[U.S.] At least 8 dead in 3-vehicle Calif. tour bus crash

At least 8 dead in 3-vehicle Calif. tour bus crash
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57567383/8-dead-in-3-vehicle-tour-bus-crash-in-calif/
Updated 2:10 a.m. EST. Authorities say at least eight people are dead and 38 are injured after a tour bus collided with two other vehicles in the mountains of Southern California about 80 miles east of Los Angeles, near the town of Forest Falls.

After Boston bus crash, at least four of 42 Bucks County passengers remain ...
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20130204_After_bus_crash__at_least_four_of_42_Bucks_passengers_remain_hospitalized_in_Boston.html
Firefighters remove the injured from a bus that hit an overpass Saturday in Boston. Massachusetts State Police said the bus driver, from West Philadelphia, could face penalties.

Driver injured after truck collides with airplane at Salt Lake City airport
http://www.wtsp.com/news/article/295974/81/Truck-crashes-into-cargo-planes-wing-in-Utah
Leave a comment ». By Emiley Morgan, Deseret News. Published: Sunday, Feb. 3 2013 10:36 p.m. MST. Summary. Officials are investigating an incident at the airport involving a collision between an airport truck and a parked cargo plane.

Reid Says New Revenue Vital in a Budget Deal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324900204578281821666778386.html
WASHINGTONâ€"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid drew a red line in the budget showdown with Republicans, saying Democrats will demand additional revenue as part of any deal to alter the mandatory spending cuts set to hit at the beginning of next month ...

John Kerry reaches out to Middle East leaders
http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Kerry-makes-calls-abroad-in-first-weekend-on-job-4247089.php
John Kerry, the new secretary of state, called Israeli and Palestinian leaders during the weekend, assuring them the Obama administration will continue to pursue a Middle East peace agreement while recognizing the individual concerns on both sides.

Tough cuts now look inevitable
http://www.news10.net/news/national/228139/5/Panetta-Cuts-could-make-US-a-2nd-rate-power
With less than four weeks remaining before a March 1 deadline and an ideological budget divide deeper than ever, automatic across-the-board budget cuts - known in Washington as sequestration - may be an idea whose time has finally come.

As bullying decreases, some stress eases for gay teens
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/bullying-study-gay-teens-18396814
Seven-year study of teens and young adults in England offers evidence that rates of bullying decline as they get older. Anti-bullying rally.

Tax Loopholes May Be Next, Obama Says
http://www.wina.com/Obama-more-tax-revenue-needed-to-address-deficit-C/11459008?newsId=191314
WASHINGTON - President Obama said in a televised interview on Sunday that he could foresee a budget deal in Congress that did not include further increases in tax rates but instead focused on eliminating loopholes and deductions.

Chris Wallace To NRA's Wayne LaPierre: 'That's Ridiculous And You Know It ...
http://www.northjersey.com/news/NRA_likens_universal_checks_to_gun_registry.html
Chris Wallace had some rather testy exchanges with NRA chief Wayne LaPierre on his Sunday program. The Fox News host asked LaPierre if he regretted running the controversial ad that attacked President Obama and his daughters having armed security ...

Texas Orders a Review
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/college-sports/texas-longhorns/20130202-carlton-major-applewhite-revelation-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-in-ugly-weekend-for-texas-football.ece
University of Texas regents ordered a review of policies on inappropriate relationships between employees and students after a private telephone meeting to discuss incidents involving the assistant football coach Major Applewhite and the former women's ...

Commentary: Too much misinformation surrounding immigration
http://news.jornal.us/article-680913.Will-the-Ghost-of-Ronald-Reagan-Save-Immigration-Reform.html
As President Barack Obama gave the most important speech on immigration reform in years last Tuesday, it became clear that his greatest foe is not the Republican Party on this terribly divisive issue.

Gun Ownership: Our Right, and Thus Our Responsibility
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nra-backed-federal-limits-on-gun-lawsuits-frustrate-victims-their-attorneys/2013/01/31/a4f101da-69b3-11e2-95b3-272d604a10a3_story.html
When it comes to guns, gun violence, and gun control, we're discussing the wrong issues. Unfortunately, so is the administration.

Nebraska lieutenant governor resigns after 2300 late-night calls exposed
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nebraska-scandal-lt-governor-rick-sheehy-resigns/1/248733.html
Follow @NBCNewsUS. By Mary Wisniewski, Reuters. Nati Harnik / Associated Press photo. Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy resigned Saturday after newspaper reporters uncovered thousands of late-night phone calls he had made to women ...

Half of students in Harvard cheating scandal required to withdraw from the college
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/cheating-scandal-harvard-university-forces-60-students-to-withdraw/370393-2.html
In an apparent disclosure about the Harvard cheating scandal, a top university official said Friday that more than half of the Harvard students investigated by a college board have been ordered to withdraw from the school.

Metro Detroit in for a snowy week, National Weather Service says
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/02/01/winter-weather-advisory/
Snow is expected to fall in southeastern Michigan nearly every day this week as cold temperatures settle in. Metro Detroit was expected to get up to a half inch of snow Sunday night with more predicted for this morning's commute, said Matt Mosteiko, ...

Priest abuse files strike chord for victims
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/03/los-angeles-clergy-sex-abuse
The release of thousands of pages of church files showing how Cardinal Roger M. Mahony and other top Los Angeles Archdiocese officials dealt with priest molestation cases has generated outrage and anguish at parishes across Southern California.

Pols push for a 'Koch' subway stop
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/th_heaven_for_ed_zL9kSPd7DIM0gLk7UaaYGP
He's already got a bridge named after him, so why not his favorite subway station? After Ed Koch is laid to rest today, a group of city officials will gather to push to name the 77th Street station on the 6 line after the beloved 105th mayor of New York.