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http://news.yahoo.com/topstories/ en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedWed, 26 Dec 2012 23:36:25 -05005http://news.yahoo.com/topstories/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-gang-rape-victim-singapore-treatment-031304697.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AQQDt81iZgx4w_FOdOZ0hA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d8f346d76a27dc24240f6a706700f740.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An ambulance is parked outside the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. A young woman who was gang-raped and assaulted on a moving bus in the Indian capital was flown Thursday to the Singapore hospital for treatment of severe internal injuries that could last several weeks, officials said. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)" align="left" title="An ambulance is parked outside the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. A young woman who was gang-raped and assaulted on a moving bus in the Indian capital was flown Thursday to the Singapore hospital for treatment of severe internal injuries that could last several weeks, officials said. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)" border="0" /></a>SINGAPORE (AP) ? A young woman who was gang-raped and assaulted on a moving bus in the Indian capital was flown Thursday to a Singapore hospital for treatment of severe internal injuries that could last several weeks, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/india-gang-rape-victim-singapore-treatment-031304697.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 23:36:25 -0500Associated Pressindia-gang-rape-victim-singapore-treatment-031304697<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-gang-rape-victim-singapore-treatment-031304697.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AQQDt81iZgx4w_FOdOZ0hA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d8f346d76a27dc24240f6a706700f740.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An ambulance is parked outside the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. A young woman who was gang-raped and assaulted on a moving bus in the Indian capital was flown Thursday to the Singapore hospital for treatment of severe internal injuries that could last several weeks, officials said. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)" align="left" title="An ambulance is parked outside the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. A young woman who was gang-raped and assaulted on a moving bus in the Indian capital was flown Thursday to the Singapore hospital for treatment of severe internal injuries that could last several weeks, officials said. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)" border="0" /></a>SINGAPORE (AP) ? A young woman who was gang-raped and assaulted on a moving bus in the Indian capital was flown Thursday to a Singapore hospital for treatment of severe internal injuries that could last several weeks, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/worlds-longest-fast-train-line-opens-china-121838743--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CSB8gbgY0GSAJlO3DyNRTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ef8505de5118c724240f6a706700ecbb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo released by China&#039;s Xinhua news agency, a bullet train G80 leaves for Beijing from the Guangzhou South Railway Station in Guangzhou, capital of south China&#039;s Guangdong Province, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. China has opened the world&#039;s longest high-speed rail line, which runs 2,298 kilometers (1,428 miles) from the country&#039;s capital in the north to Guangzhou, an economic hub in the Pearl River delta in southern China. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Chen Yehua) NO SALES" align="left" title="In this photo released by China&#039;s Xinhua news agency, a bullet train G80 leaves for Beijing from the Guangzhou South Railway Station in Guangzhou, capital of south China&#039;s Guangdong Province, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. China has opened the world&#039;s longest high-speed rail line, which runs 2,298 kilometers (1,428 miles) from the country&#039;s capital in the north to Guangzhou, an economic hub in the Pearl River delta in southern China. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Chen Yehua) NO SALES" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (AP) ? China has opened the world&#039;s longest high-speed rail line, which more than halves the time required to travel from the country&#039;s capital in the north to Guangzhou, an economic hub in southern China.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/worlds-longest-fast-train-line-opens-china-121838743--finance.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 23:34:07 -0500Associated Pressworlds-longest-fast-train-line-opens-china-121838743--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/worlds-longest-fast-train-line-opens-china-121838743--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CSB8gbgY0GSAJlO3DyNRTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ef8505de5118c724240f6a706700ecbb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo released by China&#039;s Xinhua news agency, a bullet train G80 leaves for Beijing from the Guangzhou South Railway Station in Guangzhou, capital of south China&#039;s Guangdong Province, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. China has opened the world&#039;s longest high-speed rail line, which runs 2,298 kilometers (1,428 miles) from the country&#039;s capital in the north to Guangzhou, an economic hub in the Pearl River delta in southern China. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Chen Yehua) NO SALES" align="left" title="In this photo released by China&#039;s Xinhua news agency, a bullet train G80 leaves for Beijing from the Guangzhou South Railway Station in Guangzhou, capital of south China&#039;s Guangdong Province, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. China has opened the world&#039;s longest high-speed rail line, which runs 2,298 kilometers (1,428 miles) from the country&#039;s capital in the north to Guangzhou, an economic hub in the Pearl River delta in southern China. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Chen Yehua) NO SALES" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (AP) ? China has opened the world&#039;s longest high-speed rail line, which more than halves the time required to travel from the country&#039;s capital in the north to Guangzhou, an economic hub in southern China.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/central-michigan-edges-western-kentucky-24-21-035917183--spt.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rSIF9CXgwnBhIBQJF1kKKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6c20c6176995d924240f6a706700c6e0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Western Kentucky quarterback Kawaun Jakes (6) is tackled by Central Michigan defensive lineman Leterrius Walton (58) as he falls into the end zone for a touchdown during the first quarter of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl NCAA college football game at Ford Field in Detroit, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" align="left" title="Western Kentucky quarterback Kawaun Jakes (6) is tackled by Central Michigan defensive lineman Leterrius Walton (58) as he falls into the end zone for a touchdown during the first quarter of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl NCAA college football game at Ford Field in Detroit, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>DETROIT (AP) ? Ryan Radcliff threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Cody Wilson with 5:11 remaining to give Central Michigan the lead, and Western Kentucky was stopped on fourth down when a field goal would have tied the game in the final minute, giving the Chippewas a 24-21 win in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl on Wednesday night.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/central-michigan-edges-western-kentucky-24-21-035917183--spt.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 23:21:39 -0500Associated Presscentral-michigan-edges-western-kentucky-24-21-035917183--spt<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/central-michigan-edges-western-kentucky-24-21-035917183--spt.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rSIF9CXgwnBhIBQJF1kKKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6c20c6176995d924240f6a706700c6e0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Western Kentucky quarterback Kawaun Jakes (6) is tackled by Central Michigan defensive lineman Leterrius Walton (58) as he falls into the end zone for a touchdown during the first quarter of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl NCAA college football game at Ford Field in Detroit, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" align="left" title="Western Kentucky quarterback Kawaun Jakes (6) is tackled by Central Michigan defensive lineman Leterrius Walton (58) as he falls into the end zone for a touchdown during the first quarter of the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl NCAA college football game at Ford Field in Detroit, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>DETROIT (AP) ? Ryan Radcliff threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Cody Wilson with 5:11 remaining to give Central Michigan the lead, and Western Kentucky was stopped on fourth down when a field goal would have tied the game in the final minute, giving the Chippewas a 24-21 win in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl on Wednesday night.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/storms-high-winds-snow-sleet-lash-northeast-040811514.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OK8o7U6woUXoqMbbjwal8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/770c11e66945d824240f6a7067004cad.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Snow blowers funnel snow onto Cannonsburg&#039;s main runs during Cannonsburg Ski Hill&#039;s opening day on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Belmont, Mich. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Matthew Busch)" align="left" title="Snow blowers funnel snow onto Cannonsburg&#039;s main runs during Cannonsburg Ski Hill&#039;s opening day on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Belmont, Mich. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Matthew Busch)" border="0" /></a>A powerful winter storm system that pounded the nation&#039;s midsection, wrecking holiday travel plans and dumping a record snowfall in Arkansas, began lashing the Northeast on Wednesday with high winds, snow and sleet.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/storms-high-winds-snow-sleet-lash-northeast-040811514.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 23:51:26 -0500Associated Pressstorms-high-winds-snow-sleet-lash-northeast-040811514<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/storms-high-winds-snow-sleet-lash-northeast-040811514.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OK8o7U6woUXoqMbbjwal8g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/770c11e66945d824240f6a7067004cad.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Snow blowers funnel snow onto Cannonsburg&#039;s main runs during Cannonsburg Ski Hill&#039;s opening day on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Belmont, Mich. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Matthew Busch)" align="left" title="Snow blowers funnel snow onto Cannonsburg&#039;s main runs during Cannonsburg Ski Hill&#039;s opening day on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Belmont, Mich. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Matthew Busch)" border="0" /></a>A powerful winter storm system that pounded the nation&#039;s midsection, wrecking holiday travel plans and dumping a record snowfall in Arkansas, began lashing the Northeast on Wednesday with high winds, snow and sleet.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-parliament-endorses-anti-us-adoption-bill-110523337.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wT4.DArQdffd48NivcH1Lw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/abbc73555125c724240f6a7067001f8e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A protester argues with police officers outside the Federation Council on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Several protesters were detained Wednesday morning outside the upper chamber of Russia&#039;s parliament as it prepared to vote on a controversial measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. The poster held by the protester reads: ?Children get frozen in the Cold War.? (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" align="left" title="A protester argues with police officers outside the Federation Council on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Several protesters were detained Wednesday morning outside the upper chamber of Russia&#039;s parliament as it prepared to vote on a controversial measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. The poster held by the protester reads: ?Children get frozen in the Cold War.? (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (AP) ? Defying a storm of domestic and international criticism, Russia moved toward finalizing a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, as Parliament&#039;s upper house voted unanimously in favor of a measure that President Vladimir Putin has indicated he will sign into law.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russian-parliament-endorses-anti-us-adoption-bill-110523337.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 23:08:08 -0500Associated Pressrussian-parliament-endorses-anti-us-adoption-bill-110523337<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-parliament-endorses-anti-us-adoption-bill-110523337.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wT4.DArQdffd48NivcH1Lw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/abbc73555125c724240f6a7067001f8e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A protester argues with police officers outside the Federation Council on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Several protesters were detained Wednesday morning outside the upper chamber of Russia&#039;s parliament as it prepared to vote on a controversial measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. The poster held by the protester reads: ?Children get frozen in the Cold War.? (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" align="left" title="A protester argues with police officers outside the Federation Council on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Several protesters were detained Wednesday morning outside the upper chamber of Russia&#039;s parliament as it prepared to vote on a controversial measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. The poster held by the protester reads: ?Children get frozen in the Cold War.? (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (AP) ? Defying a storm of domestic and international criticism, Russia moved toward finalizing a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, as Parliament&#039;s upper house voted unanimously in favor of a measure that President Vladimir Putin has indicated he will sign into law.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/private-picture-mark-zuckerbergs-family-leaked-040552522.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fuGhPahrSI4aM5ie1qS1tw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/409227f46a0edb24240f6a70670099ba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2011 file photo, Randi Zuckerberg, former marketing director of Facebook and founder of RtoZ Media, speaks at the Executive Marketing Summit in New York. A picture Zuckerberg posted on her personal Facebook profile was seen by a marketing director, who then posted the picture to Twitter and her more than 40,000 followers on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Zuckerberg is the sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2011 file photo, Randi Zuckerberg, former marketing director of Facebook and founder of RtoZ Media, speaks at the Executive Marketing Summit in New York. A picture Zuckerberg posted on her personal Facebook profile was seen by a marketing director, who then posted the picture to Twitter and her more than 40,000 followers on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Zuckerberg is the sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)" border="0" /></a>SEATTLE (AP) ? Even Mark Zuckerberg&#039;s family can get tripped up by Facebook&#039;s privacy settings.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/private-picture-mark-zuckerbergs-family-leaked-040552522.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 23:05:52 -0500Associated Pressprivate-picture-mark-zuckerbergs-family-leaked-040552522<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/private-picture-mark-zuckerbergs-family-leaked-040552522.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fuGhPahrSI4aM5ie1qS1tw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/409227f46a0edb24240f6a70670099ba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2011 file photo, Randi Zuckerberg, former marketing director of Facebook and founder of RtoZ Media, speaks at the Executive Marketing Summit in New York. A picture Zuckerberg posted on her personal Facebook profile was seen by a marketing director, who then posted the picture to Twitter and her more than 40,000 followers on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Zuckerberg is the sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2011 file photo, Randi Zuckerberg, former marketing director of Facebook and founder of RtoZ Media, speaks at the Executive Marketing Summit in New York. A picture Zuckerberg posted on her personal Facebook profile was seen by a marketing director, who then posted the picture to Twitter and her more than 40,000 followers on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Zuckerberg is the sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)" border="0" /></a>SEATTLE (AP) ? Even Mark Zuckerberg&#039;s family can get tripped up by Facebook&#039;s privacy settings.</p><br clear="all"/>SEATTLE (AP) ? Even Mark Zuckerberg's family can get tripped up by Facebook's privacy settings.http://news.yahoo.com/private-picture-mark-zuckerbergs-family-leaks-040115229.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 23:01:15 -0500Associated Pressprivate-picture-mark-zuckerbergs-family-leaks-040115229<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spokesman-george-h-w-bush-intensive-care-233918880.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EBwe_TRfOqCBGvHTCAmgAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c67d091b532fd124240f6a70670020c3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In a Tuesday, June 12, 2012 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush, and his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, arrive for the premiere of HBO&#039;s new documentary on his life near the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said Wednesday, Dec. 26. 2012 that doctors at the Houston hospital where Bush has been treated for a month remain ?cautiously optimistic? that he will recover. Still, no discharge date has been set, and McGrath says that doctors are being cautious because at Bush?s age ?sometimes issues crop up that are beyond anybody?s ability to discern or foretell.?(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In a Tuesday, June 12, 2012 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush, and his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, arrive for the premiere of HBO&#039;s new documentary on his life near the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said Wednesday, Dec. 26. 2012 that doctors at the Houston hospital where Bush has been treated for a month remain ?cautiously optimistic? that he will recover. Still, no discharge date has been set, and McGrath says that doctors are being cautious because at Bush?s age ?sometimes issues crop up that are beyond anybody?s ability to discern or foretell.?(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)" border="0" /></a>HOUSTON (AP) ? Former President George H.W. Bush has been admitted to the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital &quot;following a series of setbacks including a persistent fever,&quot; but he is alert and talking to medical staff, his spokesman said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/spokesman-george-h-w-bush-intensive-care-233918880.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 22:58:26 -0500Associated Pressspokesman-george-h-w-bush-intensive-care-233918880<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/spokesman-george-h-w-bush-intensive-care-233918880.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EBwe_TRfOqCBGvHTCAmgAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c67d091b532fd124240f6a70670020c3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In a Tuesday, June 12, 2012 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush, and his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, arrive for the premiere of HBO&#039;s new documentary on his life near the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said Wednesday, Dec. 26. 2012 that doctors at the Houston hospital where Bush has been treated for a month remain ?cautiously optimistic? that he will recover. Still, no discharge date has been set, and McGrath says that doctors are being cautious because at Bush?s age ?sometimes issues crop up that are beyond anybody?s ability to discern or foretell.?(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In a Tuesday, June 12, 2012 file photo, former President George H.W. Bush, and his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, arrive for the premiere of HBO&#039;s new documentary on his life near the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said Wednesday, Dec. 26. 2012 that doctors at the Houston hospital where Bush has been treated for a month remain ?cautiously optimistic? that he will recover. Still, no discharge date has been set, and McGrath says that doctors are being cautious because at Bush?s age ?sometimes issues crop up that are beyond anybody?s ability to discern or foretell.?(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)" border="0" /></a>HOUSTON (AP) ? Former President George H.W. Bush has been admitted to the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital &quot;following a series of setbacks including a persistent fever,&quot; but he is alert and talking to medical staff, his spokesman said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-thursday-104756375.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EpMuWKAQ2N5t7RNUvbXIvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/173c34c06960d824240f6a706700227b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Cars make their way slowly on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 696 near Central Park Boulevard in Southfield, Mich., Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2012 (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Guralnick)" align="left" title="Cars make their way slowly on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 696 near Central Park Boulevard in Southfield, Mich., Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2012 (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Guralnick)" border="0" /></a>Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Thursday:</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-thursday-104756375.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 22:50:24 -0500Associated Press10-things-know-thursday-104756375<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-thursday-104756375.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EpMuWKAQ2N5t7RNUvbXIvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/173c34c06960d824240f6a706700227b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Cars make their way slowly on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 696 near Central Park Boulevard in Southfield, Mich., Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2012 (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Guralnick)" align="left" title="Cars make their way slowly on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 696 near Central Park Boulevard in Southfield, Mich., Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2012 (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Guralnick)" border="0" /></a>Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Thursday:</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cliff-looms-kicking-washington-style-190538562--politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8.bbCXksqfdhBlX_08QOJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ee54cb70391ab724240f6a7067002c83.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, file photo, speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington. Lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes. By trying to pass his plan with GOP votes alone, Boehner could afford to lose only two dozen of the 241 House Republicans. His private head-count found nearly twice that many defectors, party insiders say, forcing Boehner to give up without seeking a formal vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, file photo, speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington. Lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes. By trying to pass his plan with GOP votes alone, Boehner could afford to lose only two dozen of the 241 House Republicans. His private head-count found nearly twice that many defectors, party insiders say, forcing Boehner to give up without seeking a formal vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? When it comes to the nation&#039;s budget challenges, congressional leaders are fond of saying dismissively they don&#039;t want to kick the can down the road.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cliff-looms-kicking-washington-style-190538562--politics.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 22:39:25 -0500Associated Presscliff-looms-kicking-washington-style-190538562--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cliff-looms-kicking-washington-style-190538562--politics.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8.bbCXksqfdhBlX_08QOJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ee54cb70391ab724240f6a7067002c83.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, file photo, speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington. Lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes. By trying to pass his plan with GOP votes alone, Boehner could afford to lose only two dozen of the 241 House Republicans. His private head-count found nearly twice that many defectors, party insiders say, forcing Boehner to give up without seeking a formal vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, file photo, speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, speaks to reporters about the fiscal cliff negotiations at the Capitol in Washington. Lawmakers probably could enact a compromise quickly and easily if Republican leaders let Democrats provide most of the votes. By trying to pass his plan with GOP votes alone, Boehner could afford to lose only two dozen of the 241 House Republicans. His private head-count found nearly twice that many defectors, party insiders say, forcing Boehner to give up without seeking a formal vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? When it comes to the nation&#039;s budget challenges, congressional leaders are fond of saying dismissively they don&#039;t want to kick the can down the road.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/large-powerful-storm-heads-east-least-6-dead-203054068--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0pod4MASlLmLx2WeruT8LA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/534b456253cad424240f6a7067005bcf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Murphy High School teacher Leland Howard tries to salvage items where his algebra classroom once stood in a temporary building at Murphy High School as residents clean up and assess the damage from a Christmas Day tornado Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. With only a handful of injuries and no deaths reported statewide from the storms, the head of the state&#039;s emergency response said it was difficult to fathom how the toll wasn&#039;t worse. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews)" align="left" title="Murphy High School teacher Leland Howard tries to salvage items where his algebra classroom once stood in a temporary building at Murphy High School as residents clean up and assess the damage from a Christmas Day tornado Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. With only a handful of injuries and no deaths reported statewide from the storms, the head of the state&#039;s emergency response said it was difficult to fathom how the toll wasn&#039;t worse. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews)" border="0" /></a>A powerful winter storm system pounded the nation&#039;s midsection Wednesday and headed toward the Northeast, where people braced for the high winds and heavy snow that disrupted holiday travel, knocked out power to thousands of homes and were blamed in at least six deaths.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/large-powerful-storm-heads-east-least-6-dead-203054068--finance.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 22:37:58 -0500Associated Presslarge-powerful-storm-heads-east-least-6-dead-203054068--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/large-powerful-storm-heads-east-least-6-dead-203054068--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0pod4MASlLmLx2WeruT8LA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/534b456253cad424240f6a7067005bcf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Murphy High School teacher Leland Howard tries to salvage items where his algebra classroom once stood in a temporary building at Murphy High School as residents clean up and assess the damage from a Christmas Day tornado Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. With only a handful of injuries and no deaths reported statewide from the storms, the head of the state&#039;s emergency response said it was difficult to fathom how the toll wasn&#039;t worse. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews)" align="left" title="Murphy High School teacher Leland Howard tries to salvage items where his algebra classroom once stood in a temporary building at Murphy High School as residents clean up and assess the damage from a Christmas Day tornado Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 in Mobile, Ala. With only a handful of injuries and no deaths reported statewide from the storms, the head of the state&#039;s emergency response said it was difficult to fathom how the toll wasn&#039;t worse. (AP Photo/G.M. Andrews)" border="0" /></a>A powerful winter storm system pounded the nation&#039;s midsection Wednesday and headed toward the Northeast, where people braced for the high winds and heavy snow that disrupted holiday travel, knocked out power to thousands of homes and were blamed in at least six deaths.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/asian-markets-rise-amid-optimism-over-japan-032147722--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wbH9NjZUI4tXWo7yJbt18Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2dd2fa4e69c2da24240f6a7067005d57.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Asian markets have risen amid optimism that Japan?s new leaders will stimulate its sluggish economy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" align="left" title="A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Asian markets have risen amid optimism that Japan?s new leaders will stimulate its sluggish economy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (AP) ? Japanese stocks surged to their highest level this year as Asian markets rose Thursday on optimism a new Japanese government will stimulate its sluggish economy.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/asian-markets-rise-amid-optimism-over-japan-032147722--finance.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 22:21:47 -0500Associated Pressasian-markets-rise-amid-optimism-over-japan-032147722--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/asian-markets-rise-amid-optimism-over-japan-032147722--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wbH9NjZUI4tXWo7yJbt18Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2dd2fa4e69c2da24240f6a7067005d57.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Asian markets have risen amid optimism that Japan?s new leaders will stimulate its sluggish economy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" align="left" title="A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Asian markets have risen amid optimism that Japan?s new leaders will stimulate its sluggish economy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (AP) ? Japanese stocks surged to their highest level this year as Asian markets rose Thursday on optimism a new Japanese government will stimulate its sluggish economy.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/turmoil-hits-egypts-tourism-175701229.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JwM34NVqdp1aisN.f5.0Xw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/49d6182c533dd124240f6a706700d326.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 file photo, Tourists ride in horse carriages past one of the Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt. The past month saw a drop in tourists to Egypt, scared off by scenes of protests and clashes over the constitution, in new pain to a crucial industry gutted the past two years by turmoil. Tourism workers worry things won?t get any better even now that the charter has been passed: Egypt?s power struggles threaten to erupt into more unrest at any time, and some fear Islamists will eventually try to rein in alcohol and beach tourism. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 file photo, Tourists ride in horse carriages past one of the Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt. The past month saw a drop in tourists to Egypt, scared off by scenes of protests and clashes over the constitution, in new pain to a crucial industry gutted the past two years by turmoil. Tourism workers worry things won?t get any better even now that the charter has been passed: Egypt?s power struggles threaten to erupt into more unrest at any time, and some fear Islamists will eventually try to rein in alcohol and beach tourism. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? At Egypt&#039;s Pyramids, the desperation of vendors to sell can be a little frightening for some tourists.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/turmoil-hits-egypts-tourism-175701229.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 22:09:52 -0500Associated Pressturmoil-hits-egypts-tourism-175701229<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/turmoil-hits-egypts-tourism-175701229.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JwM34NVqdp1aisN.f5.0Xw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/49d6182c533dd124240f6a706700d326.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 file photo, Tourists ride in horse carriages past one of the Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt. The past month saw a drop in tourists to Egypt, scared off by scenes of protests and clashes over the constitution, in new pain to a crucial industry gutted the past two years by turmoil. Tourism workers worry things won?t get any better even now that the charter has been passed: Egypt?s power struggles threaten to erupt into more unrest at any time, and some fear Islamists will eventually try to rein in alcohol and beach tourism. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 file photo, Tourists ride in horse carriages past one of the Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt. The past month saw a drop in tourists to Egypt, scared off by scenes of protests and clashes over the constitution, in new pain to a crucial industry gutted the past two years by turmoil. Tourism workers worry things won?t get any better even now that the charter has been passed: Egypt?s power struggles threaten to erupt into more unrest at any time, and some fear Islamists will eventually try to rein in alcohol and beach tourism. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? At Egypt&#039;s Pyramids, the desperation of vendors to sell can be a little frightening for some tourists.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stranded-winter-storm-tips-fliers-203001027--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2x6x1K_AsWYvipAmmhTZIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8ed9a73553b7d324240f6a7067008f61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, file photo, a passengers reacts as she talks on her phone at Midway airport in Chicago. A massive winter storm is disrupting travel plans for tens of thousands of fliers trying to get home after Christmas on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Snow, thunderstorms, sleet, tornados and high winds have grounded planes in the nation&#039;s midsection and are expected to slow operations on the East Coast. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, file photo, a passengers reacts as she talks on her phone at Midway airport in Chicago. A massive winter storm is disrupting travel plans for tens of thousands of fliers trying to get home after Christmas on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Snow, thunderstorms, sleet, tornados and high winds have grounded planes in the nation&#039;s midsection and are expected to slow operations on the East Coast. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? A massive winter storm is disrupting travel plans for tens of thousands of fliers trying to get home after Christmas. Snow, thunderstorms, sleet, tornados and high winds have grounded planes in the nation&#039;s midsection and are expected to slow operations on the East Coast.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/stranded-winter-storm-tips-fliers-203001027--finance.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 22:04:30 -0500Associated Pressstranded-winter-storm-tips-fliers-203001027--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stranded-winter-storm-tips-fliers-203001027--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2x6x1K_AsWYvipAmmhTZIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8ed9a73553b7d324240f6a7067008f61.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, file photo, a passengers reacts as she talks on her phone at Midway airport in Chicago. A massive winter storm is disrupting travel plans for tens of thousands of fliers trying to get home after Christmas on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Snow, thunderstorms, sleet, tornados and high winds have grounded planes in the nation&#039;s midsection and are expected to slow operations on the East Coast. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, file photo, a passengers reacts as she talks on her phone at Midway airport in Chicago. A massive winter storm is disrupting travel plans for tens of thousands of fliers trying to get home after Christmas on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Snow, thunderstorms, sleet, tornados and high winds have grounded planes in the nation&#039;s midsection and are expected to slow operations on the East Coast. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? A massive winter storm is disrupting travel plans for tens of thousands of fliers trying to get home after Christmas. Snow, thunderstorms, sleet, tornados and high winds have grounded planes in the nation&#039;s midsection and are expected to slow operations on the East Coast.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fees-undermine-fliers-ability-compare-fares-162700594.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/daaJ.oWUKtXCw1LMb6umXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/466c10cf52f1d024240f6a7067008dfc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Dec. 21, 2012 file photo shows travelers walking to a ticketing desk at O&#039;Hare International Airport in Chicago. For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare. But as airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on services, from early boarding to premium seating and baggage fees, the ability to comparison-shop for the lowest total fare is eroding. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Dec. 21, 2012 file photo shows travelers walking to a ticketing desk at O&#039;Hare International Airport in Chicago. For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare. But as airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on services, from early boarding to premium seating and baggage fees, the ability to comparison-shop for the lowest total fare is eroding. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fees-undermine-fliers-ability-compare-fares-162700594.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 21:59:52 -0500Associated Pressfees-undermine-fliers-ability-compare-fares-162700594<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fees-undermine-fliers-ability-compare-fares-162700594.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/daaJ.oWUKtXCw1LMb6umXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/466c10cf52f1d024240f6a7067008dfc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Dec. 21, 2012 file photo shows travelers walking to a ticketing desk at O&#039;Hare International Airport in Chicago. For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare. But as airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on services, from early boarding to premium seating and baggage fees, the ability to comparison-shop for the lowest total fare is eroding. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Dec. 21, 2012 file photo shows travelers walking to a ticketing desk at O&#039;Hare International Airport in Chicago. For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare. But as airlines offer a proliferating list of add-on services, from early boarding to premium seating and baggage fees, the ability to comparison-shop for the lowest total fare is eroding. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? For many passengers, air travel is only about finding the cheapest fare.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minn-soda-shop-rebuked-stocking-candy-smokes-190536683.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Tf_2z5bwh6.qI3KId6lZag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a80954556949d824240f6a706700fdf0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Co-owner of Lynden&#039;s Soda Fountain, Tobi Lynden, poses for a photo alongside candy cigarettes, in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Lynden&#039;s Soda Fountain was cited for selling candy cigarette&#039;s to kids. The candy cigarettes are no longer displayed or sold. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jeff Wheeler)" align="left" title="Co-owner of Lynden&#039;s Soda Fountain, Tobi Lynden, poses for a photo alongside candy cigarettes, in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Lynden&#039;s Soda Fountain was cited for selling candy cigarette&#039;s to kids. The candy cigarettes are no longer displayed or sold. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jeff Wheeler)" border="0" /></a>ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ? Owners of an old-school soda shop in St. Paul, Minn., are being warned to kick the habit and stop stocking novelty candy cigarettes.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/minn-soda-shop-rebuked-stocking-candy-smokes-190536683.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 21:58:37 -0500Associated Pressminn-soda-shop-rebuked-stocking-candy-smokes-190536683<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minn-soda-shop-rebuked-stocking-candy-smokes-190536683.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Tf_2z5bwh6.qI3KId6lZag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a80954556949d824240f6a706700fdf0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Co-owner of Lynden&#039;s Soda Fountain, Tobi Lynden, poses for a photo alongside candy cigarettes, in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Lynden&#039;s Soda Fountain was cited for selling candy cigarette&#039;s to kids. The candy cigarettes are no longer displayed or sold. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jeff Wheeler)" align="left" title="Co-owner of Lynden&#039;s Soda Fountain, Tobi Lynden, poses for a photo alongside candy cigarettes, in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Lynden&#039;s Soda Fountain was cited for selling candy cigarette&#039;s to kids. The candy cigarettes are no longer displayed or sold. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jeff Wheeler)" border="0" /></a>ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ? Owners of an old-school soda shop in St. Paul, Minn., are being warned to kick the habit and stop stocking novelty candy cigarettes.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/peyton-manning-peterson-pro-bowl-001048748--nfl.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DG7YOOSPdq3bQCqtJ.KroQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/da9007146942d824240f6a7067004746.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2012, file photo, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning sets up to throw a pass against the Cleveland Browns in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Denver. Manning was selected to the Pro Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2012, file photo, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning sets up to throw a pass against the Cleveland Browns in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Denver. Manning was selected to the Pro Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson want to cap their sensational comebacks with Super Bowl appearances. For now, they can be proud of Pro Bowl spots.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/peyton-manning-peterson-pro-bowl-001048748--nfl.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 21:56:40 -0500Associated Presspeyton-manning-peterson-pro-bowl-001048748--nfl<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/peyton-manning-peterson-pro-bowl-001048748--nfl.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DG7YOOSPdq3bQCqtJ.KroQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/da9007146942d824240f6a7067004746.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2012, file photo, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning sets up to throw a pass against the Cleveland Browns in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Denver. Manning was selected to the Pro Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2012, file photo, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning sets up to throw a pass against the Cleveland Browns in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Denver. Manning was selected to the Pro Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson want to cap their sensational comebacks with Super Bowl appearances. For now, they can be proud of Pro Bowl spots.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/three-afghans-dead-blast-u-afghan-east-025409441.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Cp5_QorPYdU212DcA9nAOQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-27T025409Z_2_CBRE8BP0Y2X00_RTROPTP_2_AFGHANISTAN-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Afghan policemen carry the dead body of a victim at a local hospital after a suicide bomb attack in Khost" align="left" title="Afghan policemen carry the dead body of a victim at a local hospital after a suicide bomb attack in Khost" border="0" /></a>KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed three people in an attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the same base where a suicide bomb attack killed seven CIA employees three years ago. The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in the eastern town of Khost, saying they had sent a suicide bomber driving a van packed with explosives to the base. &quot;The target was those who serve Americans at that base,&quot; said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. Afghanistan&#039;s NATO-led force said the bomber did not get into the base nor breach its perimeter. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/three-afghans-dead-blast-u-afghan-east-025409441.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 21:54:09 -0500Reutersthree-afghans-dead-blast-u-afghan-east-025409441<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/three-afghans-dead-blast-u-afghan-east-025409441.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Cp5_QorPYdU212DcA9nAOQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-27T025409Z_2_CBRE8BP0Y2X00_RTROPTP_2_AFGHANISTAN-VIOLENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Afghan policemen carry the dead body of a victim at a local hospital after a suicide bomb attack in Khost" align="left" title="Afghan policemen carry the dead body of a victim at a local hospital after a suicide bomb attack in Khost" border="0" /></a>KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed three people in an attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the same base where a suicide bomb attack killed seven CIA employees three years ago. The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in the eastern town of Khost, saying they had sent a suicide bomber driving a van packed with explosives to the base. &quot;The target was those who serve Americans at that base,&quot; said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. Afghanistan&#039;s NATO-led force said the bomber did not get into the base nor breach its perimeter. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/missing-girls-father-removed-vegas-courtroom-005905082.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_RnVqfHojD4sL8oop74TOw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9cd1001369a0d924240f6a706700c20d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This booking photo provided by the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, Nev,. Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, shows 50-year-old Brenda Stokes. Police in Las Vegas have issued a plea for information about 10-year-old Jade Morris after she failed to return home Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, from a shopping trip with a woman who is thought to be Stokes. Stokes was arrested that night and accused of slashing the face of a female co-worker at the Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas Strip. She made her first appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Clark County Detention Center )" align="left" title="This booking photo provided by the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, Nev,. Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, shows 50-year-old Brenda Stokes. Police in Las Vegas have issued a plea for information about 10-year-old Jade Morris after she failed to return home Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, from a shopping trip with a woman who is thought to be Stokes. Stokes was arrested that night and accused of slashing the face of a female co-worker at the Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas Strip. She made her first appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Clark County Detention Center )" border="0" /></a>LAS VEGAS (AP) ? An outburst by the father of a missing 10-year-old girl marred the first court hearing for a casino card dealer accused of using razor blades to slash a co-worker&#039;s face at a blackjack table at an upscale Las Vegas Strip resort.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/missing-girls-father-removed-vegas-courtroom-005905082.htmlWed, 26 Dec 2012 21:42:42 -0500Associated Pressmissing-girls-father-removed-vegas-courtroom-005905082<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/missing-girls-father-removed-vegas-courtroom-005905082.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_RnVqfHojD4sL8oop74TOw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9cd1001369a0d924240f6a706700c20d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This booking photo provided by the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, Nev,. Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, shows 50-year-old Brenda Stokes. Police in Las Vegas have issued a plea for information about 10-year-old Jade Morris after she failed to return home Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, from a shopping trip with a woman who is thought to be Stokes. Stokes was arrested that night and accused of slashing the face of a female co-worker at the Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas Strip. She made her first appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Clark County Detention Center )" align="left" title="This booking photo provided by the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, Nev,. Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, shows 50

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