Saturday, February 18, 2012

ESPN apologizes for "offensive" headline on Jeremy Lin (Reuters)

ESPN apologizes for "offensive" headline on Jeremy Lin (Reuters)

ESPN apologizes for "offensive" headline on Jeremy Lin (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 09:24 AM PST

Reuters - Sports network ESPN apologized on Saturday for an anti-Asian slur that appeared with a story about New York Knicks star point guard Jeremy Lin published on one of its websites overnight.

Former kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart marries in Hawaii (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 06:13 PM PST

Reuters - Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped at age 14 from her Utah home and held for what she described as "nine months of hell," exchanged vows on Saturday with her boyfriend of the past year at a private wedding in Hawaii, her uncle told Reuters.

Lacrosse player accused of murder admitted being out of control (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 07:14 PM PST

Reuters - A former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of murdering his girlfriend wrote a letter to her shortly before she died saying that he could not control his behavior and apologizing for choking her, a prosecution lawyer said on Saturday.

Why Obama's Re-election Fortunes Are Looking Up (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:45 PM PST

Time.com - President Obama's performance in head-to-head matchups with his Republican competitors, especially Mitt Romney, have dramatically improved in recent weeks

Ohio School Uses Gift Cards to Bribe Kids to Attend Class (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:45 PM PST

Time.com - If you're one those people who thinks kids today have it easy, this is going to sound like another step towards societal decay: Students at one high school in Ohio are rewarded with Visa gift cards just for showing up

BP idles large Washington state refinery after fire (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 05:51 PM PST

Reuters - BP Plc idled production at its Cherry Point refinery in Washington state on Saturday, a day after a large fire broke out near the core crude oil unit of the third-largest plant on the West Coast.

ICE agent was fatally shot during struggle for gun (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:51 PM PST

Homeland Security police cars are shown parked outside the Long Beach, Calif., Federal Courthouse Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 in Long Beach, Calif. On Thursday an agent shot another agent who was then shot and killed by a third agent. The wounded agent was hospitalized. This shooting at the federal building of a high-ranking Immigration and Customs Enforcement official was over an unspecified disciplinary matter, a person familiar with the case said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a supervisor died after an "intense" struggle for his gun with a colleague who burst into the office after he heard shots fired, an official said Saturday.

Celebrities honor Ali's life at Vegas gala (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 06:58 PM PST

FILE - Leon Spinks connects with a right hook to Muhammad Ali, in this Feb.16, 1978 file photo taken during the late rounds of their championship fight in Las Vegas, Nev. The 24-year-old Spinks won the bout in a 15-round decision. Muhammad Ali lost just twice in his seven prizefights in Las Vegas over 19 years. Now, dozens of heavyweight celebrities are back in Sin City to laud a lifetime in the spotlight and join the icon known as 'The Greatest' in fighting neurological diseases. (AP Photo, File)AP - Muhammad Ali had seven prizefights in Las Vegas, with his two losses there coming in the twilight of his legendary career. Now, dozens of heavyweight celebrities are back in Sin City to laud a lifetime in the spotlight and join the icon known as "The Greatest" in fighting neurological diseases.

More public schools dish up 3 meals a day (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:13 PM PST

In this Jan. 23, 2012 photo, kindergartner Mercey Gaye, 5, and other students at Garfield Elementary School eat dinner after classes as part of a new program in Kansas City, Mo. Too often it is after the fact that teachers discover their students are worrying less about math and reading and more about where the next meal comes from. So Doug White, principal of Garfield Elementary School in inner-city Kansas City, was relieved when his school, like many across the country, began offering dinner to students enrolled in after-school child-care or tutoring programs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - Too often it is after the fact that teachers discover their students are worrying less about math and reading and more about where the next meal comes from.

Minn. couple lost in Italy shipwreck memorialized (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:20 PM PST

AP - The only Americans lost in last month's Italian cruise ship disaster were remembered Saturday as a faithful couple and loving grandparents who spent their final moments as they had much of their lives: together.

NYPD monitored Muslim students all over Northeast (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:46 PM PST

This Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 photo shows Jawad Rasul near the City College of New York where he is a student. Rasul’s name ended up in a New York Police Department report after an undercover officer accompanied him and other Muslim students on a whitewater rafting trip in upstate New York. The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)AP - The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned.

Whitney Houston's voice soars at hometown funeral (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 05:32 PM PST

A coffin holding the remains of singer Whitney Houston is carried into the New Hope Baptist Church before her funeral services in Newark, N.J. on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - After all the testimonials from relatives and friends, the songs from legends and pop stars, the preaching and even laughter, the raw emotion of Whitney Houston's funeral came down to just one moment: The sound of her own voice.

Boldest nuclear cutters recently? It's been GOP (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 09:27 AM PST

Chart shows changes in numbers of deployed U.S. strategic nuclear weapons sinceAP - The Obama administration's consideration of severe cuts in nuclear weapons generated a flurry of GOP criticism — "reckless lunacy" in the words of Arizona Rep. Trent Franks. But the historical record shows that in the two decades since the Cold War ended, Republicans have been the boldest cutters of the nuclear arsenal.

Capitol bomb plot arrest capped yearlong probe (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 06:28 PM PST

This artist rendering shows Amine El Khalifi before U.S. District Judge T. Rawles Jones Jr. in federal court in Alexandria, Va., Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. El Khalifi, a 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested Friday near the U.S. Capitol as he was planning to detonate what he thought was a suicide vest, given to him by FBI undercover operatives, said police and government officials. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren)AP - Within the last week, authorities say, Amine El Khalifi's plan to wreak havoc was proceeding as hoped: An al-Qaida associate handed him an automatic weapon to kill security officers inside the U.S. Capitol. A bomb-laden vest would detonate the building. He would die as a martyr.

Calif. shooting latest woe for immigration agency (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:13 PM PST

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton speaks during a news conference Friday Feb. 17, 2012 in Long Beach, Calif. Investigators on Friday were still piecing together the details of Thursday's chaotic shooting scene at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Long Beach. ( AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - The deadly office shooting in California involving a federal immigrations supervisor and a special agent is the latest mark against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the law enforcement agency created after the 2001 terror attacks.

That's a wrap: US hails China agreement on movies (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 09:13 AM PST

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and Vice President Joe Biden take questions from students at the International Studies Learning Center in South Gate, Calif. , Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Cheering as loudly as any movie audience, Hollywood and the Obama administration on Saturday hailed China's agreement to reduce barriers that have kept U.S.-made films out of the booming Chinese market.

Youth shaping future of online TV, movies, music (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 11:08 AM PST

In this Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 photo, Drake University law school student Srikant Mikkilineni stands with his laptop computer in the school's law library in Des Moines, Iowa. Some observers say that instead of focusing on punishing youth for stealing music, TV and movies, the entertainment industry should be more innovative in the delivery of content, making it more easily available and cheaper. “I do think people would pay for this content if it's reasonably priced and it's available when they want to watch it,” Mikkilineni says. Not wanting to mar his law school record, he pays for the songs, movies and TV shows he downloads. But he does so grudgingly. “Right now, they want us to pay multiple times for the same content,” he says, complaining that that's not reasonable. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Young people want their music, TV and movies now — even if it means they get these things illegally.

Mercury workers gather 50 years after Glenn launch (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 03:43 PM PST

Astronaut Scott Carpenter listens to a question from the media about his experience in space, at the Kennedy Space Center, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. John Glenn fever has taken hold in the U.S. once again. Three days before the 50th anniversary of his historic flight, the first American to orbit the Earth addressed employees at Kennedy Space Center. (AP Photo/Michael Brown)AP - Veterans of NASA's Project Mercury reunited Saturday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's orbital flight, visiting the old launch pad and meeting the famed astronaut himself.

Dems, GOP look to play offense after payroll fight (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 06:29 AM PST

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio walks to the floor of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, for the payroll tax cut vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Bruised from the payroll tax cut brawl, congressional Republicans want to change the subject and push legislation they say would create jobs by promoting transportation and energy projects, cutting business taxes and helping companies raise capital.

Brown pins legacy to Calif. high-speed rail plans (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 10:02 AM PST

In this photo taken Feb. 14, 2012, an Amtrak train bound for the San Francisco Bay Area travels through West Sacramento, Calif in Sacramento, Calif. The current proposal for a $98 billion high-speed rail system would link trains traveling up to 220 mph to Amtrak and other existing passenger rail lines. Despite critics' claims that it is a boondoggle, Gov. Jerry Brown has sworn his support to the state's high-speed rail project, although it could imperil his political legacy if it fails.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - Critics have called it the train to nowhere and a $98 billion boondoggle. As concerns mount over the practicality and affordability of California's plan to build a high-speed rail system, even many former supporters are beginning to sound skeptical.
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