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| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/white-house-says-mount-mckinley-renamed-denali-210234767.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GlaVdGUkYE7vUIx3PjrZBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3e6444cff6a19d26800f6a706700b309.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Aug. 19, 2011 file photo shows Mount McKinley in Denali National Park, Alaska. President Barack Obama on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 said he's changing the name of the tallest mountain in North America from Mount McKinley to Denali. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Aug. 19, 2011 file photo shows Mount McKinley in Denali National Park, Alaska. President Barack Obama on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015 said he's changing the name of the tallest mountain in North America from Mount McKinley to Denali. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama will change the name of North America's tallest mountain peak.</p><br clear="all"/> | White House renames Mount McKinley as Denali on eve of trip | Sun, 30 Aug 2015 22:52:13 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/horror-master-wes-craven-dies-76-021705074.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WdXErTMfs6HQ6nyLr4UO.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f63719781bcaa227800f6a70670058fc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="File- This Oct. 16, 2010, file photo shows Wes Craven arriving at the Scream Awards in Los Angeles. Craven, whose "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream" movies made him one of the most recognizable names in the horror film genre, has died. He was 76. Craven's family said in a statement that he died in his Los Angeles home Sunday after battling brain cancer. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)" align="left" title="File- This Oct. 16, 2010, file photo shows Wes Craven arriving at the Scream Awards in Los Angeles. Craven, whose "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream" movies made him one of the most recognizable names in the horror film genre, has died. He was 76. Craven's family said in a statement that he died in his Los Angeles home Sunday after battling brain cancer. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wes Craven, the prolific writer-director who startled audiences with iconic suburban slashers like "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream," has died. He was 76.</p><br clear="all"/> | Director Wes Craven dies at 76 | Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:09:16 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/now-i-get-it-cord-cutting-its-official-americans-127808699393.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MEhFq3RS3iUhbZVK94j8og--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://d.yimg.com/hd/ynewskatiecouric/lotus/4948bbf7-eaa1-4c61-a1ba-981de3558153_aQJAB8EuBceGWnCJul4Tq5j7ExkUNmlLxRMgl8RIkwGOj8i3qsVrqt45zuKBY_XerKbbC35MUiw-_2_0.jpg?s=589ba4b88673b529b84dd090ad4d62a9&c=a8596fb53e7bb8fd082068b1192c7438&a=ynewskatiecouric&mr=0" width="130" height="86" alt="Now I Get It: Cord-cutting" align="left" title="Now I Get It: Cord-cutting" border="0" /></a>Dozens of apps, subscription services and devices can help you ditch your cable company without facing any FOMO. Cable companies are scrambling to catch up by building better bundles and providing more options to their consumers.</p><br clear="all"/> | Americans are 'cutting the cord' | Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:12:36 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/sharper-forecasts-may-help-avert-repeat-katrina-disaster-120920135.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eIPzRfonCSfdvmRpE7Rb7w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2015-08-30T120920Z_1_LYNXNPEB7T09Q_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="South Miami-Dade County as seen during a fire department aerial reconnaissance.." align="left" title="South Miami-Dade County as seen during a fire department aerial reconnaissance.." border="0" /></a>By David Adams MIAMI (Reuters) - The science of predicting hurricanes has come a long way since Katrina caught New Orleans officials off guard 10 years ago. A range of technological advances, from a new generation of satellites to supercomputers and unmanned drones, promises more-accurate forecasts that would increase public officials' confidence in weather experts' advice. If authorities were quicker to heed warnings about the devastating potential of Katrina before it made landfall in Louisiana on Monday, Aug. 29, 2005, some of the nearly 1,800 lives that were lost may have been saved, forecasters speculate.</p><br clear="all"/> | Sharper forecasts may help avert repeat of Katrina disaster | Sun, 30 Aug 2015 08:09:20 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/suspect-houston-officer-shooting-appear-court-monday-184422845.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6bZMw4CiT9pxZqgvJm93fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cHhvZmY9NTA7cHlvZmY9MDtxPTc1O3c9MTMw/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2015-08-30T184422Z_1_LYNXNPEB7T0H4_RTROPTP_2_USA-TEXAS-DEPUTY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Shannon Miles, who has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of deputy Darren Goforth at a Houston gas station, is seen in this handout booking photo provided by Harris County Sheriff's Office in Houston, Texas" align="left" title="Shannon Miles, who has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of deputy Darren Goforth at a Houston gas station, is seen in this handout booking photo provided by Harris County Sheriff's Office in Houston, Texas" border="0" /></a>The accused man, Shannon Miles, is scheduled to appear in Harris County District Court, records show. Miles is accused of shooting deputy Darren Goforth on Friday evening at a Houston gas station, sheriff's officials said. Goforth's wife, Kathleen, described her late husband as "an incredibly intricate blend of toughness and gentility" in a statement released to NBC affiliate KPRC in Houston.</p><br clear="all"/> | Suspect in Houston officer shooting to appear in court Monday | Sun, 30 Aug 2015 14:44:22 -0400 |
| (Reuters) - A powerful windstorm toppled trees, killing two people in Washington state as work crews scrambled on Sunday to restore power to 450,000 customers, a TV report showed. A father driving with his three-year-old daughter in Gig Harbor, just west of Tacoma, was killed on Saturday when a tree fell on his car, KOMO 4 TV reported. Within two hours, a falling branch struck and killed a 10-year-old girl in Federal Way, just east of Tacoma, the television station reported. Gusting winds were blamed for massive power outages affecting as many as 450,000 customers. ... | Two dead, massive outages after windstorm slams Washington state | Sun, 30 Aug 2015 11:34:44 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/awakenings-author-neurologist-oliver-sacks-dies-82-141146798.html"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_iRJuId2RZbtBtyIxu4tbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c010d957f5319626800f6a7067000d8b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This is a Nov. 26, 2008 file photo of Dr Oliver Sacks, receiving his Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE ), by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, London. Dr. Oliver Sacks, whose books like "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat" probed distant ranges of human experience by compassionately portraying people with severe and sometimes bizarre neurological conditions, has died. He was 82 .Sacks died Sunday at his home in New York City, his assistant, Kate Edgar, said. (Lewis Whyld/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT" align="left" title="FILE - This is a Nov. 26, 2008 file photo of Dr Oliver Sacks, receiving his Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE ), by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, London. Dr. Oliver Sacks, whose books like "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat" probed distant ranges of human experience by compassionately portraying people with severe and sometimes bizarre neurological conditions, has died. He was 82 .Sacks died Sunday at his home in New York City, his assistant, Kate Edgar, said. (Lewis Whyld/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) — There was the blind man who had the disastrous experience of regaining his sight. The surgeon who developed a sudden passion for music after being struck by lightning. And most famously, the man who mistook his wife for a hat.</p><br clear="all"/> | 'Awakenings' author, neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at 82 | Sun, 30 Aug 2015 13:55:34 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/walker-says-wall-canadian-border-worth-reviewing-132533027.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vQl7YVeBtI8zrDQc1KD9OQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/113377a0f4d19426800f6a706700b042.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during a meet and greet with local residents, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, in Harlan, Iowa. Walker wowed Republicans at the Iowa Freedom Summit in January, jumping to the top tier of Republican presidential candidates. But in the seven to eight weeks since the Wisconsin governor became an official candidate, he's had to backtrack and clarify his positions on immigration and Islamic terrorists, reassure jittery donors after a lackluster debate performance, and reshape his campaign to try and rekindle the spark that he showed in the middle of the winter in Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during a meet and greet with local residents, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015, in Harlan, Iowa. Walker wowed Republicans at the Iowa Freedom Summit in January, jumping to the top tier of Republican presidential candidates. But in the seven to eight weeks since the Wisconsin governor became an official candidate, he's had to backtrack and clarify his positions on immigration and Islamic terrorists, reassure jittery donors after a lackluster debate performance, and reshape his campaign to try and rekindle the spark that he showed in the middle of the winter in Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is putting a new twist on the topic of securing the border, a staple among the GOP candidates running for president, by pointing north.</p><br clear="all"/> | Walker says wall along Canadian border worth reviewing | Sun, 30 Aug 2015 11:40:33 -0400 |
| KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — Greg Colden, a farmer on Hawaii's Big Island, said he is most worried about the damage that more rain and sustained winds could do to the area as Hurricane Ignacio passes by this week. | Hurricane Ignacio weakens as it moves closer to Hawaii | Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:21:13 -0400 |
| While the narrative for New Orleans after a decade has become one of rebirth and renewal, the same cannot be said for small Pearlington, Miss., which saw just as much devastation. Many here acknowledge that Pearlington may physically never be the same. But townspeople say one unexpected positive note is that the unity required for recovery also broke a longstanding racial divide. | Katrina anniversary brings tears, gratitude to tiny Mississippi town | Sat, 29 Aug 2015 20:40:09 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/fan-dies-after-falling-from-upper-deck-at-turner-field-030258089.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0ZngmEgJs0FQxjr.Sa4kXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/gettyimages.com/york-yankees-v-atlanta-braves-20150830-014050-271.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New York Yankees v Atlanta Braves" align="left" title="New York Yankees v Atlanta Braves" border="0" /></a>This is the second major incident involving a fan falling from the upper deck at Turner Field in the last three years.</p><br clear="all"/> | Fan dies after falling from upper deck at Turner Field | Sat, 29 Aug 2015 23:17:39 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/police-investigate-motive-ambush-houston-area-deputy-063517835.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JzlbVjOTpq2rLnah3dUOTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a41897c2f24f8926800f6a7067008351.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mourners gather at a gas station in Houston on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 to pay their respects at a makeshift memorial for Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Darren Goforth who was shot and killed while filling his patrol car. On Saturday, prosecutors charged Shannon J. Miles with capital murder in the Friday shooting. (James Nielsen/Houston Chronicle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT: JAMES NIELSEN/HOUSTON CHRONICLE" align="left" title="Mourners gather at a gas station in Houston on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015 to pay their respects at a makeshift memorial for Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Darren Goforth who was shot and killed while filling his patrol car. On Saturday, prosecutors charged Shannon J. Miles with capital murder in the Friday shooting. (James Nielsen/Houston Chronicle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT: JAMES NIELSEN/HOUSTON CHRONICLE" border="0" /></a>HOUSTON (AP) — The man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a uniformed suburban Houston sheriff's deputy had a lengthy criminal record going back a decade, but never spent more than short stints in jail.</p><br clear="all"/> | Police investigate motive in ambush of Houston area deputy | Sun, 30 Aug 2015 19:58:28 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/republican-christie-proposes-tracking-immigrants-fedex-packages-233109536.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_TEqyOgEIYY4HbIzoFrZOw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2015-08-29T233109Z_1_LYNXNPEB7S0H8_RTROPTP_2_USA-ELECTION-CHRISTIE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Governor Christie answers a question from the audience during a campaign town hall meeting in Salem" align="left" title="U.S. Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Governor Christie answers a question from the audience during a campaign town hall meeting in Salem" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said on Saturday if he were elected president he would combat illegal immigration by creating a system to track foreign visitors the way FedEx tracks packages. Christie, who is well back in the pack seeking the Republican nomination for president, told a campaign event in the early voting state of New Hampshire that he would ask FedEx Chief Executive Officer Fred Smith to devise the tracking system. Immigration has become a top issue in the Republican campaign, with front-runner Donald Trump vowing to deport all of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants and to build a wall along the southern border.</p><br clear="all"/> | Republican Christie proposes tracking immigrants like FedEx packages | Sat, 29 Aug 2015 19:31:09 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/sheriffs-deputy-fatally-shot-houston-while-pumping-gas-043751950.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nO39bwYLQTQJPFhW.OzX4Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cHhvZmY9NTA7cHlvZmY9MDtxPTc1O3c9MTMw/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dfa36efecae07926800f6a706700e5a8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated photo provided by the Harris County Sheriff's Office shows sheriff's deputy Darren Goforth who was fatally shot Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. Goforth, was pumping gas into his vehicle when a man approached him from behind and fired multiple shots, Harris County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ryan Sullivan told The Associated Press. (Harris County Sheriff's Office via AP)" align="left" title="This undated photo provided by the Harris County Sheriff's Office shows sheriff's deputy Darren Goforth who was fatally shot Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. Goforth, was pumping gas into his vehicle when a man approached him from behind and fired multiple shots, Harris County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ryan Sullivan told The Associated Press. (Harris County Sheriff's Office via AP)" border="0" /></a>HOUSTON (AP) — A sheriff's deputy in uniform was shot and killed Friday night while filling up his patrol car at a suburban Houston gas station, according to authorities.</p><br clear="all"/> | Man charged with murder in ambush of Houston area deputy | Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:16:16 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/politics/sarah-palin-gushes-over-donald-trump-in-127876580466.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6nKz2Kt_gUNGN3jGHGnejA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/550369fcccda8226800f6a7067003175.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="" align="left" title="" border="0" /></a></p><br clear="all"/> | Sarah Palin gushes over Donald Trump in highly-anticipated interview | Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 |
| Journalists are observers. We are trained to help others by reporting stories, not by becoming part of them. Hurricane Katrina, however, tested those boundaries for many of us. | Reporting Hurricane Katrina: How covering the story swept journalists into the drama | Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:08:09 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/3-al-jazeera-english-reporters-await-egyptian-court-073934921.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IYtj.ABroOGSmygZ5GD5ag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/efc3a1d7cca28126800f6a706700c30b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Canadian Al-Jazeera English journalist Mohammed Fahmy, listens to his verdict in a soundproof glass cage inside a makeshift courtroom in Tora prison in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists, including Fahmy, to three years in prison, the last twist in a long-running trial criticized worldwide by press freedom advocates and human rights activists. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" align="left" title="Canadian Al-Jazeera English journalist Mohammed Fahmy, listens to his verdict in a soundproof glass cage inside a makeshift courtroom in Tora prison in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists, including Fahmy, to three years in prison, the last twist in a long-running trial criticized worldwide by press freedom advocates and human rights activists. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for broadcasting "false news," sparking an international outcry and underlining how authorities are trampling over free speech just over a year into general-turned-politician Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's presidency.</p><br clear="all"/> | Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 3 years in prison | Sat, 29 Aug 2015 22:14:44 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/officials-urge-residents-stay-prepared-tropical-storm-065051095.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GjVGmMYbPoro4Q.Xul2N3w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4361d05aa39b6a26800f6a706700cb1e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 at 9:45 AM EDT shows a poorly organized Tropical Storm Erika located just to the Southwest of Puerto Rico. Erika currently has winds of 50 miles an hour and is producing heavy rainfall over Hispaniola and the surrounding islands in the Eastern Caribbean. Erika will continue moving to the west-northwest over Hispaniola. Fair weather can be expected across the rest of the Caribbean with only typical summertime showers and thunderstorms. (Weather Underground via AP)" align="left" title="This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 at 9:45 AM EDT shows a poorly organized Tropical Storm Erika located just to the Southwest of Puerto Rico. Erika currently has winds of 50 miles an hour and is producing heavy rainfall over Hispaniola and the surrounding islands in the Eastern Caribbean. Erika will continue moving to the west-northwest over Hispaniola. Fair weather can be expected across the rest of the Caribbean with only typical summertime showers and thunderstorms. (Weather Underground via AP)" border="0" /></a>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Erika may be getting weaker, but Florida officials still want residents to be prepared.</p><br clear="all"/> | Officials urge residents to stay prepared tropical storm | Sat, 29 Aug 2015 02:50:51 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/virginia-governor-says-tv-gunman-planned-hurt-more-191020689.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DwRbQ2MWqiYa1gAZRZU9iQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-REF-TS-Was8954284-1-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman and her daughter pause after placing balloons at the make-shift memorial at the front driveway of WDBJ-TV's television studios on August 27, 2015, in Roanoke, Virginia" align="left" title="A woman and her daughter pause after placing balloons at the make-shift memorial at the front driveway of WDBJ-TV's television studios on August 27, 2015, in Roanoke, Virginia" border="0" /></a>The embittered gunman who shot dead two young American journalists on live TV was seemingly hell-bent on committing more violence before he took his own life, Virginia's governor said Friday. Terry McAuliffe visited the studios of WDBJ television in Roanoke two days after Vester Flanagan killed reporter Alison Parker, 24, and cameraman Adam Ward, 27, as they were conducting an interview. Flanagan, 41, a former WDBJ reporter fired in February 2013, fatally shot himself a few hours later after police caught up with his rented get-away car on a highway that leads into the city of Washington.</p><br clear="all"/> | TV gunman plotted to 'hurt a lot more': state governor | Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:57:14 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/puerto-rico-braces-ts-erika-4-dead-dominica-040658141.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/k.tCGJSzXOeZDv.R7i94EQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6bd88f5ba3106726800f6a7067007f7e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A couple looks out at a rough sea as Tropical Storm Erika moves away from the area in Guayama, Puerto Rico, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. The storm was expected to dump up to 8 inches of rain across the drought-stricken northern Caribbean as it carved a path toward the U.S. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)" align="left" title="A couple looks out at a rough sea as Tropical Storm Erika moves away from the area in Guayama, Puerto Rico, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. The storm was expected to dump up to 8 inches of rain across the drought-stricken northern Caribbean as it carved a path toward the U.S. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)" border="0" /></a>SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A weakening Tropical Storm Erika drenched Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Friday after leaving a trail of destruction that killed at least 20 people and left another 31 missing on the small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/> | Dominica prime minister says Erika leaves 20 dead | Fri, 28 Aug 2015 23:14:34 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/jurors-resume-deliberations-prep-school-rape-case-054105179.html"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KQDurKCXHHOWjE0fo3ZYOA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/99db2427a2ce6626800f6a7067009280.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Owen Labrie talks with one of his attorneys Jaye Rancourt, right, as his parents Denise Holland and Cannon Labrie talk in the lobby as they wait outside the courtroom for the verdict in his trial at Merrimack County Superior Court on Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 in Concord, N.H. Labrie is charged with raping a 15-year-old freshman as part of Senior Salute, in which seniors try to romance and have intercourse with underclassmen before leaving the prestigious St. Paul's School in Concord. (Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT" align="left" title="Owen Labrie talks with one of his attorneys Jaye Rancourt, right, as his parents Denise Holland and Cannon Labrie talk in the lobby as they wait outside the courtroom for the verdict in his trial at Merrimack County Superior Court on Friday, Aug. 28, 2015 in Concord, N.H. Labrie is charged with raping a 15-year-old freshman as part of Senior Salute, in which seniors try to romance and have intercourse with underclassmen before leaving the prestigious St. Paul's School in Concord. (Geoff Forester/The Concord Monitor via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT" border="0" /></a>CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A graduate of an exclusive New England prep school was cleared of felony rape but convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses Friday against a 15-year-old freshman girl in a case that exposed a campus tradition in which seniors competed to see how many younger students they could have sex with.</p><br clear="all"/> | Former prep school student convicted of sex charges | Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:35:26 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/obama-visiting-orleans-hurricanes-10th-anniversary-071134740--politics.html"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/J5L9OWoadbTSDi5MUiexiQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/825c11ab7a755226800f6a706700f020.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama, accompanied by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, holds a child as he greets residents in the the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, for the 10th anniversary since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Tremé is one of the oldest black neighborhoods in America, which borders the French Quarter just north of Downtown.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama, accompanied by New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, holds a child as he greets residents in the the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015, for the 10th anniversary since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Tremé is one of the oldest black neighborhoods in America, which borders the French Quarter just north of Downtown.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)" border="0" /></a>The president meets with city residents to mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.</p><br clear="all"/> | Obama to people of New Orleans: You inspire me, and America | Thu, 27 Aug 2015 20:59:08 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/politics/carly-fiorina-takes-a-licking-but-keeps-on-kicking-127737295986.html"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vpEnGbCy1vAX.NdvG21HnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/65fbba78deb963247f0f6a706700707a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="" align="left" title="" border="0" /></a></p><br clear="all"/> | Carly Fiorina takes a licking but keeps on kicking | Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/katrina-anniversary-recovery-lower-ninth-ward-to-127726051723.html"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GOo8RB1U_hOcGE94.mCzwg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/aec4d8719fb65826800f6a706700669e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This combination of Aug. 30, 2005 and July 29, 2015 aerial photos shows downtown New Orleans and the Superdome flooded by Hurricane Katrina and the same area a decade later. Katrina's powerful winds and driving rain bore down on Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2005. The storm caused major damage to the Gulf Coast from Texas to central Florida while powering a storm surge that breached the system of levees that were built to protect New Orleans from flooding. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Gerald Herbert)" align="left" title="This combination of Aug. 30, 2005 and July 29, 2015 aerial photos shows downtown New Orleans and the Superdome flooded by Hurricane Katrina and the same area a decade later. Katrina's powerful winds and driving rain bore down on Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2005. The storm caused major damage to the Gulf Coast from Texas to central Florida while powering a storm surge that breached the system of levees that were built to protect New Orleans from flooding. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>10 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Yahoo News goes back to explore how far the city has come, what remains to be done and whether race has played a part in the recovery.</p><br clear="all"/> | Race and its role in New Orleans' recovery 10 years later | Thu, 27 Aug 2015 14:14:53 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/we-stand-with-wdbj-twitter-tributes-alison-parker-adam-ward-155049457.html"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uv3flT1na__Nixi2.ZLERw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2015-08-27/61f5b280-4ce2-11e5-9426-f748abae0c13_CNacQeJWcAAiCG5.png" width="130" height="86" alt="#WeStandWithWDBJ: TV newsrooms pay tribute to slain journalists" align="left" title="#WeStandWithWDBJ: TV newsrooms pay tribute to slain journalists" border="0" /></a>#WeStandWithWDBJ: Television newsrooms are paying tribute online to the pair of journalists who were shot and killed during a live broadcast in Virginia on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> | TV newsrooms pay tribute to slain journalists | Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:50:47 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/politics/trump-on-wdbj-shooting-this-isnt-a-gun-problem-127715524131.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IKIZgfQZtbrB3axhgQjw.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/abc6d18a79a64e26800f6a706700cd43.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participates in the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participates in the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)" border="0" /></a>Donald Trump says the fatal shooting of two journalists on live television should not be seen as another example of America’s problem with gun violence.</p><br clear="all"/> | Trump on fatal shooting of WDBJ journalists | Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:30:38 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/politics/jeb-get-ahold-of-yourself-jeb-bush-has-dropped-to-127656250341.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wfbK5EP7KPL0ITDxfTAxaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7ab6e62428242226800f6a7067001d05.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="" align="left" title="" border="0" /></a></p><br clear="all"/> | Jeb, get ahold of yourself | Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/grieving-station-comes-together-newscast-deaths-113357656.html"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yreiXY4FynOUaSy8D3kEaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c8f3b96f78da4a26800f6a706700a59d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="WDBJ-TV7 meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner, right, wipes his eyes during the early morning newscast as anchors Kimberly McBroom, center, and guest anchor Steve Grant deliver the news at the station in Roanoke, Va., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. Reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were killed during a live broadcast Wednesday, while on assignment in Moneta. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)" align="left" title="WDBJ-TV7 meteorologist Leo Hirsbrunner, right, wipes his eyes during the early morning newscast as anchors Kimberly McBroom, center, and guest anchor Steve Grant deliver the news at the station in Roanoke, Va., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. Reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were killed during a live broadcast Wednesday, while on assignment in Moneta. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)" border="0" /></a>ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Just one day after two of its own were killed, the news team at Virginia station WDBJ-TV regrouped, gathered together and leaned on one another for the live broadcast of its "Mornin'" show.</p><br clear="all"/> | Grieving station comes together for newscast after deaths | Thu, 27 Aug 2015 17:57:21 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/us-stocks-move-sharply-higher-six-day-slump-140420648--finance.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WwvP10DlNyhGwOCynpMWzw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2d89b98c4f123026800f6a706700d9a2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Chinese investor monitors stock prices at a brokerage in Beijing on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday and Shanghai's index fell despite Beijing's decision to cut a key interest rate to help stabilize gyrating financial markets and counter short liquidity.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)" align="left" title="A Chinese investor monitors stock prices at a brokerage in Beijing on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday and Shanghai's index fell despite Beijing's decision to cut a key interest rate to help stabilize gyrating financial markets and counter short liquidity.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks rose Thursday after Wall Street soared overnight, breaking a six-day string of losses. The recovery brought a measure of relief to many investors, although experts warned that more volatility could be ahead.</p><br clear="all"/> | Asian stocks rise after Wall Street rebound | Thu, 27 Aug 2015 00:50:16 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://gma.yahoo.com/shooting-alleged-gunman-details-grievances-suicide-notes-190052437--abc-news-topstories.html"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GEFBpg5vSKzQSUM7fTzaFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.wabc.abc.news.com/1bb700e8e41e3b68fb1e80457916e373" width="130" height="86" alt="" align="left" title="" border="0" /></a>A man claiming to be the alleged Va. shooter sent a 23-page list of grievances to ABC News.</p><br clear="all"/> | 'I've been a human powder keg for a while' | Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 |
| <p><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/politics/hillary-clinton-on-a-biden-run-give-him-space-127662577131.html"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AF6rrSEsy.JglbvKfw2B.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2015-08-26T202746Z_2076496478_WASEB8Q17LP01_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-CLINTON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="" align="left" title="" border="0" /></a></p><br clear="all"/> | Hillary Clinton on a Biden run: give him ‘space’ for ‘a very difficult decision’ | Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/suspect-1996-khobar-towers-bombing-arrested-125307152--politics.html"><img src="https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wHvGQ3En3tqJKFYtid9ggg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bea7c0b750243526800f6a706700118c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This June 30,1996 file photo, show a general view of the destroyed Khobar Towers and crater where a truck bomb exploded at a U.S military complex killing 19 Americans and injuring hundreds in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed al-Mughassil, suspected in the bombing has been captured, a U.S. official tells The Associated Press, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Al-Mughassil was described by the FBI in 2001 as the head of the military wing of Saudi Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Saleh Rifai, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This June 30,1996 file photo, show a general view of the destroyed Khobar Towers and crater where a truck bomb exploded at a U.S military complex killing 19 Americans and injuring hundreds in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed al-Mughassil, suspected in the bombing has been captured, a U.S. official tells The Associated Press, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Al-Mughassil was described by the FBI in 2001 as the head of the military wing of Saudi Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Saleh Rifai, File)" border="0" /></a>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A man described as the mastermind of the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing that killed 19 American servicemen in Saudi Arabia has been captured, a U.S. and a Saudi official said Wednesday, ending a nearly two-decade manhunt for one of the FBI's most-wanted terrorists.</p><br clear="all"/> | Saudi arrested in 1996 bombing that killed 19 Americans | Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:36:43 -0400 |
| <p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/trump-starts-media-feud-univision-anchor-ramos-071953968--election.html"><img src="https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PGjh5nVDWxjfKbbnldoX7g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/06e369894da72926800f6a7067003dee.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Miami-based Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, left, asks Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump a question about his immigration proposal during a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, in Dubuque, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" align="left" title="Miami-based Univision anchor Jorge Ramos, left, asks Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump a question about his immigration proposal during a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, in Dubuque, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" border="0" /></a>The GOP frontrunner lashes out at the prominent TV anchor: "Go back to Univision."</p><br clear="all"/> | Trump says he's proud he booted Univision's Ramos from event | Wed, 26 Aug 2015 22:05:02 -0400 |