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Scientists go 'gaga' to find creatures beneath 600 feet of ice
(AP)
 AP - In a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.
New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals
(AP)
 AP - New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday.
Aide: Karzai 'very angry' at Taliban boss' arrest
(AP)
 AP - The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai's advisers.
U.S. history textbooks could soon be flavored heavily with Texas conservatism
(The Newsroom)
 The Newsroom - The nation’s public school curriculum may be in for a Texas-sized overhaul, if the Lone Star state’s influential recommendations for changes to social studies, economics and history textbooks are fully ratified later this spring. Last Friday, in a 10-to-5 vote split right down party lines, the Texas State Board of Education approved some controversial right-leaning alterations to what most students in the state—and by extension, in much of the rest of the country—will be studying as received historical and social-scientific wisdom. After a public comment period, the board will vote on final recommendations in May.
Stevens considers retiring from Supreme Court
(AP)
AP - Justice John Paul Stevens, at 89 the Supreme Court's oldest member, says he will decide in the next month or so whether this term will be his last.
Edwards mistress: Still in love, living 'truth'
(AP)
 AP - The mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards says she is helping him live "a life of truth" and the two remain in love even after their affair helped trigger his downfall from the pinnacle of U.S. politics.
Fiji declares state of emergency for cyclone aid
(AP)
 AP - Fiji declared a state of emergency Tuesday and ordered troops to launch relief operations in northern regions battered by a powerful cyclone that knocked out power and forced thousands of people to flee into shelters.
Wolverine State loses only known wild wolverine
(AP)
AP - The Wolverine State has lost its only known wild wolverine.
AP Exclusive: Pentagon gun was from Tenn. police
(AP)
 AP - Two guns used in high-profile shootings this year at the Pentagon and a Las Vegas courthouse both came from the same unlikely place: the police and court system of Memphis, Tenn.
Woman, son missing after van found on Wash. beach
(AP)
AP - A woman heading to her stepfather's house was "beyond lost" when she and her 8-year-old son took one wrong turn after another through the backroads of Washington state and onto a private Puget Sound beach, authorities said Monday.
Plane hits, kills man along Hilton Head, SC, beach
(AP)
AP - A single-engine plane with oil on its windshield struck and killed a man on a Hilton Head beach Monday afternoon as the pilot was attempting to make an emergency landing, authorities said.
Calif. man sentenced for bilking $7M from casinos
(AP)
 AP - A San Diego man who led a card-cheating ring that bilked dozens of casinos out of $7 million was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in federal prison.
China without Google: 'a lose-lose scenario'
(AP)
AP - China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely — could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure to improve, eroding their ability to one day compete abroad.
Wavering Dems in Obama's sights on health vote
(AP)
 AP - Days away from a make-or-break vote on his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama is turning up the pressure as only presidents can, as Democratic leaders make a desperate scramble for votes.
World's shortest man dies aged 21
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The world's shortest man, China's He Pingping who was just over 74 cm tall (29 inches), has died at the age of 21 from apparent heart complications, the Guinness World Records book said.
US Israel criticism ignites firestorm in Congress
(AP)
 AP - The Obama administration's fierce denunciation of Israel last week has ignited a firestorm in Congress and among powerful pro-Israel interest groups who say the criticism of America's top Mideast ally was misplaced.
Hand Bacteria Left On Surfaces Could be Forensic Tool
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - CSIs may one day be able to use more than DNA and
fingerprints to catch criminals, as a new study finds that the bacteria that
live on our hands are just as unique to each of us as our DNA. And traces of
this "personal" DNA left behind on the surfaces we touch can be
matched to the person who left it.
Jackson estate in record deal worth up to $250 mln
(AP)
 AP - Even in death, Michael Jackson is breaking new records.
British boy kidnapped in Pakistan freed
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A British boy who was kidnapped in Pakistan while on vacation has been released, an official and a relative said on Tuesday, ending a 12-day ordeal.
Toyota dismisses Calif. man's runaway Prius report
(AP)
 AP - Toyota Motor Corp. was quiet last week when James Sikes told reporters how the gas pedal got stuck on his 2008 Prius, leading him on a wild ride on a Southern California freeway.
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