Mitt Romney leading polls in Florida Los Angeles Times Mitt Romney has pulled ahead of Newt Gingrich in Florida with a nine-point lead, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. 'I think if Romney wins this, it's over for Newt,' one pollster says. By Paul West, Washington Bureau After months of gyrating ...
"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years for federal charges Reuters By Laura L. Myers | SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial burglar nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in prison for his guilty plea to federal charges stemming from a sensational, two-year crime spree as a ...
Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — It started five years ago after a young engineer in San Francisco sketched out a quirky little Web tool for telling your friends what you were up to. It became a bullhorn for millions of people worldwide, especially vital in nations ...
Erin Brockovich to probe New York 'mass hysteria' case Los Angeles Times Erin Brockovich has announced she'll be looking into an outbreak of Tourette's-like symptoms among a group of high school students in western New York, to see if they have any environmental causes. Around 15 girls at Le Roy High School have developed ...