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  1. The never-ending interest of Philippine media on Donaire's family drama

    → Examiner National Edition Articles | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:22 pm MST

    Recent (click title to read): UFC's Arianny Celeste to visit the Philippines in March / Allado turns back the hands of time in leading La Salle rout over AteneoWhy is it that every time Nonito Donaire...


  2. 2012 GMC Acadia: A well-balanced high-scoring crossover

    → Examiner National Edition Articles | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:20 pm MST

    GMC is one of GM’s upper units, and the Acadia is its well-balanced crossover.So what does the four-door 2012 GMC Acadia have to offer?It is an eight passenger four-door crossover that provides...


  3. Ibrahimovic sanctioned three games

    → Examiner National Edition Articles | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:19 pm MST

    Milan striker from Sweden, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, was sanctioned three games from the Italian League for slapping Napoli player Salvatore Aronica during Sunday’s game. The game ended in a scoreless tie.Ibrahimovic was red carded for slapping...


  4. Kim Kardashian and LeAnn Rimes -- newfound friends?

    → Examiner National Edition Articles | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:17 pm MST

    We always love documenting unexpected friendships in the world of entertainment -- and this is one we never saw coming.According to a new report from TooFab, reality star Kim Kardashian and singer LeAnn Rimes have managed to bond thanks to...


  5. Man faces NY extradition hearing in Vegas fraud

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:15 pm MST

    A Las Vegas resident picked up at the U.S.-Canadian border on securities fraud charges is being held for extradition from upstate New York.

  6. Jhessye Shockley search in landfill begins today

    → azcentral.com | news | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:15 pm MST

    Police may scour up to 6,000 tons of trash in hopes of finding Jhessye Shockley's remains.

  7. Judge temporarily blocks Mississippi execution

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:15 pm MST

    A federal judge has temporarily blocked the execution of a Mississippi inmate who killed two men during a robbery in 1995.

  8. TLC picks up new show from 'Jersey Shore' exec focusing on Boston

    → Examiner National Edition Articles | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:11 pm MST

    Thanks to the massive success she has received with "Jersey Shore," SallyAnn Salsano is officially one of the biggest names in reality TV -- and now, she's been handed yet another gig.According to The Hollywood Reporter...


  9. WWE Smackdown set for a live broadcast on Febuary 21st

    → Examiner National Edition Articles | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:10 pm MST

    WWE is set to bring another live Smackdown broadcast to SyFy on Febuary 21st from Rockford,IL. Smackdown had a live broadcast last year as a 'holiday special', at the time their was rumblings of the show moving...


  10. Surgeon: Sen. Kirk's condition upgraded to good

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:05 pm MST

    Doctors say Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk has been upgraded to good condition and is continuing to improve after a major stroke.

  11. 'Modern Family': is the gang going to Disneyland for May sweeps?

    → Examiner National Edition Articles | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:04 pm MST

    It's become a bit of a tradition on "Modern Family" for the entire clan to travel for at least one episode -- and this time around, it appears that the show is considering the "Happiest Place...


  12. 50-plus cats hoarded in 'rancid' East Knox County house

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:04 pm MST

    KNOXVILLE — More than 50 cats, plus an unknown number of dead ones, were found today inside an East Knox County home that a veteran animal control officer deemed one of the most rancid scenes he's encountered.

  13. Survivor preview: Getting to know the female contestants of Survivor: One World

    → Examiner National Edition Articles | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:02 pm MST

    Since I'm such the gentleman, my motto is always ladies first. As we close in on the premiere of Survivor's 24th season (Wednesday, February 15th), let us take a closer look at the contestants of...


  14. York couple arrested in major meth lab bust

    → CharlotteObserver.com Most Recent Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:02 pm MST

    Two people were arrested Sunday in the first meth lab bust of 2012 after investigators discovered they were making the drugs in their home, York County officials say.

    Carl Eugene Campbell, 38, and Gwendolyn Denise Strikey, 39, both of York, have each been charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance and exposing a child to the manufacturing of methamphetamine, along with state drug law violations, according to police documents. Campbell is being held in Moss Justice Center on a $387,500 bond while Strikey awaits a $282,500 bond.

    On Sunday morning, York County Multijurisdictional Drug Enforcement Unit agents served arrest warrants at 1048 Cameron Road, which is listed as Campbell and Strikey's address on reports, according to a York County Sheriff's Office report.

    A 16-year-old boy was inside the home at the time, the report states.

    Inside, officers saw several items used to make methamphetamine, including eight syringes, two digital scales and packing materials.

    Officials told The Herald's news partner, WSOC-TV, the meth lab was so big it took more than 12 hours to clean it up.

    Drug agents also seized multiple doses of various medications, including five units of Lyrica, 49 units of Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride, which is a muscle relaxer, and 112 units of Hydrochlorothiazide/lisinopril, which helps relieve blood pressure and fluid retention, the report states. The two did not have valid prescriptions for any of the seized medications.

    Campbell has four prior drug-related convictions.

    This is the first meth lab bust of the year, said drug unit commander Marvin Brown. There were six in 2010 and the number climbed to 10 in 2011. Three of the labs in 2011 exploded.

    The labs are a major concern for drug agents, Brown said.

    "We're hoping that we're going to be down this year because we did a lot of work on meth labs last year," he said.

    Some of the work included targeting meth "crooks," including cooks, and putting them in jail, he said. They arrested more than 20 people last year with various meth charges.

    In November 2011, 34-year-old Carl Joseph Yelvington was arrested on a manufacturing meth charge after a meth lab exploded at his Rock Castle Drive home in York.

    Earlier that year, there were five meth lab busts in six weeks. One of those was a in a Rock Hill hotel while another was in the back of a man's pick-up truck in the Tega Cay Walmart.

    Meth labs in public places are the biggest concern, Brown said.

    "We're really concerned about some we had last year that were in hotel rooms," he said. "If they explode in hotel rooms, innocent people could die."

  15. Tour $23M oceanfront Ritz Cove home

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:01 pm MST

    Sitting on a double lot just off the oceanfront with unobstructed ocean and golf course views is the largest MLS-listed home for sale in Dana Point. The asking price: $22.995 million. Offering 12,000 square feet of living space, the meticulously...

  16. Watch this year's Super Bowl ads - and read expert reviews

    → NY Post: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:00 pm MST

    What was your favorite Super Bowl ad? Sunday's spots included a Clint Eastwood pitch for Detroit, Volkswagen revisiting its successful 'Star Wars' theme, a car duel between Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno, and a look at Ferris Bueller, a quarter-century after Matthew Broderick popularized the character on the silver...

  17. D.A.: Man tried to rape prostitute at knifepoint

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:00 pm MST

    SANTA ANA – Orange County jurors began listening Monday to testimony in the trial of a 28-year-old man being tried for attempting to rape a prostitute at knifepoint in Garden Grove in 2003. Aaron Silva of Santa Ana is charged with assault with...

  18. Woman blames accident on glare

    → post-gazette.com - News | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:00 pm MST

    The driver of an SUV that struck a city sanitation worker this morning in East Liberty told police she didn't see the man due to sun glare in her eyes.

  19. Photos: NASA's blue-marble stunner, Part 2

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:00 pm MST

    NASA created a bit of sensation with the Jan. 25 release of its new "blue marble," a high definition, composite image captured by an Earth-observing satellite called Suomi NPP. The agency now presents the sequel: another blue-marble shot showing...

  20. NBC's 'The Voice': Daniel Rosa praises by Neon Trees following audition

    → Examiner National Edition Articles | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:57 pm MST

    We saw a number of success stories on "The Voice" Sunday night, but one of the performances that did not end up getting the approval of the four choices was that of Daniel Rosa -- who came out and...


  21. 'Good, hard-working people' of Lancaster lost on national media

    → CharlotteObserver.com Most Recent Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:57 pm MST

    Educators call it the "teachable moment," the time when students not only learn but also act.

    For the young, and old, of Lancaster a brush with the national limelight has given them that moment, a time to respond with passion and authority to pridefully shout, "We are Lancaster."

    It was CNN that turned its laser-like spotlight on Lancaster, arriving in the city just days before the state's first-in-the-South GOP primary. CNN crews traveled the town and talked with residents, spending at least five hours recording interviews at Ken Killingsworth's downtown restaurant, Charley's Cafe.

    CNN's report, in many locals' opinion, was too negative with too much hyperbole, making Lancaster seem to be a one-stoplight town with nothing shining.

    Lines about "Southern drawls so strong they might need subtitling," or about the parking lots at the Dollar General and the credit union repo lot "brimming with cars" because the town is struggling in the wake of a bad economy and the closing the major employer - Springs Industries in 2007 - upset residents.

    But what got most angry was this line: "The real proof of Lancaster's misery lies in the lives of people who live in tattered neighborhoods and shop in strip malls."

    "You can't print my reaction," said Rudy Carter, who has spent 47 of his 67 years living in Lancaster County. The owner of Do It Printing, Carter serves on the county council.

    "We might fight among ourselves, but don't come and tell us what to do," he said recently while shuffling "We Are Lancaster" signs. "We'll fight you."

    What upset Carter and others is the characterization that Lancaster was somehow different. "Lancaster County is no different than a lot of other places," he said. "We are in the same boat with this economy."

    It's not the first time Lancaster has attracted national attention. In 2008 Forbes magazine examined the strength of Main Streets across America. Its writers looked at unemployment rates, people's incomes, poverty statistics, education levels and mortgage debt.

    Forbes studied 141 towns and determined Lancaster was America's fastest dying town.

    Lancaster residents took the Forbes article in stride, an unwanted punch in the eye.

    The CNN article "kicked our pride in the chin," said Dean Faile, one of the county's head cheerleaders as president and CEO of the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce. Others saw it as a sucker punch to the gut.

    This time, people acted.

    Drive around town and you will see signs and banners proclaiming "We are Lancaster." Others say "We are Lancaster Proud and Progressive," and still more read, "We are Lancaster Stand for Something or Fall for Everything." Many came from Carter's shop and the Rapid Signs shop.

    Some shops, including more than one national retailer, have "We are Lancaster" on their marquees.

    But what Faile and others are most proud of are the hand-made signs, evidence that this is more than just a slogan derived hastily, but with great expectations, by the chamber. They praise people who took the time to create a "We are Lancaster SC" Facebook page and to put videos on You Tube.

    "We are Lancaster," Faile said, was inspired by the movie "We are Marshall." That slogan was intended to help a somber town and struggling college football team overcome tragedy.

    "We wanted a slogan that was easy and quick and you automatically know what it means," Faile said.

    The teachable moments have come in the schools, in beauty and barber shops, in restaurants and retail shops, even from the pulpit.

    At A.R. Rucker Middle School, principal Phillip Mickles tasked students and faculty to read the CNN article and then brainstorm about the positives of their school and their county. Five hundred and fifty students, spread out over 30 classes, talked and then made their lists.

    They then went to the gym for a group picture behind a "We Are Lancaster" banner.

    "There were a lot of negatives in the report," Mickles said, born and educated in Lancaster. "It was important students know Lancaster has a lot to offer. ... Teaching has to be relevant, and this was a chance to be relevant using the CNN article."

    At the University of South Carolina-Lancaster, Walt Collins, the assistant dean of student affairs, said he was so embarrassed about the article that he did not tell his parents or his in-laws.

    He said some students reacted cynically, saying it was probably best to do nothing and give in; others discussed it in classes.

    USC-Lancaster has its "We Are Lancaster" banner on display at the corner of Gillbrook Road and the bypass, across from the electric message board for Walgreen's, which periodically says "We are Lancaster." Other nearby merchants have similar banners.

    If Lancaster is a one-stoplight town, then this is intersection that shouts "We are Lancaster" the loudest.

    The loudest cheering has come at Lancaster High School basketball games. The team, unprompted by administrators, decided to wear blue-and-gold "We are Lancaster" T-shirts before games.

    Lancaster basketball coach Richardo Priester said the team decided to wear the shirts because "we resemble, reflect our community. We play hard, smart, together and unselfish, and ultimately play to win."

    The same attitude is reflected in Priester's math classroom, where the bulletin board reads, "one class, one goal, one heartbeat."

    That attitude is reflected in his students who, when asked about the CNN article, shook their heads.

    "Everyone has the opportunity to be great," said student Tevin Ross. He acknowledged that some in Lancaster have struggled, but on the whole, "we have a town of good, dedicated people, good hard-working people. God bless Lancaster."

    Student Rushetta Drew said the article didn't show the talent in Lancaster. "Everyone has problems. The article didn't say who we are," she said.

    The reaction of Lancaster residents doesn't surprise Ruddy Shipton, who expressed opinion on his business sign frankly - "Up yours CNN."

    "CNN pulled the wool over people's eyes," he said.

    Shipton said the network failed to focus on the people "who stick together."

    Shipton knows first hand. In Thanksgiving of 2010 a fire destroyed his house. He thought about relocating to North Carolina but neighbors and strangers helped him. "The people were so good I stayed," he said.

    Ken Killingsworth, owner of Charley's Cafe, said, "I haven't read the article and never will."

    But he was there for most of the interviews; he knows what was said.

    "There is a bit of truth in everything," he said. "There is a lot of good they choose to ignore."

    Killingsworth's biggest question is how long will the "We are Lancaster" enthusiasm last and will it result in substantive changes.

    "Hopefully, it will be long term," he said. To do his part, Killingsworth has had bumper stickers similar to the "OXB" circle that touts the Outer Banks made. Inside his circle is "WALA" for We are Lancaster.

    Ashley Shannon is the mom of one of the Rucker students, 13-year-old Ryleigh. They talked about the day at school and what it meant. Her mom's message to her daughter was, "Yes, I'm upset and you should be too."

    Shannon is also the director of marketing and public relations for Springs Memorial Hospital. She knows a bit about writing, promotions and hyperbole.

    She also knows her community has challenges - high unemployment, difficulty in attracting new businesses, people struggling to pay the bills.

    "We have a lot of opportunity for improvement, there's not a lack of work going into that process," she said. People who have never come together before, are now working together, she said.

    So Shannon, and others, see possibility, see hope.

    It is, she said, about "creating a more polished stone." A diamond she said doesn't start as a pretty stone, but after awhile, "it ends up a beautiful, valuable stone."

    Lancaster bills itself as the Rose City, but for those with an eye forward, it's not a flower that will wilt quickly, but an evolving diamond in the rough.

    The next step is to make sure when people Google Lancaster, S.C., they find the CNN article, the Forbes article - and lots more stories about how it sparkles.

  22. Judge hears PETA lawsuit against SeaWorld, with killer whales as plaintiffs

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:57 pm MST

    SAN DIEGO — A federal judge in San Diego has heard arguments in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings.




  23. Upcoming write-ups

    → Examiner National Edition Articles | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:56 pm MST

    Hello all! The Darth Plagueis book really sidelined me for a bit in addition to the major transition I've been under the past month, but beginning this week I'll be playing catch-up in video form...

  24. Photos: An inside look at Fullerton P.D.

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:55 pm MST

    FULLERTON – The acting chief is swinging open the doors of the Police Department. "I will acknowledge that there are incidents that this Police Department is embarrassed of, said Cpt. Dan Hughes, a 28-year department veteran and lifelong Fullerton...

  25. Woman hit, killed crossing PCH identified

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:55 pm MST

    SEAL BEACH – A Huntington Beach woman was fatally struck by an SUV on Sunday while she was crossing Pacific Coast Highway, authorities said. Holly Barish-Sablich, who turned 22 on Wednesday, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Orange County...

  26. Man's broken leg postpones court in fatal wrong-way crash

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:55 pm MST

    SANTA ANA – Arraignment on a murder charge for a man suspected of driving the wrong way on a freeway resulting in a fatal crash was postponed Monday as he continues to be treated for a broken leg, authorities said. Ruben Gurrola, 23, of Pomona, is...

  27. Mother, son killings arraignment delayed for man held in homeless slayings

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:55 pm MST

    SANTA ANA – The Yorba Linda man labeled a "monster" by prosecutors when he was charged last month with the vicious slayings of four homeless men watched from a holding cell Monday as his arraignment on two additional murder charges was continued to...

  28. Illinois' audio recording law under scrutiny

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:55 pm MST

    Illinois residents don't have the right to record audio of their conversations with police, a law that some state legislators say needs to be changed, especially with the likelihood of protests at this spring's NATO and G8 summits in Chicago.

  29. DEA bars 2 local CVS stores from selling certain meds | Video

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:54 pm MST

    The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is expected to announce Monday afternoon that two Central Florida CVS pharmacies have been blocked from selling controlled substances.




  30. 18 charged with underage drinking at Rock Hill party

    → CharlotteObserver.com Most Recent Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:50 pm MST

    Eighteen people were cited for underage drinking early Sunday morning at a Rock Hill home.

    The minors — all between the ages of 17 and 20 — were at a party on Ebenezer Avenue about 1 a.m. Sunday when officers arrived on a call of loud music, according to a Rock Hill police report.

    Officers noted it was a "large party" and could see people inside the home who appeared to be under 21.

    Officers asked one of the residents if everyone was of the legal drinking age, but the man didn't know, the report states. While on scene, officers told those who are older than 21 to leave. The people who remained admitted to drinking and had alcohol in their system, the report states.

    Two residents of the house, William and Benjamin Johnston, both 21, were charged with transferring beer to a person under 21.

    A 21-year-old woman also was charged with hindering police.

    Winthrop Police assisted with the investigation.

  31. Ex-Stanford exec: Fraud could no longer be hidden

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:45 pm MST

    The ex-chief financial officer for jailed Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford's businesses has told jurors that desperate attempts to hide a massive Ponzi scheme proved unsuccessful in the months before authorities shut down the fraud.

  32. 2 charged in Caldwell drug case

    → CharlotteObserver.com Most Recent Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:44 pm MST

    Two men face several charges in connection with a Caldwell County drug bust, the sheriff's office says.

    One of those charged in the case was arrested on drug charges just four months ago.

    Investigators say Jerry Lee Lail and Jimmy Dean Woods were arrested Friday, following an investigation that actually was a follow-up to Lail's arrest in October. Deputies say they were conducting surveillance on Lail's home, on Brandy Place in Granite Falls, and noticed Woods arriving there.

    Deputies stopped Woods after he left the house and said they found cocaine in his vehicle. Woods told investigators he had bought the cocaine from Lail, deputies say. Armed with a search warrant, investigators said they found cocaine, drug paraphernalia and cash in Lail's home.

    Both Lail, 62, and Woods, 54, who is from Hickory, were charged with felony counts of possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine; and maintaining a dwelling to keep or store a controlled substance.

  33. Casey Anthony: No problems to discuss with probation officer

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:41 pm MST

    Casey Anthony told her probation officer last month that her computer had been hacked.




  34. Compromise drilling fee could generate $190 million first year

    → post-gazette.com - News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:37 pm MST

    HARRISBURG -- The Marcellus Shale legislation expected to come up for a vote this week is projected to raise more than $190 million in its first year, rising to $333 million by 2015.

  35. Number of tornadoes in 2011 breaks TN record

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:36 pm MST

    Tennessee had 113 tornadoes in 2011, nearly double any amount the state has had since recording the state's weather statistics started in 1916. And 2012 could shape up as another severe year for storms.

  36. Grading the Lakers: A, B or C?

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:35 pm MST

    After 24 games in the lockout-shortened season, the Lakers certainly are not at the top of the class. But they aren't complete failures, either. Heading into the third game of their six-game trip, the Lakers are in the middle of the Western...

  37. US closes Syrian embassy, presses Assad to go

    → NY Post: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:34 pm MST

    BEIRUT — The US 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. The US evacuated all its diplomats...

  38. Gunmen targeting delivery drivers

    → post-gazette.com - News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:30 pm MST

    Pittsburgh police are warning food delivery drivers to use caution and be alert after two drivers were robbed at gunpoint in as many days on the North Side.

  39. Italy frees former Guantánamo detainee

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:30 pm MST

    An Italian appeals court has overturned the terrorism conviction of a Tunisian man who had spent nearly eight years in the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo, Cuba.

  40. Investigator: LI grid star did get grade boost

    → NY Post: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:29 pm MST

    Top administrators at a Long Island school district intentionally inflated a star football player’s grades in order to make him eligible for an athletic scholarship to Syracuse University, according to a bombshell report obtained by The Post. The damning probe of Bellport HS found that district brass conspired to...

  41. Husband of missing Utah woman Susan Powell kills sons and himself in fiery blast

    → NY Post: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:29 pm MST

    GRAHAM, Wash. -- Josh Powell -- the husband of missing Utah woman Susan Powell -- killed himself and his two young sons Sunday in a planned inferno at his Washington home, authorities believe. The fiery blast happened shortly after a case worker brought the boys to the home in a...

  42. Giants fans shop 'til they drop in Times Square

    → NY Post: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:29 pm MST

    Giants fans are shopping up a storm, scooping up T-shirts and other Super Bowl champions merchandise at a Times Square store. Shopper Stu Miller of Ringoes, NJ, wouldn't say how much he was spending Monday: "My wife is liable to kill me." His loot included at least three T-shirts...

  43. Man injured in police shooting at Target plans to sue OPD

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:26 pm MST

    Rogelio Cortes claims his civil rights were violated, his lawyer said.

    A suspected credit card thief who was shot during a police take-down in a busy Target parking lot in 2010 is planning to file a federal lawsuit against the Orlando Police Department, his lawyer said Monday.




  44. Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Buchanan over financial disclosures

    → Top News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:26 pm MST

    The House Ethics Committee is investigating whether Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) violated federal law and House rules by failing in his financial disclosures to report

    Read more...



  45. Obama signs order blocking Iranian assets in US

    → NY Post: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:21 pm MST

    WASHINGTON -- President Obama has signed an executive order blocking all Iranian government and central bank assets in the US. The order, signed Sunday, calls for a freezing of all property of the Central Bank of Iran and other Iranian financial institutions. Obama said the move was "warranted" because of...

  46. H.B. woman sues city, D.A., sheriff and Tom Hanks

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:20 pm MST

    A Huntington Beach woman filed lawsuits this month asking for millions of dollars from various government agencies, businesses and people, including the Orange District Attorney's Office, the Orange County Sheriff's Department and actors Tom Hanks...

  47. Russian scientists reach hidden Antarctica lake

    → NY Post: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:19 pm MST

    VOSTOK STATION -- A team of Russian scientists successfully drilled down to an "alien" lake deep below the ice in Antarctica that was hidden for an estimated 20 million years, the Ria Novosti news agency reported Monday. "Yesterday [Sunday], our scientists stopped drilling at the depth of 3,768 meters...

  48. Norwegian gunman Breivik claims he deserves medal for bravery

    → NY Post: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:19 pm MST

    OSLO -- The Norwegian gunman charged with killing 77 people in twin attacks last summer told a court Monday he deserved the country's highest military medal and demanded he be freed immediately. The court rejected Anders Behring Breivik's appeal for release, meaning he will remain in detention until...

  49. Judge issues injunction against company managing two shingles dump sites

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:16 pm MST

    A Kentucky-based company must stop accepting old shingles at its two Knoxville dump sites, a chancellor ordered today.

  50. Judge to decide future of whale civil rights case

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:15 pm MST

    A federal judge heard arguments Monday in a case that could determine whether animals enjoy the same constitutional protection against slavery as human beings.

  51. Judge issues new order to oust Occupy Pittsburgh

    → post-gazette.com - News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:14 pm MST

    An Allegheny County Common Pleas Court judge has issued a supplemental order compelling the county sheriff to oust all Occupy Pittsburgh protesters and tents from Mellon Green.

  52. Earlier abuse claims to be allowed at priest trial

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:10 pm MST

    The judge overseeing a child sex-abuse case involving three Roman Catholic priests in Philadelphia will allow prosecutors to reference at trial previous molestation claims against other clergy.

  53. DeWeese convicted on 5 felony charges, vows to run again

    → post-gazette.com - News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:02 pm MST

    Jurors have found Democratic state Rep. Bill DeWeese, the onetime House speaker from Waynesburg, guilty on five of six felony counts.

  54. EDMC defends its recruiter compensation in filing

    → post-gazette.com - News | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:56 pm MST

    Downtown-based Education Management Corp. has filed a muscularly written defense of the recruiter compensation practices for which it has been sued by the federal government and several states, in an effort to get that lawsuit dismissed.

  55. Ship that hit Ky. bridge moved away from span

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:55 pm MST

    A massive cargo ship that tore through a bridge in western Kentucky has been moved downriver so the remaining debris can be cleared from its bow.

  56. Maryville man charged in son's shooting

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:52 pm MST

    A Maryville man is accused of shooting his adult son in the chest during a Sunday night argument.

  57. Former county executives land new jobs on public payrolls

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:52 pm MST

    ROCKWOOD — Two area county executives who lost re-election bids in 2010 have secured new public payroll jobs.

  58. Phoenix police offer reward for metal thief

    → azcentral.com | news | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:47 pm MST

    Police are offering a $1,000 reward as investigators search for the person who stole metal from air conditioning units of a Phoenix school district.

  59. 3 Arizona inmates sue over execution protocol

    → azcentral.com | news | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:46 pm MST

    Their attorney argues that a new execution protocol violates their constitutional rights.

  60. Report: Casinos generated $125B spending in 2010

    → MiamiHerald.com: Nation | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:40 pm MST

    A new report shows U.S. casinos and the industries that depend on them made a $125 billion economic splash in 2010 - the equivalent of 1 percent of the total U.S. gross domestic product.

  61. Restaurant fire closes Route 30 in North Versailles

    → post-gazette.com - News | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:38 pm MST

    Fire crews are on the scene of a North Versailles restaurant fire this afternoon that has been burning for over an hour.

  62. Knoxville resident hired for new Anderson County program to reduce jail population

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:36 pm MST

    CLINTON — A Knoxville resident will oversee a new program to reduce Anderson County Jail overcrowding if his appointment by a special committee is confirmed by County Commission on Feb. 21.

  63. Fire crews fight ASU dorm fire

    → azcentral.com | news | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:35 pm MST

    There were no immediate report of any injuries.

  64. Watch Live: Super Bowl champion Giants arrive at Timex Center

    → NY Post: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:35 pm MST

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  65. I-5 off-ramp still closed after multi-vehicle crash injures 4

    → The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:32 pm MST

    SAN CLEMENTE – Four people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash involving a big-rig at a freeway off-ramp Monday morning, authorities said. Two people were reported in critical condition after the crash, and authorities shut down Avenida Pico near...

  66. Wood Street T station reopens

    → post-gazette.com - News | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:31 pm MST

    The Port Authority has reopened the Wood Street station on the T, which had been closed because of a ventilation problem.

  67. Truck wreck on southbound I-85 kills one

    → CharlotteObserver.com Most Recent Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:24 pm MST

    A wreck involving two trucks Monday morning left a Gastonia man dead and snarled traffic on southbound Interstate 85 near the Mecklenburg-Gaston county line, authorities say.

    The wreck was reported about 5:15 a.m. on I-85 near the Sam Wilson Road exit, about a mile from the truck weigh station. N.C. Highway Patrol troopers say a tractor-trailer had broken down along the right side of the road. A short time later, troopers say, a Budget Rental truck being driven by Larry James Grier, 59, slammed into the rear of the tractor-trailer.

    Grier died at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was taken by Medic to Carolinas Medical Center.

    Troopers say they are not sure why Grier's truck crashed into the tractor-trailer. Charlotte fire Capt. Rob Brisley said firefighters spent 50 minutes at the scene, after a motorist was reported to have been trapped.

    All southbound lanes were closed for more than two hours after the wreck, but authorities were able to open two of the four lanes -- on the left side -- about 7:30 a.m. The remaining lanes were opened after 9 a.m.

  68. PennDOT plans 168 regional projects this year

    → post-gazette.com - News | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:06 pm MST

    The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will push ahead with 168 construction projects in Allegheny, Beaver and Lawrence counties this year, including the start of a $49.5 million rehabilitation of the Squirrel Hill Tunnels.

  69. Two from W.Pa. file suit over seats at last year's Super Bowl

    → post-gazette.com - News | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:03 pm MST

    Just a day after Super Bowl XLVI, two Pittsburgh-area residents and two Floridians today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court accusing the National Football League of selling them tickets for unfinished seats at last year???s Super Bowl XLV.

  70. Iran bans 'Simpsons' dolls

    → NY Post: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 pm MST

    Don't have a jihad, man! Iran has banned "Simpsons" dolls from the Islamic Republic, saying Bart, Homer, Marge and Lisa would corrupt the country's youth. The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults made the decision to block the promotion of Western culture, the independent...

  71. Study: House Dems edge out GOP at retaining staff

    → Top News | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:47 am MST

    House Democrats are slightly better than their Republican colleagues at retaining staff, according to a study from the Sunlight Foundation.

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  72. Another stretch of nice weather coming

    → CharlotteObserver.com Most Recent Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:44 am MST

    Today's low clouds and chilly temperatures will be replaced by another four-day stretch of nice weather, say meteorologists at the National Weather Service.

    Another cool down, with perhaps our coldest temperatures in several weeks, is expected for the weekend, although forecasters say it will be short-lived, like the other cold snaps during this mild winter.

    Today's weather is an extension of what the Charlotte area has experienced the past several days -- low clouds, a chilly northeast breeze, and temperatures in the upper 40s and lower 50s. Areas just to the south and west of Charlotte were able to break into sunshine and temperatures in the mid and upper 60s Sunday, but that is not the case today. Readings across the western Carolinas are stuck around 50 degrees.

    That will end after today, however.

    Doug Outlaw, of the National Weather Service office in Greer, S.C., said sunshine will return Tuesday, and that will help push temperatures near or slightly above 60 degrees. A few clouds will mix with the sunshine Wednesday, but highs again will be near 60 degrees.

    More of the same is predicted for Thursday and Friday, with sunny skies and mid 50s Thursday after the passage of a weak cold front, and highs in the upper 50s Friday.

    A stronger push of cold air is expected for the weekend. National Weather Service forecasters are calling for highs in the lower 50s Saturday and Sunday, but some meteorologists, such as those at the Weather Channel, are predicting highs only in the low to mid 40s.

    Either way, a return to above-average weather -- with highs again hitting the lower 60s -- is predicted by the middle of next week.

  73. Database: Search all presidential contributions from North Carolina

    → CharlotteObserver.com Most Recent Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:27 am MST

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  74. Cops investigate fatal shooting at Legacy Ultra Lounge | Video

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:13 am MST

    Investigators say Chico Randolph was shot near the nightclub entrance.

    Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating an early morning shooting at Legacy Ultra Lounge that left man dead.




  75. Jury selection under way in Doug Guetzloe tax trial

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:49 am MST

    Jury selection is under way in the federal tax trial for Central Florida political consultant Doug Guetzloe.




  76. Phoenix has slight chance of rain; snow for Flagstaff

    → azcentral.com | news | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:05 am MST

    Northern Arizona could see snow as a storm system rolls across the state.

  77. KFD: Driver defied detour, vehicle still stuck in standing water on Prosser Road

    → Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: News | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:00 am MST

    KNOXVILLE — Those barricades mean business. So does the standing water. Authorities say a family learned that lesson the hard way today when a driver tried to commute on Prosser Road, which has been closed off and on for almost a year since heavy rains flooded the road last February.

  78. Kings Mountain police arrest 2 after assault on mother, second man

    → CharlotteObserver.com Most Recent Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:47 am MST

    A 15-year-old and her boyfriend face charges after Kings Mountain police said the pair assaulted the girl's mother and another man.

    Edward Eugene Ruff, Jr., 19, has been charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy to commit assault and injury to personal property. He is being held in the Cleveland County jail under a $500,000 secured bond.

    The 15-year-old female also faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, along with a conspiracy charge. Her name has not been released because she is a minor, and she's currently in the custody of the state Department of Juvenile Justice.

    Kings Mountain said they were called to a home on Second Street around 5 a.m. Sunday, where they found two people had been assaulted with a metal object.

    Both were taken to the hospital, where a female victim was treated and released with minor injuries.

    But a male victim is in critical, but stable condition at Carolinas Medical Center. Authorities said he suffered several blows to the head from the metal object.

    Police said they later determined the woman's daughter and her boyfriend were responsible for the assault.

    Additional charges could be filed in the case.

  79. Alligator head, chaps lead to charges against 2 men

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:47 am MST

    A bull rider’s desire for a pair of alligator-skin chaps has led to wildlife charges against two Palm Beach County men.




  80. Amare Stoudemire's brother dies in Polk County crash

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:42 am MST

    Hazell Stoudemire, the older brother of NBA player and Cypress Creek High star Amare Stoudemire, died early this morning in a crash on U.S. Highway 27 in Polk County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.




  81. Carrboro CVS protesters plan next move

    → CharlotteObserver.com Most Recent Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:38 am MST

    A day after a group of anti-capitalist activists briefly took over a building in downtown Carrboro, 35 people huddled on the lawn to discuss next steps.

    Demonstrators occupied the former WCOM community radio station building Saturday night to protest a CVS drug store proposed for the site at 201 N. Greensboro St. They left after about four hours when police told them to get out or they'd be arrested.

    "Any two-story, paved building owned by a corporation is not what the community envisioned for this space," demonstrator Maria Rowan told a half-dozen reporters Sunday. "There are 'No CVS' signs all over this town."

    The signs dot the yards of many of the mostly mill houses in the area. But Center Street resident Jeff Herrick, who was not part of the Saturday takeover, said the demonstrators are coming late to the issue.

    Herrick, who is married to Carrboro Alderwoman Michelle Johnson but said he was speaking for himself, said residents concerned about traffic and the impact on their neighborhood have been talking to the town and developers for months. The developers will hold what Herrick thinks will be the fourth meeting to show the latest version of their plans at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Carrboro Town Hall, 301 W. Main St.

    "It's very boring, and it's not as sexy as taking over a building," he said of the talks. "But that's the way it works in Carrboro."

    On Saturday, demonstrators refused to identify themselves, explain how they got inside the building or discuss their plans. They issued a news release saying they planned to stay there for an extended time. A giant sign in the lobby said "Under capitalism we're all under gunpoint."

    "Please leave this property," Mayor Mark Chilton told the group in a loud voice at about 7 p.m. "You're trespassing, and there may be other crimes you're committing as well. The time has come for you to leave this building."

    Minutes later, Police Chief Carolyn Hutchison and a Carrboro police officer entered the building and told everyone to leave.

    The demonstrators left, but a crowd of about 50 people gathered outside the building as five officers blocked the front doors.

    As in the Yates Motor raid in Chapel Hill in November, the occupiers said they wanted to turn a vacant building into one serving the community.

    "CVS wants to build their corporate chain store in the heart of our town, regardless of what we think," according to a pamphlet. "Our economic system values profit over people, and local politicians send in the SWAT team when we challenge this. So we decided to do something about it."

    As the crowd stood outside, a young masked man who gave a name Johnny Moran started to shout about police, inequality and a prison system that perpetuates slavery.

    "You're talking about our Police Department," Chilton responded. "You're trying to give our Police Department a bad name."

    The masked man raised a gloved hand in the air. "I am an anarchist!" he said. "That means I don't have dialogue with politicians. I think we need a social revolution."

    Chilton said he had come to personally ask the demonstrators to leave because Chapel Hill officials have been criticized for not doing that before sending in a heavily armed tactical team into the Yates Motor building. By contrast, Chilton said Carrboro police removed the demonstrators "in an outstanding, nonthreatening way."

    The crowd began to chant, cursing the police and saying, "All we want is freedom, freedom."

    Resident Stephen Dear, the director of People of Faith Against the Death Penalty, urged calm. "The more we demonize each other, the more we do a disservice to each other."

    But the shouting continued. "This should be a community center, not a CVS," one demonstrator yelled. When several people said the two sides could not speak as equals because the police had guns, Chilton opened his coat.

    "Look under here," he said. "It's skin. I'm a human being."

    Carrboro Alderwoman Jacquie Gist praised Chilton's calm response to the confrontation. "Ain't our mayor amazing?" she said Saturday night as the crowd began to disperse. "I'm so proud."

    Staff writer Bruce Siceloff contributed to this report.

  82. Harrisburg residents fight rail upgrades

    → CharlotteObserver.com Most Recent Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:14 am MST

    Harrisburg residents and Town Council members are planning to fight future railroad upgrades planned by the N.C. Department of Transportation.

    The current plan, known as the Haydock-to-Junker project, would make upgrades including construction of a second track alongside a 12-mile stretch that runs parallel to N.C. 49; and closure of multiple railroad crossings in Harrisburg to accommodate high-speed rail and protect against train-auto accidents.

    It's part of a federally funded $545 million Piedmont rail modernization program, which also includes upgrades to 28 miles of track between Charlotte and Greensboro.

    Dozens of people attended the town council's Jan. 28 planning workshop to voice concerns after learning the state's Piedmont regional transportation director would be there to discuss the project.

    Residents and council members said the proposed changes would hurt the town's economic development, increase traffic congestion, displace several people who live in historic homes and lengthen response times for emergency vehicles.

    Council member Phil Cowherd proposed budgeting $50,000 to protect the town from the project's potential negative effects.

    Cowherd, who served on the council 1999-2009 and took office again in December, said the money could be used to generate support through advertisements, for legal fees or for hiring consultants to work with NCDOT and other state and local officials. That proposal is on the agenda for the council's Feb. 13 meeting.

    NCDOT Rail Division officials said they are carefully digesting community input from three recent informational meetings. That input will be included in an ongoing dialogue among the several agencies charged with making sure that rail projects are fair, environmentally conscious, equitable and legal.

    "We are listening," said Patrick Simmons, director of the Rail Division. "We've cast our net, listened and made recommendations based on what we heard."

    The project outline includes traffic and environmental studies, recent public feedback and ways to mitigate residents' concerns. It still has to be reviewed by a multi-disciplinary team of federal, state and local agencies before getting final approval. Construction could begin as soon as 2013.

    "We are at the 25 percent level of design, and that, too, will progress as we continue working with communities, the railroads and state and federal agencies," said Simmons. "It is critical that we stage construction and begin with the highways and bridges, then the railroad."

    Residents say proposed closings of rail crossings, including those at Robinson Church, and Hickory Ridge, would send more traffic onto Stallings Road, Tom Query Road and Shamrock Drive. The change in traffic patterns also could change local shopping habits and hurt Harrisburg businesses, opponents said.

    Rail Division officials said the highly traveled roads that residents are concerned about already have a hard time accommodating traffic. Marc Hamel, environmental project manager with the Rail Division for more than 20 years, said the projects are a good step forward in modernizing the railroad and the community.

    "Traffic is already terrible where they are, and they don't understand how these projects will make things better," he said. "I know folks look at it like we're closing down roads and cutting off access, but what we're really doing is replacing an at-grade road that eventually would become dysfunctional."

    According to DOT's traffic impact analysis, the upgrades not only will be adequate but will make it possible to add more lanes to roads in the future. Officials added that the upgrades will handle Harrisburg's projected traffic levels into 2035.

    Because the state is seeing historic rates of growth, Simmons said, it's highly unlikely the roads will remain open.

    "It's inevitable," he said. "The roads eventually would have to be closed, whether we do something or not. This project ensures safety and long-term mobility."

    About 40 trains per day pass through Harrisburg. That number is projected to exceed 80 trains per day by 2035, said Simmons. Since mid-1990s, the Rail Division has closed 180 crossings statewide, and those towns have not been harmed, said Simmons.

    "We know if we put rail line in there, it improves safety, it improves mobility and it eliminates (auto-train) conflicts by building bridges," said Simmons. "Harrisburg is growing, our state is growing, and the whole region is growing. We'll add 42 percent more traffic between now and 2020.

    "At 80 trains per day, with most running during daylight hours, Harrisburg will have a train going through every 10 to 15 minutes. What we're able visualize is how many trains are coming, and the average citizen doesn't know that information. Without the bridges, it'd be very difficult to reliably get across the railroad tracks."

    The formula is simple, he said: More cars plus more trains equals more potential conflicts.

    Still, council members and residents said they didn't think they were being heard.

    "The informational meetings have just been that," said newly elected council member Brian Leepard. "The town has had some discussion with NCDOT and the rail, and I think the previous council picked what they felt to be the best of the worse-case scenario. However, what we're finding out now is that as more people... find out about this, the more they are realizing this is totally unacceptable.

    "The amount of traffic that is on those roads ... will not fit onto a two-lane road. I don't care what engineer says it will. They do not live here; they do not understand the capacities that we have."

    Cowherd said the benefits, if any, are more regionally focused, and the changes will divide the community, overburden roads and harm residents' quality of life.

    "We're not getting any benefit," said Cowherd. "It's all negative. What we need is to be made whole. We need to be satisfied."

    Leepard agreed.

    "Our job is to look out for the benefits of Harrisburg," said Leepard. "With this project, there are none. The only thing this does is hurt us. It hurts our business, it makes it harder to commute, and it just splits the whole town in half.

    "We are charged with making this thing better for Harrisburg, and that's what we will try and fight to do."

    Project details: www.ncdot.gov/projects/RailHaydockJunker.

  83. Link between Paradise Valley arson, Phoenix fire investigated

    → azcentral.com | news | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:51 am MST

    Police are looking at the Shapiro killings and death of Bruce Gaudet, 56.

  84. Barricaded gunman gives up, is arrested in Winter Park

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:35 am MST

    A barricaded gunman surrendered peacefully and then was arrested in Winter Park on Monday morning, police said.




  85. Rare February disturbance expected to bring rain

    → Orlando Sentinel- Orlando news, sports and more | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:07 am MST

    A rare February disturbance that initially looked like it had a chance to develop into a subtropical depression is fizzling, the National Hurricane Center Center said Monday morning.




  86. Fundraising Shows Hot Competition for Dixie’s US House Seats

    → Southern Political Report | 6 Feb 2012 | 4:00 am MST

    Gauging reelection chances by the amount of money a candidate is raising isn’t a sure-fire predictor of election returns, but it’s way ahead of whatever is in second place. The latest financial reports suggest that there will be a number of highly competitive US House races in the South this fall, with a number of Republican freshmen elected in the 2010 GOP landslide facing well-financed Democratic challengers and an equal or larger number of Democrats who had close calls last time attracting Republicans who are raising serious money. The numbers are from the reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for the 4th Quarter of 2011, made public on January 31, 2012.

  87. North Carolina, Oklahoma & A Few Southern States

    → Southern Political Report | 6 Feb 2012 | 4:00 am MST



  88. The Week Ahead: Insider-trading bill hits the House floor

    → Top News | 6 Feb 2012 | 3:00 am MST

    The STOCK Act comes to the House and the GOP nomination race continues with three states holding contests on Tuesday. 

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  89. 6.8-MAGNITUDE: 13 killed, 40 missing in Philippine's quake

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am MST

    MANILA, Philippines - Rescuers dug with picks and shovels trying to reach dozens of people trapped under houses collapsed by a strong earthquake Monday that shook a central Philippine island and set off landslides.
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  92. DRUG WAR: 5 norteno musicians, 4 others killed in Mexico club shooting

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am MST

    MEXICO CITY - A masked man opened fire on a band playing popular norteno music Saturday in a Chihuahua city dance hall, killing five musicians, four customers and injuring 10 others. | PHOTOS: DRUG CARTEL VIOLENCE

  93. ASU Art Museum explores miracles in exhibit

    → azcentral.com | news | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am MST

    An exhibit at Arizona State University's Art Museum explore miracles in everyday life.

  94. Madonna's halftime show punctuated by M.I.A.'s gesture

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am MST

    For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show, it is likely to be a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. that is most remembered. | PHOTO GALLERY

  95. Phoenix City Council meeting dominated by coaster debate

    → azcentral.com | news | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am MST

    It wasn't the multimillion-dollar bus contract that took the spotlight at the Phoenix City Council meeting last week.

  96. Arizona high-school referee fingerprinting enacted

    → azcentral.com | news | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am MST

    Arizona high-school sports officials will fingerprint thousands of referees and umpires in the wake of a September sex-abuse case.

  97. Arizona online school bills seek more accountability, money

    → azcentral.com | news | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am MST

    Online school popularity is spurring proposals to toughen accountability and promote growth.

  98. Janitor at Germain Elementary in Granada Hills arrested in student molestation case

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am MST

    A janitor at Germain Elementary School in Granada Hills was arrested early Monday on suspicion of molesting a child at the school, the Los Angeles Police said. | POLICE NEWS

  99. LAKERS NOTEBOOK: Not many happy returns to Philly left for Kobe Bryant in NBA career

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am MST

    PHILADELPHIA - He was raised out past the city limits, in the leafy suburbs, the son of an NBA player who played for the local team and then departed for a short stint in Italy.

  100. Car plunges off canyon cliff, killing driver, 20

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am MST

    AZUSA - A car plunged off a cliff in San Gabriel Canyon Sunday, killing the 20-year-old driver but sparing a 16-year-old girl passenger, the California Highway Patrol said.

  101. Romney wins big in Nevada

    → Top News | 5 Feb 2012 | 5:40 am MST

    Mitt Romney solidifies his claim on the Republican nomination with a win in Nevada's caucuses.

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  102. Senate Democrats divided over deep cuts to U.S. Postal Services

    → Top News | 5 Feb 2012 | 4:00 am MST

    Senate Democratic lawmakers from rural states are balking at legislation to let the post office close thousands of offices.

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  103. Rick Orlov's Tipoff: Rick Caruso changes his party affiliation

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 5 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am MST

    Rick Orlov is a Daily News staff writer and columnist. His column, Tipoff, appears on Mondays.

  104. GOP puts oversight of Obama into high gear

    → Top News | 4 Feb 2012 | 10:45 am MST

    Republicans in Congress are going after President Obama on two fronts: Solyndra and Operation Fast and Furious.

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  105. Sunday show preview: Newt makes his case

    → Top News | 4 Feb 2012 | 7:40 am MST

    Who is talking this weekend and where you can see them.

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  106. With Mitt in the lead, anti-Romney Republicans weigh their options

    → Top News | 4 Feb 2012 | 5:10 am MST

    What do anti-Mitt Romney Republicans do now that he is the clear front-runner?

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  107. Prostitution along Lankershim Boulevard in Sun Valley threatens businesses

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 4 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am MST

    SUN VALLEY - Businesses along Lankershim Boulevard managed to weather the recession, but another, more insidious problem threatens the stretch of family-owned auto body shops, granite cutters and plumbing stores.

  108. UPDATED: Hit-and-run driver fleeing accident crashes into 2 other cars in Woodland Hills

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 4 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am MST

    Creating a scene like a demolition derby, a driver fled one crash and smashed up two other cars in Woodland Hills on Saturday, seriously injuring several people, police and witnesses said. | See photo gallery.

  109. Senate Republicans to challenge recess appointments in court

    → Top News | 3 Feb 2012 | 11:07 am MST

    Thirty-nine GOP senators have signed onto a letter vowing to challenge the president's controversial consumer bureau and labor board appointments.

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  110. Bolstered by strong jobs report, Obama tells Congress 'don't muck it up'

    → Top News | 3 Feb 2012 | 9:58 am MST

    After a jobs report found the economy created 243,000 jobs last month, Obama tells Congress not to slow economy.

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  111. Mississippi, Virginia & Florida

    → Southern Political Report | 3 Feb 2012 | 4:00 am MST



  112. Florida, GOPers & Cut Federal Spending?

    → Southern Political Report | 2 Feb 2012 | 4:00 am MST



  113. S.C. Legislature Draws Closer to Killing Deepening Permit

    → Southern Political Report | 2 Feb 2012 | 4:00 am MST

    A pair of bills intended to suspend Georgia's dredging permit and rebuke the South Carolina agency that granted it is moving through the S.C. Legislature with unusual swiftness.

  114. TV actress crashes into police car, flees

    → LA Daily News Most Viewed | 29 Oct 2011 | 12:00 am MDT

    LOS ANGELES - An actress from the short-lived show "My Generation" crashed her car into a parked Los Angeles police car and fled, only to be arrested with a blood-alcohol level of about 0.20 percent, it was reported today.



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