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02/06/2012
09:17 PM
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Autopsies: Powell boys suffered 'chop injuries'
(AP)
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 AP - Josh Powell's boys were coming for a visit, and he had preparations to make.
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02/06/2012
07:36 PM
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US closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses
(AP)
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 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 President Bashar Assad to leave power and halt the murderous grind in Syria — now among the deadliest conflicts of the Arab Spring.
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02/06/2012
07:36 PM
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Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank
(AP)
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 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 more time before any military action against Iran's nuclear program.
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02/06/2012
10:18 PM
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Staff to be removed during probe at LA school
(AP)
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 AP - The Los Angeles school superintendent says the entire staff at an elementary school where two teachers were arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct will be removed while the school district investigates.
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02/06/2012
09:55 PM
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Romney works to fend off Santorum challenge
(AP)
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 AP - Sensing a possible threat, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney emphasized his social conservative credentials Monday and criticized rival Rick Santorum as an ineffective senator who previously supported pork-barrel projects as he worked to fend off an unexpected challenge in the next states to vote.
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02/06/2012
07:33 PM
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Tea party: Warming or resigned to Mitt Romney?
(AP)
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 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 hope of finding a nominee they like better.
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02/06/2012
07:33 PM
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'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate
(AP)
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 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 debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts.
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02/06/2012
08:43 PM
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Randy Travis arrested for public intoxication
(AP)
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 AP - Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church.
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02/06/2012
07:33 PM
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Palestinians take step toward unity
(AP)
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 AP - After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a decisive step Monday toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant group Hamas, a move Israel promptly warned would close the door to any future peace talks.
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02/06/2012
07:19 PM
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Belichick: Giving Giants TD gave Pats best chance
(AP)
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 AP - Bill Belichick gave clear instructions to his defensive unit: Let the runner score.
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02/06/2012
10:20 PM
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In shift, Obama campaign to support Super Pac fundraiser
(Reuters)
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 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 the struggling Super PAC designed to help Obama stay in office.
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02/06/2012
06:16 PM
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Greek leaders face crunch talks, unions strike
(Reuters)
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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 unions to walk off the job.
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02/06/2012
06:36 PM
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Syrian forces attack Homs on eve of Lavrov visit
(Reuters)
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 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 Lavrov aimed at pressing President Bashar al-Assad to end an 11-month uprising by implementing swift reform.
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02/06/2012
10:34 AM
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With economy improving, Obama would beat Romney: poll
(Reuters)
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Reuters - bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth - would win in a match-up against the two leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, a poll on Monday showed.
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02/05/2012
11:14 PM
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Insight: Two firms flourish in frenzied MF Global aftermath
(Reuters)
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Reuters - The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains from the chaos of carving up a multibillion-dollar business.
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02/06/2012
09:05 PM
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Greece wrangling tempers market momentum; RBA holds rates
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - Markets edged down on Tuesday as Greek resistance to the strict conditions attached to a bailout fund sapped recent momentum spurred by hopes the global economy is improving, and the euro eased on renewed fears of a messy debt default.
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02/06/2012
08:03 AM
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Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they each filed fewer than eight applications with the European Patent Office in 2010.
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02/06/2012
03:37 PM
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U.S. closes embassy in Syria, vows further pressure
(Reuters)
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Reuters - The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ratchet up pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, even as world powers remained divided over how to end the crisis.
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02/06/2012
06:00 PM
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Chrysler Super Bowl commercial: Is Clint Eastwood a Democrat?
(The Christian Science Monitor)
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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 better than this, Doritos) pretty awesome.
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02/06/2012
04:47 PM
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Madonna half time show: What's a network to do when performers behave badly?
(The Christian Science Monitor)
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The Christian Science Monitor - What began as a flap over a flash of a middle finger during the halftime show at Sundayâs Super Bowl has turned into a full-blown fracas over the future of the Federal Communications Commission, free-speech rights in an era of live events, and family-friendly programming in an age of nonregulated cable and Internet.
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