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Egypt unrest enters third day, ElBaradei to return
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:41 pm PST
 Reuters - Activists trying to oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played cat-and-mouse with police on the streets into the early hours of Thursday, as unprecedented protests against his 30-year rule entered a third day. Full Story | Top |
Social Security fund now seen to be empty by 2037
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:54 pm PST
 AP - Sick and getting sicker, Social Security will run at a deficit this year and keep on running in the red until its trust funds are drained by about 2037, congressional budget experts said Wednesday in bleaker-than-previous estimates. Full Story | Top |
California pastor inspiration behind ‘The Rite’
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:49 am PST
Y! News - San Francisco - Julia Prodis Sulek, jsulek@mercurynews.com SARATOGA, Calif. - There is no spewing green pea soup and there are no spinning heads. In real exorcisms, though, there is foaming at the mouth, spasmodic convulsions, demonic groans and a strangeness about the eyes. … Full Story | Top |
Hawk loose inside Library of Congress finally captured
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:11 am PST
The Lookout - Birds of prey aren't generally known for their love of learning, but over the past week a wayward hawk has set up shop inside the hallowed halls of the Library of Congress, perhaps to evade the bitter cold snap that's recently gripped the eastern United States. The Cooper's hawk made the library's main reading room [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama slammed for neglecting jobs crisis
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:35 pm PST
The Lookout - "Jobs, jobs, jobs." That's how CNN's Wolf Blitzer summed up last night's State of the Union address moments after it ended. But not everyone agrees. Yes, President Obama pushed for an array of investments in infrastructure, education, and innovation -- all of which, he argued, are crucial to long-term growth and competitiveness. But he offered [...] Full Story | Top |
Not again! Another snowstorm hits East Coast
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:25 pm PST
 AP - Schools closed, governments sent workers home early and planes were grounded Wednesday in an all-too-familiar routine along the East Coast as another snowstorm swept over a region already beaten down by a winter not even half over. Full Story | Top |
Rise in Some Head and Neck Cancers Tied to Oral Sex: Study
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:49 pm PST
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- There's a worrisome uptick in the incidence of certain head and neck cancers among middle-aged and even younger Americans, and some experts link the trend to a rise in the popularity of oral sex over the past few decades. Full Story | Top |
APNewsBreak: Sedative maker deplores execution use
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:56 pm PST
AP - The sole U.S. manufacturer of a sedative that Ohio plans to use to execute death row inmates — and that Oklahoma already uses to do so — said Wednesday it opposes the practice and has asked both states to stop using the drug. Full Story | Top |
Innovators are getting older, working fewer years
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:15 am PST
The Lookout - Last night, President Obama said American has to "out-innovate" the rest of the world, saying, "The first step in winning the future is encouraging American innovation." But the economists Tyler Cowen and Benjamin Jones have both painted a troubling picture of the state of innovation in the country. Cowen, in his new book "The Great [...] Full Story | Top |
Egypt's protests pose threat for regime
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:12 pm PST
 AP - Thousands of Egyptians have vented their rage against President Hosni Mubarak's autocratic government for two straight days of protests that defied a ban on public gatherings. Baton-wielding police responded with tear gas and beatings in a crackdown that has shown no tolerance for dissent. Full Story | Top |
Toyota recalls 1.7 million cars for fuel leaks
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:38 pm PST
 AP - Toyota recalled nearly 1.7 million cars worldwide Wednesday for possible fuel leaks, the latest in a ballooning number of quality problems that could further tarnish the company's reputation in the United States. Full Story | Top |
Country singer Charlie Louvin dies at 83
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:42 pm PST
 AP - When Charlie Louvin paired his voice with his brother Ira's on their first recordings in the late 1940s, they released a sound wave that still ripples through music nearly six decades later. Full Story | Top |
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