| |
|
News Headlines from Area Newspapers
|
|
|
|
Business News from the Southern Illinoisan Newspaper
|
|
CLICK HERE FOR BUSINESS news courtesy of The Southern Illinoisan Newspaper
|
|
|
|
|
The News Room
|
Current headlines from CNN World News:
Top Stories
- Romney takes lead in early Nevada returns
Mitt Romney has a chance today in Nevada to do what no Republican presidential candidate has done so far this election cycle: win two contests back to back.
- Calls for strikes after vote fails at U.N.
The draft resolution before the U.N. Security Council would demand an end to the bloody crackdown on government opponents in Syria.
- World protests
A wave of protests broke out at Syrian embassies on several continents amid reports of more than 200 deaths in one Syrian city on Friday and before a possible U.N. Security Council vote on a response to the violent crackdown in the country. Here's a breakdown of some of the demonstrations:
- Fidel Castro unveils 1,000-page memoir
Fidel Castro has released a previously unannounced two-volume memoir of his life, Cuban state-run media reported Saturday.
- 2nd teacher at L.A. school arrested
Another teacher has been arrested at Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on allegations of lewd acts on young pupils, authorities said.
- Police: Suspect on run kills Ala. officer
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.
- Lance Armstrong doping case dropped
Federal prosecutors said Friday that they are closing a criminal investigation into alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs by champion cyclist Lance Armstrong without filing charges.
- Town still baffled by mysterious tics
In the tiny New York town of LeRoy, Marge Fitzsimmons and more than a dozen others have suddenly developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics. She and the rest of the town are wondering why -- and if they'll ever recover.
- Police arrest 6 at Occupy DC camp
U.S. Park Police in riot gear entered the Occupy DC camp in McPherson Square in downtown Washington early Saturday.
Health
- N.Y. town still baffled by mysterious tics
In the New York town of LeRoy, more than a dozen people have suddenly developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics.
- Exclusive: Doctors cheating in dermatology exams
Doctors studying to become dermatologists have, for years, shared exam questions by memorizing and writing them down after the test to become board certified, CNN has confirmed.
- The 'forbidden fruit' of medicinal mushrooms
Paul Stamets was shy as a child; he couldn't look people in the eyes, so he stared at the ground. That's where he found mushrooms.
- Why I became a triathlete
Senior executive producer Roni Selig's personal and professional problems led to her eventually start the Fit Nation program at CNN.
- Doctor fights mental health stigma
As Kenya's leading psychiatrist, Frank Njenga has been championing the cause of better mental health care for more than three decades.
- Brain bank examines hard hits
The world's largest collection of athletes' brains is being used to understand exactly what hits on the field are doing to the brain.
- Opinion: How our doctors do harm
The cold hard reality is that America does not need to reform health care, it needs to transform health care, Dr. Otis Brawley says.
- No stress relief for stress writer
"I see here you'll be staying overnight," says the woman at the surgery check-in, fixing me with a soothing beam.
Entertainment
- 'Wild Orchid' director Zalman King dies at 70
Zalman King, a one-time 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.
- Review: Madonna's 'W.E.'
There's a pretty good chance that you missed Madonna's first film as writer-director, the low budget London comedy "Filth and Wisdom."
- When a show overstays its welcome
A TV series' 100th episode signifies success and, in most cases, a profitable afterlife in syndication.
- Review: 'Chronicle' springs surprises
Just when I was ready to scream if I had to sit through another found-footage chunk of FX out of the "Blair Witch"/"Paranormal Activity" playbook, along comes "Chronicle" to make me a believer.
- Selma Blair cast in Charlie Sheen's show
Selma Blair ("Kath & Kim") has landed the female lead role in Charlie Sheen's new FX comedy "Anger Management."
- Review: 'The Woman in Black'
An old-fashioned, tastefully constrained supernatural thriller, "The Woman in Black" embraces the elements of gothic horror movies with pleasing seriousness: If there's a door handle to rattle or floorboard to creak in the ruined mansion at the heart of the story's trouble, this production pauses for the sight and sound.
Travel
- Air marshal report paints unflattering picture
A long-awaited report on alleged misconduct within the Federal Air Marshal Service concludes that while supervisors do not engage in "widespread" discrimination and retaliation against rank-and-file air marshals, the agency is far from trouble-free.
- Bali beyond sun, sand and sex
Bali may have its share of tourists seeking nothing more than sun and sex in the party triad of Kuta, Legian and Seminyak, but this only forms a small part of what's on offer.
- Major snow storm targets Denver area
Light snow started falling in Denver on Thursday as it braces for a major winter storm that is expected to blast some areas with up to two feet in a few days.
- Buffalo hotels bristle at Tom Brady jab
It looks like New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady underestimated Buffalo when he took a jab at the upstate New York city's hotels Wednesday.
- TSA screener accused of stealing $5,000 from jacket
A baggage screener at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport has been arrested after being accused of stealing $5,000 in cash from a traveler's jacket, according to the Port Authority Police Department.
- Anatomy of an airport security breach
By all accounts, it started innocently. An airport screener missed a bag. But by the time it was over, authorities had shut down an airport terminal for two hours, delaying scores of passengers.
- Spirit Airlines adding 'unintended consequences fee'
Spirit Airlines says a new federal regulation aimed at protecting consumers is forcing it to charge passengers an additional $2 for a ticket.
- French Polynesia minus the second mortgage
Despite a reputation for opulence and exclusivity, it's perfectly possible to visit these dreamy islands without taking out a second mortgage.
- Big rigs won't be getting any bigger -- for a while
A House committee passed a measure Thursday maintaining current tractor-trailer truck sizes and weights for three years until a study can be completed on the potential costs incurred by allowing longer and heavier trucks on U.S. roads.
- There's more to Indy
Whether you're traveling to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl or taking a trip later, here's where the locals have fun -- and where they recommend you go, too.
Headlines last updated on Feb 04, 2012 20:38:08pm.
Next update in 60 minutes.
|
Copyright 2012, WayneWhiteCoop.com
|
|
