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  1. FILE --This is an Aug. 24, 2007 file photograph of reputed Ku Klux Klansman James Ford Seale as he walks to an awaiting transport vehicle in Jackson, Miss., after receiving three life terms in prison for his role in the 1964 abduction and murder of two black teenagers in southwest Mississippi. The FBI says agents investigating civil rights-era murders have scoured faded documents, interviewed aging lawmen and tried to track down grand jury witnesses who gave testimony decades ago, but still have hit a brick wall in many of the cases. Now, they're turning to the public for information on the next of kin for victims in 33 unsolved killings. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
    The Starting Point: An FBI request & electronic babysitters The Yahoo! Newsroom - Mon Nov 23, 8:23 AM ET

    The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.

  2. Men, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, line up in a queue while waiting for their turn to collect handouts at a distribution point for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mustansar Baloch
    Pakistani forces attack Taliban, kill 22 Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 9:00 AM ET

    HANGU, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces, backed by tanks and artillery, attacked Taliban positions in the northwest of the country, killing 22 militants, a senior police official on Monday.

  3. Swimmer Ryan Lochte poses for photos on the red carpet during the 2009 USA Swimming Foundation Golden Goggles Awards on November 22, 2009 at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Lochte beat out superstar Michael Phelps and veteran Aaron Peirsol for male swimmer of the year at the awards on Sunday.(AFP/Getty Images/Donald Miralle)
    Lochte ends Phelps's reign as swimmer of year AFP - Mon Nov 23, 3:06 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Ryan Lochte beat out superstar Michael Phelps and veteran Aaron Peirsol for male swimmer of the year Sunday at USA Swimming's Golden Goggles awards.

  4. The shore of Deception Island in Antarctica, in 2008. The East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future, according to a new study.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)
    Antarctic ice loss vaster, faster than thought: study AFP - Sun Nov 22, 1:33 PM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - The East Antarctic icesheet, once seen as largely unaffected by global warming, has lost billions of tonnes of ice since 2006 and could boost sea levels in the future, according to a new study.

  5. File photo shows an iceberg pictured off the New Zealand Coast. More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials have said.(AFP/HO/Getty Images/File)
    Over 100 icebergs drifting to N.Zealand: official AFP - Mon Nov 23, 2:09 AM ET

    SYDNEY (AFP) - More than 100, and possibly hundreds, of Antarctic icebergs are floating towards New Zealand in a rare event which has prompted a shipping warning, officials said on Monday.

  6. A job seeker picks up a copy of the Washington Job Guide at a job fair in a Washington hotel, August 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
    9 Insider Secrets to Getting Hired U.S. News & World Report - Mon Nov 16, 4:06 PM ET

    While searching for work alongside 16 million people who are angling for the same openings, getting a hiring manager to tell you why you didn't get hired is about as easy as actually getting the job. But one of the best things you can do is examine your job search with a critical eye: Is your résumé really a good advertisement for your skills? Does your nail-gnawing habit turn off prospective employers? Do you tend to make your interviewers a little nervous?

  7. A hat, a pair of glasses and a glove sit on a chair on a stage at the Michael Jackson public memorial at the Apollo Theater in New York June 30, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
    Macau plans Michael Jackson shrine to house iconic glove Reuters - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - A casino in the Chinese gambling haven of Macau will open Asia's first Michael Jackson shrine after its owners bought the late King of Pop's iconic white rhinestone glove for $350,000 at a U.S. auction.

  8. A Pakistani man is seen looking at Buddha sculptures at a museum in Peshawar. Archaeologists warn that the Taliban are destroying Pakistan's ancient Gandhara heritage and rich Buddhist legacy as pilgrimage and foreign research dries up in the country's northwest.(AFP/File/A Majeed)
    Taliban suffocate Pakistan Buddhist heritage AFP - Sun Nov 22, 1:57 AM ET

    TAXILA, Pakistan (AFP) - Archaeologists warn that the Taliban are destroying Pakistan's ancient Gandhara heritage and rich Buddhist legacy as pilgrimage and foreign research dries up in the country's northwest.

  9. Two women were slightly hurt on Sunday when they were struck by bulls that escaped the set of a new film that stars Tom Cruise, pictured in August 2009, and Cameron Diaz, local police and officials said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alberto E. Rodriguez)
    Two hurt as bulls flee Tom Cruise film set AFP - Sun Nov 22, 9:02 PM ET

    MADRID (AFP) - Two women were slightly hurt when they were struck by bulls that escaped the set of a new film that stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, local police and officials said.

  10. A person is seen being vaccinated against the flu. Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Greedy)
    Swine flu vaccine effective despite mutations: experts AFP - Sat Nov 21, 5:25 PM ET

    PARIS (AFP) - Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday.

  11. A nurse gives a shot of the H1N1 vaccine to a girl at the Utah County Health Department in October 2009 in Provo, Utah. Young children need two shots, US clinical trials have shown.(AFP/Getty Images/File/George Frey)
    No Luck Finding an H1N1 Flu Shot? You're Not Alone U.S. News & World Report - Mon Nov 9, 8:56 AM ET

    If you've been frustrated in trying to get your kids vaccinated against H1N1 flu, you're not alone: Two thirds of parents who have sought vaccine for their children have failed to find it, according to a Harvard School of Public Health survey out today. That's no small deal, because 41 percent of the parents polled said they have tried to get their children vaccinated against swine flu. Hearing that big Wall Street firms Goldman Sachs and Citigroup got H1N1 vaccine doesn't do much to reassure worried parents that the system is directing vaccine to the kids who need it the most. ...

  12. A sign on display at the Nations Gunshow in Chantilly, Virginia. Recession-stoked fears of rising crime and tougher gun laws under a Democratic government are sending US gun sales sky high, and big crowds at the Chantilly Gun Show this weekend proved it once again.(AFP/Karen Bleier)
    Pistols, Tasers, assault rifles sell fast at US show AFP - Sun Nov 22, 3:23 AM ET

    CHANTILLY, Virginia (AFP) - Recession-stoked fears of rising crime and tougher gun laws under a Democratic government are sending US gun sales sky high, and big crowds at the Chantilly Gun Show this weekend proved it once again.

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