APNewsBreak: Komen exec quits after funding flap (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:53:26 GMT
AP - A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity after a dispute over whether the group should give funding to Planned Parenthood, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.

Romney looks to squelch Santorum in 2 states (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:47:25 GMT
AP - Republican presidential challenger Rick Santorum is hoping that his weeks of criticism of GOP front-runner Mitt Romney will pay off Tuesday when Colorado and Minnesota hold nominating caucuses. Romney, in turn, is looking to continue his winning streak after back-to-back victories in Florida and Nevada last week.

Russian FM in Syria amid escalating violence (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:02:47 GMT
AP - Russia's foreign minister urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to move ahead with reforms Tuesday as a way to resolve Syria's crisis, as a cheering crowd of thousands waving Russian flags welcomed the diplomat, praising his country for blocking U.N. pressure on Damascus.

Fans roar as Giants' victory parade rolls into NYC (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:01:57 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 as the victory parade made its way down the Canyon of Heroes, where the city has honored stars for almost a century.

Job openings jump to near a 3-year high (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:55:57 GMT
AP - The number of available jobs in the United States jumped in December to near a three-year high, supporting other data that show a brighter outlook for hiring.

Dad who killed self, sons in blaze left voicemail (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:22:53 GMT
AP - Before setting his house ablaze and killing himself and his two young sons, Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the boys and didn't want to go on anymore.

Long-awaited ruling on CA gay marriage ban due (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:43:56 GMT
AP - Supporters and opponents of California's ban on same-sex marriage were anxiously awaiting a federal appeals court decision Tuesday on whether the voter-approved measure violates the civil rights of gay men and lesbians.

Pa. college machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:26:18 GMT
AP - Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source — a vending machine at the campus health center.

Britain marks Charles Dickens' 200th birthday (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:16:07 GMT
AP - He wrote about life in the modern city, with its lawyers and criminals, bankers and urchins, dreamers and clerks. He created characters still known to millions — Ebeneezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim, Pip and Miss Havisham, Fagin and Oliver Twist. And it made him a star, mobbed by fans on both sides of the Atlantic.

Last known WWI veteran Florence Green dies at 110 (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:13:30 GMT
AP - Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets.