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Wisconsin, Washington, Hawaii make choices
Castro quits as president
U.S. embargo on Cuba to remain in place
Election loss puts pressure on Musharraf
Oil more than $100 a barrel again
Iraq, to foil bombings, taking ill off streets
Blind skier follows voice to slope's bottom
Stolen art masterpieces recovered

US Urges Political Consensus in Pakistan After Elections
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
By David Gollust The Bush administration said Tuesday it hopes to see a moderate consensus emerge in Pakistan after parliamentary elections that will continue reforms and combat extremism and terror.

Supreme Court refuses to hear wiretapping case
Detroit Free Press - 2 hours ago
By NIRAJ WARIKOO ? FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER ? February 19, 2008 The US Supreme Court refused today to review a legal challenge to the US government?s warrantless wiretapping program.

12 Years for Contractor in Bribery Case
The Associated Press - 38 minutes ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A defense contractor was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Tuesday for bribing former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham with cash, trips, the services of prostitutes and other gifts in exchange for nearly $90 million in Pentagon work.

Apple plans 2GB iPod Shuffle, cuts price on 1GB player
CNET News.com - 5 hours ago
Apple on Tuesday shuffled (har, har) its lineup of matchbook-size digital music players, announcing a new iPod Shuffle with double the storage space and slashing the price of its 1GB models to $49.

Be prepared for total lunar eclipse
CNET News.com - 1 hour ago
On Wednesday February 20, 2008, beginning at 7:01 pm PST the moon will move completely under the shadow of the Earth in a total lunar eclipse.

MS Ropes In Developing Developers With Free SDK Giveaway
TechNewsWorld - 1 hour ago
By Walaika Haskins Many of Microsoft's software developing tools normally cost at least several hundred dollars. Now, however, the company is making a handful of tools free to students in countries across the world.

Police Remove UC-Berkeley Tree-Sitters Supply Lines A tethered worker Tuesday began removing supply lines and perches used by a group of tree-sitters who have spent more than a year living in a grove on the UC-Berkeley campus to protest a construction project that would require its removal.


Search Intensifies For Teenage Murder Suspect Escapee
A dangerous teenage gang murder suspect, who busted out of a San Mateo juvenile detention center, remained on the run Tuesday and was the subject of an international search as his two alleged accomplices faced their first day in court.


Boy Scout Dies In Yosemite National Park Fall
A 12-year-old Boy Scout from Modesto died over the weekend after falling from a sheer granite cliff in Yosemite National Park.

SF Judge Shuts Down Wikileaks Web Site
A federal judge in San Francisco has set off a free speech tempest after shutting down a U.S. Web site for posting internal documents accusing a Cayman Islands' bank branch of money laundering and tax evasion schemes.

Reiser Defense Launches Attack On Nina's Character
The defense lawyer for Hans Reiser began his case Tuesday by attacking the character of his estranged wife Nina, whom the computer programmer is accused of murdering in 2006.


Haedo Wins First Stage Of Tour Of California
Argentine cyclist Juan Jose Haedo continued his domination of the Amgen Tour of California Monday when he won the 97-mile first stage of the race that stretched from Sausalito to Santa Rosa.


GREEN INTO GOLD: Environmental Non-Profit Introduces Green Facility
Environmental Defense Fund moved to downtown San Francisco, establishing a new West Coast office in a professional and functional green work environment. The office space includes everything from recycled carpets to countertops.