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| A flip-flop on gay marriage Friday, Mar 29, 2013 10:32 AM PDT  Democrats now backing same-sex unions weren't always so supportive. Full Story | Top |
| A smartphone solution to childhood obesity Friday, Mar 29, 2013 06:55 AM PDT  The best weapon in the battle against obesity may already be in the hands of children and teenagers. That's the thinking behind the work of several researchers and technologists around the country who hope to turn cell phones into devices that can help young people make healthier food and lifestyle choices. A recent Pew Internet [...] Full Story | Top |
| When cash is no longer legal tender Friday, Mar 29, 2013 10:26 AM PDT  Ever wondered what happens to all of the damaged dollar bills? Full Story | Top |
| NYC to resume search for remains from September 11 attacks Friday, Mar 29, 2013 12:11 PM PDT  The medical examiner's office tells families of the dead about a new operation. Full Story | Top |
| It's a bird, it's plane...no, it's a drone Friday, Mar 29, 2013 06:27 AM PDT  As unmanned aircraft technology goes mainstream, privacy concerns fester. Full Story | Top |
| New York City appeals ‘soda ban’ ruling Friday, Mar 29, 2013 09:47 AM PDT  Officials argue a ban on large sugary drinks is crucial to stopping a "serious health crisis." Full Story | Top |
| Weekend linkdown: Fukushima, drunken bets and Bruce Willis chuckling Friday, Mar 29, 2013 10:12 AM PDT  Yahoo!'s Rob Walker helps you finish the work week on the right note. Full Story | Top |
| New York, New Jersey transit systems get $1.4B in federal aid Friday, Mar 29, 2013 12:16 PM PDT The funding will be used to rebuild in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Full Story | Top |
| Fire destroys Newtown survivors' home Friday, Mar 29, 2013 08:40 AM PDT  Hans and Audra Barth and their three children are homeless after the blaze. Full Story | Top |
| UPS pays $40 million to end online pharmacies probe Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:49 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Shipping company UPS has agreed to pay $40 million to end a federal criminal probe connected to its work for online pharmacies. Full Story | Top |
| Judge denies transgender pregnant man's divorce Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:35 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge on Friday refused to grant a divorce for a transgender Arizona man who gave birth to three children after beginning to change his sex from female. Full Story | Top |
| The truth behind N. Korea's threats Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:27 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Across North Korea, soldiers are gearing up for battle and shrouding their jeeps and vans with camouflage netting. Newly painted signboards and posters call for "death to the U.S. imperialists" and urge the people to fight with "arms, not words." Full Story | Top |
| Bombs at five Iraqi Shi'ite mosques kill 19 Friday, Mar 29, 2013 07:31 AM PDT  Ten years after the U.S. invasion, Iraq is still grappling with political turmoil. Full Story | Top |
| GOP lawmaker calls Hispanic workers ‘wetbacks’ Friday, Mar 29, 2013 05:41 AM PDT  Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young offered a muted apology. Full Story | Top |
| New EPA gas rules could add up at pump Friday, Mar 29, 2013 04:06 AM PDT  Regulations would reduce the sulfur in gasoline beginning in 2017. Full Story | Top |
| 'Harry Potter' actor Richard Griffiths dies at 65 Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:29 AM PDT  The British actor won a Tony Award for "The History Boys." Full Story | Top |
| NPR ends its news show 'Talk of the Nation' Friday, Mar 29, 2013 07:33 AM PDT "East Coast liberal elites" have lost another outlet for their opinions now that National Public Radio is putting an end to one of its signature shows. After 21 years on the air, the afternoon call-in show "Talk of that Nation" is being sent out to pasture, taking away the best opportunity the public radio listeners had for interacting with the show and getting their views on the airwaves. Full Story | Top |
| Obama takes jobs pitch to Miami Friday, Mar 29, 2013 10:30 AM PDT The president to call for more private spending on public works during Florida trip. Full Story | Top |
| Filipino Catholics crucify themselves Friday, Mar 29, 2013 03:02 AM PDT  Devotees take part in a bloody annual ritual to mark Good Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Pakistan's former president Musharraf hit by shoe by protestor Friday, Mar 29, 2013 03:01 AM PDT  Pervez Musharraf returned to the country after four years in self-imposed exile. Full Story | Top |
| Singer Michelle Shocked sits in at canceled show Friday, Mar 29, 2013 05:37 AM PDT  SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Her show had been cancelled, but that didn't stop alternative folk and rock singer Michelle Shocked from showing up at a Santa Cruz nightclub where she staged a sit-in with tape across her mouth that read "Silenced By Fear." Full Story | Top |
| UN approves 'targeted offensive operations' against Congo rebels Friday, Mar 29, 2013 01:25 AM PDT  The U.N. Security Council approved the creation of a unique new combat force. Full Story | Top |
| Robert Zildjian, Sabian cymbal manufacturer, dies Friday, Mar 29, 2013 05:25 AM PDT Robert "RZ" Zildjian, founder of the Sabian Inc. musical cymbal manufacturing company, has died. He was 89. Sabian announced Zildjian's death on its website Thursday. The firm was closed until ... Full Story | Top |
| Mandela spends second night in hospital Friday, Mar 29, 2013 05:38 AM PDT  Nelson Mandela spent a second night in hospital being treated for a lung infection while the South African government sought to reassure the nation about his health. Full Story | Top |
| Colo. massacre suspect's plea offer rejected Friday, Mar 29, 2013 01:20 AM PDT  Prosecutors reject James Holmes's offer to plead guilty in exchange for avoiding execution. Full Story | Top |
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