(AP) Santorum grabs the lead in Alabama and MississippiBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONRick Santorum seized the lead in the Alabama primary Tuesday night and edged ahead of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich in Mississippi, deeply conservative Southern crossroads in the
(AP) Depp, Streep join call to lower ‘Bully’ ratingBy SANDY COHENAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESMore Hollywood heavyweights are joining the call for a lower rating on the teen-focused documentary “Bully.” The Weinstein Co, which is releasing the film March 30, said
(AP) CBO: Deficit estimate for 2012 hiked to $1.2TBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONA new estimate from congressional economists says the government will run a $1.2 trillion deficit for the budget year ending just a few weeks before Election Day. It would
(AP) Israel-Gaza violence ebbs as truce takes effectBy AMY TEIBELAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael halted its airstrikes against Gaza Strip militants early Tuesday and rocket fire from the Palestinian territory ebbed as a cease-fire ending four days of clashes appeared to be taking
(AP) Taliban fire on Afghan officials at attack siteBy MIRWAIS KHANAssociated PressBALANDI, AfghanistanTaliban insurgents opened fire on two brothers of Afghan President Hamid Karzai as they left a memorial service Tuesday for 16 villagers allegedly killed by a U.S. soldier.
(AP) AP Interview: Slash mum on Guns N’ Roses reunionBy LOUISE DIXON and HILARY FOXAssociated PressLONDONWill Guns N’ Roses reunite for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Behind his dark glasses, hat and big hair, the
(AP) Panetta: Awaiting plans to draw down Afghan surgeBy ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterWASHINGTONDefense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday he was awaiting details from Gen. John Allen, the top commander in Afghanistan, on his plan for bringing home the remaining
(AP) Moody’s downgrades Cyprus to junk statusNICOSIA, CyprusInternational credit ratings agency Moody’s downgraded euro member Cyprus to junk status Tuesday on heightened concerns over its banking sector’s exposure to Greece. The agency cut its rating on Cyprus by one notch
(AP) Suit challenges federal licensing of tax preparersBy MATTHEW BARAKATAssociated PressMcLEAN, Va.After three decades as a part-time tax preparer, 80-year-old Elmer Kilian of Eagle, Wis., is concerned that new IRS regulations may prevent him from hanging out his shingle. Kilian
(AP) Senate ready to pass highway programs overhaulBy JOAN LOWYAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate is poised to pass an overhaul of highway and transit programs that gives states greater flexibility over how they spend federal aid, streamlines environmental regulations to get projects
(AP) Feds release health overhaul blueprint for statesBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONFifty million people in America lack health insurance and the law says most of them must soon be provided coverage. But how to deliver? The Obama administration Monday finalized an
(AP) Santorum spending primary day at home with familyBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressMONTGOMERY, Ala.Rick Santorum is spending early Tuesday with his family at their home near Washington as voters in Mississippi and Alabama weigh in on the Republican presidential field. Santorum
(AP) Romney campaigns in Mo. while Deep South votesBy CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressST. LOUISAfter urging Mississippi and Alabama Republicans to speed him toward the presidential nomination, Mitt Romney is campaigning in Missouri ahead of its Saturday caucuses. The former Massachusetts governor
(AP) Gingrich banks on wins in Alabama and MississippiBy BETH FOUHYAssociated PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala.Republican Newt Gingrich says he plans to campaign for president until the party’s nominating convention in August, but his candidacy largely rests on the results of Tuesday’s primaries
(AP) Egypt: Cease-fire between Israel, Gaza militantsBy IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated PressGAZA CITY, Gaza StripEgypt has mediated a cease-fire between Palestinian militant factions and Israel after four days of violence, an Egyptian security official said. The official told The Associated Press that
The US soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians in a shooting rampage could face the death penalty if convicted, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. The Pentagon chief told reporters aboard his plane en route to Kyrgyzstan that the
(AP) Reid moves to end GOP filibuster on judgesBy LARRY MARGASAKAssociated PressWASHINGTONRaising the partisan temperature in the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday used a parliamentary tactic designed to end a Republican filibuster against 17 of President Barack Obama’s
(AP) ‘America’s Got Talent’ champ to try politics againCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.The one-time winner of the NBC show “America’s Got Talent” has decided to make another stab at politics. The Southeast Missourian ( http://bit.ly/wekzT3) reports that Neal Boyd of Sikeston will
(AP) Justice Dept opposes a 2nd voter ID law, in TexasBy PETE YOSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONA photo ID requirement for voters in Texas could disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of registered Hispanics, the Justice Department declared Monday in its latest move against Republican-led
(AP) Santorum: Convention would give me GOP nominationBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressBILOXI, Miss.Rick Santorum said Monday his path to the Republican Party’s presidential nomination counts on continued chaos in the field and a fractured GOP arriving at its nominating convention in
(AP) Gasoline price jumps a nickel over the weekendBy CHRIS KAHNAP Energy WriterNEW YORKThe price of gasoline jumped by nearly a nickel over the weekend and is now $3.80 per gallon. That’s the highest ever for this time of year.
