Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:56:16 GMT
Kids in Washington home blast suffered chop wounds
(Reuters)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:13:48 GMTReuters - The two boys of a man who blew up his Washington state home, killing himself and his sons, suffered chop wounds in their final moments and died of smoke inhalation, a law enforcement official said on Monday.
All staff replaced at L.A. school after sex abuse allegations
(Reuters)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:17:22 GMTReuters - In an attempt to regain parents' trust, educational officials said on Monday they are replacing all staff at a Los Angeles school where two instructors are accused of having sexually abused children.
Court to rule on California gay marriage ban
(Reuters)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:19:11 GMTReuters - A U.S. appeals court is set to rule on Tuesday whether California's ban on gay marriage is constitutional in a case that is likely to lead to a showdown on the issue in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Slab City: Living Off the Grid in California's Badlands
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:30:00 GMTTime.com - Deep in the badlands of California is a squatters' camp that many are increasingly calling home -- and a paradise of sorts
Inside Facebook's IPO: How the Social Web Will Reshape the Economy
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:30:00 GMTTime.com - Facebook's IPO -- the largest in Internet history -- is a once-in-a-generation milestone in the evolution of the web
Haditha Marine's lawyers call Anonymous "cowards" after hack
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:33:40 GMTReuters - Lawyers for a U.S. Marine court-martialed for his role in killing Iraqi civilians in Haditha slammed the international hacking collective Anonymous as "cowards" on Monday after they knocked out the firm's website and published internal e-mails on the web.
US judge: Baroque artwork to return to man's heirs
(AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:36:15 GMTAP - A federal judge has ordered the return of a 16th Century Baroque painting depicting Christ carrying the cross to the heirs of a Jewish man who died shortly before the German occupation of France in World War II.
'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate
(AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:33:08 GMT
AP - People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts.
Homeless killings suspect faces new murder charges
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:09:19 GMT
AP - A former Marine already accused of killing four homeless men was charged Monday with two new counts of murder in the stabbing deaths of his high school friend's mother and older brother.
Oregon copter pilot has knack for finding the lost
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:20:56 GMT
AP - A few years ago, John Rachor painted his helicopter orange and yellow, so it would be easier to spot if he ever crashed and became the target of a search and rescue operation in the rugged forests of southwestern Oregon.
New York to fete Giants with parade up Broadway
(AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:08:25 GMT
AP - The New York Giants are returning from their Super Bowl win to a celebration the likes that only New York can throw: a ticker-tape parade in the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway, where the city has honored stars for almost a century.
Autopsy: Kids killed in WA suffered hatchet wounds
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:29:52 GMT
AP - Josh Powell painted himself as a tortured man, ridiculed without reason in the disappearance of his wife, steadfastly insisting he was innocent until the end.
Obama to seek more Alzheimer's research money
(AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:03:11 GMTAP - The Obama administration wants to spend just over half a billion dollars on Alzheimer's research next year, hoping to battle back against what could become the defining disease of the aging baby-boom generation.
New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:43:27 GMT
AP - Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities to allow more time for sanctions to work.
Long-awaited ruling on CA gay marriage ban due
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:32:44 GMT
AP - Supporters and opponents of California's ban on same-sex marriage were anxiously awaiting a federal appeals court decision Tuesday on whether the voter-approved measure violates the civil rights of gay men and lesbians.
Staff removed at LA school during abuse probe
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:56:16 GMT
AP - The entire staff at a Los Angeles elementary school is being removed while authorities investigate horrific allegations of sexual abuse by two of the school's teachers, one of whom is accused of blindfolding children, taping their mouths and photographing them in a classroom.
Mo. teen killer had troubled family, depression
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:10:57 GMTAP - Abandoned by her mother and missing a father in prison, Alyssa Bustamante had plunged to the depths of depression before — once overdosing on a large bottle of pain killers, slicing her skin hundreds of times and carving the word "hate" in her arm. She recovered from her suicide attempt and was prescribed an antidepressant drug.
Amanda Knox lawyer appeals slander conviction
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Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:41:38 GMT
AP - Amanda Knox's Italian lawyer has filed an appeal of her slander conviction in Italy, a Knox family spokesman in Seattle said Monday.
Critics worry Senate ad will revive Asian-bashing
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:40:56 GMT
AP - Criticism of a Senate campaign ad featuring a young Asian woman talking in broken English about China taking away American jobs grew Monday as some warned it could revive discrimination against Asian-Americans.
