Saturday, February 25, 2012

Goodyear recalls 41,000 Wrangler Silent Armor tires (Reuters)

Goodyear recalls 41,000 Wrangler Silent Armor tires (Reuters)

Goodyear recalls 41,000 Wrangler Silent Armor tires (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 04:39 PM PST

Reuters - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said Saturday it would recall about 41,000 of its Wrangler Silent Armor tires produced in 2009 over concerns that a small number could tear, leading to crashes.

Minnesota's controversial deadly force bill advances (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 01:49 PM PST

Reuters - A Minnesota bill that could be sent to the governor next week would sharply expand the circumstances under which people can use deadly force when they feel threatened, a measure that law enforcement groups call a recipe for getting away with murder.

U.S. oil shale boom puts big squeeze on small towns (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 10:24 AM PST

Reuters - The suspected kidnapping and murder of a Montana teacher by two men said to be seeking work in the oilfields of North Dakota underscores the darker side of a regional energy boom that has pumped jobs and money as well as newcomers and crime into rural towns.

Why Obama's 'All of the Above' Energy Policy Won't Ease Pain at the Pump (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:15 AM PST

Time.com - America still remains the world's biggest net importer of crude oil, largely because we consume more than 20% of the global supply

Robert F.Kennedy's son faces charges in maternity ward tussle (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 07:23 AM PST

Reuters - Robert F. Kennedy's son is facing misdemeanor charges stemming from a confrontation with two nurses that occurred as he was trying to carry his 2-day-old baby out of the maternity ward at a suburban New York hospital, according to a local TV report.

'Artist' wins best-picture at indie Spirit Awards (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 04:32 PM PST

AP - "The Artist" won best picture and three other prizes Saturday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, a possible prelude to a big night at the Academy Awards for the black-and-white silent movie.

Reagan shooter wants to change 'assassin' image (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 10:07 AM PST

AP - The man who tried to kill President Ronald Reagan more than 30 years ago said he would like to be known as something other than a would-be assassin.

Florida museum auctions off antique cars, carousel (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 05:08 PM PST

AP - Two brothers' unique private museum of classic cars, rare musical instruments and other collectibles was emptied Saturday with the final strike of an auctioneer's gavel, bringing in $38.3 million in sales.

Obama: No easy answers to lowering pump prices (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 06:59 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington February 24, 2012. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)AP - President Barack Obama says there is no easy answer to the problem of rising energy prices and he's dismissing Republican solutions as little more than gimmicks.

NYPD surveillance of students called 'disgusting' (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 04:47 PM PST

AP - At Columbia University and elsewhere, the fear among students that the New York Police Department might secretly be infiltrating their lives has spread beyond the Muslim student population to others who find the reported tactics "disgusting," as one teenager put it.

WWII vet says nobody helped after he was carjacked (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 03:11 PM PST

AP - A World War II veteran said nobody helped him in the minutes after he was attacked and carjacked during daylight at a busy Detroit gas station and he had to crawl across a concrete parking lot to get help.

States called on to restore anti-smoking funds (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 04:06 PM PST

AP - Steve Panetta smoked for 34 years, the last 10 at a three-pack-a-day clip. He watched his father die from lung cancer and his stepfather struggle with emphysema. He tried quitting six times before a state-funded cessation program helped him beat the habit in 2002.

BP faces billions in fines as spill trial nears (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 01:17 PM PST

AP - On the cusp of trial over the catastrophic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, phalanxes of lawyers, executives and public officials have spent the waning days in settlement talks. Holed up in small groups inside law offices, war rooms and hotel suites in New Orleans and Washington, they are trying to put a number on what BP and its partners in the doomed Macondo well project should pay to make up for the worst offshore spill in U.S. history.

Man steals fire truck, kills pedestrian in SC (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 03:25 PM PST

AP - A naked man stole a fire truck at a South Carolina apartment complex and sped away, killing a pedestrian who was walking on a sidewalk, authorities said Saturday.

Gay sheriff prompts intriguing questions (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:22 AM PST

AP - A few days ago, the Yavapai Tea Party gathered at a church in rural Arizona to discuss the all-too-familiar topic of illegal immigration. Among the conservative, mostly over-55 crowd, it is a subject seen in black and white. Build a fence, add agents, reject amnesty — period.

FTC says tax-related ID theft complaints on rise (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:41 AM PST

AP - The government says the number of identity theft complaints involving tax and wage fraud is soaring even as law enforcement tries to crack down.

Families of dead Marines share memories (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 01:07 AM PST

AP - Their hometowns stretched from Connecticut to California. One young man was soon to become a father, another had just gotten engaged. One was a former youth pastor, while another was the son of one.

Japanese Americans urged to share internment story (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 12:42 PM PST

AP - Bill Shishima shares how he joined the Boy Scouts as a 12-year-old behind the barbed wire of a Japanese American internment camp, or how he had to work on a rabbit farm to earn his keep when his parents couldn't afford to move the family back to California after World War II.

Official: US seeks end to Egypt NGO case in days (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2012 02:10 PM PST

AP - A senior U.S. official says the Obama administration is in "intense discussions" with Egypt to resolve the legal case against 16 American democracy advocates that has badly damaged ties between the countries "in the coming days"
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