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Small Super Bowl protest for anti-union law
(Reuters)
Reuters – A small group of about 50 activists marched to Lucas Oil Stadium where the Super Bowl will be played later on Sunday to peacefully protest Indiana’s new anti-union “right-to-work” law.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 11:13 pm
Blast kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys
(AP)
AP – A powerful house explosion killed the husband of a Utah woman who has been missing for two years, and his two young sons Sunday, moments after the boys arrived for a visit that was supposed to be supervised by a social worker.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 11:10 pm
House explosion kills husband, two sons of missing woman
(Reuters)
Reuters – An “intentional” house explosion on Sunday near Tacoma, Washington killed the husband and two sons of a Utah woman missing since December 2009, fire department officials said.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 11:06 pm
NYC protest gets heated when Yemen leader is seen
(AP)
AP – A protest against embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside a luxury hotel in New York got heated Sunday when demonstrators saw him leave the building, with one charging toward him and another throwing a shoe.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 10:56 pm
Obama: Israel has not decided on attacking Iran
(AP)
AP – President Barack Obama said Sunday he does not think Israel has decided whether to attack Iran over its disputed nuclear program, a standoff that has the Middle East on edge.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 10:41 pm
AP Newsbreak: 3 lost in Ore. used knife as signal
(AP)
AP – Three mushroom pickers lost six nights in the rugged forest of southwest Oregon used their dead cellphone and a sheath knife to flash a signal at the helicopter pilot who found them.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 10:29 pm
Indianapolis sheds Naptown image with Super party
(Reuters)
Reuters – An NFL season that began under a dark cloud was heading towards a brilliant finish as the Super Bowl party raged under sunny skies on Sunday with the New England Patriot and New York Giants preparing for the opening kickoff.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 10:22 pm
Obama refuses to pick sides in Super Bowl
(AP)
AP – President Barack Obama isn’t picking sides this Super Bowl Sunday.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 10:14 pm
Obama says he deserves re-election, job’s not done
(AP)
AP – President Barack Obama says he deserves re-election, despite the nation’s economic troubles.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 10:02 pm
Leaving Las Vegas, Gingrich targets NASCAR voters
(AP)
AP – Newt Gingrich is wooing NASCAR voters.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 9:28 pm
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Child sex assault trial set for ex-Colorado Springs cop Joshua Carrier – Denver Post
COLORADO SPRINGS — The counts filed against former Colorado Springs police Officer Joshua Carrier ticked past 200 on Friday. And in a little more than a month, he’ll face them. Any hope that Carrier had of separate trials in the child sexual assault and exploitation cases against him faded Friday …
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 7:26 pm
Md. mall closed as unruly crowd awaits new Nikes – msnbc.com
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) – Authorities say a Hagerstown, Md., mall was closed temporarily after a crowd became unruly while waiting for a shoe store to open and begin selling Nike’s new Foam sneaker. The Washington County Sheriff’s office says officers went to the Valley Mall after a disturbance was …
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 7:18 pm
Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement – YAHOO!
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement. Thirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University’s “Occupy Everywhere” class. It’s a three-credit political science course that looks at the movement that started last summer near New York City’s …
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 6:21 pm
11 arrested at Occupy D.C. site – Indianapolis Star
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities said 11 people have been arrested in Washington’s McPherson Square since Park Police began clearing away tents from one of the nation’s last remaining Occupy sites. David Schlosser, who is a spokesman for the U.S. Park Police, said Sunday that one of those arrested …
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 5:31 pm
Undersea prep resumes for ship’s oil removal – Atlanta Journal Constitution
ROME — Underwater operations have resumed aimed at readying the shipwrecked Costa Concordia for the removal of tons of oil from its tanks. After days of stormy weather, seas off the Tuscan island of Giglio were calm enough Sunday to resume work. But the Italian government office overseeing salvage …
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 5:02 pm
W. Indiana city sees little boost from Super Bowl – Indianapolis Star
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTW) — The Super Bowl in Indianapolis didn’t lead to the big boost in visitors for which a western Indiana city had prepared. The NFL last week released the 264 rooms it had booked at Terre Haute’s Holiday Inn and SpringHill Suites. General manager Bill Burdine tells the Tribune …
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 4:55 pm
One child may be the victim of two Miramonte teachers – Los Angeles Times
In 2008, a second-grader at Miramonte Elementary School went home from school and showed her parents two photos she said were taken by her teacher, Mark Berndt. One photo shows her with two other girls, standing against a wall. The second shows her biting down on a small cookie. A shiny, light …
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 4:19 pm
Records fall with the snow across metro Denver – Denver Post
More than two centuries of Denver snowfall records were broken as more than a foot of snow clobbered the metro area in just three days. Sunshine broke through Saturday afternoon as the storm, which began Thursday, moved east, said Jim Kalina, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in …
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 8:13 am
Don’t be sheepish; come over and see the bighorns near Yakima – Seattle Times
There are a couple of more weeks left to take a 2 ½-hour drive from Seattle to the state’s Oak Creek Wildlife Area near Yakima, and get to within 10 feet of some 100 bighorn sheep being fed alfalfa pellets and hay across the fence. Then, about 3 miles away, you can stop and see 500 to 600 elk being …
Posted on 4 February 2012 | 8:14 am
Groundhog Sees His Shadow – Or Not? – msnbc.com
Punxsutawney Phil in western Pennsylvania emerged from his protective den Thursday morning and saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter. However, the venerable Buckeye Chuck in Marion did not, meaning an early spring, at least in Ohio. Either way, we’re not having much of winter to write …
Posted on 3 February 2012 | 12:47 pm
