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All rights reservedWed, 17 Jul 2013 15:59:58 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/in-response-to-holder--nra-says--stand-your-ground--laws-are-a--fundamental-human-right---195958686.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BRwanTBG3jFrAM9DyC4x6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.fbc.news.com/60710f9eca479b571f36e9a82e5d538e" width="130" height="86" alt="NRA slams Holder for review of &#039;Stand Your Ground&#039; laws" align="left" title="NRA slams Holder for review of &#039;Stand Your Ground&#039; laws" border="0" /></a>The laws are &quot;a fundamental human right,&quot; the gun advocacy group says.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/in-response-to-holder--nra-says--stand-your-ground--laws-are-a--fundamental-human-right---195958686.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 15:59:58 -0400in-response-to-holder--nra-says--stand-your-ground--laws-are-a--fundamental-human-right---195958686<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/in-response-to-holder--nra-says--stand-your-ground--laws-are-a--fundamental-human-right---195958686.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BRwanTBG3jFrAM9DyC4x6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.fbc.news.com/60710f9eca479b571f36e9a82e5d538e" width="130" height="86" alt="NRA slams Holder for review of &#039;Stand Your Ground&#039; laws" align="left" title="NRA slams Holder for review of &#039;Stand Your Ground&#039; laws" border="0" /></a>The laws are &quot;a fundamental human right,&quot; the gun advocacy group says.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bloomberg-obesity-stairs-nyc-191016923.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w7ieQ4czs5In0i9zM_TLFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-17/d892a6d3-ff42-432a-93f1-bae5e3e279c0_bloomberg-elevators.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bloomberg anti-obesity effort" align="left" title="Bloomberg anti-obesity effort" border="0" /></a>The NYC mayor first targeted super-sized sodas; now he&#039;s focused on elevators.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bloomberg-obesity-stairs-nyc-191016923.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 15:10:16 -0400bloomberg-obesity-stairs-nyc-191016923<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bloomberg-obesity-stairs-nyc-191016923.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/w7ieQ4czs5In0i9zM_TLFA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-17/d892a6d3-ff42-432a-93f1-bae5e3e279c0_bloomberg-elevators.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bloomberg anti-obesity effort" align="left" title="Bloomberg anti-obesity effort" border="0" /></a>The NYC mayor first targeted super-sized sodas; now he&#039;s focused on elevators.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/memory-decline-may-earliest-sign-dementia-172940009.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1iwSGgLzcbvDAqF4XvDogA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5e23e751e9f2da17370f6a7067009f41.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Friday, June 21, 2013 photo shows magnets on a cabinet at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association Headquarters in Chicago advertising their help line. Doctors often regard people who complain that their memory is slipping as &quot;the worried well,&quot; but the new studies show they may well have reason to worry, said Maria Carrillo, a senior scientist at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" align="left" title="This Friday, June 21, 2013 photo shows magnets on a cabinet at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association Headquarters in Chicago advertising their help line. Doctors often regard people who complain that their memory is slipping as &quot;the worried well,&quot; but the new studies show they may well have reason to worry, said Maria Carrillo, a senior scientist at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? Memory problems that are often dismissed as a normal part of aging may not be so harmless after all.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/memory-decline-may-earliest-sign-dementia-172940009.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:43:10 -0400Associated Pressmemory-decline-may-earliest-sign-dementia-172940009<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/memory-decline-may-earliest-sign-dementia-172940009.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1iwSGgLzcbvDAqF4XvDogA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5e23e751e9f2da17370f6a7067009f41.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Friday, June 21, 2013 photo shows magnets on a cabinet at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association Headquarters in Chicago advertising their help line. Doctors often regard people who complain that their memory is slipping as &quot;the worried well,&quot; but the new studies show they may well have reason to worry, said Maria Carrillo, a senior scientist at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" align="left" title="This Friday, June 21, 2013 photo shows magnets on a cabinet at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association Headquarters in Chicago advertising their help line. Doctors often regard people who complain that their memory is slipping as &quot;the worried well,&quot; but the new studies show they may well have reason to worry, said Maria Carrillo, a senior scientist at the Alzheimer&#039;s Association. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? Memory problems that are often dismissed as a normal part of aging may not be so harmless after all.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cameras-watching-car-isnt-castle-201106094.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jsyPZki_ZJf36GXwK3GdjA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/422770c2ea28db17370f6a706700321e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Officer Dennis Vafier, of the Alexandria Police Department, uses a laptop in his squad car to scan vehicle license plates during his patrols, Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Alexandria, Va. Local police departments across the country have amassed millions of digital records on the location and movements of vehicles with a license plate using automated scanners. Affixed to police cars, bridges or buildings, the scanners capture images of passing or parked vehicles and note their location, dumping that information into police databases. Departments keep the records for weeks or even years. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" align="left" title="Officer Dennis Vafier, of the Alexandria Police Department, uses a laptop in his squad car to scan vehicle license plates during his patrols, Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Alexandria, Va. Local police departments across the country have amassed millions of digital records on the location and movements of vehicles with a license plate using automated scanners. Affixed to police cars, bridges or buildings, the scanners capture images of passing or parked vehicles and note their location, dumping that information into police databases. Departments keep the records for weeks or even years. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? You can drive, but you can&#039;t hide.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cameras-watching-car-isnt-castle-201106094.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:12:02 -0400Associated Presscameras-watching-car-isnt-castle-201106094<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cameras-watching-car-isnt-castle-201106094.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jsyPZki_ZJf36GXwK3GdjA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/422770c2ea28db17370f6a706700321e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Officer Dennis Vafier, of the Alexandria Police Department, uses a laptop in his squad car to scan vehicle license plates during his patrols, Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Alexandria, Va. Local police departments across the country have amassed millions of digital records on the location and movements of vehicles with a license plate using automated scanners. Affixed to police cars, bridges or buildings, the scanners capture images of passing or parked vehicles and note their location, dumping that information into police databases. Departments keep the records for weeks or even years. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" align="left" title="Officer Dennis Vafier, of the Alexandria Police Department, uses a laptop in his squad car to scan vehicle license plates during his patrols, Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Alexandria, Va. Local police departments across the country have amassed millions of digital records on the location and movements of vehicles with a license plate using automated scanners. Affixed to police cars, bridges or buildings, the scanners capture images of passing or parked vehicles and note their location, dumping that information into police databases. Departments keep the records for weeks or even years. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? You can drive, but you can&#039;t hide.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ohio-kidnapping-rape-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-151703915.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qh0euyV9BvLumqA42UifVA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ca25f260e967d717370f6a7067001489.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ariel Castro stands before a judge during his arraignment on an expanded 977-count indictment Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro is charged with kidnapping and raping three women over a decade in his Cleveland home. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" align="left" title="Ariel Castro stands before a judge during his arraignment on an expanded 977-count indictment Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro is charged with kidnapping and raping three women over a decade in his Cleveland home. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" border="0" /></a>CLEVELAND (AP) ? A man accused of holding three women captive for a decade was scolded repeatedly by a judge to raise his head and open his eyes in a brief court appearance where he pleaded not guilty Wednesday to nearly 1,000 counts of kidnap, rape and other crimes.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ohio-kidnapping-rape-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-151703915.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:53:32 -0400Associated Pressohio-kidnapping-rape-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-151703915<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ohio-kidnapping-rape-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-151703915.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qh0euyV9BvLumqA42UifVA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ca25f260e967d717370f6a7067001489.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ariel Castro stands before a judge during his arraignment on an expanded 977-count indictment Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro is charged with kidnapping and raping three women over a decade in his Cleveland home. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" align="left" title="Ariel Castro stands before a judge during his arraignment on an expanded 977-count indictment Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro is charged with kidnapping and raping three women over a decade in his Cleveland home. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)" border="0" /></a>CLEVELAND (AP) ? A man accused of holding three women captive for a decade was scolded repeatedly by a judge to raise his head and open his eyes in a brief court appearance where he pleaded not guilty Wednesday to nearly 1,000 counts of kidnap, rape and other crimes.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/22-children-die-eating-school-lunch-india-120959351.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V1PMoCAVsnYtNN3jxOlaFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/21c5b562e8fbd517370f6a706700644d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Indian man mourns as he holds his dead daughter inside an ambulance, outside a hospital in Patna, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Officials on Wednesday blamed the presence of insecticide in a free midday meal after at least 20 children died and many more were sick after eating lunch at a primary school in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. The children are age 8 to 11. (AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui)" align="left" title="An Indian man mourns as he holds his dead daughter inside an ambulance, outside a hospital in Patna, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Officials on Wednesday blamed the presence of insecticide in a free midday meal after at least 20 children died and many more were sick after eating lunch at a primary school in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. The children are age 8 to 11. (AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui)" border="0" /></a>PATNA, India (AP) ? The children started falling violently ill soon after they ate the free school lunch of rice, lentils, soybeans and potatoes.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/22-children-die-eating-school-lunch-india-120959351.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 12:54:26 -0400Associated Press22-children-die-eating-school-lunch-india-120959351<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/22-children-die-eating-school-lunch-india-120959351.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V1PMoCAVsnYtNN3jxOlaFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/21c5b562e8fbd517370f6a706700644d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Indian man mourns as he holds his dead daughter inside an ambulance, outside a hospital in Patna, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Officials on Wednesday blamed the presence of insecticide in a free midday meal after at least 20 children died and many more were sick after eating lunch at a primary school in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. The children are age 8 to 11. (AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui)" align="left" title="An Indian man mourns as he holds his dead daughter inside an ambulance, outside a hospital in Patna, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Officials on Wednesday blamed the presence of insecticide in a free midday meal after at least 20 children died and many more were sick after eating lunch at a primary school in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. The children are age 8 to 11. (AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui)" border="0" /></a>PATNA, India (AP) ? The children started falling violently ill soon after they ate the free school lunch of rice, lentils, soybeans and potatoes.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bomber-rock-star-rolling-stone-cover-outrage-205944319.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b5S1Z._ehWj_w.JFkK.Jow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/250b6ec7e936d617370f6a706700aa8b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this magazine cover image released by Wenner Media, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears on the cover of the Aug. 1, 2013 issue of &quot;Rolling Stone.&quot; (AP Photo/Wenner Media)" align="left" title="In this magazine cover image released by Wenner Media, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears on the cover of the Aug. 1, 2013 issue of &quot;Rolling Stone.&quot; (AP Photo/Wenner Media)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Sultry eyes burn into the camera lens from behind tousled curls. A scruff of sexy beard and loose T-shirt are bathed in soft, yellow light.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bomber-rock-star-rolling-stone-cover-outrage-205944319.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 17:21:22 -0400Associated Pressbomber-rock-star-rolling-stone-cover-outrage-205944319<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bomber-rock-star-rolling-stone-cover-outrage-205944319.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b5S1Z._ehWj_w.JFkK.Jow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/250b6ec7e936d617370f6a706700aa8b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this magazine cover image released by Wenner Media, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears on the cover of the Aug. 1, 2013 issue of &quot;Rolling Stone.&quot; (AP Photo/Wenner Media)" align="left" title="In this magazine cover image released by Wenner Media, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears on the cover of the Aug. 1, 2013 issue of &quot;Rolling Stone.&quot; (AP Photo/Wenner Media)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Sultry eyes burn into the camera lens from behind tousled curls. A scruff of sexy beard and loose T-shirt are bathed in soft, yellow light.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-still-perplexed-astronauts-flooded-helmet-190939602.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ShvtMAS0xOnah0FEet3tdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1e26fdf7e87ed317370f6a7067009632.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image from video made available by NASA, astronaut Karen Nyberg assists astronaut Luca Parmitano remove his space suit after the aborted spacewalk aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. A dangerous water leak in the helmet of Parmitano, drenched his eyes, nose and mouth, preventing him from hearing or speaking as what should have been a routine spacewalk came to an abrupt end. (AP Photo/NASA)" align="left" title="In this image from video made available by NASA, astronaut Karen Nyberg assists astronaut Luca Parmitano remove his space suit after the aborted spacewalk aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. A dangerous water leak in the helmet of Parmitano, drenched his eyes, nose and mouth, preventing him from hearing or speaking as what should have been a routine spacewalk came to an abrupt end. (AP Photo/NASA)" border="0" /></a>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) ? The spacewalking astronaut who came close to drowning in a flooded helmet searched for clues in his spacesuit Wednesday, in hopes of understanding the unprecedented water leak.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-still-perplexed-astronauts-flooded-helmet-190939602.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:34:27 -0400Associated Pressnasa-still-perplexed-astronauts-flooded-helmet-190939602<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-still-perplexed-astronauts-flooded-helmet-190939602.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ShvtMAS0xOnah0FEet3tdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1e26fdf7e87ed317370f6a7067009632.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this image from video made available by NASA, astronaut Karen Nyberg assists astronaut Luca Parmitano remove his space suit after the aborted spacewalk aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. A dangerous water leak in the helmet of Parmitano, drenched his eyes, nose and mouth, preventing him from hearing or speaking as what should have been a routine spacewalk came to an abrupt end. (AP Photo/NASA)" align="left" title="In this image from video made available by NASA, astronaut Karen Nyberg assists astronaut Luca Parmitano remove his space suit after the aborted spacewalk aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. A dangerous water leak in the helmet of Parmitano, drenched his eyes, nose and mouth, preventing him from hearing or speaking as what should have been a routine spacewalk came to an abrupt end. (AP Photo/NASA)" border="0" /></a>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) ? The spacewalking astronaut who came close to drowning in a flooded helmet searched for clues in his spacesuit Wednesday, in hopes of understanding the unprecedented water leak.</p><br clear="all"/>HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ? A former Olympic and professional runner from Ethiopia who was due to give birth in three weeks collapsed at a restaurant and died, but doctors saved her baby, her friends said Wednesday.http://news.yahoo.com/pregnant-former-olympian-dies-baby-saved-conn-202944863.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 17:11:20 -0400Associated Presspregnant-former-olympian-dies-baby-saved-conn-202944863<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bernanke-signals-flexibility-bond-purchases-192735917.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YIcwENSu0eh3FSrZbi_n7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fe87c846e98ed817370f6a706700b06e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is gradually improving but emphasized that the Federal Reserve is not locked into any timetable for scaling back policies aimed at jolting growth.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bernanke-signals-flexibility-bond-purchases-192735917.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 17:12:48 -0400Associated Pressbernanke-signals-flexibility-bond-purchases-192735917<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bernanke-signals-flexibility-bond-purchases-192735917.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YIcwENSu0eh3FSrZbi_n7A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/fe87c846e98ed817370f6a706700b06e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is gradually improving but emphasized that the Federal Reserve is not locked into any timetable for scaling back policies aimed at jolting growth.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/disputes-between-morsi-military-led-egypt-coup-205809544.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LtyYQeIPU211AvQbSvb6pQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1ddc71a1e99ed817370f6a706700ff6c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Thursday Feb, 21, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The removal of Mohammed Morsi by the military was the culmination of nearly a year of acrimonious relations between the armed forces chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Egypt?s first freely elected _ and first civilian _ president. According to a series of interviews by The Associated Press with defense, security, intelligence and Muslim Brotherhood officials, the two clashed over policies toward protests in the streets and over Islamic militants in Sinai, with el-Sissi bristling at Morsi?s orders and at times even ignoring them. Each believed the other was conspiring to remove him. And when an activist group began working toward massive protests to remove Morsi, the military early on lent its help from behind the scenes.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El Moaty, Egyptian Presidency, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Thursday Feb, 21, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The removal of Mohammed Morsi by the military was the culmination of nearly a year of acrimonious relations between the armed forces chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Egypt?s first freely elected _ and first civilian _ president. According to a series of interviews by The Associated Press with defense, security, intelligence and Muslim Brotherhood officials, the two clashed over policies toward protests in the streets and over Islamic militants in Sinai, with el-Sissi bristling at Morsi?s orders and at times even ignoring them. Each believed the other was conspiring to remove him. And when an activist group began working toward massive protests to remove Morsi, the military early on lent its help from behind the scenes.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El Moaty, Egyptian Presidency, File)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? The head of Egypt&#039;s military, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, sat with a polite smile in the front row listening to President Mohammed Morsi give a 2 1/2-hour speech defending his year in office. El-Sissi even clapped lightly as the audience of Morsi supporters broke into cheers.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/disputes-between-morsi-military-led-egypt-coup-205809544.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:58:09 -0400Associated Pressdisputes-between-morsi-military-led-egypt-coup-205809544<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/disputes-between-morsi-military-led-egypt-coup-205809544.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LtyYQeIPU211AvQbSvb6pQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1ddc71a1e99ed817370f6a706700ff6c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Thursday Feb, 21, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The removal of Mohammed Morsi by the military was the culmination of nearly a year of acrimonious relations between the armed forces chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Egypt?s first freely elected _ and first civilian _ president. According to a series of interviews by The Associated Press with defense, security, intelligence and Muslim Brotherhood officials, the two clashed over policies toward protests in the streets and over Islamic militants in Sinai, with el-Sissi bristling at Morsi?s orders and at times even ignoring them. Each believed the other was conspiring to remove him. And when an activist group began working toward massive protests to remove Morsi, the military early on lent its help from behind the scenes.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El Moaty, Egyptian Presidency, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Thursday Feb, 21, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The removal of Mohammed Morsi by the military was the culmination of nearly a year of acrimonious relations between the armed forces chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Egypt?s first freely elected _ and first civilian _ president. According to a series of interviews by The Associated Press with defense, security, intelligence and Muslim Brotherhood officials, the two clashed over policies toward protests in the streets and over Islamic militants in Sinai, with el-Sissi bristling at Morsi?s orders and at times even ignoring them. Each believed the other was conspiring to remove him. And when an activist group began working toward massive protests to remove Morsi, the military early on lent its help from behind the scenes.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El Moaty, Egyptian Presidency, File)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? The head of Egypt&#039;s military, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, sat with a polite smile in the front row listening to President Mohammed Morsi give a 2 1/2-hour speech defending his year in office. El-Sissi even clapped lightly as the audience of Morsi supporters broke into cheers.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/marathon-bombing-suspect-rolling-stone-cover-153359386.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b5S1Z._ehWj_w.JFkK.Jow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/250b6ec7e936d617370f6a706700aa8b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this magazine cover image released by Wenner Media, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears on the cover of the Aug. 1, 2013 issue of &quot;Rolling Stone.&quot; (AP Photo/Wenner Media)" align="left" title="In this magazine cover image released by Wenner Media, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears on the cover of the Aug. 1, 2013 issue of &quot;Rolling Stone.&quot; (AP Photo/Wenner Media)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? A Rolling Stone cover story featuring a glamorous photo of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is generating controversy, with several retailers including CVS and Walgreens announcing Wednesday that they will not carry the issue.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/marathon-bombing-suspect-rolling-stone-cover-153359386.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:21:25 -0400Associated Pressmarathon-bombing-suspect-rolling-stone-cover-153359386<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/marathon-bombing-suspect-rolling-stone-cover-153359386.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b5S1Z._ehWj_w.JFkK.Jow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/250b6ec7e936d617370f6a706700aa8b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this magazine cover image released by Wenner Media, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears on the cover of the Aug. 1, 2013 issue of &quot;Rolling Stone.&quot; (AP Photo/Wenner Media)" align="left" title="In this magazine cover image released by Wenner Media, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appears on the cover of the Aug. 1, 2013 issue of &quot;Rolling Stone.&quot; (AP Photo/Wenner Media)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? A Rolling Stone cover story featuring a glamorous photo of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is generating controversy, with several retailers including CVS and Walgreens announcing Wednesday that they will not carry the issue.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-oks-latest-obama-nominee-despite-grumbling-200554605.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DNrFz5kfd141VCCIUSlhig--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e7f9022ee98cd817370f6a706700a397.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama, left, speaks as Richard Cordray, right, the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, listens during a statement in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The Senate voted on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, to end a two-year Republican blockade that was preventing Cordray from winning confirmation as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama, left, speaks as Richard Cordray, right, the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, listens during a statement in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The Senate voted on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, to end a two-year Republican blockade that was preventing Cordray from winning confirmation as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Senate has easily confirmed Fred Hochberg for a second term heading the Export-Import Bank as a bipartisan pact seems to be holding over seven of President Barack Obama&#039;s stalled nominations.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senate-oks-latest-obama-nominee-despite-grumbling-200554605.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:06:06 -0400Associated Presssenate-oks-latest-obama-nominee-despite-grumbling-200554605<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senate-oks-latest-obama-nominee-despite-grumbling-200554605.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DNrFz5kfd141VCCIUSlhig--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e7f9022ee98cd817370f6a706700a397.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama, left, speaks as Richard Cordray, right, the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, listens during a statement in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The Senate voted on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, to end a two-year Republican blockade that was preventing Cordray from winning confirmation as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama, left, speaks as Richard Cordray, right, the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, listens during a statement in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 17, 2013. The Senate voted on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, to end a two-year Republican blockade that was preventing Cordray from winning confirmation as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Senate has easily confirmed Fred Hochberg for a second term heading the Export-Import Bank as a bipartisan pact seems to be holding over seven of President Barack Obama&#039;s stalled nominations.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/study-dead-stars-colliding-forged-gold-earth-171008664.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DcWPCpA3nMvpu4hi5pJOHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/862f2ef3e9a7d817370f6a70670029b0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In an Oct. 17, 2011, file photo a staff member displays gold bullion bars during a news conference at the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society in Hong Kong. A new study based on observations from space suggests the gold on Earth came from colliding dead stars in a cataclysmic event that occurred long ago. The research by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics will appear in a future issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters. (AP Photo, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In an Oct. 17, 2011, file photo a staff member displays gold bullion bars during a news conference at the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society in Hong Kong. A new study based on observations from space suggests the gold on Earth came from colliding dead stars in a cataclysmic event that occurred long ago. The research by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics will appear in a future issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters. (AP Photo, File)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? A strange glow in space has provided fresh evidence that all the gold on Earth was forged from ancient collisions of dead stars, researchers reported Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/study-dead-stars-colliding-forged-gold-earth-171008664.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 14:42:05 -0400Associated Pressstudy-dead-stars-colliding-forged-gold-earth-171008664<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/study-dead-stars-colliding-forged-gold-earth-171008664.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DcWPCpA3nMvpu4hi5pJOHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/862f2ef3e9a7d817370f6a70670029b0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In an Oct. 17, 2011, file photo a staff member displays gold bullion bars during a news conference at the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society in Hong Kong. A new study based on observations from space suggests the gold on Earth came from colliding dead stars in a cataclysmic event that occurred long ago. The research by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics will appear in a future issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters. (AP Photo, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In an Oct. 17, 2011, file photo a staff member displays gold bullion bars during a news conference at the Chinese Gold and Silver Exchange Society in Hong Kong. A new study based on observations from space suggests the gold on Earth came from colliding dead stars in a cataclysmic event that occurred long ago. The research by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics will appear in a future issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters. (AP Photo, File)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? A strange glow in space has provided fresh evidence that all the gold on Earth was forged from ancient collisions of dead stars, researchers reported Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/heat-blankets-much-us-summer-sizzles-194329538.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UWEgUhjXTIOcREjk7x126Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f782ee97e9add917370f6a706700e284.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="House painter Jesus Rubela wipes the sweat from his face while restoring a home in the South Boston neighborhood, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Boston. Temperatures in the Boston area reached the 90&#039;s, extending a heat wave. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" align="left" title="House painter Jesus Rubela wipes the sweat from his face while restoring a home in the South Boston neighborhood, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Boston. Temperatures in the Boston area reached the 90&#039;s, extending a heat wave. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? From Minnesota to Massachusetts temperatures surged to potentially dangerous levels Wednesday as the largest heat wave of the summer stretched out and stagnated, with relief in many parts of the country still days away.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/heat-blankets-much-us-summer-sizzles-194329538.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:03:57 -0400Associated Pressheat-blankets-much-us-summer-sizzles-194329538<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/heat-blankets-much-us-summer-sizzles-194329538.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UWEgUhjXTIOcREjk7x126Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f782ee97e9add917370f6a706700e284.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="House painter Jesus Rubela wipes the sweat from his face while restoring a home in the South Boston neighborhood, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Boston. Temperatures in the Boston area reached the 90&#039;s, extending a heat wave. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" align="left" title="House painter Jesus Rubela wipes the sweat from his face while restoring a home in the South Boston neighborhood, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Boston. Temperatures in the Boston area reached the 90&#039;s, extending a heat wave. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? From Minnesota to Massachusetts temperatures surged to potentially dangerous levels Wednesday as the largest heat wave of the summer stretched out and stagnated, with relief in many parts of the country still days away.</p><br clear="all"/>

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