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Ron Paul greeted by overflow crowd first day back in Iowa
Mon,2 Jan 2012 12:23 PM PST
The Ticket - DES MOINES, Iowa-- Ron Paul's first public event in Iowa since the release of a Des Moines Register poll putting him within striking distance of Mitt Romney was so packed that workers took down a dividing wall at the downtown Marriott's Salon D ballroom. Supporters as well as national political reporters lined up to cover [...] Full Story | Top |
Passers-by rescue children from icy Utah river
Mon,2 Jan 2012 05:43 AM PST
Associated Press -  Former police officer Chris Willden didn't hesitate when he realized children were trapped in an upside down car in an icy Utah river. He pulled his handgun, pushed it up against the submerged windows and shot out the glass.
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Obama, Congress begin 2012 in oil pipeline dispute
Mon,2 Jan 2012 01:30 PM PST
Associated Press - President Barack Obama and Congress are starting the election year locked in a tussle over a proposed 1,700-mile (2,735-kilometer) oil pipeline from Canada to Texas that will force the White House to make a politically risky choice between two key Democratic constituencies. Full Story | Top |
Fickle Iowans and a consistent message give Santorum a chance to win
Mon,2 Jan 2012 05:29 AM PST
The Ticket - ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa -- In the final hours before Iowans make their choice for the Republican presidential nominee, Rick Santorum has been making some of his final stops here in Iowa's rural, conservative northwest corner. As he makes the last push to the finish, Santorum is clearly hoping to put himself over the top with [...] Full Story | Top |
Rainier gunman's body might have been found
Mon,2 Jan 2012 12:34 PM PST
Associated Press -  A plane searching the slopes of Mount Rainier National Park for an Iraq War veteran suspected in the slaying of a park ranger found a body believed to be his lying face down in chest-deep snow Monday, authorities said.
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Police: Body found at US park is that of gunman
Mon,2 Jan 2012 04:13 PM PST
Associated Press - An armed Iraq War veteran suspected of killing a Mount Rainier National Park ranger managed to evade snowshoe-wearing SWAT teams and dogs on his trail for nearly a day. He couldn't, however, escape the cold.
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Obama ending vacation, readying for re-election
Mon,2 Jan 2012 07:37 PM PST
Associated Press -  With an eye on the 2012 campaign, President Barack Obama wrapped up a low-key Hawaiian vacation Monday and planned to quickly get back in front of voters as he ratchets up his bid for re-election.
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Iran reports nuclear progress as sanctions loom
Sun,1 Jan 2012 10:16 AM PST
Reuters -  TEHRAN (Reuters) - - Iran announced a nuclear fuel breakthrough and test-fired a new radar-evading medium-range missile in the Gulf on Sunday, moves that could further antagonize the West at a time when Tehran is trying to avert harsh new sanctions on its oil industry. U.S. President Barack Obama signed a law on Saturday imposing tougher financial sanctions to penalize Iran for a nuclear research programme that the West suspects is aimed at developing nuclear weapons. The move could for the first time hurt Tehran's oil exports, and the European Union is due to consider similar steps soon. ...
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Occupy protest follows 123rd annual Rose Parade
Mon,2 Jan 2012 02:47 PM PST
Associated Press -  The 2012 Tournament of Roses brought its flowery floats and strutting bands to a worldwide audience Monday under clear blue skies, and in its wake came a scruffier parade — thousands of anti-Wall Street protesters.
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Iran's navy tests cruise missile as part of drill
Mon,2 Jan 2012 01:12 PM PST
Associated Press -  Iran test-fired a surface-to-surface cruise missile Monday in a drill its navy chief said proved Tehran was in complete control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-sixth of the world's oil supply.
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What's the likelihood that Democrats could control Washington in 2012?
Sat,31 Dec 2011 08:47 AM PST
The Signal - As of December 31, 2011 the likelihood of the Democrats retaining the Presidency is 53.7 percent, retaining the Senate is 20.7 percent, and taking the House is 32.7 percent. This is compiled from Betfair, Intrade, and Iowa Electronic Market prediction market data. The chart shows how these three main predictions have shifted during the course [...] Full Story | Top |
Flushing Can Spread Diarrhea Disease
Mon,2 Jan 2012 05:00 AM PST
ABC News -  Flushing the toilet with the lid up can spray diarrhea-causing bacteria into the air, according to a new study of hospital toilets. Researchers from Leeds Teaching Hospitals in the U.K. detected C. difficile — a germ that can cause diarrhea and even life-threatening inflammation of the...
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Passerby rescue children after icy river crash
Sun,1 Jan 2012 05:28 PM PST
Associated Press - As many as 10 people jumped into an icy Utah river to help save three trapped children after a car plunged down a 10-foot embankment and flipped over, the state's Highway Patrol said Sunday. Full Story | Top |
Sainthood next year for 2 from NY's Mohawk Valley
Mon,2 Jan 2012 10:23 AM PST
Associated Press -  No one making a religious pilgrimage to Catholic shrines in this scenic yet hardscrabble stretch of New York's Mohawk Valley is going to mistake it for Italy. Yet starting next year, the region can boast of being the home of two of the Roman Catholic Church's newest saints.
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New poll: Paul, Romney and Santorum tied in Iowa
Mon,2 Jan 2012 07:38 AM PST
The Ticket - SIOUX CENTER, Iowa--Here's where we stand in the final day before the caucuses. According to the latest survey from Public Policy Polling, it looks like a statistical dead heat between Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum for the top slot in the state. With a margin of error of plus or minus 2.7 percentage [...] Full Story | Top |
Personal Optimism Prevails for 2012; Nationally and Globally, Less So
Sun,1 Jan 2012 04:01 AM PST
ABC News -  Economic challenges aren't holding back personal optimism: Despite the still-deep downturn, Americans overwhelmingly express positive views about what 2012 holds for them personally. But views of the country's future are less bright – and the world's prospects, even less so. Three-quarters of adults in the...
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Two suspects charged over LA arson spree
Mon,2 Jan 2012 02:03 PM PST
AFP -  Two men have been charged over a spree of more than 50 arson attacks which kept Hollywood on edge over the New Year holiday, Los Angeles police said Monday, after a fourth night of fires.
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Rick Perry to reporter: Out your sources or I won't talk
Mon,2 Jan 2012 07:55 AM PST
The Ticket - Out on the trail with Texas Gov. Rick Perry in Iowa, Politico's Mike Allen tries to ask a few questions about disarray within the Perry operation based on information from anonymous sources within the campaign. Perry refuses to play ball unless he gives up the names. Awkward hilarity ensues. Must watch: Other popular Yahoo! News [...] Full Story | Top |
Pepsi Says Mountain Dew Can Dissolve Mouse Carcasses
Mon,2 Jan 2012 01:39 PM PST
The Atlantic Wire - Pepsi Co., facing a lawsuit from a man who claims to have found a mouse in his Mountain Dew can, has an especially creative, if disgusting, defense: their soda would have dissolved a dead mouse before the man could have found it. An Illinois man sued Pepsi in 2009 after he claims he "spat out the soda to reveal a dead mouse," the Madison County Record reports. He claims he sent the mouse to Pepsi, which then "destroyed" the remains after he allowed them to test it, according to his complaint. ... Full Story | Top |
Iran test-fires missiles in Gulf exercise
Mon,2 Jan 2012 06:53 AM PST
Reuters -  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday it had successfully test-fired what it described as two long-range missiles, flexing its military muscle in the face of mounting Western pressure over its nuclear program. The announcement came at the climax of 10 days of naval exercises in the Gulf, during which Tehran has warned it could shut the Strait of Hormuz, through which 40 percent of world oil is shipped, if sanctions were imposed on its crude exports. ...
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Two Navy pilots among those killed in murder-suicide
Mon,2 Jan 2012 04:17 PM PST
Reuters - CORONADO, Calif (Reuters) - Two Navy pilots were among four people killed in an apparent New Years Day murder-suicide on the wealthy island of Coronado off the coast of San Diego, officials said on Monday. The two were F/A-18 pilots training at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, the base said. The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office initially posted on its website that the both were male, and both 25 years old. The Medical Examiner's information said the third deceased man was a 31-year-old resident of nearby Chula Vista. The Office later took the information off the website. ... Full Story | Top |
Analysis: U.S. fighter sales soar in time for campaign
Sun,1 Jan 2012 02:13 PM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Booming Middle East purchases of U.S. fighter jets will be a bright spot in what is expected to be a sluggish economy in 2012, possibly paying dividends for President Barack Obama's bid for a second term. Beneficiaries include Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co, whose respective F-16 and F-15 production lines are being extended by U.S. government sales to Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Oman, among other rich arms deals announced in recent weeks. ...
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