Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:10:21 GMT
AP - A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional but agreed to give sponsors of the bitterly contested, voter-approved law time to appeal the ruling before ordering the state to resume allowing gay couples to wed.

Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:37:49 GMT
AP - Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, promoting a settlement to end the uprising without removing him from power.

Abortion, birth control grab political spotlight (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:38:34 GMT
AP - A political firestorm over abortion and birth control spread suddenly on Tuesday. A high-ranking official resigned from the Komen breast-cancer charity after its backtracking treaty with Planned Parenthood, and Republican presidential candidates blistered the Obama administration for a recent ruling on Catholic hospitals and contraception.

Romney battles Santorum, Paul in GOP caucuses (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:50:39 GMT
AP - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney battled Rick Santorum and Ron Paul on Tuesday in political caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, hoping to extend his winning streak in the race for the presidential nomination.

LA district tries to restore trust in school (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:08:29 GMT
AP - When students return to the school where two teachers were jailed last week for alleged lewdness, they'll have new teachers in their classrooms, a new principal in the front office and new workers serving lunch.

AG: Bail rules should keep Sandusky inside home (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:39:53 GMT
AP - Prosecutors asked Tuesday to have Jerry Sandusky kept indoors as part of his bail conditions, citing complaints that the former Penn State football assistant was seen outside and watching children in a schoolyard from the back porch of his home, where he remains under house arrest while awaiting trial on child molestation charges.

Chairman, 3 others out in Yahoo board shake-up (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:55:40 GMT
AP - Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders who blame them for not fixing the problems dragging down the Internet company's revenue and stock price.

CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:15:49 GMT
AP - Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.

Find puppy love (cats too) through Meet Your Match (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:18:54 GMT
AP - Have you been looking for love in all the wrong places?

Giants lauded as Super Bowl champs in NYC parade (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:19 GMT
AP - Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday during a victory parade through New York City, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg quipped should now be nicknamed the "Big Blue Apple."