Voter Turnout Numbers Point to GOP Enthusiasm gap

In places where Romney is winning, energy seems to be lacking

2012-02-05

Nancy Benac The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Voter turnout numbers are pointing to a potential enthusiasm deficit for Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney. Read the complete article

Vermont Struggles to Rebuild Mental Health System

A decade of frustrations stemming from lack of resources has made mental illness a hot-button issue in state

2012-02-05

Dave Gram The Associated Press

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- The remnants of Hurricane Irene did what policymakers hadn't been able to accomplish for more than a decade - close the state's antiquated psychiatric hospital. Read the complete article

Unemployment Drops to 8.3 Percent After Hiring Burst

Better-than-expected numbers were good news for Obama and stock market

2012-02-04

Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years. Read the complete article

Super Bowl Ads That Generate Buzz After the Game

A look at three campaigns from a year ago that remained lodged in consumers’ brains

2012-02-04

Mae Anderson AP Retail Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Companies hope you'll be gabbing about their Super Bowl ads on Monday morning. But the ultimate score is if those conversations continue throughout the year. Read the complete article

Professor Documents Cancer Battle in Online Videos

69-year-old specialist on aging has sparked unusually public conversation around mortality

2012-02-04

Alan Scher Zagier The Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- At first, David Oliver ignored the bump on his neck that he noticed while shaving. The medical school professor assumed it was calcified scar tissue from a previous surgery. Read the complete article

Hackers Take Over Boston Police Website

The collective Anonymous claims credit for incident which apparently ties to Occupy movement

2012-02-03

BOSTON (AP) -- The hacking collective Anonymous is claiming credit for defacing the Boston Police Department's website. Read the complete article

Pew Study: Facebook Users Get More Than They Give

A small set of “power users” account for much of the activity on the social network

2012-02-03

Barbara Ortutay AP Technology Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- The goody-two-shoes among us say it's better to give than to receive. That's not true for the average Facebook user, though. Read the complete article

Arpaio Office Lawyers, DOJ Meet Over Civil Rights

Infamous Arizona sheriff has been accused of racially profiling Latinos

2012-02-03

PHOENIX (AP) -- Lawyers for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office say they'll meet Monday with U.S. Department of Justice attorneys over federal accusations of civil rights violations. Read the complete article

Complaint About LA Teacher Made Years Ago

Mark Berndt was investigated in 1994 for alleged fondling attempt

2012-02-02

Linda Deutsch and Greg Risling The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Los Angeles teacher suspected of taking bizarre bondage-style photographs of children in his class was investigated in 1994 for allegedly trying to fondle a 10-year-old girl, authorities said Thursday. Read the complete article

Illinois Court Allows Torture Case to Proceed

Ruling could have big implications for dozens of Black inmates who have accused Chicago police of coercion

2012-02-02

Karen Hawkins The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) -- An inmate who says Chicago police officers tortured him into confessing to a brutal rape can present evidence of coercion that was denied at trial, the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday in a ruling that could have implications for as many as 20 other inmates seeking similar appeals. Read the complete article