Spokesman: Paterno in serious condition AP - 18 mins agoJoe Paterno's doctors say the former Penn State coach's condition has become "serious" after he experienced complications from lung cancer in recent days. More »Spokesman: Paterno in serious condition
Joe Paterno's doctors say the former Penn State coach's condition has become "serious" after he experienced complications from lung cancer in recent days.
Gingrich upsets Paul in home state of Comments Section The Signal - 11 hrs agoI often help moderate the comments on the Yahoo News live blogs during debates and elections, so I get a rough sense for the proportion of support for candidates among readers. More »Gingrich upsets Paul in home state of Comments Section
I often help moderate the comments on the Yahoo News live blogs during debates and elections, so I get a rough sense for the proportion of support for candidates among readers.
Conservatives, economy fuel Gingrich's S.C. win AP - 9 hrs agoStrong backing from conservative and religious voters and people fretting about the uncertain economy fueled Newt Gingrich's victory in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary, an exit poll of voters showed Satu … More »Conservatives, economy fuel Gingrich's S.C. win
Strong backing from conservative and religious voters and people fretting about the uncertain economy fueled Newt Gingrich's victory in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary, an exit poll of voters showed Saturday.
Analysis: Gingrich forces GOP into grueling debate AP - 10 hrs agoFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich took a giant step Saturday toward becoming the Republican alternative to Mitt Romney that tea partyers and social conservatives have been seeking for months. More »Analysis: Gingrich forces GOP into grueling debate
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich took a giant step Saturday toward becoming the Republican alternative to Mitt Romney that tea partyers and social conservatives have been seeking for months.
Romney’s Mormonism more of a negative in S.C.? The Daily Caller - 14 hrs agoCOLUMBIA, S.C.: Does Mitt Romney’s Mormonism matter in South Carolina, a state with a large evangelical population? The consensus seems to be that it’s not a particularly big factor. Tony Perkins, President of the Faith and … More »Romney’s Mormonism more of a negative in S.C.?
COLUMBIA, S.C.: Does Mitt Romney’s Mormonism matter in South Carolina, a state with a large evangelical population? The consensus seems to be that it’s not a particularly big factor. Tony Perkins, President of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, said Thursday after the debate that he had not heard a lot about it since coming …
- Romney stance on DREAM Act is magnified in Florida AP - 17 hrs ago
Mitt Romney's promise to veto a measure that would create a path to citizenship for some illegal immigrants threatens to turn off some Hispanic voters, whose support could be critical in a general election match-up against President Barack Obama.
- Republican hopefuls take fight to Florida Reuters - 7 hrs ago
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - After a bruising clash in South Carolina, Republican presidential frontrunners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich will take their battle to a bigger stage when the campaign moves to Florida on Sunday. Gingrich, a former U.S. House of Representatives speaker, thrashed Romney in the South Carolina …
- Islamist insurgents kill over 178 in Nigeria's Kano Reuters - 49 mins ago
KANO (Reuters) - Gun and bomb attacks by Islamist insurgents in the northern Nigerian city of Kano last week killed at least 178 people, a hospital doctor said on Sunday, underscoring the daunting challenge President Goodluck Jonathan now faces to prevent his country sliding further into chaos. A coordinated series of bomb …
- Exclusive: How Pakistan helps the U.S. drone campaign Reuters - 3 hrs ago
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The death of a senior al Qaeda leader in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal badlands, the first strike in almost two months, signaled that the U.S.-Pakistan intelligence partnership is still in operation despite political tensions. The Jan 10 strike -- and its follow-up two days later -- were …
- Arab committee wants extended Syria mission: source Reuters - 52 mins ago
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Arab League committee on Syria will ask Arab foreign ministers on Sunday to extend a peace mission in the country by one month, an Arab government source said. Hundreds of Syrians have been killed since the monitoring mission began its work in late December and political opponents of President Bashar …
- Swiss police press charges against anti-Davos protesters Reuters - 2 hrs 33 mins ago
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss police will charge more than 100 demonstrators with breaching the peace after they rallied in Bern Saturday to protest against the World Economic Forum that holds its annual meeting in Davos this week. The protesters, some wearing masks, began an unauthorized demonstration but were stopped by police …
- Steve Jobs family absent from Disney board despite stake Reuters - 14 hrs ago
(Reuters) - When Disney shareholders vote to re-elect directors at its annual meeting in March, neither Steve Jobs' wife nor a representative from his trust will be on the ballot, even though the trust is the media company's largest shareholder. According to Walt Disney Co's proxy, filed on Friday, directors standing for …
- Italy cruise disaster captain denies delaying alarm Reuters - 19 hrs ago
GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - The captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which struck a rock and capsized off Italy, told magistrates he informed the ship's owners of the accident immediately, denying he delayed raising the alarm, judicial sources said Saturday. Captain Francesco Schettino has been blamed for causing the …
- Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno's health status serious Reuters - 12 hrs ago
(Reuters) - The health of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who was fired last November in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving an assistant coach, has deteriorated and his status is serious, a family spokesman said on Saturday. "Over the last few days Joe Paterno has experienced further health complications. …
- U.S. has made no decision on Taliban prisoner transfer Reuters - 20 mins ago
KABUL (Reuters) - The United States has not decided whether or not to satisfy a request from the Taliban to release five prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay, the U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan said on Sunday. "We haven't made any decisions... We have to meet the requirements of our law," Marc Grossman …
- Libya could fall into "bottomless pit": NTC chief Reuters - 37 mins ago
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Mustafa Abdel Jalil, the head of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC), warned on Sunday the country could be heading towards a "bottomless pit" after protesters stormed a government office in Benghazi when he was inside. A crowd demanding the resignation of the Libyan government …
Exclusive: Office Depot tests PayPal's new point-of-sale system Reuters - 15 hrs ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Office Depot Inc, the second-largest U.S. office supply retailer, is testing PayPal's new point-of-sale system in a few stores, a top executive told … More »Exclusive: Office Depot tests PayPal's new point-of-sale system
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Office Depot Inc, the second-largest U.S. office supply retailer, is testing PayPal's new point-of-sale system in a few stores, a top executive told Reuters. The news comes just days after eBay Inc's PayPal unit said it had started testing in-store payments in 51 Home Depot stores, as the online payments …
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