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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:48:08 GMT  sports
Giants beat Patriots 21-17 to win the Super Bowl (AP)

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Giants' 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)AP - Take that, Brady. You too, Peyton.




Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:31:36 GMT  us
Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys (AP)

A Pierce County Sheriff's deputy and Graham Firefighters work around the smoldering remains of a house near Fredrickson, Wash., Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, where, according to a sheriff's spokesman, three bodies were were found. The bodies are believed to be Josh Powell and his two sons. The explosion occurred moments after a Child Protective Services worker brought the two boys to the home for a supervised visit. (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Peter HaleyAP - Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished.




Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:46:07 GMT  world
After UN veto, US floats coalition on Syria (AP)

Syrians stand near the body of a man local residents say was an activist who was tortured to death by the Syrian government and dumped by the side of the road in Idlib, northern Syria, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The commander of rebel Syrian soldiers said Sunday there is no choice but to use military force to drive President Bashar Assad's regime from power as fears mounted that government troops will escalate their deadly crackdown on dissent after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis. (AP Photo)AP - The United States proposed an international coalition to support Syria's opposition Sunday after Russia and China blocked a U.N. attempt to end nearly 11 months of bloodshed, raising fears that violence will escalate. Rebel soldiers said force was now the only way to oust President Bashar Assad, while the regime vowed to press its military crackdown.




Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:56:38 GMT  topstories
NYC protest gets heated when Yemen leader is seen (AP)

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh waves to people protesting his presence in the United States as he exits his hotel in New York, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. Saleh arrived in the United States on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, for treatment of burns he suffered during an assassination attempt in June. Human Rights Watch, a New York-based human rights organization says it has documented the deaths of hundreds of anti-government protesters in confrontations with Saleh's security forces, and while they are not opposed to Saleh receiving care in the United States, the organization wants assurances that concerned governments will insist on prosecution for those responsible for last year's attacks. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)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.




Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:32:20 GMT  topstories
GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota (AP)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters after speaking at a caucus night watch party, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine.




Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:14:50 GMT  world
Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties (AP)

An Egyptian man stands in front of riot police blocking the road during clashes with protestors near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. The number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot rose to 11 on Saturday, according to a field doctor and a security official, as demonstrators in Cairo kept up their calls for an end to military rule and retribution for those killed in the soccer game violence. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt has referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial before a criminal court on accusations they illegally used foreign funds to foment unrest in the country.




Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:55:13 GMT  world
Former Panamanian dictator Noriega hospitalized (AP)

FILE - This Dec. 11, 2011 file photo, shows Panama's former strongman Manuel Noriega gesturing while being carried in a wheelchair by a police officer inside El Renacer prison, on the outskirts of Panama City. A police statement issued Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 says Noriega was taken from the El Renacer prison to Santo Tomas hospital after he had high blood pressure and apparently a brain hemorrhage. Noriega returned to Panama on Dec. 11 and is serving three 20-year sentences for the killings of political opponents in the 1980s.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was toppled by a 1989 American invasion and later convicted of drug running, was transferred from prison to a hospital on Sunday because of extreme hypertension, health officials said.




Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:39:25 GMT  business
Just a bluff? Fears grow of Israeli attack on Iran (AP)

FILE- In this April, 9, 2007, file photo Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kms 186 (miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran. For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over the Iranian nuclear program, it appears that world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent, an action that many fear might trigger war, terrorism and global economic havoc. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)AP - For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent — an action that many fear might trigger a wider war, terrorism and global economic havoc.




Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:44:29 GMT  us
Brown U. student uncovers lost Malcolm X speech (AP)

In this Feb. 2, 2012 photo, archived editions of the Brown University Herald used by Brown senior Malcolm Burnley, 22, sit on a shelf at the John Hay Library on campus in Providence, R.I. Burnley discovered a long-lost tape recording of a 1961 address by Malcolm X at Brown while Burnley was combing through archived editions of the Herald conducting research for a nonfiction writing class. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy Leaguer fated to become one of America's top diplomats.




Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:35:35 GMT  sports
M.I.A. flips bird during Super Bowl halftime show (AP)

Madonna performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - For all the pomp and excess of Madonna's Super Bowl halftime extravaganza a single extended middle finger by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.




Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:44:33 GMT  politics
Gingrich vows to take fight to "timid" Romney (Reuters)

U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado February 4, 2012. REUTERS/Brian SnyderReuters - Republican Newt Gingrich vowed on Sunday to press ahead with his struggling presidential bid after a big loss in Nevada, saying he will focus on drawing a contrast with "timid" rival Mitt Romney.




Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:39:16 GMT  business
Greek parties face Monday EU bailout deadline (Reuters)

Prime Minister Lucas Papademos arrives at his office in Athens for a meeting with Greek political leaders February 5, 2012. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal as EU patience wears thin with political dithering in Athens over implementing reforms.




Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:20:01 GMT  topstories
Obama says risky to attack Iran, wants diplomatic fix (Reuters)

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. A view of the inside of a shopping mall is seen in northwestern Tehran February 3, 2012. With just a month to go before a parliamentary election, Iran has been hit hard in recent months by new U.S. and European economic sanctions over its nuclear programme, which Tehran says is peaceful but the West says is aimed at making a bomb. Picture taken February 3, 2012. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday there were important risks to consider before any military strike against Iran and made clear he does not want to see more conflict in the oil-producing Gulf region.




Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:40:49 GMT  topstories
NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row (Reuters)

Reuters - The cases of 40 foreign and Egyptian activists, including 19 Americans subject to travel bans over their work for pro-democracy and other groups, have been referred to court, judicial sources said Sunday, deepening a row with the United States.


Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:54:13 GMT  business
Olympus ex-CEO Woodford sees more revelations (Reuters)

Reuters - Official investigations into a massive fraud at Japan's Olympus Corp are highly likely to lead to further revelations on the scandal soon, according to the firm's former chief executive, Michael Woodford, who blew the whistle on the affair.


Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:16:33 GMT  topstories
Goldman's Blankfein campaigns for gay marriage (Reuters)

Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, one of Wall Street's most powerful figures, has become the first major business leader to join a national media campaign in support of same-sex marriage.


Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:19:27 GMT  business
As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue (Reuters)

Reuters - About a year ago, when it became clear that taking Facebook Inc public was a matter of when not if, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg went out and poached Caroline Everson, then global advertising head at Microsoft Corp.


Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:09:33 GMT  topstories
Concession fails to quell violent Egypt clashes (Reuters)

Reuters - Egypt's army-backed government said it was preparing to move ousted President Hosni Mubarak to a Cairo prison hospital in an apparent bid to calm protests, but clashes continued with police firing tear gas at demonstrators hurling rocks and broken tiles.


Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:26:00 GMT  topstories
Romney wins big in Nevada; Gingrich vows to fight on (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - In Nevada Saturday night, Mitt Romney won two big contests.


Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:00:35 GMT  health
Abortion, birth control becoming major campaign issues (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - Whenever abortion becomes a heated political issue, you can be sure that religion is involved. The reverse also is true. Such is the case with the 2012 election season.