="0" /></a>Technicians triple installations of machines that could be used to make weapons.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-diplomats-iran-ups-nuke-technology-105817545.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 12:52:21 -0400Associated Pressapnewsbreak-diplomats-iran-ups-nuke-technology-105817545<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-diplomats-iran-ups-nuke-technology-105817545.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tNcGWVrHRLTgE1eaYje_mg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cd8def9aec5b4a0c2f0f6a7067000ac1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="TO GO WITH STORY IRAN NUCLEAR - FILE - In this April 8, 2008 file photo released by the Iranian President&#039;s Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, front center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. Technicians upgrading Iran?s main uranium enrichment facility have tripled partial or full installations of high-tech machines that could be used in a nuclear weapons program to more than 600 since starting their work three months ago, according to diplomats who demanded anonymity because they said they are not authorized to disclose the information, Wednesday April 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Iranian President&#039;s Office, file) NO SALES" align="left" title="TO GO WITH STORY IRAN NUCLEAR - FILE - In this April 8, 2008 file photo released by the Iranian President&#039;s Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, front center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. Technicians upgrading Iran?s main uranium enrichment facility have tripled partial or full installations of high-tech machines that could be used in a nuclear weapons program to more than 600 since starting their work three months ago, according to diplomats who demanded anonymity because they said they are not authorized to disclose the information, Wednesday April 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Iranian President&#039;s Office, file) NO SALES" border="0" /></a>Technicians triple installations of machines that could be used to make weapons.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/funeral-held-diplomat-killed-afghanistan-153146369.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oB4fkJU0GCaG_UaWZk.wkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9cfe9fbdedb1500c2f0f6a7067009b47.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rev. Kenneth Fischer begins the funeral service of U.S. diplomat Anne T. Smedinghoff at St. Luke Catholic Church Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in River Forest, Ill. Smedinghoff was killed by a bomb when she set out on foot for a one block trip to deliver books to a school in southern Afghanistan on April 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast-Pool)" align="left" title="Rev. Kenneth Fischer begins the funeral service of U.S. diplomat Anne T. Smedinghoff at St. Luke Catholic Church Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in River Forest, Ill. Smedinghoff was killed by a bomb when she set out on foot for a one block trip to deliver books to a school in southern Afghanistan on April 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast-Pool)" border="0" /></a>Hundreds of friends and family members pay their respects to Anne Smedinghoff.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/funeral-held-diplomat-killed-afghanistan-153146369.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 12:57:21 -0400Associated Pressfuneral-held-diplomat-killed-afghanistan-153146369<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/funeral-held-diplomat-killed-afghanistan-153146369.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oB4fkJU0GCaG_UaWZk.wkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9cfe9fbdedb1500c2f0f6a7067009b47.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rev. Kenneth Fischer begins the funeral service of U.S. diplomat Anne T. Smedinghoff at St. Luke Catholic Church Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in River Forest, Ill. Smedinghoff was killed by a bomb when she set out on foot for a one block trip to deliver books to a school in southern Afghanistan on April 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast-Pool)" align="left" title="Rev. Kenneth Fischer begins the funeral service of U.S. diplomat Anne T. Smedinghoff at St. Luke Catholic Church Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in River Forest, Ill. Smedinghoff was killed by a bomb when she set out on foot for a one block trip to deliver books to a school in southern Afghanistan on April 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast-Pool)" border="0" /></a>Hundreds of friends and family members pay their respects to Anne Smedinghoff.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/immigration-reform-101-does-senate-plan-address-four-133615268.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cDwLGfQzfiJyIqFrzsTP6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_Weird_Math_of_the-b44838fe82b8803a558ef01064d908cf" width="130" height="86" alt="The Weird Math of the Immigration Bill" align="left" title="The Weird Math of the Immigration Bill" border="0" /></a>The Senate?s bipartisan group finally showed a legislative summary of its proposal.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/immigration-reform-101-does-senate-plan-address-four-133615268.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 09:36:15 -0400Christian Science Monitorimmigration-reform-101-does-senate-plan-address-four-133615268<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/immigration-reform-101-does-senate-plan-address-four-133615268.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cDwLGfQzfiJyIqFrzsTP6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/The_Weird_Math_of_the-b44838fe82b8803a558ef01064d908cf" width="130" height="86" alt="The Weird Math of the Immigration Bill" align="left" title="The Weird Math of the Immigration Bill" border="0" /></a>The Senate?s bipartisan group finally showed a legislative summary of its proposal.</p><br clear="all"/><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/britain-thatcher-funeral-slideshow/"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T5g4JKvVcQNNQ1.uG_iqCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-17T132342Z_643591580_LR1E94H1177CT_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-THATCHER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: U.K.&#039;s &#039;Iron Lady&#039; remembered" align="left" title="Photos: U.K.&#039;s &#039;Iron Lady&#039; remembered" border="0" /></a>Britain&#039;s Queen Elizabeth (front L) and Mark Thatcher (R), son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, watch as her coffin arrives in St Paul&#039;s Cathedral for the funeral service, in London April 17, 2013. Thatcher, who was Conservative prime minister between 1979 and 1990, died on April 8 at the age of 87. REUTERS/Paul Edwards/Pool (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION OBITUARY SOCIETY ROYALS)<br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/britain-thatcher-funeral-slideshow/Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:51:39 -0400lightbox/britain-thatcher-funeral-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/britain-thatcher-funeral-slideshow/"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T5g4JKvVcQNNQ1.uG_iqCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-17T132342Z_643591580_LR1E94H1177CT_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-THATCHER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Photos: U.K.&#039;s &#039;Iron Lady&#039; remembered" align="left" title="Photos: U.K.&#039;s &#039;Iron Lady&#039; remembered" border="0" /></a>Britain&#039;s Queen Elizabeth (front L) and Mark Thatcher (R), son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, watch as her coffin arrives in St Paul&#039;s Cathedral for the funeral service, in London April 17, 2013. Thatcher, who was Conservative prime minister between 1979 and 1990, died on April 8 at the age of 87. REUTERS/Paul Edwards/Pool (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION OBITUARY SOCIETY ROYALS)<br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rand-paul-hints-presidential-run-2016-152622344--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c.PVoEyJJoUEqld0CzxFqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/us.news.abcnews.otus/ap_rand_paul_tk_130410_wmain.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rand Paul Hints at Presidential Run in 2016" align="left" title="Rand Paul Hints at Presidential Run in 2016" border="0" /></a>A Tea Party favorite, Paul is libertarian like his father-congressman.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rand-paul-hints-presidential-run-2016-152622344--abc-news-politics.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 11:33:21 -0400ABC OTUS Newsrand-paul-hints-presidential-run-2016-152622344--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rand-paul-hints-presidential-run-2016-152622344--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c.PVoEyJJoUEqld0CzxFqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/us.news.abcnews.otus/ap_rand_paul_tk_130410_wmain.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rand Paul Hints at Presidential Run in 2016" align="left" title="Rand Paul Hints at Presidential Run in 2016" border="0" /></a>A Tea Party favorite, Paul is libertarian like his father-congressman.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-bird-flu-death-toll-rises-16-government-035119013.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VNaTV0tHTfo8f5CpoFqm8A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-17T173136Z_3_CBRE93G0ARG00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-BIRDFLU-POULTRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An employee works at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Shanghai" align="left" title="An employee works at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Shanghai" border="0" /></a>The virus has killed 16 people to date in China.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-bird-flu-death-toll-rises-16-government-035119013.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 13:31:36 -0400Reuterschinas-bird-flu-death-toll-rises-16-government-035119013<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-bird-flu-death-toll-rises-16-government-035119013.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VNaTV0tHTfo8f5CpoFqm8A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-17T173136Z_3_CBRE93G0ARG00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-BIRDFLU-POULTRY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An employee works at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Shanghai" align="left" title="An employee works at a poultry farm on the outskirts of Shanghai" border="0" /></a>The virus has killed 16 people to date in China.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/private-rocket-launching-maiden-flight-virginia-today-110227177.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IFFLoFnq83oXEME09Dp1_g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/New_Private_Rocket_Launching_on-3442bcf0635743b686ae85f6952e79af" width="130" height="86" alt="New Private Rocket Launching on Maiden Flight from Virginia Today" align="left" title="New Private Rocket Launching on Maiden Flight from Virginia Today" border="0" /></a>Antares is slated to lift off at 5 p.m. EDT in a test of future space station trips.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/private-rocket-launching-maiden-flight-virginia-today-110227177.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 07:02:27 -0400SPACE.comprivate-rocket-launching-maiden-flight-virginia-today-110227177<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/private-rocket-launching-maiden-flight-virginia-today-110227177.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IFFLoFnq83oXEME09Dp1_g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/New_Private_Rocket_Launching_on-3442bcf0635743b686ae85f6952e79af" width="130" height="86" alt="New Private Rocket Launching on Maiden Flight from Virginia Today" align="left" title="New Private Rocket Launching on Maiden Flight from Virginia Today" border="0" /></a>Antares is slated to lift off at 5 p.m. EDT in a test of future space station trips.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/harry-reid-vote-assault-weapon-high-capacity-magazine-135811961--politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/juwjXEXO5hIXx18KZ2SGBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/865d5e0ff763940b2e0f6a70670013c7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks with reporters following a Democratic strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Reid said he plans showdown vote on gun control on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks with reporters following a Democratic strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Reid said he plans showdown vote on gun control on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>The Democrat has a B rating from the NRA and has voted against past bans.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/harry-reid-vote-assault-weapon-high-capacity-magazine-135811961--politics.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 09:58:11 -0400blogs/ticket/harry-reid-vote-assault-weapon-high-capacity-magazine-135811961--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/harry-reid-vote-assault-weapon-high-capacity-magazine-135811961--politics.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/juwjXEXO5hIXx18KZ2SGBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/865d5e0ff763940b2e0f6a70670013c7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks with reporters following a Democratic strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Reid said he plans showdown vote on gun control on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks with reporters following a Democratic strategy session at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Reid said he plans showdown vote on gun control on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>The Democrat has a B rating from the NRA and has voted against past bans.</p><br clear="all"/>Power Players As the Senate moves to vote on expanding background checks for gun purchases, the Gun Owners of America lobby group has a warning for Republicans on Capitol Hill: vote against background checks or face a showdown with the GOA in the next election. ?We'll be doubling down to make sure the House members [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/power-players-abc-news/gun-lobby-senators-congressmen-really-afraid-hint-not-161109022.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 12:11:09 -0400blogs/power-players-abc-news/gun-lobby-senators-congressmen-really-afraid-hint-not-161109022<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-authorities-recover-pressure-cooker-lid-133207997--politics.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7T7aET51v9eXqWZ.phagtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fc92e654ea6c410c2f0f6a706700d7a9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image from a Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security joint bulletin issued to law enforcement and obtained by The Associated Press, shows the remains of a pressure cooker that the FBI says was part of one of the bombs that exploded during the Boston Marathon. The FBI says it has evidence that indicates one of the bombs was contained in a pressure cooker with nails and ball bearings, and it was hidden in a backpack. (AP Photo/FBI)" align="left" title="This image from a Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security joint bulletin issued to law enforcement and obtained by The Associated Press, shows the remains of a pressure cooker that the FBI says was part of one of the bombs that exploded during the Boston Marathon. The FBI says it has evidence that indicates one of the bombs was contained in a pressure cooker with nails and ball bearings, and it was hidden in a backpack. (AP Photo/FBI)" border="0" /></a>Authorities recover a piece of circuit board that may be a part of one of the explosive devices.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-authorities-recover-pressure-cooker-lid-133207997--politics.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 12:11:15 -0400Associated Pressap-source-authorities-recover-pressure-cooker-lid-133207997--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-authorities-recover-pressure-cooker-lid-133207997--politics.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7T7aET51v9eXqWZ.phagtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fc92e654ea6c410c2f0f6a706700d7a9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image from a Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security joint bulletin issued to law enforcement and obtained by The Associated Press, shows the remains of a pressure cooker that the FBI says was part of one of the bombs that exploded during the Boston Marathon. The FBI says it has evidence that indicates one of the bombs was contained in a pressure cooker with nails and ball bearings, and it was hidden in a backpack. (AP Photo/FBI)" align="left" title="This image from a Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security joint bulletin issued to law enforcement and obtained by The Associated Press, shows the remains of a pressure cooker that the FBI says was part of one of the bombs that exploded during the Boston Marathon. The FBI says it has evidence that indicates one of the bombs was contained in a pressure cooker with nails and ball bearings, and it was hidden in a backpack. (AP Photo/FBI)" border="0" /></a>Authorities recover a piece of circuit board that may be a part of one of the explosive devices.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/explosions-heard-southern-israeli-resort-eilat-062140254.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C3L9wJyencDxNiIDKBE.Ww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-17T083656Z_2101327757_GM1E94H1A1X01_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-EXPLOSIONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli police explosives experts walk near a rocket which was fired into the Red Sea resort city of Eilat" align="left" title="Israeli police explosives experts walk near a rocket which was fired into the Red Sea resort city of Eilat" border="0" /></a>The &#039;Iron Dome&#039; defense system did not intercept the incoming missiles.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/explosions-heard-southern-israeli-resort-eilat-062140254.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 09:59:49 -0400Reutersexplosions-heard-southern-israeli-resort-eilat-062140254<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/explosions-heard-southern-israeli-resort-eilat-062140254.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/C3L9wJyencDxNiIDKBE.Ww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-17T083656Z_2101327757_GM1E94H1A1X01_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-EXPLOSIONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli police explosives experts walk near a rocket which was fired into the Red Sea resort city of Eilat" align="left" title="Israeli police explosives experts walk near a rocket which was fired into the Red Sea resort city of Eilat" border="0" /></a>The &#039;Iron Dome&#039; defense system did not intercept the incoming missiles.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/joe-manchin-selling-gun-amendment-conservatives-150819006--politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mNBcI8tF_7w2sXcSqATZ5g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-17T035904Z_2_CBRE93F1DCO00_RTROPTP_2_USA-GUNS-SENATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Senator Toomey and Senator Manchin hold news conference on firearms background checks on Capitol Hill in Washington" align="left" title="Senator Toomey and Senator Manchin hold news conference on firearms background checks on Capitol Hill in Washington" border="0" /></a>The Senator is making a last minute push to expand background checks.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/joe-manchin-selling-gun-amendment-conservatives-150819006--politics.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 11:08:19 -0400blogs/ticket/joe-manchin-selling-gun-amendment-conservatives-150819006--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/joe-manchin-selling-gun-amendment-conservatives-150819006--politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mNBcI8tF_7w2sXcSqATZ5g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-04-17T035904Z_2_CBRE93F1DCO00_RTROPTP_2_USA-GUNS-SENATE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Senator Toomey and Senator Manchin hold news conference on firearms background checks on Capitol Hill in Washington" align="left" title="Senator Toomey and Senator Manchin hold news conference on firearms background checks on Capitol Hill in Washington" border="0" /></a>The Senator is making a last minute push to expand background checks.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fox-pulls-family-guy-episode-following-boston-bombings-024834408--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cCp_6e0WyEs_Zh8hgEaYhQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ca34edebd01f3e0c2f0f6a7067000947.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released by Fox shows characters from the Fox animated series, &quot;Family Guy.&quot; Fox is pulling from websites an episode of &quot;Family Guy&quot; that depicts mass deaths at the Boston Marathon and has no immediate plans to air it again. Fox spokeswoman Gaude Paez says the episode has been removed from Fox.com and Hulu.com. (AP Photo/Fox)" align="left" title="This image released by Fox shows characters from the Fox animated series, &quot;Family Guy.&quot; Fox is pulling from websites an episode of &quot;Family Guy&quot; that depicts mass deaths at the Boston Marathon and has no immediate plans to air it again. Fox spokeswoman Gaude Paez says the episode has been removed from Fox.com and Hulu.com. (AP Photo/Fox)" border="0" /></a>Creator Seth MacFarlane slammed a mash-up that appeared on the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fox-pulls-family-guy-episode-following-boston-bombings-024834408--finance.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 08:28:49 -0400Reutersfox-pulls-family-guy-episode-following-boston-bombings-024834408--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fox-pulls-family-guy-episode-following-boston-bombings-024834408--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cCp_6e0WyEs_Zh8hgEaYhQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ca34edebd01f3e0c2f0f6a7067000947.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released by Fox shows characters from the Fox animated series, &quot;Family Guy.&quot; Fox is pulling from websites an episode of &quot;Family Guy&quot; that depicts mass deaths at the Boston Marathon and has no immediate plans to air it again. Fox spokeswoman Gaude Paez says the episode has been removed from Fox.com and Hulu.com. (AP Photo/Fox)" align="left" title="This image released by Fox shows characters from the Fox animated series, &quot;Family Guy.&quot; Fox is pulling from websites an episode of &quot;Family Guy&quot; that depicts mass deaths at the Boston Marathon and has no immediate plans to air it again. Fox spokeswoman Gaude Paez says the episode has been removed from Fox.com and Hulu.com. (AP Photo/Fox)" border="0" /></a>Creator Seth MacFarlane slammed a mash-up that appeared on the Internet.</p><br clear="all"/>ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ? A Minnesota hospital is apologizing for mishandling a stillborn baby who was discovered at a laundry service.http://news.yahoo.com/minn-hospital-says-mishandles-babys-body-141642709.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 10:17:00 -0400Associated Pressminn-hospital-says-mishandles-babys-body-141642709CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ? A Republican legislator is drawing ire for referring to women as "vaginas" in an email to his House colleagues during a debate over repealing a law allowing people to use deadly force to defend themselves.http://news.yahoo.com/nh-legislator-calls-women-vaginas-house-email-132928929.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 09:47:51 -0400Associated Pressnh-legislator-calls-women-vaginas-house-email-132928929LONDON (Reuters) - Actor Richard LeParmentier, best known as the commander in "Star Wars" who Darth Vader nearly choked to death for his "lack of faith" in the Force, has died aged 66, his family said. LeParmentier appeared in more than 50 films and TV shows but is remembered for playing Death Star commander Admiral Motti in the 1977 film "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" in which Darth Vader chokes him using the invisible "Force". ...http://news.yahoo.com/stars-wars-actor-richard-leparmentier-dies-66-104231867.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 11:19:45 -0400Reutersstars-wars-actor-richard-leparmentier-dies-66-104231867QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (AP) ? Friends and neighbors were stunned and saddened by the deaths of four family members who appear to have died of carbon monoxide fumes that resulted from the husband's apparent suicide.http://news.yahoo.com/pa-mans-apparent-suicide-leaves-3-others-dead-084218600.htmlWed, 17 Apr 2013 06:34:52 -0400Associated Presspa-mans-apparent-suicide-leaves-3-others-dead-084218600

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