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2012-02-04 00:07	AP Top News	Muslims to NY attorney general: Investigate NYPD NEW YORK (AP) - Thirty-three civil rights groups from around the country complained to the New York attorney general Friday about police documents that showed the New York Police Department recommending increased surveillance of Shiite mosques based on their religion. The letter urged Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate NYPD's surveillance operations, revealed by an Associated Press investigation, which monitored entire neighborhoods and built databases about everyday life in Muslim communities....
2012-02-04 00:02	AP Top News	Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY NEW YORK (AP) - Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," has died at age 81. Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados said Gazzara died Friday in Manhattan. Mados, who owned the Wyndham Hotel, where celebrities such as Peter Falk and Martin Sheen stayed, said he died after being placed in hospice care for cancer. She and her husband helped marry Gazzara and his wife, German-born Elke Krivat, at their hotel....
2012-02-04 00:02	AP Top News	Prosecutors won't charge cyclist Lance Armstrong LOS ANGELES (AP) - The case against Lance Armstrong is closed. His legacy as a seven-time Tour de France champion endures. Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the world's most famous cyclist and his teammates joined in a doping program during his greatest years....
2012-02-03 23:57	AP Top News	Hiring surges in January; jobless rate at 8.3 pct. WASHINGTON (AP) - In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January - across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years. The job growth was the fastest since last March and April. Before that, the last month with stronger hiring, excluding months skewed by temporary census jobs, was March 2006....
2012-02-03 23:57	AP Top News	Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault BEIRUT (AP) - In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday. The assault in Homs, which has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition during the uprising, comes as the U.N. Security Council prepares to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar Assad to give up power....
2012-02-03 23:07	AP Top News	Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see. Those clinical breast exams are controversial - government advisers don't endorse them. Yet for some, this simple exam has helped spot breast cancer. And Susan G. Komen for the Cure isn't the only group paying Planned Parenthood to do them - the government does, too. Komen actually funds relatively few....
2012-02-03 23:07	AP Top News	Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY NEW YORK (AP) - Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," has died at age 81. Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados said Gazzara died Friday in Manhattan. Mados, who owned the Wyndham Hotel, where celebrities such as Peter Falk and Martin Sheen stayed, said he died after being placed in hospice care for cancer. She and her husband helped marry Gazzara and his wife, German-born Elke Krivat, at their hotel....
2012-02-03 22:57	AP Top News	Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NYNEW YORK (AP) - Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," has died at age 81. Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados said Gazzara died Friday in Manhattan. Mados, who owned the Wyndham Hotel, where celebrities such as Peter Falk and Martin Sheen stayed, said he died after being placed in hospice care for cancer. She and her husband helped marry Gazzara and his wife at their hotel....
2012-02-03 22:42	AP Top News	Heavy snowstorm hits Colorado on its way east DENVER (AP) - The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado and parts of neighboring states on Friday, creating whiteout conditions on the eastern plains, cancelling more than 600 flights in Denver and closing hundreds of miles of highway between major Colorado cities and the Kansas border. Snow piled up to 6 feet on some Rocky Mountain foothills - and it was a welcome boost to several ski resorts that have suffered below-average snowfall this season. But while Echo Mountain and other resorts close to Denver celebrated up to 40 inches of powder, the storm only dusted larger resorts, like Vail, with a few inches in central Colorado's Rockies....
2012-02-03 21:42	AP Top News	Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault BEIRUT (AP) - In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said Saturday. The assault in Homs, which has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition during the uprising, comes as the U.N. Security Council prepares to vote on a draft resolution backing an Arab call for President Bashar Assad to give up power....
2012-02-03 21:22	AP Top News	Obama pushes for veterans jobs programs Obama pushes for veterans jobs programsWASHINGTON (AP) - In an effort to cut the unemployment rate among veterans, President Barack Obama is calling for a new conservation program that would put veterans to work rebuilding trails, roads and levees on public lands. The president also will seek more grant money for programs that allow local communities to hire more police officers and firefighters....
2012-02-03 21:05	Reuters UK	Micron CEO dies in plane crash, industry stunned
2012-02-03 20:52	AP Top News	Army orders court-martial in WikiLeaks case HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Military District of Washington commander Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington referred all charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning to a general court-martial, the Army said in a statement....
2012-02-03 20:52	AP Top News	Heavy snowstorm hits Colorado on its way east DENVER (AP) - The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado and parts of neighboring states on Friday, creating whiteout conditions on the eastern plains, cancelling more than 600 flights in Denver and closing hundreds of miles of highway between major Colorado cities and the Kansas border. Snow piled up to 6 feet on some Rocky Mountain foothills - and it was a welcome boost to several ski resorts that have suffered below-average snowfall this season. But while Echo Mountain and other resorts close to Denver celebrated up to 40 inches of powder, the storm only dusted larger resorts, like Vail, with a few inches in central Colorado's Rockies....
2012-02-03 20:47	AP Top News	No charges against Armstrong LOS ANGELES (AP) - The case against Lance Armstrong is closed. His legacy as a seven-time Tour de France champion endures. Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the world's most famous cyclist and his teammates joined in a doping program during his greatest years....
2012-02-03 20:22	AP Top News	Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault BEIRUT (AP) - In a barrage of shelling, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds early Saturday in Homs in an offensive that appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said. The offensive was reported in Homs, which has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition to the regime during the uprising against President Bashar Assad....
2012-02-03 20:22	AP Top News	INFLUENCE GAME: Big donors and what they want WASHINGTON (AP) - The millionaires, billionaires and companies giving big sums to political committees supporting Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Barack Obama have important business with the next president. Some are already in trouble with the government. Some are pressing for new laws or regulations that would benefit their interests in energy, mining and high finance. The Associated Press reviewed financial reports, regulatory filings, court records, public statements and more to identify favors that the biggest donors so far in the presidential campaign might want in return for their contributions worth $100,000 or more. In some cases, these donors have given $1 million or more to help Obama's challengers or the president....
2012-02-03 20:12	AP Top News	Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularityWASHINGTON (AP) - An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger. Even presidential candidate Ron Paul has joined the cause of consumers looking to buy unprocessed "real foods" straight from the farm, saying government shouldn't deny them that choice....
2012-02-03 20:00	Reuters UK	Death toll hits 217 in shelling of Syria's Homs - group
2012-02-03 20:00	Reuters UK	Amid peace bid, U.S. got purported letter from Taliban
2012-02-03 19:52	AP Top News	Army orders court-martial in WikiLeaks case HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - An Army officer ordered a court-martial Friday for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Military District of Washington commander Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington referred all charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning to a general court-martial, the Army said in a statement....
2012-02-03 19:47	AP Top News	Syrian activists: 200 dead in govt assault BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian activists say an evening assault by government forces in the central city of Homs has killed 200 people and wounded hundreds. The offensive was reported in Homs, which has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition to the regime during the uprising that began nearly 11 months ago. The reports were centered in the Khaldiyeh neighborhood....
2012-02-03 19:47	AP Top News	AP Vietnam correspondent George Esper dies at 79 George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, has died. He was 79. Esper died in his sleep on Thursday night, his son, Thomas, told the AP on Friday. Esper suffered from a number of ailments, especially serious heart issues, and less than two weeks ago was released from a rehab center in Braintree, where he had been sent after his latest treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital....
2012-02-03 19:42	AP Top News	Syrian activists: 100 dead in govt assault BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian activists say an evening assault by government forces in the central city of Homs has killed more than 100 people and wounded hundreds. The offensive was reported in the Khaldiyeh neighborhood of Homs, which has been one of the main flashpoints of opposition to the regime during the uprising that began nearly 11 months ago....
2012-02-03 19:42	AP Top News	Armstrong 'gratified' by no charges in doping case LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program. Armstrong has steadfastly denied he doped during his unparalleled career, but the possibility of criminal charges threatened to stain his legacy as the world's greatest cyclist and could have cast a shadow over his cancer charity work....
2012-02-03 19:32	AP Top News	Army orders court-martial in WikiLeaks case Army orders court-martial in WikiLeaks caseHAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - An Army officer has ordered a court-martial for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Military District of Washington commander Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington on Friday referred all charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning to a general court-martial, the Army said in a statement....
2012-02-03 19:32	AP Top News	Armstrong 'gratified' by no charges in doping case LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lance Armstrong says he's "gratified" the U.S. attorney's office has decided not to bring charges against him after a nearly two-year investigation into whether the champion cyclist and his teammates ran a doping program. Armstrong released a statement Friday evening, hours after U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. announced the investigation of Armstrong was closed....
2012-02-03 19:32	AP Top News	Muslims to NY attorney general: Investigate NYPD NEW YORK (AP) - Thirty-three civil rights groups from around the country complained to the New York attorney general Friday about police documents that showed the New York Police Department recommending increased surveillance of Shiite mosques based on their religion. The letter urged Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate NYPD's surveillance operations, revealed by an Associated Press investigation, which monitored entire neighborhoods and built databases about everyday life in Muslim communities....
2012-02-03 19:25	Reuters UK	Iran threatens retaliation over oil embargo
2012-02-03 19:22	AP Top News	Army orders court-martial in WikiLeaks case Army orders court-martial in WikiLeaks caseWASHINGTON (AP) - An Army officer has ordered a court-martial for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. A Military District of Washington spokeswoman says Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington on Friday referred all charges against Pfc. Bradley Manning to a general court-martial....
2012-02-03 19:20	Reuters UK	U.S. data boost global equities
2012-02-03 18:47	AP Top News	CEO of chip maker Micron dies in plane crash BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The head of memory chip maker Micron long known for taking risks in stunt piloting died Friday when a small experimental plane he was piloting steeply banked, stalled and crashed near an Idaho runway. Steve Appleton, who survived a similar crash eight years ago and had a reputation as a hard-driving daredevil, was the only person aboard the plane when witnesses said it crashed shortly after its second take-off attempt in Boise, according to safety investigators....
2012-02-03 18:42	AP Top News	Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry, no charges LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program. Armstrong has steadfastly denied he doped during his unparalleled career, but the possibility of criminal charges threatened to stain his legacy as the world's greatest cyclist and could have cast a shadow over his cancer charity work....
2012-02-03 18:32	AP Top News	AP Vietnam correspondent George Esper dies at 79 George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, has died. He was 79. Esper died in his sleep on Thursday night, his son, Thomas, told the AP on Friday. Esper suffered from a number of ailments, especially serious heart issues, and less than two weeks ago was released from a rehab center in Braintree, where he had been sent after his latest treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital....
2012-02-03 18:02	AP Top News	Egyptian soccer deaths bring new cycle of violence CAIRO (AP) - Protesters filled the streets and clashed for a second day Friday with police who fired tear gas and birdshot in Cairo, as a deadly soccer riot focused rising public anger over lawlessness and collapsing security a year after Egypt's uprising. Six people have been killed and more than 1,500 injured in the latest bloodshed that followed a violent melee and stampede after a soccer game Wednesday in the Mediterranean city of Port Said in which 74 people died....
2012-02-03 18:00	Reuters UK	UPDATE 1-Argentina ends some incentives for oil firms
2012-02-03 17:52	AP Top News	Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry, no charges LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program. Armstrong has steadfastly denied he doped during his unparalleled career, but the possibility of criminal charges threatened to stain his legacy as the world's greatest cyclist and could have cast a shadow over his cancer charity work....
2012-02-03 17:52	AP Top News	AP Vietnam correspondent George Esper dies at 79 George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, has died. He was 79. Esper died in his sleep on Thursday night, his son, Thomas, told the AP on Friday. Esper suffered from a number of ailments, especially serious heart issues, and less than two weeks ago was released from a rehab center in Braintree, where he had been sent after his latest treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital....
2012-02-03 17:42	AP Top News	AP Vietnam correspondent George Esper dies at 79 George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, has died. He was 79. Esper died in his sleep on Thursday night, his son, Thomas, told the AP on Friday. Esper suffered from a number of ailments, especially serious heart issues, and less than two weeks ago was released from a rehab center in Braintree, where he had been sent after his latest treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital....
2012-02-03 17:42	AP Top News	Super matchups everywhere with Pats-Giants INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning - Eli, and Peyton, too. This Super Bowl certainly has all the makings of another thriller, the perfect finish to a season that began in turmoil and wound up the most successful in league history....
2012-02-03 17:32	AP Top News	Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry, no charges LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program. Armstrong has steadfastly denied he doped during his unparalleled career, but the possibility of criminal charges threatened to stain his legacy as the world's greatest cyclist and could have cast a shadow over his cancer charity work....
2012-02-03 17:32	AP Top News	Micron CEO dies in plane crash BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A small experimental plane piloted by the chief executive and chairman of Micron Technology Inc. crashed after take-off Friday at the Boise airport, killing the head of the Idaho memory chip maker who survived a similar crash eight years ago. Steve Appleton, a professional stunt pilot and former motor cross racer, was the only person aboard the plane when witnesses said it steeply banked, stalled and rolled to the ground, according to Zoe Keliher, air safety investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board. It was the aircraft's second take-off attempt for the morning....
2012-02-03 17:22	AP Top News	Law enforcement websites under attack by hackers SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Saboteurs stole passwords and sensitive information on tipsters while hacking into the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective known as Anonymous. Breaches were reported this week in Boston, Syracuse, N.Y., Salt Lake City and Greece....
2012-02-03 17:22	AP Top News	AP Vietnam correspondent George Esper dies at 79 George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, has died. He was 79. Esper died in his sleep on Thursday night, his son, Thomas, told the AP on Friday. Esper suffered from a number of ailments, especially serious heart issues, and less than two weeks ago was released from a rehab center in Braintree, where he had been sent after his latest treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital....
2012-02-03 17:12	AP Top News	Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry, no charges Prosecutors close Armstrong inquiry, no chargesLOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors closed their investigation of Lance Armstrong without charging him over allegations he used performance-enhancing drugs Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at examining whether a doping program was created to keep the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates running at the head of the pack. Armstrong has steadfastly denied he doped during his unparalleled career, but the possibility of criminal charges threatened to stain his legacy as the world's greatest cyclist and could have cast a shadow over his cancer charity work....
2012-02-03 17:07	AP Top News	Hiring surges in January; jobless rate at 8.3 pct. WASHINGTON (AP) - In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January - across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years. The job growth was the fastest since last March and April. Before that, the last month with stronger hiring, excluding months skewed by temporary census jobs, was March 2006....
2012-02-03 17:07	AP Top News	Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call LONDON (AP) - Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet. Unfortunately for the cyber sleuths, the hackers were in on the call too - and now so is the rest of the world....
2012-02-03 17:07	AP Top News	Muslims to NY attorney general: Investigate NYPD NEW YORK (AP) - Thirty-three civil rights groups from around the country complained to the New York attorney general Friday about police documents that showed the New York Police Department recommending increased surveillance of Shiite mosques based solely on their religion. The letter urged Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate NYPD's surveillance operations, revealed by an Associated Press investigation, which monitored entire neighborhoods and built databases about everyday life in Muslim communities....
2012-02-03 17:07	AP Top News	AP Vietnam correspondent George Esper dies at 79 George Esper, the tenacious Associated Press correspondent who refused to leave his post in the last days of the Vietnam War, remaining behind to cover the fall of Saigon, has died. He was 79. Esper died in his sleep on Thursday night, his son, Thomas, told the AP on Friday....
2012-02-03 17:05	Reuters UK	GLOBAL MARKETS-U.S. data boosts equities, dollar


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