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Dog
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 10:59 AM

Dognapped Yorkie Found Safe Near Home

Dognapped Yorkie Found Safe Near Home
A deaf 11-year-old mini Yorkie that was snatched by dognappers who demanded $1,000 from his owners was safely dropped off near his owner's home on Saturday, according to NBC Los Angeles. Someone driving a white car with tinted windows dropped off the dog named Walter. A woman who had been walking her own dog spotted Walter and called his owners with the number listed on his dog tag. Walter was last seen Thursday afternoon before he was stolen. Read »
yahoo tumblr
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 2:41 PM

Yahoo Board Approves $1.1B Acquisition of Tumblr

Yahoo Board Approves $1.1B Acquisition of TumblrAP IMAGES FOR IDA IRELAND
Yahoo's board of directors met Sunday and approved a $1.1 billion acquisition of online content-sharing site Tumblr, according to The Wall Street Journal's All Things D. Yahoo will pay cash for the blogging site, All Things D reported. Neither firms have released official statements, but the deal could be announced Monday. In an invitation sent Friday, Yahoo promised to unveil "something special'' Monday evening in New York. The event is being held in a Times Squares lounge located about two miles from Tumblr's headquarters. Yahoo has only said that Mayer will be on hand to unveil something related to a product. A company spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to a request for comment about the potential Tumblr acquisition. Buying Tumblr would fulfill Mayer's goal of reaching a wider audience on smartphones and tablet computers. Read »
White House Daily Briefing
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 12:30 PM

Watch: White House Daily Briefing

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney holds the daily briefing. The IRS and AP are expected to be among the topics discussed. Read »
NBCNews.com
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 9:33 AM

Plains States Brace For Tornadoes


A severe weather outbreak is expected as the threat of tornadoes ramped up Sunday, and metropolitan areas from the Twin Cities of Minnesota to Dallas, Tex., were warned they could be affected. Get More at NBC News

Preakness
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 10:53 PM

Orb Denied: Oxbow Wins Preakness in Upset

Orb Denied: Oxbow Wins Preakness in UpsetAP
History will have to wait at least one more year. Orb, the Kentucky Derby champion who many hoped would become the first Triple Crown winner in 35 years, finished fourth in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, as 15-1 longshot Oxbow pulled off a surprise wire-to-wire win. "It's so special," said Oxbow jockey Gary Stevens, who came out of retirement this year at age 50. "We were kind of flying under the radar after the Derby. Didn't get a lot of respect." Oxbow trainer D. Wayne Lukas seemed to take pleasure from dashing Orb's Triple Crown hopes. "I get paid to spoil dreams," Lukas said. Click through for the full story. Read »
Navy Pier
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 3:52 PM

Navy Pier Worker Sets New Ferris Wheel World Record

Navy Pier Worker Sets New Ferris Wheel World RecordNBCChicago.com
The world record for longest ride on a Ferris wheel was broken over the weekend at Chicago's Navy Pier, according to NBC Chicago. On Friday at 2:30 pm, operations manager Clinton Shepherd hopped on the Ferris wheel with the intention of riding for a full 48 hours. The record was 30 hours and 35 seconds. On Saturday Shepherd beat that record and fireworks exploded across Navy Pier. He will stay on the Ferris wheel until he achieves his full 48-hour goal. “This achievement highlights Navy Pier as the number one tourist attraction in the Midwest and serves as a great attraction as the City of Chicago honors the men and women of the Armed Forces,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said. Read »
NBCNews.com
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 8:03 AM

Al Qaeda Supporters Fight with Police in Tunisia

AFP/Getty Images Supporters of the stout Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia fought with Tunisian Police after their annual rally was banned by the government, according to Reuters. The ban put in place by the government, fearing that the rally would be potentially dangerous to society. The Interior Ministry said on Friday that the group, "which has shown distain for state institutions, incited violence against them and poses a threat to public security." The Islamist group, that openly backs al Qaeda, is thought of as the most extremist of the Islamist groups to form in Tunisia following a 2011 revolution that overthrew secular dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. Tens of thousands of members were expected to attend the rally. Supporters threw rocks at police and the police responded by firing teargas at the protestors who numbered around 500. Military aircraft patrolled the air over the district. Get More at NBC News

NBCNEWS.COM
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 9:10 PM

Tornadoes Tear Through Kansas, Oklahoma

AP Tornadoes touched down in Kansas and Oklahoma after an extreme weather system tore through the area, The Associated Press reported. The weather system stretched from North Texas to Minnesota, also dealt out hail -- dime to softball sized -- as well as heavy rainfall. According to the Red Cross, there have been no confirmed fatalities. Residents in downtown Wichita, Kan., were told to seek shelter Sunday afternoon after a tornado was confirmed on the ground. Near Oklahoma City, a half-mile wide tornado was reported, prompting a stark alert from the Weather Service: "You could be killed if not underground or in a tornado shelter," the advisory said. Norman Emergency Management reports that approximately 30-40 homes have been damaged or destroyed. Get More at NBC News

NBCNews.com
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 7:35 AM

More Young People Having Strokes, Study Says


A recent study in the journal Neurology found that the proportion of young people who are having strokes increased from one in eight stroke patients in the mid-90s to one in five in just over a decade. Get More at NBC News

Damascus
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 4:32 PM

Officials Believe Parade Crash Driver Had Medical Condition

Officials Believe Parade Crash Driver Had Medical ConditionWCYB-TV
Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally. Read »
nyc
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 7:36 PM

Man Fatally Shot in Head in NYC's Greenwich Village Investigated as Hate Crime: Police

Man Fatally Shot in Head in NYC's Greenwich Village Investigated as Hate Crime: PoliceNBCNewYork
New York City authorities are investigating the deadly overnight shooting of a 32-year-old man in Greenwich Village as a hate crime after detectives learned the suspect taken into custody at the scene may have made anti-gay remarks to the victim before pulling the trigger, authorities said. Law enforcement officials say victim Marc Carson and a friend were near a 99 Cent Pizza shop on Sixth Avenue around midnight when the suspect, who was with two other men, hurled anti-gay slurs at them. Carson made some remarks in response to the suspect's taunts and walked away, law enforcement sources said. A short time later, the suspect, who was by himself, confronted Carson and his friend again near a building on West Eighth Street, and words were exchanged for a second time, law enforcement officials said. Then the suspect allegedly pulled out a .38 caliber revolver and shot Carson in the face, killing him. Read »
France
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 7:54 AM

France Becomes 14th Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Getty France became the 14th country to legalize same-sex weddings after French President Francois Hollande signed a bill into law extending the right to marry to gay couples, according to NBC News. The legislation is one of the biggest social reforms the country has witnessed since abolishing the death penalty in 1981. The bill, which had been pledged by the Socialist president, had sparked much debating from conservatives in France. Opponents of the bill have engaged in heated protests, some of which have been violent. Frigide Barjot, a political activist and humorist, has said a protest is slated for May 29 will draw millions into the streets. However, polls show that more than half of the country supported gay marriage. Get More at NBC News

metro-north
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 6:17 PM

FBI Rules Out Foul Play in Connecticut Train Crash

FBI Rules Out Foul Play in Connecticut Train Crash
The FBI has ruled out foul play in their investigation into Friday night's rush hour train crash in Connecticut that injured 72 people. National Transportation Safety Board officials are looking into a broken part of the rail that underwent repairs last month, but have not determined whether it was a pre-existing fracture or if it occurred as a result of the accident, according to NTSB spokesperson Earl Weener, who provided an update at a news conference on Saturday afternoon. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy and other officials spoke at a news conference hours earlier and described a grisly scene after a commuter train derailed and was hit by an oncoming train. "The damage is absolutely staggering," said Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal. "Ribbons on the sides of cars are torn away like ribbons of clothes." The eastbound Metro-North train derailed just after 6:00 p.m. and was hit by a westbound train between the Bridgeport and Fairfield stations, officials said. Read »
Newark
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 10:46 AM

Plane Makes Belly Landing at Newark Airport

Plane Makes Belly Landing at Newark AirportNBCNewYork
An airline official says a US Airways flight with 34 people aboard was forced to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport after experiencing landing gear trouble. No injuries were reported. US Airways spokesman Davien Anderson tells The Associated Press that a turboprop plane that left Philadelphia shortly before 11 p.m. Friday landed safely at Newark with its landing gear retracted at about 1 a.m. Saturday. Anderson said the flight, being operated by Piedmont Airlines, was carrying 31 passengers and three crew members. He says the plane circled Newark in a holding pattern while working to get the gear down. After several failed attempts to get the gear down, the plane landed on its belly. Anderson says the passengers were evacuated to the terminal by bus. He says US Airways is cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the incident. Read »
north korea
Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 7:13 AM

North Korea Fires Three Short-Range Missiles

AP North Korea shot three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, according to NBC News. North Korea fired two missiles in the morning and one in the afternoon, however, the intention behind the firings is unknown. A Japanese government source said none of the missiles ended up in Japan's territorial waters. It is not uncommon for the country to perform routine tests of such missiles. The tension that existed on the Korean peninsula has fallen over the past month. North Korea has previously released a series of escalating threats of nuclear war after the U.N. imposed tougher sanctions on Pyongyang following its third nuclear test in February. During this time, South Korea reported that the North had transferred missile launchers to its east coast for a possible medium-range missile launch. Get More at NBC News

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