[U.S.] Deal on automatic spending cuts is unlikely

Deal on automatic spending cuts is unlikely
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57570930/threat-of-sequestration-looms-as-deadline-approaches/
WASHINGTON - The White House and congressional Republicans intensified their differences Sunday over how to deal with automatic spending cuts slated to take effect Friday, raising the possibility that the political standoff could curtail many government ...

Coast Guard looks for 4 missing in south San Francisco
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/25/missing-boaters-sea-search/1945463/
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) - The Coast Guard was searching the rough waters south of San Francisco late Sunday for four people, including two children under 8, who went missing after they reported their sailboat was sinking.

'Crippling' winter storm bearing down on Great Plains region, forecasters say
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/24/3251459/2nd-blizzard-bearing-down-on-plains.html
(CNN) -- Call it winter weather, part two. Just days after a storm walloped the Great Plains, a second one -- bringing with it heavy snow and strong winds -- was slamming the region early Monday, forcing airline cancellations and school closures from Colorado ...

High court's DNA case pits crime solving vs. privacy
http://www.news10.net/news/national/232201/5/High-courts-DNA-case-pits-crime-solving-vs-privacy
Katie Sepich was raped, murdered and set on fire nearly a decade ago, and her parents' campaign for justice has reached the Supreme Court.

Budget's Bottom Line: Christie Needs Revenue Bonanza
http://www.wina.com/New-Jersey-its-comeback-derailed-sets-another-budg/11458736?newsId=195393
Gov. Chris Christie plans to talk about his commitment to rebuilding New Jersey after Sandy in his budget address tomorrow. But no matter what Christie focuses on, Wall Street analysts and Democratic leaders will head straight for the numbers to scrutinize ...

Farrakhan urges followers to pool money to build to build wealth, buy property
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Farrakhan-speech-touches-on-economics-and-politics-4303854.php
Minister Louis Farrakhan speaks at the Nation of Islam's Saviours' Day celebration at the UIC Pavillion on Sunday. | Brian Jackson~Sun Times.

Senators Close In on Background Check Agreement on Guns
http://www.wptz.com/news/politics/Coburn-Background-checks-for-gun-sales-not-done-deal/-/8869804/19061252/-/f1jpakz/-/index.html
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is closing in on an agreement to expand the nation's background check system for gun purchases, a test of how far Congress is willing to go in addressing gun violence after the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut.

McDonnell victory: Virginia transportation bill passes
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/apArticle/id/DA4LCDC80/
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) got his prize - a historic transportation bill. In a statement released after the House of Delegates and the state Senate passed a compromise measure, McDonnell crowed: “Most Virginians and Americans are tired of the ...

Before his arrest, MC Hammer was driving a car with an expired registration ...
http://www.arounddublinblog.com/2013/02/dublin-ca-racial-profiling-mc-hammer/
DUBLIN -- Following tweets by arrested rapper MC Hammer, police responded with their own brief account of what happened in a suburban Bay Area shopping center.

Haddon Heights blast, blaze injure two, shake borough
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/192798321.html
An explosion and fire destroyed an apartment house at White Horse Pike and Green Street in Haddon Heights and shook borough homes and ground for miles.

Air Service Could Continue Without Control Tower
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/flights-will-be-delayed-if-budget-cuts-hit-lahood-says-1.4696632
Key Field is on a list of seven airports in the Magnolia state that could lose its control tower in the coming weeks or months. U.S.