Autopsies: Powell boys suffered 'chop injuries' (AP) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:17:30 GMT In this Aug. 19, 2011 photo, Josh Powell plays with his son Braden in a park near his home, in Puyallup, Wash. Powell had long been a person of interest in his wife’s disappearance from their home in West Valley City, Utah, two years ago. When Powell's two sons arrived Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, for a court-ordered, supervised child custody visit with their father, Powell barred a social worker from entering and then torched the house. All three died. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Rick Egan) DESERET NEWS OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

US closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses (AP) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:36:22 GMT A member of the Free Syrian Army stands guard as anti-Syrian regime protesters hold a demonstration in Idlib, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy Monday and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a dramatic escalation of Western pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to end the crisis collapsed. (AP Photo)

Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank (AP) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:36:27 GMT FILE- In this April 8, 2008, file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to a technician during his visit of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over the Iranian nuclear program, it appears that world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent, an action that many fear might trigger war, terrorism and global economic havoc. (AP Photo/Iranian Presidents office, File)

Official: Faculty to be removed at LA school (AP) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:28:56 GMT Yolanda Sanchez talks about what she describes as documented child abuse of her son, outside the Miramonte Elementary school in Los Angeles, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. About three dozen parents and supporters staged a protest at the Los Angeles-area school rocked by allegations of lewd conduct crimes by two teachers against children. They demanded greater communication with education officials and the placement of cameras in classrooms and hallways at Miramonte Elementary School. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Romney works to fend off Santorum challenge (AP) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:55:44 GMT Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ducks out onto stage to speak at a campaign rally in Grand Junction, Colo., Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Tea party: Warming or resigned to Mitt Romney? (AP) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:33:05 GMT Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters at a campaign rally in Grand Junction, Colo., Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate (AP) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:33:08 GMT This advertisement provided by Chrysler Group LLC, shows actor Clint Eastwood, featured in an ad titled 'It's Halftime In America,' which aired during Super Bowl XVLI, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. AP Photo/Chrysler Group LLC)

Randy Travis arrested for public intoxication (AP) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:43:38 GMT This Feb. 6, 2012 booking photo provided by the Denton County Sheriff's Department in Texas, shows country music star Randy Travis. Travis was arrested in Sanger, Texas, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, on a charge of public intoxication. (AP Photo/Denton County Sheriff's Department)

Palestinians take step toward unity (AP) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:33:13 GMT In this photo provided by by the Palestinian President's office, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Khaled Mashal, chief of the Islamic militant group Hamas, right, confer with Qatar's crown prince Sheik Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, center, during a reconciliation meeting in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. The main Palestinian political rivals took a major step Monday toward healing their bitter rift, agreeing that Abbas would head an interim unity government to prepare for general elections in the West Bank and Gaza. (AP Photo/Thaer Ghanaim, Palestinian President's Office)

Belichick: Giving Giants TD gave Pats best chance (AP) Top Stories News - Yahoo! News - Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:19:11 GMT New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw, bottom right, scores a touchdown against New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)