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NRC approves first new nuclear plant in a generation (Reuters)
Reuters - Regulators on Thursday approved plans to build the first new nuclear power plant in the U.S. in more than 30 years, despite objections
House passes curbs on lawmaker insider trading (Reuters)
Reuters - The House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed new curbs on insider trading by lawmakers and other government officials despite complaints from Democrats ...
Greece deal fails to convince, EU demands more (Reuters)
Reuters - Greek political leaders said they had clinched a deal on economic reforms needed to secure a second EU bailout, but euro zone finance ...
Jobless claims drop brightens labor market picture (Reuters)
Reuters - The number of Americans signing up for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, the latest sign of recovery in the labor market. ...
Will Adele be the belle of the Grammy ball? (AP)
AP - Adele is the rare star who doesn't need multiple magazine covers, a cosmetics contract or a clothing line to sell albums. She does ...
Biden says contraceptives fight can be worked out (Reuters)
Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday the White House was working to address concerns raised by the Catholic Church over a new ...
Catholic furor over birth control rule turns Democrats on one another (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - So what does contraception at a Catholic hospital or college have to do with a $109 billion highway bill? ...
Who is to blame for LA school sex abuse? Push for answers poised to escalate. (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - As the child sex abuse scandal that has rocked the Miramonte Elementary School and the Los Angeles Unified School District ...
Homs fears big push by Syrian tanks on stronghold (Reuters)
Reuters - Tanks amassed outside opposition neighborhoods in Homs on Friday as Alawite-led forces bombarded the Syrian city for the fifth day and residents expected ...
Gasol: 25 pts, 14 reb, key block in 88-87 win (AP)
AP - Pau Gasol blocked Ray Allen's putback attempt at the buzzer in overtime and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Boston ...
APNewsBreak: Powell had 'incestuous' images (AP)
AP - Before Josh Powell was going to try to win back custody of his children last week, Washington state authorities received materials from Utah ...
Leaving 'No Child' law: Obama lets 10 states flee (AP)
AP - It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. ...
$25B settlement reached over foreclosure abuses (AP)
AP - A landmark $25 billion settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders was hailed by government officials Thursday as long-overdue relief for victims of ...
Dwindling time, rising tension make Iran top fear (AP)
AP - The United States and its allies believe the window to stop Iran from building a bomb is quickly closing, pushing conflict with the ...
Los Angeles school reopens amid sex abuse scandal (AP)
AP - School got off to a rough start Thursday with students returning to class for the first time since their entire elementary school staff ...
Family plucked from Pacific after boat capsizes (AP)
AP - Three family members attempting their first voyage across the Pacific in a sailboat were left adrift in rough seas hundreds of miles from ...
Women at war: Pentagon is easing its job limits (AP)
AP - New orders from the Pentagon: The military on Thursday formally opened thousands of jobs to women in units that are closer to the ...
Fla. mogul, facing trial, adopts his girlfriend (AP)
AP - The story already had people's attention: A multimillionaire polo magnate was accused of causing a drunken-driving wreck that killed a young man. But ...
Exclusive: Alibaba plans to take Hong Kong unit private (Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group plans to take its Hong Kong-listed unit private, two sources familiar with the matter said, and is working ...
Boehner vows Congress will reverse Obama birth control policy (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Congress this week plunged into fray over new Obama administration rules that will require religious employers to offer birth control ...
Prop. 8 ruling: why it might not go the the Supreme Court (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - A day after the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Proposition 8 â California's 2008 voter-approved ban on gay ...
Facing more key votes, Romney can't afford another stumble (Reuters)
Reuters - Many Republicans may have growing concerns about their presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, but no one is pushing the panic button - yet. ...
California to get $18 billion under mortgage deal (Reuters)
Reuters - California's attorney general said on Thursday her state will receive up to $18 billion in benefits under a federal-state mortgage settlement to be ...
Senior U.S. Catholic cites Obama "promises" on birth control (Reuters)
Reuters - Timothy Dolan, a senior U.S. Roman Catholic leader, said on Thursday President Barack Obama "gave me promises" during a White House meeting in ...
Iran turns to barter for food as sanctions cripple imports (Reuters)
Reuters - offering gold bullion in overseas vaults or tankerloads of oil - in return for food as new financial sanctions have hurt its ability ...
Sources: Pentagon rules shift on women in combat (AP)
AP - The Pentagon is unveiling plans Thursday to allow women to serve in thousands of military jobs closer to the front lines, reflecting the ...
FBI memos paint Jobs as driven, reality-distorting visionary (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs, hailed as one of the greatest technology visionaries of his generation, dabbled in illicit drugs in his youth ...
Greek debt crisis eases, but drama is not over (AP)
AP - More than two years after it came clean about its addiction to debt, Greece may finally have begun its long and painful road ...
Doctors telling more adults: Get out and exercise (AP)
AP - More and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get out and exercise, according to government survey released Thursday. ...
10 states get education waivers (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind education law ...
ECB opens door to indirect Greece aid (Reuters)
Reuters - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi opened the door on Thursday to helping Athens indirectly after Greek politicians finally signed up to an ...
Tribe suing beer companies for alcohol problems (AP)
AP - An American Indian tribe sued some of the world's largest beer makers Thursday, claiming they knowingly contributed to devastating alcohol-related problems on South ...
Marines posed with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan (AP)
AP - The Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that one of its scout sniper teams in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag ...
Humanitarian crisis deepens in Syrian city of Homs (AP)
AP - Between blasts of rockets and mortar fire, Syrians used loudspeakers to call for blood donations and medical supplies Thursday in the stricken city ...
Jobless claims drop brightens labor market picture (Reuters)
Reuters - The number of Americans signing up for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, the latest sign of recovery in the labor market. ...
States, banks reach foreclosure-abuse settlement (AP)
AP - U.S. states reached a landmark $25 billion deal Thursday with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the housing ...
Greeks clinch austerity deal, lenders skeptical (Reuters)
Reuters - Greek political leaders clinched a long-stalled deal on Thursday on harsh austerity measures and reforms required to secure a second international bailout in ...
Canadian family members rescued from Pacific ocean (AP)
AP - Three members of a Canadian family attempting to cross the Pacific in a sailboat have been rescued after being thrown into the ocean ...
Giffords aide to run for seat in special election (AP)
AP - A top aide to former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who was shot in the leg and face in the Tucson rampage that also ...
Bernanke urges Congress to address Bush tax cuts (Reuters)
Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday warned Congress that putting off a decision on the fate of expiring Bush administration tax cuts ...
Court overturns California gay marriage ban, appeal planned (Reuters)
Reuters - An appeals court on Tuesday found California's gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that may lead to a showdown in the Supreme ...
CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source (AP)
AP - Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as ...
House panel advances Keystone pipeline plan (Reuters)
Reuters - A plan to fast-track the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline was passed by a key committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, as ...
Why Obamaâs flip-flop on super PACs wonât matter (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - President Obamaâs flip-flop toward embrace of the "super PAC" formed to support his reelection campaign should come as no surprise. ...
Romney's lead dips despite wins: poll (Reuters)
Reuters - Despite his strong showing in early state contests in the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, Mitt Romney's support nationwide has dipped ...
Abortion, birth control grab political spotlight (AP)
AP - Political turmoil over abortion and birth control spread suddenly on Tuesday. A high-ranking official resigned from the Komen breast-cancer charity after its backtracking ...
Dow approaches 13,000, and maybe a record to come (AP)
AP - It was just last summer that the Dow Jones industrial average shed 2,000 points in three terrifying weeks. Investors had a host of ...
Prop. 8 struck down: Will California's gay couples flock to the altar? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The federal court ruling Tuesday that Proposition 8, California's ban on gay marriage, is unconstitutional will not lead to an ...
Greeks seek elusive bailout deal as EU tempers fray (Reuters)
Reuters - Greek parties will try yet again on Wednesday to strike a reform deal in return for a new international rescue to avoid a ...
Appeals court throws out same-sex marriage ban (AP)
AP - Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California's ban unconstitutional, saying it ...
Wade's 26 helps Heat top Cavs, 107-91 (AP)
AP - Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, LeBron James added 24 against his former team and the Miami Heat tuned up for a long road ...
AG: Bail rules should keep Sandusky inside home (AP)
AP - Prosecutors asked Tuesday to have Jerry Sandusky kept indoors as part of his bail conditions, citing complaints that the former Penn State assistant ...
Attacks in Syria's Homs resume after Russian peace foray (Reuters)
Reuters - Armored forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad thrust deeper into the central city of Homs on Wednesday, firing rockets and mortar rounds to ...
No charges against NYPD boss' son after rape claim (AP)
AP - The police commissioner's TV host son won't face criminal charges of sexually assaulting a woman who said he attacked her after a date ...
U.S. eyes cuts to Iraq embassy after troops exit (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. government is looking to cut the size of its embassy in Iraq, by far its largest and most expensive mission, months ...
Last known WWI veteran Florence Green dies at 110 (AP)
AP - Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets. ...
Santorum wins Colorado Republican caucuses: party chairman (Reuters)
Reuters - Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum won the Colorado Republican U.S. presidential caucuses narrowly over Mitt Romney on Tuesday, the state's party chairman said ...
Jubilant Santorum sweeps Minnesota and Colorado (AP)
AP - A resurgent Rick Santorum won Republican presidential caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado on Tuesday night, a stunning sweep that raised fresh questions about ...
With economy improving, Obama would beat Romney: poll (Reuters)
Reuters - bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth - would win in a match-up against the two leading Republican presidential candidates ...
Madonna half time show: What's a network to do when performers behave badly? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - What began as a flap over a flash of a middle finger during the halftime show at Sundayâs Super Bowl ...
Chrysler Super Bowl commercial: Is Clint Eastwood a Democrat? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Clint Eastwoodâs Super Bowl commercial for Chrysler was, amid a sea of retread themes and less-than-inspiring plots (youâre so much ...
Greek leaders face crunch talks, unions strike (Reuters)
Reuters - Greek political leaders face crunch talks on Tuesday to hammer out a deal on unpopular reforms that have prompted the country's biggest labor ...
Syrian forces attack Homs on eve of Lavrov visit (Reuters)
Reuters - A Syrian military assault on Homs killed dozens of people on the eve of a visit to Damascus by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei ...
Belichick: Giving Giants TD gave Pats best chance (AP)
AP - Bill Belichick gave clear instructions to his defensive unit: Let the runner score. ...
Tea party: Warming or resigned to Mitt Romney? (AP)
AP - Long skeptical of Mitt Romney, tea party activists are either warming up to the GOP presidential front-runner or reluctantly backing him after abandoning ...
'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate (AP)
AP - People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce ...
Palestinians take step toward unity (AP)
AP - After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a decisive step Monday toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant group Hamas, a move ...
US closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses (AP)
AP - The U.S. closed its embassy in Syria and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus on Monday in a new Western push to get ...
Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank (AP)
AP - Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions ...
Randy Travis arrested for public intoxication (AP)
AP - Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church. ...
Autopsies: Powell boys suffered 'chop injuries' (AP)
AP - Josh Powell's boys were coming for a visit, and he had preparations to make. ...
Romney works to fend off Santorum challenge (AP)
AP - Sensing a possible threat, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney emphasized his social conservative credentials Monday and criticized rival Rick Santorum as an ineffective ...
Obama campaign to support Super Pac fundraiser (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, worried about the influx of money to groups supporting Republican candidates, said on Monday it would start supporting ...
Staff to be removed during probe at LA school (AP)
AP - The entire staff at an elementary school where two teachers were arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct will be removed while the school ...
Markets edge down as Greece wrangling tempers momentum (Reuters)
Reuters - Markets edged down on Tuesday as Greek resistance to the strict conditions attached to a bailout fund sapped recent momentum spurred by hopes ...
Obama: US has 'very good' intelligence on Iran (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned ...
Ga. court overturns assisted suicide restrictions (AP)
AP - Georgia's top court on Monday struck down a state law designed to discourage assisted suicides after a legal battle brought by four members ...
Norway mass killer demands medal at court hearing (AP)
AP - The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in the worst peacetime massacre that Norway has ever seen told a court Monday ...
Queen celebrates 60 years on throne (AP)
AP - Tributes poured in to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday as she marked 60 years on the throne with a message vowing to continue ...
U.S. closes embassy in Damascus due to Syria violence (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States announced on Monday it was closing its embassy in Syria due to the worsening security situation, further isolating Damascus over ...
Glencore, Xstrata hammer out premium as deal nears (Reuters)
Reuters - Top executives at Glencore and Xstrata are hammering out the final details of a proposed $80 billion merger, including the premium on offer ...
Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title (AP)
AP - Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport's highest court found the ...
Goldman's Blankfein campaigns for gay marriage (Reuters)
Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, one of Wall Street's most powerful figures, has become the first major business leader to ...
Insight: Two firms flourish in frenzied MF Global aftermath (Reuters)
Reuters - The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer ...
Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC (AP)
AP - Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand ...
Chrysler's "Halftime" ad: a roadmap for America? (Reuters)
Reuters - Is what is good for Chrysler good for America? ...
Euro, shares lower ahead of Greek high noon (Reuters)
Reuters - The euro and European shares retreated on Monday on nerves Greek would fail to come up with the political commitments needed to avoid ...
Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys (AP)
AP - Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by ...
Giants top Pats for 2nd Super Bowl in 4 years (AP)
AP - Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish. ...
Gingrich vows to take fight to "timid" Romney (Reuters)
Reuters - Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after a big loss in Nevada, saying he will ...
Greek parties face EU bailout deadline (Reuters)
Reuters - Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal to avoid ...
Defense cuts test lawmakers' resolve on deficits (AP)
AP - Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink ...
Mushroom pickers lost hope, considered eating dog (AP)
AP - Dan Conne says he and his wife and son thought they were going to die after getting lost while picking mushrooms and spending ...
M.I.A. flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show (AP)
AP - The NFL and a major television network are apologizing for another Super Bowl halftime show. ...
Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack (Reuters)
Reuters - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they ...
Abbas to head Palestinian unity government (AP)
AP - The main Palestinian political rivals took a major step Monday toward healing their bitter rift, agreeing that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would head ...
Syrian state media says gunmen kill 3 soldiers (AP)
AP - Syria's state-run news agency says gunmen have killed three soldiers and captured others at a checkpoint in the country's north. ...
Syrian assault on Homs kills 50: opposition (Reuters)
Reuters - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a ...
Indonesia to hit train roof riders with nasty goop (AP)
AP - Indonesia has come up with another bizarre plan to keep commuters from riding on the roofs of trains: Swat them with brooms drenched ...
Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club (AP)
AP - Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long ...
NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row (Reuters)
Reuters - The cases of 40 foreign and Egyptian activists, including 19 Americans subject to travel bans over their work for pro-democracy and other groups, ...
Obama will watch Super Bowl, wishes Bears playing (AP)
AP - The First Fan has only one complaint about Sunday's Super Bowl: his favorite team isn't in it. ...
Obama: Israel has not made decision on Iran attack (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday that Israel has not yet decided how to respond to concerns about Iran's nuclear program and said ...
Olympus ex-CEO Woodford sees more revelations (Reuters)
Reuters - Official investigations into a massive fraud at Japan's Olympus Corp are highly likely to lead to further revelations on the scandal soon, according ...
Super Bowl: Everybody salsa! Giants lead 9-0 (AP)
AP - One quarter down, and it's still 9-0 Giants over the Patriots. ...
Blast kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys (AP)
AP - Days after a judge ruled against him in a child custody hearing, a father of two young boys apparently blew up a house ...
Abortion, birth control becoming major campaign issues (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Whenever abortion becomes a heated political issue, you can be sure that religion is involved. The reverse also is true. Such ...
Romney wins big in Nevada; Gingrich vows to fight on (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - In Nevada Saturday night, Mitt Romney won two big contests. ...
Wen says China has stake in helping Europe (Reuters)
Reuters - China has a stake in helping euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on ...
Super matchups everywhere with Pats-Giants (AP)
AP - MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and ...
Cairo protesters demand early vote, clash with police (Reuters)
Reuters - Protesters demanding a swift presidential election and an early handover of power by the army hurled rocks at police guarding the Egyptian Interior ...
Greece on "knife edge" in push to agree bailout (Reuters)
Reuters - Greece's prime minister scrambled Sunday to convince lenders and politicians to sign off on a 130 billion euro rescue, after his finance minister ...
Europe's cold snap claims more victims, travel hit (Reuters)
Reuters - Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims Sunday, brought widespread disruption to transport services, and left thousands without power with warnings ...
Egypt's Mubarak may move to prison hospital (Reuters)
Reuters - Egypt will prepare Cairo's Torah prison hospital so it can receive ousted President Hosni Mubarak from the military hospital where he is now ...
As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug (AP)
AP - When US News & World Report debuted its list of "America's Best Colleges" nearly 30 years ago, the magazine hoped its college rankings ...
Just a bluff? Fears grow of Israeli attack on Iran (AP)
AP - For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli ...
Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties (AP)
AP - Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt on Sunday referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial ...
NYC protest gets heated when Yemen leader is seen (AP)
AP - A protest of the embattled president of Yemen outside the New York hotel where he's staying got heated when demonstrators saw him leave ...
Brown U. student uncovers lost Malcolm X speech (AP)
AP - The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy Leaguer ...
Ex-Panama dictator Noriega suffers possible stroke (AP)
AP - Panamanian police say former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega has been transported from prison to a hospital, possibly because of a stroke. ...
Ex-Panama strongman Noriega hospitalized (Reuters)
Reuters - Manuel Noriega, Panama's drug-running military dictator of the 1980s, was taken from prison to a public hospital after suffering a possible stroke, the ...
'Chronicle' edges Radcliffe's 'Woman' with $22M (AP)
AP - Some unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the actor who plays the world's most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office. ...
Mitt Romney favored in Nevada caucuses: Three big reasons why (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Mitt Romney has three big things going for him in todayâs Republican caucuses in Nevada: Momentum (and fund-raising chops) from ...
Lance Armstrong rides on as doping allegations fall by wayside (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The decision by US prosecutors to drop a two-year doping investigation of legendary Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong could ...
Russians stage rival protests over Putin (Reuters)
Reuters - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year ...
Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control (Reuters)
Reuters - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see ...
Euro zone loses patience with Greece (Reuters)
Reuters - Euro zone finance ministers told Greece on Saturday it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately-held debt until it ...
Micron appoints Durcan CEO after Appleton's death (Reuters)
Reuters - Memory chipmaker Micron Technology's board appointed company veteran Mark Durcan as chief executive a day after longtime Chairman and CEO Steve Appleton was ...
Police, some on horseback, clear Occupy DC protesters (Reuters)
Reuters - Police removed protesters as they confiscated bedding and most tents on Saturday from an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, ...
11 injured in massive crowd for band LMFAO (AP)
AP - Overwhelming "human gridlock" in Indianapolis' Super Bowl Village was causing police to rethink crowd control Saturday on the eve of the big game. ...
3 Ore. mushroom pickers rescued after 6 days lost (AP)
AP - A family of three huddled on the edge of an old-growth Oregon forest for six days, lost and cold, unable to signal search ...
Navy: 8 Calif.-based sailors discharged for hazing (AP)
AP - Eight sailors have been discharged from the Navy after a hazing incident aboard a San Diego-based amphibious assault ship that was captured on ...
Romney rolls to easy win in Nevada GOP caucuses (AP)
AP - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to a decisive victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a ...
Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria (AP)
AP - Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of ...
Stun gun used on woman who blocked NC drive-thru (AP)
AP - North Carolina deputies say they used a stun gun on a woman who blocked a McDonalds drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused ...
Martin, 4 linemen make Hall of Fame (AP)
AP - Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ...
'Tebowing' Alec Baldwin hosts NFL Honors (AP)
AP - Trying to do his best "Tebowing," Alec Baldwin got a bit of help on stage. ...
Russia, China veto U.N. plan for Syria (Reuters)
Reuters - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling ...
Romney sails to easy win in Nevada (Reuters)
Reuters - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to an easy victory in Nevada on Saturday, crushing his three remaining rivals and taking firm command of ...
Gingrich says he's staying in GOP race (AP)
AP - Defeated in the Nevada caucuses, Newt Gingrich brushed aside all talk of quitting the Republican presidential race and said he hopes a series ...
Afghan police: US soldier shoots Afghan guard (AP)
AP - An American soldier shot and killed an Afghan guard at a base in the country's north, apparently because the American thought the guard ...
Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban (Reuters)
Reuters - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant ...
Iran sanctions "biting" in recent weeks: Petraeus (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran is feeling the bite from economic sanctions imposed over its nuclear program, which is capable of producing a weapon although Iranian leaders ...
Obama to detail broader housing refinance plan (AP)
AP - The Obama administration is trying to fix a stubborn drag on the economy by allowing all homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower ...
Analysis: Gingrich campaign needs another comeback (AP)
AP - Newt Gingrich leads the competition for comebacks with two in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. He'll need one more, and soon, ...
Will Facebook deliver an IPO surprise? (AP)
AP - Facebook, the social network that changed "friend" from a noun to a verb, is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell ...
Romney turns to killer instinct to win Florida (AP)
AP - Mitt Romney embraced a killer instinct and leveraged a dominant political machine to crush chief rival Newt Gingrich in Florida's Republican presidential primary. ...
First lady to promote healthy food in California (AP)
AP - Northgate Gonzalez Markets may be the biggest Southern California supermarket chain you've never heard of. ...
Attacks by Afghans on US troops often personal (AP)
AP - Supposedly friendly Afghan security forces have attacked U.S. and coalition troops 45 times since May 2007, U.S. officials say, for the first time ...
Analysis: Financial titans rally to Romney's cause (Reuters)
Reuters - Whenever Republican U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been down and in need of an enforcer, one has been there. ...
Pakistani jets bomb militants, 31 dead (AP)
AP - Pakistani fighter jets bombed the hideouts of two militant commanders along the Afghan border Wednesday, killing up to 31 insurgents, government and security ...
Sony says Hirai to become president, CEO in April (Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp said on Wednesday that Vice President Kazuo Hirai will take over the roles of CEO and president on April 1 from ...
U.S. set for fourth year of $1 trillion-plus deficit: CBO (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States is headed for a fourth straight year with a $1 trillion-plus budget deficit, congressional forecasters said on Tuesday, giving Republicans ...
Facebook to file $5 billion IPO Wednesday: IFR (Reuters)
Reuters - Facebook is expected to submit paperwork to regulators on Wednesday morning for a $5 billion initial public offering and has selected Morgan Stanley ...
Amazon spending threatens 1st-quarter profit (Reuters)
Reuters - Amazon.com Inc warned of a possible operating loss in the first quarter following a sharp drop in fourth-quarter profit, a sign that the ...
Occupy Wall St. nonviolence: Is Oakland the exception or the future? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - As Occupy groups in Washington and Oakland generate contrasting images of Dream tents on the one coast and flag burning on the ...
Mitt Romney wins big in Florida primary, retakes lead for nomination (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Mitt Romney won the Florida primary handily Tuesday, reasserting his status as front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination. ...
Kraft and Mara enjoy the fruits of their NFL labor (AP)
AP - No one would have guessed while the NFL labor war raged last spring that the three of them would be so happy to ...
Scientists puzzled by region outside solar system (AP)
AP - A glimpse beyond our solar system reveals the neighborhood just outside the sun's influence is different and stranger than expected, scientists reported Tuesday. ...
US confirms possible release of Taliban from Gitmo (AP)
AP - U.S. intelligence officials acknowledged Tuesday that the United States may release several Afghan Taliban prisoners from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ...
Gingrich: It's a 2-person race for GOP nomination (AP)
AP - Trounced in Florida, presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Tuesday used the defeat to declare that he alone is the conservative alternative to GOP ...
US, allies urge UN action to end violence in Syria (AP)
AP - Vowing to avoid "another Libya," the U.S. and its allies challenged Russia on Tuesday to overcome its opposition to a U.N. draft resolution ...
U.S. to charge ex-Suisse traders on subprimes: sources (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. authorities are preparing to charge four former Credit Suisse Group AG employees with criminal and civil fraud related to write-downs on subprime ...
Los Angeles teacher charged with molesting 23 kids (AP)
AP - Detectives say the elementary school teacher told the children it was a game. Once inside his third-grade classroom, he blindfolded them, gagged them ...
Women abandon Gingrich, drive Romney victory in FL (AP)
AP - Women abandoned Newt Gingrich in droves Tuesday and helped fuel former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's triumph in Florida's Republican presidential primary, according to ...
Romney roars back with big Florida primary win (Reuters)
Reuters - Mitt Romney romped to a blowout victory in Florida's Republican U.S. presidential primary on Tuesday that put him back in front in the ...
Romney wins big in Florida, routing Gingrich (AP)
AP - Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward ...
Bevilacqua, ex-head of Philly archdiocese, dead (AP)
AP - Retired Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua (beh-vih-LAH'-kwah), who served as head of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for more than 15 years, has died. He was ...
Panetta faces tough NATO meeting after budget shift (Reuters)
Reuters - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta faces an unexpectedly challenging NATO meeting this week that could expose embarrassing rifts in the Western alliance just as ...
IMF's Thomsen says Greece must step up reform (Reuters)
Reuters - Debt-laden and recession-hit Greece must accelerate structural reforms and slow down on the deficit, the chief of the IMF's inspection team for Greece ...
Syria forces retake Damascus suburbs; showdown at U.N. (Reuters)
Reuters - Syrian government forces reasserted control of Damascus suburbs on Tuesday after beating back rebels at the capital's gates as diplomatic pressure mounted on ...
Anger and poverty unite former enemies in Bosnia (AP)
AP - They were bitter enemies on opposite sides of the front line during the horrors of the Bosnian War. Now, one side is bailing ...
Russia: UN resolution on Syria is path to war (AP)
AP - A senior Russian diplomat Tuesday said a draft U.N. resolution demanding Syrian President Bashar Assad step aside is a "path to civil war," ...
Italy ends search for underwater missing in wreck (AP)
AP - Italian emergency officials are ending the search for missing people in the submerged part of the Costa Concordia cruise ship due to the ...
Italian authorities end search for cruise ship bodies (Reuters)
Reuters - Italian authorities have ended the search for bodies in the submerged sections of the capsized Costa Concordia, more than two weeks after the ...
Eurozone unemployment ends 2011 at record high (AP)
AP - Unemployment across the 17 countries that use the euro ended 2011 at a record high of one person in every 10, official figures ...
Home prices drop, and consumers turn gloomy (Reuters)
Reuters - Home prices fell more steeply than expected in November, and consumer confidence soured in January, highlighting the hurdles still facing the economic recovery. ...
Apple hires away Dixons chief to expand retail (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc is hiring Dixons Chief Executive Officer John Browett, who drove a recent turnaround at the British electronics retailer, to lead the ...
Exxon Mobil narrowly beats Street, shares fall (Reuters)
Reuters - Exxon Mobil Corp's profit narrowly beat expectations, as rising oil prices offset falling margins for chemicals and fuel, and production fell short of ...
Federal budget deficit to dip to $1.1T, CBO says (AP)
AP - A new budget report released Tuesday predicts the government will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September, ...
Iran keeping option open on nuclear weapon: U.S. spy chief (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran is keeping the option open to develop a nuclear weapon but U.S. intelligence agencies do not know whether it will eventually decided ...
Stocks down, trying for best January since '99 (AP)
AP - The stock market lost ground Tuesday but still appeared headed for its best January finish in more than a decade. An unexpected drop ...
Egypt sent back U.S. request to lift travel ban (Reuters)
Reuters - Egypt's justice minister said on Tuesday that he sent back a letter from the U.S. ambassador that asked for an end to a ...
Romney leads as Florida votes in high-stakes (Reuters)
Reuters - Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney held a comfortable double-digit lead in polls over struggling rival Newt Gingrich as Florida's Republican voters cast ballots ...
After surgery, Adele to perform at the Grammys (AP)
AP - Adele is nominated for six Grammys, and she'll be on deck to collect anything she wins: The 23-year-old singer is set to perform ...
Europe signs up to German-led fiscal pact (Reuters)
Reuters - Chancellor Angela Merkel cemented her political ascendancy in Europe Monday when 25 out of 27 EU states agreed to a German-inspired pact for ...
Who's behind 'toxic' super PAC ads? We may never know. (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The secret donors funding a flood of negative ads in the 2012 presidential race are supposed to go public Tuesday. ...
Weekend violence in Oakland: Is Occupy movement back, or broken? (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - As Oakland puts the Occupy movement back in the national spotlight with TV images of flag burning and violent police clashes, there ...
Romney leads by 15 points in Florida: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters)
Reuters - White House hopeful Mitt Romney's lead over rival Newt Gingrich has stretched to 15 percentage points in Florida, according to results of a ...
Report proposes dividing Great Lakes, Mississippi (AP)
AP - Groups representing states and cities in the Great Lakes region on Tuesday proposed spending up to $9.5 billion on a massive engineering project ...
Trying to read between the lines of the Fed rate message (Reuters)
Reuters - For a central bank that wants to make transparency its hallmark, the Federal Reserve's new forecast of nearly three more years of super-low ...
Twitter CEO says new policy is for transparency: report (Reuters)
Reuters - Twitter Chief Executive Dick Costolo said the company's recently announced online content policy was meant to be a transparent way to handle government ...
S&P warns cuts loom for G20 nations on health costs (Reuters)
Reuters - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's warned it may downgrade "a number of highly rated" Group of 20 countries from 2015 if their governments ...
Dixons Retail CEO quits to join Apple (Reuters)
Reuters - Europe's second-biggest electrical goods retailer Dixons Retail said on Tuesday that its chief executive was leaving the company to join the world's most ...
Toshiba cuts outlook after Q3 profit tumbles (Reuters)
Reuters - Toshiba Corp, Japan's biggest chip maker, booked a 72 percent fall in quarterly operating profit on Tuesday and slashed its annual profit forecast ...
This Super Bowl rematch anything but trashy (AP)
AP - Hear what Patriots quarterback Tom Brady told the pep rally before leaving New England for the Super Bowl? He got `em riled up ...
China's state TV expanding, but fetters remain (AP)
AP - The killing of a South Korean coast guard officer by a Chinese fisherman should have been tailor-made for China's CCTV News as it ...
Landowners fight eminent domain in Pa. gas field (AP)
AP - When federal regulators approved a 39-mile natural gas pipeline through northern Pennsylvania's pristine Endless Mountains, they cited the operator's assurances that it would ...
If Gingrich loses in Fla., can he come back again? (AP)
AP - Can Newt Gingrich come back a third time? ...
Officials investigating Illinois reactor shutdown (AP)
AP - Officials are investigating the events surrounding a power failure at a nuclear reactor in northern Illinois, where steam was vented to reduce pressure ...
Marine gets jail time, reduced rank in hazing case (AP)
AP - A Hawaii-based Marine lance corporal accused of hazing in Afghanistan is going to jail for 30 days and will have his rank reduced ...
'Super' PACs set to disclose big donors Tuesday (AP)
AP - Get ready to find out who the millionaires are behind this year's presidential election. ...
Honda slashes profit outlook on disasters, sees rebound (Reuters)
Reuters - Honda Motor Co slashed its annual profit guidance to the lowest level in three years as it counted the cost of natural disasters ...
Pastors split on when to go home; 1 lives, 1 dies (AP)
AP - A split decision between two pastors regarding when to return to the Atlanta area from Florida was the difference between life and death. ...
Herman Cain and Sarah Palin: Do they still have political clout? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - When the political history of this era is written, two of the most colorful figures are likely to be Sarah ...
What's next for Occupy Wall Street? Activists target foreclosure crisis. (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The Occupy Wall Street movement, which cut its teeth last fall by occupying streets and parks across the country, is ...
Detroit's best-dressed man aims to mend Motown (Reuters)
Reuters - The Big Three automakers may be on the rebound but the original Motor City, Detroit, is still battling to turn the tide of ...
Romney lead over Gingrich up in Florida: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters)
Reuters - Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney's lead over rival Newt Gingrich edged up to 12 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online ...
Sarkozy details measures for growth, jobs (Reuters)
Reuters - President Nicolas Sarkozy used a primetime television interview on Sunday to flesh out a flurry of measures to boost employment and competitiveness which ...
EU leaders to agree on permanent bailout fund, balanced budget (Reuters)
Reuters - EU leaders will sign off on a permanent rescue fund for the euro zone at a summit on Monday and are expected to ...
Iran vows to stop "some" oil sales as inspectors visit (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions, vowing to stop oil exports soon to "some" countries ...
Troops seize Damascus suburbs back from rebels (Reuters)
Reuters - Troops seized eastern suburbs of Damascus from rebels late on Sunday, opposition activists said, after two days of fighting only a few kilometers ...
Jury finds Afghan family guilty in honor killings (AP)
AP - A jury on Sunday found three members of an Afghan family guilty of killing three teenage sisters and another woman in what the ...
Gingrich wants panel to look at in vitro clinics (AP)
AP - Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called Sunday for a commission to study the ethical issues relating to in vitro fertilization clinics, where infertile ...
Syrian troops storm areas near capital of Damascus (AP)
AP - In dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, Syrian troops stormed rebellious areas near the capital Sunday, shelling neighborhoods that have fallen under the ...
The fight for Cuban-Americans is on in Florida (AP)
AP - If Mitt Romney wins Tuesday's primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida may be one of the big reasons. Cuban-Americans are ...
Santorum: Daughter with pneumonia recovering (AP)
AP - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Sunday his daughter Bella remains in the hospital with pneumonia but is recovering after a rough 36 ...
Time short for Gingrich to close gap in Florida (AP)
AP - Newt Gingrich slammed GOP rival Mitt Romney on Sunday for the steady stream of attacks he likened to "carpet-bombing," trying to cut into ...
After lull, Occupy protest resurfaces in Oakland (AP)
AP - For weeks the protests had waned, with only a smattering of people taking to Oakland's streets for occasional weekend marches that bore little ...
Florida highway pileup kills at least 10 people (AP)
AP - A long line of cars and trucks collided one after another early Sunday on a dark Florida highway so shrouded in haze and ...
Polls show Romney surging ahead of Gingrich in Florida (Reuters)
Reuters - Republican Newt Gingrich struggled to halt surging rival Mitt Romney's momentum on Sunday, accusing him of launching false attacks as polls showed Romney ...
Davis, Dujardin win lead honors at SAG awards (AP)
AP - Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer were the maids of honor at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards, where their Deep South drama "The Help" ...
Arrests in Oakland protests rise to more than 400 (Reuters)
Reuters - Crews cleaned up Oakland's historic City Hall on Sunday from damage inflicted overnight during violent anti-Wall Street protests that resulted in about 400 ...
Marshall's 4 TD catches lifts AFC in Pro Bowl (AP)
AP - Brandon Marshall caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns, and the AFC used a second-half surge to beat ...
Obama outlines plan to cut college costs. Could it backfire on students? (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama Friday made a set of bold proposals to tie federal aid to efforts by states and colleges to ...
Apple not turning "blind eye" to supply chain problems: CEO (Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc has never turned "a blind eye" to the problems in its supply chain and any suggestion it does not care about ...
How Pentagon budget cuts will reshape the Army (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Military officials moved quickly Friday to counter the perception that the Army was the big loser in the new Pentagon ...
Growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead (Reuters)
Reuters - The economy grew at its fastest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter, but a rebuilding of stocks by businesses and slower ...
In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over fees (Reuters)
Reuters - Facebook's initial public offering is likely to set a new standard for how low investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees ...
Subpoenas issued to financial firms in expanded probe (Reuters)
Reuters - The Justice Department issued civil subpoenas to 11 financial institutions as part of a new effort to investigate misconduct in the packaging and ...
Syria violence kills over 40 (Reuters)
Reuters - Security forces killed over 40 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a ...
Fading Gingrich attacks Romney in ad (Reuters)
Reuters - Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum in the Republican presidential race on Friday as two new polls showed him falling behind rival Mitt ...
Fitch cuts Italy, Spain, other euro zone ratings (Reuters)
Reuters - Fitch downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further ...
Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor (AP)
AP - Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans ...
GOP insiders rise up to cut Gingrich down to size (AP)
AP - Republican insiders are rising up to cut Newt Gingrich down to size, testament to the GOP establishment's fear that the mercurial candidate could ...
Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil (AP)
AP - Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled ...
'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to 6 1/2 years (AP)
AP - After a two-year international crime spree in which he survived a handful of crash landings, Colton Harris-Moore — the infamous "Barefoot Bandit" — ...
Student charged in Utah school bomb plot (AP)
AP - The two teens had a detailed plot, blueprints of the school and security systems, but no explosives. They had hours of flight simulator ...
Manning, Irsay insist they are on same page (AP)
AP - Peyton Manning and Colts owner Jim Irsay insist they are just fine after a week filled with complaints and comments suggesting a rift ...
Actress' claim to be gay by choice riles activists (AP)
AP - Cynthia Nixon learned the hard way this week that when it comes to gay civil rights, the personal is always political. Very political. ...
Friend says on 911 call Demi Moore was convulsing (AP)
AP - Demi Moore smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and was convulsing and "semi-conscious, barely," according to a ...
Facebook IPO could value it among top companies (AP)
AP - When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the ...
U.S. growing at 2-3 percent rate: Geithner (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. economy is growing at 2-3 percent but still faces big challenges to repair damage wrought by the financial crisis, Treasury Secretary ...
James Murdoch to quit GSK board (Reuters)
Reuters - James Murdoch, facing scrutiny over his role in a phone hacking scandal at the News of the World tabloid, is to step down ...
Ford profit hit by commodity costs, Europe (Reuters)
Reuters - Ford Motor Co reported a lower-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Friday due to higher commodity costs and losses in its automotive operations in Europe ...
Israeli film industry is a surprising powerhouse (AP)
AP - The budgets are bare-bones and the talent pool is limited, but Israel has emerged as a surprising powerhouse in the foreign film industry. ...
Japan prices fall, mild deflation to persist (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan's core consumer prices fell for the third consecutive month in the year to December, and mild deflation is expected to persist this ...
Struggling in US, F-35 fighter pushes sales abroad (AP)
AP - Detractors say the F-35 stealth fighter, the costliest military plane ever, is destined to go down as one of the biggest follies in ...
Archivist challenges Kremlin in Wallenberg saga (AP)
AP - A former senior Russian archive official says he saw a file that could shed light on Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg's fate — challenging ...
St. Louis hosts 1st big parade on Iraq War's end (AP)
AP - Since the Iraq War ended there has been little fanfare for the veterans returning home. No ticker-tape parades. No massive, flag-waving public celebrations. ...
Portugal and Greek concerns weigh on world stocks (Reuters)
Reuters - World stocks fell from a 5-1/2 month high on Friday as gains spurred by the Federal Reserve's pledge of low interest rates gave ...
Analysis: Romney is fiery, focused in Fla. Debate (AP)
AP - Mitt Romney, forced to prove his resilience after a stinging loss in South Carolina, is showing why the so-called Republican establishment thinks he ...
Paterno's son: 'Dad, you won. You can go home now' (AP)
AP - Jay Paterno leaned over his dying father, gave him a kiss, and whispered in his ear. ...
Economy likely ended 2011 with strong growth (AP)
AP - A weak year for the economy likely ended on a hopeful note. ...
EU, IMF press Greece on reforms before aid flows (Reuters)
Reuters - The European Union and IMF want Greece to push through more budget cuts and implement a series of long-agreed austerity reforms before they ...
Obama to target rising college tuition costs (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama has put colleges and universities on notice to control tuition costs or face losing federal dollars. Now, schools are waiting ...
Costa to offer 11,000 euros to passengers on Concordia (Reuters)
Reuters - Several of Italy's consumer groups signed an agreement with Costa Cruises to offer about 11,000 euros ($14,500) to each of the more than ...
Costa offers $14.5K/passenger for ruined cruise (AP)
AP - Costa Crociere SpA has offered passengers euro11,000 ($14,460) apiece to compensate them for their lost baggage and psychological trauma after its cruise ship ...
Iran offers nuclear talks. Why the West may prefer to wait. (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejadâs lukewarm declaration Thursday that Iran is ready to return to international talks on its nuclear program ...
Insight: How Allen Stanford kept the SEC at bay (Reuters)
Reuters - In 2009, federal investigators finally arrested Houston financier R. Allen Stanford. For twenty years, Stanford allegedly had run a $7 billion Ponzi scheme ...
Florida debate: Where's the love? Newt Gingrich hopes audience shows it. (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - There are two burning questions heading into Thursday nightâs Republican presidential debate: Will the audience applaud and otherwise express itself? ...
Exclusive: Chevron to face charges over Brazil spill (Reuters)
Reuters - A Brazilian prosecutor plans to file criminal charges against Chevron Corp and some of its local managers within weeks, adding the threat of ...
Pentagon cuts reshape military, trim costs (Reuters)
Reuters - The Pentagon unveiled a 2013 budget plan that would cut $487 billion in spending over the next decade by eliminating nearly 100,000 ground ...
Starbucks profit beats, Europe weakness hurts (Reuters)
Reuters - Starbucks Corp reported a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street's view, but its shares fell as investors in the world's biggest coffee chain ...
BP must cover some Transocean oil spill damages (Reuters)
Reuters - A federal judge on Thursday said BP Plc must indemnify Transocean Ltd for some compensatory damage claims over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico ...
AP Exclusive: New taste for Thai elephant meat (AP)
AP - A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a ...
Smartphones power record Samsung profit; sets $22 billion capex (Reuters)
Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co posted a record $4.7 billion quarterly operating profit, driven by booming smartphone sales, and will spend $22 billion this year ...
Twitter may censor tweets in individual countries (AP)
AP - Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. ...
Prison dilemma: surging numbers of older inmates (AP)
AP - In corrections systems nationwide, officials are grappling with decisions about geriatric units, hospices and medical parole as elderly inmates — with their high ...
Pentagon: Army, Marines to shrink as budget slows (AP)
AP - The Pentagon outlined a plan Thursday for slowing the growth of military spending, including cutting the size of the Army and Marine Corps, ...
Somali captors move US hostage after SEAL raid (AP)
AP - Pirates moved an American hostage at least three times in 24 hours and threatened Thursday to kill him after U.S. Navy SEALs rescued ...
Egypt bans travel for US official's son, 9 others (AP)
AP - Egypt banned at least 10 Americans and Europeans from leaving the country, including the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood, hiking tensions ...
No energy industry backing for the word 'fracking' (AP)
AP - A different kind of F-word is stirring a linguistic and political debate as controversial as what it defines. ...
Robert Hegyes, played Epstein on 'Kotter,' dies (AP)
AP - Robert Hegyes, the actor best known for playing Jewish Puerto Rican student Juan Epstein on the 1970s TV show "Welcome Back Kotter" has ...
Bucs hire Rutgers' Greg Schiano as new coach (AP)
AP - The Buccaneers are counting on Greg Schiano to lead them back to respectability and transform Tampa Bay into consistent winners — much in ...
Romney is the aggressor in final Florida debate (AP)
AP - An aggressive Mitt Romney repeatedly challenged Republican rival Newt Gingrich Thursday night in the final debate before next week's critical Florida primary, demanding ...
Romney puts Gingrich on defensive in Florida debate (Reuters)
Reuters - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took the fight to chief rival Newt Gingrich on Thursday in his most aggressive debate performance yet, five ...
Japan's NEC to slash 10,000 jobs (Reuters)
Reuters - NEC Corp said Thursday it will slash 10,000 jobs, almost one in 10 of its workers, in a bid to cut costs as ...
Taxpayers still owed $132.9B from bailout: report (AP)
AP - A government watchdog says U.S. taxpayers are still owed $132.9 billion that companies haven't repaid from the financial bailout, and some of that ...
User-friendly health plan summaries at risk (AP)
AP - Consumer groups are scrambling to salvage a popular provision of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul that suddenly seems to be in question. ...
Politics of defense cuts: emphasize the positive (AP)
AP - The Pentagon is preparing to tighten its belt, but with an election-year battle looming in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail, Defense ...
Navy SEAL raid in Somalia shows campaign ahead (AP)
AP - The Navy SEAL operation that freed two Western hostages in Somalia is representative of the Obama administration's pledge to build a smaller, more ...
In historic shift, Fed sets inflation target (Reuters)
Reuters - The Federal Reserve took the historic step on Wednesday of setting an inflation target, a victory for Chairman Ben Bernanke that brings the ...
Bernanke has "finger on trigger" for new bond buys (Reuters)
Reuters - The Federal Reserve has moved closer to embarking on a new round of its controversial money-pumping after the central bank and its chairman ...
Analysis: Italy - a buy for the brave (Reuters)
Reuters - Italy could turn out to be the investment bet of the decade if European Union leaders manage to contain the euro zone crisis. ...
More seek unemployment aid, but trend is positive (AP)
AP - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to a seasonally adjusted 377,000, up from a nearly four-year low the previous ...
ECB at centre as Greek debt talks resume (Reuters)
Reuters - Greece's tortuous negotiations over a debt swap with private creditors entered a new phase on Thursday with focus on how much the European ...
Oral cancer virus affects 7 percent of Americans (AP)
AP - About 16 million Americans have oral HPV, a sexually transmitted virus more commonly linked with cervical cancer that also can cause mouth cancer, ...
Royal Ballet star's resignation shocks dance world (AP)
AP - The ballet world is spinning after one of the art's brightest stars walked away from Britain's Royal Ballet without explanation, days before he ...
Europe searches for mythical "jobs and growth" formula (Reuters)
Reuters - Since the start of the year, one phrase has tripped off the lips of European leaders more than any other: "jobs and growth." ...
Syrian troops fight rebels near Damascus (Reuters)
Reuters - A 10-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad edged closer to the Syrian capital on Thursday as troops battled rebels in a town just ...
Nintendo sees first annual loss, cuts 3DS forecast (Reuters)
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd posted a sharp drop in quarterly profit and forecast a bigger-than-expected full-year loss, its first at an operating level, as ...
Ahmadinejad says Iran ready for nuclear talks (AP)
AP - Iran is ready to revive talks with the world powers, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday, as toughening sanctions aim at forcing Tehran to ...
AP Debate: New democracies still unrealized (AP)
AP - A broad range of world leaders said at an Associated Press debate that while more countries are moving toward democracy, many still lack ...
New-home purchases fall, 2011 worst ever for sales (AP)
AP - Fewer people bought new homes in December, making 2011 the worst sales year on record. ...
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