Thursday, February 2, 2012

Komen struggles to defuse Planned Parenthood crisis (Reuters)

Komen struggles to defuse Planned Parenthood crisis (Reuters)

Komen struggles to defuse Planned Parenthood crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST

Reuters - The world's leading breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, struggled on Thursday to defuse a growing crisis over its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion and birth control services.

Judge orders hearing on accused Tucson shooter's competency (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:43 PM PST

Reuters - A federal judge ordered a hearing for Monday to discuss giving prison doctors more time to make accused Tucson mass shooter Jared Loughner mentally fit to stand trial, and indicated he was inclined to extend his stay in hospital.

Gay marriage foes to fight expected Washington state law (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 06:59 PM PST

Reuters - As gay couples and their supporters cheered the Washington state Senate's unexpectedly swift and decisive passage of a same-sex marriage bill, opponents were already considering how to take down the anticipated law.

Pacquiao vs. Mayweather: The Fight of the Century Ain't Gonna Happen Again (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 11:00 AM PST

Time.com - After weeks of taunts and teasing, the world's two best active boxers are once again disappointing their fans

Florida: Bracing for a Loss, Gingrich Reinvents Himself as the Insurgent Candidate (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 11:00 AM PST

Time.com - When you throw a party only to show up an hour and 45 minutes late, the least you can do is feed your guests

Roommate-matching site does not violate housing laws, court (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:54 PM PST

Reuters - A roommate-matching website that allows users to hunt for living partners based on gender and sexual orientation does not violate fair-housing laws that ban discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.

Ill. high court ruling offers new hope to inmates (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:41 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows inmate Stanley Wrice. Wrice, an inmate who says Chicago police officers tortured him into confessing to a brutal rape can present evidence of coercion that was denied at trial, the Illinois Supreme Court decided on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 in a ruling that could have implications for as many as 20 other inmates seeking similar appeals. Wrice, has spent nearly 30 years behind bars for a crime he says police brutalized him into wrongfully confessing to committing. (AP Photo/Illinois Department of Corrections, File)AP - An Illinois Supreme Court ruling that gave one inmate new hope for freedom Thursday also could revive appeals by more than a dozen others who claim they confessed to crimes under torture by Chicago police officers, defense attorneys said.

Mass hysteria rare, but usually seen in girls (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:27 PM PST

This Jan. 17, 2012 image made from video provided by NBC News/TODAY, Le Roy, N.Y. Junior/Senior High School senior Thera Sanchez speaks on the Today Show in New York. Sanchez said she was fine until she woke up one day and began stuttering. She said symptoms worsened to the point she couldn't even attend class. She said she's had some psychological counseling, which she says increased her stress but has not resolved whatever is causing her condition. 'I want an answer. A straight answer,' she said on the show. (AP Photo/NBC News/TODAY)AP - Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong.

Affidavit: Old grudge may have triggered shooting (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:34 PM PST

A worker helps break down a crime scene investigation, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, in Madison, S.D., after an overnight killing in the eastern South Dakota city of 6,500. (AP Photo/Dirk Lammers)AP - An old grudge that spanned more than a half-century may have led a 73-year-old man to fatally shoot his long-ago classmate at his South Dakota home, according to a court affidavit filed Thursday.

Authorities reveal past complaint about LA teacher (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 06:17 PM PST

In this undated police booking photo released by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department shows former Los Angeles teacher Mark Berndt, 61, who was arrested for felony molestation of 23 kids after photos surfaced. Berndt been charged with committing lewd acts with 23 boys and girls ages 7 to 10. AP Photo/ Los Angeles Sheriff's Department)AP - Prosecutors declined to file attempted fondling charges 18 years ago against an elementary school teacher now suspected of taking bondage-style photographs of children in his class, saying that they didn't have enough evidence.

FDA confirms fungicide in orange juice (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:08 PM PST

AP - The Food and Drug Administration says it has confirmed low levels of an illegal fungicide in orange juice samples taken from Florida manufacturers.

California woman's small claims victory resonates (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 06:01 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012 file photo, Heather Peters, who says her 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid never achieved the gas mileage Honda claimed in its advertising, and also did a computer upgrade that further diminished the mileage, please her case in Small Claims Court in Torrrance, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. Peters had opted out of a class action settlement agreed to by Honda because it does not provide enough remuneration. On Feb. 1, 2012, it was announced that Peters had won her unusual lawsuit against the auto giant over the vehicle's failure to deliver the promised mileage. A Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner has awarded Peters $9,867, just under the Small Claims Court limit of $10,000. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)AP - Heather Peter's computer crashed under the onslaught of messages following her unique victory over Honda in small claims court — a win the California woman is hoping will lead other consumers to reject a class action settlement over defective hybrid cars.

Cancer charity confronts backlash over grant cuts (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:33 PM PST

FILE - In a Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 file photo, Nancy Brinker, founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. Susan G. Komen for the Cure faced an escalating backlash Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 over its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Komen's top leaders, inclluding Brinker, in their first news conference since the controversy erupted, denied Planned Parenthood's assertion that the decision was driven by pressure from anti-abortion groups. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)AP - The renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure faced an escalating backlash Thursday over its decision to cut breast screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Some of Komen's local affiliates are openly upset, including all seven in California, and at least one top official has quit, reportedly in protest.

Make My Day law for business advances in Colorado (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:14 PM PST

AP - Colorado takes pride in its Western entrepreneurial spirit — and that extends to the belief of some lawmakers that business owners should be able to use deadly force against anyone who tries to take what's theirs.

Maine girl bouncing back after 6-organ transplant (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:50 PM PST

Alannah Shevenell, 9, speaks to a reporter at her home in Hollis, Maine, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Alannah returned home Wednesday afternoon, three months after receiving six new organs in a groundbreaking operation. Doctors at Children’s Hospital Boston replaced Alannah Shevenell’s stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas and a portion of her esophagus in October. It’s believed to be the first-ever transplant of an esophagus and the largest number of organs transplanted at one time in New England. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes — and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.

Obama says his policies are extension of his faith (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:22 PM PST

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Blending politics and religion, President Barack Obama said his Christian faith is a driving force behind his economic policies, from Wall Street reform to his calls for the wealthy to pay higher taxes.

NATO ministers consider speeded-up Afghan drawdown (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:48 PM PST

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta answers questions from members of the traveling press after concluding a day of NATO Ministers of Defense meetings at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)AP - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that NATO allies have agreed broadly to step back from the lead combat role in Afghanistan and let local forces take their place as early as next year, a shortened timetable that startled officials and members of Congress.

Senate passes insider trading ban (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 04:39 PM PST

AP - Sagging approval ratings brought Democrats and Republicans together Thursday, as the Senate passed a bill to explicitly prevent members of Congress, their top aides and administration officials from using non-public information for insider trading. New disclosure requirements will require public reports online within 30 days of buying and selling stock.

US Archives unveils Magna Carta after repairs (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:53 PM PST

Carlyle Group co-founder and Magna Carta owner David Rubenstein, right, and Archivist of the U.S. David Ferriero, unveil the 1297 Magna Carta in its new state-of-the-art encasement at the National Archives in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - A 715-year old copy of Magna Carta will soon return to public view at the National Archives after a conservation effort removed old patches and repaired weak spots in the English declaration of human rights that inspired the United States' founding documents.

Hudson News chain founder Robert Cohen dies at 86 (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:14 PM PST

This undated photo provided by James Cohen shows magazine distributor Robert B. Cohen. Cohen, who built the Hudson News chain of newsstands from one store at LaGuardia Airport and changed the way travelers spend their downtime, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 at age 86. (AP Photo/James Cohen)AP - Magazine distributor Robert B. Cohen, who built the Hudson News chain of newsstands from one store at LaGuardia Airport and changed the way travelers spend their downtime, has died at age 86.
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