Speaker of the House John Boehner tells Scott Pelley in a "CBS...
Feb
26
SAfrica: judge in Pistorius case suffers loss
Label: TechnologyJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Last week, the judge who granted bail to Oscar Pistorius was in the international spotlight, presiding over dramatic hearings in a courtroom as the Olympic athlete sat in the dock charged with murdering his girlfriend. This week, the judge is in private mourning.Desmond Nair, chief magistrate of the Pretoria Magistrate's Court, confirmed Tuesday that he is related to a woman suspected...
‘Star Trek’ Beams Into Oscar Night
Label: World“Star Trek” fans got quite a treat last night during the Academy Awards last night (Feb. 24).Actors who portray major characters from the film and television versions of the iconic science fiction series made cameo appearances during the three-hour-long ceremony celebrating the best movies of 2012.William Shatner, the actor that played Starship Enterprise captain James T. Kirk in original series helped...
Polls open to find likely successor to ex-Rep. Jackson Jr.
Label: HealthElection Day in Cicero and 2nd District. Polls open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters are headed to the polls today to pick the likely...
Italy parties seek way out of election stalemate
Label: BusinessROME (Reuters) - Italy's stunned political parties looked for a way forward on Tuesday after an election that gave none of them a parliamentary majority, posing the threat of prolonged instability and European financial crisis. The results, notably by the dramatic surge of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement of comic Beppe Grillo, left the center-left bloc with a majority in the lower...
Feb
25
Wall Street turns lower on Italian worries
Label: World(Reuters) - For the first time in decades, the United States is making steady gains in the number of high school students earning diplomas, putting it on pace to reach a 90 percent graduation rate by 2020, according to a new analysis released Monday. But the good news comes with a big asterisk: students with learning disabilities and limited fluency in English face long odds to finish high school,...
Johnson back on top with 2nd Daytona 500 victory
Label: TechnologyDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson went two years without a title and suddenly became an afterthought at the Daytona 500.All the attention went to Danica Patrick and a handful of other drivers.Not that it mattered Sunday, because look who pulled into Victory Lane.Five-time is back. Not that he ever went away.Johnson won his second Daytona 500 on Sunday, a year after he completed just one lap...
Majority of Missouri Tan Salons Allow Preteens
Label: WorldMissouri. Call it the artificial sunshine state … at least for preteens allowed to enter tanning booths and beds there.Missouri is one of 17 states that have no minimum age restrictions on tanning salon use and does not require parental consent, despite a proliferation of scientific evidence linking indoor tanning to skin cancers.Now, doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis...
Boy, 16, charged with Bucktown home invasion, assault
Label: Health Chicago Tribune reporter Adam Sege with Sunday's Chicago overnight...
Powers to offer Iran sanctions relief at nuclear talks
Label: BusinessALMATY (Reuters) - Major powers will offer Iran some sanctions relief during talks in Almaty, Kazakhstan, this week if Tehran agrees to curb its nuclear program, a U.S. official said on Monday. But the Islamic Republic could face more economic pain if it fails to address international concerns about its atomic activities, the official said ahead of the February 26-27 meeting in the central...
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