Friday, February 24, 2012

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Freelance cameraman provides a rare glimpse into Homs

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 10:22 PM PST

A freelance cameraman who visited Homs recently put together a video that provides a rare glimpse of life in the embattled city and an even rarer close-up of the opposition movement in Syria.

Slain Arkansas girl was 'trusting' and loving, mother says

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 08:28 PM PST

Whenever Colleen Allen called, she knew her adopted daughter Angela would come home -- with a slight delay to be expected, because folks in their western Arkansas neighborhood inevitably wanted to talk to the teenager with the big heart.

Marine Corps identifies 7 killed in helicopter collision

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 08:16 PM PST

The U.S. Marine Corps on Friday identified the seven killed in a midair collision of two of its helicopters this week along the Arizona-California border.

Dutch prince suffers brain damage after avalanche

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 08:09 PM PST

Johan Friso, the 43-year-old Dutch prince who was injured in an avalanche at an Austrian ski resort last week, has suffered brain damage, his doctor said Friday.

NY attorney general won't probe alleged surveillance of Muslims

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 07:35 PM PST

While New York police officials defended their actions, Muslim advocacy groups Friday expressed disappointment that the state's attorney general declined to investigate the department over alleged surveillance of Muslim neighborhoods.

Santorum, Romney trade barbs, push for votes in Michigan

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 07:29 PM PST

Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum spent Friday trading barbs and stumping for votes in Michigan, where polls show the two candidates in a virtual tie four days before what has emerged as a critical contest.

Haiti's prime minister quits after just a few months

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 07:21 PM PST

Haitian President Michel Joseph Martelly said late Friday he had accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Garry Conille, thanking him for his service and promising to move quickly to replace him.

Nations want 'tsunami wave' of pressure on al-Assad

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 07:09 PM PST

World powers meeting Friday in Tunisia called for a political solution in Syria and what one diplomat called a "tsunami wave" of pressure to peel away internal support for the embattled regime of Bashar al-Assad.

Twitching mystery patients show signs of recovery

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:57 PM PST

Doctors for several people in New York suffering from a mystery disorder that led them to develop tic-like symptoms say their patients are starting to feel better.

Swift asks student with cancer to awards show

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:46 PM PST

Expressing apologies that she can't accompany him to prom on his birthday, country music beauty Taylor Swift on Friday asked an 18-year-old student with cancer to be her date to the Academy of Country Music Awards in April.

Yemen to swear in new president Saturday

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:36 PM PST

Yemen will swear in its new president Saturday, cementing a power transfer deal reached in November to end months of protests and violence over outgoing leader Ali Abdullah Saleh's longtime rule.

After U.S. visit, Yemen's Saleh returns to Sanaa

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:23 PM PST

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned to his residence in Sanaa, a spokesman for the country's embassy in Washington said late Friday.

Attorneys: Cardinal ordered memo on priests destroyed

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:10 PM PST

A Philadelphia archdiocese official on trial for allegedly covering up the sexual abuse of children has asked a court to throw out charges against him based on a 1994 memo showing Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua ordered a list of suspected abusive Catholic priests to be destroyed.

Invisible Oscar nominee makes the cut

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:49 PM PST

From a wall in Kevin Tent's home office, Mrs. Cohen stares out into the room.

Trial gets under way for Rutgers student accused of bullying

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:49 PM PST

A former Rutgers University student went on trial Friday in New Jersey on hate crimes charges and other counts for allegedly using a webcam to spy on his roommate's sexual encounter with another man.

Iran boosting enrichment efforts, international inspectors say

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:41 PM PST

Iran has stepped up efforts to produce enriched uranium in violation of international resolutions to stop, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday in a report posted online by a nonproliferation group.

Nepali hopes claim to be shortest man stands up

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:41 PM PST

At an estimated 22 inches tall, Chandra Bahadur Dangi's body is the size of a large infant. But Dangi, at 72, is full grown.

Penn State receives federal subpoena for info on officials, Sandusky, his charity

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 05:19 PM PST

Penn State is working to provide information in response to a subpoena from a U.S. attorney related to Jerry Sandusky and others who have been caught up in the sexual abuse allegations involving the former football coach, a school spokeswoman said.

Conrad Murray loses request to be released on bond

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:56 PM PST

Dr. Conrad Murray, convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop superstar Michael Jackson, was denied bail Friday pending his appeal and ordered to continue serving his four-year sentence, a California judge ruled.

Westwood and McIlroy stay on course to claim World No.1 spot

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 04:42 PM PST

Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood scored convincing third round victories at the WGC World Match Play Championship in Arizona Friday to maintain their hopes of claiming the World No.1 spot this weekend.
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