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All rights reservedSat, 01 Jun 2013 08:10:45 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/us/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-hurricanes-loom-florida-insurance-lives-borrowed-time-121045974.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qAWuVcv2eLYC3fu0ktRhHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-01T121045Z_1_CBRE9500XUA00_RTROPTP_2_USA-WEATHER-INSURANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo shows strong waves crashing around coastal houses in Key West, Florida" align="left" title="File photo shows strong waves crashing around coastal houses in Key West, Florida" border="0" /></a>By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - Mother Nature has been kind to Florida&#039;s coastline lately with a record run of seven years without a hurricane making landfall, allowing property insurers time to re-stock their depleted coffers. As a result, when the new six-month hurricane season gets underway on Saturday, state insurance officials say the industry is ready to withstand a major storm. &quot;We are better positioned today than I have seen in 10 years,&quot; Kevin McCarty, who heads the state&#039;s Office of Insurance Regulation, told Reuters. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-hurricanes-loom-florida-insurance-lives-borrowed-time-121045974.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 08:10:45 -0400Reutersanalysis-hurricanes-loom-florida-insurance-lives-borrowed-time-121045974<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-hurricanes-loom-florida-insurance-lives-borrowed-time-121045974.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qAWuVcv2eLYC3fu0ktRhHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-01T121045Z_1_CBRE9500XUA00_RTROPTP_2_USA-WEATHER-INSURANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo shows strong waves crashing around coastal houses in Key West, Florida" align="left" title="File photo shows strong waves crashing around coastal houses in Key West, Florida" border="0" /></a>By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - Mother Nature has been kind to Florida&#039;s coastline lately with a record run of seven years without a hurricane making landfall, allowing property insurers time to re-stock their depleted coffers. As a result, when the new six-month hurricane season gets underway on Saturday, state insurance officials say the industry is ready to withstand a major storm. &quot;We are better positioned today than I have seen in 10 years,&quot; Kevin McCarty, who heads the state&#039;s Office of Insurance Regulation, told Reuters. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-transfers-suspected-senior-al-qaeda-member-mauritania-220439993.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0trWCEZj3CvCuzo.uwEPVA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-01T220439Z_1_CBRE9501PC100_RTROPTP_2_PAKISTAN-QAEDA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pashtun men read local newspapers reporting the arrest of senior al Qaeda leader at roadside tea shop in Quetta Pakistan" align="left" title="Pashtun men read local newspapers reporting the arrest of senior al Qaeda leader at roadside tea shop in Quetta Pakistan" border="0" /></a>By Laurent Prieur NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have transferred Younis al-Mauritani, a suspected senior member of al Qaeda previously held in Afghanistan, to Mauritania, officials in the West African nation said on Saturday. Pakistan said in September 2011 it arrested al-Mauritani, better known in his homeland Mauritania as Youssouf Al Mauritani, during a joint operation with U.S. intelligence services. Witnesses at the airport in Mauritania&#039;s capital, Nouakchott, saw a U.S. military plane deliver a prisoner late on Friday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-transfers-suspected-senior-al-qaeda-member-mauritania-220439993.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 18:04:39 -0400Reutersu-transfers-suspected-senior-al-qaeda-member-mauritania-220439993<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-transfers-suspected-senior-al-qaeda-member-mauritania-220439993.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0trWCEZj3CvCuzo.uwEPVA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-01T220439Z_1_CBRE9501PC100_RTROPTP_2_PAKISTAN-QAEDA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pashtun men read local newspapers reporting the arrest of senior al Qaeda leader at roadside tea shop in Quetta Pakistan" align="left" title="Pashtun men read local newspapers reporting the arrest of senior al Qaeda leader at roadside tea shop in Quetta Pakistan" border="0" /></a>By Laurent Prieur NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have transferred Younis al-Mauritani, a suspected senior member of al Qaeda previously held in Afghanistan, to Mauritania, officials in the West African nation said on Saturday. Pakistan said in September 2011 it arrested al-Mauritani, better known in his homeland Mauritania as Youssouf Al Mauritani, during a joint operation with U.S. intelligence services. Witnesses at the airport in Mauritania&#039;s capital, Nouakchott, saw a U.S. military plane deliver a prisoner late on Friday. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/illinois-house-adjourns-no-major-pension-reform-015817329.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9.vitCfsecj.aO7pAd.sMQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-01T222913Z_1_CBRE9501QH100_RTROPTP_2_NATO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Illinois Governor Quinn delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of an exhibition celebrating the city of Chicago in Brussels" align="left" title="Illinois Governor Quinn delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of an exhibition celebrating the city of Chicago in Brussels" border="0" /></a>By Karen Pierog (Reuters) - As Illinois lawmakers sift through the wreckage of a session that failed to produce major pension reform for their state, they are holding out hope that meetings in the coming days could lead to a resolution not achieved after months of political wrangling. Governor Patrick Quinn, a Democrat, said late Friday he intends to summon legislative leaders to a meeting this week to seek a compromise solution. But significant political obstacles remain. With the spring session adjourned, passing pension reform will require a three-fifths majority vote in the Legislature. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/illinois-house-adjourns-no-major-pension-reform-015817329.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 18:29:13 -0400Reutersillinois-house-adjourns-no-major-pension-reform-015817329<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/illinois-house-adjourns-no-major-pension-reform-015817329.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9.vitCfsecj.aO7pAd.sMQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-01T222913Z_1_CBRE9501QH100_RTROPTP_2_NATO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Illinois Governor Quinn delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of an exhibition celebrating the city of Chicago in Brussels" align="left" title="Illinois Governor Quinn delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of an exhibition celebrating the city of Chicago in Brussels" border="0" /></a>By Karen Pierog (Reuters) - As Illinois lawmakers sift through the wreckage of a session that failed to produce major pension reform for their state, they are holding out hope that meetings in the coming days could lead to a resolution not achieved after months of political wrangling. Governor Patrick Quinn, a Democrat, said late Friday he intends to summon legislative leaders to a meeting this week to seek a compromise solution. But significant political obstacles remain. With the spring session adjourned, passing pension reform will require a three-fifths majority vote in the Legislature. ...</p><br clear="all"/>[Updated at 9 p.m. CT] A mother and baby have been confirmed killed when several tornadoes, including a large twister, touched down in the Oklahoma City metro area. A large and powerful storm system moved through the vicinity of Oklahoma City and Moore, which was devastated two weeks ago. Softball-sized hail, heavy flooding and straight [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/live-updates-large-tornado-ground-west-oklahoma-city-232120467.htmlFri, 31 May 2013 22:17:31 -0400blogs/lookout/live-updates-large-tornado-ground-west-oklahoma-city-232120467A newly released, captivating film clip brings to colorful life the streets of New York City?in the summer of 1939. You read that right: The color footage, which comes from Romano-Archives and was recently released on the Web, is 74 years old. The description on YouTube states: ?New York City, summer 1939. Rarely seen recently [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/see-1939-york-city-vibrant-color-210550705.htmlFri, 31 May 2013 17:05:50 -0400blogs/lookout/see-1939-york-city-vibrant-color-210550705A video shows the Boston Marathon bombing suspects working out at a gym only days before the attacks. According to CNN, the video captures Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at Wai Kru, a mixed martial arts center, with a friend on Friday, April 12, at 2:45 p.m. The bombing took place the following Monday. The video [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/video-shows-boston-bombing-suspects-gym-days-attacks-163042289.htmlFri, 31 May 2013 12:30:42 -0400blogs/lookout/video-shows-boston-bombing-suspects-gym-days-attacks-163042289The Cleveland man who become an overnight celebrity after he freed three young women believed to have been held captive for a decade will now get a chance to cash in on his fame. Ramsey has signed with Bruce Merrin's Celebrity Speakers and Entertainment Bureau, it was announced on Thursday. According to NBC News, Ramsey [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/charles-ramsey-become-paid-speaker-141840106.htmlFri, 31 May 2013 10:18:40 -0400blogs/lookout/charles-ramsey-become-paid-speaker-141840106This week in history: Joan of Arc was martyred, a ballet causes a riot, and two people made it to the top of Everest for the first time. Plus, London's Big Ben clock goes into operation. Read all about it. Joan of Arc martyred Considered a heroine of France, the 18-year-old claimed to hear the [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/week-history-131920813.htmlFri, 31 May 2013 09:19:20 -0400blogs/lookout/week-history-131920813<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wildfire-nm-fights-blazes-calif-area-evacuated-042623635.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BXsAaiZxP2yLCsJSrZo2oA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/459302c55da18f12330f6a706700dc06.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Powerhouse Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest northwest of Los Angeles sends up a huge plume of smoke on Saturday, June 1, 2013. Smoke from the fire made visibility hazy in the San Fernando Valley, foreground. The blaze has burned thousands of acres of brush since it erupted Thursday afternoon near a utility powerhouse. (AP Photo/John Antczak)" align="left" title="The Powerhouse Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest northwest of Los Angeles sends up a huge plume of smoke on Saturday, June 1, 2013. Smoke from the fire made visibility hazy in the San Fernando Valley, foreground. The blaze has burned thousands of acres of brush since it erupted Thursday afternoon near a utility powerhouse. (AP Photo/John Antczak)" border="0" /></a>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ? Firefighting teams in California and New Mexico are battling early season wildfires that have blackened thousands of acres and threatened homes and building, spurring numerous evacuations.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wildfire-nm-fights-blazes-calif-area-evacuated-042623635.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 04:45:50 -0400Associated Presswildfire-nm-fights-blazes-calif-area-evacuated-042623635<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wildfire-nm-fights-blazes-calif-area-evacuated-042623635.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BXsAaiZxP2yLCsJSrZo2oA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/459302c55da18f12330f6a706700dc06.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The Powerhouse Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest northwest of Los Angeles sends up a huge plume of smoke on Saturday, June 1, 2013. Smoke from the fire made visibility hazy in the San Fernando Valley, foreground. The blaze has burned thousands of acres of brush since it erupted Thursday afternoon near a utility powerhouse. (AP Photo/John Antczak)" align="left" title="The Powerhouse Fire burning in the Angeles National Forest northwest of Los Angeles sends up a huge plume of smoke on Saturday, June 1, 2013. Smoke from the fire made visibility hazy in the San Fernando Valley, foreground. The blaze has burned thousands of acres of brush since it erupted Thursday afternoon near a utility powerhouse. (AP Photo/John Antczak)" border="0" /></a>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ? Firefighting teams in California and New Mexico are battling early season wildfires that have blackened thousands of acres and threatened homes and building, spurring numerous evacuations.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cleanup-goes-storms-move-toward-east-coast-072551044.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2ERqnzZE2XGztYA5QgEYiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/65ba826a77fa9112330f6a706700c07d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A police officer offers directions to a driver leaving this heavily damaged supply yard for Cactus Drilling Company on State Highway 66 in El Reno, Okla. on Saturday, June 1, 2013. Employee David Stottemyre was working in the lot when the tornado took aim at the plant. Stottemyre ran inside the large supply storage building and took shelter as the tornado passed over, leaving the building in a twisted pile of steel and metal. He was not injured. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel) LOCAL STATIONS OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KAUT OUT); LOCAL WEBSITES OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT (EDMOND SUN OUT, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE OUT) TABLOIDS OUT" align="left" title="A police officer offers directions to a driver leaving this heavily damaged supply yard for Cactus Drilling Company on State Highway 66 in El Reno, Okla. on Saturday, June 1, 2013. Employee David Stottemyre was working in the lot when the tornado took aim at the plant. Stottemyre ran inside the large supply storage building and took shelter as the tornado passed over, leaving the building in a twisted pile of steel and metal. He was not injured. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel) LOCAL STATIONS OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KAUT OUT); LOCAL WEBSITES OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT (EDMOND SUN OUT, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE OUT) TABLOIDS OUT" border="0" /></a>EL RENO, Okla. (AP) ? A violent weather system that claimed 12 lives in Oklahoma and Arkansas amid?tornadoes and flash floods gave way to clearing skies as the storms trekked toward the East Coast on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cleanup-goes-storms-move-toward-east-coast-072551044.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 03:28:58 -0400Associated Presscleanup-goes-storms-move-toward-east-coast-072551044<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cleanup-goes-storms-move-toward-east-coast-072551044.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2ERqnzZE2XGztYA5QgEYiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/65ba826a77fa9112330f6a706700c07d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A police officer offers directions to a driver leaving this heavily damaged supply yard for Cactus Drilling Company on State Highway 66 in El Reno, Okla. on Saturday, June 1, 2013. Employee David Stottemyre was working in the lot when the tornado took aim at the plant. Stottemyre ran inside the large supply storage building and took shelter as the tornado passed over, leaving the building in a twisted pile of steel and metal. He was not injured. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel) LOCAL STATIONS OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KAUT OUT); LOCAL WEBSITES OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT (EDMOND SUN OUT, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE OUT) TABLOIDS OUT" align="left" title="A police officer offers directions to a driver leaving this heavily damaged supply yard for Cactus Drilling Company on State Highway 66 in El Reno, Okla. on Saturday, June 1, 2013. Employee David Stottemyre was working in the lot when the tornado took aim at the plant. Stottemyre ran inside the large supply storage building and took shelter as the tornado passed over, leaving the building in a twisted pile of steel and metal. He was not injured. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Jim Beckel) LOCAL STATIONS OUT (KFOR, KOCO, KWTV, KOKH, KAUT OUT); LOCAL WEBSITES OUT; LOCAL PRINT OUT (EDMOND SUN OUT, OKLAHOMA GAZETTE OUT) TABLOIDS OUT" border="0" /></a>EL RENO, Okla. (AP) ? A violent weather system that claimed 12 lives in Oklahoma and Arkansas amid?tornadoes and flash floods gave way to clearing skies as the storms trekked toward the East Coast on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hagel-mixes-business-memories-asia-trip-032831959.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jOduISvsmqiFZWKMBdSrkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ae524dbb590d7912330f6a706700a7c1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers his keynote address on &quot;The US Approach to Regional Security&quot; at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS Asia Security Summit, Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)" align="left" title="U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers his keynote address on &quot;The US Approach to Regional Security&quot; at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS Asia Security Summit, Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)" border="0" /></a>SINGAPORE (AP) ? Forty-five years ago, as the Vietnam war raged on, Army Spc. Chuck Hagel and Nguyen Tan Dung were on opposite sides of combat serving in the Mekong Delta ? both wounded more than once as they battled for their countries.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hagel-mixes-business-memories-asia-trip-032831959.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 00:40:42 -0400Associated Presshagel-mixes-business-memories-asia-trip-032831959<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hagel-mixes-business-memories-asia-trip-032831959.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jOduISvsmqiFZWKMBdSrkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ae524dbb590d7912330f6a706700a7c1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers his keynote address on &quot;The US Approach to Regional Security&quot; at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS Asia Security Summit, Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)" align="left" title="U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers his keynote address on &quot;The US Approach to Regional Security&quot; at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS Asia Security Summit, Saturday, June 1, 2013 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)" border="0" /></a>SINGAPORE (AP) ? Forty-five years ago, as the Vietnam war raged on, Army Spc. Chuck Hagel and Nguyen Tan Dung were on opposite sides of combat serving in the Mekong Delta ? both wounded more than once as they battled for their countries.</p><br clear="all"/>Today is Sunday, June 2, the 153rd day of 2013. There are 212 days left in the year.http://news.yahoo.com/today-history-050206767.htmlSun, 02 Jun 2013 00:01:13 -0400Associated Presstoday-history-050206767<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-rises-nine-oklahoma-tornadoes-035937736.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VhYGlYoh1KvhzIwN6CYUSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-01T130019Z_1_CBRE9500ITB00_RTROPTP_2_USA-TORNADOES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cloud to ground lightning strikes near storm chasers during a tornadic thunderstorm in Cushing" align="left" title="Cloud to ground lightning strikes near storm chasers during a tornadic thunderstorm in Cushing" border="0" /></a>By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Nine people were killed in tornadoes that swept through central Oklahoma on Friday, part of a storm system that caused widespread flooding in Oklahoma City and its suburbs, the state&#039;s chief medical examiner said on Saturday. Among the dead were two children and seven adults, said Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner&#039;s office. Two of the victims remain unidentified and officials said the names of those killed would not be released until their next of kin were notified. Severe storms also swept into neighboring Missouri. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-rises-nine-oklahoma-tornadoes-035937736.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 23:59:37 -0400Reutersdeath-toll-rises-nine-oklahoma-tornadoes-035937736<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/death-toll-rises-nine-oklahoma-tornadoes-035937736.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VhYGlYoh1KvhzIwN6CYUSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-01T130019Z_1_CBRE9500ITB00_RTROPTP_2_USA-TORNADOES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cloud to ground lightning strikes near storm chasers during a tornadic thunderstorm in Cushing" align="left" title="Cloud to ground lightning strikes near storm chasers during a tornadic thunderstorm in Cushing" border="0" /></a>By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Nine people were killed in tornadoes that swept through central Oklahoma on Friday, part of a storm system that caused widespread flooding in Oklahoma City and its suburbs, the state&#039;s chief medical examiner said on Saturday. Among the dead were two children and seven adults, said Amy Elliott, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner&#039;s office. Two of the victims remain unidentified and officials said the names of those killed would not be released until their next of kin were notified. Severe storms also swept into neighboring Missouri. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/3-day-old-harbor-seal-pup-rescued-long-002239070.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kbFGoaH4wfpCEvaNsZ11ag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d4743c2b5dbc8f12330f6a706700ee99.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo provided by Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, a female Harbor seal pup rests on a mat in the Riverhead Foundation facility at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, N.Y. Riverhead Foundation biologists responding to multiple calls of a distressed seal, found her struggling against the surf and was transported her back to the Foundation?s marine mammal hospital. (AP Photo/Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation)" align="left" title="In this photo provided by Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, a female Harbor seal pup rests on a mat in the Riverhead Foundation facility at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, N.Y. Riverhead Foundation biologists responding to multiple calls of a distressed seal, found her struggling against the surf and was transported her back to the Foundation?s marine mammal hospital. (AP Photo/Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation)" border="0" /></a>HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) ? A 3-day-old harbor seal pup has been rescued on New York&#039;s Long Island and taken to a marine mammal hospital.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/3-day-old-harbor-seal-pup-rescued-long-002239070.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 23:32:35 -0400Associated Press3-day-old-harbor-seal-pup-rescued-long-002239070<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/3-day-old-harbor-seal-pup-rescued-long-002239070.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kbFGoaH4wfpCEvaNsZ11ag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d4743c2b5dbc8f12330f6a706700ee99.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo provided by Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, a female Harbor seal pup rests on a mat in the Riverhead Foundation facility at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, N.Y. Riverhead Foundation biologists responding to multiple calls of a distressed seal, found her struggling against the surf and was transported her back to the Foundation?s marine mammal hospital. (AP Photo/Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation)" align="left" title="In this photo provided by Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, a female Harbor seal pup rests on a mat in the Riverhead Foundation facility at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead, N.Y. Riverhead Foundation biologists responding to multiple calls of a distressed seal, found her struggling against the surf and was transported her back to the Foundation?s marine mammal hospital. (AP Photo/Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation)" border="0" /></a>HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) ? A 3-day-old harbor seal pup has been rescued on New York&#039;s Long Island and taken to a marine mammal hospital.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/4-firefighters-killed-houston-fire-mourned-145058544.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7ROQj2mj4aXuXVQoVGpVmQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6c93c8095d0e8c12330f6a706700ec05.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An official looks over the damaged scene the day after four firefighters died, Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Houston. Four firefighters searching for people they thought might be trapped in a blazing Houston motel and restaurant Friday were killed when part of the structure collapsed and ensnared them, authorities said. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)" align="left" title="An official looks over the damaged scene the day after four firefighters died, Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Houston. Four firefighters searching for people they thought might be trapped in a blazing Houston motel and restaurant Friday were killed when part of the structure collapsed and ensnared them, authorities said. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)" border="0" /></a>Anne Sullivan was a gifted athlete filled with energy who came out of high school with a focus on being a firefighter. But about a month after graduating from the Houston Fire Department Academy, the 24-year-old was among four firefighters who died while searching for people they thought might be trapped in a blazing Houston motel and restaurant.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/4-firefighters-killed-houston-fire-mourned-145058544.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 21:58:43 -0400Associated Press4-firefighters-killed-houston-fire-mourned-145058544<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/4-firefighters-killed-houston-fire-mourned-145058544.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7ROQj2mj4aXuXVQoVGpVmQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6c93c8095d0e8c12330f6a706700ec05.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An official looks over the damaged scene the day after four firefighters died, Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Houston. Four firefighters searching for people they thought might be trapped in a blazing Houston motel and restaurant Friday were killed when part of the structure collapsed and ensnared them, authorities said. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)" align="left" title="An official looks over the damaged scene the day after four firefighters died, Saturday, June 1, 2013, in Houston. Four firefighters searching for people they thought might be trapped in a blazing Houston motel and restaurant Friday were killed when part of the structure collapsed and ensnared them, authorities said. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)" border="0" /></a>Anne Sullivan was a gifted athlete filled with energy who came out of high school with a focus on being a firefighter. But about a month after graduating from the Houston Fire Department Academy, the 24-year-old was among four firefighters who died while searching for people they thought might be trapped in a blazing Houston motel and restaurant.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gov-quinn-open-great-lakes-mississippi-split-183456460.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y69C0W34u.PF2X2fTci40g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ef8635d277b69012330f6a7067008f62.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken June 1, 2013, on Mackinac Island, Mich., members of the Council of Great Lakes Governors discuss regional policies on trade and water quality. From left: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. (AP Photo/John Flesher)" align="left" title="In this photo taken June 1, 2013, on Mackinac Island, Mich., members of the Council of Great Lakes Governors discuss regional policies on trade and water quality. From left: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. (AP Photo/John Flesher)" border="0" /></a>MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) ? Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Saturday that separating the Great Lakes and Mississippi River systems is the &quot;ultimate solution&quot; to prevent voracious Asian carp from overrunning the lakes, a potential step toward resolving a longstanding regional feud.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gov-quinn-open-great-lakes-mississippi-split-183456460.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 21:36:57 -0400Associated Pressgov-quinn-open-great-lakes-mississippi-split-183456460<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gov-quinn-open-great-lakes-mississippi-split-183456460.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y69C0W34u.PF2X2fTci40g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ef8635d277b69012330f6a7067008f62.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken June 1, 2013, on Mackinac Island, Mich., members of the Council of Great Lakes Governors discuss regional policies on trade and water quality. From left: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. (AP Photo/John Flesher)" align="left" title="In this photo taken June 1, 2013, on Mackinac Island, Mich., members of the Council of Great Lakes Governors discuss regional policies on trade and water quality. From left: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. (AP Photo/John Flesher)" border="0" /></a>MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) ? Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Saturday that separating the Great Lakes and Mississippi River systems is the &quot;ultimate solution&quot; to prevent voracious Asian carp from overrunning the lakes, a potential step toward resolving a longstanding regional feud.</p><br clear="all"/>UNITED NATIONS (AP) ? A U.N. diplomat says Russia has blocked a Security Council declaration that would have criticized the Syrian regime's offensive against the rebel-held town of Qusair.http://news.yahoo.com/diplomat-russia-blocks-un-declaration-qusair-013319457.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 21:33:19 -0400Associated Pressdiplomat-russia-blocks-un-declaration-qusair-013319457<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/frightened-okla-residents-opt-flee-tornadoes-193124867.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ECrDfYdjhb8Lmj8HdcDJBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/36453cd65d708e12330f6a7067003369.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Josh Stapleton, left, and Dan Garrett help to salvage furniture from their friends Fred and Joann Horn&#039;s home that was destroyed by the tornado Saturday, June 1, 2013 in El Reno Okla. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)" align="left" title="Josh Stapleton, left, and Dan Garrett help to salvage furniture from their friends Fred and Joann Horn&#039;s home that was destroyed by the tornado Saturday, June 1, 2013 in El Reno Okla. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)" border="0" /></a>OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ? It&#039;s a warning as familiar as a daily prayer for Tornado Alley residents: When a twister approaches, take shelter in a basement or low-level interior room or closet, away from windows and exterior walls.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/frightened-okla-residents-opt-flee-tornadoes-193124867.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 21:05:33 -0400Associated Pressfrightened-okla-residents-opt-flee-tornadoes-193124867<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/frightened-okla-residents-opt-flee-tornadoes-193124867.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ECrDfYdjhb8Lmj8HdcDJBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/36453cd65d708e12330f6a7067003369.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Josh Stapleton, left, and Dan Garrett help to salvage furniture from their friends Fred and Joann Horn&#039;s home that was destroyed by the tornado Saturday, June 1, 2013 in El Reno Okla. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)" align="left" title="Josh Stapleton, left, and Dan Garrett help to salvage furniture from their friends Fred and Joann Horn&#039;s home that was destroyed by the tornado Saturday, June 1, 2013 in El Reno Okla. (AP Photo/Nick Oxford)" border="0" /></a>OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ? It&#039;s a warning as familiar as a daily prayer for Tornado Alley residents: When a twister approaches, take shelter in a basement or low-level interior room or closet, away from windows and exterior walls.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/perfect-poison-ricin-used-3-recent-cases-204805812.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3V3aom2g0qZZXz6zVXXohQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/47da1d6c3de57312330f6a7067008954.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 18, 2013 file photo, members of the Joint Federal Haz-Mat Team, FBI, and local law enforcement gather in front of the Osmun Apartments near the intersection of First Avenue and Oak Street in Browne&#039;s Addition during the execution of a search warrant, in Spokane, Wash., in connection with ricin-laced letters intercepted at a Post Office facility in Spokane earlier in the week. Over the past month and a half, the FBI has investigated at least three apparently unrelated cases of ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and other public figures. It&#039;s not clear if ricin attacks are on the rise. Experts say some of the recent letters are no doubt copycat attacks, made possible by the relative simplicity of making the poison. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Colin Mulvany) COEUR D&#039;ALENE PRESS OUT" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 18, 2013 file photo, members of the Joint Federal Haz-Mat Team, FBI, and local law enforcement gather in front of the Osmun Apartments near the intersection of First Avenue and Oak Street in Browne&#039;s Addition during the execution of a search warrant, in Spokane, Wash., in connection with ricin-laced letters intercepted at a Post Office facility in Spokane earlier in the week. Over the past month and a half, the FBI has investigated at least three apparently unrelated cases of ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and other public figures. It&#039;s not clear if ricin attacks are on the rise. Experts say some of the recent letters are no doubt copycat attacks, made possible by the relative simplicity of making the poison. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Colin Mulvany) COEUR D&#039;ALENE PRESS OUT" border="0" /></a>JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ? The key ingredient ? castor beans ? is easy to find. Crude instructions for extracting the lethal poison in them can be found on the Internet. And it doesn&#039;t require a chemistry degree or sophisticated lab equipment.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/perfect-poison-ricin-used-3-recent-cases-204805812.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 20:52:52 -0400Associated Pressperfect-poison-ricin-used-3-recent-cases-204805812<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/perfect-poison-ricin-used-3-recent-cases-204805812.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3V3aom2g0qZZXz6zVXXohQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/47da1d6c3de57312330f6a7067008954.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 18, 2013 file photo, members of the Joint Federal Haz-Mat Team, FBI, and local law enforcement gather in front of the Osmun Apartments near the intersection of First Avenue and Oak Street in Browne&#039;s Addition during the execution of a search warrant, in Spokane, Wash., in connection with ricin-laced letters intercepted at a Post Office facility in Spokane earlier in the week. Over the past month and a half, the FBI has investigated at least three apparently unrelated cases of ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and other public figures. It&#039;s not clear if ricin attacks are on the rise. Experts say some of the recent letters are no doubt copycat attacks, made possible by the relative simplicity of making the poison. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Colin Mulvany) COEUR D&#039;ALENE PRESS OUT" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 18, 2013 file photo, members of the Joint Federal Haz-Mat Team, FBI, and local law enforcement gather in front of the Osmun Apartments near the intersection of First Avenue and Oak Street in Browne&#039;s Addition during the execution of a search warrant, in Spokane, Wash., in connection with ricin-laced letters intercepted at a Post Office facility in Spokane earlier in the week. Over the past month and a half, the FBI has investigated at least three apparently unrelated cases of ricin-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and other public figures. It&#039;s not clear if ricin attacks are on the rise. Experts say some of the recent letters are no doubt copycat attacks, made possible by the relative simplicity of making the poison. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Colin Mulvany) COEUR D&#039;ALENE PRESS OUT" border="0" /></a>JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ? The key ingredient ? castor beans ? is easy to find. Crude instructions for extracting the lethal poison in them can be found on the Internet. And it doesn&#039;t require a chemistry degree or sophisticated lab equipment.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nm-crews-fight-wildfires-smoke-pours-capital-162548748.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dMvwX7gXCy4yZZ8pnumR_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/21cd2eb95bc68612330f6a7067000795.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Smoke from the Tres Laguans fire near Pecos, N.M. is seen on May 30, 2013. Officials said the fire in New Mexico&#039;s Santa Fe National Forest more than doubled in size by Friday night and was still totally uncontained. That prompted New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez to declare a state of emergency in San Miguel County to free up state funds to fight the fire. (AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Luis Sanchez Saturno)" align="left" title="Smoke from the Tres Laguans fire near Pecos, N.M. is seen on May 30, 2013. Officials said the fire in New Mexico&#039;s Santa Fe National Forest more than doubled in size by Friday night and was still totally uncontained. That prompted New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez to declare a state of emergency in San Miguel County to free up state funds to fight the fire. (AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Luis Sanchez Saturno)" border="0" /></a>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ? Fire crews in New Mexico on Saturday fought two growing wild blazes that have scorched thousands of acres, spurred evacuation calls for dozens of homes and poured smoke into the touristy state capital.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nm-crews-fight-wildfires-smoke-pours-capital-162548748.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 19:57:17 -0400Associated Pressnm-crews-fight-wildfires-smoke-pours-capital-162548748<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nm-crews-fight-wildfires-smoke-pours-capital-162548748.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dMvwX7gXCy4yZZ8pnumR_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/21cd2eb95bc68612330f6a7067000795.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Smoke from the Tres Laguans fire near Pecos, N.M. is seen on May 30, 2013. Officials said the fire in New Mexico&#039;s Santa Fe National Forest more than doubled in size by Friday night and was still totally uncontained. That prompted New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez to declare a state of emergency in San Miguel County to free up state funds to fight the fire. (AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Luis Sanchez Saturno)" align="left" title="Smoke from the Tres Laguans fire near Pecos, N.M. is seen on May 30, 2013. Officials said the fire in New Mexico&#039;s Santa Fe National Forest more than doubled in size by Friday night and was still totally uncontained. That prompted New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez to declare a state of emergency in San Miguel County to free up state funds to fight the fire. (AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Luis Sanchez Saturno)" border="0" /></a>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ? Fire crews in New Mexico on Saturday fought two growing wild blazes that have scorched thousands of acres, spurred evacuation calls for dozens of homes and poured smoke into the touristy state capital.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/whirligig-art-creator-vollis-simpson-dies-94-152546324.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/valPNb0Qs3weFHPnqs0W7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/57deaf075c078712330f6a70670049b4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, June 21, 2012 file photo, whirligig artist Vollis Simpson sits outside his shop in Lucama, N.C. Simpson, a self-taught artist famed for his whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, has died. He was 94. Simpson&#039;s wife, Jean, told the Wilson Daily Times that her husband died in his sleep Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, June 21, 2012 file photo, whirligig artist Vollis Simpson sits outside his shop in Lucama, N.C. Simpson, a self-taught artist famed for his whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, has died. He was 94. Simpson&#039;s wife, Jean, told the Wilson Daily Times that her husband died in his sleep Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" border="0" /></a>RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ? Where others saw trash, Vollis Simpson saw whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, creations with hundreds of moving parts that turned and twirled.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/whirligig-art-creator-vollis-simpson-dies-94-152546324.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 19:13:44 -0400Associated Presswhirligig-art-creator-vollis-simpson-dies-94-152546324<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/whirligig-art-creator-vollis-simpson-dies-94-152546324.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/valPNb0Qs3weFHPnqs0W7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/57deaf075c078712330f6a70670049b4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, June 21, 2012 file photo, whirligig artist Vollis Simpson sits outside his shop in Lucama, N.C. Simpson, a self-taught artist famed for his whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, has died. He was 94. Simpson&#039;s wife, Jean, told the Wilson Daily Times that her husband died in his sleep Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, June 21, 2012 file photo, whirligig artist Vollis Simpson sits outside his shop in Lucama, N.C. Simpson, a self-taught artist famed for his whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, has died. He was 94. Simpson&#039;s wife, Jean, told the Wilson Daily Times that her husband died in his sleep Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)" border="0" /></a>RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ? Where others saw trash, Vollis Simpson saw whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs, creations with hundreds of moving parts that turned and twirled.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ariz-mom-not-giving-mexico-despite-arrest-081508481.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7NovPUmRX8yZNn0k966QdA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a1bbb4133bcf6912330f6a706700973f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Yanira Maldonado, 42, left, accompanied by her husband, Gary, center, speaks to an official after being released from a prison on the outskirts of Nogales, Mexico late Thursday, May 30, 2013. Maldonado, jailed in Mexico on a drug-smuggling charge, was released after court officials reviewed her case. She was arrested by the Mexican military last week after they found nearly 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) of pot under her seat on the commercial bus traveling from Mexico to Arizona. (AP Photo/Cristina Silva)" align="left" title="Yanira Maldonado, 42, left, accompanied by her husband, Gary, center, speaks to an official after being released from a prison on the outskirts of Nogales, Mexico late Thursday, May 30, 2013. Maldonado, jailed in Mexico on a drug-smuggling charge, was released after court officials reviewed her case. She was arrested by the Mexican military last week after they found nearly 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) of pot under her seat on the commercial bus traveling from Mexico to Arizona. (AP Photo/Cristina Silva)" border="0" /></a>AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) ? The American woman who was jailed for a week after Mexican authorities said they found marijuana under her bus seat said she&#039;ll return to Mexico someday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ariz-mom-not-giving-mexico-despite-arrest-081508481.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 18:00:06 -0400Associated Pressariz-mom-not-giving-mexico-despite-arrest-081508481<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ariz-mom-not-giving-mexico-despite-arrest-081508481.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7NovPUmRX8yZNn0k966QdA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a1bbb4133bcf6912330f6a706700973f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Yanira Maldonado, 42, left, accompanied by her husband, Gary, center, speaks to an official after being released from a prison on the outskirts of Nogales, Mexico late Thursday, May 30, 2013. Maldonado, jailed in Mexico on a drug-smuggling charge, was released after court officials reviewed her case. She was arrested by the Mexican military last week after they found nearly 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) of pot under her seat on the commercial bus traveling from Mexico to Arizona. (AP Photo/Cristina Silva)" align="left" title="Yanira Maldonado, 42, left, accompanied by her husband, Gary, center, speaks to an official after being released from a prison on the outskirts of Nogales, Mexico late Thursday, May 30, 2013. Maldonado, jailed in Mexico on a drug-smuggling charge, was released after court officials reviewed her case. She was arrested by the Mexican military last week after they found nearly 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) of pot under her seat on the commercial bus traveling from Mexico to Arizona. (AP Photo/Cristina Silva)" border="0" /></a>AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) ? The American woman who was jailed for a week after Mexican authorities said they found marijuana under her bus seat said she&#039;ll return to Mexico someday.</p><br clear="all"/>NEW ORLEANS (AP) ? Organizers of a parade interrupted by a shooting spree in New Orleans on Mother's Day are finishing what they started.http://news.yahoo.com/orleans-parade-marred-gunfire-stages-215238379.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 17:52:38 -0400Associated Pressorleans-parade-marred-gunfire-stages-215238379<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/angel-evokes-tragedies-ny-teen-154239930.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3P2wkaCgokLu7LVRb4OLog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/61fa199b3d4c7012330f6a70670029cf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, May 30, 2013 photo, sculptor Lei Hennessy-Owen talks about the angel sculpture behind her, in Warwick, N.Y. Hennessy-Owen, who has crafted angels to mark high-profile tragedies including the 9/11 attacks, donated this angel as a memorial to a New York teenager killed in a car crash. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, May 30, 2013 photo, sculptor Lei Hennessy-Owen talks about the angel sculpture behind her, in Warwick, N.Y. Hennessy-Owen, who has crafted angels to mark high-profile tragedies including the 9/11 attacks, donated this angel as a memorial to a New York teenager killed in a car crash. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)" border="0" /></a>WARWICK, N.Y. (AP) ? After Joseph and Betty Ginley&#039;s firefighter son was killed in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, they found some solace in the tall steel angels crafted as memorials by sculptor Lei Hennessy-Owen.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/angel-evokes-tragedies-ny-teen-154239930.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 17:34:46 -0400Associated Pressangel-evokes-tragedies-ny-teen-154239930<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/angel-evokes-tragedies-ny-teen-154239930.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3P2wkaCgokLu7LVRb4OLog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/61fa199b3d4c7012330f6a70670029cf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, May 30, 2013 photo, sculptor Lei Hennessy-Owen talks about the angel sculpture behind her, in Warwick, N.Y. Hennessy-Owen, who has crafted angels to mark high-profile tragedies including the 9/11 attacks, donated this angel as a memorial to a New York teenager killed in a car crash. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, May 30, 2013 photo, sculptor Lei Hennessy-Owen talks about the angel sculpture behind her, in Warwick, N.Y. Hennessy-Owen, who has crafted angels to mark high-profile tragedies including the 9/11 attacks, donated this angel as a memorial to a New York teenager killed in a car crash. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)" border="0" /></a>WARWICK, N.Y. (AP) ? After Joseph and Betty Ginley&#039;s firefighter son was killed in the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center, they found some solace in the tall steel angels crafted as memorials by sculptor Lei Hennessy-Owen.</p><br clear="all"/>COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? Some owners of exotic animals say a new Ohio law is onerous and infringes on their constitutional rights, and they've asked a federal appeals court to strike it down.http://news.yahoo.com/exotic-animal-owners-ohio-appeal-restrictions-152250552.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 17:22:25 -0400Associated Pressexotic-animal-owners-ohio-appeal-restrictions-152250552<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/storied-nuke-plant-becomes-environmental-wasteland-144014091.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Squ.d.TowkcpjFv8a7UxEA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/910534fe5baf8612330f6a70670020ac.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 6, 2004 file photo, workers use heavy machinery to remove waste in an area near two dormant nuclear reactors on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Wash. The groundwater at Hanford already is contaminated, but scientists gauge the risks to be minimal because it would take decades for contaminants already in the soil to reach the Columbia River, the largest waterway in the Pacific Northwest. The closest tank sits 5 miles from the river, home to endangered fish and a source of drinking water for some 175,000 people immediately downstream. (AP Photo/Jackie Johnston)" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 6, 2004 file photo, workers use heavy machinery to remove waste in an area near two dormant nuclear reactors on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Wash. The groundwater at Hanford already is contaminated, but scientists gauge the risks to be minimal because it would take decades for contaminants already in the soil to reach the Columbia River, the largest waterway in the Pacific Northwest. The closest tank sits 5 miles from the river, home to endangered fish and a source of drinking water for some 175,000 people immediately downstream. (AP Photo/Jackie Johnston)" border="0" /></a>RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) ? A stainless steel tank the size of a basketball court lies buried in the sandy soil of southeastern Washington state, an aging remnant of U.S. efforts to win World War II. The tank holds enough radioactive waste to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool. And it is leaking.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/storied-nuke-plant-becomes-environmental-wasteland-144014091.htmlSat, 01 Jun 2013 17:22:14 -0400Associated Pressstoried-nuke-plant-becomes-environmental

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