A bill in New York aims to end Internet anonymity by requiring removal of any an...
2012-05-25T00:53:08+01:00

A bill in New York aims to end Internet anonymity by requiring removal of any anonymous online post if the poster doesn't verify and attach his or her legal name, IP address and home addresses. Supporters say it could prevent cyberbullying, but critics fear it would expose users to real-life threats. Do you think the bill is a good idea? New York Senate bill seeks to end anonymous Internet posting news.yahoo.com Whether you think the good outweighs the bad, this news is troubling indeed: A far-reaching bill introduced in the New York State Senate could end the practice of posting online once and for all.

Is legalized marijuana inevitable? A new poll shows 56% of Americans are in favo...
2012-05-24T19:33:25+01:00

Is legalized marijuana inevitable? A new poll shows 56% of Americans are in favor of legalizing and regulating the drug similar to the way alcohol and tobacco are. What do you think? Poll shows strong support for legal marijuana: Is it inevitable? news.yahoo.com A new national poll shows a clear majority of Americans in favor of legalizing and regulating marijuana – "the strongest support ever recorded," according to one pro-marijuana activist.

A new poll that asked people about their position on abortion finds that the per...
2012-05-24T01:35:27+01:00

A new poll that asked people about their position on abortion finds that the percent of Americans who identify as "pro-choice" has hit an all-time low of 41%. Where do you stand? 'Pro-choice' Americans at record low, poll finds news.yahoo.com The percent of Americans who identify as "pro-choice" regarding legalized abortion is at a new low of 41 percent, according to a newly released Gallup poll.

In the aftermath of a 2006 bus crash, a heavily bandaged and unconscious Whitney...
2012-05-23T22:01:44+01:00

In the aftermath of a 2006 bus crash, a heavily bandaged and unconscious Whitney Cerak was mistaken for classmate Laura Van Ryn, who died in the accident. Six years later, Whitney got married in the same church where her funeral was held. Mistaken identity woman lives normal life news.yahoo.com Whitney Cerak lives a pretty normal life nowadays. Which seems just fine with her. Six years after being mistaken for dead, Cerak is now a wife and mother. In fact, she married her soldier boyfriend Matt Wheeler in the same church where her family held her funeral.

Some witnesses in the Trayvon Martin case have now changed their stories. Four d...
2012-05-23T15:46:31+01:00

Some witnesses in the Trayvon Martin case have now changed their stories. Four days after the shooting, one woman told police she saw "two guys running." But on March 20, she told investigators she saw just one person. Do you think eyewitness accounts in general can be trusted? Trayvon Martin shooting: Witnesses change stories news.yahoo.com Four witnesses in the Trayvon Martin case have changed their stories, some "in ways that may damage" George Zimmerman, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

A video of a South Carolina union leader whacking a piñata with the likeness of...
2012-05-23T02:52:55+01:00

A video of a South Carolina union leader whacking a piñata with the likeness of the state’s GOP Gov. Nikki Haley has gone viral and is drawing strong reactions from all sides. Do you think the video merits an apology? SC union leader attacks pinata with Gov. Nikki Haley’s likeness news.yahoo.com An online video of a South Carolina union leader pummeling a pinata featuring a likeness of her state's Republican governor is eliciting strong reactions from across the political spectrum.

A new poll finds Americans are split over whether Mitt Romney's history as a ven...
2012-05-22T20:39:25+01:00

A new poll finds Americans are split over whether Mitt Romney's history as a venture capitalist hurts or helps his chances in November. Will his record at Bain Capital factor into your vote? Public split on whether Romney’s Bain tenure matters in 2012 news.yahoo.com As Democrats intensify their attacks over Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital, a new poll finds the public divided over whether his history as a venture capitalist hurts or helps the presumptive Republican nominee.

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the deadly F-5 twister that ripped throu...
2012-05-22T15:30:38+01:00

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the deadly F-5 twister that ripped through Joplin, Missouri, leaving a swath of destruction in its wake. See how far the town has come since then: http://yhoo.it/MhYcdO

Mexican authorities have arrested an alleged Zetas drug cartel leader nicknamed...
2012-05-22T03:43:05+01:00

Mexican authorities have arrested an alleged Zetas drug cartel leader nicknamed "El Loco" on charges that he dumped 49 headless bodies on a highway outside Monterrey, Mexico. 'El Loco' arrested after 49 beheaded bodies found news.yahoo.com When the Mexican Army came to arrest Daniel Elizondo Jesus Ramirez, say authorities, Ramirez attempted to elude capture by shooting at troops and throwing a fragmentation grenade.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says he would "disconnect the phone" if he thought Mi...
2012-05-21T22:13:56+01:00

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says he would "disconnect the phone" if he thought Mitt Romney was considering him for the VP slot. Who do you think Romney should choose as his running mate? http://yhoo.it/LblkbB

A judge sentenced Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail in the Rutgers spy cam case. Ra...
2012-05-21T17:56:38+01:00

A judge sentenced Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail in the Rutgers spy cam case. Ravi was convicted of bias intimidation for using a web cam to spy on his roommate Tyler Clementi, who later committed suicide: http://yhoo.it/JrMnEQ

Millions catch a glimpse of the spectacular #solareclipse as it moves across Asi...
2012-05-21T05:08:01+01:00

Millions catch a glimpse of the spectacular #solareclipse as it moves across Asia and the western U.S. Did you see the 'ring of fire'? http://yhoo.it/Lsrslr

A lesbian couple who claim they were victims of a hate crime are now being charg...
2012-05-19T20:34:11+01:00

A lesbian couple who claim they were victims of a hate crime are now being charged with criminal mischief and false reporting. http://yhoo.it/KBIM6k Do you think they staged the incident? Lesbian Couple Charged With Staging Hate Crime gma.yahoo.com A lesbian couple who claimed they were victims of a hate crime have been arrested after police determined they staged the incidents. On Oct. 28, Aimee Whitchurch, 37, and Christel Conklin, 29, called police and reported the words "Kill the Gay" were scrawled in red...

What's the cost of putting kids through college? A Houston couple will spend $1....
2012-05-19T17:10:03+01:00

What's the cost of putting kids through college? A Houston couple will spend $1.5 million to pay for the college education of their five daughters. http://yhoo.it/JW3wmq Houston Family Spends $1.5M on College For 5 Daughters news.yahoo.com It’s graduation day–a day that’s getting quite familiar to Marc and Beverly Ostrofsky of Houston. Today, they’ll attend two graduation ceremonies, one for their daughter Shelly, 22, from Washington University in St. Louis and another for their daughter, Mary Grace, 18, from Kincaid High School. Mary...

Y! NEWS FRIDAY PHOTO: A rainbow is seen as lightning strikes after a rainstorm i...
2012-05-19T02:23:52+01:00

Y! NEWS FRIDAY PHOTO: A rainbow is seen as lightning strikes after a rainstorm in Haikou, China. See more top photos from this week: http://yhoo.it/JWwUK7 (Reuters/China Daily)

Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook status update today says it all (see below). Stay t...
2012-05-18T15:26:45+01:00

Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook status update today says it all (see below).

Stay tuned for Yahoo! Finance's live Facebook IPO coverage coming soon when it starts trading. yhoo.it/f7LWD7

#FacebookIPO $FB Wall Photos Have you seen Mark Zuckerberg's epic Facebook status update?

Hoodie? Check. Mark Zuckerberg rings the NASDAQ opening bell from Facebook headq...
2012-05-18T15:05:59+01:00

Hoodie? Check. Mark Zuckerberg rings the NASDAQ opening bell from Facebook headquarters. Follow Yahoo! Finance for the latest news on valuation and pricing insights. #FacebookIPO Wall Photos Mark Zuckerberg rings the NASDAQ opening bell! #FacebookIPO

Facebook has priced its initial public offering at $38 per share, making it the...
2012-05-17T22:04:53+01:00

Facebook has priced its initial public offering at $38 per share, making it the biggest internet IPO ever. Facebook prices at top of range in landmark IPO finance.yahoo.com Facebook Inc priced its initial public offering at $38 a share, giving the world's No. 1 online social network a $104 billion valuation in the third largest offering in U.S. history.

2012-05-17T17:13:03+01:00

A GOP super PAC is proposing an ad campaign attacking President Obama's ties to...
2012-05-17T16:42:30+01:00

A GOP super PAC is proposing an ad campaign attacking President Obama's ties to Rev. Jeremiah Wright. However, Mitt Romney's camp vows to "repudiate" any efforts at "character assassination." Do you think attack ads harm or help the political process? McCain, Romney camps decry ad attacks news.yahoo.com Republicans revulsed from the news Thursday that a GOP Super PAC was contemplating a major ad campaign against President Obama focused on his past connections to the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

A man who has a contagious form of tuberculosis was arrested and jailed for refu...
2012-05-17T03:30:54+01:00

A man who has a contagious form of tuberculosis was arrested and jailed for refusing to take his medication. Health officials say his refusal increases the risk of the disease spreading. Do you think he should be in jail? TB patient charged in Calif. for not taking meds news.yahoo.com Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious.

Pres. Obama presented a posthumous Medal of Honor to the wife of Army Specialist...
2012-05-16T22:04:22+01:00

Pres. Obama presented a posthumous Medal of Honor to the wife of Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo and his brother today. During the Vietnam War, Sabo saved the lives of his fellow soldiers by charging enemy positions and drawing fire away from his unit. Medal of Honor for Vietnam War hero news.yahoo.com Forty-two years after his selfless act of heroism during the Vietnam War saved the lives of his fellow soldiers, Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. posthumously received the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony.

Tune into @YahooFinance for live Facebook IPO coverage on Friday. It's going to...
2012-05-16T15:53:20+01:00

Tune into @YahooFinance for live Facebook IPO coverage on Friday. It's going to be one for the ages. Wall Photos Stay tuned for our live Facebook IPO coverage on Friday. Also check out the latest stories. http://yhoo.it/MkjEl6

A man who spent decades protecting New England's tallest elm tree is going to be...
2012-05-16T00:02:52+01:00

A man who spent decades protecting New England's tallest elm tree is going to be buried in a coffin made from its wood. Read more: http://yhoo.it/LOF0UJ (via Odd News on Yahoo! News) 103-year-old man to be buried in coffin made from tree he fought for decades to protect news.yahoo.com Frank Knight was a professional logger but earned his true legacy spending decades protecting New England's tallest elm tree. But as all things must, the 217-year-old tree nicknamed "Herbie" eventually succumbed to Dutch elm disease. And over the weekend, 103-year-old Knight died as well.

A new study found that 57 percent of all computer users admitted they've downloa...
2012-05-15T21:45:53+01:00

A new study found that 57 percent of all computer users admitted they've downloaded software illegally, which comes to a loss of about $63 billion. Why do you think so many people think pirating software is okay? Over half of computer users admit to pirating news.yahoo.com Have you ever downloaded software illegally online, or installed software on more than one computer when you didn't have the right to? If so, you're not alone: over half of people with computers admit to pirating software.

Three states have laws requiring that before a woman can have an abortion, the d...
2012-05-15T16:00:57+01:00

Three states have laws requiring that before a woman can have an abortion, the doctor must perform an ultrasound and describe the procedure out loud. Opponents are arguing that the law violates doctors' First Amendment rights. Do you think the law is unconstitutional? New abortion laws headed for Supreme Court? news.yahoo.com A popular new piece of abortion legislation may eventually end up in front of the Supreme Court as federal courts have disagreed over whether it violates the Constitution.

A man convicted of murdering his wife had his attorney bury her remains hundreds...
2012-05-15T03:10:03+01:00

A man convicted of murdering his wife had his attorney bury her remains hundreds of miles away, and her family couldn't do anything about it. Now, a bill in New York is aimed at ending that power, prohibiting accused murderers from dictating what happens to the bodies of the spouses they've allegedly killed. NY seeks to deny murderers spousal burial rights news.yahoo.com As Constance Shepherd's family grieved over her death at the hands of her husband, they had hoped to find some comfort by giving her a proper funeral.

In the latest development in the gay-marriage debate, Rhode Island will now reco...
2012-05-14T22:03:40+01:00

In the latest development in the gay-marriage debate, Rhode Island will now recognize out-of-state gay marriages. The kicker? You still can't marry your same-sex partner in Rhode Island. R.I. recognizes out-of-state gay marriages news.yahoo.com You can't marry your same-sex partner in Rhode Island, but as of Monday if you marry him or her in another state, the Ocean State will fully recognize the marriage.

Aimee Copeland, the Georgia student battling a rare flesh-eating bacteria, is no...
2012-05-14T17:03:42+01:00

Aimee Copeland, the Georgia student battling a rare flesh-eating bacteria, is now conscious and communicating. Doctors previously told Aimee's parents that her chances of survival were 'slim to none.' Aimee's first concern? "'I've got to be working on my thesis.'" Zip line victim’s parents speak news.yahoo.com The parents of Aimee Copeland—a 24-year-old Georgia woman who is recovering after contracting a rare flesh-eating bacteria in a zip line accident—say her condition, while critical, is "improving." They hope she will be able to breathe on her own soon.

A 52-year-old refugee from war-torn Yugoslavia, who mops floors and cleans toile...
2012-05-14T02:10:21+01:00

A 52-year-old refugee from war-torn Yugoslavia, who mops floors and cleans toilets for a living at Columbia University, earns a degree in classics at the prestigious Ivy League school. Ivy League school janitor graduates with honors news.yahoo.com For years, Gac Filipaj mopped floors, cleaned toilets and took out trash at Columbia University.