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| Waitress who posted receipt from pastor complaining about auto-tip fired from Applebee’s Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 11:38 AM PST An Applebee's waitress who posted a receipt with a note from a pastor complaining about the automatic gratuity added to the bill on the Internet was fired on Wednesday after the pastor complained to her manager. Chelsea Welch, the waitress, wrote in an email to Yahoo News that the pastor (who has since been identified [...] Full Story | Top |
| Nancy Pelosi guest-stars on the series finale of ’30 Rock’ Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:05 AM PST Nancy Pelosi has received plenty of television airtime as leader of the House Democrats. But on Thursday she’ll score perhaps her biggest on-air cameo yet, guest-starring in the final episode of NBC’s critically acclaimed comedy series “30 Rock.†The congresswoman is set to play herself as Tiny Fey’s show has its official swan song. According [...] Full Story | Top |
| NRA President David Keene predicts victory in gun debate after Senate hearing Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 09:14 AM PST Despite facing a campaign to impose new gun restrictionsâ€"one backed by President Barack Obama after a string of deadly mass shootings across the countryâ€"the National Rifle Association says it has no intention of backing away from its stalwart defense of gun ownership. Indeed, the organization's leaders think it's a battle they'll win. NRA President David [...] Full Story | Top |
| Man finds (valuable) whale vomit on English beach Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 08:56 AM PST Just because something's gross doesn't mean it isn't valuable. Case in point: Whale vomit. A man taking his dog for a walk on the beach came across a pile of (maybe! hopefully!) whale regurgitation. Now he could stand to make more than $50,000 from the find. Who would pay tens of thousands of dollars for [...] Full Story | Top |
| White House won’t renew president’s jobs council Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 08:47 AM PST The White House is not renewing its Council on Jobs and Competitiveness set to expire on Thursday, a decision that immediately drew a storm of criticism from Republicans who have long criticized the council for being ineffective amid continued high unemployment and national economic turmoil. "Unbelievable," Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri began in a statement [...] Full Story | Top |
| You smell … clean: a Yahoo News chat on the power of fragrance Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 08:05 AM PST Join Yahoo News columnist Virginia Heffernan and "The Happiness Project" author Gretchen Rubin at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday to discuss how scent has the power to transform our lives and sway our emotions. You smell ... clean: a Yahoo! News chat on the power of fragrance Full Story | Top |
| Police not amused by motorcyclist’s freeway marriage proposal Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 07:50 AM PST Police in California say they're mulling over charges against a motorcyclist who orchestrated the shutdown of a freeway outside Los Angeles so he could propose to his girlfriend. The stunt, captured in a video posted to YouTube, occurred Sunday on the 10 Freeway in West Covina, Calif., 20 miles east of L.A. The video shows [...] Full Story | Top |
| McCain: Hagel on ‘the wrong side’ of history on Iraq Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 07:13 AM PST Republican Sen. John McCain angrily dismissed defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel as stubbornly camped “on the wrong side†of history when it comes to Iraq, and he openly doubted whether he could support the confirmation of his former comrade and fellow Republican. The heated exchange between the two men, both decorated Vietnam War veterans, was [...] Full Story | Top |
| Fourth-grader wins science fair with drug-sniffing dogs, ounce of cocaine Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 06:14 AM PST In an early bid for Father of the Year, a Miami police detective allowed his 10-year-old daughter to use three drug-sniffing dogs and an ounce of cocaine for a science fair project, according to the Miami Herald. Douglas Bartelt, a detective with the Miami-Dade Police Narcotics Bureau, provided his daughter, Emma, with three detector canines [...] Full Story | Top |
| Art and Craft of Diplomacy: Secretary of State John Kerry Faces ‘Complex Agenda’ Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 04:49 AM PST In her four years as the 67th Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton traveled nearly a million miles, visited 112 countries and had 1,700 meetings with world leaders. Besides a grueling travel schedule, the president’s chief foreign affairs adviser must wield all the tools of a negotiator: the art and craft of diplomacy. This week Clinton [...] Full Story | Top |
| Thursday in politics: Hagel goes before Armed Services Committee, and more Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 03:06 AM PST Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s nominee to be secretary of defense, is certain to face tough questions Thursday when he testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The grilling will include his views on U.S. relations with Israel and Iran and how he would manage Pentagon spending. But opposition from his fellow Republicans [...] Full Story | Top |
| Yahoo News exclusive: McConnell holds judgment on Hagel, calls him a ‘smart, capable guy’ Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 05:02 PM PST Will opposition from his fellow Republicans doom Chuck Hagel's nomination to be defense secretary? Maybe not, if you listen closely to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Kentucky lawmaker told Yahoo News in an exclusive interview that Hagel had strong opinions and quite a bit to explain. But McConnell called the former Nebraska senator a [...] Full Story | Top |
| Want to have more sex? Men, stop helping with the chores Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 01:39 PM PST No good deed goes unpunished. That famous phrase from Clare Booth Luce apparently applies to married men, according to a new study that finds men who help with the housework tend to have less sex. The University of Washington research, published Wednesday in the American Sociological Review, suggests that heterosexual couples have more “sexual encounters†[...] Full Story | Top |
| Michigan Republican governor supports immigration reform effort Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 01:04 PM PST Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder announced his support for efforts to pass a comprehensive overhaul of federal immigration laws, days after a bipartisan group of senators unveiled a blueprint for a reform bill that proponents hope will pass by summer. Snyder declared his support during an interview on BloombergTV Tuesday and released a statement Wednesday [...] Full Story | Top |
| Senate Judiciary Committee conducts first hearing on proposed gun control law Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 12:59 PM PST More than a month after an elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., that left 26 dead, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday held a three-hour hearing on gun control to examine possible new federal restrictions on "assault-style" weapons, background check enforcement and banning high capacity magazines. The hearing comes amid calls from President Barack Obama [...] Full Story | Top |
| Three shot, one dead, at Phoenix office complex; manhunt for gunman under way Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 12:08 PM PST At least three people were shot--one fatally--at an office complex in Phoenix on Wednesday, police there said, and a manhunt for the shooter is under way. Witnesses said they heard as many as 10 gunshots fired. According to Sgt. Tommy Thompson, the building was evacuated and the suspect fled the scene. The shootingâ€"which occurred in [...] Full Story | Top |
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