News 1st Look: Key members of Egypt's ruling party resign

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Key members of Egypt's ruling party resign

Key members of Egypt's ruling party resign
Police in Tunisia fire on protesters
U.S. hikers set to stand trial in Iran
Ground beef products recalled
Opinion: Obama, follow 'Cheeseheads'
Teen's police beating caught on tape
Ice-melting sun shines in Dallas
Opinion: Why refs 'swallow the whistle'
Are Super Bowl ads bad for our health?

Key members of Egypt's ruling party resign

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 03:20 PM PST

Apparent fissures in Egypt's regime surfaced today as key members of the embattled ruling party resigned, , including President Mubarak's once heir-apparent son.

Police in Tunisia fire on protesters

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 04:50 PM PST

Police in the northern city of El Kef opened fire on a crowd of protesters in Tunisia on Saturday after demonstrators reportedly became violent, the country's official news agency reported.

U.S. hikers set to stand trial in Iran

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:52 AM PST

The lawyer representing two U.S. hikers jailed in Iran has been denied a request to visit his clients on the eve of their trial, he told CNN on Saturday.

Ground beef products recalled

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 07:29 PM PST

A California company has recalled more than 3,000 pounds of fresh ground beef patties and other packages of ground beef products that may be contaminated with the E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Saturday.

Opinion: Obama, follow 'Cheeseheads'

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 01:36 PM PST

Like any decent Chicagoan, President Barack Obama supported "Da Bears" in last month's National Football Conference championship game against the Green Bay Packers. But in Sunday's Super Bowl, the president should root all-out for the Packers.

Teen's police beating caught on tape

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:39 PM PST

Houston's mayor and police department were on the defensive Friday, two days after graphic video came out showing several police repeatedly kicking and beating a 15-year-old burglary suspect as he lay on the ground.

Ice-melting sun shines in Dallas

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 03:20 PM PST

Mother Nature smiled Saturday on ice-weary metro Dallas residents and Super Bowl visitors, providing sunny skies and ice-melting temperatures in the lower 50s.

Opinion: Why refs 'swallow the whistle'

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 05:49 PM PST

For these past few days in Dallas, the NFL punditry has been remarkably divided on predictions for Super Bowl XLV. For every "Packer Backer" espousing Green Bay's defense, there was a "Steeler healer" pontificating about Pittsburgh's balanced attack.