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http://news.yahoo.com/topstories/ en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 27 Jun 2013 17:04:56 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/topstories/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/perry-filibuster-star-clash-over-texas-abortions-175240836.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D8_WjL0IE9E5_yvGlANDqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0166416f7fcbf915350f6a706700c733.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Gov. Rick Perry responds to questions from reporters during a news conference after delivering a speech at the National Right To Life Convention, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. The Republican has called a second special legislative session beginning July 1, allowing the GOP-controlled statehouse another crack at passing restrictions opponents say could shutter nearly all the abortion clinics across the country&#039;s second-largest state. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" align="left" title="Gov. Rick Perry responds to questions from reporters during a news conference after delivering a speech at the National Right To Life Convention, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. The Republican has called a second special legislative session beginning July 1, allowing the GOP-controlled statehouse another crack at passing restrictions opponents say could shutter nearly all the abortion clinics across the country&#039;s second-largest state. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" border="0" /></a>GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) ? Gov. Rick Perry hit back Thursday at the star of a Democratic filibuster that killed tough new Texas abortion restrictions, saying state Sen. Wendy Davis&#039; rise from a tough upbringing should have taught her the value of each human life.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/perry-filibuster-star-clash-over-texas-abortions-175240836.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 17:04:56 -0400Associated Pressperry-filibuster-star-clash-over-texas-abortions-175240836<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/perry-filibuster-star-clash-over-texas-abortions-175240836.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D8_WjL0IE9E5_yvGlANDqg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0166416f7fcbf915350f6a706700c733.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Gov. Rick Perry responds to questions from reporters during a news conference after delivering a speech at the National Right To Life Convention, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. The Republican has called a second special legislative session beginning July 1, allowing the GOP-controlled statehouse another crack at passing restrictions opponents say could shutter nearly all the abortion clinics across the country&#039;s second-largest state. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" align="left" title="Gov. Rick Perry responds to questions from reporters during a news conference after delivering a speech at the National Right To Life Convention, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. The Republican has called a second special legislative session beginning July 1, allowing the GOP-controlled statehouse another crack at passing restrictions opponents say could shutter nearly all the abortion clinics across the country&#039;s second-largest state. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)" border="0" /></a>GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) ? Gov. Rick Perry hit back Thursday at the star of a Democratic filibuster that killed tough new Texas abortion restrictions, saying state Sen. Wendy Davis&#039; rise from a tough upbringing should have taught her the value of each human life.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/body-nyc-storm-victim-lay-undetected-months-065513402.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kqK6I9lilsBUVhwSFwW.9A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/77c2a7737d31ed15350f6a706700d1ae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A dilapidated trailer sits parked in a trash strewn lot in the Queens borough of New York, Tuesday, June 15, 2013. Thought to be vacant, the trailer went unsearched after Superstorm Sandy flooded the area in late 2012. More than five months after the storm, the partially skeletonized remains of 62-year-old Keith Lancaster were found inside on April 5, 2013. He was among the 44 lives claimed by Sandy in New York City (AP Photo/Jake Pearson)" align="left" title="A dilapidated trailer sits parked in a trash strewn lot in the Queens borough of New York, Tuesday, June 15, 2013. Thought to be vacant, the trailer went unsearched after Superstorm Sandy flooded the area in late 2012. More than five months after the storm, the partially skeletonized remains of 62-year-old Keith Lancaster were found inside on April 5, 2013. He was among the 44 lives claimed by Sandy in New York City (AP Photo/Jake Pearson)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? In the chaotic days after Superstorm Sandy, an army of aid workers streamed onto the flood-ravaged Rockaway Peninsula looking for anyone who needed help. Health workers and National Guard troops went door to door. City inspectors checked thousands of dwellings for damage. Seaside neighborhoods teemed with utility crews, Red Cross trucks and crews clearing debris.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/body-nyc-storm-victim-lay-undetected-months-065513402.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 17:02:16 -0400Associated Pressbody-nyc-storm-victim-lay-undetected-months-065513402<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/body-nyc-storm-victim-lay-undetected-months-065513402.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kqK6I9lilsBUVhwSFwW.9A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/77c2a7737d31ed15350f6a706700d1ae.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A dilapidated trailer sits parked in a trash strewn lot in the Queens borough of New York, Tuesday, June 15, 2013. Thought to be vacant, the trailer went unsearched after Superstorm Sandy flooded the area in late 2012. More than five months after the storm, the partially skeletonized remains of 62-year-old Keith Lancaster were found inside on April 5, 2013. He was among the 44 lives claimed by Sandy in New York City (AP Photo/Jake Pearson)" align="left" title="A dilapidated trailer sits parked in a trash strewn lot in the Queens borough of New York, Tuesday, June 15, 2013. Thought to be vacant, the trailer went unsearched after Superstorm Sandy flooded the area in late 2012. More than five months after the storm, the partially skeletonized remains of 62-year-old Keith Lancaster were found inside on April 5, 2013. He was among the 44 lives claimed by Sandy in New York City (AP Photo/Jake Pearson)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? In the chaotic days after Superstorm Sandy, an army of aid workers streamed onto the flood-ravaged Rockaway Peninsula looking for anyone who needed help. Health workers and National Guard troops went door to door. City inspectors checked thousands of dwellings for damage. Seaside neighborhoods teemed with utility crews, Red Cross trucks and crews clearing debris.</p><br clear="all"/>PHOENIX (AP) ? Gay marriage proponents marked another victory Thursday after the Supreme Court rejected appeals from Arizona and Nevada involving the rights of same-sex couples.http://news.yahoo.com/court-rejects-gay-rights-cases-ariz-nev-135355306.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 17:01:57 -0400Associated Presscourt-rejects-gay-rights-cases-ariz-nev-135355306<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/goodbye-m-ms-hello-granola-bars-school-snacks-195352021.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QDinXswZmBrD21yCusj5gg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3e84dffe7f64f715350f6a7067004e1c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 3, 2006 file photo, a student purchases a brown sugar Pop-Tart from a vending machine in the hallway outside the school cafeteria, in Wichita, Kan. High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from school vending machines and cafeteria lines as soon as next year, replaced with diet drinks, granola bars and other healthier items the Agriculture Department said Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Mike Hutmacher, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 3, 2006 file photo, a student purchases a brown sugar Pop-Tart from a vending machine in the hallway outside the school cafeteria, in Wichita, Kan. High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from school vending machines and cafeteria lines as soon as next year, replaced with diet drinks, granola bars and other healthier items the Agriculture Department said Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Mike Hutmacher, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Kids, your days of blowing off those healthier school lunches and filling up on cookies from the vending machine are numbered. The government is onto you.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/goodbye-m-ms-hello-granola-bars-school-snacks-195352021.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 17:01:16 -0400Associated Pressgoodbye-m-ms-hello-granola-bars-school-snacks-195352021<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/goodbye-m-ms-hello-granola-bars-school-snacks-195352021.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QDinXswZmBrD21yCusj5gg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3e84dffe7f64f715350f6a7067004e1c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this May 3, 2006 file photo, a student purchases a brown sugar Pop-Tart from a vending machine in the hallway outside the school cafeteria, in Wichita, Kan. High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from school vending machines and cafeteria lines as soon as next year, replaced with diet drinks, granola bars and other healthier items the Agriculture Department said Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Mike Hutmacher, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this May 3, 2006 file photo, a student purchases a brown sugar Pop-Tart from a vending machine in the hallway outside the school cafeteria, in Wichita, Kan. High-calorie sports drinks and candy bars will be removed from school vending machines and cafeteria lines as soon as next year, replaced with diet drinks, granola bars and other healthier items the Agriculture Department said Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Mike Hutmacher, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Kids, your days of blowing off those healthier school lunches and filling up on cookies from the vending machine are numbered. The government is onto you.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-agency-sues-corzine-over-failure-mf-global-185641107.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7Cvl6Rk85SxPeea1GHKXgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/186b21308059fc15350f6a7067000be8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2011 file photo, former MF Global Holdings Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Corzine testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Financial Services Committee. Federal regulators announced Thursday, June 27, 2013, that they have accused former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine of failing to properly manage MF Global, which misused customer funds before its 2011 collapse. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2011 file photo, former MF Global Holdings Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Corzine testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Financial Services Committee. Federal regulators announced Thursday, June 27, 2013, that they have accused former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine of failing to properly manage MF Global, which misused customer funds before its 2011 collapse. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Federal regulators have accused former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine of misusing customer money while he was CEO of brokerage firm MF Global, which collapsed in 2011.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-agency-sues-corzine-over-failure-mf-global-185641107.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 17:01:06 -0400Associated Pressus-agency-sues-corzine-over-failure-mf-global-185641107<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-agency-sues-corzine-over-failure-mf-global-185641107.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7Cvl6Rk85SxPeea1GHKXgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/186b21308059fc15350f6a7067000be8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2011 file photo, former MF Global Holdings Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Corzine testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Financial Services Committee. Federal regulators announced Thursday, June 27, 2013, that they have accused former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine of failing to properly manage MF Global, which misused customer funds before its 2011 collapse. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2011 file photo, former MF Global Holdings Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Corzine testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Financial Services Committee. Federal regulators announced Thursday, June 27, 2013, that they have accused former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine of failing to properly manage MF Global, which misused customer funds before its 2011 collapse. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Federal regulators have accused former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine of misusing customer money while he was CEO of brokerage firm MF Global, which collapsed in 2011.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/donovan-back-us-not-bocanegra-152521733.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/v63dT01EH1j_Lv0CTjRhXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ecfaee477f66f715350f6a7067003e88.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 3, 2013 file photo, Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan controls the ball during the second half of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinal against Monterrey in Carson, Calif. Donovan is returning to the U.S. national team after an absence of nearly 11 months. (AP Photo/Bret Hartman, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 3, 2013 file photo, Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan controls the ball during the second half of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinal against Monterrey in Carson, Calif. Donovan is returning to the U.S. national team after an absence of nearly 11 months. (AP Photo/Bret Hartman, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Landon Donovan is getting a chance to earn back his spot on the U.S. national team.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/donovan-back-us-not-bocanegra-152521733.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 16:58:31 -0400Associated Pressdonovan-back-us-not-bocanegra-152521733<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/donovan-back-us-not-bocanegra-152521733.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/v63dT01EH1j_Lv0CTjRhXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ecfaee477f66f715350f6a7067003e88.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 3, 2013 file photo, Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan controls the ball during the second half of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinal against Monterrey in Carson, Calif. Donovan is returning to the U.S. national team after an absence of nearly 11 months. (AP Photo/Bret Hartman, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 3, 2013 file photo, Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan controls the ball during the second half of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinal against Monterrey in Carson, Calif. Donovan is returning to the U.S. national team after an absence of nearly 11 months. (AP Photo/Bret Hartman, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Landon Donovan is getting a chance to earn back his spot on the U.S. national team.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gandolfini-big-man-everyman-eulogized-205655387.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0tyEeIRc3knSm21Dcqx_cw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/464a7c9a8028fb15350f6a7067000512.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="HBO CEO Richard Plepler, center, and David Chase, center right, producer of &quot;The Sopranos&quot;, walk out of Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine after funeral services for actor James Gandolfini, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in New York. Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano in the hit HBO show, died while vacationing in Italy last week. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" align="left" title="HBO CEO Richard Plepler, center, and David Chase, center right, producer of &quot;The Sopranos&quot;, walk out of Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine after funeral services for actor James Gandolfini, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in New York. Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano in the hit HBO show, died while vacationing in Italy last week. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? The funeral of James Gandolfini took place in one of the largest churches in the world and didn&#039;t stint on ceremony.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gandolfini-big-man-everyman-eulogized-205655387.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 16:56:55 -0400Associated Pressgandolfini-big-man-everyman-eulogized-205655387<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gandolfini-big-man-everyman-eulogized-205655387.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0tyEeIRc3knSm21Dcqx_cw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/464a7c9a8028fb15350f6a7067000512.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="HBO CEO Richard Plepler, center, and David Chase, center right, producer of &quot;The Sopranos&quot;, walk out of Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine after funeral services for actor James Gandolfini, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in New York. Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano in the hit HBO show, died while vacationing in Italy last week. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" align="left" title="HBO CEO Richard Plepler, center, and David Chase, center right, producer of &quot;The Sopranos&quot;, walk out of Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine after funeral services for actor James Gandolfini, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in New York. Gandolfini, who played Tony Soprano in the hit HBO show, died while vacationing in Italy last week. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? The funeral of James Gandolfini took place in one of the largest churches in the world and didn&#039;t stint on ceremony.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jewell-makes-emotional-pledge-native-americans-191859719.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T7qTcMJS5yEhKUgPXm8dxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/adfbae0e8039fb15350f6a706700b136.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This June 6, 2013 file photo shows Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jewell made an emotional pledge, Thursday June 27, 2013, in her first address to Indian Country as the 51st U.S. Interior secretary, saying she&#039;ll help right past wrongs against Native Americans and work with tribes &quot;nation-to-nation&quot; to protect their sovereignty. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This June 6, 2013 file photo shows Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jewell made an emotional pledge, Thursday June 27, 2013, in her first address to Indian Country as the 51st U.S. Interior secretary, saying she&#039;ll help right past wrongs against Native Americans and work with tribes &quot;nation-to-nation&quot; to protect their sovereignty. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)" border="0" /></a>RENO, Nev. (AP) ? In her first address to Indian Country as the 51st U.S. Interior Secretary, Sally Jewell made an emotional pledge Thursday to help right past wrongs against Native Americans and work together with tribes &quot;nation-to-nation&quot; to protect their sovereignty and develop their cultural and natural resources to become more economically self-reliant.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jewell-makes-emotional-pledge-native-americans-191859719.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 16:53:45 -0400Associated Pressjewell-makes-emotional-pledge-native-americans-191859719<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jewell-makes-emotional-pledge-native-americans-191859719.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/T7qTcMJS5yEhKUgPXm8dxw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/adfbae0e8039fb15350f6a706700b136.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This June 6, 2013 file photo shows Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jewell made an emotional pledge, Thursday June 27, 2013, in her first address to Indian Country as the 51st U.S. Interior secretary, saying she&#039;ll help right past wrongs against Native Americans and work with tribes &quot;nation-to-nation&quot; to protect their sovereignty. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)" align="left" title="FILE - This June 6, 2013 file photo shows Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Jewell made an emotional pledge, Thursday June 27, 2013, in her first address to Indian Country as the 51st U.S. Interior secretary, saying she&#039;ll help right past wrongs against Native Americans and work with tribes &quot;nation-to-nation&quot; to protect their sovereignty. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)" border="0" /></a>RENO, Nev. (AP) ? In her first address to Indian Country as the 51st U.S. Interior Secretary, Sally Jewell made an emotional pledge Thursday to help right past wrongs against Native Americans and work together with tribes &quot;nation-to-nation&quot; to protect their sovereignty and develop their cultural and natural resources to become more economically self-reliant.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/watchdog-defends-review-irs-conservative-scrutiny-174620329.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dyHbQ9z0CDE5MX87j9UfHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-27T205331Z_1_CBRE95Q1M1B00_RTROPTP_2_USA-IRS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Werfel testifies before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the status of the IRS&#039;s targeting of political groups, on Capitol Hill in Washington" align="left" title="Werfel testifies before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the status of the IRS&#039;s targeting of political groups, on Capitol Hill in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, facing criticism of his findings that tax authorities targeted Tea Party-linked groups for extra scrutiny, said his office did not find evidence that the term &quot;progressives&quot; was used to target liberal-leaning groups. As the Internal Revenue Service Tea Party controversy turned inward on itself, with investigators themselves under scrutiny, J. Russell George said in a letter to Democrats that his office found the IRS did not scrutinize conservative and progressive groups equally. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/watchdog-defends-review-irs-conservative-scrutiny-174620329.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 16:53:31 -0400Reuterswatchdog-defends-review-irs-conservative-scrutiny-174620329<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/watchdog-defends-review-irs-conservative-scrutiny-174620329.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dyHbQ9z0CDE5MX87j9UfHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-27T205331Z_1_CBRE95Q1M1B00_RTROPTP_2_USA-IRS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Werfel testifies before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the status of the IRS&#039;s targeting of political groups, on Capitol Hill in Washington" align="left" title="Werfel testifies before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the status of the IRS&#039;s targeting of political groups, on Capitol Hill in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, facing criticism of his findings that tax authorities targeted Tea Party-linked groups for extra scrutiny, said his office did not find evidence that the term &quot;progressives&quot; was used to target liberal-leaning groups. As the Internal Revenue Service Tea Party controversy turned inward on itself, with investigators themselves under scrutiny, J. Russell George said in a letter to Democrats that his office found the IRS did not scrutinize conservative and progressive groups equally. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/target-cuts-ties-deen-drugmaker-distances-155508712.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VvEGNgM9RmoTRd9yQm27WA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4eeac6356160e315350f6a7067006aad.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this publicity image released by NBC, celebrity chef Paula Deen appears on NBC News&#039; &quot;Today&quot; show, wednesday, June 26, 2013 in New York. Deen dissolved into tears during a &quot;Today&quot; show interview Wednesday about her admission that she used a racial slur in the past. The celebrity chef, who had backed out of a &quot;Today&quot; interview last Friday, said she was not a racist and was heartbroken by the controversy that began with her own deposition in a lawsuit. Deen has been dropped by the Food Network and as a celebrity endorser by Smithfield Foods. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer)" align="left" title="In this publicity image released by NBC, celebrity chef Paula Deen appears on NBC News&#039; &quot;Today&quot; show, wednesday, June 26, 2013 in New York. Deen dissolved into tears during a &quot;Today&quot; show interview Wednesday about her admission that she used a racial slur in the past. The celebrity chef, who had backed out of a &quot;Today&quot; interview last Friday, said she was not a racist and was heartbroken by the controversy that began with her own deposition in a lawsuit. Deen has been dropped by the Food Network and as a celebrity endorser by Smithfield Foods. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Paula Deen&#039;s multimillion-dollar merchandise and media empire continues to unravel following revelations that she used racial slurs in the past.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/target-cuts-ties-deen-drugmaker-distances-155508712.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 16:53:27 -0400Associated Presstarget-cuts-ties-deen-drugmaker-distances-155508712<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/target-cuts-ties-deen-drugmaker-distances-155508712.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VvEGNgM9RmoTRd9yQm27WA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4eeac6356160e315350f6a7067006aad.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this publicity image released by NBC, celebrity chef Paula Deen appears on NBC News&#039; &quot;Today&quot; show, wednesday, June 26, 2013 in New York. Deen dissolved into tears during a &quot;Today&quot; show interview Wednesday about her admission that she used a racial slur in the past. The celebrity chef, who had backed out of a &quot;Today&quot; interview last Friday, said she was not a racist and was heartbroken by the controversy that began with her own deposition in a lawsuit. Deen has been dropped by the Food Network and as a celebrity endorser by Smithfield Foods. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer)" align="left" title="In this publicity image released by NBC, celebrity chef Paula Deen appears on NBC News&#039; &quot;Today&quot; show, wednesday, June 26, 2013 in New York. Deen dissolved into tears during a &quot;Today&quot; show interview Wednesday about her admission that she used a racial slur in the past. The celebrity chef, who had backed out of a &quot;Today&quot; interview last Friday, said she was not a racist and was heartbroken by the controversy that began with her own deposition in a lawsuit. Deen has been dropped by the Food Network and as a celebrity endorser by Smithfield Foods. (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Paula Deen&#039;s multimillion-dollar merchandise and media empire continues to unravel following revelations that she used racial slurs in the past.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stocks-gain-encouraging-news-economy-165409772.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GAQooeVFHm9.76W838P3qA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/098d6beb7e1ff115350f6a706700a9fb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, May 28, 2013, file photo, trader William McInerney works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Global stock markets were mostly higher Thursday June 27, 2013 after the U.S. said quarterly growth may be weaker than expected, raising investors&#039; hopes that the Federal Reserve would delay plans to wind down its stimulus program. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, May 28, 2013, file photo, trader William McInerney works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Global stock markets were mostly higher Thursday June 27, 2013 after the U.S. said quarterly growth may be weaker than expected, raising investors&#039; hopes that the Federal Reserve would delay plans to wind down its stimulus program. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Better news on jobs and consumer spending pushed stocks higher Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/stocks-gain-encouraging-news-economy-165409772.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 16:51:35 -0400Associated Pressstocks-gain-encouraging-news-economy-165409772<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stocks-gain-encouraging-news-economy-165409772.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GAQooeVFHm9.76W838P3qA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/098d6beb7e1ff115350f6a706700a9fb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, May 28, 2013, file photo, trader William McInerney works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Global stock markets were mostly higher Thursday June 27, 2013 after the U.S. said quarterly growth may be weaker than expected, raising investors&#039; hopes that the Federal Reserve would delay plans to wind down its stimulus program. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, May 28, 2013, file photo, trader William McInerney works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Global stock markets were mostly higher Thursday June 27, 2013 after the U.S. said quarterly growth may be weaker than expected, raising investors&#039; hopes that the Federal Reserve would delay plans to wind down its stimulus program. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Better news on jobs and consumer spending pushed stocks higher Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/once-strength-te-now-mark-pats-205113941.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/umhuAN6vI9mNl.UGFsniag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5b9e7d99617fe415350f6a706700441b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, left, stands with his attorney Michael Fee, right, during arraignment in Attleboro District Court Wednesday, June 26, in Attleboro, Mass. Hernandez was charged with murdering Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old semi-pro football player for the Boston Bandits, whose body was found June 17 in an industrial park in North Attleborough, Mass. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mike George, Pool)" align="left" title="Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, left, stands with his attorney Michael Fee, right, during arraignment in Attleboro District Court Wednesday, June 26, in Attleboro, Mass. Hernandez was charged with murdering Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old semi-pro football player for the Boston Bandits, whose body was found June 17 in an industrial park in North Attleborough, Mass. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mike George, Pool)" border="0" /></a>FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) ? The New England Patriots seemed set for years with their young, record-breaking tight end combination.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/once-strength-te-now-mark-pats-205113941.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 16:51:13 -0400Associated Pressonce-strength-te-now-mark-pats-205113941<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/once-strength-te-now-mark-pats-205113941.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/umhuAN6vI9mNl.UGFsniag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5b9e7d99617fe415350f6a706700441b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, left, stands with his attorney Michael Fee, right, during arraignment in Attleboro District Court Wednesday, June 26, in Attleboro, Mass. Hernandez was charged with murdering Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old semi-pro football player for the Boston Bandits, whose body was found June 17 in an industrial park in North Attleborough, Mass. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mike George, Pool)" align="left" title="Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, left, stands with his attorney Michael Fee, right, during arraignment in Attleboro District Court Wednesday, June 26, in Attleboro, Mass. Hernandez was charged with murdering Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old semi-pro football player for the Boston Bandits, whose body was found June 17 in an industrial park in North Attleborough, Mass. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mike George, Pool)" border="0" /></a>FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) ? The New England Patriots seemed set for years with their young, record-breaking tight end combination.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/immigration-overhaul-senate-passes-historic-bill-204725955.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JSTLMM9ghTFUClbMmhPXuQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/86a3f2bb8053fc15350f6a70670015a4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, two of the authors of the immigration reform bill crafted by the Senate&#039;s bipartisan &quot;Gang of Eight,&quot; shakes hands on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 27, 2013, prior to the final vote. The historic legislation would dramatically remake the U.S. immigration system and require a tough new focus on border security. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, two of the authors of the immigration reform bill crafted by the Senate&#039;s bipartisan &quot;Gang of Eight,&quot; shakes hands on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 27, 2013, prior to the final vote. The historic legislation would dramatically remake the U.S. immigration system and require a tough new focus on border security. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? With a solemnity reserved for momentous occasions, the Senate passed historic legislation Thursday offering the priceless hope of citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in America&#039;s shadows. The bill also promises a military-style effort to secure the long-porous border with Mexico.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/immigration-overhaul-senate-passes-historic-bill-204725955.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 17:11:56 -0400Associated Pressimmigration-overhaul-senate-passes-historic-bill-204725955<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/immigration-overhaul-senate-passes-historic-bill-204725955.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JSTLMM9ghTFUClbMmhPXuQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/86a3f2bb8053fc15350f6a70670015a4.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, two of the authors of the immigration reform bill crafted by the Senate&#039;s bipartisan &quot;Gang of Eight,&quot; shakes hands on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 27, 2013, prior to the final vote. The historic legislation would dramatically remake the U.S. immigration system and require a tough new focus on border security. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, two of the authors of the immigration reform bill crafted by the Senate&#039;s bipartisan &quot;Gang of Eight,&quot; shakes hands on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 27, 2013, prior to the final vote. The historic legislation would dramatically remake the U.S. immigration system and require a tough new focus on border security. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? With a solemnity reserved for momentous occasions, the Senate passed historic legislation Thursday offering the priceless hope of citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in America&#039;s shadows. The bill also promises a military-style effort to secure the long-porous border with Mexico.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/federal-agency-finds-lax-regulation-chemicals-113258231.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XuSK1YzExeSsNcrLGZzpKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f7d78da07e8af315350f6a7067009e23.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - The damage from the fertilizer plant explosion is seen from helicopters in accompanying President Barack Obama in West, Texas, in this April 25, 2013 file photo. The U.S Chemical Safety Board will tell a Senate committee Thursday June 27, 2013 that regulation of the dangerous chemicals used in the industry fall under a ?patchwork? of standards that are decades old and are far weaker than rules used by other countries. The findings will be presented to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)" align="left" title="FILE - The damage from the fertilizer plant explosion is seen from helicopters in accompanying President Barack Obama in West, Texas, in this April 25, 2013 file photo. The U.S Chemical Safety Board will tell a Senate committee Thursday June 27, 2013 that regulation of the dangerous chemicals used in the industry fall under a ?patchwork? of standards that are decades old and are far weaker than rules used by other countries. The findings will be presented to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)" border="0" /></a>HOUSTON (AP) ? The Environmental Protection Agency has displayed a lack of urgency in the wake of a deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion and must regulate potentially explosive chemicals immediately, legislators said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/federal-agency-finds-lax-regulation-chemicals-113258231.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 16:43:59 -0400Associated Pressfederal-agency-finds-lax-regulation-chemicals-113258231<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/federal-agency-finds-lax-regulation-chemicals-113258231.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XuSK1YzExeSsNcrLGZzpKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f7d78da07e8af315350f6a7067009e23.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - The damage from the fertilizer plant explosion is seen from helicopters in accompanying President Barack Obama in West, Texas, in this April 25, 2013 file photo. The U.S Chemical Safety Board will tell a Senate committee Thursday June 27, 2013 that regulation of the dangerous chemicals used in the industry fall under a ?patchwork? of standards that are decades old and are far weaker than rules used by other countries. The findings will be presented to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)" align="left" title="FILE - The damage from the fertilizer plant explosion is seen from helicopters in accompanying President Barack Obama in West, Texas, in this April 25, 2013 file photo. The U.S Chemical Safety Board will tell a Senate committee Thursday June 27, 2013 that regulation of the dangerous chemicals used in the industry fall under a ?patchwork? of standards that are decades old and are far weaker than rules used by other countries. The findings will be presented to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)" border="0" /></a>HOUSTON (AP) ? The Environmental Protection Agency has displayed a lack of urgency in the wake of a deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion and must regulate potentially explosive chemicals immediately, legislators said Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-suspends-bangladesh-trade-privileges-194015796.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bk1.dS21R6Y1ZTFelRU_lA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/019b2d25806cfc15350f6a706700f6bd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Dec. 13, 2012 file photo shows labels of garments made in Bangladesh, India, China and Pakistan, that were purchased at a Wal-Mart store in Atlanta. President Barack Obama said Thursday, June 27, 2013, it is suspending U.S. trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns over labor rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds died there in the global garment industry&#039;s worst accident. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Dec. 13, 2012 file photo shows labels of garments made in Bangladesh, India, China and Pakistan, that were purchased at a Wal-Mart store in Atlanta. President Barack Obama said Thursday, June 27, 2013, it is suspending U.S. trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns over labor rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds died there in the global garment industry&#039;s worst accident. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama announced Thursday the suspension of U.S. trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns over labor rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds died there in the global garment industry&#039;s worst accident.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/us-suspends-bangladesh-trade-privileges-194015796.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 16:42:32 -0400Associated Pressus-suspends-bangladesh-trade-privileges-194015796<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-suspends-bangladesh-trade-privileges-194015796.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bk1.dS21R6Y1ZTFelRU_lA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/019b2d25806cfc15350f6a706700f6bd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Dec. 13, 2012 file photo shows labels of garments made in Bangladesh, India, China and Pakistan, that were purchased at a Wal-Mart store in Atlanta. President Barack Obama said Thursday, June 27, 2013, it is suspending U.S. trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns over labor rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds died there in the global garment industry&#039;s worst accident. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Dec. 13, 2012 file photo shows labels of garments made in Bangladesh, India, China and Pakistan, that were purchased at a Wal-Mart store in Atlanta. President Barack Obama said Thursday, June 27, 2013, it is suspending U.S. trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns over labor rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds died there in the global garment industry&#039;s worst accident. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama announced Thursday the suspension of U.S. trade privileges for Bangladesh because of concerns over labor rights and worker safety that intensified after hundreds died there in the global garment industry&#039;s worst accident.</p><br clear="all"/>Week ending June 23rd, 2013, powered by Nielsen BookScan. Copyright 2013 The Nielsen Company.http://news.yahoo.com/publishers-weekly-best-sellers-225330511.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 16:42:30 -0400Associated Presspublishers-weekly-best-sellers-225330511<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-skepticism-over-religion-politics-204121626.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yL_OjotwogPvyJl7.9bY4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7a668f7a7f76f715350f6a7067002a94.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, March 4, 2013, file photo, a journalist take pictures of Egyptian Salafi Muslims, unseen, during a protest in support of bearded police officers who were prevented from carrying out their work in the interior ministry, in front of the Shura Council, the upper house of Parliament, in Cairo, Egypt. Amid Egypt?s multiple woes under an Islamist-dominated administration, religion is not the political selling point it once was among Egyptians, one factor fueling planned weekend protests calling for Morsi?s fall. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, March 4, 2013, file photo, a journalist take pictures of Egyptian Salafi Muslims, unseen, during a protest in support of bearded police officers who were prevented from carrying out their work in the interior ministry, in front of the Shura Council, the upper house of Parliament, in Cairo, Egypt. Amid Egypt?s multiple woes under an Islamist-dominated administration, religion is not the political selling point it once was among Egyptians, one factor fueling planned weekend protests calling for Morsi?s fall. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? In a tiny mosque in southern Egypt, the cleric railed in his sermon against opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, comparing them to &quot;the Devil, who rebelled against God and was kicked out of heaven.&quot; Among the Muslim worshippers, a 42-year-old civil servant had enough.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-skepticism-over-religion-politics-204121626.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 16:41:21 -0400Associated Pressegypt-skepticism-over-religion-politics-204121626<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-skepticism-over-religion-politics-204121626.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yL_OjotwogPvyJl7.9bY4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7a668f7a7f76f715350f6a7067002a94.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, March 4, 2013, file photo, a journalist take pictures of Egyptian Salafi Muslims, unseen, during a protest in support of bearded police officers who were prevented from carrying out their work in the interior ministry, in front of the Shura Council, the upper house of Parliament, in Cairo, Egypt. Amid Egypt?s multiple woes under an Islamist-dominated administration, religion is not the political selling point it once was among Egyptians, one factor fueling planned weekend protests calling for Morsi?s fall. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, March 4, 2013, file photo, a journalist take pictures of Egyptian Salafi Muslims, unseen, during a protest in support of bearded police officers who were prevented from carrying out their work in the interior ministry, in front of the Shura Council, the upper house of Parliament, in Cairo, Egypt. Amid Egypt?s multiple woes under an Islamist-dominated administration, religion is not the political selling point it once was among Egyptians, one factor fueling planned weekend protests calling for Morsi?s fall. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? In a tiny mosque in southern Egypt, the cleric railed in his sermon against opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, comparing them to &quot;the Devil, who rebelled against God and was kicked out of heaven.&quot; Among the Muslim worshippers, a 42-year-old civil servant had enough.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-official-says-baghdad-open-us-military-aid-142850054.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EBC0G4xp.0Cb0r3.QKmGBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ffc113be6148e315350f6a706700757f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, answers a question during a news conference at the Pentagon, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Hagel, following the Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples, said the Pentagon would begin the process to extend benefits to the same-sex spouses of military members as soon as possible. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" align="left" title="Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, answers a question during a news conference at the Pentagon, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Hagel, following the Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples, said the Pentagon would begin the process to extend benefits to the same-sex spouses of military members as soon as possible. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Iraq is open to greater American military cooperation as U.S. commanders explore ways to boost security assistance to the country, a top Iraqi official said Thursday as a fresh wave of bombings claimed 16 lives.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-official-says-baghdad-open-us-military-aid-142850054.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 16:40:40 -0400Associated Pressiraq-official-says-baghdad-open-us-military-aid-142850054<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-official-says-baghdad-open-us-military-aid-142850054.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EBC0G4xp.0Cb0r3.QKmGBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ffc113be6148e315350f6a706700757f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, answers a question during a news conference at the Pentagon, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Hagel, following the Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples, said the Pentagon would begin the process to extend benefits to the same-sex spouses of military members as soon as possible. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" align="left" title="Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, answers a question during a news conference at the Pentagon, Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Hagel, following the Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples, said the Pentagon would begin the process to extend benefits to the same-sex spouses of military members as soon as possible. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)" border="0" /></a>BAGHDAD (AP) ? Iraq is open to greater American military cooperation as U.S. commanders explore ways to boost security assistance to the country, a top Iraqi official said Thursday as a fresh wave of bombings claimed 16 lives.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weekend-heat-wave-bake-western-us-181304892.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TuHB53Q_khufB9O0ymoMbA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0b98319b7fc8f915350f6a7067009910.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Construction workers gather at a new home site at sunrise to beat daytime high temperatures, Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Queen Creek, Ariz. Excessive heat warnings will continue for much of the Desert Southwest as building high pressure triggers major warming in eastern California, Nevada, and Arizona. Dangerously hot temperatures are expected across the Arizona deserts throughout the week with a high of 118 by Friday. (AP Photo/Matt York)" align="left" title="Construction workers gather at a new home site at sunrise to beat daytime high temperatures, Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Queen Creek, Ariz. Excessive heat warnings will continue for much of the Desert Southwest as building high pressure triggers major warming in eastern California, Nevada, and Arizona. Dangerously hot temperatures are expected across the Arizona deserts throughout the week with a high of 118 by Friday. (AP Photo/Matt York)" border="0" /></a>LAS VEGAS (AP) ? A high pressure system hanging over the West this weekend is expected to bring temperatures extreme even in a region used to baking during the summer.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/weekend-heat-wave-bake-western-us-181304892.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 16:40:24 -0400Associated Pressweekend-heat-wave-bake-western-us-181304892<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/weekend-heat-wave-bake-western-us-181304892.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TuHB53Q_khufB9O0ymoMbA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0b98319b7fc8f915350f6a7067009910.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Construction workers gather at a new home site at sunrise to beat daytime high temperatures, Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Queen Creek, Ariz. Excessive heat warnings will continue for much of the Desert Southwest as building high pressure triggers major warming in eastern California, Nevada, and Arizona. Dangerously hot temperatures are expected across the Arizona deserts throughout the week with a high of 118 by Friday. (AP Photo/Matt York)" align="left" title="Construction workers gather at a new home site at sunrise to beat daytime high temperatures, Thursday, June 27, 2013 in Queen Creek, Ariz. Excessive heat warnings will continue for much of the Desert Southwest as building high pressure triggers major warming in eastern Cal

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