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Four more bodies found from capsized cruise ship
February 22, 2012 ROME — Divers searching the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship found four more bodies Wednesday, including that of a missing 5-year-old Italian girl, authorities said
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Gas prices defy bounds of supply, demand
February 22, 2012 on Page A1 WASHINGTON – U.S. demand for oil and refined products – including gasoline – is down sharply from last year, so much that the United States has actually become a net … 60
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Obama details new corporate tax plan
February 22, 2012 on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Laying down an election-year marker in the debate over taxes, the Obama administration is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent, and … 8
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Study finds results in plastic surgery
February 22, 2012 on Page A2 It turns out plastic surgery really does make you look younger, one study has found – on average, in the case of one Canadian doctor’s patients, 7.2 years younger. Some … 1
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Court takes case on affirmative action
February 22, 2012 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a politically charged challenge to affirmative action at the University of Texas. The court’s decision gives conservatives another chance to reconsider … 1
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Day laborer law appeal rejected
February 22, 2012 on Page A3 The U.S. Supreme Court turned down a city’s appeal seeking reinstatement of its ordinance that prevented day laborers from gathering on busy street corners and soliciting work from passing drivers. …
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Gay marriage appeal meets deadline
February 22, 2012 on Page A3 SAN FRANCISCO – The backers of California’s same-sex marriage ban petitioned a federal appeals court Tuesday to review a split decision by three of its judges that struck down Proposition …
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FDA fighting shortage of cancer drugs
February 22, 2012 on Page A3 The Food and Drug Administration has moved to increase the supplies of two needed cancer-treatment drugs and on Tuesday issued a draft guidance on how to cope with the problem …
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U.S. troops send copies of Quran to incinerator
February 22, 2012 on Page A3 KABUL – Perhaps no action is as guaranteed to provoke a furious reaction from Afghans as desecration of the Quran. But in what military officials described as a horrifying mix-up, … 2
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Cabin burglary suspect identified
February 22, 2012 on Page A3 SALT LAKE CITY – Authorities on Tuesday identified a man sought for more than five years in dozens of cabin burglaries in the mountains of southern Utah. In a statement … 2
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Chavez plans surgery after lesion reappears
February 22, 2012 on Page A4 After weeks of intensive campaigning and marathon speeches, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday acknowledged he’s not as healthy as he seems. During a televised speech in his birthplace of …
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For Greeks, bailout fate worse than debt
February 22, 2012 on Page A4 LONDON – The massive new bailout approved for Greece early Tuesday should rescue it from immediate bankruptcy. But can the country survive being saved? No matter how you cut it …
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In brief: U.N. nuclear agency fails to break Iran’s stonewall
February 22, 2012 on Page A4 Vienna – The U.N. nuclear agency early today acknowledged its renewed failure in trying to probe suspicions that Tehran has worked secretly on atomic arms, in a statement issued shortly … 1
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Presidential perks include the blues
February 22, 2012 on Page A4 Sometimes there are downsides to being president: You can’t just go for a walk, says Barack Obama. Then there are the times that more than make up for all those … 1
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Yemen’s Hadi inherits challenge
February 22, 2012 on Page A4 SANAA, Yemen – Yemenis flocked to the polls across their battered nation Tuesday to vote in a U.S.-backed, single-candidate election meant to instate a new leader to replace the outgoing …
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Old comics aren’t a joke at auction
February 22, 2012 on Page A14 DALLAS – Michael Rorrer said his great aunt once mentioned having comic books she would one day give him and his brother, but it was a passing remark made when …
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Gingrich to stop in Spokane, CdA on Thursday
February 21, 2012 Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich will a rally in Spokane and a town-hall meeting in Coeur d’Alene on Thursday, Republican party officials said. 41
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Prison massacre underlines Mexico corruption
February 21, 2012 on Page A1 MONTERREY, Mexico – Nine guards have confessed to helping Zetas drug gangsters escape from prison before other Zetas slaughtered 44 rival inmates, a state official said late Monday, underlining the … 9
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Man burns flag to protest flag-lowering
February 21, 2012 on Page A2 DETROIT – A western Michigan man whose son was killed while serving in the military burned a replica of New Jersey’s flag to protest that state’s decision to lower it … 6
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Russian researchers resurrect ice age flower
February 21, 2012 on Page A2 MOSCOW – It was an ice age squirrel’s treasure chamber, a burrow containing fruit and seeds that had been stuck in the Siberian permafrost for more than 30,000 years. From …
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U.S., Mexico to cooperate on energy in Gulf
February 21, 2012 on Page A3 LOS CABOS, Mexico – The United States and Mexico agreed Monday to work together when drilling for oil and gas below their maritime border in the Gulf of Mexico. Secretary …
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Photo: Dressed to dance
February 21, 2012 on Page A3 Carnival time: Revelers of Sao Clemente samba school parade during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
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Feds weigh hepatitis C testing for boomers
February 21, 2012 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data show baby boomers are most at risk. Federal health officials are considering whether anyone born between … 2
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Eurozone ministers OK Greece debt deal
February 21, 2012 on Page A3 LONDON – Europe’s ailing currency union approved its second bailout for Greece in less than two years, signing off on a $170 billion rescue package early this morning after weeks …
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In brief: Three civilians held by rebels in Darfur
February 21, 2012 on Page A3 KHARTOUM, Sudan – Three civilians with a joint United Nations/African Union peacekeeping force are being held by rebels in Sudan’s Darfur and are accused of being spies, a spokeswoman for …
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Syrian troops gather near rebel stronghold
February 21, 2012 on Page A3 BEIRUT – Syrian tanks and troops massed Monday outside the resistance stronghold of Homs for a possible ground assault that one activist warned could unleash a new round of fierce …
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In brief: Glenn honored for historic flight
February 21, 2012 on Page A4 COLUMBUS, Ohio – John Glenn made his historic spaceflight alone in 1962 but celebrated its 50th anniversary Monday among hundreds of people, from fellow headline-making astronauts and NASA’s administrator to …
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Mega donors boost GOP super PACs
February 21, 2012 on Page A4 WASHINGTON – A pair of “super” political action committees supporting top Republican presidential candidates spent nearly $24 million in January, drawing upon major gifts and repeat donations from wealthy business … 4
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Iran limits oil exports to Europe
February 20, 2012 on Page A1 BEIRUT – Iran said Sunday that it was cutting off oil exports to France and Britain in a pre-emptive strike against European economic sanctions, while top U.S. and British officials …
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Santorum clarifies comments on Obama
February 20, 2012 on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum denied Sunday that he has questioned President Barack Obama’s Christian faith, but said the president holds an environmental belief “that elevates the Earth … 22
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