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Sports (New) Sandusky says he feels people have turned on him

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 5:03 PM PST

Jerry Sandusky walked out of a courthouse Friday where a judge was considering whether to let him see his relatives and friends while he awaits trial on child sex-abuse charges and told reporters Friday he felt people have turned on him.

National & World Panetta calls for new probe into Marine photo

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and JULIE WATSON Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 4:45 PM PST

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the Marine Corps on Friday to re-investigate and take appropriate action against the Marine snipers who posed with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol.

National & World The week's best photos (Photo Gallery)

By Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 9:45 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 10:56 AM PST

National & World Feds release new details about underwear bomber

By ED WHITE Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 4:55 PM PST

A Nigerian who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a Detroit-bound plane began his path to terrorism with a text message from a top al-Qaida figure in Yemen, the U.S. government said Friday in a court filing that discloses new details about their relationship.

National & World Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control policy

By BEN FELLER AP White House Correspondent Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 7:41 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 4:34 PM PST

Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to end a furor raging from the Catholic Church to Congress to his re-election foes. He demanded that insurance companies step in to provide the coverage instead.

National & World J.K.Rowling says tabloids made her feel like a hostage

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 7:36 AM PST

J.K. Rowling described how press intrusion made her feel like a hostage, Hugh Grant traded insults with a newspaper editor and a former tabloid reporter insisted that only evildoers had any need of privacy.

National & World 2 men, boy plucked from Pacific in dramatic rescue

By TREENA SHAPIRO Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 7:25 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 7:54 AM PST

"It was scary. I thought we were going to die," West James said Thursday in Honolulu.

National & World Foreign donations are a risk in super PAC setting

By STEPHEN BRAUN Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 7:25 AM PST

It's easier than ever to conceal the source of money and the identities of contributors, making conditions ripe for illegal donations from foreigners, overseas companies or governments attempting to help a favored candidate for the White House.

National & World Chicago clerk buying bond for sticker designer

By Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 10:39 PM PST

Chicago's city clerk says she will buy a $1,000 savings bond for the boy whose winning design for the 2012-13 vehicle registration sticker was scrapped because some believe it may depict gang signs.

National & World Lawyers: Reality TV producer hopes to avoid trial

By By GABRIEL ALCOCER Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 9:10 PM PST

Lawyers for a U.S. reality television producer facing trial for allegedly murdering his wife at a Mexican resort said Thursday they hope to persuade a judge to drop the charges and free their client.

National & World Marine sergeant not guilty in hazing case

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 8:21 PM PST

A military jury on Thursday found a Marine sergeant not guilty after authorities charged him with hazing a lance corporal who later committed suicide in Afghanistan.

National & World La Nina going away...finally

By Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 1:23 PM PST

Federal weather forecasters say the La Nina weather phenomenon that contributed to the southwestern U.S. drought is winding down.

National & World House passes insider trading bill

By LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 9:07 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 3:39 PM PST

The House passed a bill banning Congress and executive branch officials from insider trading, but brushed aside a provision aimed at reining in those who pry financial information from Congress and sell it to investment firms.

National & World Marines posed with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan

By JULIE WATSON Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 10:27 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 9, 2012 at 11:34 AM PST

The Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that one of its scout sniper teams in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS.

National & World Giffords aide to run for seat in special election

By BOB CHRISTIE and PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 10:48 AM PST

A top aide to former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who suffered shots to his leg and face in the Tucson rampage that also left the congresswoman severely wounded announced Thursday that he will seek to replace her in a special election.

National & World States, banks reach $25 billion foreclosure-abuse settlement (Video)

By DEREK KRAVITZ AP Real Estate Writer Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 7:53 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 9, 2012 at 12:14 PM PST

U.S. states have reached a $25 billion deal with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the housing bubble burst.

National & World Jobs gap between young and old is widest ever

By HOPE YEN Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 7:50 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 9, 2012 at 11:32 AM PST

Squeezed by a tight job market, young Americans are especially struggling. They have suffered bigger income losses than other age groups and are less likely to be employed than at any time since World War II.

National & World Gingrich hopes high road, new funds can save him (Video)

By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 7:40 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 9, 2012 at 8:01 PM PST

Newt Gingrich, suddenly in danger of losing his perch as Mitt Romney's strongest GOP challenger, is fine-tuning his presidential campaign to place more emphasis on raising money, guarding his home turf and trying to avoid nasty quarrels with the front-runner.

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