Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3337 topstories From the Yahoo! Newsroom en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:17:21 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/3337 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090703/ts_ynews/ynews_ts426 ynews/20090703/ynews_ts426 The Yahoo! Newsroom topstories Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:17:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090703/ts_ynews/ynews_ts426"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.f1f69fc6510644f7a0168d8223750577.australia_dinosaurs_win101.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=bhsrO.y0iC4OPZMlIBIIww--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="In this undated photo supplied by Queensland Museum, paleontologist Scott Hocknull analyses the Diamantinasaurus fossils in Winton, in central Queensland, Australia. Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and has a name like something from an Arnold Schwazennegger movie. Meet the Australovenator. (AP Photo/Queensland Museum, HO)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090703/ts_ynews/ynews_ts426"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.f1f69fc6510644f7a0168d8223750577.australia_dinosaurs_win101.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=bhsrO.y0iC4OPZMlIBIIww--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this undated photo supplied by Queensland Museum, paleontologist Scott Hocknull analyses the Diamantinasaurus fossils in Winton, in central Queensland, Australia. Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and has a name like something from an Arnold Schwazennegger movie. Meet the Australovenator. (AP Photo/Queensland Museum, HO)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/pl_ynews/ynews_pl381 ynews/20090702/ynews_pl381 The Yahoo! Newsroom politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:16:49 GMT The Yahoo! Newsroom - Who is the voice of the Republican Party? According to a new USA TODAY/Gallup poll, no one, really. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/ts_ynews/ynews_ts418 ynews/20090702/ynews_ts418 The Yahoo! Newsroom topstories Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:53:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/ts_ynews/ynews_ts418"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r390293795.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=_JDztgTjttAN2JZe0W1G4Q--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="California State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) talks in his office about the state's budget impasse in San Francisco, California July 3, 2009. State officials have begun issuing billions of dollars in "IOUs" to avoid a cash crisis, after lawmakers failed to balance the budget by the start of the state's new fiscal year on Wednesday, leaving a $26.3 billion deficit. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - Armageddon. Apocalypse. Disaster: These are the words being used to describe California's staggering $24 billion budget deficit. Lawmakers failed to pass a budget by Tuesday's midnight deadline and the state may now have to issue billions in IOUs to cover the bills.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/ts_ynews/ynews_ts418"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090703/i/r390293795.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=_JDztgTjttAN2JZe0W1G4Q--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="California State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) talks in his office about the state's budget impasse in San Francisco, California July 3, 2009. State officials have begun issuing billions of dollars in "IOUs" to avoid a cash crisis, after lawmakers failed to balance the budget by the start of the state's new fiscal year on Wednesday, leaving a $26.3 billion deficit. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/pl_ynews/ynews_pl425 ynews/20090702/ynews_pl425 The Yahoo! Newsroom politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:50:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/pl_ynews/ynews_pl425"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090624/capt.ac9fc29650a14e63937ef792086fa3a1.obama_whre102.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=b5Mo2pi3gKVSL1t9AU4yBA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks to reporters, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, during his daily press briefing in the White House Pressroom at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - In the spirit of transparency, the Obama Administration posted on its White House blog a detailed list of who makes what at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/pl_ynews/ynews_pl425"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090624/capt.ac9fc29650a14e63937ef792086fa3a1.obama_whre102.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=b5Mo2pi3gKVSL1t9AU4yBA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs speaks to reporters, Wednesday, June 24, 2009, during his daily press briefing in the White House Pressroom at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/pl_ynews/ynews_pl420 ynews/20090702/ynews_pl420 The Yahoo! Newsroom politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:40:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/pl_ynews/ynews_pl420"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090704/capt.ed326f4e9bfc427e85599d5c0c049753.palin_resigning_ohss101.jpg?x=130&y=122&q=85&sig=o116ZD3UcsLN.GDTq__WyQ--" align="left" height="122" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2008 file photo, Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, left, smiles after introducing his Vice Presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in Dayton, Ohio., Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - The latest issue of Vanity Fair isn't even on newsstands yet and it's already making headlines for a not-so-politely titled article, "It Came from Wasilla," about Gov. Sarah Palin.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/pl_ynews/ynews_pl420"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090704/capt.ed326f4e9bfc427e85599d5c0c049753.palin_resigning_ohss101.jpg?x=130&y=122&q=85&sig=o116ZD3UcsLN.GDTq__WyQ--" align="left" height="122" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2008 file photo, Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, left, smiles after introducing his Vice Presidential running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in Dayton, Ohio., Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday, July 3, 2009 she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/ts_ynews/ynews_ts423 ynews/20090702/ynews_ts423 The Yahoo! Newsroom topstories Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:20:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/ts_ynews/ynews_ts423"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.de55800f745e42d5a41f48f36d9b1032.india_gay_rights_xsd101.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=vY6uH.eVG45nHYDLeQWreg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Gay rights activists cheer and celebrate after the Delhi High Court passed a groundbreaking ruling Thursday decriminalizing homosexuality in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 2, 2009. The court ruled that treating consensual gay sex as a crime is a violation of fundamental rights protected by India's constitution, a decision that could bring more freedom for gays in this deeply conservative country. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/ts_ynews/ynews_ts423"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.de55800f745e42d5a41f48f36d9b1032.india_gay_rights_xsd101.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=vY6uH.eVG45nHYDLeQWreg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Gay rights activists cheer and celebrate after the Delhi High Court passed a groundbreaking ruling Thursday decriminalizing homosexuality in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 2, 2009. The court ruled that treating consensual gay sex as a crime is a violation of fundamental rights protected by India's constitution, a decision that could bring more freedom for gays in this deeply conservative country. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/ts_ynews/ynews_ts421 ynews/20090702/ynews_ts421 The Yahoo! Newsroom topstories Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:35:08 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/ts_ynews/ynews_ts421"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090623/capt.c9921541373e427e81716537f5fb6633.new_frugality_upgraded_wal_mart_arab202.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=YUdc21avPf4Yfd5lN4bIBA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="In this photo made Thursday, June 4, 2009, Sam's Club associates ready samples in front of a case of Angus beef at a Sam's Club in Bentonville, Ark. Sam's Club parent company Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is upgrading its beef, clothing, electronics and home accessories while sprucing up its stores as it maneuvers to retain these spenders who have embraced a newfound thriftiness. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090702/ts_ynews/ynews_ts421"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090623/capt.c9921541373e427e81716537f5fb6633.new_frugality_upgraded_wal_mart_arab202.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=YUdc21avPf4Yfd5lN4bIBA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo made Thursday, June 4, 2009, Sam's Club associates ready samples in front of a case of Angus beef at a Sam's Club in Bentonville, Ark. Sam's Club parent company Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is upgrading its beef, clothing, electronics and home accessories while sprucing up its stores as it maneuvers to retain these spenders who have embraced a newfound thriftiness. (AP Photo/April L. Brown)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090701/sc_ynews/ynews_sc422 ynews/20090701/ynews_sc422 The Yahoo! Newsroom science Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:36:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090701/sc_ynews/ynews_sc422"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090626/capt.aeefa78335aa4c5fb170ea986946eb81.aptopix_supersonic_flyby_ny110.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=tMPl15jmJFsbT0zDBCuuvg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows an Air Force F-22 Raptor executing a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis Monday June 22, 2009 in the Gulf of Alaska. (AP Photo/US Navy - Ronald Dejarnett)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - I feel the need, the need for ...</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090701/sc_ynews/ynews_sc422"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090626/capt.aeefa78335aa4c5fb170ea986946eb81.aptopix_supersonic_flyby_ny110.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=tMPl15jmJFsbT0zDBCuuvg--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows an Air Force F-22 Raptor executing a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis Monday June 22, 2009 in the Gulf of Alaska. (AP Photo/US Navy - Ronald Dejarnett)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090630/ts_ynews/ynews_ts419 ynews/20090630/ynews_ts419 The Yahoo! Newsroom topstories Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:24:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090630/ts_ynews/ynews_ts419"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090630/i/r3386867062.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=tD5dmLqqiBHO.jfoWWNUIQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Iraqi security forces celebrate during the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Baghdad June 30, 2009. U.S. combat troops left the last of Iraq's cities on Tuesday, restoring to the country a proud sense of sovereignty that many applauded even though some fear it may leave them more vulnerable to attacks. REUTERS/Ahmed Malik (IRAQ CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090630/ts_ynews/ynews_ts419"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090630/i/r3386867062.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=tD5dmLqqiBHO.jfoWWNUIQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iraqi security forces celebrate during the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Baghdad June 30, 2009. U.S. combat troops left the last of Iraq's cities on Tuesday, restoring to the country a proud sense of sovereignty that many applauded even though some fear it may leave them more vulnerable to attacks. REUTERS/Ahmed Malik (IRAQ CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090629/bs_ynews/ynews_bs415 ynews/20090629/ynews_bs415 The Yahoo! Newsroom business Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:57:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090629/bs_ynews/ynews_bs415"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246270985745-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=JPD5HhqjsYbCbRYPWinf3w--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff, seen here in March 2009, was handed a 150-year jail term Monday, the maximum sentence possible for his massive financial scam over years, that ruined high-end Hollywood clients and middle-class pensioners alike.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - This morning, U.S. District Judge Denny Chin sentenced Bernard Madoff to the maximum 150 years in prison for a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that robbed thousands of people of their life savings.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090629/bs_ynews/ynews_bs415"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246270985745-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=99&q=85&sig=JPD5HhqjsYbCbRYPWinf3w--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="photo" title="Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff, seen here in March 2009, was handed a 150-year jail term Monday, the maximum sentence possible for his massive financial scam over years, that ruined high-end Hollywood clients and middle-class pensioners alike.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090629/pl_ynews/ynews_pl417 ynews/20090629/ynews_pl417 The Yahoo! Newsroom politics Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:20:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090629/pl_ynews/ynews_pl417"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090623/capt.c84892eb641a4c69bf9165ba701f384a.obama_dcpm111.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=y6TqvBiuGmPdIUr8I2Bk.g--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama gestures during his news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - "A spirited affair" &mdash; that's what the Huffington Post's Nico Pitney is calling his Sunday talk-show smackdown with Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank. Nico called Dana "pathetic," Dana fired back that he's never worked in "collusion" with a White House administration. Ouch.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090629/pl_ynews/ynews_pl417"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090623/capt.c84892eb641a4c69bf9165ba701f384a.obama_dcpm111.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=y6TqvBiuGmPdIUr8I2Bk.g--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama gestures during his news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090629/ts_ynews/ynews_ts416 ynews/20090629/ynews_ts416 The Yahoo! Newsroom topstories Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:15:18 GMT The Yahoo! Newsroom - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090629/ts_ynews/ynews_ts409 ynews/20090629/ynews_ts409 The Yahoo! Newsroom topstories Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:28:03 GMT The Yahoo! Newsroom - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090626/en_ynews/ynews_en412 ynews/20090626/ynews_en412 The Yahoo! Newsroom entertainment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:41:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090626/en_ynews/ynews_en412"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090626/capt.photo_1245977957648-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=C_VmHQtr.cFJZSB7Of63jw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Michael Jackson performing at the National Stadium in Singapore, marking his 35th birthday in 1993. Celebrities and stars around the globe were overwhelmed by sorrow and shock as they sought to absorb the news of the sudden death of pop icon Michael Jackson.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - Michael Jackson was unquestionably the biggest pop star of the 1980s, and certainly one of the most popular recording artists of all time.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090626/en_ynews/ynews_en412"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090626/capt.photo_1245977957648-1-0.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=C_VmHQtr.cFJZSB7Of63jw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="Michael Jackson performing at the National Stadium in Singapore, marking his 35th birthday in 1993. Celebrities and stars around the globe were overwhelmed by sorrow and shock as they sought to absorb the news of the sudden death of pop icon Michael Jackson.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090626/en_ynews/ynews_en413 ynews/20090626/ynews_en413 The Yahoo! Newsroom entertainment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:15:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090626/en_ynews/ynews_en413"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090626/capt.84ba94bddbe9431d9bd5ade8167b4701.michael_jackson_reax_malp101.jpg?x=130&y=128&q=85&sig=ZnFf.UMluyls7EoPsq8QiQ--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="A woman reads about the death of Michael Jackson in the Boston Herald newspaper at a newspaper stand, Friday, June 26, 2009, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - Pop star Michael Jackson was phenomenally talented. But for all the highs in his life &mdash; fans, Grammys, money and accolades &mdash; he also experienced serious lows before his untimely death at 50. Here, a look at some of the most famous (and infamous) Michael Jackson moments.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090626/en_ynews/ynews_en413"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090626/capt.84ba94bddbe9431d9bd5ade8167b4701.michael_jackson_reax_malp101.jpg?x=130&y=128&q=85&sig=ZnFf.UMluyls7EoPsq8QiQ--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="photo" title="A woman reads about the death of Michael Jackson in the Boston Herald newspaper at a newspaper stand, Friday, June 26, 2009, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090625/wl_ynews/ynews_wl410 ynews/20090625/ynews_wl410 The Yahoo! Newsroom world Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:42:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090625/wl_ynews/ynews_wl410"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090623/capt.741bf0212d4748e4a07ab82cf672fb26.correction__mideast_emirates_iran_protest_xkj104.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=eQKJzEwCcHuDM00jeM0Epw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Iranian light candles in front the image of Neda Agha Soltan, who was reportedly killed when hit by a bullet during a protest in Tehran two days ago, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, June 22, 2009. Hundreds of supporters of reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi attended a silent rally today. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - The graphic video that appears to show the death of Neda Agha Soltan near a rally in Tehran on Saturday became a symbol for protesters in Iran and around the world. Since then, reporters have scrambled to find more information about the 26-year-old and her family. Most public attempts to mourn her were broken up, and a relative told The New York Times that the family held a private ceremony, but was "not allowed to hang even a black banner." On Wednesday, an unnamed Guardian correspondent reported that Agha Soltan's family was forced to leave their apartment. The London newspaper got the information from a neighbor, but was unable to confirm this with the family:</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090625/wl_ynews/ynews_wl410"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090623/capt.741bf0212d4748e4a07ab82cf672fb26.correction__mideast_emirates_iran_protest_xkj104.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=eQKJzEwCcHuDM00jeM0Epw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Iranian light candles in front the image of Neda Agha Soltan, who was reportedly killed when hit by a bullet during a protest in Tehran two days ago, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, June 22, 2009. Hundreds of supporters of reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi attended a silent rally today. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090625/ts_ynews/ynews_ts408 ynews/20090625/ynews_ts408 The Yahoo! Newsroom topstories Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:21:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090625/ts_ynews/ynews_ts408"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/net/20090624/capt.11ea9e60a95a2864d18f268c4adb8cfe.jpeg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=qzNPRDhcrJ.C9J.smYLH9Q--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="In this file photo, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Sept. 30, 2005, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is a senior member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and chairs the Senate panel that funds medical research and health care..</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090625/ts_ynews/ynews_ts408"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/net/20090624/capt.11ea9e60a95a2864d18f268c4adb8cfe.jpeg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=qzNPRDhcrJ.C9J.smYLH9Q--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="photo" title="In this file photo, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, Sept. 30, 2005, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090624/sc_ynews/ynews_sc407 ynews/20090624/ynews_sc407 The Yahoo! Newsroom science Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:07:23 GMT The Yahoo! Newsroom - Of sharks and sinkholesWe didn't think it was possible, but sharks just got even scarier. A study published in the Journal of Zoology found that sharks don't attack prey randomly &mdash; they stalk them, like serial killers. (Shudder.) Neil Hammerschlag, who co-wrote the study, told AP about infamous sharks that attacked near South Africa's famous Seal Island: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090624/ts_ynews/ynews_ts406 ynews/20090624/ynews_ts406 The Yahoo! Newsroom topstories Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:14:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090624/ts_ynews/ynews_ts406"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090623/capt.72c3301c136d4cf6b8bde424ee64c0e0.people_hasselbeck_plagiarism_nyet618.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=T9nhnx_7pJml3RBlChl.lw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2008, file photo, TV host Elisabeth Hasselbeck arrives to the US Weekly 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers party in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh, file)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090624/ts_ynews/ynews_ts406"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090623/capt.72c3301c136d4cf6b8bde424ee64c0e0.people_hasselbeck_plagiarism_nyet618.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=T9nhnx_7pJml3RBlChl.lw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2008, file photo, TV host Elisabeth Hasselbeck arrives to the US Weekly 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers party in New York. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090623/ts_ynews/ynews_ts405 ynews/20090623/ynews_ts405 The Yahoo! Newsroom topstories Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:57:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090623/ts_ynews/ynews_ts405"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090621/capt.photo_1245520131587-1-0.jpg?x=128&y=130&q=85&sig=.wa2CqesSeGJ56TujCfizA--" align="left" height="130" width="128" alt="This November 1995 photo shows David Rohde (L) with his nephew Steven Rohde upon arrival at Boston's Logan International Airport after his release by the Bosnian Serbs. Rhode, presently a New York Times reporter who was kidnapped last November by the Taliban and held in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, has escaped to freedom.(AFP/File/Stuart Cahill)" border="0" /></a>The Yahoo! Newsroom - The news this weekend that New York Times journalist David Rohde had escaped from Taliban captors turned out to be a happy ending to a story few people had ever heard. Rohde and an Afghan reporter jumped over a wall after being held hostage in Afghanistan and Pakistan for seven months. (Their driver, also held captive, did not escape with them.) Now that Rohde is safe, some questions are arising &mdash; how did the Times manage to keep the story under wraps for so long ... and was that the right thing to do?</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20090623/ts_ynews/ynews_ts405"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090621/capt.photo_1245520131587-1-0.jpg?x=128&y=130&q=85&sig=.wa2CqesSeGJ56TujCfizA--" align="left" height="130" width="128" alt="photo" title="This November 1995 photo shows David Rohde (L) with his nephew Steven Rohde upon arrival at Boston's Logan International Airport after his release by the Bosnian Serbs. Rhode, presently a New York Times reporter who was kidnapped last November by the Taliban and held in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, has escaped to freedom.(AFP/File/Stuart Cahill)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Yahoo! Newsroom)