Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys (AP) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:31:36 GMTAP - Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished.
Giants beat Patriots 21-17 to win the Super Bowl (AP) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:58:49 GMTAP - Elite and Eli. One and the same.
Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC (AP) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:49:17 GMTAP - 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 smoke to the list.
After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria (AP) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:46:07 GMTAP - The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will escalate. Rebel soldiers said force was now the only way to oust President Bashar Assad, while the regime vowed to press its military crackdown.
Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties (AP) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:14:50 GMTAP - Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt has referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial before a criminal court on accusations they illegally used foreign funds to foment unrest in the country.
NYC protest gets heated when Yemen leader is seen (AP) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:56:38 GMTAP - A protest against embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside a luxury hotel in New York got heated Sunday when demonstrators saw him leave the building, with one charging toward him and another throwing a shoe.
GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota (AP) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:32:20 GMTAP - Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine.
Former Panamanian dictator Noriega hospitalized (AP) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:55:13 GMTAP - Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was toppled by a 1989 American invasion and later convicted of drug running, was transferred from prison to a hospital on Sunday because of extreme hypertension, health officials said.
M.I.A. flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show (AP) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:35:35 GMTAP - For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.
Brown U. student uncovers lost Malcolm X speech (AP) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:44:29 GMTAP - The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy Leaguer fated to become one of America's top diplomats.
