Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/top-stories topstories Top Stories en-us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:55:42 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/top-stories http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul ap/20100312/us_health_care_overhaul AP business Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:55:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100311/capt.67af85e4c9fb4062bd23bbce1c42ae71.health_care_overhaul_dchh114.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2vdc_7D3YPA0wTzRWq3H1g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama put off the start of a scheduled Asian trip on Friday as the White House and senior Democrats reached for agreement on long-stalled health care legislation they hope to push through Congress within days.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_care_overhaul"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100311/capt.67af85e4c9fb4062bd23bbce1c42ae71.health_care_overhaul_dchh114.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2vdc_7D3YPA0wTzRWq3H1g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_violence ap/20100312/as_pakistan_violence AP world Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:59:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_violence"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100312/capt.41cae98e48ff4ac390d47e01adc28dd9-41cae98e48ff4ac390d47e01adc28dd9-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=kU5rYwqlOxSRb5de8KZB9A--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Pakistan's security officials and investigator gather near an army truck damaged by suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, March 12, 2010. A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other, killing scores of people, police said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)" border="0" /></a>AP - A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 43 people in this eastern city and wounding about 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan_violence"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100312/capt.41cae98e48ff4ac390d47e01adc28dd9-41cae98e48ff4ac390d47e01adc28dd9-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=kU5rYwqlOxSRb5de8KZB9A--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pakistan's security officials and investigator gather near an army truck damaged by suicide bombing in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday, March 12, 2010. A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other, killing scores of people, police said. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq ap/20100312/ml_iraq AP world Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:07:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100312/capt.f159ff30611c492aa08a06bde0509ad0-f159ff30611c492aa08a06bde0509ad0-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=gwIZ9nRW5nixy1xOofG3kw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="An electoral worker carries a ballot box at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 12, 2010. Partial tallies have only been released from only five of Iraq's 18 provinces, excluding Baghdad. They show the prime minister and his secular rival, former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, locked in a tight contest amid fraud allegations. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government, signaling growing confidence after preliminary election results showed it winning in at least three provinces in the southern Shiite heartland.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100312/capt.f159ff30611c492aa08a06bde0509ad0-f159ff30611c492aa08a06bde0509ad0-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=gwIZ9nRW5nixy1xOofG3kw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="An electoral worker carries a ballot box at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 12, 2010. Partial tallies have only been released from only five of Iraq's 18 provinces, excluding Baghdad. They show the prime minister and his secular rival, former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, locked in a tight contest amid fraud allegations. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy ap/20100312/us_economy AP business Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:23:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100312/capt.2b564eda0b4645049a275ceb804bfac9-2b564eda0b4645049a275ceb804bfac9-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=0My5P4e1YLy6RIGoEuMH3A--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="In this Feb. 24, 2010 photo, a Gap store is seen in Paramus, NJ. Retail sales post surprising 0.3 pct February increase raising hopes economy gaining momentum. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>AP - Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from storming the malls. The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is gaining momentum.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100312/capt.2b564eda0b4645049a275ceb804bfac9-2b564eda0b4645049a275ceb804bfac9-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=0My5P4e1YLy6RIGoEuMH3A--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="In this Feb. 24, 2010 photo, a Gap store is seen in Paramus, NJ. Retail sales post surprising 0.3 pct February increase raising hopes economy gaining momentum. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama ap/20100312/us_obama AP politics Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:29:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100311/capt.14d4ebd1a9244d4a9164ec2073ddac77.obama_whcd104.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=6DlSwZZCYYd1Xx6J7N.Emg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama speaks at the Export-Import Bank's Annual Conference in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>AP - President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Asia, his first international trip of the year, to focus on the push to salvage health care legislation after a year of contentious debate.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_obama"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100311/capt.14d4ebd1a9244d4a9164ec2073ddac77.obama_whcd104.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=6DlSwZZCYYd1Xx6J7N.Emg--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama speaks at the Export-Import Bank's Annual Conference in Washington, Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_re_us/us_lesbian_prom_date ap/20100312/us_lesbian_prom_date AP us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:36:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_re_us/us_lesbian_prom_date"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100312/capt.e3dfca28355c4d2b9cafc37e79d04096-e3dfca28355c4d2b9cafc37e79d04096-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=Vv_sCB2igIQv9mHgqpexvQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Constance McMillen, an 18-year-old senior at Itawamba County Agricultural High School, is photographed Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Fulton, Miss., a day after the high school announced they wouldn't hold the senior prom April 2. McMillen wanted to bring a same-sex date and wear a tuxedo. (AP Photo/Matthew Sharpe)" border="0" /></a>AP - A lesbian student who wanted to take her girlfriend to her senior prom is asking a federal judge to force her Mississippi school district to reinstate the dance it canceled.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_re_us/us_lesbian_prom_date"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100312/capt.e3dfca28355c4d2b9cafc37e79d04096-e3dfca28355c4d2b9cafc37e79d04096-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=Vv_sCB2igIQv9mHgqpexvQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Constance McMillen, an 18-year-old senior at Itawamba County Agricultural High School, is photographed Thursday, March 11, 2010, in Fulton, Miss., a day after the high school announced they wouldn't hold the senior prom April 2. McMillen wanted to bring a same-sex date and wear a tuxedo. (AP Photo/Matthew Sharpe)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_re_us/us_elder_vs_thug ap/20100312/us_elder_vs_thug AP us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:33:36 GMT AP - A 91-year-old New York pharmacy cashier refused medical attention and went back to work after a thief punched her. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_twitter_location ap/20100312/us_tec_twitter_location AP technology Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:32:58 GMT AP - Twitter can now let the world automatically know your whereabouts as well as your thoughts and activities. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_en_tv/us_american_idol ap/20100312/us_american_idol AP entertainment Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:06:03 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_en_tv/us_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100312/capt.f0ecd24dced54bbab0112951760d5c78-f0ecd24dced54bbab0112951760d5c78-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=ysZsAojED6l7zW52h9W8NA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="In this publicity image released by Fox, the 12 male finalists for the ninth season of the reality singing competetion, 'American Idol,' front row from left, Andrew Garcia, John Park, Tyler Grady, Joe Munoz and Jermaine Sellers and, back row, from left, Lee Dewyze, Aaron Kelly, Tim Urban, Michael Lynche, Todrick Hall, Casey James and Alex Lambert, are shown. (AP Photo/Fox, Patrick Ecclestein)" border="0" /></a>AP - Teen power won out on "American Idol" as Katie Stevens claimed a place in the top 12 while a more experienced singer got the ax.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_en_tv/us_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100312/capt.f0ecd24dced54bbab0112951760d5c78-f0ecd24dced54bbab0112951760d5c78-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=ysZsAojED6l7zW52h9W8NA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this publicity image released by Fox, the 12 male finalists for the ninth season of the reality singing competetion, 'American Idol,' front row from left, Andrew Garcia, John Park, Tyler Grady, Joe Munoz and Jermaine Sellers and, back row, from left, Lee Dewyze, Aaron Kelly, Tim Urban, Michael Lynche, Todrick Hall, Casey James and Alex Lambert, are shown. (AP Photo/Fox, Patrick Ecclestein)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_tiger_woods ap/20100312/glf_tiger_woods AP sports Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:06:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_tiger_woods"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100312/capt.75c9a1fde01d4e4b9e72dc674190f954-75c9a1fde01d4e4b9e72dc674190f954-0.jpg?x=130&y=121&q=85&sig=GeqhIhnqoerTuGrVEi62Ig--" align="left" height="121" width="130" alt="FILE - In this April 14, 2002, file photo, Tiger Woods, left, adjusts the 2002 Masters Green Jacket he received from Augusta National Golf Club chairman William W.'Hootie' Johnson, as Johnson applauds at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans have told The Associated Press on Thursday, march 11, 2010. The two people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because only Woods is supposed to release such information, say he is likely to play first at Augusta National in April. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_sp_go_ne/glf_tiger_woods"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100312/capt.75c9a1fde01d4e4b9e72dc674190f954-75c9a1fde01d4e4b9e72dc674190f954-0.jpg?x=130&y=121&q=85&sig=GeqhIhnqoerTuGrVEi62Ig--" align="left" height="121" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this April 14, 2002, file photo, Tiger Woods, left, adjusts the 2002 Masters Green Jacket he received from Augusta National Golf Club chairman William W.'Hootie' Johnson, as Johnson applauds at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans have told The Associated Press on Thursday, march 11, 2010. The two people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because only Woods is supposed to release such information, say he is likely to play first at Augusta National in April. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/ts_nm/us_iraq_election nm/20100312/us_iraq_election Reuters topstories Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:45:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/ts_nm/us_iraq_election"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100311/i/r2125303021.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qSWu5Hk5O4PIOS7SlRYeCg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Officials count parliamentary election ballots at the tally centre in Baghdad March 10, 2010. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a narrow lead over rival Shi'ites, partial results in Iraq's tight election race showed on Friday, but a secularist challenger remained far ahead in minority Sunni areas.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/ts_nm/us_iraq_election"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100311/i/r2125303021.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qSWu5Hk5O4PIOS7SlRYeCg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Officials count parliamentary election ballots at the tally centre in Baghdad March 10, 2010. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/pl_nm/us_obama_indonesia_australia nm/20100312/us_obama_indonesia_australia Reuters politics Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:54:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/pl_nm/us_obama_indonesia_australia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100312/i/r2280717159.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=Nq.YyZaFUZweOsh5XNxlHw--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama addresses the Export-Import Bank's Annual Conference in Washington March 11, 2010. REUTERS/Jim Young" border="0" /></a>Reuters - President Barack Obama is delaying his trip to Indonesia and Australia next week to stay home and focus on his final push for a healthcare overhaul, White House officials said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/pl_nm/us_obama_indonesia_australia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100312/i/r2280717159.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=Nq.YyZaFUZweOsh5XNxlHw--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama addresses the Export-Import Bank's Annual Conference in Washington March 11, 2010. REUTERS/Jim Young" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/bs_nm/us_fed_yellen nm/20100312/us_fed_yellen Reuters business Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:23:22 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/bs_nm/us_fed_yellen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100303/capt.photo_1267643102880-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=IDHsufzAGoZv.8Z08aozTQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="The US Federal Reserve Building is seen from the air over Washington, DC. The US economy continued to expand modestly on the back of consumer spending but the labor market remained bleak, the Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book report Wednesday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a respected policy dove, to be vice chairman of the central bank, a source familiar with the process said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/bs_nm/us_fed_yellen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100303/capt.photo_1267643102880-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=IDHsufzAGoZv.8Z08aozTQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="The US Federal Reserve Building is seen from the air over Washington, DC. The US economy continued to expand modestly on the back of consumer spending but the labor market remained bleak, the Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book report Wednesday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/pl_nm/us_china_usa_yuan nm/20100312/us_china_usa_yuan Reuters politics Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:12:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/pl_nm/us_china_usa_yuan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100312/i/r2113365999.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=V2bRmPJJHI2v18kAVrJ8cA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Su Ning, a deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, speaks to the media during a group session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 4, 2010. REUTERS/Christina Hu" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The United States should not make a political issue out of the yuan, a Chinese central banker said on Friday, as the two countries lurched toward a potential bust-up over Beijing's currency regime.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/pl_nm/us_china_usa_yuan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100312/i/r2113365999.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=V2bRmPJJHI2v18kAVrJ8cA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Su Ning, a deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, speaks to the media during a group session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 4, 2010. REUTERS/Christina Hu" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/bs_nm/us_toyota_sales nm/20100312/us_toyota_sales Reuters business Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:18:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/bs_nm/us_toyota_sales"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100311/i/r554168966.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=BDeEZVX9b7vHS_ajFB9awQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="The 2011 Toyota Avalon debuts at the Chicago Auto Show February 10, 2010. REUTERS/John Gress" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Unprecedented discounts after a series of damaging recalls boosted Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. sales in early March, as U.S. regulators weighed new auto safety measures.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/bs_nm/us_toyota_sales"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100311/i/r554168966.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=BDeEZVX9b7vHS_ajFB9awQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="The 2011 Toyota Avalon debuts at the Chicago Auto Show February 10, 2010. REUTERS/John Gress" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/ts_nm/us_newyork_settlement nm/20100312/us_newyork_settlement Reuters topstories Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:02:20 GMT Reuters - Thousands of workers who suffered health problems after the September 11 attacks in 2001 have reached a settlement worth up to $657.5 million with an insurer representing the city of New York, city officials and lawyers said on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/ts_nm/us_britain_election_conservative nm/20100312/us_britain_election_conservative Reuters topstories Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:27:04 GMT Reuters - A son of Ghanaian immigrants who was educated at Eton, Britain's most exclusive private school, parliamentary candidate Kwasi Kwarteng embodies both change and continuity in the Conservative Party. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100312/ts_nm/us_germany_abuse_pope nm/20100312/us_germany_abuse_pope Reuters topstories Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:14:56 GMT Reuters - The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologized to victims of child abuse by priests and said after meeting Pope Benedict Friday the pontiff encouraged him to press ahead with tackling the problem. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100312/ts_afp/pakistanunrest afp/20100312/pakistanunrest AFP topstories Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:07:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100312/ts_afp/pakistanunrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100312/capt.photo_1268397873209-6-0.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=za7FWgNi5xJ9nDaKdL__7w--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Twin suicide attacks seconds apart targeted the Pakistani military, killing up to 45 people in the second attack to hit security forces in the country's cultural capital this week.(AFP/Str)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Twin suicide attacks seconds apart targeted the Pakistani military Friday, killing up to 45 people in the second attack to hit security forces in the country's cultural capital this week.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100312/ts_afp/pakistanunrest"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100312/capt.photo_1268397873209-6-0.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=za7FWgNi5xJ9nDaKdL__7w--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="photo" title="Twin suicide attacks seconds apart targeted the Pakistani military, killing up to 45 people in the second attack to hit security forces in the country's cultural capital this week.(AFP/Str)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100312/wl_afp/vaticangermanyabusechildreligion afp/20100312/vaticangermanyabusechildreligion AFP world Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:40:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100312/wl_afp/vaticangermanyabusechildreligion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100312/capt.photo_1268404812981-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3XpvhRl2Duen0_0Yzl.sEQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The head of Germany's Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch of Freiburg, attends a press conference at The Vatican. Zollitsch issued a new apology to victims of paedophile priests as he met the pope and announced the creation of a watchdog to counter abuses.(AFP/Vincenzo Pinto)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The head of Germany's Roman Catholic Church issued a new apology to victims of paedophile priests as he met the pope Friday and announced the creation of a watchdog to counter abuses.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100312/wl_afp/vaticangermanyabusechildreligion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100312/capt.photo_1268404812981-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=3XpvhRl2Duen0_0Yzl.sEQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="The head of Germany's Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch of Freiburg, attends a press conference at The Vatican. Zollitsch issued a new apology to victims of paedophile priests as he met the pope and announced the creation of a watchdog to counter abuses.(AFP/Vincenzo Pinto)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)