Thursday, March 3, 2011

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Florida high-speed rail deadline is Friday

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:50 PM PST

Supporters of a proposed high-speed rail system in Florida hope to get the project back on track Friday -- the deadline to accept $2.4 billion in federal funds.

Police: Fired workers burn alive factory executive in India

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:48 PM PST

Workers, angry at being fired, burned alive a senior executive of a steel factory in eastern India, police said Friday.

Wisconsin governor tells absent senators: Return or 1,500 get laid off

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:38 PM PST

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday warned 14 absent lawmakers trying to stall his controversial budget bill to return to the state Capitol immediately to vote on the measure, or layoff notices will be sent to 1,500 public employees before the weekend.

U.S. aircraft to help return Egyptians fleeing Libya

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:32 PM PST

U.S. military aircraft and French charter jets joined efforts to get tens of thousands of people fleeing the fighting in Libya back home Thursday as the United Nations called for stepped-up aid to refugees.

BYU stands by call to dismiss star athlete for 'honor code' violation

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:25 PM PST

Brigham Young University officials on Thursday stood by the decision to dismiss a standout player on the Cougars' highly ranked men's basketball team, saying they are treating Brandon Davies just like they would any other student.

Fiancee: Rodney King ticketed 20 years after police beating

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:24 PM PST

Some 20 years after his beating at the hands of Los Angeles police, Rodney King was pulled over in Arcadia, California, this week after allegedly running a red light, his fiancee said Thursday night.

Fallen Marine's father says anti-gay pickets will draw gunfire

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:21 PM PST

A day after the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed Westboro Baptist Church's right to protest against homosexuality at military funerals, the fallen Marine's father, who unsuccessfully sued the controversial Kansas congregation, warned that the church's protests will eventually spark violence.

Colorado boy to be formally charged in connection with parents' death

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:58 PM PST

Prosecutors are expected to file formal charges Friday against a 12-year-old Colorado boy suspected in the deaths of his parents and the critical wounding of two siblings.

America's union story: Blood, struggle and bargaining for good and bad

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:54 PM PST

Eighty-one-year-old labor historian Ken Germanson watches the news from home in Milwaukee every night, mystified.

Libyan largesse loses its luster

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:29 PM PST

An academic, entertainers and a member of the board of a Libyan charity are among the high-profile beneficiaries of Libyan hospitality who have distanced themselves from the oil-rich government and its leaders in recent days.

15 reasons for wonder

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:21 PM PST

Can something be in two places at once? Can you make a hamburger without harming a cow? Can one man conduct a chorus of 2,000 voices scattered in dozens of countries around the world? And can art change the world?

Tunisia sets date for parliamentary elections

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:59 PM PST

Tunisia's interim president declared Thursday that parliamentary elections will be held July 24. Fouad Mebazaa said he plans to continue serving in his interim role until the new parliament begins to work, the country's official news agency reported.

Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon freed in Dominican Republic

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:45 PM PST

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon was freed Thursday by an appeals court in Puerto Plata Province in the Dominican Republic after being held more than two months in jail for involuntary homicide, his lawyer told CNN.

Sweat lodge witness: 'I asked the angels to help me'

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:38 PM PST

Several participants in a 2009 "sweat lodge" ritual that left three people dead were collapsing and "having issues" in the superheated environment, a survivor testified Thursday in an Arizona self-help guru's manslaughter trial.

Killer of U.S. airmen is radical Muslim, German official says

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:33 PM PST

The man who shot and killed two American troops in Germany was a recently radicalized Muslim who seems to have been influenced by local radical Islamist websites, a German official said Thursday.

Doctor accused of giving drugs that led to deaths of 6 men

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:33 PM PST

A Massachusetts doctor and his nurse face charges that they conspired to distribute controlled substances, a practice that authorities claimed led to the deaths of six patients, according to a criminal indictment released Thursday.

DHS says it had suspicions about terror suspect before companies' tip

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:29 PM PST

When FBI agents arrested a Saudi student in Texas on a terror-related charge last week, authorities praised two companies that, it appeared, triggered the investigation by reporting the man's suspicious attempt to purchase a hazardous chemical.

Q&A: What are U.S military options in Libya?

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:27 PM PST

The people's revolt against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi remains dangerous -- and fluid.

Stolen Chinese antiquities seized at Newark airport

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:20 PM PST

Two ancient Chinese artifacts were intercepted by U.S. federal agents after smugglers allegedly tried to bring the items through Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.

Tunisians open their homes to refugees fleeing Libya

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 07:17 PM PST

As soon as refugees fleeing unrest in Libya began flooding over the border into Tunisia, Ali Ben Issi signed up as a volunteer to help them.
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