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| Blizzard blasts Plains — again Monday, Feb 25, 2013 05:40 PM PST  Two people have died and thousands have lost power in the storm. Full Story | Top |
| Koop transformed surgeon general post Monday, Feb 25, 2013 08:04 PM PST  With his striking beard and starched uniform, former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era â€" and one of the most unexpectedly enduring. Full Story | Top |
| A roundup of the best photos of the day Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:41 AM PST  Buddhist monks carry candles as they pray at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok on Makha Bucha Day February 25, 2013. Makha Bucha Day honours Buddha and his teachings, and falls on the full moon day of the third lunar month. REUTERS/Kerek Wongsa (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) Full Story | Top |
| 2 Everest climbs put Nepalese woman in record book Monday, Feb 25, 2013 08:15 PM PST  Nepalese mountaineer Chhurim entered the record book by scaling Mount Everest twice in the same climbing season. Full Story | Top |
| Internet providers to intervene with illegal downloads Monday, Feb 25, 2013 04:04 PM PST  The nation's major Internet service providers will start the Copyright Alert System this week. Full Story | Top |
| Life extension enthusiasts rejoice: Your brain cells can outlive your body Monday, Feb 25, 2013 03:15 PM PST  A new study finds they can live twice as long as the organisms in which they reside. Full Story | Top |
| Tesla team mulls image reboot after NYT review Monday, Feb 25, 2013 04:49 PM PST  The company has lost about $100 million in sales and canceled orders due to the Times story. Full Story | Top |
| Photos: Up close and personal with a giant school of fish Monday, Feb 25, 2013 01:00 PM PST  PIC BY OCTAVIO ABURTO / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED The school of fish gather in front of diver David Castro with his camera) - Smile - its the school photo! This is the hilarious moment a marine photographer managed to capture hundreds of wide-eyed fish apparently posing for a picture. Californian photographer and conservationist Octavio Aburto had spent years photographing the school in Cabo Pulmo National Park, Mexico - and had been trying to capture this exact shot for three years. The Bigeye travellies fish gather in their thousands in the oceans during courtship. SEE CATERS COPY Full Story | Top |
| Immigration detainees released in budget crunch Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:13 PM PST  Federal immigration authorities have released a number of detainees around the country to save money. Full Story | Top |
| BP, contractors start trial for worst U.S. offshore spill Monday, Feb 25, 2013 07:03 PM PST  NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A long-awaited trial over the biggest U.S. offshore oil spill began on Monday, with governments, businesses and individuals blaming BP Plc mostly for the 2010 disaster that killed 11 rig workers and spilled 4 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. "Not only was it within BP's power to prevent the tragedy, it was its responsibility," Mike Underhill, a U.S. Justice Department trial attorney, said at the trial over legal culpability for the blowout and spill. The trial is being held with no jury before Judge Carl Barbier at federal court in New Orleans. ... Full Story | Top |
| Amid push for tougher gun laws, some turn to trusts Monday, Feb 25, 2013 04:28 PM PST  Gun trusts were originally intended for families to pass down guns in a responsible way. Full Story | Top |
| Day after Oscars, Senate committee drops bin Laden film probe Monday, Feb 25, 2013 02:38 PM PST  A congressional aide said the inquiry has been closed and no further action will take place. Full Story | Top |
| Italy faces stalemate after election shock Monday, Feb 25, 2013 07:16 PM PST  ROME (Reuters) - Italy faced political deadlock on Tuesday after a stunning election that saw the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement of comic Beppe Grillo become the strongest party in the country but left no group with a clear majority in parliament. The center-left coalition led by Pier Luigi Bersani won the lower house by around 125,000 votes and claimed the most seats in the Senate but was short of the majority in the upper house that it would need to govern. Bersani claimed victory but said it was obvious that Italy was in "a very delicate situation". ... Full Story | Top |
| Woman accused of Arizona lover's death sent flowers after killing Monday, Feb 25, 2013 05:03 PM PST  PHOENIX (Reuters) - A woman charged with capital murder in Arizona testified on Monday that she sent flowers to her former boyfriend's grandmother days after killing him, which prosecutors said showed the lengths to which she went to cover her tracks. Jodi Arias, 32, could face the death penalty if convicted of murdering 30-year-old Travis Alexander, whose body was found in the shower of his Phoenix area home in June 2008. He was shot in the face, stabbed 27 times and had his throat slit. ... Full Story | Top |
| Nikki Haley slams Washington after meeting with Obama Monday, Feb 25, 2013 01:52 PM PST  "I could not be more frustrated than I am right now," Haley told reporters after the meeting. Full Story | Top |
| Group enlists big names in push for more Christian voters Monday, Feb 25, 2013 03:17 PM PST  A group of top evangelical leaders is launching a new voter initiative in hopes of increasing turnout among Christian voters in next year’s midterm elections. The American Renewal Project, an arm of the conservative American Family Association, is launching “Pastors and Pews,†which will offer policy briefings to church leaders and their congregations in hopes [...] Full Story | Top |
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