Red Cross blocked by Syria from ex-rebel enclave (AP)

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• Red Cross blocked by Syria from ex-rebel enclave (AP)
• In interview, Obama says he's not bluffing on Iran (AP)
• Powerful storms cause damage across several states (AP)
• Suicide bomber hits Pakistan militant base; 23 die (AP)
• Obama joins in assailing Limbaugh slur of student (AP)
• AP Exclusive: NKoreans skeptical of US nuke deal (AP)
• Man in Rutgers video stream says he noticed webcam (AP)
• Extend or end it? GOP voters torn over best route (AP)
• Pictures capture Japan's heartbreak after tsunami (AP)
• NFL gives guidance to its music hopefuls (AP)
• Red Cross tells Syria: let Homs aid through (Reuters)
• Facebook adding more banks for IPO: sources (Reuters)
• Syria stops Red Cross entering Baba Amro (Reuters)
• Obama says he's not bluffing on Iran military option (Reuters)
• U.S., North Korea hope to finalize food deal next week (Reuters)
• Yelp shares soar on market debut (Reuters)
• Afghan clerics demand punishment for Koran burners (Reuters)
• Three mull first U.S. lawsuits against Murdoch: source (Reuters)
• Can Gary, Ind., be saved? A new mayor's bid to revive Rust Belt city (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Justin Bieber birthday: He got a Fisker Karma electric car. Should you? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Red Cross blocked by Syria from ex-rebel enclave (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 12:34 PM PST AP - Syria blocked a Red Cross convoy Friday from delivering badly needed food, medical supplies and blankets to a rebellious neighborhood of Homs cut off by a monthlong siege, and activists accused regime troops who overran the shattered district of execution-style killings and a scorched-earth campaign.

In interview, Obama says he's not bluffing on Iran (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:16 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama warned that he is not bluffing about attacking Iran if it builds a nuclear weapon, but in an interview published Friday, Obama also cautioned U.S. ally Israel that a premature attack on Iran would do more harm than good.

Powerful storms cause damage across several states (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 12:21 PM PST AP - Apparent tornadoes destroyed houses, sent people to hospitals and tore up the roof of a maximum security prison in northern Alabama as bad weather threatened more twisters across the region Friday, two days after storms killed 13 people in the Midwest and South.

Suicide bomber hits Pakistan militant base; 23 die (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:18 AM PST AP - A suicide bomber attacked the headquarters of a rival insurgent group in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 23 of its supporters in an outbreak of factional fighting, an official said.

Obama joins in assailing Limbaugh slur of student (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 12:35 PM PST AP - Rush Limbaugh drew fire Friday from many directions, including President Barack Obama, for his depiction of a college student as a "slut" because she testified before Congress about the need for contraceptive coverage.

AP Exclusive: NKoreans skeptical of US nuke deal (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 11:52 AM PST AP - A nuclear deal with the United States may have raised hopes that tensions on the Korean peninsula could ease soon, but rare interviews Friday by The Associated Press with Pyongyang residents suggest deep cynicism of U.S. intentions.

Man in Rutgers video stream says he noticed webcam (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:43 AM PST AP - A man who witnesses say was watched via webcam while kissing a Rutgers University student who later committed suicide took the stand Friday, telling jurors he noticed the webcam while the two were being intimate.

Extend or end it? GOP voters torn over best route (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:38 AM PST AP - To hear some weary rank-and-file Republicans tell it, the increasingly bitter fight for the party's presidential nomination can't end quickly enough.

Pictures capture Japan's heartbreak after tsunami (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:39 AM PST AP - It has been nearly one year since a monstrous earthquake triggered a tsunami that roared across Japan's coast on March 11, 2011, transforming once-pristine and thriving towns into waterlogged wastelands and sparking the world's worst nuclear crisis in a quarter-century.

NFL gives guidance to its music hopefuls (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:34 AM PST AP - Even before Darren Howard entered the NFL, the defensive end had dreams of being in the music business. He was a DJ in high school and by the time he was in college, he'd created a "rag-tag" recording studio in the basement of his residence.

Red Cross tells Syria: let Homs aid through (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 11:24 AM PST Reuters - The Red Cross told Syria on Friday it was unacceptable that its aid convoy had been prevented from entering a battle-scarred district of Homs where the opposition said President Bashar al-Assad's army had committed a massacre.

Facebook adding more banks for IPO: sources (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 11:41 AM PST Reuters - Facebook Inc will add more banks in coming weeks to help underwrite the company's initial public offering, two sources familiar with its plans said on Friday.

Syria stops Red Cross entering Baba Amro (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:49 AM PST Reuters - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Syrian authorities had prevented it from entering the battle-scarred Baba Amro district of Homs on Friday, where it had hoped to take in aid and evacuate the sick and wounded.

Obama says he's not bluffing on Iran military option (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 12:00 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama issued his most direct threat yet of U.S. military action against Iran if it builds a nuclear weapon, but in a message to Israel's leader ahead of White House talks he also cautioned against a pre-emptive Israeli strike.

U.S., North Korea hope to finalize food deal next week (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 12:45 PM PST Reuters - The United States and North Korea will meet in Beijing next week to finalize details of a new U.S. food aid program that has opened the door to a renewal of nuclear talks with Pyongyang, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.

Yelp shares soar on market debut (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:45 AM PST Reuters - Consumer review website Yelp Inc's shares traded more than 60 percent above their initial public offering price in their market debut on Friday, as investors rushed to buy a piece of the growing local advertising market.

Afghan clerics demand punishment for Koran burners (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 12:41 PM PST Reuters - Senior Afghan clerics said on Friday the burning of Korans at a NATO base last month was an "evil act" that must be punished, a demand that could deepen widespread public anger over the incident.

Three mull first U.S. lawsuits against Murdoch: source (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 11:09 AM PST Reuters - Three people who believe they were targeted by a private investigator working for Rupert Murdoch's News of the World while they were in the United States are considering suing his company in U.S. courts, a source close to the case said.

Can Gary, Ind., be saved? A new mayor's bid to revive Rust Belt city (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 11:41 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The city that steel built is today hollowed out by poverty, lack of opportunity, and despair.

Justin Bieber birthday: He got a Fisker Karma electric car. Should you? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Mar 2012 11:35 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - A happy Justin Bieber birthday to all. And Justin, enjoy that new car that packs a zero-emission power train underneath its sleek, sports-car looks.

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