Friday, February 3, 2012

Syria violence rages with Security Council set for vote

Syria violence rages with Security Council set for vote


Syria violence rages with Security Council set for vote

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 05:36 PM PST

More than 200 people were killed in Homs on Friday night, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. In New York, the U.N. prepared for a Saturday vote.

WikiLeaks: Soldier faces court martial

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 06:37 PM PST

Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, who is suspected of leaking thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, will be court martialed on charges that could lead to a sentence of life in prison, the Army said Friday in a statement.

Second teacher at L.A. school arrested

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 05:44 PM PST

Another teacher has been arrested at Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on allegations of lewd acts on young pupils, authorities said.

Komen restores Parenthood funding

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 01:42 PM PST

The foundation reversed its decision after a deluge of opposition, including pressure from lawmakers.

Opinion: Women's care not just breasts

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 03:06 PM PST

If you travel to the island of Delos in Greece, you might be surprised to visit ruins dominated by statues of gigantic stone penises. Even in its ancient, mythological context, it's jarring to see such a disembodied representation of the human form. Women, of course, are perhaps a bit more accustomed than men to being reduced to a collection of body parts. Even so, it was startling to hear earlier this week that one of America's largest and wealthiest advocates of women's health appears to be fixated on breasts, rather than on the women to whom they are attached.

Candidates hit Nevada before caucuses

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 05:46 PM PST

Three of the four Republican candidates for president will make a flurry of campaign appearances across Nevada on Friday as they seek to get out the vote just a day before the state's caucuses.

Martin: Why don't candidates see poor?

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 07:03 PM PST

In the 1,257 GOP debates we have had to sit through, poverty and the poor have rarely come up, so it was no surprise that Mitt Romney would be dismissive of them in an interview this week with CNN's Soledad O'Brien.

Men sentenced in lesbian's slaying

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 01:30 PM PST

Gay rights advocates in South Africa hailed a judge's sentencing of four men to 18 years each in prison for brutally slaying a 19-year-old lesbian.

Man pleads guilty in 7-year-old's murder

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 05:43 PM PST

A Florida man pleaded guilty Friday to kidnapping, molesting and murdering a 7-year-old girl more than two years ago, making the admission after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors.

'Wild Orchid' director Zalman King dies

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 06:00 PM PST

Zalman King, a one-time actor who went on to produce and direct numerous films including "Wild Orchid," died Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer, his son-in-law said.

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