|
|
|
|
Senior Yemen al Qaeda leader threatens U.S. attacks: siteDUBAI (Reuters) - A senior member of al Qaeda's Yemen wing who the Yemeni government said it killed has emerged on an internet forum, threatening to carry out attacks in the United States.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 3:11 am Senior Yemen al Qaeda leader threatens U.S. attacks: site (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 3:11 am WHIO Local News Ex-VP Dick Cheney hospitalized with chest pains - WHIO Radio
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Feb 2010 | 3:08 am Cheney hospitalized after experiencing chest painsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney was hospitalized on Monday after experiencing chest pains, and his office said he was resting comfortably while doctors evaluated the situation.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 3:07 am Cheney hospitalized after experiencing chest pains (Reuters)Reuters - Former Vice President Dick Cheney was hospitalized on Monday after experiencing chest pains, and his office said he was resting comfortably while doctors evaluated the situation.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 3:07 am Even without Tiger, golf can thrive on TV (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 3:05 am Flights from Paris hit by strikesFlights are cancelled at the two main Paris airports as French air traffic controllers begin a five-day strike.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:58 am UK mortgage loans at 8 1/2 year low in JanuaryMortgage lending in Britain hit the lowest level in 8 1/2 years in January at 8 billion pounds ($12.4 billion), major banks reported Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:57 am LEAD: Hu meets N. Korean senior party official Kim+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: RECASTING WITH DEVELOPMENTS) Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks Tuesday with Kim Yong Il, director of the International Department of North Korea's Workers' Party...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:56 am Toyota bosses to face US hearingsToyota chiefs will begin testifying on safety issues later when the first of a series of congressional hearings begins.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:50 am Curling Finally Explained [InfoGraphic]At last, someone makes sense out of the weirdest sport of the Winter Olympics.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:50 am 2ND LD: U.S. envoy to visit Asia to help reopen 6-party talks+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING CHINA'S COMMNETS IN 2ND, 3RD GRAFS) U.S. special representative for North Korea policy Stephen Bosworth will travel to China, Japan and South Korea this week to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:47 am Iran 'arrests Sunni militant'The authorities in Iran arrest Abdolmalek Rigi, the leader of Sunni Muslim militant group Jundullah, say reports.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:46 am Concern at Karzai poll power grabWestern diplomats express deep concern at a decree by Afghan President Hamid Karzai giving him control of the election watchdog.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:46 am German business confidence drops in FebruaryA closely watched survey shows German business confidence dropped for the first time in 10 months in February, with the retail sector especially hurt by harsh winter weather.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:42 am NATO seeks more trainers for Afghan army, policeBRUSSELS (AP) -- Military officials from NATO's 28 members and other allied nations met Tuesday to work out how they will pledge at least 2,000 new instructors to train the fast-expanding Afghan security forces....Source: AP Top International News At 4:45 a... | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:41 am NATO seeks more trainers for Afghan army, police (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:41 am Fairy Tale Endings of 2010*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am H.K. relief agency suspends volunteer recruitment program in China+(Kyodo) _ An international relief organization based in Hong Kong said Tuesday it is suspending a college student training program in China after Chinese authorities reportedly barred...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:38 am Ozawa again avoids being charged in funds falsification+(Kyodo) _ Prosecutors on Tuesday decided not to slap a criminal charge against Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa over suspected false reporting in a 2007 political...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:38 am US, Canada advance to final game in women's hockeyThe final game in women's Olympic hockey is no surprise: The Canadians and the Americans were the best teams going in, and they've earned the right to go out together with one game for gold.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:33 am US Afghan toll hits 1000, blast kills 7 civilians - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am Carlsberg Q4 profits more than tripleDanish brewer Carlsberg A/S on Tuesday reported a more than threefold rise in fourth quarter net profit, to 383 million kroner ($70 million), thanks mainly to reduced costs.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am Hit-and-run victim Erinn Phelan is a true hero, helping others before herself - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:28 am Olson's 3 lifts Seattle to 90-88 victoryTaylor Olson hit a 3-pointer with 5.4 seconds left to lift Seattle to a 90-88 victory over San Jose State on Monday night.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:26 am Lee poised for Test retirementAustralia fast bowler Brett Lee is expected to announce his retirement from Test cricket later on Tuesday.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:26 am N.Ireland car bomb will not derail peace: politicians (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:21 am Who Will be the San Diego Chargers Running Back in 2010?With LaDainian Tomlinson's days as a Charger seemingly numbered, there are a myriad of options the team can explore for a starter in 2010? But which route will they go: free agency, a trade, or the draft?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:20 am Madeira looks for 32 missing after island's floodsFUNCHAL, Madeira Islands (AP) -- Emergency crews in Madeira are looking for 32 people still missing four days after weekend landslides that claimed dozens of lives in the Portuguese island's worst disaster in living memory....Source: AP Top International News At 4:45 a... | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:19 am U.S. Afghan toll hits 1,000, blast kills 7 civiliansKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan has reached 1,000, an independent website said on Tuesday, and another deadly bombing in the volatile south highlighted the struggle to stabilize the country.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:16 am U.S. Afghan toll hits 1,000, blast kills 7 civilians (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:15 am Iran says could swap nuclear fuel inside IranTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it was willing to swap low-grade for high-grade uranium but that the nuclear fuel exchange under a U.N.-brokered plan must be carried out on its own...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:11 am Taliban leader 'held in Pakistan'A senior leader of the Afghan Taliban is reported to have been detained in Pakistan, US media reports say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:10 am Manny Ramirez says this is his final season in LA (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:09 am Mr Brown has been upset by the claims, said Ed Balls - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:06 am Phils' Werth looking to build on his breakout yearSporting a thick, scraggly beard and long hair flowing beneath his baseball cap, Jayson Werth caused a stir with his appearance on Monday. After a breakout season with the Philadelphia Phillies last year, Werth's performance should get most of the attention.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:06 am Bipartisan jobs bill advances past GOP filibuster (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:05 am Dubai: Four more Europeans suspected in Hamas official's killing - Ha'aretz
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:05 am For Canadian dance pair, gold is `our Stanley Cup'Scott Moir would have gone to sleep on the Olympic rings in the middle of the Pacific Coliseum ice if they'd let him, clutching his gold medal.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:04 am Dollar edges down to 91 yen line as U.S. rate hike expectations wane+(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar edged down to the 91 yen line Tuesday in Tokyo as expectations that U.S. monetary tightening was imminent waned, although investors were largely sitting on the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:03 am Eight die in Afghan bomb, US loses 1,000th soldier (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:02 am Nearly 20 percent of U.S. workers underemployed: poll (Reuters)Reuters - Nearly 20 percent of the U.S. workforce lacked adequate employment in January and struggled to make ends meet with reduced resources and bleak job prospects, according to a Gallup poll released on Tuesday.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am Nearly 20 percent of U.S. workers underemployed: pollWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly 20 percent of the U.S. workforce lacked adequate employment in January and struggled to make ends meet with reduced resources and bleak job prospects, according to a Gallup poll released on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am Ill will for slain Mich. activist as trial nearsIn life, anti-abortion activist James Pouillon spent years trying to influence people in his small Michigan city with large signs of dead fetuses. In death, that combative style could make it difficult to find a jury for the trial of the man charged with killing him.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Feb 2010 | 2:01 am Iran's reeling reformers find Khomeini family allyDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Inside the shrine to the founder of Iran's Islamic Revolution, the grandson of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini performed his duty as its caretaker - politely greeting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and security force chiefs during an official memorial....Source: AP Top International News At 4:45 a... | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:59 am Iran's reeling reformers find Khomeini family allyInside the shrine to the founder of Iran's Islamic Revolution, the grandson of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini performed his duty as its caretaker — politely greeting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and security force chiefs during an official memorial.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:59 am More British, Irish passports used in Dubai killingDUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has identified four more suspects, carrying British and Irish passports, in the Dubai killing of a Hamas commander, a source in the UAE familiar...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:54 am NYC bomb plotter plea deal might help broaden case - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:53 am Prosecutors interrogate 51 Turkish officersANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Prosecutors on Tuesday interrogated 51 Turkish military commanders, including former Air Force and Navy chiefs, over alleged plans to destabilize the country by blowing up mosques to trigger a coup and topple the Islamic-rooted government....Source: AP Top International News At 4:45 a... | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:52 am Prosecutors interrogate 51 Turkish officersProsecutors on Tuesday interrogated 51 Turkish military commanders, including former Air Force and Navy chiefs, over alleged plans to destabilize the country by blowing up mosques to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:52 am Five children hurt in blast in north Indian cityNEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least four children were hurt in a small explosion in front of a school in a northern Indian city on Tuesday but it may not be a militant attack, police said.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:45 am Lufthansa Expects Normal Ops By Friday - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:43 am Site Hopes Arabic-English Translation Translates into PeaceA new site hopes the seemingly simple idea of eliminating the language barrier, letting you write in English and be read in Arabic and vice versa will cultivate citizen diplomacy between the Middle East and the West, reducing tensions at the grassroots level between two cultures.Read More http
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:40 am Continental 2009 loss widens 50 pct to $2.2BGerman tires and car parts maker Continental AG says its net loss for 2009 widened by 50 percent as the economic downturn sapped demand for its products.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:38 am NATO commander takes apology direct to AfghansKABUL (AP) -- The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan took his apology for a weekend airstrike that killed civilians directly to the Afghan people Tuesday, with a video in which he pledged to work to regain their trust as NATO continues a mass offensive against the Taliban in the south....Source: AP Top International News At 4:45 a... | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:31 am Tennis: Suzuki named to Davis Cup team, Nishikori left out+(Kyodo) _ The Japan Tennis Association on Tuesday named Takao Suzuki to Japan's Davis Cup team for next week's match against the Philippines, but Kei Nishikori was overlooked to allow himSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:27 am Don't blame Congress for leaders' faultsWhen Sen. Evan Bayh announced that he would step down from the Senate, he said that Congress had become a dysfunctional institution. "I love helping our citizens make the most of their lives, but I do not love Congress" Bayh lamented.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:20 am 9 Movie Plot Threads That Go NowhereFilms only have a limited time to get their whole story across, but sometimes threads are introduced in films that really don’t add up to anything. Whether it’s laziness or stupidity no one can say for sure.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:20 am Democrats Cautiously Embrace Obama Health Plan - ABC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:12 am Taliban tries kinder, gentler tactics in MarjahKABUL Taliban jihadists who ruled Marjah had recently softened their brutal treatment of the townspeople and seemed less intent ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:11 am Flight Medics Ferry the Wounded to Trauma Facilities [PICS]Some troops don’t call their parents or loved ones when they get hit. It’s important to call home ASAP to avoid stressing out your family. Men and women are wounded. Some die.Some are saved by dedicated medical crews, & by the pilots who fly into combat to ferry wounded to some of the best trauma facilities in the world, right here in Afghanistan.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:10 am Obama unveils a $950B restart on healthPresident Obama took charge of the health care debate on the 399th day of his presidency Monday by proposing a 10-year, $950 ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:06 am Croc in golf lake is world's most dangerous water hazardAn Australian golf course boasts the world's most dangerous water hazard: a 6ft-long crocodile.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Democrats block filibuster on scaled-back jobs billSeveral Republican senators, including Scott Brown of Massachusetts, lend their support to the plan in a victory for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.Senate Democrats leaped a key hurdle toward passing a scaled-down jobs bill Monday, gaining support from several Republicans -- including the newest GOP senator, Scott Brown of Massachusetts.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Anthem Blue Cross broke law more than 700 times, official saysCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner says the insurer failed to pay medical claims on time and misrepresented policies from 2006 to 2009. The firm faces up to $7 million in fines.California's largest for-profit health insurer violated state law more than 700 times over a three-year period by failing to pay medical claims on time and misrepresenting policy provisions to customers, the state's insurance commissioner said Monday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Getting the devil off the mountainA devout Christian wants to change the name of Mt. Diablo. Who's in favor of Mt. Reagan?Arthur Mijares never saw it coming when he filed the federal paperwork to change the name of Contra Costa County's most famous landmark from Mt. Diablo to Mt. Reagan.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Guilty plea in New York terrorism caseNajibullah Zazi, an Afghan immigrant who had been living in Colorado, tells a judge he was planning a suicide bombing in the city. He says he was angry about casualties in Afghanistan.Reporting from Washington and New York Richard A. Serrano -- An Afghan immigrant admitted to a federal judge Monday that he was so enraged by U.S. military actions in Afghanistan that he attended an Al Qaeda training camp and planned to commit a suicide bombing in New York -- possibly on the subway -- to protest the war.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Colleges test Amazon's Kindle e-book reader as study toolAs several major universities finish analyzing data from pilot programs involving the latest version of the Amazon Kindle, officials ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Toyota's fractured structure may be at root of safety problemsThe uncoordinated response to problems resulted from a diffuse organization, former company insiders say.In a bold national TV appearance early this month, a top executive at Toyota's U.S. sales office in Torrance declared that the automaker had discovered the exact causes of sudden acceleration in its vehicles: floor mats and sticking pedals.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Obama lays out goals on healthcareHis $950-billion blueprint would raise some taxes and cut Medicare spending, and it challenges GOP leaders to offer an alternative.In an 11th-hour bid to rally Democrats behind a sweeping healthcare overhaul, President Obama offered his own detailed plan Monday that would expand coverage, tighten regulation of the insurance industry and seek greater efficiencies in the nation's medical system.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Early-pregnancy weight gain linked to gestational diabetesAdding pounds during the first trimester can increase the danger of the disease, which can affect both the mother and infant even after birth.Women have long been told that gaining weight before becoming pregnant or being overweight at the start of pregnancy puts them at higher risk for gestational diabetes. But a new study finds that the first trimester is the most crucial time for weight gain that can increase the danger of developing the condition.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am 26 people killed in brutal attacks across IraqThe dead include a Shiite Muslim family of eight in Wehda, south of Baghdad, and a family of four in the west Baghdad district of Hurriyeh -- areas that once witnessed heavy sectarian bloodshed.Assailants killed an Iraqi family of eight Monday, shooting some and beheading others in a brutal attack south of Baghdad reminiscent of the sectarian killings that raged through the area a few years back.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Court considers whether terror law violates free speechIn the first test of its kind since the Sept. 11 attacks, the Supreme Court will consider today whether a federal law that bars ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:57 am Obama's health care bill revision seeks Dem unityA $950 billion, 10-year health care proposal released by President Obama on Monday mirrors a bill passed by the Senate last year ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:57 am An egg inside another egg? EggcellentAn Auckland man has made an unusual discovery while cooking his breakfast - finding an egg within an egg.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:50 am Weirdest Faces of the Olympics (Pics)From the fans to the athletes themselves, here are some of the oddest expressions at the games.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:50 am Darfur truce could pave way for peaceCAIRO (AP) -- Darfur's leading rebel group and the government of Sudan have a bitter history of failed cease-fires and peace deals. But upcoming elections and dramatically improved ties with neighboring Chad have raised hopes that a truce to be signed Tuesday will finally put an end to seven years of devastating war....Source: AP Top International News At 4:45 a... | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:45 am Gordon Brown accused of throwing a tangerineGordon Brown has been accused of breaking a machine by hurling a tangerine into it after losing his temper during a visit to a factory.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:42 am Toyota faces U.S. criminal probe, Japan government eyes impactTOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's woes deepened ahead of its testimony to Congress on safety issues, as it revealed it faces a U.S. criminal probe into the handling of its massive recalls, while Japan voiced concern over the economic impact of the automakers' problems.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:42 am Iran to Airlines: Call it Persian GulfTehran Regime Warns Airlines Over Using Alternative Names For The Persian GulfSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:38 am Afghan admits NYC bomb plot, al Qaeda trainingNEW YORK (Reuters) - An Afghan immigrant pleaded guilty on Monday to plotting a suicide bomb attack on New York City subways with al Qaeda training for what would have been the worst attack on the United States since September 11, 2001.Source: Reuters: Top News | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am India Maoist rebels attack policeMaoist rebels attack a police camp in the Indian state of West Bengal, hours after one of their leaders offers a ceasefire.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:26 am Dogs help provide support in courtroomsCanines' calming presence makes it easier for victims or those who may have to testify in court.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:19 am Leaders 'back claim on Falklands'Latin American leaders at a regional summit back Argentina's claim over the Falklands, Argentina's president has said.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:19 am Colorado man pleads guilty in NYC bomb plotA Colorado airport shuttle driver admitted Monday that he plotted with al-Qaeda to bomb New York City subways and other targets ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:16 am O, Canada! Canadian pair wins ice dancing
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:15 am Study: 1 in 5 kids don't see dentist each yearAt least one in five U.S. children go without annual dental care and most states lack key policies to ensure access to cost-saving ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:11 am Orphanage director: Haiti holds 6 US-bound kidsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Six U.S.-bound orphans seized by Haitian police despite having their papers in order remained in a government-run nursery more than two days later, the orphanage director said....Source: AP Top International News At 4:45 a... | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:04 am Latin States Back Argentina On FalklandsLatin American Summit Backs Argentina On Falkland Islands Dispute With BritainSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 23 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Henry Paulson defends moves to stave off collapseFormer U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is certain he made all the right moves in late 2008 as he and his...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:55 pm David Ortiz pays lip service to forgetting '09FORT MYERS - David Ortiz wants it both ways. Speaking with the media yesterday afternoon, the Red Sox designated...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:53 pm Golden ice dancers banish Canadian bluesVANCOUVER (Reuters) - A young pair of ice dancers lifted the host country out of its Winter Olympic gloom with a golden performance Monday just as Canadians were questioning their team's medal-winning capability.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:51 pm Anthony J. DeRosa Jr.Anthony J. DeRosa Sr. of South Dennis, a retired court officer and World War II veteran, died Thursday at McCarthy...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:47 pm M. Patricia TraversM. Patricia Travers of Melrose, a retired administrator and ombudsman, died Saturday at Sawtelle Family Hospice...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:46 pm Margaret KelseyMargaret E. (Manley) Kelsey of Quincy, a homemaker, died Friday at Queen Anne Nursing Home in Hingham. She was...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:45 pm Jon M. HallgrenJon M. Hallgren of Quincy, an auto salesman, died unexpectedly Saturday at Quincy Medical Center. He was 46. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:44 pm LaDainian Tomlinson's unemployedLaDainian Tomlinson was released yesterday by the San Diego Chargers, ending a brilliant nine-year run in which...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:43 pm Maoist rebel offers cease-fire, talks with IndiaNEW DELHI (AP) -- A top Maoist guerrilla leader in India has offered a cease-fire and talks with the government if it calls off a crackdown against the rebels. The government said it would consider the offer, but wants it in writing....Source: AP Top International News At 4:45 a... | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:39 pm Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who helped design Beijing's 'Bird's Nest' Olympic StadiumChinese artist Ai Weiwei, who helped design Beijing's 'Bird's Nest' Olympic Stadium, at a press conference. About 20 Chinese artists including Ai Weiwei have protested in central Beijing over the demolition...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:38 pm Weapons allegedly confiscated from the Jundallah (Soldiers of God) led by Abdolmalek Rigi, arrested by IranPhotographers take pictures of weapons allegedly confiscated from the Jundallah (Soldiers of God) Sunni rebel group in Zahedan, Iran in August 2009. Iran has arrested the leader of Jundallah, Abdolmalek...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:32 pm British Prime Minister Gordon BrownBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at the Global Investment Conference in central London, on February 22, 2010. Brown has hit back over allegations he bullied his staff, in a row that has heaped...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:26 pm Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and Business Secretary Peter MandelsonPrime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and Business Secretary Peter Mandelson arrive at the Global Investment Conference in central London, on February 22, 2010. Mandelson, charged that the announcement by Christine...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:26 pm U.S. warns about travel to two more Mexican statesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department issued an updated travel alert for Mexico on Monday, adding Durango and Coahuila to a list of states with areas it urged U.S. citizens to avoid visiting due to rising violence.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:25 pm Kid stuff high on Doc Rivers' listChris Rivers can reach the University of Florida in Gainesville in two hours from Orlando - maybe 90 minutes on...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:24 pm Dick Cheney hospitalized, resting comfortablyFormer vice president Dick Cheney was hospitalized after experiencing chest pains Monday, an aide said.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:18 pm Experts say school could track missing laptops less intrusivelySchool officials in Pennsylvania who admit remotely activating student webcams to locate missing laptops could have used far ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:16 pm Celtics starting 5Perhaps all they needed was a few days away from each other to clear their heads. Maybe the Celtics needed a little...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:10 pm Jakarta bomb 'financier' on trialThe trial of those suspected of involvement in last year's Jakarta bombing continues with the case of the alleged financier.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:07 pm Virtue-Moir put end to Russian dominanceVANCOUVER - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir's brought the house down at the Pacific Coliseum. Knocked the...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:05 pm Canada Wins First Ice Dancing GoldTessa Virtue and Scott Moir have won Canada's first Olympic ice dance gold medal, beating Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White at the Vancouver Games. World champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin of Russia won the bronze. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:03 pm Under world's greatest cities, deadly platesTokyo, Cairo and Los Angeles are among a large list of urban centers sitting atop shifting tectonic plates.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:02 pm Stomach Illness Hits 300 on Cruise ShipIll Guests Overwhelm Ship's Medical Facilities, Spokeswoman Says; Extra Doctor, Nurse Board in CaribbeanSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm Haiti Holds 6 U.S.-Bound KidsOrphanage Director Says Children, 4 Women Escorting Them Had Proper Paperwork; Children Spending Night in Gov't Tent CampSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pm Latin American summit backs Argentina on FalklandsPLAYA DE CARMEN, Mexico (AP) -- Latin American and Caribbean nations backed Argentina's claim of sovereignty to the Falkland Islands on Monday in a growing dispute with Britain over plans to drill for oil off the islands in the Atlantic....Source: AP Top International News At 4:45 a... | 22 Feb 2010 | 10:18 pm Giant George enters record books as world's biggest ever dogA Great Dane from the US state of Arizona is officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the tallest dog ever on record.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 22 Feb 2010 | 10:03 pm FCC survey: Americans need broadband basicsThe government's plan to provide fast Internet connections to all Americans will have to include some basic instruction in Web 101, according to a new survey of Internet users and non-users.
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Fog Fluctuations Could Threaten Giant RedwoodsCalifornia's towering redwoods depend on coastal fog for much of their yearly water supply. But in a new study scientists report that the long-term health of these iconic trees may be in danger as weather changes could contribute to fewer days in the mist. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm New Building Law Seen As Threat To California HistoryCalifornia is about to enact a law that requires new buildings to meet green standards. But advocates of historic preservation say these standards encourage the demolition of old buildings, while some environmentalists say the law isn't progressive enough. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Putin Signals New Tolerance For Protest In RussiaIn Russia, protests are generally small and often shut down by police. But recently, police have allowed a handful of anti-government demonstrations to go on. The prime minister says getting feedback from citizens (like 72-year-old Leokadya Maximova) is a good thing. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Memorials to US Marines killed on the battlefield in Afghanistan.Memorials to US Marines killed on the battlefield on January 24, are seen in Fiddler's Green camp, on the outskirts of Marjah in central Helmand. The number of US soldiers who have died in Afghanistan...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 9:53 pm Discrimination Case Raises Old Issues - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Feb 2010 | 9:40 pm EPA Plans to Phase in Regulation of Emissions - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 22 Feb 2010 | 9:40 pm The Most Embarrassing Leaked MemosToyota bragged in an internal memo about saving $100 million by convincing regulators to stop investigating complaints about its cars-and now all of America knows. From Big Tobacco to Enron to Fox News, read some of the all-time most incriminating...Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 22 Feb 2010 | 9:22 pm Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2010 | 8:53 pm Off the bubble — UConn stops No. 8 W.Va.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2010 | 8:53 pm Australia fights terrorism with tough visa checksSYDNEY (AP) -- Australia intends to impose tougher visa checks on people from countries considered at high risk for terrorism as part of a 69 million Australian dollar ($62 million) counterterrorism plan released Tuesday....Source: AP Top International News At 4:45 a... | 22 Feb 2010 | 8:08 pm Video: India's Transgender Beauty PageantMumbai was the host city for the first transgendered beauty pageant in India, a major milestone for transgender rights in India. CBS News' Karina Mitchell reports on the festivities.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:58 pm Video: Dirty Sock, Museum Masterpiece"CBS News RAW": A controversial Catalonian artist has revealed created a giant, dirty sock to be used as a centerpiece in the main hall of the Barcelona Contemporary Art Museum.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:25 pm Bipartisan jobs bill clears GOP filibuster
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:21 pm Cheney hospitalised with chest painsFormer US Vice President Dick Cheney has been admitted to George Washington Hospital after experiencing chest pains.Cheney's assistant, Peter Long, said in a statement today that the 69-year-old Cheney was resting comfortably...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:20 pm Mum kept girls' bodies in freezerA US woman who adopted three children despite a troubled past was convicted today of murdering two of the girls and storing their bodies in a freezer.And in the meantime, the woman continued collecting payments meant to help...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:15 pm Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:03 pm Scoop: Jessica Simpson readies her O(prah) face
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:03 pm Tidbits: Lohan blames dad for her drug problem
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:03 pm Barack Obama unveiled his own plan to overhaul the US health care systemUS President Barack Obama, seen here addressing members of the National Governors Association at the White House, unveiled his own plan to overhaul the US health care system by providing cover for 31 million...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:02 pm A medical assistant giving a vaccination at a low-cost clinic in Aurora, ColoradoA medical assistant giving a vaccination at a low-cost clinic in Aurora, Colorado.The United States is the world's richest nation but the only industrialized democracy that does not provide health care...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:02 pm Polls show that health reform is not the top concern of most Americans in the aftermath of the economic crisisGraphic fact file comparing health care services and costs in a range of countries. The United States is the world's richest nation but the only industrialized democracy that does not provide health care...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:02 pm Former V.P. Cheney hospitalized, resting comfortablyFormer vice president Dick Cheney was hospitalized after experiencing chest pains today, an aide said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:02 pm Suicide pilot has a fan baseAny individual and his theories, no matter how extreme or mainstream, can find adherents on the internet.The suicide pilot who crashed his plane into the IRS office in Texas is being hailed in some corners as a hero who struck...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:00 pm IRA car bomb damages N. Ireland courthouseIrish Republican Army dissidents detonate their first car bomb in nearly a decade, damaging a courthouse but injuring nobody in an attack designed to rattle Northern Ireland's peace process.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 22 Feb 2010 | 6:53 pm Lawmakers tweet up a storm in D.C.Nearly a third of Congress members are using Twitter, whether to make political points or just talk about the weather.Congress has spent the last year learning to tweet. More than a third of its members are doing it now. And if you thought the minute-to-minute musings of your best friends were boring ("I need coffee . . . I just saw a snowflake"), just wait.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 6:42 pm Cheney Resting At Hospital After Chest PainsDick Cheney was "resting comfortably" at George Washington University Hospital on Monday night after suffering chest pains, the former vice president's assistant said in a statement. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2010 | 6:32 pm South Africa 'ensures' safety of World Cup fansPRETORIA - South Africa's top cop said today that Soccer World Cup fans will be safe, and the country will be safer because of the work his force has done to prepare for the tournament which begins in June.In an exclusive interview...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Feb 2010 | 6:00 pm Doctor Accused Of Sexually Abusing 103 ChildrenA Delaware grand jury returned a sweeping indictment Monday against a pediatrician accused of serial molestation in what could be one of the worst child sex abuse cases in the nation's history. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2010 | 5:48 pm Newsreader orders 'revenge killing' of TV channel boss, court toldA newsreader hired a hitman to assassinate her former employer to get revenge for her sacking, and to help achieve her goal of becoming a media mogul, a court in Cyprus has been told.Elena Skordelli, 42, is accused of having arranged...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Feb 2010 | 5:30 pm New senator helps Democrats advance jobs billWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A modest job-creation bill advanced in the Senate on Monday as the chamber's newest Republican bucked his party and sided with Democrats on a $15 billion package of tax cuts and highway spending.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 5:11 pm Obama proposes $950 billion health billWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a last-ditch bid to revive his stalled healthcare overhaul on Monday with a plan to make insurance more affordable and to bolster government authority to regulate premium hikes.Source: Reuters: Top News | 22 Feb 2010 | 5:05 pm Study shows elephants 'talk'Elephants do talk to each other, researchers in the US have discovered.You don't have to sit through Dumbo and The Jungle Book to stumble upon a talking elephant: the world's largest land mammals already communicate via a...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Feb 2010 | 5:00 pm Democratic Job-Creation Bill Advances In The SenateFive Republicans, including the Senate's newest member, helped defeat a GOP filibuster, setting up a final vote on Wednesday. The bill would allow businesses that hire unemployed workers to forgo paying Social Security payroll taxes on them through December and give the businesses another $1,000 credit if new workers stay a full year. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2010 | 4:46 pm Met Opera SeasonIn this Feb. 18, 2010 photo released by the Metropolitan Opera, construction of the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen," (The Ring of the Nibelung) is shown in Varennes,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 4:10 pm Bob Dole Recovering After Bout With PneumoniaThe former Senate majority leader was admitted to Walter Reed Army Medical Center about three weeks ago with a respiratory condition. His spokesman said he has recuperated from the pneumonia but has remained at the hospital to regain strength from earlier surgery on his left knee. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2010 | 4:10 pm Errant U.S. Strikes Undermine Effort In MarjahAs U.S. Marines and Afghan troops push farther into the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, their efforts to win over locals are being made more difficult by mistakes from the air. Two American bombings in the past week have killed at least 39 civilians and prompted apologies from the top U.S. commander. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:17 pm Founder of bullying charity facing questionsThe National Bullying Helpline was set up in 2007 by Christine Pratt and her husband David, who drew on their experiences as human resources consultants to offer support, counselling and advice to victims in "all corners of society".Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:04 pm Travellers' plans in chaos as British Airways staff vote to strikeStrike could throw travel plans of hundreds of thousands of passengers into chaos as early as next week.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:02 pm Say "Persian Gulf" or Don't Fly Over IranAirlines Using "Arabian Gulf" to be Banned From Iranian Airspace; Repeat Offenders Face Canceled Flight PermitsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm Tensions rise over Falklands oilA British oil exploration company said today it has begun drilling near the Falkland Islands, a development that could worsen tensions between Britain and Argentina.The two nations fought a war over the disputed islands nearly...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:00 pm Iranian and foreign photographers take pictures of machines using yellow cake to produce Uranium hexafluoride (UF6)Iranian and foreign photographers take pictures of machines using yellow cake to produce Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) at the Iranian Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), 420 kms south of Tehran,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:58 pm Afghan Government Enters Marjah To Cool ReceptionAn Afghan government official set foot in the southern Afghan town of Marjah on Monday for the first time in two years. The new governor was met with leery residents, who have memories of corrupt officials and say the Taliban generally left them alone. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:30 pm Pilots' strike called offRelief for thousands of travellers across Europe today, as the Lufthansa pilots' strike has been called off at a last-minute meeting.The planned four-day walkout that disrupted travel for thousands of people was cut short after...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm Greece prepares for crippling strikeDebt-ridden Greece is bracing for a nationwide strike scheduled for tomorrow.The country's Socialist government is considering cuts to benefits, a rise in the retirement age and other measures that have sparked union resistance."The...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:45 pm Kiwi arrested over disaster-ferry forgeryA former New Zealand businessman who bought the Princess Ashika ferry for Tonga has been arrested on charges of forgery and knowingly using forged documents.The 37-year-old vessel sank in Tonga in August, killing 74 people.John...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:30 pm Day in PicturesA Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera LensSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Feb 2010 | 1:12 pm Scholar: Bible History May Be CorrectExcavated Wall May Prove Parts of the Bible Stories of Hebrew Kings David and SolomonSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Feb 2010 | 12:30 pm U.N. Warns of E-Waste in Developing WorldWith 40M Tons of Electronic Trash Piling Up Annually, Poor Countries Take in Unwanted Components to Extract MetalsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 22 Feb 2010 | 12:30 pm Dubai assassination: eight British passports used in Hamas killingAt least eight British passports were used in operation to kill a Hamas military leader in Dubai last month.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Feb 2010 | 11:50 am Netherlands Terror Suspect Fights U.S. ExtraditionLawyers for a Somali man fighting extradition to the U.S. on terrorism charges stemming from a case in Minneapolis argued in a Dutch court Monday he is innocent and should be released.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 10:28 am British Airways cabin crew vote in favour of strike actionThreat of travel chaos in the run up to Easter as members of the Unite union vote in favour of strikes by British Airways cabin crew over jobs and working conditions.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Feb 2010 | 10:24 am Portugal Conducts Frantic Search for Landslide SurvivorsAuthorities on the Portuguese island of Madeira scrambled Monday to repair storm drains and clear debris from riverbeds, attempting to prevent a repeat of the landslides that killed 42 people over the weekend.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 10:20 am Sir Gus O'Donnell: 'I never raised concerns with Gordon Brown about bullying behaviour'Cabinet Secretary insists he never spoke to Gordon Brown about "bullying or intimidatory" behaviour towards staff.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Feb 2010 | 10:13 am NATO Airstrike Kills at Least 27 Afghan CiviliansNATO commanders apologized Monday after a coalition airstrike killed at least 27 Afghan civilians, including women and children.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 10:11 am Indonesian to Stand Trial Over Hotel BombingsAn Indonesian militant flew to Saudi Arabia to raise money to finance suicide attacks on two Jakarta hotels that killed seven and injured more than 50, prosecutors will allege in court Tuesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 10:02 am Tanzanian-Flagged Ship Fights off PiratesThe U.S. Navy says the crew of a Tanzanian-flagged ship has successfully fought off a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden before a U.S. warship arrived and apprehended the pirates.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 9:52 am Hamas Dubai assassination: two more British passports linked to killingMiliband urges Israel to co-operate as claims emerge that more British passports were used in the alleged Mossad assassination.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Feb 2010 | 9:47 am Hamas Dubai assassination: David Miliband urges Israel to co-operate over passportsForeign Secretary's meeting with Israeli counterpart revealed nothing new about alleged Mossad assassination.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Feb 2010 | 8:45 am Dubai Hit Squad May Have Used Diplomatic PassportsThe hit squad that killed a senior Hamas official in Dubai may have entered the country using diplomatic passports, Emirates officials said yesterday as they called on the European countries whose documents were forged to launch a full inquiry.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 8:30 am At Least 15 People Killed by Afghan Homicide BomberPolice say a homicide bomber has killed 15 people in eastern Afghanistan, including a key tribal leader who played a major role in a failed attempt to capture Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden at Tora Bora in 2001.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:40 am Peru Buses Crash Head-on, Killing at Least 20Police say two buses have crashed head-on along remote highway in northeast Peru, killing at least 20 people and injuring 40.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 7:31 am Iran to Work on 2 New Uranium Enrichment SitesThe head of Iran's nuclear program said Monday his country hopes to begin construction within a year on two uranium enrichment facilities, which it plans to build deep inside mountains to protect them from possible attack.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 6:49 am Police Search for Publisher of Boozy Jesus ImageChristians in India's northeast are outraged after a picture showing Jesus Christ holding a beer can and a cigarette was discovered in primary school textbooks.Source: FOXNews.com | 22 Feb 2010 | 5:54 am David Cameron calls for inquiry into Downing Street bullying allegationsTory leader wants Sir Philip Mawer to investigate claims over calls to National Bullying Hotline from Downing Street staff.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Feb 2010 | 4:55 am Anti-bullying chief under pressure to resign over 'confidentiality breach'Christine Pratt, the anti-bullying chief at the centre of Downing Street bullying allegations, is facing calls to resign over a supposed breach of confidentiality.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 22 Feb 2010 | 3:18 am
|
