Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlineshttp://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 Jul 2013 19:04:44 -04005Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlineshttp://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifCarter says Zimmerman verdict was 'right decision'<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jimmy-carter-george-zimmerman-verdict-decision-215053026--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h3Bt5KpPUkddG6yo20ImdQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8139ec17e91dd617370f6a7067006af7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter discusses U.S. election reform at the Carter Center, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Atlanta. Carter gave the keynote remarks Wednesday along with Ambassador Janez Lenarcic of the Warsaw-based Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. The organization is presenting its final report for improving the U.S. electoral process. The office is part of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and it observed the 2012 U.S. elections. (AP Photo/David Goldman)" align="left" title="Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter discusses U.S. election reform at the Carter Center, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Atlanta. Carter gave the keynote remarks Wednesday along with Ambassador Janez Lenarcic of the Warsaw-based Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. The organization is presenting its final report for improving the U.S. electoral process. The office is part of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and it observed the 2012 U.S. elections. (AP Photo/David Goldman)" border="0" /></a>The former president noted the prosecution inadvertently set the standard too high.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jimmy-carter-george-zimmerman-verdict-decision-215053026--abc-news-politics.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:04:44 -0400ABC Newsjimmy-carter-george-zimmerman-verdict-decision-215053026--abc-news-politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jimmy-carter-george-zimmerman-verdict-decision-215053026--abc-news-politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h3Bt5KpPUkddG6yo20ImdQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8139ec17e91dd617370f6a7067006af7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter discusses U.S. election reform at the Carter Center, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Atlanta. Carter gave the keynote remarks Wednesday along with Ambassador Janez Lenarcic of the Warsaw-based Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. The organization is presenting its final report for improving the U.S. electoral process. The office is part of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and it observed the 2012 U.S. elections. (AP Photo/David Goldman)" align="left" title="Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter discusses U.S. election reform at the Carter Center, Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Atlanta. Carter gave the keynote remarks Wednesday along with Ambassador Janez Lenarcic of the Warsaw-based Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. The organization is presenting its final report for improving the U.S. electoral process. The office is part of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and it observed the 2012 U.S. elections. (AP Photo/David Goldman)" border="0" /></a>The former president noted the prosecution inadvertently set the standard too high.</p><br clear="all"/>Families of Newtown victims to each receive $281,000<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/families-newtown-shooting-victims-receive-281-000-donated-020443136.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vTWiV1tQ5Uf7tic9wE_RaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cfbe26e64bbb5117370f6a706700d232.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Krista Rekos, center, mother of Sandy Hook School shooting victim Jessica Rekos, reacts during a public forum on the distribution of Newtown donations at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn., Thursday, July 11, 2013. A community foundation has been tasked with dividing up $11.4 million that was raised with the help of the United Way. At Thursday's meeting, people can comment on the disbursement of $7.7 million that has been set aside for the families of the 26 people who were killed, two wounded teachers and the families of 12 children who escaped. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" align="left" title="Krista Rekos, center, mother of Sandy Hook School shooting victim Jessica Rekos, reacts during a public forum on the distribution of Newtown donations at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn., Thursday, July 11, 2013. A community foundation has been tasked with dividing up $11.4 million that was raised with the help of the United Way. At Thursday's meeting, people can comment on the disbursement of $7.7 million that has been set aside for the families of the 26 people who were killed, two wounded teachers and the families of 12 children who escaped. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" border="0" /></a>Families of 20 children and six adults killed in the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school each will receive $281,000 from the $11.4 million in donations, an oversight board said on Wednesday. The Newtown Sandy Hook Foundation, which oversees the donations, also decided that the families of 12 children who witnessed and survived the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December each will get $20,000 and two teachers who were injured will split $150,000. Of the total $11. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/families-newtown-shooting-victims-receive-281-000-donated-020443136.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 22:04:43 -0400Reutersfamilies-newtown-shooting-victims-receive-281-000-donated-020443136<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/families-newtown-shooting-victims-receive-281-000-donated-020443136.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vTWiV1tQ5Uf7tic9wE_RaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cfbe26e64bbb5117370f6a706700d232.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Krista Rekos, center, mother of Sandy Hook School shooting victim Jessica Rekos, reacts during a public forum on the distribution of Newtown donations at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn., Thursday, July 11, 2013. A community foundation has been tasked with dividing up $11.4 million that was raised with the help of the United Way. At Thursday's meeting, people can comment on the disbursement of $7.7 million that has been set aside for the families of the 26 people who were killed, two wounded teachers and the families of 12 children who escaped. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" align="left" title="Krista Rekos, center, mother of Sandy Hook School shooting victim Jessica Rekos, reacts during a public forum on the distribution of Newtown donations at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, Conn., Thursday, July 11, 2013. A community foundation has been tasked with dividing up $11.4 million that was raised with the help of the United Way. At Thursday's meeting, people can comment on the disbursement of $7.7 million that has been set aside for the families of the 26 people who were killed, two wounded teachers and the families of 12 children who escaped. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)" border="0" /></a>Families of 20 children and six adults killed in the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school each will receive $281,000 from the $11.4 million in donations, an oversight board said on Wednesday. The Newtown Sandy Hook Foundation, which oversees the donations, also decided that the families of 12 children who witnessed and survived the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December each will get $20,000 and two teachers who were injured will split $150,000. Of the total $11. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Sources: Senators reach deal on student loans<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-sources-senators-reach-deal-student-loans-233238005.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HUnYprebwx_jtQnH3Wp.QA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.wochit.com/d86ff811a1c9ba0932d3c7a71f1f1776" width="130" height="86" alt="Breaking News Headlines: Senate Fails to Keep Student Loan Rates Low" align="left" title="Breaking News Headlines: Senate Fails to Keep Student Loan Rates Low" border="0" /></a>Heading off a costly increase for returning college students, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday that would offer students better rates on their loans this fall but perhaps assign higher rates in coming years.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-sources-senators-reach-deal-student-loans-233238005.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 20:46:01 -0400Associated Pressap-sources-senators-reach-deal-student-loans-233238005<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-sources-senators-reach-deal-student-loans-233238005.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HUnYprebwx_jtQnH3Wp.QA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.wochit.com/d86ff811a1c9ba0932d3c7a71f1f1776" width="130" height="86" alt="Breaking News Headlines: Senate Fails to Keep Student Loan Rates Low" align="left" title="Breaking News Headlines: Senate Fails to Keep Student Loan Rates Low" border="0" /></a>Heading off a costly increase for returning college students, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday that would offer students better rates on their loans this fall but perhaps assign higher rates in coming years.</p><br clear="all"/>Heat blankets much of US as summer sizzles<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'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's, extending a heat wave. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? From South Dakota 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 18:04:29 -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'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's, extending a heat wave. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? From South Dakota 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"/>Bomber as rock star? Rolling Stone cover outrage<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 "Rolling Stone." (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 "Rolling Stone." (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 22:10:15 -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 "Rolling Stone." (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 "Rolling Stone." (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"/>NKorea arms seizure could hurt US-Cuba detente<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-arms-seizure-could-hurt-us-cuba-detente-223443942.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fqgH6yEwJwIY7WqlKzjo6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d77d45b3e8f7d517370f6a706700c4ca.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Panamanian workers stand atop sacks of sugar inside a container aboard a North Korean-flagged ship at the Manzanillo International container terminal on the coast of Colon City, Panama, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The North Korean ship carrying weapons system parts buried under sacks of sugar was seized as it tried to cross the Panama Canal on its way from Cuba to its home country, which is under a United Nations arms embargo, Panamanian officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)" align="left" title="Panamanian workers stand atop sacks of sugar inside a container aboard a North Korean-flagged ship at the Manzanillo International container terminal on the coast of Colon City, Panama, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The North Korean ship carrying weapons system parts buried under sacks of sugar was seized as it tried to cross the Panama Canal on its way from Cuba to its home country, which is under a United Nations arms embargo, Panamanian officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)" border="0" /></a>HAVANA (AP) ? Cuba's admission that it was secretly sending aging weapons systems to North Korea has turned the global spotlight on a little-known link in a secretive network of rusting freighters and charter jets that moves weapons to and from North Korea despite U.N. sanctions.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-arms-seizure-could-hurt-us-cuba-detente-223443942.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:52:33 -0400Associated Pressnkorea-arms-seizure-could-hurt-us-cuba-detente-223443942<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nkorea-arms-seizure-could-hurt-us-cuba-detente-223443942.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fqgH6yEwJwIY7WqlKzjo6w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d77d45b3e8f7d517370f6a706700c4ca.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Panamanian workers stand atop sacks of sugar inside a container aboard a North Korean-flagged ship at the Manzanillo International container terminal on the coast of Colon City, Panama, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The North Korean ship carrying weapons system parts buried under sacks of sugar was seized as it tried to cross the Panama Canal on its way from Cuba to its home country, which is under a United Nations arms embargo, Panamanian officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)" align="left" title="Panamanian workers stand atop sacks of sugar inside a container aboard a North Korean-flagged ship at the Manzanillo International container terminal on the coast of Colon City, Panama, Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The North Korean ship carrying weapons system parts buried under sacks of sugar was seized as it tried to cross the Panama Canal on its way from Cuba to its home country, which is under a United Nations arms embargo, Panamanian officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)" border="0" /></a>HAVANA (AP) ? Cuba's admission that it was secretly sending aging weapons systems to North Korea has turned the global spotlight on a little-known link in a secretive network of rusting freighters and charter jets that moves weapons to and from North Korea despite U.N. sanctions.</p><br clear="all"/>Memory decline may be earliest sign of dementia<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's Association Headquarters in Chicago advertising their help line. Doctors often regard people who complain that their memory is slipping as "the worried well," but the new studies show they may well have reason to worry, said Maria Carrillo, a senior scientist at the Alzheimer's Association. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" align="left" title="This Friday, June 21, 2013 photo shows magnets on a cabinet at the Alzheimer's Association Headquarters in Chicago advertising their help line. Doctors often regard people who complain that their memory is slipping as "the worried well," but the new studies show they may well have reason to worry, said Maria Carrillo, a senior scientist at the Alzheimer'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's Association Headquarters in Chicago advertising their help line. Doctors often regard people who complain that their memory is slipping as "the worried well," but the new studies show they may well have reason to worry, said Maria Carrillo, a senior scientist at the Alzheimer's Association. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" align="left" title="This Friday, June 21, 2013 photo shows magnets on a cabinet at the Alzheimer's Association Headquarters in Chicago advertising their help line. Doctors often regard people who complain that their memory is slipping as "the worried well," but the new studies show they may well have reason to worry, said Maria Carrillo, a senior scientist at the Alzheimer'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"/>Wis. man, 76, guilty in fatal shooting of teen<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wis-man-76-guilty-fatal-shooting-teen-185219975.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VCM1ooBzlyUS.4sGsnhWYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8b5eff51ea14da17370f6a70670078ee.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This combination of file photo shows Particia Larry, right, on June 2, 2012, in MIlwaukee, holding a picture of her son son Darius Simmons, 13, and John Henry Spooner, left, in a photo provided by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department. Spooner was found guilty Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Milwaukee of fatally shooting his 13-year-old neighbor, Simmons, whom he suspected of burglary. (AP Photos/File, Milwaukee County Sheriff's Dept./AP, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This combination of file photo shows Particia Larry, right, on June 2, 2012, in MIlwaukee, holding a picture of her son son Darius Simmons, 13, and John Henry Spooner, left, in a photo provided by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department. Spooner was found guilty Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Milwaukee of fatally shooting his 13-year-old neighbor, Simmons, whom he suspected of burglary. (AP Photos/File, Milwaukee County Sheriff's Dept./AP, File)" border="0" /></a>MILWAUKEE (AP) ? A Milwaukee man who suspected his 13-year-old neighbor of breaking into his home and stealing weapons was convicted Wednesday of fatally shooting the boy as the teen's mother looked on. Now, jurors will decide whether the 76-year-old defendant was mentally ill at the time.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wis-man-76-guilty-fatal-shooting-teen-185219975.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:18:42 -0400Associated Presswis-man-76-guilty-fatal-shooting-teen-185219975<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wis-man-76-guilty-fatal-shooting-teen-185219975.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VCM1ooBzlyUS.4sGsnhWYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8b5eff51ea14da17370f6a70670078ee.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This combination of file photo shows Particia Larry, right, on June 2, 2012, in MIlwaukee, holding a picture of her son son Darius Simmons, 13, and John Henry Spooner, left, in a photo provided by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department. Spooner was found guilty Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Milwaukee of fatally shooting his 13-year-old neighbor, Simmons, whom he suspected of burglary. (AP Photos/File, Milwaukee County Sheriff's Dept./AP, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This combination of file photo shows Particia Larry, right, on June 2, 2012, in MIlwaukee, holding a picture of her son son Darius Simmons, 13, and John Henry Spooner, left, in a photo provided by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department. Spooner was found guilty Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Milwaukee of fatally shooting his 13-year-old neighbor, Simmons, whom he suspected of burglary. (AP Photos/File, Milwaukee County Sheriff's Dept./AP, File)" border="0" /></a>MILWAUKEE (AP) ? A Milwaukee man who suspected his 13-year-old neighbor of breaking into his home and stealing weapons was convicted Wednesday of fatally shooting the boy as the teen's mother looked on. Now, jurors will decide whether the 76-year-old defendant was mentally ill at the time.</p><br clear="all"/>AP PHOTOS: Smothering heat wave settles over US<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-smothering-heat-wave-settles-over-us-233449712.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/84hGvAfgTriI8S8ZLf5GYg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c8e04fc1e9b1d917370f6a706700108c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="With the sun beating down, house painter Jesus Rubela climbs up a ladder while restoring a home in the South Boston neighborhood, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Boston. Temperatures in the Boston area reached the 90s, extending a heat wave. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" align="left" title="With the sun beating down, house painter Jesus Rubela climbs up a ladder while restoring a home in the South Boston neighborhood, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Boston. Temperatures in the Boston area reached the 90s, extending a heat wave. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" border="0" /></a>A cross-country heat wave is buckling highway pavement in several states, exacerbating emergencies like broken water mains and making dangerous work more so for western firefighters battling wildfires. At least one person has died.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-smothering-heat-wave-settles-over-us-233449712.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 23:22:43 -0400Associated Pressap-photos-smothering-heat-wave-settles-over-us-233449712<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-smothering-heat-wave-settles-over-us-233449712.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/84hGvAfgTriI8S8ZLf5GYg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c8e04fc1e9b1d917370f6a706700108c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="With the sun beating down, house painter Jesus Rubela climbs up a ladder while restoring a home in the South Boston neighborhood, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Boston. Temperatures in the Boston area reached the 90s, extending a heat wave. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" align="left" title="With the sun beating down, house painter Jesus Rubela climbs up a ladder while restoring a home in the South Boston neighborhood, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 in Boston. Temperatures in the Boston area reached the 90s, extending a heat wave. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)" border="0" /></a>A cross-country heat wave is buckling highway pavement in several states, exacerbating emergencies like broken water mains and making dangerous work more so for western firefighters battling wildfires. At least one person has died.</p><br clear="all"/>Texas woman's missing husband found buried in yard<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/texas-womans-missing-husband-found-buried-yard-145822271.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qkkEve30ZuAWYbS5SNMM5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/255af30ee976d817370f6a706700943c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo provided by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office shows Neola Robinson. The 62-year-old widow has been charged with murder after her long-missing husband, Ervin Robinson was found buried in the front yard of their Pelican Bay, Texas home. He was reported missing by his employer in May 2010. (AP Photo/Tarrant County Sheriffs Office)" align="left" title="This photo provided by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office shows Neola Robinson. The 62-year-old widow has been charged with murder after her long-missing husband, Ervin Robinson was found buried in the front yard of their Pelican Bay, Texas home. He was reported missing by his employer in May 2010. (AP Photo/Tarrant County Sheriffs Office)" border="0" /></a>PELICAN BAY, Texas (AP) ? A 62-year-old widow was charged with murder after her husband was found buried in the front yard of their rural North Texas home, which authorities had searched three years ago after he was reported missing.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/texas-womans-missing-husband-found-buried-yard-145822271.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 18:00:33 -0400Associated Presstexas-womans-missing-husband-found-buried-yard-145822271<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/texas-womans-missing-husband-found-buried-yard-145822271.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qkkEve30ZuAWYbS5SNMM5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/255af30ee976d817370f6a706700943c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo provided by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office shows Neola Robinson. The 62-year-old widow has been charged with murder after her long-missing husband, Ervin Robinson was found buried in the front yard of their Pelican Bay, Texas home. He was reported missing by his employer in May 2010. (AP Photo/Tarrant County Sheriffs Office)" align="left" title="This photo provided by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office shows Neola Robinson. The 62-year-old widow has been charged with murder after her long-missing husband, Ervin Robinson was found buried in the front yard of their Pelican Bay, Texas home. He was reported missing by his employer in May 2010. (AP Photo/Tarrant County Sheriffs Office)" border="0" /></a>PELICAN BAY, Texas (AP) ? A 62-year-old widow was charged with murder after her husband was found buried in the front yard of their rural North Texas home, which authorities had searched three years ago after he was reported missing.</p><br clear="all"/>Marathon bombing suspect on Rolling Stone cover<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 "Rolling Stone." (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 "Rolling Stone." (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 20:00:40 -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 "Rolling Stone." (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 "Rolling Stone." (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"/>Big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur unearthed in Utah<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/big-nosed-horned-faced-dinosaur-unearthed-utah-194249111.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ntBAFhOIHQMS3NW20SBWaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ae1aaeb1ea79dc17370f6a70670089f5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A reconstruction of a "Nasutoceratops titusi" is shown during a news conference at the Natural History Museum of Utah Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Salt lake City. Researchers in Salt Lake City say fossil-hunters unearthed the bones of a new type of big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur in southern Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)" align="left" title="A reconstruction of a "Nasutoceratops titusi" is shown during a news conference at the Natural History Museum of Utah Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Salt lake City. Researchers in Salt Lake City say fossil-hunters unearthed the bones of a new type of big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur in southern Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)" border="0" /></a>SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? Researchers in Utah said Wednesday they discovered a new type of big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur that lived about 76 million years ago in the area of what is now the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/big-nosed-horned-faced-dinosaur-unearthed-utah-194249111.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:37:30 -0400Associated Pressbig-nosed-horned-faced-dinosaur-unearthed-utah-194249111<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/big-nosed-horned-faced-dinosaur-unearthed-utah-194249111.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ntBAFhOIHQMS3NW20SBWaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ae1aaeb1ea79dc17370f6a70670089f5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A reconstruction of a "Nasutoceratops titusi" is shown during a news conference at the Natural History Museum of Utah Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Salt lake City. Researchers in Salt Lake City say fossil-hunters unearthed the bones of a new type of big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur in southern Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)" align="left" title="A reconstruction of a "Nasutoceratops titusi" is shown during a news conference at the Natural History Museum of Utah Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Salt lake City. Researchers in Salt Lake City say fossil-hunters unearthed the bones of a new type of big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur in southern Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)" border="0" /></a>SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? Researchers in Utah said Wednesday they discovered a new type of big-nosed, horned-faced dinosaur that lived about 76 million years ago in the area of what is now the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.</p><br clear="all"/>Officials order more evacuations in Idyllwild fireIDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) ? Authorities asked for additional evacuations Wednesday as the wildfire in the mountains southwest of Palm Springs rages on.http://news.yahoo.com/officials-order-more-evacuations-idyllwild-fire-000913992.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 20:09:13 -0400Associated Pressofficials-order-more-evacuations-idyllwild-fire-000913992NSA spying under fire: 'You've got a problem'<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-spying-under-fire-youve-got-problem-164530431.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dnGnnbXOgRrSMcO0naAibw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bd9a11f8e964d717370f6a7067006b42.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Robert S. Litt, general counsel in the Office of Director of National Intelligence testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Six weeks after a leaked document exposed the scope of the government's monitoring of Americans' phone records, the House Judiciary Committee calls on key administration figures from the intelligence world to answer questions about the sweeping government surveillance of Americans in war on terrorism. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)" align="left" title="Robert S. Litt, general counsel in the Office of Director of National Intelligence testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Six weeks after a leaked document exposed the scope of the government's monitoring of Americans' phone records, the House Judiciary Committee calls on key administration figures from the intelligence world to answer questions about the sweeping government surveillance of Americans in war on terrorism. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? In a heated confrontation over domestic spying, members of Congress said Wednesday they never intended to allow the National Security Agency to build a database of every phone call in America. And they threatened to curtail the government's surveillance authority.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-spying-under-fire-youve-got-problem-164530431.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 16:43:37 -0400Associated Pressnsa-spying-under-fire-youve-got-problem-164530431<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-spying-under-fire-youve-got-problem-164530431.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dnGnnbXOgRrSMcO0naAibw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bd9a11f8e964d717370f6a7067006b42.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Robert S. Litt, general counsel in the Office of Director of National Intelligence testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Six weeks after a leaked document exposed the scope of the government's monitoring of Americans' phone records, the House Judiciary Committee calls on key administration figures from the intelligence world to answer questions about the sweeping government surveillance of Americans in war on terrorism. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)" align="left" title="Robert S. Litt, general counsel in the Office of Director of National Intelligence testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Six weeks after a leaked document exposed the scope of the government's monitoring of Americans' phone records, the House Judiciary Committee calls on key administration figures from the intelligence world to answer questions about the sweeping government surveillance of Americans in war on terrorism. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? In a heated confrontation over domestic spying, members of Congress said Wednesday they never intended to allow the National Security Agency to build a database of every phone call in America. And they threatened to curtail the government's surveillance authority.</p><br clear="all"/>Ohio kidnapping, rape suspect pleads not guilty<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"/>
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