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http://news.yahoo.com/ The latest news and headlines from Yahoo! News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:19:20 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/nelson-mandela-s-95th-birthday-exclusives-for-yahoo-1374148896-slideshow/"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AsxIOpK6D90Bdf1BQS3n4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-18/8c90f72a-f732-478a-8f35-2a5be5847051_Mandela_Day_Charlie_Shoemaker-11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Exclusive: Mandela&#039;s 95th in photos" align="left" title="Exclusive: Mandela&#039;s 95th in photos" border="0" /></a>The ANC hosted a tree planting ceremony at Thokoza Park in Soweto Township for Mandela Day on July 18, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The South African presidency has said that Mandela&#039;s health is &#039;steadily improving&#039;, as the anti-apartheid icon spends his 95th birthday in hospital. Photo: Charlie Shoemaker/Getty Images for Yahoo! News<br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/nelson-mandela-s-95th-birthday-exclusives-for-yahoo-1374148896-slideshow/Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:19:20 -0400lightbox/nelson-mandela-s-95th-birthday-exclusives-for-yahoo-1374148896-slideshow/<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/nelson-mandela-s-95th-birthday-exclusives-for-yahoo-1374148896-slideshow/"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AsxIOpK6D90Bdf1BQS3n4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-18/8c90f72a-f732-478a-8f35-2a5be5847051_Mandela_Day_Charlie_Shoemaker-11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Exclusive: Mandela&#039;s 95th in photos" align="left" title="Exclusive: Mandela&#039;s 95th in photos" border="0" /></a>The ANC hosted a tree planting ceremony at Thokoza Park in Soweto Township for Mandela Day on July 18, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The South African presidency has said that Mandela&#039;s health is &#039;steadily improving&#039;, as the anti-apartheid icon spends his 95th birthday in hospital. Photo: Charlie Shoemaker/Getty Images for Yahoo! News<br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-still-hospital-condition-improving-south-african-045430822.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hDNp6DpYdSgelsoLoGOMLw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T115911Z_1_CBRE96H0XAT00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-MANDELA-IMPROVING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Well-wishers sing as they gather to wish former President Nelson Mandela happy birthday outside the hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria" align="left" title="Well-wishers sing as they gather to wish former President Nelson Mandela happy birthday outside the hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria" border="0" /></a>Anti-apartheid leader turned 95 in hospital, &quot;steadily improving&quot; from a six-week lung infection.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-still-hospital-condition-improving-south-african-045430822.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 07:59:11 -0400Reutersnelson-mandela-still-hospital-condition-improving-south-african-045430822<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-still-hospital-condition-improving-south-african-045430822.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hDNp6DpYdSgelsoLoGOMLw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T115911Z_1_CBRE96H0XAT00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-MANDELA-IMPROVING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Well-wishers sing as they gather to wish former President Nelson Mandela happy birthday outside the hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria" align="left" title="Well-wishers sing as they gather to wish former President Nelson Mandela happy birthday outside the hospital where he is being treated in Pretoria" border="0" /></a>Anti-apartheid leader turned 95 in hospital, &quot;steadily improving&quot; from a six-week lung infection.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-birthday-celebrating-forgiveness-145642297.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cGD7zMQ7xPtYyLqycTlmdQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-18/6837633d-f4f3-4875-8bfb-f7cecc76eb7e_Mandela_Day_Charlie_Shoemaker-16.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th Birthday exclusives for Yahoo!" align="left" title="Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th Birthday exclusives for Yahoo!" border="0" /></a>Nelson Mandela turns 95 on Thursday. Yahoo asked readers and Mandela admirers to offer reflections, appreciations and birthday wishes ? each in 95 words or fewer. Here are several we received this week.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-birthday-celebrating-forgiveness-145642297.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 07:39:14 -0400nelson-mandela-birthday-celebrating-forgiveness-145642297<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nelson-mandela-birthday-celebrating-forgiveness-145642297.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cGD7zMQ7xPtYyLqycTlmdQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-18/6837633d-f4f3-4875-8bfb-f7cecc76eb7e_Mandela_Day_Charlie_Shoemaker-16.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th Birthday exclusives for Yahoo!" align="left" title="Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th Birthday exclusives for Yahoo!" border="0" /></a>Nelson Mandela turns 95 on Thursday. Yahoo asked readers and Mandela admirers to offer reflections, appreciations and birthday wishes ? each in 95 words or fewer. Here are several we received this week.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/r9.exX8YodeZeFUNtvsUmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/75c3a80e07b3ed18370f6a706700f74b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey as U.S. Congressman Frank Underwood in a scene from the Netflix original series, &quot;House of Cards.&quot; Spacey was nominated for an Emmy Award for best actor in a drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences&#039; Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" align="left" title="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey as U.S. Congressman Frank Underwood in a scene from the Netflix original series, &quot;House of Cards.&quot; Spacey was nominated for an Emmy Award for best actor in a drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences&#039; Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Netflix&#039;s &quot;House of Cards&quot; made Emmy history Thursday with a top drama series nomination, the first time that television&#039;s top awards have recognized a program delivered online as equal in quality to the best that TV has to offer.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:03:34 -0400Associated Pressonline-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-house-cards-makes-emmy-history-124950469.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/r9.exX8YodeZeFUNtvsUmg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/75c3a80e07b3ed18370f6a706700f74b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey as U.S. Congressman Frank Underwood in a scene from the Netflix original series, &quot;House of Cards.&quot; Spacey was nominated for an Emmy Award for best actor in a drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences&#039; Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" align="left" title="This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey as U.S. Congressman Frank Underwood in a scene from the Netflix original series, &quot;House of Cards.&quot; Spacey was nominated for an Emmy Award for best actor in a drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences&#039; Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Netflix&#039;s &quot;House of Cards&quot; made Emmy history Thursday with a top drama series nomination, the first time that television&#039;s top awards have recognized a program delivered online as equal in quality to the best that TV has to offer.</p><br clear="all"/>NEW YORK (AP) ? Cooler temperatures are within sight but likely not soon enough and cool enough for a large swath of the country hit with dangerously high temperatures for days as the largest heat wave of the summer failed to budge from South Dakota to Massachusetts.http://news.yahoo.com/relief-worst-heat-horizon-weekend-063444308.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 02:38:38 -0400Associated Pressrelief-worst-heat-horizon-weekend-063444308<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senators-ready-restore-lower-college-loan-rates-072515654.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tn0G9rxDujJbpxAkrr9VaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/44a10aa20501e018370f6a7067005dce.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 23, 2013, file photo, the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington. Heading off a costly rate increase for returning college students, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday, July 17, 2013, that would offer students better rates this fall but perhaps assign higher rates in coming years. The deal would offer students lower interest rates through the 2015 academic year but then rates were expected to climb above where they were when students left campus this spring. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 23, 2013, file photo, the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington. Heading off a costly rate increase for returning college students, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday, July 17, 2013, that would offer students better rates this fall but perhaps assign higher rates in coming years. The deal would offer students lower interest rates through the 2015 academic year but then rates were expected to climb above where they were when students left campus this spring. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Senators are ready to offer students a better deal on their college loans this fall, but future classes could see higher interest rates.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/senators-ready-restore-lower-college-loan-rates-072515654.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:04:18 -0400Associated Presssenators-ready-restore-lower-college-loan-rates-072515654<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/senators-ready-restore-lower-college-loan-rates-072515654.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tn0G9rxDujJbpxAkrr9VaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/44a10aa20501e018370f6a7067005dce.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 23, 2013, file photo, the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington. Heading off a costly rate increase for returning college students, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday, July 17, 2013, that would offer students better rates this fall but perhaps assign higher rates in coming years. The deal would offer students lower interest rates through the 2015 academic year but then rates were expected to climb above where they were when students left campus this spring. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 23, 2013, file photo, the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington. Heading off a costly rate increase for returning college students, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday, July 17, 2013, that would offer students better rates this fall but perhaps assign higher rates in coming years. The deal would offer students lower interest rates through the 2015 academic year but then rates were expected to climb above where they were when students left campus this spring. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Senators are ready to offer students a better deal on their college loans this fall, but future classes could see higher interest rates.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-opposition-leader-sentenced-5-years-084213369.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8MJ6uoH1h_0s_Y5nnn2.Hw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8c46b54f06f2e918370f6a7067004632.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in handcuffs, center, is escorted from a court in Kirov, Russia Thursday, July 18, 2013. Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition&#039;s leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison. Navalny and his supporters claimed the case was politically driven to try to shut down the vehement Kremlin critic and intimidate his supporters. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)" align="left" title="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in handcuffs, center, is escorted from a court in Kirov, Russia Thursday, July 18, 2013. Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition&#039;s leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison. Navalny and his supporters claimed the case was politically driven to try to shut down the vehement Kremlin critic and intimidate his supporters. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)" border="0" /></a>KIROV, Russia (AP) ? Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition&#039;s leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/russian-opposition-leader-sentenced-5-years-084213369.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 08:21:49 -0400Associated Pressrussian-opposition-leader-sentenced-5-years-084213369<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/russian-opposition-leader-sentenced-5-years-084213369.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8MJ6uoH1h_0s_Y5nnn2.Hw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8c46b54f06f2e918370f6a7067004632.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in handcuffs, center, is escorted from a court in Kirov, Russia Thursday, July 18, 2013. Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition&#039;s leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison. Navalny and his supporters claimed the case was politically driven to try to shut down the vehement Kremlin critic and intimidate his supporters. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)" align="left" title="Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, in handcuffs, center, is escorted from a court in Kirov, Russia Thursday, July 18, 2013. Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition&#039;s leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison. Navalny and his supporters claimed the case was politically driven to try to shut down the vehement Kremlin critic and intimidate his supporters. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman)" border="0" /></a>KIROV, Russia (AP) ? Alexei Navalny, one of the Russian opposition&#039;s leading figures, was convicted of embezzlement Thursday and sentenced to five years in prison.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wheres-royal-baby-kate-overdue-102611020.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/deE5g1xkXakIOUJb4DrM2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e1710a0d0708e918370f6a706700ac29.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo royal supporter Margaret Tyler displays balloons for the media in front of the Lindo Wing at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London. By the time you?re reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks. As Britain?s Prince William and his wife, Kate, await the birth of their first child _ and the next heir to the English throne _ some are convinced the royal due date has already passed, even though the Palace has not given an exact date. Many in the British media predicted the baby would be born last week and the Prince himself is now on official leave. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo royal supporter Margaret Tyler displays balloons for the media in front of the Lindo Wing at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London. By the time you?re reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks. As Britain?s Prince William and his wife, Kate, await the birth of their first child _ and the next heir to the English throne _ some are convinced the royal due date has already passed, even though the Palace has not given an exact date. Many in the British media predicted the baby would be born last week and the Prince himself is now on official leave. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? By the time you&#039;re reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wheres-royal-baby-kate-overdue-102611020.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 06:25:33 -0400Associated Presswheres-royal-baby-kate-overdue-102611020<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wheres-royal-baby-kate-overdue-102611020.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/deE5g1xkXakIOUJb4DrM2Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e1710a0d0708e918370f6a706700ac29.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo royal supporter Margaret Tyler displays balloons for the media in front of the Lindo Wing at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London. By the time you?re reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks. As Britain?s Prince William and his wife, Kate, await the birth of their first child _ and the next heir to the English throne _ some are convinced the royal due date has already passed, even though the Palace has not given an exact date. Many in the British media predicted the baby would be born last week and the Prince himself is now on official leave. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo royal supporter Margaret Tyler displays balloons for the media in front of the Lindo Wing at St Mary&#039;s Hospital in London. By the time you?re reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks. As Britain?s Prince William and his wife, Kate, await the birth of their first child _ and the next heir to the English throne _ some are convinced the royal due date has already passed, even though the Palace has not given an exact date. Many in the British media predicted the baby would be born last week and the Prince himself is now on official leave. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) ? By the time you&#039;re reading this, the Duchess of Cambridge could be in labor. Or it could be a matter of hours. Or days. Or weeks.</p><br clear="all"/>MIAMI (AP) ? Trayvon Martin's parents made appearances on network morning shows Thursday, saying they are still shocked that jurors acquitted George Zimmerman in the 2012 shooting death of their 17-year-old son.http://news.yahoo.com/trayvon-martins-parents-shocked-verdict-120011034.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 09:02:57 -0400Associated Presstrayvon-martins-parents-shocked-verdict-120011034<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/son-jerry-sandusky-seeks-name-changed-111301137.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wmCECNMrEslyqNd7_tJU9A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8ac3d818076aeb18370f6a70670002ba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky filed papers Tuesday July 16, 2013 in Centre County Court seeking to have the names of him and his family changed. Though the documents are sealed, they show he filed for a name change, along with his wife and four children. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky filed papers Tuesday July 16, 2013 in Centre County Court seeking to have the names of him and his family changed. Though the documents are sealed, they show he filed for a name change, along with his wife and four children. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" border="0" /></a>BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) ? A son of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is seeking to have his name changed more than a year after his adoptive father was convicted of child sexual abuse.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/son-jerry-sandusky-seeks-name-changed-111301137.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 07:48:16 -0400Associated Pressson-jerry-sandusky-seeks-name-changed-111301137<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/son-jerry-sandusky-seeks-name-changed-111301137.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wmCECNMrEslyqNd7_tJU9A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8ac3d818076aeb18370f6a70670002ba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky filed papers Tuesday July 16, 2013 in Centre County Court seeking to have the names of him and his family changed. Though the documents are sealed, they show he filed for a name change, along with his wife and four children. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this June 20, 2012 file photo, Matt Sandusky, the adopted son of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky filed papers Tuesday July 16, 2013 in Centre County Court seeking to have the names of him and his family changed. Though the documents are sealed, they show he filed for a name change, along with his wife and four children. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)" border="0" /></a>BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) ? A son of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is seeking to have his name changed more than a year after his adoptive father was convicted of child sexual abuse.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/unconventional-pastor-leads-booming-nyc-megachurch-064437395.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yLyHz5svhlFqDrXYdroMPw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dfaaeac9062de518370f6a7067002f6d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this July 14, 2013 photo, Pastor Carl Lentz, center, leads a Hillsong NYC Church service at Irving Plaza in New York. With his half-shaved head, jeans and tattoos, Pastor Carl Lentz doesn&#039;t look like the typical religious leader. But with its concert-like atmosphere and appeal to a younger demographic, his congregation, Hillsong NYC, is one of the fastest growing evangelical churches in the city. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)" align="left" title="In this July 14, 2013 photo, Pastor Carl Lentz, center, leads a Hillsong NYC Church service at Irving Plaza in New York. With his half-shaved head, jeans and tattoos, Pastor Carl Lentz doesn&#039;t look like the typical religious leader. But with its concert-like atmosphere and appeal to a younger demographic, his congregation, Hillsong NYC, is one of the fastest growing evangelical churches in the city. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Carl Lentz is not your typical pastor.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/unconventional-pastor-leads-booming-nyc-megachurch-064437395.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 03:28:44 -0400Associated Pressunconventional-pastor-leads-booming-nyc-megachurch-064437395<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/unconventional-pastor-leads-booming-nyc-megachurch-064437395.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yLyHz5svhlFqDrXYdroMPw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/dfaaeac9062de518370f6a7067002f6d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this July 14, 2013 photo, Pastor Carl Lentz, center, leads a Hillsong NYC Church service at Irving Plaza in New York. With his half-shaved head, jeans and tattoos, Pastor Carl Lentz doesn&#039;t look like the typical religious leader. But with its concert-like atmosphere and appeal to a younger demographic, his congregation, Hillsong NYC, is one of the fastest growing evangelical churches in the city. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)" align="left" title="In this July 14, 2013 photo, Pastor Carl Lentz, center, leads a Hillsong NYC Church service at Irving Plaza in New York. With his half-shaved head, jeans and tattoos, Pastor Carl Lentz doesn&#039;t look like the typical religious leader. But with its concert-like atmosphere and appeal to a younger demographic, his congregation, Hillsong NYC, is one of the fastest growing evangelical churches in the city. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Carl Lentz is not your typical pastor.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sIg8uqTO7Ta9QhZf2nPqUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e24e551a06e3e918370f6a706700a29a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? With giant portraits of Nelson Mandela and colorful posters, South African artists are celebrating the 95th birthday Thursday of the anti-apartheid leader, who remains hospitalized although his condition has improved.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/artists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 05:40:15 -0400Associated Pressartists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/artists-celebrate-mandela-paintings-093546862.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sIg8uqTO7Ta9QhZf2nPqUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e24e551a06e3e918370f6a706700a29a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, South African artist John Adams works on a giant acrylic-on-canvas painting of Nelson Mandela in the driveway of his house in a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Many South African artists and graphic designers are celebrating Nelson Mandela&#039;s 95th birthday who remains hospitalized as hit condition improves Thursday July 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)" border="0" /></a>JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? With giant portraits of Nelson Mandela and colorful posters, South African artists are celebrating the 95th birthday Thursday of the anti-apartheid leader, who remains hospitalized although his condition has improved.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-movie-stars-hope-emmy-honors-044000215.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WVBubDMC2PX6CLRF3yriHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a2c47137ea58dc17370f6a7067003a11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from &quot;Behind the Candelabra.&quot; Nominations for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Nominations were to be announced Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)" align="left" title="This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from &quot;Behind the Candelabra.&quot; Nominations for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Nominations were to be announced Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Groundbreaking Internet series and movie actors could be the headliners in the upcoming Emmy Awards contest.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-movie-stars-hope-emmy-honors-044000215.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 03:33:14 -0400Associated Pressonline-series-movie-stars-hope-emmy-honors-044000215<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/online-series-movie-stars-hope-emmy-honors-044000215.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WVBubDMC2PX6CLRF3yriHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a2c47137ea58dc17370f6a7067003a11.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from &quot;Behind the Candelabra.&quot; Nominations for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Nominations were to be announced Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)" align="left" title="This film image released by HBO shows Michael Douglas, left, as Liberace, and Matt Damon, as Scott Thorson in a scene from &quot;Behind the Candelabra.&quot; Nominations for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Nominations were to be announced Thursday, July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Groundbreaking Internet series and movie actors could be the headliners in the upcoming Emmy Awards contest.</p><br clear="all"/>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The United States is still viewed as the world's leading economic power in many countries, according to polls in 39 nations by the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project. But as the Great Recession has buffeted the U.S. economy, China has gained rapidly in the eyes of the rest of the world, and many say it ultimately will replace America as the world's top global economic force.http://news.yahoo.com/poll-us-still-seen-top-economic-power-040221546.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 01:05:10 -0400Associated Presspoll-us-still-seen-top-economic-power-040221546<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-visits-syrian-refugee-camp-jordan-092425977.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4waqlQ05EywDCsi0VidTpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f7cd30d3e990d817370f6a7067000fb8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pauses while speaking during a joint press conference with Jordan&#039;s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, unseen, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday won Arab League backing for his effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, raising hopes for a quick resumption in the stalled negotiations. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pauses while speaking during a joint press conference with Jordan&#039;s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, unseen, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday won Arab League backing for his effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, raising hopes for a quick resumption in the stalled negotiations. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)" border="0" /></a>ZAATARI, Jordan (AP) ? U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday visited a camp for Syrian refugees displaced by the fighting in their country, hearing first-hand accounts from Syrians who have fled what the U.N. says is the worst humanitarian crisis in decades.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-visits-syrian-refugee-camp-jordan-092425977.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 05:58:35 -0400Associated Presskerry-visits-syrian-refugee-camp-jordan-092425977<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-visits-syrian-refugee-camp-jordan-092425977.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4waqlQ05EywDCsi0VidTpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f7cd30d3e990d817370f6a7067000fb8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pauses while speaking during a joint press conference with Jordan&#039;s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, unseen, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday won Arab League backing for his effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, raising hopes for a quick resumption in the stalled negotiations. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pauses while speaking during a joint press conference with Jordan&#039;s Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, unseen, on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday won Arab League backing for his effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, raising hopes for a quick resumption in the stalled negotiations. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan, Pool)" border="0" /></a>ZAATARI, Jordan (AP) ? U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday visited a camp for Syrian refugees displaced by the fighting in their country, hearing first-hand accounts from Syrians who have fled what the U.N. says is the worst humanitarian crisis in decades.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/disputes-between-morsi-military-led-egypt-coup-205809544.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LtyYQeIPU211AvQbSvb6pQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1ddc71a1e99ed817370f6a706700ff6c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Thursday Feb, 21, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The removal of Mohammed Morsi by the military was the culmination of nearly a year of acrimonious relations between the armed forces chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Egypt?s first freely elected _ and first civilian _ president. According to a series of interviews by The Associated Press with defense, security, intelligence and Muslim Brotherhood officials, the two clashed over policies toward protests in the streets and over Islamic militants in Sinai, with el-Sissi bristling at Morsi?s orders and at times even ignoring them. Each believed the other was conspiring to remove him. And when an activist group began working toward massive protests to remove Morsi, the military early on lent its help from behind the scenes.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El Moaty, Egyptian Presidency, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Thursday Feb, 21, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The removal of Mohammed Morsi by the military was the culmination of nearly a year of acrimonious relations between the armed forces chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Egypt?s first freely elected _ and first civilian _ president. According to a series of interviews by The Associated Press with defense, security, intelligence and Muslim Brotherhood officials, the two clashed over policies toward protests in the streets and over Islamic militants in Sinai, with el-Sissi bristling at Morsi?s orders and at times even ignoring them. Each believed the other was conspiring to remove him. And when an activist group began working toward massive protests to remove Morsi, the military early on lent its help from behind the scenes.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El Moaty, Egyptian Presidency, File)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? The head of Egypt&#039;s military, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, sat with a polite smile in the front row listening to President Mohammed Morsi give a 2 1/2-hour speech defending his year in office. El-Sissi even clapped lightly as the audience of Morsi supporters broke into cheers.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/disputes-between-morsi-military-led-egypt-coup-205809544.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 01:33:55 -0400Associated Pressdisputes-between-morsi-military-led-egypt-coup-205809544<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/disputes-between-morsi-military-led-egypt-coup-205809544.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/LtyYQeIPU211AvQbSvb6pQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/1ddc71a1e99ed817370f6a706700ff6c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Thursday Feb, 21, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The removal of Mohammed Morsi by the military was the culmination of nearly a year of acrimonious relations between the armed forces chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Egypt?s first freely elected _ and first civilian _ president. According to a series of interviews by The Associated Press with defense, security, intelligence and Muslim Brotherhood officials, the two clashed over policies toward protests in the streets and over Islamic militants in Sinai, with el-Sissi bristling at Morsi?s orders and at times even ignoring them. Each believed the other was conspiring to remove him. And when an activist group began working toward massive protests to remove Morsi, the military early on lent its help from behind the scenes.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El Moaty, Egyptian Presidency, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Thursday Feb, 21, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The removal of Mohammed Morsi by the military was the culmination of nearly a year of acrimonious relations between the armed forces chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and Egypt?s first freely elected _ and first civilian _ president. According to a series of interviews by The Associated Press with defense, security, intelligence and Muslim Brotherhood officials, the two clashed over policies toward protests in the streets and over Islamic militants in Sinai, with el-Sissi bristling at Morsi?s orders and at times even ignoring them. Each believed the other was conspiring to remove him. And when an activist group began working toward massive protests to remove Morsi, the military early on lent its help from behind the scenes.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El Moaty, Egyptian Presidency, File)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? The head of Egypt&#039;s military, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, sat with a polite smile in the front row listening to President Mohammed Morsi give a 2 1/2-hour speech defending his year in office. El-Sissi even clapped lightly as the audience of Morsi supporters broke into cheers.</p><br clear="all"/>

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