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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Gabrielle Giffords resigns from Congress

Gabrielle Giffords resigns from Congress
Obama pushes campaign themes in Arizona and Iowa
Tensions flare over Falkland Islands
Merkel: Germany won't make bailout promises it can't keep
Building in Brazil partially collapses after blast
Psychiatrist: Hinckley should not be allowed unsupervised time out in public
U.S. special forces rescue Somalia aid workers
Red Crescent official, priest killed in Syria
Missing Georgia woman found dead
Romney, Gingrich battle in tight Florida race
Rockefeller impersonator ordered to stand trial for murder
Rescued aid worker passionate about Africa, college president says
Who are the SEALs?
State College bids farewell to Paterno
Study: Multitasking hinders youth social skills
Good Samaritan, shot by carjacker, dies in front of his 2 sons
Connecticut mayor apologizes for 'taco' comment
Family: Syria releases American student
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20 Airbus A380s inspected for cracks

Gabrielle Giffords resigns from Congress

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:18 PM PST

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who moved the nation with an improbable comeback after a gunman shot her in the head last year, formally resigned Wednesday in an emotional appearance in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Obama pushes campaign themes in Arizona and Iowa

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:13 PM PST

President Barack Obama on Wednesday launched a three-day visit to five battleground states in the November election by pressing State of the Union themes of core American values and having the wealthy pay more taxes.

Tensions flare over Falkland Islands

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:01 PM PST

It's been nearly 30 years since British and Argentinian troops fought over the Falkland Islands, but politicians from both countries are ratcheting up their rhetoric over the British-controlled territory.

Merkel: Germany won't make bailout promises it can't keep

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:58 PM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel launched an outspoken defense of the European project on Wednesday, but warned that the bloc's richest nation would not make bailout promises to solve the eurozone crisis that it cannot keep.

Building in Brazil partially collapses after blast

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:54 PM PST

An 18-story building partially collapsed after an explosion in the historic center of Rio de Janeiro Wednesday night, state media reported.

Psychiatrist: Hinckley should not be allowed unsupervised time out in public

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:26 PM PST

Former presidential assailant John Hinckley Jr. should not be allowed to spend any unsupervised time during visits to his mother's home in Virginia, according to a psychiatrist who first met Hinckley in the 1980s and interviewed him several times in recent months.

U.S. special forces rescue Somalia aid workers

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:10 PM PST

U.S. Special Forces parachuted overnight into Somalia from fixed-wing planes, then advanced on foot to a compound holding two kidnapped international aid workers and freed them, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

Red Crescent official, priest killed in Syria

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:58 PM PST

A Red Crescent official and a priest were among the two dozen reported killed Wednesday in Syria, where a pro-government militia stormed neighborhoods in a city already notorious for an earlier revolt.

Missing Georgia woman found dead

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:53 PM PST

A 36-year-old woman who was reported missing shortly after Christmas has been found dead in Atlanta, authorities said Wednesday.

Romney, Gingrich battle in tight Florida race

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:49 PM PST

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich and their surrogates exchanged harsh attacks Wednesday as a new poll showed them in a statistical dead heat in Florida six days before the Sunshine State's primary in the Republican presidential race.

Rockefeller impersonator ordered to stand trial for murder

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:25 PM PST

A German-born man known for masquerading as a Rockefeller has been ordered to stand trial for murder, the prosecutor's office said Wednesday.

Rescued aid worker passionate about Africa, college president says

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:14 PM PST

Friends reacted with relief and joy Wednesday to the news that 32-year-old aid worker Jessica Buchanan had been freed after three months in captivity in Somalia.

Who are the SEALs?

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:12 PM PST

The same elite Navy SEAL unit that killed Osama bin Laden took part in a daring nighttime rescue in Somalia of an American and Danish foreign aid worker, a U.S. official said Wednesday.

State College bids farewell to Paterno

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:09 PM PST

The funeral procession carrying the remains of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno traveled Wednesday past Beaver Stadium, where he paced the sidelines for more than five decades.

Study: Multitasking hinders youth social skills

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:07 PM PST

FaceTime, the Apple video-chat application, is not a replacement for real human interaction, especially for children, according to a new study.

Good Samaritan, shot by carjacker, dies in front of his 2 sons

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:06 PM PST

A 44-year-old New Orleans man died in front of his two sons Wednesday after he responded to a woman's screams and was shot by an apparent carjacker, according to police and family members.

Connecticut mayor apologizes for 'taco' comment

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:52 PM PST

The mayor of East Haven, Connecticut, apologized Wednesday for saying he would help Latinos in his town by eating tacos, a remark that sparked anger from state officials and immigrant advocates already fuming over allegations of police mistreatment of Latinos in his city.