Jubilant Santorum sweeps Minnesota and Colorado (AP)
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:30:36 GMT
AP - A resurgent Rick Santorum won Republican presidential caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado on Tuesday night, a stunning sweep that raised fresh questions about front-runner Mitt Romney's appeal among the ardent conservatives at the core of the party's political base.

Appeals court throws out same-sex marriage ban (AP)
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:51:41 GMT
AP - Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California's ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to "lessen the status and human dignity" of gays.

Abortion, birth control grab political spotlight (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:26:38 GMT
AP - Political turmoil over abortion and birth control spread suddenly on Tuesday. A high-ranking official resigned from the Komen breast-cancer charity after its backtracking treaty with Planned Parenthood, and Republican presidential candidates blistered the Obama administration for a recent ruling on Catholic hospitals and contraception.

Officials: US missiles kill 9 people in Pakistan (AP)
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:28:19 GMT
AP - U.S. drone-fired missiles hit a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the Afghan border on Wednesday, killing nine people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

Special ops teams first in, last out in Afghan war (AP)
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:33:06 GMT
AP - First in and last out — that's the current plan for elite U.S. forces in Afghanistan, according to Adm. Bill McRaven.

US searches for strategy to halt Syria violence (AP)
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:32:17 GMT
AP - The United States appears to be out of answers on what to do with Syria.

AG: Bail rules should keep Sandusky inside home (AP)
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:19:26 GMT
AP - Prosecutors asked Tuesday to have Jerry Sandusky kept indoors as part of his bail conditions, citing complaints that the former Penn State assistant football coach was seen outside and watching children in a schoolyard from the back porch of his home, where he remains under house arrest while awaiting trial on child molestation charges.

Dow approaches 13,000, and maybe a record to come (AP)
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:08:51 GMT
AP - It was just last summer that the Dow Jones industrial average shed 2,000 points in three terrifying weeks. Investors had a host of things to worry about, including the possibility of another recession.

CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:15:49 GMT
AP - Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.

Wade's 26 helps Heat top Cavs, 107-91 (AP)
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:16:07 GMT
AP - Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, LeBron James added 24 against his former team and the Miami Heat tuned up for a long road trip by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-91 on Tuesday night.