Yahoo! News: U.S. News

---

• Massive winter storm slams Midwest and Northeast (Reuters)
• Hardy Chicago brought to standstill by blizzard (Reuters)
• Janitor shoots school principal in California (Reuters)
• Betty White for the Win: How an 89-Year-Old Stole the Show at the SAG Awards (Time.com)
• 'What Is Internet?' Web Surfers Discover, Ruthlessly Mock 1994 'Today Show' Clip of Confused Couric, Gumbel (Time.com)
• Texas weathers rolling blackouts as mercury drops (Reuters)
• NYC smoking ban extended to parks, Times Square (AP)
• Plea hearing set for alleged NC terror plot leader (AP)
• Farrah Fawcett's red swimsuit goes to Smithsonian (AP)
• Mistrial in rape case of man who killed TV anchor (AP)
• Blizzard spreads snowy shroud over nearly half US (AP)
• A fearful, frigid night on iconic Chicago road (AP)
• Astronaut's choice: Fly to space or stay with wife (AP)
• La Nina helping direct winter storm to Midwest (AP)
• NASA spots 54 potentially life-friendly planets (AP)
• US judge: Spill claims czar not independent of BP (AP)
• Fiancee stands by Yale lab killing suspect (AP)
• Brother: Gifford's husband choosing soon on flight (AP)
• AZ lawmakers grapple with transplant coverage cut (AP)
• NH farmer wins early release after gun sentence (AP)

Massive winter storm slams Midwest and Northeast (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 02:59 PM PST Reuters - A huge winter snow and ice storm cut a swathe from New Mexico to Maine on Wednesday, paralyzing much of the Midwest, stranding hundreds of thousands without power and stalling travelers and shipping.

Hardy Chicago brought to standstill by blizzard (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:54 PM PST Reuters - Chicago, a city that usually sneers at winter, was brought to a near standstill on Wednesday by a blizzard packing the third highest snowfall in the city's history.

Janitor shoots school principal in California (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 01:53 PM PST Reuters - A janitor at an elementary school near Sacramento, California, was arrested on Wednesday after he shot and wounded the school's principal, a county fire department official said.

Betty White for the Win: How an 89-Year-Old Stole the Show at the SAG Awards (Time.com) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:00 PM PST Time.com - Betty White for the Win: How an 89-Year-Old Stole the Show at the SAG Awards

'What Is Internet?' Web Surfers Discover, Ruthlessly Mock 1994 'Today Show' Clip of Confused Couric, Gumbel (Time.com) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:35 PM PST Time.com - "What is Internet, anyway?" A young, bespectacled Bryant Gumbel asks in a 'Today Show' clip from 1994. "Do you write to it, like mail?"

Texas weathers rolling blackouts as mercury drops (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:03 PM PST Reuters - Texas imposed statewide rolling blackouts for only the second time in more than two decades on Wednesday, after frigid weather shut down dozens of generators, and warned it may be forced to do the same on Thursday.

NYC smoking ban extended to parks, Times Square (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:58 PM PST AP - New York City's parks, beaches and even Times Square will be off-limits to smokers under one of the nation's toughest anti-cigarette laws passed Wednesday by the City Council.

Plea hearing set for alleged NC terror plot leader (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 11:58 AM PST AP - The North Carolina man accused of leading a circle of people indicted on terrorism charges is set to appear in federal court next week for a suddenly rescheduled plea hearing, according to court documents released Wednesday.

Farrah Fawcett's red swimsuit goes to Smithsonian (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:21 PM PST AP - The red swimsuit that helped make "Charlie's Angels" actress Farrah Fawcett a 1970s icon became part of the Smithsonian's collection Wednesday on what would have been her 64th birthday.

Mistrial in rape case of man who killed TV anchor (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:20 PM PST AP - An Arkansas judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the rape case of a man who was separately convicted of murdering a television anchorwoman.

Blizzard spreads snowy shroud over nearly half US (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:40 PM PST AP - A fearsome storm spread a smothering shroud of white over nearly half the nation Wednesday, snarling transportation from Oklahoma to New England, burying parts of the Midwest under 2 feet of snow and laying down dangerously heavy ice in the Northeast that was too much for some buildings to bear.

A fearful, frigid night on iconic Chicago road (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:40 PM PST AP - Lindsey Wilson was on Lake Shore Drive, but she couldn't tell where. It was dark, and the snow swirling around the stranded bus made it impossible to see anything but the closest cars.

Astronaut's choice: Fly to space or stay with wife (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:06 PM PST AP - Will he fly or not? There are hints that astronaut Mark Kelly will blast into space in April, as commander of Endeavour's final voyage. That would mean leaving his wounded wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, to continue her rehab without him for at least a few weeks.

La Nina helping direct winter storm to Midwest (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:53 PM PST AP - Millions of Americans raised on tales of great storms past now have one of their own to talk about — and something to blame: La Nina.

NASA spots 54 potentially life-friendly planets (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:25 PM PST AP - An orbiting NASA telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life, spotting more than 50 potential planets that appear to be in the habitable zone.

US judge: Spill claims czar not independent of BP (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 04:54 PM PST AP - The embattled administrator of the $20 billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims is not independent from BP and must stop telling potential claimants that he is, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, just hours after the fund czar released details on how final payments would be determined.

Fiancee stands by Yale lab killing suspect (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 09:08 AM PST AP - The fiancee of a Yale University lab tech continues to faithfully visit him in prison as he awaits trial on charges of murdering a graduate student and stuffing her body behind a wall in a lab building in 2009, records show.

Brother: Gifford's husband choosing soon on flight (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 12:15 PM PST AP - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband will decide soon whether he will blast off aboard space shuttle Endeavour in April, his twin brother said from orbit Wednesday. Scott Kelly said Mark is holding up "very well" and tells him that his wife, the wounded congresswoman, is improving every day in rehab in Houston.

AZ lawmakers grapple with transplant coverage cut (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 03:14 PM PST AP - Life or death consequences for dozens of Arizonans are butting up against the state's budget woes as legislators debate the elimination last fall of Medicaid coverage for some transplants — even as they consider additional health care cuts.

NH farmer wins early release after gun sentence (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 02:11 PM PST AP - A New Hampshire farmer who became a folk hero to gun rights activists after he was imprisoned for brandishing a handgun at a trespasser on his property won early release Wednesday.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: U.S. News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610