Sunday, January 22, 2012

Joe Paterno, revered coach tainted by scandal, dies (Reuters)

Joe Paterno, revered coach tainted by scandal, dies (Reuters)


Joe Paterno, revered coach tainted by scandal, dies (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 06:07 PM PST

Reuters - Penn State's Joe Paterno, the winningest coach in major college football history who was fired in November over a child sexual abuse scandal involving an assistant that rocked America, died on Sunday of lung cancer. He was 85.

Tornado touches down in Arkansas as storms menace U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 07:26 PM PST

Reuters - A twister touched down 70 miles south of the Arkansas state capital late Sunday, as forecasters warned that tornadoes and heavy storms could mete out punishment to several southeast states into Monday.

U.S. housing more affordable than other English countries: study (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 06:05 PM PST

Reuters - Would-be American home-buyers can take heart: U.S. housing is more affordable than in other English-speaking countries, according to a study of metropolitan areas around the world.

Pipeline Politics: Keystone Is Dead (For Now). What Happens Next? (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:55 PM PST

Time.com - Chalk a win up for the environmentalists

Inside Obama's World: The President talks to TIME About the Changing Nature of American Power (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Jan 2012 09:55 PM PST

Time.com - In an exclusive interview with TIME's Fareed Zakaria, Obama opens up on Iran, Afghanistan, China and the challenges the U.S. faces in navigating a rapidly changing world. A full transcript of their conversation follows

Epic clash: Silicon Valley blindsides Hollywood on piracy (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 02:13 PM PST

Reuters - The massive online protest last Wednesday, in which Wikipedia and thousands of other websites closed down or otherwise protested and helped to kill controversial online piracy legislation, was widely heralded as an unprecedented case of a grassroots uprising overcoming backroom lobbying.

Purported Bonnie and Clyde guns sells for $210K (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 06:25 PM PST

AP - Two guns thought to have been used by bank-robbing fugitives Bonnie and Clyde have snatched $210,000 at an auction in Kansas City, Mo.

Minn. bear delivers at least 2 cubs on Internet (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 06:15 PM PST

AP - A 3-year-old bear in Minnesota has given birth to two cubs before an Internet audience.

Experts: Paterno's death won't stop court cases (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 03:22 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 1999, file photo, Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno, right, poses with his defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky during Penn State Media Day at State College, Pa. In a statement made Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, retired Penn State assistant coach Sandusky, who faces child sex abuse charges in a case that led to the firing of  Paterno, says Paterno's death is a sad day. (AP Photo/Paul Vathis, File)AP - Joe Paterno would no doubt have made a dramatic courtroom witness. But legal experts said his death will have little or no effect on the criminal or civil cases to come out of the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal.


Obama reflects on significance of Roe v. Wade case (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 10:09 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama is marking the 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision by saying that the ruling was more than just about establishing a woman's right to an abortion.

AP IMPACT: Health overhaul lags in states (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 12:52 PM PST

In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, Dan and Vicki McCuistion, of Driftwood, Texas, pose for a photo together in Austin, Texas. The McCuistions have been uninsured throughout their 17 years of marriage. An analysis by The Associated Press shows that states, which were supposed to be partners in carrying out President Barack Obama's health overhaul, the biggest health safety net expansion since Medicare and Medicaid, are moving in fits and starts. “It’s not that we want something for free, but we want something we can afford,” said Vicki, who works two part-time jobs. With the nation’s highest uninsured rate, her state, Texas, has made little progress. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - Here's a reality check for President Barack Obama's health overhaul: Three out of four uninsured Americans live in states that have yet to figure out how to deliver on its promise of affordable medical care.


In video, Giffords' firm and touching farewell (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 07:21 PM PST

This video image provided by the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shows Giffords announcing her plans to resign, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Giffords announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago. (AP Photo/Office of Gabrielle Giffords)AP - In part, the short video has the feel of a campaign ad: the strains of soft music, the iconic snapshots of rugged Arizona desert, the candidate earnestly engaged with her constituents.


Yemen's leader allowed to come to US (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 03:47 PM PST

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011 file photo, Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks to reporters during a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Sanaa, Yemen. Outgoing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is getting ready to leave the country after delivering a farewell speech on Sunday, apologizing for mistakes and saying it is time to hand over power, Yemeni officials said.(AP Photo/Mohammed Hamoud, File)AP - The Obama administration will allow Yemen's outgoing president to come to the U.S. temporarily for medical treatment, a move aimed at easing the political transition in Yemen, a key counterterrorism partner.


Family, football meant everything to Joe Paterno (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 06:51 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2010 file photo, Penn State  football coach Joe Paterno leaves Beaver Stadium after his weekly NCAA college football news conference on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 in State College, Pa.  Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was 85. (AP Photo/Pat Little, File)AP - Other than family, football was everything to Joe Paterno. It was his lifeblood. It kept him pumped.


Rep. Giffords to resign from Congress this week (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 06:27 PM PST

FILE - This  Jan. 8, 2012 file photo shows Rep. Gabrielle Giffords waving at the start of a memorial vigil remembering the victims and survivors one year after the Arizona congresswoman was wounded in a shooting that killed six in Tucson, Ariz. Giffords announced, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 she will resign from Congress this week. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)AP - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago that shook the country.


Paterno's death met with grief in State College (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 06:56 PM PST

Laura Scott, of State College, Pa., places a rose at the foot of a statue of Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium on the Penn State University campus after learning of his death Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in State College,Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - Joe Paterno's death from lung cancer Sunday just two months after his firing left many Penn State students, alumni and community members numb with grief and a sense that the legendary coach deserved better from the university after such a distinguished career.


Pot-based prescription drug looks for FDA OK (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 01:39 PM PST

In this undated photo provided by GW Pharmaceuticals, a sample of the drug Sativex is shown. Sativex contains marijuana’s two best known components_delta 9-THC and cannabidiol_and already has been approved in Canada, New Zealand and eight European countries for relieving muscle spasms associated with multiple sclerosis.  (AP Photo/ GW Pharmaceuticals)AP - A quarter-century after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first prescription drugs based on the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, additional medicines derived from or inspired by the cannabis plant itself could soon be making their way to pharmacy shelves, according to drug companies, small biotech firms and university scientists.


Police seek suspect in Huckabee relative's death (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 05:56 PM PST

AP - Authorities in Arkansas were searching Sunday for a suspect wanted in a homicide and kidnapping case involving a distant relative of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

Key dates in the Penn State child sex abuse case (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 12:26 PM PST

AP - A chronological look at the case against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, based on grand jury reports. Some key dates in Penn State football and since the scandal broke are included.

Obama calls retiring Giffords an 'inspiration' (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 02:32 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama is praising Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords as an "inspiration" and "the very best of what public service should be."

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