Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria (AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:05:43 GMT
AP - Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by his regime's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising.

Romney eyes win in quiet Nevada caucuses (AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:32:47 GMT
AP - Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney reached for his second straight victory Saturday in quiet Nevada caucuses, a contest that Newt Gingrich and the rest of his rivals conceded in advance.

Police clear tents from Occupy site in DC (AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:37:50 GMT
AP - Dozens of U.S. Park Police officers in riot gear and on horseback converged before dawn Saturday on one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites, with police clearing away tents they said were banned under park rules.

Storm goes east after dumping on Colorado (AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:15:06 GMT
AP - A stretch of Interstate 70 reopened Saturday morning, after near-zero visibility had forced officials to close all 160 miles of the westbound lanes between the Kansas state line and metro Denver and a 70-mile stretch of eastbound lanes from metro Denver to the plains town of Limon.

Tens of thousands rally against Putin's rule (AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:24:52 GMT
AP - Their frozen breath rising in the brutally frigid air, tens of thousands of protesters marched through downtown Moscow on Saturday to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin one month before a presidential election that could extend his rule for six more years.

Stylistic extremes at top of GOP presidential race (AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:27:38 GMT
AP - Mitt Romney listens. Newt Gingrich lectures.

For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life (AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:12:33 GMT
AP - Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker.

Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American' (AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:12:35 GMT
AP - The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past: "black."

Shocked? Not! Not many surprises in Super Bowl ads (AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:06:12 GMT
AP - If you're expecting to be shocked by all the Super Bowl ads, don't hold your breath: There won't be many surprises.

Closure of Armstrong probe could affect feds (AP)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:47:32 GMT
AP - The federal government pursued a drug case against home run king Barry Bonds for more than seven years. The end result: a guilty verdict on just one count and a sentence of 30 days confinement at Bonds' estate in Beverly Hills.