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News - Latest News & Headlines: Gingrich, strapped for cash, lays off third of staff Dodgers reach deal with Magic Johnson group Loss of insurance mandate wouldn't kill health law Record number see Romney negatively in ABC News poll Pope, Raul Castro meet as official squashes reform hopes Photos: Western wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate 'Incoherent' captain causes JetBlue flight diversion Romney jokes about Santorum on 'The Tonight Show' Boat sinks, Texas man survives 30 hours in Gulf Americans angry with Obama over gas prices Romney, Paul allege 'dirty tricks' by Santorum supporters Russell Simmons rips Geraldo's hoodie apology California campaign treasurer charged in $7 million fraud Video: Bernanke not ready to declare victory Photos: Face transplant gives accident victim new life Syria accepts peace plan but clashes continue Boy beaten near Paris Jewish school amid tensions FBI said to have gathered intelligence on California Muslims Video: The nightmare of living uninsured in America SAT cheating targeted in new rules for students School expels student for Twitter swearing outside of school Gingrich, strapped for cash, lays off third of staff Tue,27 Mar 2012 08:06 PM PDT ABC News - Running low on cash and falling further behind in the delegate count, GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich will slash about a third of his campaign staff in an effort to stay in the race for as long as possible. Full Story Top Dodgers reach deal with Magic Johnson group Tue,27 Mar 2012 09:15 PM PDT Associated Press - A group that includes former Lakers star Magic Johnson and longtime baseball executive Stan Kasten agreed Tuesday night to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt for $2 billion. Full Story Top Loss of insurance mandate wouldn't kill health law Tue,27 Mar 2012 05:40 PM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama's health care law would not automatically collapse if the Supreme Court strikes down the unpopular requirement that most Americans carry medical insurance or face a penalty. Full Story Top Record number see Romney negatively in ABC News poll Tue,27 Mar 2012 09:02 PM PDT ABC News - Mitt Romney trails Barack Obama by 19 points in basic popularity with a record 50 percent of Americans in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll now rating Romney unfavorably overall. Full Story Top Pope, Raul Castro meet as official squashes reform hopes Tue,27 Mar 2012 11:30 PM PDT Reuters - Pope Benedict and Cuban President Raul Castro met on Tuesday for talks on a papal trip that has sparked hopes for economic and political change, but one national leader said there would be no political reform on the communist island. Cuban television showed the pope and Castro in the Palace of the Revolution at the beginning and end of an hour-long meeting, but they did not speak to the press. They were expected to affirm improving relations between the government and the Roman Catholic Church and discuss the Church's desire for a greater role in Cuba. ... Full Story Top Photos: Western wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate Tue,27 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PDT A trail of slurry is deposited by a bomber during a run over a smoldering ridge in the Lower North Fork Wildfire burning in the foothills community of Conifer, Colo., southwest of Denver on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Firefighters are now able to actively battle the blaze on the ground that started on Monday and has already destroyed at least 16 homes in the rugged terrain. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Full Story Top 'Incoherent' captain causes JetBlue flight diversion Tue,27 Mar 2012 12:02 PM PDT The Sideshow - A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas was diverted to Texas on Tuesday after the plane's captain became incoherent and had to be subdued. Full Story Top Romney jokes about Santorum on 'The Tonight Show' Tue,27 Mar 2012 07:39 PM PDT The Ticket - Mitt Romney joked in an interview with "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno that he wouldn't mind picking David Letterman as his vice presidential running mate. But he wasn't nearly as kind to Rick Santorum. Full Story Top Boat sinks, Texas man survives 30 hours in Gulf Tue,27 Mar 2012 07:03 PM PDT Associated Press - For hours after their boat sank, Ken Henderson and Ed Coen treaded water in the Gulf of Mexico, talking about life and death while struggling to survive. For more than 30 hours, it worked. Full Story Top Americans angry with Obama over gas prices Tue,27 Mar 2012 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - More than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling high gasoline prices, although most do not blame him for them, according to a new poll. Full Story Top Romney, Paul allege 'dirty tricks' by Santorum supporters Tue,27 Mar 2012 04:07 PM PDT National Journal - The campaigns of Mitt Romney and Ron Paul have filed a complaint alleging "serious and prejudicial misconduct" by supporters of rival Rick Santorum at the March 17 Missouri caucus. Full Story Top Russell Simmons rips Geraldo's hoodie apology Tue,27 Mar 2012 02:50 PM PDT The Lookout - Geraldo Rivera offered something of an apology for controversial comments he made last week about the hooded sweatshirt Trayvon Martin was wearing he was shot and killed by a neighborhood watchman. Full Story Top California campaign treasurer charged in $7 million fraud Tue,27 Mar 2012 09:21 PM PDT Reuters - The Department of Justice on Tuesday charged a top California Democratic campaign treasurer with five counts of mail fraud that caused a loss of over $7 million dollars to her clients, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, court documents show. Kinde Durkee, who controlled the funds of roughly 400 political candidates and groups, was arrested in September 2011 by federal agents and charged with criminal mail fraud. There were at least 50 victims of Durkee's fraudulent accounting, according to the additional charging documents filed with the U.S. ... Full Story Top Video: Bernanke not ready to declare victory Tue,27 Mar 2012 03:40 PM PDT Newsmakers - The U.S. economy is "stronger and more stable" than it was a year ago and the financial stress in Europe is easing, but many challenges remain, he says. Full Story Top Photos: Face transplant gives accident victim new life Mon,26 Mar 2012 08:38 PM PDT Yahoo! News - Surgeons from the University of Maryland Medical Center on Mar. 27 detailed what they said was the world's most comprehensive face transplant - allowing a 37-year-old man to emerge from behind a mask 15 years after a gun accident almost killed him. Full Story Top Syria accepts peace plan but clashes continue Tue,27 Mar 2012 03:52 PM PDT Associated Press - Syria accepted a cease-fire drawn up by U.N. envoy Kofi Annan on Tuesday, but the diplomatic breakthrough was swiftly overshadowed by intense clashes between government soldiers and rebels that sent bullets flying into Lebanon. Full Story Top Boy beaten near Paris Jewish school amid tensions Tue,27 Mar 2012 02:20 PM PDT Associated Press - A 12-year-old boy was beaten outside his Jewish school in Paris by youths reciting anti-Semitic slogans, school officials said, amid high security and tensions in France following killings of Jewish children and a rabbi last week. Full Story Top FBI said to have gathered intelligence on California Muslims Tue,27 Mar 2012 05:22 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. civil liberties advocates said on Tuesday the FBI had engaged in secretly collecting intelligence about Muslims in the San Francisco Bay area in recent years, including details about a sermon delivered at a mosque. The American Civil Liberties Union called for an inquiry into the FBI's data collection, citing investigative practices from between 2004 and 2008 that it said raised the possibility of privacy violations. ... Full Story Top Video: The nightmare of living uninsured in America Tue,27 Mar 2012 08:18 PM PDT The Daily Ticker -Y! Finance - Hogan Gorman knows all too well what it is like to get seriously injured in the United State of America without health insurance. Full Story Top SAT cheating targeted in new rules for students Tue,27 Mar 2012 04:50 PM PDT The Upshot - New security measures to prevent cheating on the SAT and ACT college entrance exams were announced Tuesday, including a requirement that students submit a photo of themselves when they sign up for the tests. The measures are in response to a massive cheating scandal on Long Island last year, which is why the improved rules [...] Full Story Top School expels student for Twitter swearing outside of school Tue,27 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PDT Technology News Blog - From Facebook communications to tweets, you're no doubt already aware that nothing you do online is truly private. Full Story Top

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