US closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:27:19 GMT
AP - The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus Monday in a dramatic new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power as diplomatic efforts to resolve one of the deadliest conflicts of the Arab Spring collapsed.

Few answers in death of sons of missing Utah mom (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:39:07 GMT
AP - Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished.

US levies tougher sanctions on Iran's Central Bank (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:12:33 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama levied tough new sanctions on Iran's Central Bank Monday amid increased tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and the specter of an Israeli attack on the Islamic republic.

Tax reform in this election year: It's not likely (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:36:26 GMT
AP - Tax reform sounds like a good idea to lots of people, but where to start? Eliminate the popular deduction for home mortgages? End the write-off for charitable contributions? How about expanding the Social Security payroll tax?

Norway mass killer demands medal at court hearing (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:04:25 GMT
AP - The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in Norway's worst peacetime massacre told a court Monday that he deserves a medal of honor for the bloodshed and demanded to be set free.

Ariz. police begin searching landfill for girl (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:15:50 GMT
AP - Police have started methodically searching a landfill south of Phoenix for the body of a 5-year-old Arizona girl who has been missing for more than four months and who authorities now believe is dead.

Defense cuts test lawmakers' resolve on deficits (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:40:56 GMT
AP - President Barack Obama's call to shrink the military, shut bases and cancel weapons to meet the demand for budget cuts tests the resolve of lawmakers who came to Washington determined to slash the deficit.

Apologies from NFL, NBC after M.I.A. flips bird (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:53:40 GMT
AP - British hip-hop artist M.I.A.'s obscene gesture in the Super Bowl halftime show is prompting apologies from NBC and the NFL. But it isn't immediately registering as a moment that viewers latched on to.

Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:01:57 GMT
AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.

Queen celebrates 60 years on throne (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:16:15 GMT
AP - Tributes poured in to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday as she marked 60 years on the throne with a message vowing to continue serving the British people.