Monday, February 27, 2012

Gunman kills one, wounds four in Ohio school shooting (Reuters)

Gunman kills one, wounds four in Ohio school shooting (Reuters)

Gunman kills one, wounds four in Ohio school shooting (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:18 PM PST

Students leave the scene of a shooting at Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio February 27, 2012. A gunman, believed to be a student, opened fire at the high school east of Cleveland, wounding four students before he was taken into custody, officials said. REUTERS/Courtesy of WKYC ClevelandReuters - A student gunman opened fire with a handgun in an Ohio high school cafeteria on Monday, fatally wounding one boy and injuring four other students before he was arrested after a teacher chased him from the building, police said.

Maryland governor to sign same-sex marriage into law on Thursday (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:55 PM PST

Reuters - Maryland's governor plans to sign a bill making same-sex marriage legal later this week, his office said on Monday, while opponents were making plans to challenge the new law at the ballot box.

Stanford defense rests without calling Stanford (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:05 PM PST

Allen Stanford arrives at the Federal Court in Houston January 23, 2012. REUTERS/Richard CarsonReuters - Texas financier Allen Stanford's attorneys wound up their defense in his criminal fraud trial on Monday without calling Stanford himself to the stand, ending suspense over whether he would testify.

How U.S. Soldiers Are Fueling the Endangered Species Trade (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:40 PM PST

Time.com - According to a study from the Wildlife Conservation Society a significant number of U.S. soldiers deployed overseas have purchased products made from wildlife

How A College Hoops Coach Cashed In On Moneyball (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:40 PM PST

Time.com - The Brad Pitt movie might win an Oscar Sunday night. But for a small, struggling college basketball team in upstate New York, Moneyball has meant a lot more

Civil rights group accuses Alabama of abusing Hispanics (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:56 PM PST

Reuters - A civil rights group that sued the state of Alabama over an immigration law that is considered the toughest in the nation, said on Monday that it had compiled a list of what it called abuses against Hispanics since the law took effect last year.

Plane makes emergency landing at Newark Airport (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:51 PM PST

AP - Newark Liberty Airport has reopened after a United Express flight from Atlanta made an emergency landing, forcing an hour-long shutdown.

US: Afghanistan turmoil won't change US war plan (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:35 PM PST

An Afghan policeman keeps watch at a check point in Kabul February 26, 2012. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniAP - The Obama administration is sticking determinedly to its stay-the-course message in Afghanistan despite a week of anti-American riots, the point-blank killing of U.S. military advisers and growing election-year demands to bring the troops home.

Scientists see red on NASA cuts of Mars missions (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 01:25 PM PST

AP - NASA said Monday it's not giving up on Mars, but it'll have to get there later and at a lower price.

Bird flu, pig flu, now bat flu? Human risk unclear (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:26 PM PST

AP - For the first time, scientists have found evidence of flu in bats, reporting a never-before-seen virus whose risk to humans is unclear.

Jurors being seated in Pa. priest child-rape case (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:18 PM PST

AP - A Roman Catholic monsignor charged with protecting predator-priests lost a last-minute bid to have criminal charges dismissed Monday, and the first jurors were seated in his landmark case in Philadelphia.

1 dead, 4 wounded in Ohio high school shooting (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:18 PM PST

AP - A teenager opened fire in the cafeteria at a suburban Cleveland high school Monday, killing one student and wounding four others before he was chased from the building by a teacher and captured a short distance away, authorities said.

Star witness: Other students viewed Rutgers webcam (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:16 PM PST

AP - A key prosecution witness in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of watching his roommate's intimate encounter via webcam testified Monday that she agreed to keep it a secret because it was so shocking to see the images — but that it wasn't under wraps for long.

NYPD head not sorry about NJ Muslim surveillance (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:33 PM PST

AP - The New York Police Department's top official reiterated his defense Monday of the department's aggressive intelligence-gathering operations, saying there's no need to apologize for keeping tabs on some Muslims if that's what it takes to protect the city.

AP source: Israel won't warn US before Iran strike (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:41 PM PST

AP - Israeli officials say they won't warn the U.S. if they decide to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, according to one U.S. intelligence official familiar with the discussions. The pronouncement, delivered in a series of private, top-level conversations, sets a tense tone ahead of meetings in the coming days at the White House and Capitol Hill.

Neb. founder Boys Town orphanage up for sainthood (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:02 PM PST

AP - A Roman Catholic priest whose efforts to help troubled Omaha youth were made famous by Spencer Tracy's Academy Award-winning portrayal of him in the 1938 movie "Boys Town" has been nominated for sainthood.

Death of Calif. girl after fight ruled homicide (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 07:11 PM PST

AP - What began as an after-school fight between two young girls over a boy exploded into a homicide investigation Monday, when authorities said a 10-year-old died of a head injury after the confrontation with an 11-year-old classmate.

Report: Safety device was disabled on NYC elevator (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:26 PM PST

AP - An important elevator safety mechanism was turned off when an advertising executive was crushed to death trying to take the lift to her office, city investigators found in a report released Monday.

Case of slain socialite in DC takes bizarre turns (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:10 PM PST

AP - She was a 91-year-old expatriate journalist with a deep fluency in foreign affairs and a taste for fashion and art. Her husband, German-born and four decades her junior, boasted of wide-reaching connections in international circles, claimed to be an Iraqi army brigadier general and strolled the neighborhood in a military-style uniform while puffing cigars.

Supreme Court rejects emergency carp measures (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:58 PM PST

AP - The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to order emergency measures that might prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, despite a warning that the exotic fish pose a "dire threat" to the region's environment and economy.
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