Friday, January 27, 2012

Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil (AP)

Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil (AP)

Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:39 PM PST

This citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released early Friday Jan. 27, 2012, purports to show a Syrian man, right, mourning over the dead body of his son, who was shot by the Syrian forces, in Idlib province, Syria, on Thursday Jan. 26, 2012. A 'terrifying massacre' in the restive Syrian city of Homs has killed more than 30 people, including small children, in a barrage of mortar fire and attacks by armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, activists said Friday. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOAP - Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to President Bashar Assad shelled residential buildings and fired on crowds in a dramatic escalation of violence, activists said Friday.

California passes new auto emission rules (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:53 PM PST

Map shows states that have adopted California clean car standardsAP - Seeking to influence other states and Washington, California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.

Romney, Gingrich focus on Hispanic voters in Fla. (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:57 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney smiles as his wife Ann introduces him at The Hispanic Leadership Network's Lunch at Doral Golf Resort and Spa in Miami, Fla., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney pitched their ideas for reforming immigration law and pushing democracy into Cuba and across Latin America as the Republican presidential candidates vied for Hispanic votes Friday, entering the final, frenzied weekend before Florida's primary.

Activists and bloggers fear Twitter censorship (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:38 AM PST

This screen shot shows a portion of the Twitter blog post of Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in which the company announced it has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility is likely to raise fears that Twitter's commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands into new countries in an attempt to broaden its audience and make more money. But Twitter sees the censorship tool as a way to ensure individual messages, or 'tweets,' remain available to as many people as possible while it navigates a gauntlet of different laws around the world. (AP Photo/Twitter)AP - Bloggers and activists from China, the Middle East and Latin America said Friday they were afraid that new Twitter policies could allow governments to censor messages, stifling free expression.

Economy grew 2.8 pct. in Q4, but outlook is hazy (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 08:54 AM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2011 file photo, 2011 Chevrolet Malibus are lined up at a car dealership in San Jose, Calif. The U.S. economy grew at a 2.8 percent annual rate in the final three months of last year, the fastest growth in 2011, according to the Commerce Department, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Americans spent more on cars and trucks, and companies restocked their shelves at the strongest pace in nearly two years. But growth in the October-December quarter â€AP - The economy grew late last year at a pace that in normal times would suggest it's healthy.

US Embassy: US citizen kidnapped in Nigeria freed (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:38 AM PST

AP - A U.S. citizen kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta has been freed after a week in captivity, the U.S. Embassy said Friday.

'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to 6 1/2 years (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:55 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2011 file photo, Colton Harris-Moore, also known as the 'Barefoot Bandit,' glances at the courtroom gallery as he walks to the defense table, in Island County Superior Court, in Coupeville, Wash. Harris-Moore is scheduled to be sentenced Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in a U.S. federal court for his two-year international crime spree of break-ins and boat and plane thefts. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)AP - A federal judge on Friday sentenced "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore to 6 1/2 years in prison for his infamous two-year, international crime spree of break-ins, and boat and plane thefts that ended in 2010.

Tubby tabby gets revolutionary new knee joint (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST

Cyrano lies on a table during a news conference at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. The 10-year-old tabby from Upperville, Va., received a groundbreaking total knee replacement on Thursday. In the background, from left to right, are engineer Ola Harrysson, surgeon Denis Marcellin-Little and handler Crystal Ritenour. (AP Photo/Allen Breed)AP - Because Cyrano weighs more than 20 pounds, amputating his cancer-weakened leg was out of the question. So the tubby tabby's owners turned to doctors and engineers at North Carolina State University to get him back into mice-catching trim.

St. Louis hosts 1st big parade on Iraq War's end (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 01:17 PM PST

Niliah Banks, foreground, works with other students in her fifth grade class at Ross Elementary create hand-made signs Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Creve Coeur, Mo. The signs will be used when St. Louis hosts a 'Welcome Home the Heroes from Iraq Day' on Jan. 28 with a noontime parade through downtown to welcome veterans of the war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - Since the Iraq War ended there has been little fanfare for the veterans returning home. No ticker-tape parades. No massive, flag-waving public celebrations.

Friend says on 911 call Demi Moore was convulsing (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:13 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2011 file photo, actress Demi Moore attends the premiere of 'Margin Call' in New York. A spokeswoman for Moore on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 said the actress is seeking professional help to treat her exhaustion and improve her health. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)AP - Demi Moore smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and was convulsing and "semi-conscious, barely," according to a caller on a frantic 911 recording released Friday by Los Angeles fire officials.

Fitch cuts Italy, Spain, other euro zone ratings (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:47 AM PST

Reuters - Fitch downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts in the next two years.

U.S. growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 10:45 AM PST

A worker walks through the Reuters - The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter, but a rebuilding of stocks by businesses and slower business spending warned of weaker growth in early 2012.

Syria violence kills 37, U.N. Security Council to meet (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 07:01 AM PST

Syrian soldiers who defected to join the Free Syrian Army are seen among demonstrators during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Khalidieh, near Homs January 26, 2012. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Security forces killed 37 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

Romney puts Gingrich on defensive in Florida debate (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 09:59 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (L) makes a point as Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney listens during the Republican presidential candidates debate in Jacksonville, Florida January 26, 2012. REUTERS/Scott AudetteReuters - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took the fight to chief rival Newt Gingrich on Thursday in his most aggressive debate performance yet, five days ahead of Florida's primary vote.

In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over fees (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:41 PM PST

Reuters - Facebook's initial public offering is likely to set a new standard for how low investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees to win big business.

Exclusive: Greek PM Papademos expects debt swap deal in days (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 11:46 AM PST

Reuters - Greece expects to conclude difficult debt talks with private creditors within days and negotiations with the EU and the IMF on a new bailout deal by the middle of next week, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos told Reuters on Friday.

Apple not turning "blind eye" to supply chain problems: CEO (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:32 PM PST

Reuters - Apple Inc has never turned "a blind eye" to the problems in its supply chain and any suggestion it does not care about the plight of workers is "patently false," Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said in an email to employees.

Obama seeks to rally Democrats to election-year fight (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 12:23 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama vowed on Friday to push back hard against Republicans who try to obstruct his election-year proposals on taxes and jobs, as he sought to rally congressional Democrats and move past a period of strained relations.

A confident Romney zings Gingrich in Republican debate No. 19 (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 05:58 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Episode 19 in the Great Republican Debate-a-thon may be most remembered for its spirited discussion of moon colonies. But it was Mitt Romney’s sharp performance that won the night in the last debate before Florida’s crucial primary next Tuesday.

Drive-by jihadi pleads guilty to shooting at Pentagon (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 06:17 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - An Alexandria, Va., man admitted in federal court Thursday that he fired live rounds into the Pentagon and three other government buildings and planned to desecrate graves at Arlington National Cemetery in support of Islamic militants overseas.
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