YOUR FRIENDS' ACTIVITY

    U.S. News Headlines

    • On Memorial Day, remembering friends, family with ‘a heavy but grateful heart’ The Lookout - 3 hrs ago

      From William Ray Fullmer: "My nephew, Sgt. Derek Tillman Roberts, spilled his blood on the sands of Iraq to extend the right to live free to the people of the Middle East. On June 14, 2007, Derek was killed by a roadside … More »On Memorial Day, remembering friends, family with ‘a heavy but grateful heart’

      From William Ray Fullmer: "My nephew, Sgt. Derek Tillman Roberts, spilled his blood on the sands of Iraq to extend the right to live free to the people of the Middle East. On June 14, 2007, Derek was killed by a roadside bomb in Kirkuk, placed by those too cowardly to face him on the [...]

    • Storm chaser footage captures the ferocity of Oklahoma tornado (VIDEO) The Lookout - 4 hrs ago

      Storm chasers from an outfit called Fast Unit 70 uploaded raw footage of the first 10 minutes of the Moore, Okla., tornado that gives viewers a harrowing sense of what the EF5 twister looked like. As cars and trucks zoom … More »Storm chaser footage captures the ferocity of Oklahoma tornado (VIDEO)

      Storm chasers from an outfit called Fast Unit 70 uploaded raw footage of the first 10 minutes of the Moore, Okla., tornado that gives viewers a harrowing sense of what the EF5 twister looked like. As cars and trucks zoom past, Chance Coldiron and Justin Cox's camera focuses on the dark gray funnel as it [...]

    • Police in Australia issue warning on 3-D printed gun The Lookout - 6 hrs ago

      The DIY 3-D gun may not be quite ready for prime time. According to Techworld, the police commissioner in Australia’s New South Wales, Andrew Scipione, has issued a warning after his officers tested one of the firearms—dubbed … More »Police in Australia issue warning on 3-D printed gun

      The DIY 3-D gun may not be quite ready for prime time. According to Techworld, the police commissioner in Australia’s New South Wales, Andrew Scipione, has issued a warning after his officers tested one of the firearms—dubbed the "Liberator"—and experienced a “catastrophic misfire” (no one was seriously injured). According …

    • Cop arrested on suspicion of firebombing police captain’s house The Lookout - 7 hrs ago

      A police officer from Edison, N. J., was arrested Thursday on five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated arson in connection with the firebombing of another officer's house, NJ.com reports. Michael A. Dotro … More »Cop arrested on suspicion of firebombing police captain’s house

      A police officer from Edison, N. J., was arrested Thursday on five counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated arson in connection with the firebombing of another officer's house, NJ.com reports. Michael A. Dotro was taken into custody after a massive search, and he has been suspended from the force with pay. …

    • Boy Scouts vote to end ban on gay youth members The Lookout - 22 hrs ago

      [Updated at 6:55 p.m. CT] DALLAS – The Boy Scouts of America, one of the country’s largest and oldest youth organizations, decided on Thursday to break 103 years of tradition by allowing openly gay members into its ranks. … More »Boy Scouts vote to end ban on gay youth members

      [Updated at 6:55 p.m. CT] DALLAS – The Boy Scouts of America, one of the country’s largest and oldest youth organizations, decided on Thursday to break 103 years of tradition by allowing openly gay members into its ranks. The controversial move was approved by more than 60 percent of the approximate 1,400 votes cast by …

    • Bail denied to Massachusetts teen accused of Facebook terror post Reuters - 9 mins ago

      By Richard Valdmanis BOSTON (Reuters) - A judge denied bail on Friday to a Massachusetts teenager who was arrested on terrorism charges after posting lyrics on his Facebook page suggesting he could do worse than the Boston … More »Bail denied to Massachusetts teen accused of Facebook terror post

      By Richard Valdmanis BOSTON (Reuters) - A judge denied bail on Friday to a Massachusetts teenager who was arrested on terrorism charges after posting lyrics on his Facebook page suggesting he could do worse than the Boston Marathon bombers. Cameron D'Ambrosio, an 18-year-old aspiring rapper from Methuen, about 30 miles …

    • File - In this Aug. 11, 2009 file photo provided by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography shows Matt Durham, center, pulling in a large patch of sea garbage with the help of Miriam Goldstein, right, in the Pacific Ocean. Plastics discarded by people often end up in the ocean, creating coastal pollution that harms marine life and gathers out at sea in what's become known as the great Pacific garbage patch. Now, California state lawmakers have introduced a law that if passed would require makers of plastic bottles, bags and packaging to replace plastics with more environmentally friendly alternatives. (AP Photo/ Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Mario Aguilera, File)
      Calif. plastic ocean debris bill dies in committee AP - 11 mins ago

      SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways has died in the state Assembly without a vote. More »Calif. plastic ocean debris bill dies in committee

      File - In this Aug. 11, 2009 file photo provided by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography shows Matt Durham, center, pulling in a large patch of sea garbage with the help of Miriam Goldstein, right, in the Pacific Ocean. Plastics discarded by people often end up in the ocean, creating coastal pollution that harms marine life and gathers out at sea in what's become known as the great Pacific garbage patch. Now, California state lawmakers have introduced a law that if passed would require makers of plastic bottles, bags and packaging to replace plastics with more environmentally friendly alternatives. (AP Photo/ Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Mario Aguilera, File)

      SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways has died in the state Assembly without a vote.

    • FILE - This undated file photo combination provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Herbert and Catherine Schaible. At a bail hearing Friday, May 24, 2013, a Philadelphia judge ordered the couple, who believe in faith healing over medicine, be held without bail on third-degree murder charges in the April death of their 8-month-old son, Brandon. They previously had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter after another child, 2-year-old Kent, died in 2009. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department, File)
      No bail for Pa. parents in faith-healing death AP - 12 mins ago

      PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care. More »No bail for Pa. parents in faith-healing death

      FILE - This undated file photo combination provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Herbert and Catherine Schaible. At a bail hearing Friday, May 24, 2013, a Philadelphia judge ordered the couple, who believe in faith healing over medicine, be held without bail on third-degree murder charges in the April death of their 8-month-old son, Brandon. They previously had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter after another child, 2-year-old Kent, died in 2009. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Police Department, File)

      PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let another sick child go without medical care.

    • Jodi Arias listens as the verdict for sentencing is read for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix
      Arizona jury foreman says believed Jodi Arias was abused Reuters - 14 mins ago

      By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - The foreman of an Arizona jury that deadlocked over whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for murdering her ex-boyfriend believes she was mentally abused, but said on Friday that … More »Arizona jury foreman says believed Jodi Arias was abused

      Jodi Arias listens as the verdict for sentencing is read for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix

      By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - The foreman of an Arizona jury that deadlocked over whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for murdering her ex-boyfriend believes she was mentally abused, but said on Friday that had not been enough to excuse her crime. Arias, a former waitress from California, was found guilty …

    • Drug cartel leader Eduardo Arellano Felix is presented to the media in Mexico City
      Last brother from Mexico's Arellano Felix cartel pleads guilty in U.S. Reuters - 15 mins ago

      By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Former Mexican drug lord Eduardo Arellano Felix, the last of four brothers captured or killed in connection with a once-powerful Tijuana-based cartel depicted in the Oscar-winning film … More »Last brother from Mexico's Arellano Felix cartel pleads guilty in U.S.

      Drug cartel leader Eduardo Arellano Felix is presented to the media in Mexico City

      By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Former Mexican drug lord Eduardo Arellano Felix, the last of four brothers captured or killed in connection with a once-powerful Tijuana-based cartel depicted in the Oscar-winning film "Traffic," pleaded guilty to U.S. drug charges on Friday. Arellano Felix, 56, admitted in U.S. District …

    • Students safe after armed man reported at school AP - 19 mins ago

      THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Armed officers and worried parents rushed to a Denver-area high school as students hunkered down in closets and classrooms Friday after a report of a gunman near campus on the last day of class before … More »Students safe after armed man reported at school

      THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Armed officers and worried parents rushed to a Denver-area high school as students hunkered down in closets and classrooms Friday after a report of a gunman near campus on the last day of class before summer vacation, but the high anxiety faded after a police search turned up nothing.

    • FILE - In an Oct. 6, 2006 file photo, Donna Charpied points to an area of a proposed dump site near Southern California's Joshua Tree National Park, at her home in Desert Center, Calif. Los Angeles County's sanitation districts are no longer pursuing plans to build a 4,000-acre landfill near Joshua Tree National Park on former mine land. David Rothbart, supervising engineer at the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, said Friday, May 24, 2013 that the agency will use the $41 million set aside for the land purchase for more recycling and other projects. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
      LA sanitation ends plans for dump near Joshua Tree AP - 29 mins ago

      LOS ANGELES (AP) — A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles' trash less than two miles from Joshua Tree National Park in the remote Southern California desert. More »LA sanitation ends plans for dump near Joshua Tree

      FILE - In an Oct. 6, 2006 file photo, Donna Charpied points to an area of a proposed dump site near Southern California's Joshua Tree National Park, at her home in Desert Center, Calif. Los Angeles County's sanitation districts are no longer pursuing plans to build a 4,000-acre landfill near Joshua Tree National Park on former mine land. David Rothbart, supervising engineer at the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, said Friday, May 24, 2013 that the agency will use the $41 million set aside for the land purchase for more recycling and other projects. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

      LOS ANGELES (AP) — A regional garbage collection agency has tossed out plans to build a mega-landfill for Los Angeles' trash less than two miles from Joshua Tree National Park in the remote Southern California desert.

    • Weber County Sheriff Terry Thompson, from left, Weber County Attorney Dee Smith, Greg Whinham, Roy City, Chief of Police and Mike Ashment, Ogden Chief of Police, appear after a news conference Friday, May 24, 2013, in Ogden, Utah. Matthew David Stewart, a Utah Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a shootout during a marijuana raid was found Friday hanging dead in his cell, authorities said. Stewart, 39, was found hanging from a bed sheet during a routine cell check just before 1 a.m., Weber County Attorney Dee Smith said. The county has referred the investigation into the death to an outside agency, and another county attorney will review it. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
      Suspect in killing of officer found dead in cell AP - 30 mins ago

      OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah Army veteran was found hanging dead Friday in his jail cell as he awaited trial on charges of killing a police officer and wounding five others during a raid that netted 13 pot plants and sparked … More »Suspect in killing of officer found dead in cell

      Weber County Sheriff Terry Thompson, from left, Weber County Attorney Dee Smith, Greg Whinham, Roy City, Chief of Police and Mike Ashment, Ogden Chief of Police, appear after a news conference Friday, May 24, 2013, in Ogden, Utah. Matthew David Stewart, a Utah Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a shootout during a marijuana raid was found Friday hanging dead in his cell, authorities said. Stewart, 39, was found hanging from a bed sheet during a routine cell check just before 1 a.m., Weber County Attorney Dee Smith said. The county has referred the investigation into the death to an outside agency, and another county attorney will review it. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

      OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah Army veteran was found hanging dead Friday in his jail cell as he awaited trial on charges of killing a police officer and wounding five others during a raid that netted 13 pot plants and sparked a fierce debate about what happened that night.

    • Woman feared Iowa kidnapping suspect's release AP - 32 mins ago

      IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The ex-girlfriend of a man suspected of kidnapping two Iowa girls this week worried that he would harm her and her family before his impending release from prison in 2011, citing prior sexual and physical … More »Woman feared Iowa kidnapping suspect's release

      IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The ex-girlfriend of a man suspected of kidnapping two Iowa girls this week worried that he would harm her and her family before his impending release from prison in 2011, citing prior sexual and physical abuse and threats, according to court records released Friday.

    • FILE - This March 22, 2013 file photo shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. No one answered the phone at the IRS hotline for tax help. Forget about advice on avoiding foreclosures at one of the Housing and Urban Development offices nationwide. Roughly five percent of the federal workforce _ 115,000 people at six government agencies _ got an unpaid day off on Friday due to the automatic cuts to the government budget. The furloughs forced some agencies such as the IRS and HUD to drastically scale back operations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
      Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't AP - 41 mins ago

      WASHINGTON (AP) — No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide. More »Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in gov't

      FILE - This March 22, 2013 file photo shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. No one answered the phone at the IRS hotline for tax help. Forget about advice on avoiding foreclosures at one of the Housing and Urban Development offices nationwide. Roughly five percent of the federal workforce _ 115,000 people at six government agencies _ got an unpaid day off on Friday due to the automatic cuts to the government budget. The furloughs forced some agencies such as the IRS and HUD to drastically scale back operations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

      WASHINGTON (AP) — No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide.

    • President Barack Obama signs a bill designating the Congressional Gold Medal commemorating the lives of the four young girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing of 1963, Friday, May 24, 2013, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. From left are, Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala. sponsor of the bill; Lisa McNair; Thelma "Maxine" Pippen McNair mother of Denise McNair; Dianne Braddock sister of Carole Robertson; and Rev. Arthur Price Jr., pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
      Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims AP - 42 mins ago

      WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that … More »Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

      President Barack Obama signs a bill designating the Congressional Gold Medal commemorating the lives of the four young girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing of 1963, Friday, May 24, 2013, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. From left are, Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala. sponsor of the bill; Lisa McNair; Thelma "Maxine" Pippen McNair mother of Denise McNair; Dianne Braddock sister of Carole Robertson; and Rev. Arthur Price Jr., pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

      WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to trigger triumph and a more just and equal and fair America."

    • FILE - In this Tuesday, July 19, 2011 file photo, Jonathan Decker, right, and Charlie Woolsey tear a roof off a tornado-damaged home in Joplin, Mo. during cleanup efforts nearly two months after an EF-5 tornado destroyed much of the town. After 161 people died in an EF-5 tornado in May 2011, the city strengthened its building codes. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
      Can Tornado Alley become safer? Yes, within limits AP - 48 mins ago

      In the wind-swept prairie called Tornado Alley, the scene is eerily familiar: Homes smashed to splinters. Trees and telephone poles snapped like twigs. Piles of bricks, overturned cars and dazed survivors sifting through … More »Can Tornado Alley become safer? Yes, within limits

      FILE - In this Tuesday, July 19, 2011 file photo, Jonathan Decker, right, and Charlie Woolsey tear a roof off a tornado-damaged home in Joplin, Mo. during cleanup efforts nearly two months after an EF-5 tornado destroyed much of the town. After 161 people died in an EF-5 tornado in May 2011, the city strengthened its building codes. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

      In the wind-swept prairie called Tornado Alley, the scene is eerily familiar: Homes smashed to splinters. Trees and telephone poles snapped like twigs. Piles of bricks, overturned cars and dazed survivors sifting through rubble in search of a precious photo or heirloom. A town in ruins.

    • Evanston police officer holds a firearm that was turned in as part of an amnesty-based gun buyback program in Evanston, Illinois
      Illinois House votes to allow residents to carry concealed guns Reuters - 48 mins ago

      By Joanne von Alroth SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois House of Representatives on Friday voted overwhelmingly to allow residents to carry concealed guns, taking the state one step closer to joining all others … More »Illinois House votes to allow residents to carry concealed guns

      Evanston police officer holds a firearm that was turned in as part of an amnesty-based gun buyback program in Evanston, Illinois

      By Joanne von Alroth SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois House of Representatives on Friday voted overwhelmingly to allow residents to carry concealed guns, taking the state one step closer to joining all others in allowing some form of carrying guns in public. Illinois is the only state in the nation to ban …

    • U.S. President Barack Obama pauses during speech at the National Defense University in Washington
      Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips Reuters - 55 mins ago

      By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively. But that is not taking any … More »Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips

      U.S. President Barack Obama pauses during speech at the National Defense University in Washington

      By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively. But that is not taking any pressure off President Barack Obama, his Department of Veterans Affairs or the Pentagon to fix a system …

    • A battered event sign stands outside the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed earlier in the week when a tornado hit Moore, Okla., Thursday, May 23, 2013. Cleanup continues three days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
      Principal recounts storm hitting Okla. school AP - 1 hr 5 mins ago

      MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The principal of the Oklahoma elementary school where seven children died in a tornado says her teachers did everything they could to save their lives. More »Principal recounts storm hitting Okla. school

      A battered event sign stands outside the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed earlier in the week when a tornado hit Moore, Okla., Thursday, May 23, 2013. Cleanup continues three days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

      MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The principal of the Oklahoma elementary school where seven children died in a tornado says her teachers did everything they could to save their lives.

    More »
    More »
    More »
    More »
     

    Follow Yahoo! News