[U.S.] Small jet leaves runway after landing at county airport in Thomson, crashes

Small jet leaves runway after landing at county airport in Thomson, crashes
http://www.fox17.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/wztv_vid_16593.shtml
THOMSON, Ga. - Sheriff's officials in McDuffie County say a small jet has crashed in Thomson - about 30 miles west of Augusta.

More international universities to offer free online courses through Coursera and ...
http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/02/beyond-the-mooc-buzz-where-are-they-going-really/
SAN FRANCISCO - More top universities outside the United States are joining the rush to offer “massive open online courses” that are broadening access to higher education.

Plaza blast raises questions about timing of evacuation
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/20/4077842/plaza-blast-raises-questions-about.html
Clear out. Immediately. Order Reprints. Allison Long On Wednesday, there was still much for firefighters and investigators to search through at the JJ's site.

Budget cuts could result in up to 20 percent pay cut for federal workers
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Pentagon-notifies-Congress-of-likely-furloughs-4293294.php
The Federal Diary: Joe Davidson. Budget cuts could result in up to 20 percent pay cut for federal workers. Smaller Text Larger Text Text Size; Print · E-mail · Reprints.

GOP Resists Obama's Push for Tax Rise to Head Off Cuts
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57570067/obama-to-gop-put-away-the-meat-cleaver/
WASHINGTON - House Republicans, shrugging off rising pressure from President Obama, are resolutely opposing new tax increases to head off $85 billion in across-the-board spending reductions, all but ensuring the cuts will go into force March 1 and ...

Winter's wrath has area in sights
http://www.kmbc.com/weather/Bands-of-heavy-snow-set-to-move-through-KC/-/11665742/19005656/-/y0q30f/-/index.html
Snow was expected to start falling in the Kansas City area just in time for this morning's commute and could leave as much as 10 inches before it's done.

News Summary: New US effort to stem theft of trade secrets; concern on China ...
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/white-house-announces-anti-theft-trade-strategy-18550380
ANTI-THEFT: The Obama administration announced a broad new effort to fight the growing theft of American trade secrets following fresh evidence linking cyberstealing to China's military.

Jesse Jackson Jr. guilty in plea deal
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57570295/jesse-jackson-jr-pleads-guilty-to-conspiracy/
WASHINGTON -- Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., holding back tears, entered a guilty plea yesterday in federal court to charges that he schemed to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items.

Obama on golf with Tiger
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/barack-obama-says-tiger-woods-on-another-planet-333527
President Obama on Wednesday said hitting the links with Tiger Woods was like playing a golfer from "another planet." "He plays a different game than I do.

Kerry defends US foreign-policy spending
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/2013-02/21/content_16243436.htm
John Kerry used his first public speech as US secretary of state on Wednesday to urge Americans' support for diplomacy, saying that automatic cuts to the federal budget would hurt the country at home and abroad.

Is Ted Cruz too outspoken?
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20130220-sen.-ted-cruz-says-obama-wants-immigration-bill-to-fail-to-hurt-gop.ece
He is only a freshman but Republican Senator Ted Cruz is already getting a reputation for being outspoken. Even some members of his own party have asked him to tone it down a bit.

AP Scores Up, Reversing Stagnation
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323864304578316562802494072.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
The average score on Advanced Placement exams increased last year for the first time in a decade, according to data released Wednesday by the College Board.

Republican senator John McCain is still raising questions and hackles
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/ABC_Univision/john-mccain-defends-immigration-plan-testy-town-hall/story?id=18546940
John McCain was excited. It was late January, and the following day, he and a group of bipartisan senators were set to announce their framework for comprehensive immigration reform.

Ali Syed's Southern California shooting spree: 3 victims identified as Courtney ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2-southern-california-shooting-spree-victims-identified-article-1.1269107
The first victim of the swift-moving shooting spree that terrorized southern California Tuesday and claimed four lives was an aspiring actress whose connection to the gunman was not immediately clear, authorities said Wednesday.