Monday, March 25, 2013

[U.S.] Sandusky, in excerpts from interviews, says 2001 shower incident misinterpreted

Sandusky, in excerpts from interviews, says 2001 shower incident misinterpreted
http://abcnews.go.com/US/jerry-sandusky-questions-mike-mcquearys-testimony-jailhouse-interview/story?id=18804890
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Jerry Sandusky said in interview excerpts broadcast Monday that a key witness against him misinterpreted him showering with a young boy in Penn State football team facilities more than a decade ago.

Supreme Court agrees to hear Michigan affirmative action case
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-25/u-s-supreme-court-expands-affirmative-action-review.html
WASHINGTON | Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:44am EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to weigh a Michigan law that bans affirmative action in public college admissions.

Pa. groundhog's handler taking blame for forecast
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20130324_Rodent_s_bum_forecast_puts_him_in_peril.html
PITTSBURGH (AP) - An Ohio prosecutor who has light-heartedly filed a criminal indictment against the famous Pennsylvania groundhog who fraudulently "predicted" an early spring said he may consider a pardon now that the animal's handler is taking the ...

DC's newest fascination: George W. Bush, the painter
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/03/25/3305415/george-w-bush-library-set-to-open.html
The Washington gossip mill has a new source of inspiration: The paintings of George W. Bush. The former president's artwork -- much of which surfaced through hacked e-mails -- has inspired mixed reviews and psychological theories; it seems like every ...

McCaskill rolls out support for same-sex marriage
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/claire-mccaskill-gay-marriage-stance-89274.html
(CNN) - Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri announced her support for same-sex marriage on Monday, joining high-profile names on both sides of the aisle who have endorsed the right for gay couples to legally wed.

Father grieves son killed by Alabama airport sign's collapse
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/mom-boy-killed-ala-airport-sign-remains-unconscious-article-1.1298313?localLinksEnabled=false
(CNN) -- "I love you Luke!!" That's how Ryan Bresette closed a Facebook post on Saturday, a day after his Kansas family -- fresh off a beachfront vacation -- experienced the unthinkable when a display board crashed down on them inside Alabama's ...

Poll shows huge support for Rand Paul's filibuster stance on drone attacks
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/drones-poll-us-89270.html
When Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) filibustered for nearly 13 hours two weeks ago, he had the American people on his side. A new Gallup poll shows a huge majority of Americans - 79 percent - supported Paul's position that drone strikes should not be used on ...

Tragedies of Past Offer a Guide as Newtown Aid Goes Unspent
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/nyregion/views-diverge-on-dispersal-of-newtown-aid.html?pagewanted=all
William Rodgers is a nonvoting director of the Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation. By PETER APPLEBOME. Published: March 24, 2013.

New Jersey to announce takeover of Camden schools
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9039883
It would be the 4th system in the state to be under state control. Superstorm Tourism. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his education commissioner are expected to announced a state takeover of Camden, N.J.

Mississippi lawmaker Rep. Jessica Upshaw found dead of apparent suicide: report
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/police-investigate-death-state-lawmaker-article-1.1298292
A Mississippi state lawmaker was found dead of an apparent suicide Sunday in the home of a former legislator. Rep. Jessica Upshaw appeared to have shot herself in the head, according to Simpson County Sheriff Kenneth Lewis.

Girl hikes a mile to get help after crash kills dad
http://www.10news.com/news/9-year-old-survives-car-crash-in-acton-calif-climbs-hill-to-get-help-for-dad-032513
Police are investigating whether alcohol was involved in the crash 200-feet to a ravine in southern Los Angeles County. ActonCrash.

Penske, Quicken Loans, Detroit Three plan to donate vehicles, money to help ...
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/Business-leaders-give-Detroit-8M-for-new-ambulances-police-cars/-/1719418/19453020/-/rni8hrz/-/index.html
The financially strapped City of Detroit is about to get a boost from a coalition of private businesses, including the Detroit Three automakers, who are gearing up to donate police cars, emergency vehicles and financial assistance to the city, industry sources ...

Joe Weider dies at 93; bodybuilding pioneer and publisher
http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2013/03/23/joe-weider-fitness-mentor-to-schwarzenegger-dies/
Weider popularized bodybuilding worldwide, creating a multimillion-dollar empire of magazines such as Muscle & Fitness, Men's Fitness and Shape, and discovered Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Cisco, Nikon, Redskins, Google: Intellectual Property
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/jury-orders-cisco-to-pay-70-million-in-patent-case-346640
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), the world's largest maker of networking equipment, must pay patent-licenser XpertUniverse Inc. $70 million in civil fraud damages in connection with a failed partnership, a federal jury decided.

Turn leftover Easter eggs into some tasty, easy egg salad (with recipe)
http://www.thehindu.com/features/kids/egg-it/article4547089.ece
egg salad sandwich.jpg Somebody has to do something with all those leftover Easter eggs, so why not whip up some tasty egg salad? (Birmingham News file photo).

14-year-old girl killed at school bus stop near Garner
http://www.wral.com/14-year-old-girl-killed-at-school-bus-stop-near-garner/12263943/
Garner, N.C. - A 14-year-old girl was killed Monday morning at a school bus stop near Garner, a spokesman for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said.

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