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All rights reservedWed, 15 May 2013 22:16:27 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-scandals-mount-white-house-springs-damage-control-021627077.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8JbhzTpI2sJH3CrVjKWGLA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://d.yimg.com/hd/abcnewsplus/lotus/1368664147642_313_21xIc0nh38bf1_0_0.jpg?a=abcnewsplus&c=e541dd63a9bd100680aa0829139b34af&mr=0&s=86a8b1dae03d396ba032856302f03c59" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Administration Releases Benghazi Emails" align="left" title="Obama Administration Releases Benghazi Emails" border="0" /></a>In the midst of three scandals, the White House moves on all fronts.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-scandals-mount-white-house-springs-damage-control-021627077.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 22:16:27 -0400Reutersanalysis-scandals-mount-white-house-springs-damage-control-021627077<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-scandals-mount-white-house-springs-damage-control-021627077.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8JbhzTpI2sJH3CrVjKWGLA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://d.yimg.com/hd/abcnewsplus/lotus/1368664147642_313_21xIc0nh38bf1_0_0.jpg?a=abcnewsplus&c=e541dd63a9bd100680aa0829139b34af&mr=0&s=86a8b1dae03d396ba032856302f03c59" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama Administration Releases Benghazi Emails" align="left" title="Obama Administration Releases Benghazi Emails" border="0" /></a>In the midst of three scandals, the White House moves on all fronts.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sexual-abuse-cases-put-pentagon-under-fire-211443167.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/o_TX8WqztZFC4nzKm52f5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a2ee0eee4c13e310310f6a70670020a2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 29, 2013 file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a joint news conference at the Pentagon. A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for &quot;abusive sexual contact&quot; and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced Tuesday. Pentagon press secretary George Little said after Tuesday&#039;s announcement that Hagel is angry and disappointed at &quot;these troubling allegations and the breakdown in discipline and standards they imply.&quot; (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 29, 2013 file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a joint news conference at the Pentagon. A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for &quot;abusive sexual contact&quot; and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced Tuesday. Pentagon press secretary George Little said after Tuesday&#039;s announcement that Hagel is angry and disappointed at &quot;these troubling allegations and the breakdown in discipline and standards they imply.&quot; (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)" border="0" /></a>There seem to be few clear solutions beyond improved training and possible adjustments in how the military prosecutes such crimes.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sexual-abuse-cases-put-pentagon-under-fire-211443167.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 22:05:31 -0400Associated Presssexual-abuse-cases-put-pentagon-under-fire-211443167<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sexual-abuse-cases-put-pentagon-under-fire-211443167.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/o_TX8WqztZFC4nzKm52f5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a2ee0eee4c13e310310f6a70670020a2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 29, 2013 file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a joint news conference at the Pentagon. A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for &quot;abusive sexual contact&quot; and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced Tuesday. Pentagon press secretary George Little said after Tuesday&#039;s announcement that Hagel is angry and disappointed at &quot;these troubling allegations and the breakdown in discipline and standards they imply.&quot; (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 29, 2013 file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a joint news conference at the Pentagon. A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for &quot;abusive sexual contact&quot; and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced Tuesday. Pentagon press secretary George Little said after Tuesday&#039;s announcement that Hagel is angry and disappointed at &quot;these troubling allegations and the breakdown in discipline and standards they imply.&quot; (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)" border="0" /></a>There seem to be few clear solutions beyond improved training and possible adjustments in how the military prosecutes such crimes.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-releases-benghazi-emails-seeks-defuse-fuss-010402958.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wZdSBEzesRuf_B6JZyHEhw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-15T225642Z_1_CBRE94E1OI800_RTROPTP_2_LIBYA-US-EMBASSY-DEATH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest" align="left" title="The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest" border="0" /></a>The documents gave a glimpse into the administration&#039;s message control.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-releases-benghazi-emails-seeks-defuse-fuss-010402958.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 21:47:09 -0400Reuterswhite-house-releases-benghazi-emails-seeks-defuse-fuss-010402958<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-releases-benghazi-emails-seeks-defuse-fuss-010402958.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wZdSBEzesRuf_B6JZyHEhw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-15T225642Z_1_CBRE94E1OI800_RTROPTP_2_LIBYA-US-EMBASSY-DEATH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest" align="left" title="The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest" border="0" /></a>The documents gave a glimpse into the administration&#039;s message control.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/amid-scandals-obama-speak-6-p-m-irs-212951803.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pMTv6B9DF8PR_CnLNKEvAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-15T223238Z_1005576287_TB3E95F1QM9B1_RTRMADP_3_OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama makes delivers statement from the East Room of the White House in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama makes delivers statement from the East Room of the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>He vowed to &quot;do everything in my power&quot; to prevent similar misconduct.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/amid-scandals-obama-speak-6-p-m-irs-212951803.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 17:29:51 -0400blogs/ticket/amid-scandals-obama-speak-6-p-m-irs-212951803<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/amid-scandals-obama-speak-6-p-m-irs-212951803.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pMTv6B9DF8PR_CnLNKEvAw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-15T223238Z_1005576287_TB3E95F1QM9B1_RTRMADP_3_OBAMA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Obama makes delivers statement from the East Room of the White House in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. President Obama makes delivers statement from the East Room of the White House in Washington" border="0" /></a>He vowed to &quot;do everything in my power&quot; to prevent similar misconduct.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/los-angeles-buildings-emptied-devices-found-222801460.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0bsNMn_Db.s1VBm26q4t1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9bba39274f83f310310f6a7067003867.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad officers gather at the site where police arrested a man after discovering explosive material in his car and potential explosive devices in his apartment Wednesday May 15, 2013 in Los Angeles. Four buildings have been evacuated and several blocks have been sealed off. Police are withholding the man&#039;s name until the investigation has concluded.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)" align="left" title="Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad officers gather at the site where police arrested a man after discovering explosive material in his car and potential explosive devices in his apartment Wednesday May 15, 2013 in Los Angeles. Four buildings have been evacuated and several blocks have been sealed off. Police are withholding the man&#039;s name until the investigation has concluded.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>A police bomb squad detonated 17 homemade explosive devices found in an apartment, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/los-angeles-buildings-emptied-devices-found-222801460.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 21:43:03 -0400Associated Presslos-angeles-buildings-emptied-devices-found-222801460<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/los-angeles-buildings-emptied-devices-found-222801460.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0bsNMn_Db.s1VBm26q4t1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9bba39274f83f310310f6a7067003867.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad officers gather at the site where police arrested a man after discovering explosive material in his car and potential explosive devices in his apartment Wednesday May 15, 2013 in Los Angeles. Four buildings have been evacuated and several blocks have been sealed off. Police are withholding the man&#039;s name until the investigation has concluded.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)" align="left" title="Los Angeles Police Department bomb squad officers gather at the site where police arrested a man after discovering explosive material in his car and potential explosive devices in his apartment Wednesday May 15, 2013 in Los Angeles. Four buildings have been evacuated and several blocks have been sealed off. Police are withholding the man&#039;s name until the investigation has concluded.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>A police bomb squad detonated 17 homemade explosive devices found in an apartment, authorities said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-crafts-planet-hunting-days-may-numbered-011743849.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7xHbGkTizjlSo5rGFtQXTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5b12fac64fbff410310f6a706700d5d7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This artist rendition provided by NASA shows the Kepler space telescope. The spacecraft lost the second of four wheels that control the telescope?s orientation in space, NASA said Wednesday, May 15, 2013. If engineers can?t find a fix, the failure means the telescope won?t be able to look for planets outside our solar system anymore. (AP Photo/NASA)" align="left" title="This artist rendition provided by NASA shows the Kepler space telescope. The spacecraft lost the second of four wheels that control the telescope?s orientation in space, NASA said Wednesday, May 15, 2013. If engineers can?t find a fix, the failure means the telescope won?t be able to look for planets outside our solar system anymore. (AP Photo/NASA)" border="0" /></a>The Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-crafts-planet-hunting-days-may-numbered-011743849.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 21:38:20 -0400Associated Pressnasa-crafts-planet-hunting-days-may-numbered-011743849<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-crafts-planet-hunting-days-may-numbered-011743849.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7xHbGkTizjlSo5rGFtQXTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5b12fac64fbff410310f6a706700d5d7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This artist rendition provided by NASA shows the Kepler space telescope. The spacecraft lost the second of four wheels that control the telescope?s orientation in space, NASA said Wednesday, May 15, 2013. If engineers can?t find a fix, the failure means the telescope won?t be able to look for planets outside our solar system anymore. (AP Photo/NASA)" align="left" title="This artist rendition provided by NASA shows the Kepler space telescope. The spacecraft lost the second of four wheels that control the telescope?s orientation in space, NASA said Wednesday, May 15, 2013. If engineers can?t find a fix, the failure means the telescope won?t be able to look for planets outside our solar system anymore. (AP Photo/NASA)" border="0" /></a>The Kepler telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing the search for other worlds.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/oj-simpson-testifies-bid-vegas-trial-170536252.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GFhWwNjt6_1MofME_PxOww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.kabc.abc.news.com/b99c21cd7981b03cd6b5f801872cf5db" width="130" height="86" alt="OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Las Vegas trial" align="left" title="OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Las Vegas trial" border="0" /></a>Simpson made his own case Wednesday for a new trial on armed robbery charges.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/oj-simpson-testifies-bid-vegas-trial-170536252.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 22:17:59 -0400Associated Pressoj-simpson-testifies-bid-vegas-trial-170536252<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/oj-simpson-testifies-bid-vegas-trial-170536252.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GFhWwNjt6_1MofME_PxOww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.kabc.abc.news.com/b99c21cd7981b03cd6b5f801872cf5db" width="130" height="86" alt="OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Las Vegas trial" align="left" title="OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Las Vegas trial" border="0" /></a>Simpson made his own case Wednesday for a new trial on armed robbery charges.</p><br clear="all"/>(Reuters) - Three tornadoes were reported on Wednesday southwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth area with a number of people injured and homes destroyed, as well as "possibly some injuries," a spokeswoman for the Hood County sheriff said. "We're going house to house right now," sheriff's Lieutenant Kathy Jividen told Reuters by telephone. CNN said the storms struck the town of Granbury, and cited city officials as saying that several people were killed and more than 100 others were injured. (Reporting by Steve Gorman; Editing by Bill Trott)http://news.yahoo.com/texas-officials-report-injuries-homes-destroyed-tornadoes-near-032241287.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 23:22:41 -0400Reuterstexas-officials-report-injuries-homes-destroyed-tornadoes-near-032241287Part of a shoe factory in Cambodia collapsed while several dozen workers were inside the building early Thursday, and police say bodies have been pulled out of the wreckage.http://news.yahoo.com/cambodian-shoe-factory-accident-kills-2-injures-6-032108844.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 23:28:43 -0400Associated Presscambodian-shoe-factory-accident-kills-2-injures-6-032108844<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/california-boy-12-faces-hearing-over-younger-sisters-011200526.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SLZ5Vv..D5h.v8YQvWAl1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.tribune.com/KTXL-vid220224-in0-out3314-0eae9539-5193907e-LargeImage.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Leila Fowler`s Family Hires Attorney" align="left" title="Leila Fowler`s Family Hires Attorney" border="0" /></a>A boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister made a brief appearance in juvenile court.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/california-boy-12-faces-hearing-over-younger-sisters-011200526.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 22:54:55 -0400Reuterscalifornia-boy-12-faces-hearing-over-younger-sisters-011200526<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/california-boy-12-faces-hearing-over-younger-sisters-011200526.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SLZ5Vv..D5h.v8YQvWAl1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.tribune.com/KTXL-vid220224-in0-out3314-0eae9539-5193907e-LargeImage.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Leila Fowler`s Family Hires Attorney" align="left" title="Leila Fowler`s Family Hires Attorney" border="0" /></a>A boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister made a brief appearance in juvenile court.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-sc-gov-sanford-reclaims-house-seat-comeback-213640751.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OnB9fU7ck36jCYDAvQBjFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.cbstv.com/2385459829_Politics_Sanford_515_640x360_2385459793.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sanford sworn into office with fiancee by his side" align="left" title="Sanford sworn into office with fiancee by his side" border="0" /></a>The former South Carolina governor&#039;s political career comes full circle after a scandal.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ex-sc-gov-sanford-reclaims-house-seat-comeback-213640751.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 21:44:18 -0400Associated Pressex-sc-gov-sanford-reclaims-house-seat-comeback-213640751<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ex-sc-gov-sanford-reclaims-house-seat-comeback-213640751.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OnB9fU7ck36jCYDAvQBjFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/video/video.cbstv.com/2385459829_Politics_Sanford_515_640x360_2385459793.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sanford sworn into office with fiancee by his side" align="left" title="Sanford sworn into office with fiancee by his side" border="0" /></a>The former South Carolina governor&#039;s political career comes full circle after a scandal.</p><br clear="all"/>A first responder who helped evacuate people ahead of a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a charge he possessed bomb-making materials.http://news.yahoo.com/ex-emt-texas-pleads-not-guilty-charges-211940397.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 21:03:53 -0400Associated Pressex-emt-texas-pleads-not-guilty-charges-211940397<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/huge-colorless-diamond-goes-record-27-million-auction-004544268.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NtUSRTp8WFkyQV3edrZLkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-16T005302Z_1_CBRE94F02GN00_RTROPTP_2_SWITZERLAND.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Christie&#039;s member of staff displays a pear-shaped, D colour, flawless diamond of 101.73 carats during an auction preview in Geneva" align="left" title="A Christie&#039;s member of staff displays a pear-shaped, D colour, flawless diamond of 101.73 carats during an auction preview in Geneva" border="0" /></a>A pear-shaped colorless diamond that is the largest ever offered at auction sold for a record of nearly $27 million in a Geneva auction.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/huge-colorless-diamond-goes-record-27-million-auction-004544268.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 20:45:44 -0400Reutershuge-colorless-diamond-goes-record-27-million-auction-004544268<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/huge-colorless-diamond-goes-record-27-million-auction-004544268.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NtUSRTp8WFkyQV3edrZLkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-16T005302Z_1_CBRE94F02GN00_RTROPTP_2_SWITZERLAND.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Christie&#039;s member of staff displays a pear-shaped, D colour, flawless diamond of 101.73 carats during an auction preview in Geneva" align="left" title="A Christie&#039;s member of staff displays a pear-shaped, D colour, flawless diamond of 101.73 carats during an auction preview in Geneva" border="0" /></a>A pear-shaped colorless diamond that is the largest ever offered at auction sold for a record of nearly $27 million in a Geneva auction.</p><br clear="all"/>A central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds ? and who became the subject of a grassroots social media campaign on her behalf ? will not face criminal charges, authorities said Wednesday.http://news.yahoo.com/no-charges-teen-explosion-fla-school-232335649.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 21:05:30 -0400Associated Pressno-charges-teen-explosion-fla-school-232335649An unmanned Atlas rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Wednesday to deliver an upgraded global positioning system satellite into orbit. The 189-foot (58-meter) tall rocket, built and launched by United Launch Alliance, a partnership of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, soared into blue skies over Florida's east coast at 5:38 p.m. EDT. ...http://news.yahoo.com/rocket-blasts-off-florida-carrying-gps-satellite-003319435.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 20:33:19 -0400Reutersrocket-blasts-off-florida-carrying-gps-satellite-003319435More than 100 gallons of water containing radioactive tritium has leaked from a discharge pipe at the Catawba Nuclear Station near Lake Wylie, South Carolina, and could reach groundwater, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on Wednesday. The leak, which was found Tuesday night in a fiberglass discharge pipe from the turbine building sump pump, occurred about a half-mile inside the station's grounds, said officials at Duke Energy Corp, the plant's operator. ...http://news.yahoo.com/radioactive-tritium-found-leak-south-carolina-nuclear-plant-215738052.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 17:57:38 -0400Reutersradioactive-tritium-found-leak-south-carolina-nuclear-plant-215738052<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/holder-grilled-house-committee-meeting-163815035.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c3Qia09bRp8sh9nb1nr1iA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/aa9078fb4f3bf110310f6a706700a1f1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation&#039;s top law enforcement official, is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice. Department. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte,R-Va., wants to know more about the unwarranted targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department&#039;s secret seizure of telephone records at The Associated Press. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation&#039;s top law enforcement official, is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice. Department. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte,R-Va., wants to know more about the unwarranted targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department&#039;s secret seizure of telephone records at The Associated Press. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>Members ask the AG about the IRS and AP phone record scandals.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/holder-grilled-house-committee-meeting-163815035.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 12:38:15 -0400blogs/ticket/holder-grilled-house-committee-meeting-163815035<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/holder-grilled-house-committee-meeting-163815035.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c3Qia09bRp8sh9nb1nr1iA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/aa9078fb4f3bf110310f6a706700a1f1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation&#039;s top law enforcement official, is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice. Department. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte,R-Va., wants to know more about the unwarranted targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department&#039;s secret seizure of telephone records at The Associated Press. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation&#039;s top law enforcement official, is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice. Department. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte,R-Va., wants to know more about the unwarranted targeting of Tea Party and other conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department&#039;s secret seizure of telephone records at The Associated Press. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>Members ask the AG about the IRS and AP phone record scandals.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/castro-plead-not-guilty-123152315.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zGWnyWxbTL0gV0lmtZlfBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-05-14/1aeac16c-8585-472b-b198-c3415bf1ae83_AP288341069488.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="M?s detalles de la casa de Ariel Castro" align="left" title="M?s detalles de la casa de Ariel Castro" border="0" /></a>The Cleveland man kidnapped and raped three women over the past decade.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/castro-plead-not-guilty-123152315.htmlWed, 15 May 2013 08:31:52 -0400blogs/lookout/castro-plead-not-guilty-123152315<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/castro-plead-not-guilty-123152315.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zGWnyWxbTL0gV0lmtZlfBQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-05-14/1aeac16c-8585-472b-b198-c3415bf1ae83_AP288341069488.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="M?s detalles de la casa de Ariel Castro" align="left" title="M?s detalles de la casa de Ariel Castro" border="0" /></a>The Cleveland man kidnapped and raped three women over the past decade.</p><br clear="all"/>

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