October 22nd, 2011
Utah chief: Police hope to interview Powell's dad - AP - msnbc.com
Josh Powell's boys were coming for a visit, and he had preparations to make. He boxed up their books and toys and brought them to a charity. He carried heavy cans of gasoline inside his house. He thought about what to write in the final emails he'd send out: where people could find his financial ... Read more
Senate passes FAA bill that speeds switch to GPS - Boston Herald
WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed a compromise bill that speeds up the Federal Aviation Administration’s switch from old-fashioned radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology. It also requires opening U.S. skies to drone flights within four years. The bill was approved 75 to ... Read more
Romney works to fend off Santorum challenge - AP - msnbc.com
Sensing a possible threat, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized rival Rick Santorum's time in the Senate as "not effective" because of his past support for spending on pork-barrel projects as he worked to fend off an unexpected challenge in the next states to vote ... Read more
Second Super Bowl loss to the Giants hurts Belichick's, Brady's legacies - CBS Sports
INDIANAPOLIS -- Tom Brady looked nervous. Wait. That's not right. Tom Brady looked ... scared. As the Super Bowl pressed on and the Giants pass rush intensified, Brady's dropback became sloppier, his patience shorter and his feet happier. The Giants were inside his head especially after Justin Tuck ... Read more
Beijing says body of missing Chinese worker found in Sudan; 29 abducted to be released soon - Washington Post
BEIJING — State media say the body of a Chinese worker who went missing during a rebel attack on a work site in Sudan has been found and that 29 others abducted in the assault would be freed soon. The official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday that China was told of the recovery by Sudan officals in ... Read more
Parents protest at scandalized LA grade school - San Jose Mercury News
LOS ANGELES -- Many children stayed home Monday while parents demanded more protection at an elementary school where two teachers are suspected of molesting students in class. Nearly a quarter of the students at Miramonte Elementary School were absent, with attendance reaching just 72 percent ... Read more
Syrian forces attack Homs on eve of Lavrov visit - msnbc.com
A Syrian military assault on Homs killed dozens of people on the eve of a visit to Damascus by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov aimed at pressing President Bashar al-Assad to end an 11-month uprising by implementing swift reform. The violence Monday came as world powers scrambled for a ... Read more
Prices try Iranians' patience as economic sanctions hit home - Seattle Times
TEHRAN, Iran — A simple trip to the store in Iran these days offers a crash course in life under Western economic sanctions. The prices of many imported goods — from South Korean refrigerators to Turkish crackers — can be double from last year. The money to buy them has plunged in value ... Read more
Google bows to censors in India - San Jose Mercury News
In the latest case of a government tightening the reins on the online flow of ideas and information, Google (GOOG) India has agreed to take down Web pages considered offensive by Indian political and religious leaders, stoking censorship fears in the world's largest democracy. The removal order ... Read more
Apologies from NFL, NBC after M.I.A. flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show - San Jose Mercury News
British hip-hop artist M.I.A.'s obscene gesture in the Super Bowl halftime show is prompting apologies from NBC and the NFL. But it isn't immediately registering as a moment that viewers latched on to. The digital video recorder maker Tivo said Monday that there wasn't an appreciable bump in viewers ... Read more
