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Mass school closures approved in Kansas City, Mo.
(AP)
AP - Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools.
Analysis: Greece's crisis could presage America's
(AP)
AP - Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road?
Eric Massa on Glenn Beck: Battle on Fox Over Controversy
(Time.com)
Time.com - Many conservatives had warned Fox News superstar Glenn Beck to steer clear of aggrieved Democratic Congressman Eric Massa, but he just couldn't resist
CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella
(AP)
AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.
Democrats, White House close in on health bill
(AP)
AP - A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.
NJ man accused of raping, beating 5 daughters
(AP)
AP - A New Jersey man with apocalyptic visions is accused of years of terrorizing his family, raping his five daughters and impregnating three, beating his children with wooden boards and even moving at one point to avoid child welfare investigators.
Even in Old Age, Men Want Sex More Than Women
(Time.com)
Time.com - Data suggest that men want sex more, have more sex and enjoy it more than women. That holds true even into their 70s.
Supreme Court chief fights back after criticism from Obama
(The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - It's no secret that many think the fierce mood of partisanship is routinely crippling Washington. While most of the fur flies between the major parties in Congress — with the president weighing in occasionally to keep his party leaders on message — this week has seen an outbreak of hostilities in a less traditional venue: between the Supreme Court and the president.
Minority births on track to outnumber white births
(AP)
AP - Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years.
'Big Mike' draws tears, cheers on 'American Idol'
(AP)
AP - Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work."
Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person
(AP)
AP - The naming of Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim as the world's richest person — the first from a developing nation — underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.
Disney-ABC, Cablevision Battle: More TV-Fee Fights Loom
(Time.com)
Time.com - More than 3 million Cablevision subscribers couldn't see the opening of the Oscars on Sunday because of a dispute over paying for ABC shows
Earthquake-rattled Chile to swear in new president
(Reuters)
Reuters - Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera takes office as Chile's new president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding the country after one of the worst earthquakes ever recorded killed hundreds of people less than two weeks ago.
2-second video causes headache for ABC News
(AP)
AP - For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles.
Spike in Prius complaints may not be all it seems
(AP)
AP - Reports of sudden acceleration in the Toyota Prius have spiked across the country. But that doesn't mean there's an epidemic of bad gas pedals in the popular hybrid.
2 Marine Corps fighter pilots rescued off SC coast
(AP)
AP - Two Marine Corps fighter pilots have been rescued from the ocean off South Carolina after their aircraft went down.
Success of lone gunmen may shift al-Qaida strategy
(AP)
AP - On Christmas Day, a passenger on a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit tried to blow up the plane with plastic explosives in his underwear. He failed, yet the very attempt shook the U.S. government, set federal agencies against each other and triggered months of political second-guessing.
House GOP leaders press earmark moratorium
(AP)
AP - House GOP leaders are pushing rank-and-file Republicans to break their addiction to pet projects by going cold turkey and giving up the long-cherished practice of directing federal dollars to their home districts.
Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years
(AP)
AP - The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down.
Sushi chef charged with serving illegal whale
(AP)
AP - Federal prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against a sushi chef and a Santa Monica restaurant on allegations that they served illegal and endangered whale meat.