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» The Saturday Profile: Sergei Kolesnikov Aims to Expose Corruption of Putin Era
04/02/12 09:23 from NYT > Home Page
Sergei Kolesnikov became a prosperous businessman and part of the crony capitalist web surrounding Vladimir V. Putin. Now he is waging a risky campaign to expose corruption.
» Raymond Kelly Voices Concern on Fatal Police Shooting in Bronx
04/02/12 09:23 from NYT > Home Page
A police officer who killed an unarmed 18-year-old in the bathroom of his apartment was stripped of his gun and badge, said Raymond W. Kelly, the police commissioner.
» Ben Gazzara, Actor of Stage and Screen, Dies at 81
04/02/12 09:23 from NYT > Home Page
Mr. Gazzara’s long acting career included playing Brick in the original “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” on Broadway and roles in influential films by John Cassavetes.
» Komen Reverses Stance on Planned Parenthood Grants
04/02/12 08:11 from NYT > Home Page
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation apologized for its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening and said it would restore the funding.
» Romney and Gingrich Pull Songs After Complaints
04/02/12 08:11 from NYT > Home Page
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are just the latest Republicans to stop using songs at their rallies after songwriters complained that the campaigns had played the pieces without permission.
» Afghanistan Civilian Deaths Hit Record, U.N. Says
04/02/12 08:06 from NYT > Home Page
The majority of civilians died at the hands of the Taliban and other insurgents whose use of homemade bombs was more prevalent and whose suicide bombers killed more each time.
» In Homs, Syrian Forces Are Said to Have Killed Hundreds
04/02/12 08:01 from NYT > Home Page
The reports could not be independently confirmed, but the attacks Friday night in Homs appeared to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, opposition activists said.
» Activists Fight Green Projects, Seeing U.N. Plot
04/02/12 07:04 from NYT > Home Page
Suspicious of government initiatives, protesters linked to the Tea Party are denouncing all manner of measures they equate with a 1992 United Nations resolution, Agenda 21.
» Damascus Avoids Syrian Uprising’s Blood, but Not Pain
04/02/12 07:00 from NYT > Home Page
Life is growing harder in the Syrian capital, President Bashar al-Assad’s stronghold, as residents complain about electricity rationing, shortages of food and gas, and soaring prices.
» Jobless Rate Falls to 8.3%, Altering Face of Campaign
04/02/12 06:58 from NYT > Home Page
Two dueling realities — an improving economy that remains very weak — create serious political risks for top advisers to President Obama and Mitt Romney.
» Greek Premier Is Tested in Impasse Over Pay Cuts
04/02/12 06:56 from NYT > Home Page
Prime Minister Lucas Papademos faces a deadlock over proposed demands by Greece’s foreign lenders to reduce private-sector wages in exchange for aid the country needs to prevent default.
» Blocking for the Patriots Coach So He Can Do His Job
04/02/12 06:47 from NYT > Home Page
Berj Najarian, the Patriots’ director of football/head coach administration, is the gatekeeper to Coach Bill Belichick and a key figure in the team’s inner circle.
» F.B.I. Admits Hacker Group’s Eavesdropping
04/02/12 06:43 from NYT > Home Page
The group known as Anonymous listened in on a call between the bureau, Scotland Yard and other foreign police agencies about their joint investigation of the group and its allies.
» Nuclear Inspection Visit to Iran Deemed a Failure
04/02/12 06:43 from NYT > Home Page
The assessment came as Iran’s supreme leader lashed out at the United States, vowing to retaliate against oil sanctions and threats of military action.
» Critic's Notebook: Stripping on TV: ‘House of Lies,’ ‘Revenge’ and Others
04/02/12 06:25 from NYT > Home Page
The strip club scene has been a staple of television, not to mention movies, for a long time, but increasingly it has become another boring cliché.
» Rhodes Trust Gives Account of Quarterback’s Candidacy
04/02/12 06:19 from NYT > Home Page
The Rhodes Trust confirmed that it had put on hold the candidacy of the quarterback, Patrick J. Witt, upon learning that a fellow student had filed a complaint against him.
» Beliefs: When Counseling and Conviction Collide — Beliefs
04/02/12 06:17 from NYT > Home Page
The case of a woman who was expelled from a graduate counseling program highlights how religious views on sexual orientation provoke controversy in the profession.
» Federal Prosecutors Drop Lance Armstrong Investigation
04/02/12 06:09 from NYT > Home Page
Federal prosecutors closed an investigation of the seven-time winner of the Tour de France nearly two years after they began looking into allegations of illegal doping.
» Zuckerberg’s Big Tax Bill May Benefit Facebook
04/02/12 06:00 from NYT > Home Page
Mark Zuckerberg plans to exercise stock options with an estimated value of $5 billion ahead of Facebook’s initial public offering, which will translate into a big tax benefit for the company.
» The Lede Blog: Scenes of Violence in Syria Ahead of U.N. Vote
04/02/12 05:51 from NYT > Home Page
Activists say at least 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in the Syrian city of Homs amid a barrage of mortar shells and heavy machine gun fire that began Friday night.
» Charges dismissed against soldier in Afghan sport killing case, military says
04/02/12 08:43 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Charges have been dismissed against an Army soldier accused in what prosecutors described as a conspiracy to kill Afghan civilians for sport and then cover it up, the military said Friday.
» Shootout at South Sudan peace meeting kills dozens
04/02/12 08:33 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
At least 37 people were killed during a shootout at a meeting to resolve cattle disputes in South Sudan, officials said Saturday, the latest in a spate of violence in the world's newest nation.
» Romney's campaign GPS ignores the poor
04/02/12 08:30 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
In the 1,257 GOP debates we have had to sit through, poverty and the poor have rarely come up, so it was no surprise that Mitt Romney would be dismissive of them in an interview this week with CNN's Soledad O'Brien.
» Authorities: Suspect steals police car and kills officer before he is fatally shot
04/02/12 08:02 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
An Alabama robbery suspect fatally stabbed a police officer in jail, escaped in a stolen patrol car and wounded another officer before he was killed, authorities said Friday.
» U.N. Security Council could vote Saturday on response to Syria
04/02/12 07:46 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Almost eleven months after protesters first flooded Syrian streets to demand regime change and true democratic freedoms, the U.N. Security Council could vote Saturday on a draft resolution that would pressure the government to stop a sustai..
» Suspect in homeless killings faces additional murder charges
04/02/12 07:43 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
The man that prosecutors say is behind the stabbing deaths of four homeless men in Southern California now stands accused of the brutal killing of a mother and brother of an old friend, authorities said.
» Will Nevada give Romney a second straight victory?
04/02/12 06:40 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Mitt Romney has a chance on Saturday to do what no Republican presidential candidate has done so far this cycle: win two contests back to back.
» Conflict-related civilian deaths rise in Afghanistan
04/02/12 06:31 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
"A piece of shrapnel had gone through his head. My son is dead, and his loss is killing me and my wife. He was the only son I had," says a man in Mazar-e Sharif.
» Death toll climbs as protests escalate in Egypt
04/02/12 05:50 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Nine people died over two days in clashes between Egyptian police and protesters amid reports of inadequate security at a soccer match that devolved into a riot in which 79 fans were killed, officials said Friday.
» U.N. Security Council to meet on Syria as deaths mount
04/02/12 03:56 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
More than 200 people were reported killed in Syria, hours before the U.N. Security Council was scheduled to meet and likely vote on a draft resolution intended to pressure the government there to end its months-long crackdown on demonstrato..
» N.Y. town still baffled by teens' mysterious tics
04/02/12 03:45 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
In the tiny New York town of LeRoy, one thing is for sure; since October, 16 people suddenly have developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics.
» U.S. accuses Sudan of bombing civilians
04/02/12 03:30 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
The United States accused Sudan of targeting civilians in recent airstrikes, including one that destroyed a Bible school in South Kordofan, an oil-rich Sudanese province that borders the newly-created independent country of South Sudan.
» Candidates storm Nevada in last day before caucuses
04/02/12 03:22 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Most of the remaining Republican presidential candidates spent Friday barnstorming across Nevada -- one day before that state's critical first-in-the-West presidential caucuses.
» Bradley Manning faces court-martial in WikiLeaks case
04/02/12 02:37 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, who is suspected of leaking hundreds of thousands of secret documents to the WikiLeaks website, will be court-martialed on charges that could lead to a sentence of life in prison, the Army said Friday in a statement..
» 'Wild Orchid' director Zalman King dies at 70
04/02/12 02:00 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Zalman King, a onetime actor who went on to produce and direct numerous films including "Wild Orchid," died Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer, his son-in-law said.
» Prosecutors drop Lance Armstrong doping investigation
04/02/12 01:52 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Justice Department prosecutors said Friday that they are closing a criminal investigation of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong without filing charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs.
» Second teacher at L.A. school accused of 'lewd acts' against pupils
04/02/12 01:44 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Another teacher has been arrested at Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on allegations of lewd acts on young pupils, authorities said Friday.
» Florida man pleads guilty to molesting, murdering girl
04/02/12 01:43 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
A Florida man pleaded guilty Friday to kidnapping, molesting and murdering a 7-year-old girl more than two years ago, an admission that elicited anger, disbelief and contempt from the slain's child's relatives.
» Hackers release private FBI call about hackers
04/02/12 00:43 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
The loose organization of hackers known as Anonymous released Friday a recording of a telephone call between the FBI and Scotland Yard that it said it recorded surreptitiously.
» Divers scour frigid waters for missing Maine toddler
03/02/12 23:55 from CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Despite below-freezing temperatures, divers searched two bodies of water in central Maine on Friday, looking for signs of a toddler last seen more than seven weeks ago.
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