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Chinese youth accused of not being fighting fit
(Reuters)
Reuters - China must urgently address the physical fitness of the nation's youth or run the risk of raising a generation incapable of fighting the Japanese in a future war, the head of the country's top sports university said Thursday.
Obama to push climate change in White House meeting
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama will corral on Tuesday key Republican and Democratic senators whose support is critical for passing a climate change law, seeking to jump-start stalled efforts to overhaul energy policy.
Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in Calif.
(AP)
AP - Federal officials are sending two investigators to California to determine what caused a Toyota Prius to race out of control on a San Diego-area freeway.
Carl Edwards gets 3 weeks' probation from NASCAR
(AP)
AP - Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on three-race probation Tuesday for his deliberate wreck with Brad Keselowski in last weekend's race at Atlanta.
New poll spells potential trouble for Democrats
(Reuters)
Reuters - A new poll on Monday found signs of trouble ahead for President Barack Obama and his Democrats on national security issues such as the handling of terrorism suspects.
Google welcomes chance to export to Iran, Cuba
(AP)
AP - A senior Google executive welcomed on Tuesday a U.S. decision to relax restrictions on exporting Internet communications services to Iran, Sudan and Cuba.
Obama pitches health plan in spirited appearance
(AP)
AP - Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes Monday as Democratic congressional leaders worked behind the scenes on legislation they hope can quickly gain passage.
Sanctions against Iran will only bolster its regime
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - On her recent visit to the Persian Gulf, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated an obvious fact that is finally becoming clear to outsiders: Iran is moving toward military dictatorship.
2 of oldest people in US die: in NH 114, Mich. 113
(AP)
AP - Two of the oldest people in the world have died on the same day.
Mark Linkous, leader of Sparklehorse, dies at 47
(AP)
AP - Mark Linkous, the singer-songwriter who released his music under the band name Sparklehorse, has died after shooting himself in the chest in Tennessee. He was 47.
Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in Calif.
(AP)
AP - Federal officials are sending two investigators to California to determine what caused a Toyota Prius to race out of control on a San Diego-area freeway.
Palin Crossed Border For Canadian Health Care
(HuffingtonPost.com)
HuffingtonPost.com - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin -- who has gone to great lengths to hype the supposed dangers of a big government takeover of American health care -- admitted over the weekend that she used to get her treatment in Canada's single-payer system.
Detroit wants to save itself by shrinking
(AP)
AP - Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.
U.S. Sitting on Mother Lode of Rare Tech-Crucial Minerals
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - China supplies most of the rare earth minerals found in technologies
such as hybrid cars, wind turbines, computer hard drives and cell
phones, but the U.S. has its own largely untapped reserves that could
safeguard future tech innovation.
Gas pipeline probe uncovers shipwrecks in Baltic Sea
(AFP)
AFP - A dozen previously unknown shipwrecks, some of them believed to be up to 1,000 years old, were discovered in the Baltic Sea during a probe of the sea bed to prepare for the installation of a large gas pipeline, the Swedish National Heritage Board said Monday.
Senate to take up unemployment insurance extension
(AP)
AP - Legislation extending unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless appears poised to clear a key hurdle in the Senate Tuesday, its momentum helped by about 60 popular tax breaks for individuals and businesses that expired at the end of last year.
Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, then self
(AP)
AP - A new Ohio State University custodial employee who received a bad job evaluation shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, officials said Tuesday.
2 of oldest people in US die: in NH 114, Mich. 113
(AP)
AP - Two of the oldest people in the world have died on the same day.
Exclusive: "Secret" Giotto uncovered in Florence chapel
(Reuters)
Reuters - Restorers using ultra-violet rays have rediscovered rich original details of Giotto's paintings in the Peruzzi Chapel in Florence's Santa Croce church that have been hidden for centuries.
Continental CEO will cancel flights before fines
(AP)
AP - Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers.
Soldier tells how he threw back Taliban grenade
(Reuters)
Reuters - A soldier serving with the British Army in Afghanistan has told of the moment he threw back a Taliban hand grenade, telling himself: "I've really only got one chance to do this."
Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in Calif.
(AP)
AP - Federal officials are sending two investigators to California to determine what caused a Toyota Prius to race out of control on a San Diego-area freeway.
U.S. Sitting on Mother Lode of Rare Tech-Crucial Minerals
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - China supplies most of the rare earth minerals found in technologies
such as hybrid cars, wind turbines, computer hard drives and cell
phones, but the U.S. has its own largely untapped reserves that could
safeguard future tech innovation.
A policy change on abortion, but how radical?
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama's health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars that some abortion opponents fear.
Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, then self
(AP)
AP - A new Ohio State University custodial employee who received a bad job evaluation shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, officials said Tuesday.
Israel, Syria announce nuclear energy ambitions
(AP)
AP - Mideast rivals Israel and Syria on Tuesday each announced ambitions to develop nuclear energy, with Israel facing the prospect that its plan could bring new international attention to its secretive nuclear activities.
Continental CEO will cancel flights before fines
(AP)
AP - Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers.
Gas pipeline probe uncovers shipwrecks in Baltic Sea
(AFP)
AFP - A dozen previously unknown shipwrecks, some of them believed to be up to 1,000 years old, were discovered in the Baltic Sea during a probe of the sea bed to prepare for the installation of a large gas pipeline, the Swedish National Heritage Board said Monday.
Japan confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts with US
(AP)
AP - Japan confirmed Tuesday secret Cold War-era pacts with Washington that tacitly allowed nuclear warships in Japanese ports in violation of a hallowed postwar principle, effectively acknowledging that previous governments had lied about them for decades.
12 centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea
(AP)
AP - A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks — some of them unusually well-preserved — have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany.
