Saturday 28th January, 2012
37 killed in Syria as UN prepares to discuss escalating violence
AMMAN - Security forces killed 37 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents claimed, as the UN Security Council prepared to discuss Damascus later in the day ahead of a possible vote next ...
Joint US, South Korea military exercises soon
SEOUL - The United States and South Korea are to hold annual military exercises on the Korean peninsula soon, the first since the recent change of leadership in North Korea. There had been ...
US to have 'leaner' but strong military
WASHINGTON - Faced with a budget cut of nearly $500 billion over 10 years, the United States has decided to trim its ground troops but will create a "cutting-edge force" for tactical operations to ...
Huge rise in internet users, web economy by 2016
US News.NetDAVOS - The web economy of the G20 is projected to reach $4.2 trillion in 2016 - nearly double the size of $2.3 trillion in 2010, according to a study by a global management consulting firm. The ...
Aneesh Chopra, Obama's Indian American IT head, quits
US News.NetAneesh Chopra, President Barack Obama's information technology honcho, who was the highest ranking Indian American in the Obama administration, is leaving the White House, apparently to try his hand ...
Mail Online beats NY Times to become most visited online newspaper
US News.NetNew figures suggest that Mail Online has beaten the New York Times website as the most visited newspaper site on the web. According to figures from tracking firm comScore, UK's Daily Mail had 45.35 ...
FBI software to scan tweets to predict crimes
US News.NetAmerican intelligence agency FBI is reportedly developing new software to scan social networks Twitter and Facebook to look for emerging threats and predict crimes. The FBI has asked technology ...
Breast implant saves woman's life, after being stabbed by jealous ex
US News.NetAn American woman made a startling revelation when she said how her breast implants saved her from being killed by a jealous lover. The 41-year-old woman was stabbed repeatedly in the chest by a ...
Now, FBI wants a social network map alert application
US News.NetSeeking to develop an early-warning system based on material 'scraped' from social networks, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wants an application that provides information about possible ...
Gates urges need for raising taxes
US News.NetAmerican billionaire Bill Gates has called for raising taxes in the country, and feels the rich people should swallow a larger burden of the tax hike. "Even as the economy improves and you end the ...
Eli Manning beats Tom Brady as top adultery choice among women
US News.NetWhen it comes to having an affair, married women would prefer New York Giant quarterback Eli Manning over Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, a survey found. About 54 percent of the women polled ...
Hillary Clinton 'ready' to step off 'high wire of American politics'
US News.NetUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reiterated that she is ready to quit American politics. Speaking at a town hall meeting with State Department employees, Clinton said she is ready to step ...
College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan
San Diego Union-TribunePresident Barack Obama speaks at the University of Michigan's Al Glick Field House, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) - ...
Ky. to review how to restore bridge struck by boat
San Diego Union-TribuneA a cargo ship pauses in the water after colliding with a southwestern Kentucky bridge that partially collapsed when it was struck Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, near Aurora, Ky. The ship was traveling ...
Man rescued after vehicle ends up in Wash. creek
San Diego Union-TribuneFEDERAL WAY, Wash. -; Rescuers in the south Seattle suburb of Federal Way have pulled a man from a vehicle that ran off a road, plunged down a ravine and wound up in a creek. Television news ...
Jesse Jackson adds voice to Grammy protest
TVNZSource: Reuters Civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse Jackson has urged Grammy organisers to reinstate 31 ethnic and minority musical categories that have been cut from the music industry's ...
Arab Americans Meet with Latinos Advocates on Immigration
New America MediaDETROIT-Local Arab Americans met with Latino community members and national advocates last week to discuss immigration reform and strengthening community partnerships, reports Arab American News. ...
Irans Ahmadinejad Visits Four Latin American Countries
New America MediaPresident Obama’s authorization of the expulsion of the Venezuelan consul general from that country’s consulate office has further deteriorated relations between the two countries. ...
Obama's IT czar Aneesh Chopra leaving White House
NDTVWashington: Aneesh Chopra, President Barack Obama's first IT czar and the highest ranking Indian-American in the White House, is stepping down after three years of ground-breaking work aimed at ...
Americans Suing Cruise Lost in Sea of Fine Print?
Fox NewsJan. 24: A sea platform carrying a crane approaches the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. U.S. citizens who were on the Costa Concordia and want to sue ...
Sundance 2012: ATO Pictures Acquires North American Rights to Clive Owen-Gillian Anderson's 'Shadow Dancer'
Hollywood Reporterand Temple Fennell "Andrea and Clive give extraordinary performances in this taut, meticulously directed thriller that never lets up. We could not be more pleased to work with James Marsh whose ...
Former Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82
Reuters(Reuters) - Former Boston Mayor Kevin White, who led the city for 16 years and shepherded it through a period of racial tension and court-ordered school desegregation, died on Friday at age ...
Need for Courtroom Artists Fade as Cameras Move In
ABC NewsOne marker in hand and one in his mouth, Lou Chukman glances up and down from a sketchpad to a reputed Chicago mobster across the courtroom -- drawing feverishly to capture the drama of the ...
Coupons becoming a way of life for American consumers
The Detroit NewsConsumers redeemed $4.6 billion in coupons last year, 12.2 percent more than the year before, according to the report released late this week by NCH Marketing Services Inc., owned by Livonia-based ...
Oakland A’s 2012 FanFest Set For Sunday
CBS 5A's FanFest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Oracle Arena. Admission tickets for A's FanFest 2012 are priced at $8 for adults and $5 for children ages 14 and under, but admission to the event is ...
Oakland Police Seek Suspect In Attempted Sexual Assault
CBS 5OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Oakland police said Friday that they are asking for the public's help in finding a man who allegedly attempted to sexually assault a woman on a busy street in the ...
Oakland Warns Occupy Protesters Not To Take Over Building
CBS 5Freshly silkscreened signs hang to dry at the Occupy Oakland encampment during Occupy Oakland’s general strike on November 2, 2011 in Oakland. (Justin Sullivan/Getty ...
Abbott Breezes To Big Lead At Skating Nationals In San Jose
CBS 5Jeremy Abbott, finishes his program in the Senior Men’s Short Program during the 2012 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the HP Pavilion on January 27, 2012 in San Jose. (Matthew ...
Late Rally Not Enough, Warriors Fall To Thunder
CBS 5David Lee #10 of the Golden State Warriors flips up a shot over Kendrick Perkins #5 of the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 27, 2012 at Oracle Arena in Oakland. (Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty ...
7 Arrested For Gang-Related Assaults In San Mateo
CBS 5SAN MATEO (KCBS) – The San Mateo Police Department has arrested 7 suspects in connection with 3 separate violent gang assaults over the past week, authorities said. The series of arrests ...
Berkeley Shooting Victim Identified As Hercules Man
CBS 5fatal shooting in Berkeley Thursday night has been identified as 32-year-old Kenneth Warren, police said Friday. The shooting was reported around 6:50 p.m. Thursday in the 3000 block of Shattuck ...
Busted! Taking Down Miss Hispanic America
TimeIn October, Laura Zuniga, athletic and 5 feet 7 inches tall, posed sleekly for the paparazzi. She wore an alluring pink dress and, more importantly, the coveted crown of Miss Hispanic America. Just ...
Pentagon cedes control of Defense cyber pilot to DHS
GovExecThe Homeland Security Department is taking over a heralded Pentagon project that shared classified intelligence with select military contractors and their communications providers, DHS officials ...
Administration floats plan for oceans policy
GovExecThe Obama administration on Thursday unveiled its strategy for developing a national oceans policy that would include streamlined permitting processes, improved oil-spill response capabilities in ...
Geospatial agency offers buyouts to 150 employees
GovExecThe National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is offering buyouts to 150 employees in fiscal 2012, according to a spokesman. The buyouts are ongoing and eligible workers will have until an ...
Defending government in an anti-government age
GovExecLast fall, Washington-area viewers of the Sunday morning talk shows got a steady dose of commercials featuring Federal News Radio's Mike Causey. Pointing to a studio backdrop of the U.S. ...
Justice Department backs president on recent recess appointments
GovExecThis story has been updated with additional comment. The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel has backed President Obama in affirming the president's authority to make recess ...
Mobile health centers deliver medical care to rural veterans
GovExecAbout 41 percent, or 3.3 million, veterans enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Department health system live far from a VA hospital, so last week the department added another 20 vehicles to its fleet ...
Taxpayer advocate pleads for boost in IRS funding, hiring
GovExecAt a time when the Internal Revenue Service is offering buyouts to thousands of employees, the National Taxpayer Advocate is warning that "the imbalance between [the agency's] workload and ...
Video of urinating Marines could be a defining image of Afghanistan war
GovExecThe Pentagon opened a formal probe into a video showing Marines in Afghanistan urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters, but the move may not be enough to prevent the footage from becoming one ...
What kind of health insurance do the GOP candidates get?
GovExecMitt Romney's rivals may enjoy repeating his line that he likes "being able to fire people who provide services to me," but when it comes to health insurance, he has the luxury of ...
War dogs: Blumenthal wants improved adoptions, honors for military canines
GovExecA Democratic senator wants working military dogs to get more honors and homes. The post-battlefield adoption and official recognition of courageous acts of military working dogs would be improved ...
American economy not healthy yet, but it's healing
Boston GlobeFILE - In this Aug. 30, 2011 file photo, 2011 Chevrolet Malibus are lined up at a car dealership in San Jose, Calif. The U.S. economy grew at a 2.8 percent annual rate in the final three months of ...
White House says debt limit compromise "possible"
People's DailyWith less than one week towards a possible calamitous U.S. debt default deadline, the White House said on Wednesday that a debt limit compromise is essential and possible, adding fresh pressure to ...
Five alleged wise guys arrested in New York
Times of OmanNew York: Five alleged members of New York's Cosa Nostra have been arrested and charged with racketeering, extortion and other typical mafia activities, authorities said Friday.The defendants ...
Bank of America Short Sale Program Sputters at Start
The LedgerOnly 60 Floridians have received cash from a Bank of America program that pays up to $20,000 to homeowners who sell distressed properties in a short ...
North America Boosts Ford in Fourth Quarter
The LedgerFor Ford, there's no place like home. North America propped up the company in the fourth quarter as the European debt crisis and flooding in Thailand hurt profits elsewhere. Ford Motor ...
Obama 'putting colleges on notice' on high tuition
San Diego Union-TribunePresident Barack Obama greets supporters after his speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) - ...
Ex-Boston Mayor White, led in turbulent '70s, dies
San Diego Union-TribuneFILE- This Nov. 1, 2006 file photograph shows former Boston Mayor Kevin White outside Faneuil Hall in Boston Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006. Former Mayor Kevin H. White, who led the city for 16 years ...
NYPD officers rescue suspect dangling 7 floors up
San Diego Union-TribuneNEW YORK -; Police say two officers rescued a suspect as he dangled from a seventh-floor Manhattan apartment window after nearly lunging to his death. Officers Isaias Alicea and Vincent ...
Panetta cites key intelligence on bin Laden raid
San Diego Union-TribuneWASHINGTON -; Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. in advance of the successful Navy SEAL assault ...
BP emails reveal company veiling spill rate
San Diego Union-TribuneNEW ORLEANS -; On the day the Deepwater Horizon sank, BP officials warned in an internal memo that if the well was not protected by the blow-out preventer at the drill site, crude oil could burst ...
Justice Dept. turns over docs in Fast and Furious
San Diego Union-TribuneWASHINGTON -; Newly released Justice Department emails sent to Capitol Hill for a congressional inquiry into a gun-smuggling operation indicate that the head of the department's criminal ...
Ex-Marine pleads not guilty 5 Calif. murders
San Diego Union-TribuneSANTA ANA, Calif. -; A former Marine convicted of killing three women in Illinois pleaded not guilty Friday to murdering five more women in California. Andrew Urdiales entered the plea in ...
Wash.: 8 sea lions found dead, apparently shot
The Miami HeraldThe Sept. 18 story Feds ramp up sea turtle protection enforcement: While discussing increased law enforcement by NOAA brought on by large numbers of dead sea turtles found on Gulf beaches in the ...
Crews clear rocks, reopen busy Yosemite highway
The Miami HeraldA two-vehicle crash with injuries on southbound Interstate 95 just south of the Miami Gardens exit is caused major traffic delays on Friday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Two left ...
Florida’s election law draws scrutiny
The Miami HeraldTAMPA -- Election experts and Democratic voting advocates told U.S. senators Friday that a Republican-backed overhaul of Florida election laws will suppress Democratic turnout in the nation’s ...
Gingrich daughter runs campaign from Key Biscayne
The Miami HeraldKathy G. Lubbers says it hasn’t been difficult finding her place in the world — a world in which everyone points her out as the daughter of Newt Gingrich, the former U.S. House speaker ...
Growth Trails Forecasts as Americans Curb Spending: Economy
Business WeekJan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Restrained spending by consumers held growth in the U.S. economy to a 2.8% annual pace in the fourth quarter, slower than economists forecast while still the fastest pace in ...
Florida GOP: Debate audience not stacked for Romney
MSNBCFollow @JamieNBCNews THE VILLAGES, Fla. -- The Republican Party of Florida is pushing back on reports that Mitt Romney’s campaign stacked the audience at the CNN debate Thursday in ...
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