Tuesday, January 3, 2012

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Romney, Santorum neck and neck in Iowa

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 11:00 PM PST

Upstart GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum, running in single digits in polls a month ago, was neck-and-neck with Mitt Romney for first place in Tuesday night's Iowa caucuses, incomplete tallies showed.

North Chicago mayor suspends chief of police

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 10:27 PM PST

The mayor of North Chicago placed the city's police chief on leave and hired a retired officer to lead an investigation into six cases of alleged excessive use of force by police over the past 18 months.

Why U.S. must step carefully in Syria

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 10:19 PM PST

The popular uprising in Syria against the Alawi-led minority regime of Bashar al-Assad poses a serious challenge to U.S. national security in the Middle East.

Qatar offers to be mediator between Taliban, international community

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 10:08 PM PST

Qatar, as diplomats say, likes to "punch above its weight." This arid peninsula in the Persian Gulf is smaller than Connecticut but played a leading role in helping Libyan rebels oust Moammar Gadhafi and has been at the heart of Arab League sanctions against Syria. It's now facilitating talks on the Afghan conflict by allowing the Taliban to open a liaison office in its capital, Doha.

Taliban ready for talks, purported spokesman says

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 10:05 PM PST

The Afghan Taliban are prepared to open an "office outside the country for talks with foreigners," a purported spokesman for the movement said in a statement released Tuesday.

Prosecutors to resume their case in Hosni Mubarak's trial

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:52 PM PST

Prosecutors are scheduled to continue their case Wednesday in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who is accused of ordering protesters killed during the country's uprising last year.

Maldives' top court to rule on spa ban

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:48 PM PST

The Supreme Court of the Maldives is expected to rule Wednesday on whether resorts and hotels in the popular tourist destination can continue to sell spa treatments, alcohol and pork.

Suspect in Indiana girl's slaying to appear in court

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:42 PM PST

A man accused of killing a 9-year-old Indiana girl with a brick and dismembering her body with a hacksaw is scheduled to appear in court for an initial hearing Wednesday.

Perry to return to Texas to reassess candidacy

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:37 PM PST

Following a disappointing projected fifth place finish in the Iowa caucuses, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he'll return to Texas Wednesday to reassess his candidacy.

Romney won voters who were most concerned with beating Obama

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:14 PM PST

Iowa's Republican electorate shattered Thursday night, showing a party establishment under siege and voters unable to coalesce behind any candidate in a deeply flawed field.

Pair convicted of London race murder to be sentenced

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 09:06 PM PST

Two men who were found guilty in the racist murder of a black teenager in London are expected to be sentenced Wednesday.

Texas officials suspend Warren Jeffs' phone privileges

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 08:42 PM PST

Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs' phone privileges have been suspended, as investigators look into whether he preached from prison, authorities said Tuesday.

Thank you, Iowa

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 08:19 PM PST

As each of the Republican candidates claims victory of one kind or another -- having beaten the others, having beaten expectations, having beaten odds or some combination of all three -- and heads eastward for another contest, some thanks are in order. To the people of Iowa.

Romney won voters who were most concerned with beating Obama

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 08:08 PM PST

Iowa's Republican electorate shattered Thursday night, showing a party establishment under siege and voters unable to coalesce behind any candidate in a deeply flawed field.

King airbrushed out of coronation portrait

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:31 PM PST

A long-lost picture of Britain's King Edward VIII reveals the monarch's portrait was "edited" after his abdication to show his replacement, King George VI.

North Chicago mayor suspends chief of police

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 07:29 PM PST

The mayor of North Chicago announced Tuesday he has placed on paid administrative leave Chief of Police Michael Newsome and hired a retired police officer to lead an investigation into six cases of alleged excessive use of force by police over the past 18 months.

Myanmar cuts sentences for independence day

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:53 PM PST

Myanmar's military rulers Tuesday heralded the country's independence day by commuting sentences and apparently releasing more than 30 prisoners, but opposition activists and the United States said the moves were unsatisfactory.

Rare coin collection set to make a mint

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 06:45 PM PST

A collection of rare ancient Greek coins which has been hidden away for two decades is expected to sell for millions of dollars when it goes up for auction in New York on Wednesday.

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