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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 reservedWed, 12 Jun 2013 17:56:25 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/edward-snowden-claims-nsa-documents-show-u-hacks-215625790--abc-news-topstories.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/18BlqGbhBcv0Ti69khEfhQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4c3f897ccc079a13340f6a7067004492.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The picture of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, is displayed on the front page of South China Morning Post at a news stand in Hong Kong Thursday, June 13, 2013. Snowden dropped out of sight after checking out of a Hong Kong hotel on Monday. The South China Morning Post newspaper said it was able to locate and interview him on Wednesday. It provided brief excerpts from the interview on its website. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)" align="left" title="The picture of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, is displayed on the front page of South China Morning Post at a news stand in Hong Kong Thursday, June 13, 2013. Snowden dropped out of sight after checking out of a Hong Kong hotel on Monday. The South China Morning Post newspaper said it was able to locate and interview him on Wednesday. It provided brief excerpts from the interview on its website. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)" border="0" /></a>Edward Snowden tells a Hong Kong newspaper that he has evidence of U.S. hacking.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/edward-snowden-claims-nsa-documents-show-u-hacks-215625790--abc-news-topstories.htmlWed, 12 Jun 2013 17:56:25 -0400ABC Newsedward-snowden-claims-nsa-documents-show-u-hacks-215625790--abc-news-topstories<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/edward-snowden-claims-nsa-documents-show-u-hacks-215625790--abc-news-topstories.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/18BlqGbhBcv0Ti69khEfhQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4c3f897ccc079a13340f6a7067004492.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The picture of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, is displayed on the front page of South China Morning Post at a news stand in Hong Kong Thursday, June 13, 2013. Snowden dropped out of sight after checking out of a Hong Kong hotel on Monday. The South China Morning Post newspaper said it was able to locate and interview him on Wednesday. It provided brief excerpts from the interview on its website. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)" align="left" title="The picture of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, is displayed on the front page of South China Morning Post at a news stand in Hong Kong Thursday, June 13, 2013. Snowden dropped out of sight after checking out of a Hong Kong hotel on Monday. The South China Morning Post newspaper said it was able to locate and interview him on Wednesday. It provided brief excerpts from the interview on its website. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)" border="0" /></a>Edward Snowden tells a Hong Kong newspaper that he has evidence of U.S. hacking.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/australian-abruptly-ends-cuba-fla-swim-attempt-015521016.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MJXe7HI0jqlqtatquRHOjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8815ce61b0449113340f6a7067006c4d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Australian swimmer Chloe McCardel prepares to begin her swim to Florida from the waters off Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. McCardel says she expects to spend about 60 hours in the sea before reaching the Florida Keys, a little more than 100 miles to the northeast. McCardel jumped into the water at Havana&#039;s Hemingway Marina on Wednesday morning, accompanied by kayakers and a support boat. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)" align="left" title="Australian swimmer Chloe McCardel prepares to begin her swim to Florida from the waters off Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. McCardel says she expects to spend about 60 hours in the sea before reaching the Florida Keys, a little more than 100 miles to the northeast. McCardel jumped into the water at Havana&#039;s Hemingway Marina on Wednesday morning, accompanied by kayakers and a support boat. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)" border="0" /></a>HAVANA (AP) ? Australian endurance swimmer Chloe McCardel ended her attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after 11 hours in the water when she was stung by a jellyfish Wednesday night.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/australian-abruptly-ends-cuba-fla-swim-attempt-015521016.htmlThu, 13 Jun 2013 00:11:30 -0400Associated Pressaustralian-abruptly-ends-cuba-fla-swim-attempt-015521016<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/australian-abruptly-ends-cuba-fla-swim-attempt-015521016.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MJXe7HI0jqlqtatquRHOjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8815ce61b0449113340f6a7067006c4d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Australian swimmer Chloe McCardel prepares to begin her swim to Florida from the waters off Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. McCardel says she expects to spend about 60 hours in the sea before reaching the Florida Keys, a little more than 100 miles to the northeast. McCardel jumped into the water at Havana&#039;s Hemingway Marina on Wednesday morning, accompanied by kayakers and a support boat. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)" align="left" title="Australian swimmer Chloe McCardel prepares to begin her swim to Florida from the waters off Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. McCardel says she expects to spend about 60 hours in the sea before reaching the Florida Keys, a little more than 100 miles to the northeast. McCardel jumped into the water at Havana&#039;s Hemingway Marina on Wednesday morning, accompanied by kayakers and a support boat. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)" border="0" /></a>HAVANA (AP) ? Australian endurance swimmer Chloe McCardel ended her attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida after 11 hours in the water when she was stung by a jellyfish Wednesday night.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pa-girls-double-lung-transplant-deemed-success-001547982.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g3_He9sDmDcooGJ47lbA_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bce59b09cbca9913340f6a706700361c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sharon Ruddock, the aunt of Sarah Murnaghan, talks to reporters outside the Children?s Hospital of Philadelphia after the 10-year-old underwent a six-hour double-lung transplant as a result of her severe cystic fibrosis, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Ruddock said her niece never would have received the transplant without a judge?s ruling that made her eligible for adult donor lungs. (AP Photo/Keith Collins)" align="left" title="Sharon Ruddock, the aunt of Sarah Murnaghan, talks to reporters outside the Children?s Hospital of Philadelphia after the 10-year-old underwent a six-hour double-lung transplant as a result of her severe cystic fibrosis, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Ruddock said her niece never would have received the transplant without a judge?s ruling that made her eligible for adult donor lungs. (AP Photo/Keith Collins)" border="0" /></a>PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation spurred public debate over how organs are allocated underwent a successful double-lung transplant on Wednesday, the girl&#039;s family said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pa-girls-double-lung-transplant-deemed-success-001547982.htmlWed, 12 Jun 2013 22:03:09 -0400Associated Presspa-girls-double-lung-transplant-deemed-success-001547982<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pa-girls-double-lung-transplant-deemed-success-001547982.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g3_He9sDmDcooGJ47lbA_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bce59b09cbca9913340f6a706700361c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Sharon Ruddock, the aunt of Sarah Murnaghan, talks to reporters outside the Children?s Hospital of Philadelphia after the 10-year-old underwent a six-hour double-lung transplant as a result of her severe cystic fibrosis, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Ruddock said her niece never would have received the transplant without a judge?s ruling that made her eligible for adult donor lungs. (AP Photo/Keith Collins)" align="left" title="Sharon Ruddock, the aunt of Sarah Murnaghan, talks to reporters outside the Children?s Hospital of Philadelphia after the 10-year-old underwent a six-hour double-lung transplant as a result of her severe cystic fibrosis, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Ruddock said her niece never would have received the transplant without a judge?s ruling that made her eligible for adult donor lungs. (AP Photo/Keith Collins)" border="0" /></a>PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation spurred public debate over how organs are allocated underwent a successful double-lung transplant on Wednesday, the girl&#039;s family said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/census-rural-us-loses-population-first-time-040425697.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/z2KFR0jAwQa6FW28Po9Cgg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0b1feeeecc4f9c13340f6a7067006a33.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2004 file photo, Tom Moore rides through downtown Fernley, Nev., with his daughters, Bridget and Meara. In a reversal of fortunes due to the recent recession, rural America is now losing population, in towns like Fernley, for the first time, because of waning interest among millions of baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2004 file photo, Tom Moore rides through downtown Fernley, Nev., with his daughters, Bridget and Meara. In a reversal of fortunes due to the recent recession, rural America is now losing population, in towns like Fernley, for the first time, because of waning interest among millions of baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Rural America is losing population for the first time ever, largely because of waning interest among baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation, according to new census estimates.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/census-rural-us-loses-population-first-time-040425697.htmlThu, 13 Jun 2013 00:12:32 -0400Associated Presscensus-rural-us-loses-population-first-time-040425697<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/census-rural-us-loses-population-first-time-040425697.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/z2KFR0jAwQa6FW28Po9Cgg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0b1feeeecc4f9c13340f6a7067006a33.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2004 file photo, Tom Moore rides through downtown Fernley, Nev., with his daughters, Bridget and Meara. In a reversal of fortunes due to the recent recession, rural America is now losing population, in towns like Fernley, for the first time, because of waning interest among millions of baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2004 file photo, Tom Moore rides through downtown Fernley, Nev., with his daughters, Bridget and Meara. In a reversal of fortunes due to the recent recession, rural America is now losing population, in towns like Fernley, for the first time, because of waning interest among millions of baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? Rural America is losing population for the first time ever, largely because of waning interest among baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation, according to new census estimates.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-director-programs-disrupted-dozens-attacks-191601952.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/14InlChZWfkCu5PilwA2Qw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d03b87bab0fc9413340f6a706700f28d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and head of the U.S. Cyber Command, answers questions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 12, 2013, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. It is his first public appearance before Congress since revelations that the electronic surveillance agency is sweeping up Americans&#039; phone and Internet records in its quest to investigate terrorist threats. Left to right are Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, Rand Beers, under secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, and Patrick Gallagher, director of the Commerce Department&#039;s National Institute of Standards and Technology. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and head of the U.S. Cyber Command, answers questions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 12, 2013, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. It is his first public appearance before Congress since revelations that the electronic surveillance agency is sweeping up Americans&#039; phone and Internet records in its quest to investigate terrorist threats. Left to right are Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, Rand Beers, under secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, and Patrick Gallagher, director of the Commerce Department&#039;s National Institute of Standards and Technology. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The director of the National Security Agency vigorously defended once-secret surveillance programs as an effective tool in keeping America safe, telling Congress on Wednesday that the information collected disrupted dozens of terrorist attacks without offering details.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-director-programs-disrupted-dozens-attacks-191601952.htmlWed, 12 Jun 2013 18:42:21 -0400Associated Pressnsa-director-programs-disrupted-dozens-attacks-191601952<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-director-programs-disrupted-dozens-attacks-191601952.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/14InlChZWfkCu5PilwA2Qw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d03b87bab0fc9413340f6a706700f28d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and head of the U.S. Cyber Command, answers questions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 12, 2013, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. It is his first public appearance before Congress since revelations that the electronic surveillance agency is sweeping up Americans&#039; phone and Internet records in its quest to investigate terrorist threats. Left to right are Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, Rand Beers, under secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, and Patrick Gallagher, director of the Commerce Department&#039;s National Institute of Standards and Technology. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and head of the U.S. Cyber Command, answers questions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 12, 2013, during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. It is his first public appearance before Congress since revelations that the electronic surveillance agency is sweeping up Americans&#039; phone and Internet records in its quest to investigate terrorist threats. Left to right are Gen. Keith B. Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, Rand Beers, under secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, and Patrick Gallagher, director of the Commerce Department&#039;s National Institute of Standards and Technology. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The director of the National Security Agency vigorously defended once-secret surveillance programs as an effective tool in keeping America safe, telling Congress on Wednesday that the information collected disrupted dozens of terrorist attacks without offering details.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-extremist-rebels-raid-shiite-village-201114220.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CbAQC7jTJi6DxaaaWqlCXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/71f04839b1049413340f6a706700ace2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this amateur video provided by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, Syrian rebels cross a road during a raid on the village of Hatla, Syria, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. On Wednesday, activists said Syrian rebels battled Shiites in Hatla, in the country?s east, killing more than 60 people, including civilians. The content has been authenticated based on its translation and content has been checked by regional experts against known locations and events, and is consistent with independent Associated Press reporting. (AP Photo/Amateur video via Ugarit News)" align="left" title="In this amateur video provided by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, Syrian rebels cross a road during a raid on the village of Hatla, Syria, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. On Wednesday, activists said Syrian rebels battled Shiites in Hatla, in the country?s east, killing more than 60 people, including civilians. The content has been authenticated based on its translation and content has been checked by regional experts against known locations and events, and is consistent with independent Associated Press reporting. (AP Photo/Amateur video via Ugarit News)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Syrian rebels, including Sunni extremists, stormed a village and battled pro-regime militiamen, killing more than 60 Shiite fighters and civilians in an attack steeped in the sectarian hatreds that increasingly characterize the civil war, activists said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-extremist-rebels-raid-shiite-village-201114220.htmlWed, 12 Jun 2013 18:29:35 -0400Associated Presssyrian-extremist-rebels-raid-shiite-village-201114220<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-extremist-rebels-raid-shiite-village-201114220.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/CbAQC7jTJi6DxaaaWqlCXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/71f04839b1049413340f6a706700ace2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this amateur video provided by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, Syrian rebels cross a road during a raid on the village of Hatla, Syria, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. On Wednesday, activists said Syrian rebels battled Shiites in Hatla, in the country?s east, killing more than 60 people, including civilians. The content has been authenticated based on its translation and content has been checked by regional experts against known locations and events, and is consistent with independent Associated Press reporting. (AP Photo/Amateur video via Ugarit News)" align="left" title="In this amateur video provided by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, Syrian rebels cross a road during a raid on the village of Hatla, Syria, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. On Wednesday, activists said Syrian rebels battled Shiites in Hatla, in the country?s east, killing more than 60 people, including civilians. The content has been authenticated based on its translation and content has been checked by regional experts against known locations and events, and is consistent with independent Associated Press reporting. (AP Photo/Amateur video via Ugarit News)" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (AP) ? Syrian rebels, including Sunni extremists, stormed a village and battled pro-regime militiamen, killing more than 60 Shiite fighters and civilians in an attack steeped in the sectarian hatreds that increasingly characterize the civil war, activists said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/crackdown-filling-nkorean-prisons-defectors-060742985.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/x.VCbB.d7N1ZX7twydC2dQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2fbd4432add38513340f6a70670091f7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this picture taken on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, Park Seong-hyeok, 18, reads a book at his dormitory of the Hangyeore middle-high school in Anseong, south of Seoul, South Korea. Park was 7 when he was taken from his parents and sent to a juvenile detention center. Park?s family was within sight of freedom back in 2003, when they were arrested by Chinese authorities on the Mongolian border and sent back to Pyongyang. After a few months, he managed to escape after his uncle bribed the guards. With the help of relatives, he made it to South Korea. But he assumes his parents, who he has not seen in 10 years, remain imprisoned in the north. North Korea&#039;s prison population has swelled in recent years with those caught fleeing the country under a crackdown on defections by young leader Kim Jong Un, according to defectors living in South Korea and researchers who study Pyongyang&#039;s notorious network of labor camps and detention centers. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)" align="left" title="In this picture taken on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, Park Seong-hyeok, 18, reads a book at his dormitory of the Hangyeore middle-high school in Anseong, south of Seoul, South Korea. Park was 7 when he was taken from his parents and sent to a juvenile detention center. Park?s family was within sight of freedom back in 2003, when they were arrested by Chinese authorities on the Mongolian border and sent back to Pyongyang. After a few months, he managed to escape after his uncle bribed the guards. With the help of relatives, he made it to South Korea. But he assumes his parents, who he has not seen in 10 years, remain imprisoned in the north. North Korea&#039;s prison population has swelled in recent years with those caught fleeing the country under a crackdown on defections by young leader Kim Jong Un, according to defectors living in South Korea and researchers who study Pyongyang&#039;s notorious network of labor camps and detention centers. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)" border="0" /></a>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? North Korea&#039;s prison population has swelled with those caught fleeing the country under a crackdown on defections by young leader Kim Jong Un, according to defectors living in South Korea and researchers who study Pyongyang&#039;s notorious network of labor camps and detention centers.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/crackdown-filling-nkorean-prisons-defectors-060742985.htmlWed, 12 Jun 2013 23:30:32 -0400Associated Presscrackdown-filling-nkorean-prisons-defectors-060742985<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/crackdown-filling-nkorean-prisons-defectors-060742985.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/x.VCbB.d7N1ZX7twydC2dQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2fbd4432add38513340f6a70670091f7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this picture taken on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, Park Seong-hyeok, 18, reads a book at his dormitory of the Hangyeore middle-high school in Anseong, south of Seoul, South Korea. Park was 7 when he was taken from his parents and sent to a juvenile detention center. Park?s family was within sight of freedom back in 2003, when they were arrested by Chinese authorities on the Mongolian border and sent back to Pyongyang. After a few months, he managed to escape after his uncle bribed the guards. With the help of relatives, he made it to South Korea. But he assumes his parents, who he has not seen in 10 years, remain imprisoned in the north. North Korea&#039;s prison population has swelled in recent years with those caught fleeing the country under a crackdown on defections by young leader Kim Jong Un, according to defectors living in South Korea and researchers who study Pyongyang&#039;s notorious network of labor camps and detention centers. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)" align="left" title="In this picture taken on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, Park Seong-hyeok, 18, reads a book at his dormitory of the Hangyeore middle-high school in Anseong, south of Seoul, South Korea. Park was 7 when he was taken from his parents and sent to a juvenile detention center. Park?s family was within sight of freedom back in 2003, when they were arrested by Chinese authorities on the Mongolian border and sent back to Pyongyang. After a few months, he managed to escape after his uncle bribed the guards. With the help of relatives, he made it to South Korea. But he assumes his parents, who he has not seen in 10 years, remain imprisoned in the north. North Korea&#039;s prison population has swelled in recent years with those caught fleeing the country under a crackdown on defections by young leader Kim Jong Un, according to defectors living in South Korea and researchers who study Pyongyang&#039;s notorious network of labor camps and detention centers. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)" border="0" /></a>SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? North Korea&#039;s prison population has swelled with those caught fleeing the country under a crackdown on defections by young leader Kim Jong Un, according to defectors living in South Korea and researchers who study Pyongyang&#039;s notorious network of labor camps and detention centers.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/midwest-pelted-rain-wind-hail-tornadoes-030948081.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EEfV5HQrlXJU6kDZeH1glw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/eb3119d8cb869813340f6a706700972e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Lighting flashes over the Chicago skyline, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. An unusually massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds was rolling through the Midwest on Wednesday and could affect more than one in five Americans from Iowa to Maryland. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" align="left" title="Lighting flashes over the Chicago skyline, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. An unusually massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds was rolling through the Midwest on Wednesday and could affect more than one in five Americans from Iowa to Maryland. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" border="0" /></a>CHICAGO (AP) ? A massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds rolled through the Midwest Wednesday evening driving people into basements for shelter, tearing down power lines and causing flooding in low-lying areas.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/midwest-pelted-rain-wind-hail-tornadoes-030948081.htmlWed, 12 Jun 2013 23:08:54 -0400Associated Pressmidwest-pelted-rain-wind-hail-tornadoes-030948081<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/midwest-pelted-rain-wind-hail-tornadoes-030948081.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EEfV5HQrlXJU6kDZeH1glw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/eb3119d8cb869813340f6a706700972e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Lighting flashes over the Chicago skyline, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. An unusually massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds was rolling through the Midwest on Wednesday and could affect more than one in five Americans from Iowa to Maryland. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" align="left" title="Lighting flashes over the Chicago skyline, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. An unusually massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds was rolling through the Midwest on Wednesday and could affect more than one in five Americans from Iowa to Maryland. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)" border="0" /></a>CHICAGO (AP) ? A massive line of storms packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds rolled through the Midwest Wednesday evening driving people into basements for shelter, tearing down power lines and causing flooding in low-lying areas.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/3-wildfires-burn-control-colorado-002918108.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fZ4UKlRD3I36HqgNf.0LUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/80338e04b15d9613340f6a7067008289.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People pulled to over watch from their cars as a fire-fighting slurry plane makes a pass in preparation to drop its load on a wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it&#039;s possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)" align="left" title="People pulled to over watch from their cars as a fire-fighting slurry plane makes a pass in preparation to drop its load on a wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it&#039;s possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)" border="0" /></a>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) ? A wildfire fueled by hot temperatures, gusty winds and thick, bone-dry forests has destroyed 92 homes, damaged five more and prompted more than 7,000 residents northeast of Colorado Springs to flee, sheriff&#039;s official said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/3-wildfires-burn-control-colorado-002918108.htmlWed, 12 Jun 2013 23:20:09 -0400Associated Press3-wildfires-burn-control-colorado-002918108<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/3-wildfires-burn-control-colorado-002918108.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fZ4UKlRD3I36HqgNf.0LUg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/80338e04b15d9613340f6a7067008289.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People pulled to over watch from their cars as a fire-fighting slurry plane makes a pass in preparation to drop its load on a wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it&#039;s possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)" align="left" title="People pulled to over watch from their cars as a fire-fighting slurry plane makes a pass in preparation to drop its load on a wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it&#039;s possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)" border="0" /></a>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) ? A wildfire fueled by hot temperatures, gusty winds and thick, bone-dry forests has destroyed 92 homes, damaged five more and prompted more than 7,000 residents northeast of Colorado Springs to flee, sheriff&#039;s official said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/leffler-dies-accident-dirt-car-event-024023168.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8an2B4nQIllOu3lJb2LzyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/26533367cc269b13340f6a706700c296.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Oct. 16, 2009, file photo, shows driver Jason Leffler at Lowe&#039;s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Leffler died after an accident Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway. The 37-year-old Leffler, a two-time winner on the Nationwide Series, was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Oct. 16, 2009, file photo, shows driver Jason Leffler at Lowe&#039;s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Leffler died after an accident Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway. The 37-year-old Leffler, a two-time winner on the Nationwide Series, was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File)" border="0" /></a>SWEDESBORO, N.J. (AP) ? NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident Wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/leffler-dies-accident-dirt-car-event-024023168.htmlThu, 13 Jun 2013 00:14:50 -0400Associated Pressleffler-dies-accident-dirt-car-event-024023168<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/leffler-dies-accident-dirt-car-event-024023168.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8an2B4nQIllOu3lJb2LzyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/26533367cc269b13340f6a706700c296.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Oct. 16, 2009, file photo, shows driver Jason Leffler at Lowe&#039;s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Leffler died after an accident Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway. The 37-year-old Leffler, a two-time winner on the Nationwide Series, was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Oct. 16, 2009, file photo, shows driver Jason Leffler at Lowe&#039;s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Leffler died after an accident Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway. The 37-year-old Leffler, a two-time winner on the Nationwide Series, was pronounced dead shortly after 9 p.m., New Jersey State Police said. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File)" border="0" /></a>SWEDESBORO, N.J. (AP) ? NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after an accident Wednesday night in a heat race at a dirt car event at Bridgeport Speedway.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blackhawks-beat-bruins-4-3-3ot-cup-opener-051115527.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GQ6vpTW7cnNc1E4S3X2COg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/354f1a94cbbb9913340f6a7067000d67.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya (27) collide during the first period of Game 1 in their NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey series on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" align="left" title="Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya (27) collide during the first period of Game 1 in their NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey series on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0" /></a>CHICAGO (AP) ? Andrew Shaw scored on a deflection in triple overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in a riveting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday night.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blackhawks-beat-bruins-4-3-3ot-cup-opener-051115527.htmlThu, 13 Jun 2013 01:18:36 -0400Associated Pressblackhawks-beat-bruins-4-3-3ot-cup-opener-051115527<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blackhawks-beat-bruins-4-3-3ot-cup-opener-051115527.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GQ6vpTW7cnNc1E4S3X2COg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/354f1a94cbbb9913340f6a7067000d67.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya (27) collide during the first period of Game 1 in their NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey series on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" align="left" title="Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya (27) collide during the first period of Game 1 in their NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey series on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0" /></a>CHICAGO (AP) ? Andrew Shaw scored on a deflection in triple overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins in a riveting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday night.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blackhawks-bruins-3rd-ot-tied-3-3-043950607.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GQ6vpTW7cnNc1E4S3X2COg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/354f1a94cbbb9913340f6a7067000d67.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya (27) collide during the first period of Game 1 in their NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey series on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" align="left" title="Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya (27) collide during the first period of Game 1 in their NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey series on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0" /></a>CHICAGO (AP) ? Jaromir Jagr&#039;s deflection in the closing seconds hit off the post and a riveting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals headed to triple overtime Wednesday night with the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks tied at 3-3.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blackhawks-bruins-3rd-ot-tied-3-3-043950607.htmlThu, 13 Jun 2013 00:39:50 -0400Associated Pressblackhawks-bruins-3rd-ot-tied-3-3-043950607<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blackhawks-bruins-3rd-ot-tied-3-3-043950607.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GQ6vpTW7cnNc1E4S3X2COg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/354f1a94cbbb9913340f6a7067000d67.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya (27) collide during the first period of Game 1 in their NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey series on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" align="left" title="Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya (27) collide during the first period of Game 1 in their NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey series on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0" /></a>CHICAGO (AP) ? Jaromir Jagr&#039;s deflection in the closing seconds hit off the post and a riveting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals headed to triple overtime Wednesday night with the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks tied at 3-3.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-leaker-mysterious-despite-hours-interviews-215540143.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hsy0KbWH0xqTh27vxkYlrw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/028dac13b0679113340f6a706700393b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 9, 2013. The man who told the world about the U.S. government?s gigantic data grab also talked a lot about himself. Mostly through his own words, a picture of Edward Snowden is emerging: fresh-faced computer whiz, high school and Army dropout, independent thinker, trustee of official secrets. And leaker on the lam. (AP Photo/The Guardian) MANDATORY CREDIT" align="left" title="This photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 9, 2013. The man who told the world about the U.S. government?s gigantic data grab also talked a lot about himself. Mostly through his own words, a picture of Edward Snowden is emerging: fresh-faced computer whiz, high school and Army dropout, independent thinker, trustee of official secrets. And leaker on the lam. (AP Photo/The Guardian) MANDATORY CREDIT" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The man who told the world about the U.S. government&#039;s gigantic data grab also talks a lot about himself.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-leaker-mysterious-despite-hours-interviews-215540143.htmlWed, 12 Jun 2013 23:55:06 -0400Associated Pressnsa-leaker-mysterious-despite-hours-interviews-215540143<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-leaker-mysterious-despite-hours-interviews-215540143.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hsy0KbWH0xqTh27vxkYlrw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/028dac13b0679113340f6a706700393b.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 9, 2013. The man who told the world about the U.S. government?s gigantic data grab also talked a lot about himself. Mostly through his own words, a picture of Edward Snowden is emerging: fresh-faced computer whiz, high school and Army dropout, independent thinker, trustee of official secrets. And leaker on the lam. (AP Photo/The Guardian) MANDATORY CREDIT" align="left" title="This photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 9, 2013. The man who told the world about the U.S. government?s gigantic data grab also talked a lot about himself. Mostly through his own words, a picture of Edward Snowden is emerging: fresh-faced computer whiz, high school and Army dropout, independent thinker, trustee of official secrets. And leaker on the lam. (AP Photo/The Guardian) MANDATORY CREDIT" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (AP) ? The man who told the world about the U.S. government&#039;s gigantic data grab also talks a lot about himself.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blackhawks-bruins-2nd-ot-tied-3-3-035707913.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GQ6vpTW7cnNc1E4S3X2COg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/354f1a94cbbb9913340f6a7067000d67.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya (27) collide during the first period of Game 1 in their NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey series on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" align="left" title="Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya (27) collide during the first period of Game 1 in their NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey series on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0" /></a>CHICAGO (AP) ? Corey Crawford stopped several flurries to preserve a 3-3 tie and send a riveting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals to double overtime on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blackhawks-bruins-2nd-ot-tied-3-3-035707913.htmlWed, 12 Jun 2013 23:57:07 -0400Associated Pressblackhawks-bruins-2nd-ot-tied-3-3-035707913<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blackhawks-bruins-2nd-ot-tied-3-3-035707913.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GQ6vpTW7cnNc1E4S3X2COg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/354f1a94cbbb9913340f6a7067000d67.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya (27) collide during the first period of Game 1 in their NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey series on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" align="left" title="Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya (27) collide during the first period of Game 1 in their NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey series on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)" border="0" /></a>CHICAGO (AP) ? Corey Crawford stopped several flurries to preserve a 3-3 tie and send a riveting Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals to double overtime on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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