Sunday, February 19, 2012

Four dead in Washington state avalanches (Reuters)

Four dead in Washington state avalanches (Reuters)

Four dead in Washington state avalanches (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 06:17 PM PST

Reuters - Four people were killed in two separate avalanches near Washington state ski resorts on Sunday, but eight others initially said to be missing were found alive, authorities said.

Turnout steady at Komen charity race despite controversy (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 05:14 PM PST

Reuters - The decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to cut, and later restore, funding for Planned Parenthood did not seem to affect turnout on Sunday for the first Race for the Cure breast cancer fundraiser held since the controversy erupted this month.

Santorum's Surge, Part II: The Sweater-Vest Strikes Back (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:45 PM PST

Time.com - Of all the candidates jockeying to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney, Santorum has perhaps the best set of credentials for a Republican primary

Arizona sheriff facing long odds after gay outing (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 06:43 PM PST

AP - Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu built a reputation as a rising, conservative star by taking a hardline stance against illegal immigration, attacking the Obama administration and appearing alongside Sen. John McCain in a 2010 re-election ad in which McCain urged federal officials to just "complete the danged fence."

Muslim students across Northeast monitored by NYPD (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 01:51 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.

Elizabeth Smart marries at Hawaii temple (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:54 AM PST

FILE - This May 25, 2011 file photo shows Elizabeth Smart talking to the media in front of the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City. A family spokesman says the Utah woman who was kidnapped at knifepoint at age 14 and held captive for nine months married Matthew Gilmour on Saturday Feb. 18, 2012 in Oahu. The 24-year-old Smart is a senior at Brigham Young University. She met Gilmour, of Aberdeen, Scotland, while serving a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission in France. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)AP - Elizabeth Smart married her fiance Saturday at a Mormon temple in Hawaii, several months ahead of scheduled plans for the nuptials after news of her engagement last month drew widespread media attention.

Whitney Houston laid to rest at private NJ burial (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:03 PM PST

A long line of limos follow the hearse carrying the body of Whitney Houston arrives at Fairview Cemetery for her burial in Westfield, N.J., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)AP - Whitney Houston was laid to rest Sunday at a brief private ceremony in New Jersey, the end of a weekend that saw the pop star's family and friends gather at a star-studded funeral to mourn her loss while celebrating her career.

Every February Yosemite waterfall turns to lava (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 03:00 PM PST

In this undated handout photo provided by the Scott Gediman of the Yosemite National Park Service, the firefall from Glacier Point is shown in Yosemite. A window of time just opened in Yosemite National Park when nature photographers wait, as if for an eclipse, until the moment when the sun and earth align to create a fleeting phenomenon. This marvel of celestial configuration happens in a flash at sunset in mid-February — if the winter weather cooperates. On those days the setting sun illuminates one of the park's lesser-known waterfalls so precisely that it resembles molten lava as it flows over the sheer granite face of the imposing El Capitan. (AP Handout Photo/Yosemite National Park Service, Bethany Gediman) MUST CREDIT NATIONAL PARK SERVICEAP - A window of time just opened in Yosemite National Park when nature photographers wait, as if for an eclipse, until the moment when the sun and earth align to create a fleeting phenomenon.

3 skiers killed in Wash. avalanche; 4th survived (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 06:39 PM PST

AP - Three skiers were killed Sunday when an avalanche swept them about a quarter-mile down an out-of-bounds canyon at a popular resort, but a fourth skier caught up in the slide was saved by a safety device, authorities said.

Immigrants trickling back to Ala despite crackdown (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:34 AM PST

AP - Ana Jimenez and her husband were so terrified of being sent back to their native Mexico when Alabama's tough crackdown on illegal immigrants took effect that they fled more than 2,000 miles to Los Angeles, cramming into a two-bedroom apartment with more than 20 other relatives.

British fugitive lived inconspicuous life in US (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:48 AM PST

AP - On the surface, Edward Maher and his wife appeared to enjoy a comfortable middle-class life. They had homes in quiet neighborhoods, drove late-model cars and took occasional weekend trips. They raised two sons.

High court examines lying about military exploits (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:35 AM PST

In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, Doug and Pam Sterner are photographed in their home in Alexandria, Va. Pam is the author of a college paper that led to the drafting of a federal law in 2006, the Stolen Valor Act, aimed at curbing false claims of military valor, and Doug exposes phony medal winners. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Xavier Alvarez was in good company when he stood up at a public meeting and called himself a wounded war veteran who had received the top military award, the Medal of Honor.

SC mayor sneaks into town hall, pulls over trooper (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 08:32 AM PST

In this Feb. 6, 2012 photo, Norway Mayor Jim Preacher talks to the audience during a Town Council meeting, in Norway, S.C. Preacher has brought plenty of attention to the tiny town in his first month as mayor. He's pulled over a state trooper who wrote him a speeding ticket, and sneaked into town hall before he was sworn in so he could change the locks and take over the town's checkbook. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)AP - In the two decades since Jim Preacher arrived in rural Norway, he's been this tiny town's police chief, self-proclaimed constable and now the mayor. He's pulled over a state trooper who wrote him a speeding ticket, and sneaked into town hall before he was sworn in so he could change the locks and take over the town's checkbook.

John Glenn reunites with 50-year-old Mercury team (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 03:53 AM PST

Former Sen. John Glenn answers a question 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 - John Glenn joined the proud, surviving veterans of NASA's Project Mercury on Saturday in celebrating the 50th anniversary of his historic orbital flight.

APNewsBreak: FDA to review inhalable caffeine (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:32 AM PST

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 still file photo taken from video, students try free samples of AeroShot, an inhalable caffeine packed in a lipstick-sized canister, on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston. The Food and Drug Administration will investigate the safety and legality of the product created by Harvard biomedical engineering professor David Edwards. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi, File)AP - U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand it as a dietary supplement.

Romney faces questions about intensity of support (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:56 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks to a group of former Salt Lake City Olympics committee members, marking the tenth anniversary of the games, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - If Mitt Romney wins the Republican nomination for president, he'll face the urgent task of inspiring the party's conservative core and rallying them to beat President Barack Obama.
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