http://news.yamour.com Frontpage Sports News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1079054/Levin--Fort-Hood-probe-may-reveal-more-e-mails.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his deadly rampage, the chairman of the Senate Armed Forces Committee said Friday.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1079053/Hershey-mulls--17-billion-solo-bid-for-Cadbury--source-------Reuters--.html Reuters - U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc as it seeks to trump a hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078935/NFL-union-pans-reporting-on-teammates--concussions.html The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion, saying that is not an adequate solution.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078934/GOP--Health-test-recommendations-could-affect-care.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078933/US-to-drop-shooting-case-against-Blackwater-guard.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078932/Ala--court-says-woman-can-t-claim--41-8M-jackpot.html MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Supreme Court says a woman who thought she had hit a jackpot worth almost $42 million at the Victoryland electronic bingo center will end up empty handed. The court ruled Friday that an electronic bingo machine that showed Sherry Knowles had won $41.8 million obviously malfunctioned and that she was actually due no more than $2 from the operation in Macon County.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078931/Johnson-takes-pole-at-Homestead.html HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -- Jimmie Johnson's run for his fourth straight Cup title starts from the pole.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078930/Gardner-Webb-defeats-Montreat-89-62.html BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) -- David Brown scored 15 points in 16 minutes off the bench and Gardner-Webb defeated Montreat 89-62 on Monday night.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078929/Argentina-forces-dirty-war-orphans-to-provide-DNA.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Valuing truth over the right to privacy, Argentina's Congress has authorized the forced extraction of DNA from people who may have been born to political prisoners slain a quarter-century ago - even when they don't want to know their birth parents.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078928/Fight-is-on-between-pro-fish-camp--mine-defenders.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- The fight is on between backers of an Alaska mine being developed near the world's most productive wild salmon streams and 13 Seattle restaurants.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078927/Barnes---Noble-Nook-E-Reader-Will-Arrive-After-Christmas-------NewsFactor--.html NewsFactor - In what may remind many consumers of the Amazon Kindle's early days, Barnes & Noble expects shipments of its nook e-book reader to be delayed. On Friday, the giant book retailer said it has sold out its first batch of nooks amid high demand -- and new shipments won't be available until after the holiday shopping season ends. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078926/New-Hampshire-AG-seeks-bankruptcy-for-mortgage-co--------AP--.html AP - The New Hampshire attorney general's office wants to force a mortgage company that closed suddenly into bankruptcy. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078925/A-look-at-economic-developments-around-the-globe-------AP--.html AP - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday: Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078924/Paulson-s-golden-investors-have-to-commit--10-million-------Reuters--.html Reuters - Investors tempted to put money into star hedge fund manager John Paulson's new gold portfolio will have to commit at least $10 million and leave the money locked up for at least one year, according to a prospectus. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078923/Hershey-mulls--17-billion-solo-bid-for-Cadbury--source-------Reuters--.html Reuters - U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc as it seeks to trump a hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078780/Mich--police-nab-wrong-way-driver-twice-in-3-days.html KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities in western Michigan arrested a person twice in three days for driving the wrong way down the highway Kalamazoo County deputies said they were alerted about 1:30 a.m. Friday after several people called 911 when they passed the unidentified driver traveling south on northbound U.S. 131.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078779/Museum--Galileo-s-fingers--tooth-are-found.html ROME (AP) -- Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again and will soon be put on display, an Italian museum director said Friday.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078778/Afghan-police-are-weak-link-in-security-force.html KABUL (AP) -- Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078777/Floods-devastate-UK-Lake-District--much-of-Ireland.html COCKERMOUTH, England (AP) -- Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078776/Pregnant-woman-seeks-help--allegedly-robs-homes.html WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Wichita police arrested a pregnant woman after she allegedly robbed homes after asking residents for help. Police said the woman, who is eight months pregnant, had been telling people in west Wichita that her car broke down and she needed to call someone for a ride.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078775/Eye-doc-may-lose-license-after-calling-patient-fat.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the North Carolina Medical Board will decide if Dr. Earl Sunderhaus of Asheville overstepped the bounds of professional decency.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078774/Cops--Woman-smuggled-drugs-to-Pa--inmate-with-kiss.html MERCER, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania woman has been ordered to stand trial on charges she passed a drug-filled balloon to a state prison inmate while kissing him. State police said guards at the State Correctional Institution-Mercer became suspicious when an inmate appeared to swallow something after a prolonged kiss with a visitor on Oct. 19.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078773/Mich--police-nab-wrong-way-driver-twice-in-3-days.html KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities in western Michigan arrested a person twice in three days for driving the wrong way down the highway Kalamazoo County deputies said they were alerted about 1:30 a.m. Friday after several people called 911 when they passed the unidentified driver traveling south on northbound U.S. 131.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078772/ATP-says-it-can-t-reopen-Agassi-drug-case.html LONDON (AP) -- The ATP Tour will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about using crystal meth in 1997.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078771/NFL-union-opposes-call-for-reporting-on-teammates.html The NFL Players Association opposes commissioner Roger Goodell's call for players to tell their teams' medical staffs if they think a teammate shows symptoms of a concussion.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078770/Gates--US-to-do-its-part-to-slow-Afghan-corruption.html HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078769/Kidnapped-Britons-say-Somali-pirates-may-kill-them.html LONDON (AP) -- A British couple being held hostage by Somali pirates said in an interview broadcast Friday that they fear they will be killed or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom is not paid soon.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078768/Downbeat-Dell-weighs-on-world-markets-------AP--.html AP - World stock markets fell Friday amid mounting concerns about the pace of the U.S. economic recovery following a disappointing earnings update from computer maker Dell Inc. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078767/Black-Friday-deals-may-not-signal-retail-comeback-------Reuters--.html Reuters - When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened but even more bargain hungry customers cross their thresholds. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078766/U-S--Q3-seen-revised-down-on-widening-trade-deficit-------Reuters--.html Reuters - The U.S. economy's return to growth in the third quarter was less brisk than previously thought as the trade deficit worsened and companies still aggressively cut inventories, a Reuters survey predicted. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078574/Tamiflu-resistant-swine-flu-cluster-reported-in-NC.html ATLANTA (AP) -- Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078573/Far-from-track--suspended-Mayfield-holds-auction.html CATAWBA, N.C. (AP) -- As NASCAR begins its season-ending weekend, suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield is about 800 miles away selling his stuff.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078572/Grabow-gets--7-5-million--2-year-deal-from-Cubs.html CHICAGO (AP) -- Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday from the Chicago Cubs.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078571/Afghan-police-are-weak-link-in-security-force.html KABUL (AP) -- Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078570/Fingers--tooth-said-to-be-Galileo-s-are-found.html ROME (AP) -- A Florence museum says two fingers and a tooth believed to belong to Galileo Galilei have been found and will go on display next spring.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078569/Hibbett-Sports-gains-after-boosting-2010-forecast-------AP--.html AP - Shares of sporting goods retailer Hibbett Sports Inc. rose Friday, a day after its third-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations and it raised its 2010 profit forecast. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078568/Ohio-AG-sues-credit-agencies-for-public-pensions-------AP--.html AP - The three major credit ratings agencies gave mortgage-backed securities unjustifiably high ratings in return for lucrative fees, losing at least $457 million for five Ohio public employee pension and retirement funds, the state's attorney general alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078567/13-charged-with-mortgage-and-loan-fraud-in-Oregon-------AP--.html AP - A federal grand jury in Eugene has indicted 13 people on mortgage and loan fraud charges arising from the collapse of a central Oregon development company. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078566/Cautious-optimism-as-job-losses-slow-------Reuters--.html Reuters - The pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states in October, and the unemployment rate slipped in hard-hit Michigan, the Labor Department said on Friday, hinting the recession may be easing in some areas. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078565/Rio-s-Cloud-Peak-IPO-edges-down--3-other-IPOs-up-------Reuters--.html Reuters - Investors bet on growth on Friday, bumping up shares in two newly listed companies with strong trajectories while remaining neutral or down on two others whose prospects are murkier. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078420/Jayson-Williams-plea-hearing-delayed-indefinitely.html NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be in a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a hired driver.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078419/UK-man-cleared-of-wife-s-death-during-nightmare.html LONDON (AP) -- A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078418/CA-man-allegedly-paid-teens-to-spit-in-his-face.html THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) -- A 39-year-old Thousand Oaks man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078417/Knicks--Answer--No-to-Allen-Iverson.html GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) -- The New York Knicks have decided not to pursue Allen Iverson.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078416/Union-says-NFL-concussion-expert-is-biased.html NEW YORK (AP) -- The NFL Players Association wants the league to remove the co-chairman of the league's committee on concussions because the union believes he is biased.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078415/Pacquiao-Cotto-does-1-25-million-pay-per-view.html LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Manny Pacquiao is a box office hit, selling 1.25 million pay-per-views for his fight with Miguel Cotto in a performance that could set up the richest fight ever against Floyd Mayweather Jr.... Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078414/7-charged-in-alleged-securities-and-mortgage-scam-------AP--.html AP - State and federal prosecutors have charged seven people in an alleged securities scam that cheated dozens of people out of $17 million. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078413/Conseco-subsidiary-reaches-reinsurance-agreement-------AP--.html AP - Conseco Inc. said Friday that a subsidiary has reached a reinsurance agreement with Wilton Reassurance Co. covering about 237,000 life insurance policies. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078412/U-S--layoffs-fall-in-October-------Reuters--.html Reuters - The number of mass layoffs reported by U.S. employers fell last month from September, a government report showed on Friday, suggesting job losses were close to bottoming. Yamour News - News - Headline News http://news.yamour.com/breaking_news_journal/1078228/Westwood-shoots-69-for-2-shot-lead-in-Dubai.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Lee Westwood has shot a 3-under 69 Friday to take a two-stroke lead after the second round of the Dubai World Championship, increasing his chance of winning the European money title.... 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