Monday, January 9, 2012

LSU, Alabama face off in BCS championship

LSU, Alabama face off in BCS championship


LSU, Alabama face off in BCS championship

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 07:47 PM PST

The rematch of the century takes place Monday night. And this time, there's more at stake than just bragging rights.

Ahmadinejad visits Venezuela on first stop of Latin America tour

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 07:45 PM PST

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez pledged closer cooperation on Monday, vowing to fight poverty and imperialism.

Colombian rebels open door for talks

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 07:37 PM PST

Colombia's main leftist group suggested on Monday it is willing to reopen talks with the government.

Anwar: Malaysian reformer emerges after a decade in court

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 07:26 PM PST

As the leader of Malaysia's reform -- or reformasi -- movement, Anwar Ibrahim has spent much of the past decade in court defending himself against sodomy charges.

Son of Packers coach reported missing in Wisconsin

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 07:16 PM PST

Police in Wisconsin have asked for the public's help in locating the 21-year-old son of the Green Bay Packers' offensive coordinator.

Rescuers find 3 alive in West Virginia cave

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 07:09 PM PST

Three men missing in a 13-mile-long West Virginia cave complex were rescued alive Monday night, sheriff's dispatchers said.

Romney under fire as first primary vote approaches

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 07:05 PM PST

Hours before the first primary vote of 2012, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney tried to recover from a potential stumble Monday as his presidential rivals intensified their attacks against him.

Obama campaign hopes to capture buzz in energized New Hampshire

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 06:42 PM PST

While the political world is focused on the Republican primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday, President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is also getting out the vote, quietly testing its organization in what promises to be a key swing state in November.

DEA defends money-laundering operations with Mexicans

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 06:32 PM PST

The Drug Enforcement Administration strongly defended Monday its involvement in undercover drug trafficking and money laundering with Mexican anti-drug counterparts.

Possible bomb found in Utah shooting suspect's home

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 06:20 PM PST

Investigators have found and disarmed a possible bomb in the home of the Utah man suspected of shooting six police officers, one fatally, authorities reported Monday.

Lawsuit seeks disclosure of Guantanamo interrogation videos

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 06:16 PM PST

A legal group filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit on Monday asking that videotapes showing the interrogation of a terror detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, be made public.

Protests show Syria more divided

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:41 PM PST

Opposing protests Monday highlighted Syria's new reality: The country is more divided today than it was just a few months ago.

Senior's photo deemed too sexy for yearbook

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:35 PM PST

A high school senior's racy picture is causing controversy after the yearbook staff refused to publish it, calling the picture inappropriate.

DNA links 1991 killing to Colonial-era family

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:30 PM PST

DNA may help Seattle-area sheriff's deputies find a suspect in a 20-year-old killing after a comparison with genealogy records connected a crime-scene sample to a 17th-century Massachusetts family.

White House chief of staff stepping down

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:29 PM PST

President Barack Obama announced Monday that White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley is stepping down and will be replaced by Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew.

5 CES gadgets that caught our eye

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 05:15 PM PST

The humble thermostat is getting a 21st-century makeover. And so is the boombox, thanks to a son of the late reggae legend Bob Marley.

Soldiers restricted after theft of 'hundreds' of 'military-grade' items

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:50 PM PST

Stringent restrictions remain in place Monday on about 100 soldiers at a large military base in Washington state after the theft of "sensitive" and valuable "military-grade" equipment.

Outgoing Mississippi governor pardons four killers

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:42 PM PST

In his last days in office, outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour pardoned four men convicted of murder, a state official said Monday.

Woman says she was forced to attempt a bank robbery

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:30 PM PST

An elderly Arkansas woman told police she was forced to wear an explosive device around her ankle and attempt a bank robbery by a man who had broken into her home, Fayetteville police said Monday.

Charlie Sheen: 'I'm not crazy anymore'

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:24 PM PST

Charlie Sheen says that last year's headline-making antics are indeed a thing of the past.

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