News 1st Look: Romney tops national poll but faces close fight for home turf

Monday, February 27, 2012

Romney tops national poll but faces close fight for home turf

Romney tops national poll but faces close fight for home turf
Activists allege 'horrifying massacre'
Girl, 10, dies hours after fight at school
'Berenstain Bears' author dies
Karzai condemns NATO base bombing
Amnesty report rips Iran crackdown
Fire leaves Costa cruise ship adrift
Are rich people more unethical?
Oscars ratings trail Grammys

Romney tops national poll but faces close fight for home turf

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 02:36 PM PST

Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum made their final push for votes on the eve of primaries in Arizona and Michigan, a state that will help shape perceptions of the race.

Activists allege 'horrifying massacre'

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 08:03 PM PST

At least 144 people were killed Monday across Syria, including 64 who died at a checkpoint in Homs province, activists said.

Girl, 10, dies hours after fight at school

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:57 PM PST

Officials have ruled the death of a 10-year-old girl who got into a fight last week to be a homicide, authorities said Monday.

'Berenstain Bears' author dies

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 07:55 PM PST

"The Berenstain Bears'" co-creator Jan Berenstain has died at the age of 88, according to a Facebook page dedicated to the furry characters Berenstain and her husband created.

Karzai condemns NATO base bombing

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:10 PM PST

Authorities say a suicide bomber detonated a car full of explosives Monday near a NATO-led International Security Assistance Force base at Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan, an attack that follows a week of deadly violence spurred by the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base.

Amnesty report rips Iran crackdown

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 07:41 PM PST

While the world's attention has been focused on tumult in the Arab world, Iran has cracked down with impunity on dissent and is feared to come down even harder as elections approach, Amnesty International said in a sweeping report.

Fire leaves Costa cruise ship adrift

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 02:51 PM PST

A cruise ship of the Costa Cruises line is adrift off the coast of the Seychelles after a fire in its engine room, the Italian coast guard said Monday.

Are rich people more unethical?

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:09 PM PST

Since the economic implosion of 2008, the news has been littered with accounts of questionable behavior in boardrooms, corner offices, and other gold-plated spaces.