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 LA Times: National
Congress starts new duel over payroll tax break
Both parties say they want to extend the cut for workers, which expires in a few weeks, but they're feuding again over how to pay for it.
In the first legislative battle of the year, congressional Republicans and Democrats are back at it: another episode of one-upmanship over extending a payroll tax cut for American workers.
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By Lisa Mascaro, Washington Bureau
6 Feb 2012 at 5:56pm
Romney looks to extend win streak this week
Santorum, Gingrich and Paul are looking for a burst of badly needed publicity from Tuesday's caucuses. The front-runner keeps his focus on President Obama.
With no meaningful Republican presidential primaries for another three weeks, Mitt Romney is looking to extend his win streak in a trio of largely symbolic contests Tuesday.
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By Paul West, Robin Abcarian and Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times
7 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Ron Paul enters a crucial stretch
The Texas congressman has drawn some of the campaign's youngest, biggest and most ardent crowds, but has yet to win a state. Key contests are coming up in Colorado, Minnesota and Maine.
Ron Paul is warming up the crowd as he heads into what could be the most important stretch of his political life.
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By Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times
7 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Judge orders 4 more months of treatment for Tucson shooting suspect
Jared Lee Loughner could soon be able to stand trial in the shootings that killed six and wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Tucson shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner, who is being held in a prison mental hospital, may soon be competent to stand trial for the rampage of 13 months ago, a federal judge said Monday in ordering another four months of anti-psychotic medication and therapy for him.
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By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times
7 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Texas reaches accord with some Latino groups on new election maps
The state's attorney general says the congressional boundaries are based on the Republican-led Legislature's plan as required by the U.S. Supreme Court. Some groups say they still give short shrift to minorities.
The Texas attorney general has reached an agreement with some minority groups on a plan aimed at resolving a stalemate over redistricting and minority representation in the state.
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By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times
7 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
In Colorado, 'anybody but Obama' may not be good enough
The president has disappointed many independents in the swing state, but they are even less happy with the Republican candidates.
As the rancorous contest for the Republican presidential nomination spreads across the nation's heartland, the leading candidates have begun to turn off swing voters, a setback in the party's quest to unseat President Obama.
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By Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times
5 Feb 2012 at 5:24pm
Explosive fire kills husband, two sons of missing Utah woman
Police believe Josh Powell deliberately set the blaze after a state social worker brought the boys for a supervised visit near Graham, Wash.
A case whose sad twists and turns perplexed authorities for more than two years took a last, tragic turn Sunday when what was left of missing Utah stockbroker Susan Powell's family died in a powerful and apparently murderous fire.
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By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times
5 Feb 2012 at 11:01pm
Arizona English-fluency case may have wide repercussions
A ruling that an activist's language skills are insufficient for a City Council seat unsettles border towns where Spanish is used in day-to-day life. An appeal is before the state Supreme Court.
For almost a decade, Alejandrina Cabrera has had no trouble speaking her mind in this dusty Arizona border town.
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By Ricardo Lopez, Los Angeles Times
5 Feb 2012 at 6:39pm
As Nevada counts, Republican candidates press on
In a lively campaign weekend, Romney trades more shots with Gingrich, who in turn is lampooned on 'Saturday Night Live.'
In one of the more colorful weekends of the Republican presidential campaign, results from the Nevada caucuses remained incomplete Sunday while officials recounted ballots in the state's most populous county; "Saturday Night Live" mocked Newt Gingrich as "Moon President"; Ron Paul supporters crashed a special nighttime voting site for people who had observed the Sabbath; and...
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By Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times
6 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Birth-control fight unlikely to hurt Obama, his strategists say
Democratic strategists think that most U.S. Catholic women believe birth control should be available and that people who oppose Obama because of a new rule for employers would not vote for him anyway.
Even as angry Catholic leaders vow to fight a new federal requirement that most employers include contraceptives in their health insurance coverage, the Obama administration believes any political damage will be limited because it's on the side of women's rights.
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By Kathleen Hennessey and Christi Parsons, Washington Bureau
6 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
BBC: Americas
Five killer whales 'sue' SeaWorld
Five killer whales are named as plaintiffs in a court case arguing that they deserve the same constitutional protection from slavery as humans.
6 Feb 2012 at 7:34pm
Trendnet flaw hits home net cams
Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including live video from children's rooms.
6 Feb 2012 at 4:12pm
Obama: 'I deserve a second term'
President Barack Obama tells a US network that he deserves a second term in the White House, as a poll puts his approval rating above 50%.
6 Feb 2012 at 1:28pm
US tightens Iran bank sanctions
US President Barack Obama places new sanctions on Iran, blocking government assets held in the US, including the Iranian Central Bank.
6 Feb 2012 at 2:33pm
Egypt 'to try foreign NGO staff'
Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
5 Feb 2012 at 1:34pm
Giants' Manning silences critics
Eli Manning is full of praise for his team-mates after leading the New York Giants to their second Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots in four years.
5 Feb 2012 at 8:56pm
Phil Spector death case settled
The mother of the actress Phil Spector murdered has settled a wrongful death case against the music producer, according to her lawyer.
6 Feb 2012 at 1:21am
JFK mistress reveals new details
Mimi Alford, a former mistress of President John F Kennedy, reveals new details of their relationship in a book, according to US media reports.
5 Feb 2012 at 2:38pm
Mitt Romney wins Nevada caucuses
Front-runner Mitt Romney declares victory in the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he seeks to win his party's presidential nomination.
5 Feb 2012 at 4:35am
US anger at Syria veto 'travesty'
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a 'travesty' Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria's violent crackdown on protesters.
5 Feb 2012 at 12:35pm
Reuters US
Kids spoke of missing mother before Washington home blast
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The two young sons of a man who blew up his Washington state home, killing himself and his children, had recently begun to speak about their mother's 2009 disappearance, family lawyers said on Monday.
6 Feb 2012 at 7:20pm
Former lobbyist Abramoff balks at naming ex-associates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jack Abramoff, the former lobbyist at the center of a U.S. bribery scandal six years ago, said on Monday he does not want to publicly identify former associates because he does not want to see more people hurt.
6 Feb 2012 at 5:53pm
Obama nominates Air Force's first female four-star general
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama has nominated Air Force Lieutenant General Janet Wolfenbarger to become the service's first woman four-star general, military officials said on Monday.
6 Feb 2012 at 8:06pm
Haditha Marine's lawyers call Anonymous "cowards" after hack
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for a U.S. Marine court-martialed for his role in killing Iraqi civilians in Haditha slammed the international hacking collective Anonymous as "cowards" on Monday after they knocked out the firm's website and published internal e-mails on the web.
6 Feb 2012 at 9:33pm
U.S. judge grants more time for accused Tucson shooter
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal judge has agreed that the man charged with a deadly shooting spree last year that gravely wounded then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has made "measureable progress" in regaining his mental fitness to stand trial.
6 Feb 2012 at 4:27pm
Amanda Knox appeals slander conviction in Italy
(Reuters) - Lawyers for Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murder in October by an Italian court, on Monday asked an appeals court there to overturn her slander conviction as well, a spokesman said.
6 Feb 2012 at 3:25pm
Cab driver admits giving cash to militant linked to al Qaeda
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago cab driver pleaded guilty on Monday to giving hundreds of dollars to a senior Pakistan-based al Qaeda operative implicated in militant plots in South Asia and Europe who was killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike in June.
6 Feb 2012 at 3:40pm
Ohio man pleads guilty in U.S. to supporting al Shabaab
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - An Ohio man pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court in Minnesota to U.S. charges of helping raise money for al Shabaab rebels in Somalia, prosecutors said.
6 Feb 2012 at 7:01pm
U.S. judge allows enforcement of Texas abortion law
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Monday allowed the state of Texas to begin enforcing a law requiring abortion providers to show or describe to a woman an ultrasound image of her fetus, but criticized an appeals court that earlier overturned his decision to block parts of the statute.
6 Feb 2012 at 9:33pm
Ohio man pleads guilty to supporting al-Shabaab
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A 27-year-old Ohio man pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges of helping raise money for al-Shabaab rebels in Somalia, prosecutors said.
6 Feb 2012 at 7:29pm
Chicago Tribune
Judge allows enforcement of Texas abortion law
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday allowed the state of Texas to begin enforcing a law requiring abortion providers to show or describe to a woman an ultrasound image of her fetus, but criticized an appeals court that earlier overturned his decision to block parts of the statute.
by Terry Baynes
6 Feb 2012 at 8:18pm
Powell boys were struck with ax before blast
Deputies believe Powell intentionally created blast in double-murder, suicide
Josh Powell's two young sons Charles, 7, and Braden, 5, were severely injured by "chops to the neck" and died from carbon monoxide poisoning proceeding an explosion, the Pierce County Medical Examiner said.
by Web reporter
6 Feb 2012 at 6:37pm
Syrian forces attack Homs on eve of Lavrov visit
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Syrian military assault on Homs killed dozens of people on the eve of a visit to Damascus by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov aimed at pressing President Bashar al-Assad to end an 11-month uprising by implementing swift reform.
by Khaled Yacoub Oweis
6 Feb 2012 at 5:39pm
Gay-marriage backers eagerly await appeals court's Prop. 8 ruling
Backers of gay marriage are eagerly anticipating an appeals court ruling Tuesday on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that banned same-sex nuptials in California.
6 Feb 2012 at 5:32pm
Queen Elizabeth marks 60 years on throne
LONDON (Reuters) - Sixty years after she ascended to the throne in an austere Britain still facing post-war rationing, Queen Elizabeth marked the milestone on Monday with a new website that showed just how much the world has changed during her reign.
by Estelle Shirbon
6 Feb 2012 at 5:26pm
PETA Sues to Get SeaWorld Orcas Freed from 'Slavery'
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KTLA) -- Attorneys for the People for the Ethical Treatment of animals planned to ask a federal judge Monday to free five orcas from SeaWorld.
6 Feb 2012 at 5:08pm
Eastwood's Super Bowl ad sparks the discord it decries
Perhaps the most attention-getting Super Bowl ad — other than that dog blackmailing his owner with tortilla chips to keep quiet over a felinicide, of course — was Clint Eastwood’s paean to a resurgent auto industry in Detroit.
by By James Oliphant
6 Feb 2012 at 2:59pm
Romney on attack: Slams Obama on energy, Santorum on spending
Fresh off his victory in Nevada, Mitt Romney turned his attention to Colorado, whose voters will caucus on Tuesday. In the modest meeting room of a slightly faded motel on the Rockies’ Western slope, where mining companies and environmentalists have battled over coal extraction, Romney slammed President Obama’s energy policies.
by By Robin Abcarian
6 Feb 2012 at 1:42pm
At least 18 dead in shipwreck off Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Dominican officials were investigating the capsizing of an overloaded immigrant smuggling boat that killed 18 people and rescue teams were searching on Monday for 20 or more people missing off the Dominican Republic coast, authorities said.
by Manuel Jimenez
6 Feb 2012 at 1:21pm
Obama tightens Iran sanctions over bank "deception"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tightened sanctions on Iran another notch, the White House said on Monday, targeting its central bank and giving U.S. banks new powers to freeze assets linked to the government.
6 Feb 2012 at 12:54pm
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