[U.S.] Former Oakland man, aspiring rapper, killed in shooting on Vegas strip

Former Oakland man, aspiring rapper, killed in shooting on Vegas strip
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57570648/police-hotel-altercation-sparked-vegas-shooting/
LAS VEGAS -- A man shot to death while driving his Maserati on the Las Vegas Strip early Thursday morning was a rapper who previously lived in Oakland, according to media reports.

Peterson screams, then gets 38 years for murder
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/22/chicago-policeman-drew-peterson-murder
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - Drew Peterson - the swaggering Chicago-area policeman who gained notoriety after his fourth wife vanished - lost his characteristic cool in court Thursday, screaming out his innocence before a judge sentenced him to 38 years in prison ...

Virginia community braces for impact of defense cuts
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/02/21/pentagon-no-2-hints-us-wont-be-able-to-fight-wars-if-cuts-hit
Hampton Roads, like so many communities in Virginia, has an economy that centers around the military -- in their case, the Navy. And with eight days left for Congress to act to halt looming budget cuts known as the sequester, residents are increasingly ...

Business, Labor Groups Find Little Accord on Immigration
http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2020407170_laborbizimmigrantxml.html
WASHINGTONâ€"Leading business and union groups announced agreement Thursday on principles to guide talks on immigration legislation, but they failed to resolve some of their most contentious disputes.

Lack of access to Hagel archives another flashpoint
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/9887230/Republicans-ask-Barack-Obama-to-withdraw-Chuck-Hagel-nomination.html
Washington (CNN) -- Official documents, correspondence and other papers from the period of time Chuck Hagel held his U.S. Senate seat are closed to public viewing by the archives entrusted to hold them.

Weighing in on gay marriage ban? Obama may ask the Supreme Court to ...
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/obama-considers-weighing-gay-marriage-case-18551006
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is quietly considering urging the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay marriage, a step that would mark a political victory for advocates of same-sex unions and a deepening commitment by President ...

Deadbeat dad admits owing $1.2 million
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/21/3246360/ny-man-dubbed-no-1-deadbeat-parent.html
NEW YORK -- A man branded the nation's worst deadbeat dad by federal officials pleaded guilty Thursday to charges he failed to pay more than $1 million in child support after a run from the law that took him around the world and ended with his arrest in Los ...

Voters Sour on New Jersey Senator
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/21/bob-menendez-sees-dreadful-15-point-poll-drop/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS
New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez's popularity has dropped sharply in recent weeks in his home state, according to a poll that shows the Democrat paying a price for ties to a Florida eye doctor that have sparked probes by an ethics committee and the ...