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iBooks Author update: Apple doesn’t own you after all

By Deborah Netburn — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:47:00 +0000

Is iBooks Author awesome again?

Dodgers want Bryan Stow claim thrown out of bankruptcy court

By Carol J. Williams — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:12:00 +0000

The Los Angeles Dodgers asked a federal bankruptcy judge Friday to reject claims for damages filed by the San Francisco Giants fan who was beaten in a Dodger Stadium parking lot on opening day of the 2011 season.

‘Wild Orchid’ director Zalman King dies

CNN.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:00:04 +0000

Zalman King, a one-time actor who went on to produce and direct numerous films including "Wild Orchid," died Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer, his son-in-law said.

WikiLeaks: Soldier faces court martial

CNN.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:58:53 +0000

Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, who is suspected of leaking thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, will be court martialed on charges that could lead to a sentence of life in prison, the Army said Friday in a statement.

Women’s Forum starts Tuesday in San Juan

The Orange County Register - News Headlines : San Juan Capistrano — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:56:00 +0000

If you're a woman 50 or older, the weekly winter Women's Forum will kick off from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and continue Tuesdays through March 27 at the San Juan Capistrano Community Center, 25925 Camino del Avion. The forum is designed to discuss the...

Lance Armstrong probe dropped

CNN.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:52:42 +0000

Justice Department prosecutors said Friday that they are closing a criminal investigation of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong without filing charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

Candidates hit Nevada before caucuses

CNN.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:46:22 +0000

Three of the four Republican candidates for president will make a flurry of campaign appearances across Nevada on Friday as they seek to get out the vote just a day before the state's caucuses.

Second teacher at L.A. school arrested

CNN.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:44:23 +0000

Another teacher has been arrested at Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on allegations of lewd acts on young pupils, authorities said.

Man pleads guilty in 7-year-old’s murder

CNN.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:43:15 +0000

A Florida man pleaded guilty Friday to kidnapping, molesting and murdering a 7-year-old girl more than two years ago, making the admission after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors.

Ceremony dedicates I-5 stretch to fallen San Clemente officer

The Orange County Register - News Headlines : San Clemente — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:43:00 +0000

Two freeway signs designating I-5 through San Clemente as the "Officer Richard T. Steed Memorial Highway" were dedicated Friday afternoon in a ceremony attended by state Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, San Clemente city officials and former San Clemente...

D.A.: Suspect in homeless murders killed 2 others

By LARRY WELBORN and SEAN EMERY — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:37:00 +0000

SANTA ANA – Prosecutors on Friday announced that two new murder charges are being filed against Itzcoatl Ocampo, suspected of stabbing four homeless men to death, a day after the leader of the serial killings task force acknowledged that he is tied...

Syria violence rages with Security Council set for vote

CNN.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:36:41 +0000

More than 200 people were killed in Homs on Friday night, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. In New York, the U.N. prepared for a Saturday vote.

Crystal Cathedral sold to Catholic church

By RONALD CAMPBELL — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:29:00 +0000

The Crystal Cathedral, one of the nation's best-known Protestant churches, is now owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. Escrow closed Friday afternoon on the $57.5 million court-ordered sale, the diocese said. The congregation led by Robert...

Beleaguered Fullerton police chief to retire

By MICHAEL MELLO — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:06:00 +0000

FULLERTON – Michael F. Sellers, Fullerton's embattled police chief, will officially retire Feb. 18, seven months after he left his position on disability. City Manager Joe Felz announced Sellers' departure Friday afternoon. Sellers has spent the...

Lance Armstrong ‘gratified’ doping investigation has ended

By Victoria Kim and Lance Pugmire — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:36:00 +0000

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced Friday that they had closed a criminal investigation relating to cyclist Lance Armstrong, nearly two years after a grand jury began probing allegations of doping by the seven-time Tour de France winner and other members of the U.S. Postal Service team.

Disney employees now allowed to grow beards

Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:06:17 +0000

Mickey Mouse can finally grow that goatee he's always wanted. Until now, Disney parks and resort employees had been prohibited from growing beards and goatees. Starting Friday they may do so, so long as they're a quarter-inch or shorter.

Komen reverses decision to deny funding to Planned Parenthood

By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:38:00 +0000

After three days of criticism from politicians and other nonprofits, the breast cancer foundation Susan G. Komen for the Cure says it will reinstate funding to Planned Parenthood.

After three days of tumult, the breast cancer foundation Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced it had reversed its decision to deny further grants to Planned Parenthood Federation of America for breast-health services.

Auto stocks gain on jobs report. GM up 7%

Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:08:59 +0000

Shares of General Motors and Ford surged on Friday following strong data on the U.S. job market.

Opinion: Women’s care not just breasts

CNN.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:06:25 +0000

If you travel to the island of Delos in Greece, you might be surprised to visit ruins dominated by statues of gigantic stone penises. Even in its ancient, mythological context, it's jarring to see such a disembodied representation of the human form. Women, of course, are perhaps a bit more accustomed than men to being reduced to a collection of body parts. Even so, it was startling to hear earlier this week that one of America's largest and wealthiest advocates of women's health appears to be fixated on breasts, rather than on the women to whom they are attached.

O.C. entrepreneur introduces bra bags at swap meet

By BARBARA VENEZIA — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000

The OC Market Place at the fairgrounds remains one of the few places budding entrepreneurs can test new products and launch their businesses in the area. Natasha Campisi is one such entrepreneur I discovered last weekend as I shopped the swap meet....

Dow finishes at highest since 2008, Nasdaq at highest since 2000

By Nathaniel Popper — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:57:00 +0000

The U.S. stock markets are officially leaving the bad times of the last three years behind them.

Jobs boost pushes stocks to 2008 level

By JONATHAN LANSNER — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:55:00 +0000

U.S. unemployment hitting its lowest in three years fueled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since 2008. First, here’s what The Register’s Mary Ann Milbourn reported on job growth: Private sector jobs grew by 257,000...

JWA to install more full-body scanners

By GREG HARDESTY — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:45:00 +0000

SANTA ANA – Full-body scanning machines with imaging technology that preserves the privacy of passengers are being expanded at security checkpoints throughout John Wayne Airport, officials said Friday. All eight of the screening checkpoints at...

Lewd acts suspected in 2nd teacher’s arrest

By ROBERT JABLON — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:40:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES – A second teacher pulled from a classroom at Miramonte Elementary School was arrested for investigation of lewd acts on two girls on Friday, just days after a third-grade teacher from the same campus was charged with lewd acts...

$13.3 million in school bus funding restored for O.C.

By FERMIN LEAL — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:35:00 +0000

State lawmakers have backed off a proposal to cut $248 million in school transportation services as part of a midyear budget cut plan. The move will restore $13.3 million in funding for Orange County school busing services that the state had targeted...

I-5 lane reopens after concrete spill

By ALEJANDRA MOLINA — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:35:00 +0000

SAN CLEMENTE – The California Highway Patrol shut down a lane on the northbound I-5 after wet concrete spilled out of a truck Friday. The incident was reported to the CHP at 11:42 a.m. just south of Avenida Vista Hermosa. Wet concrete spilled for a...

Strong jobs report sends Dow to highest since `08

Associated Press — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:59:00 +0000

A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest in three years propelled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since before the 2008 financial crisis. The Nasdaq composite index hit an 11-year high.

Strong jobs report sends Dow to highest since `08

Associated Press — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:59:00 +0000

Jobs report a potential turning point in Obama’s reelection year

By David Lauter — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:50:00 +0000

If President Obama wins reelection in November, Friday's jobs report may be remembered as the turning point when he shifted from slight underdog to favorite.

Anonymous leaks FBI phone call discussing hacking investigations

By Nathan Olivarez-Giles — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:46:00 +0000

The hacktivist group Anonymous released a nearly 17-minute recording on Friday of a phone call between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Scotland Yard pertaining to Anonymous and fellow hacker groups LulzSec and AntiSec.

Family, friends say farewell to fallen Marine

By ERIKA I. RITCHIE — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:45:00 +0000

LAKE FOREST – At 7, Cpl. Christopher Singer knew he wanted to be a Marine, his mother told more than 1,000 gathered at Saddleback Church on Friday. "The day Christopher left for Operation Enduring Freedom, he said 'I love you Mommy,'" Marlene Shaw...

Ribbon-cutting expected for new San Juan hotel

The Orange County Register - News Headlines : San Juan Capistrano — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:45:00 +0000

The opening of San Juan Capistrano’s new Marriott Residence Inn is expected Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m., according to a report from City Manager Karen Brust. Construction on the hotel began in March at Camino Capistrano and...

Komen restores Parenthood funding

CNN.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:42:36 +0000

The foundation reversed its decision after a deluge of opposition, including pressure from lawmakers.

Burst of jobs helps lower unemployment rate

By Don Lee — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:36:00 +0000

An unexpected burst of job growth last month helped drive down the nation's unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years, sparking a rally on Wall Street and raising hopes that the long-sluggish labor market is rapidly gaining momentum.

Beat stress for less

Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:34:51 +0000

This year the end of the holidays probably didn't bring the usual stress relief; there are still worries about unemployment, a flailing housing market, and a volatile stock market, all of which may be taking a toll on your health.

Men sentenced in lesbian’s slaying

CNN.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:56 +0000

Gay rights advocates in South Africa hailed a judge's sentencing of four men to 18 years each in prison for brutally slaying a 19-year-old lesbian.

Dow at 4-year high, Nasdaq hits 11-year high

Latest financial news - CNNMoney.com — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:12 +0000

U.S. stocks rallied Friday, as investors cheered a much stronger-than-expected jobs report.

Gingrich broadens attack on front-runner Romney

By Seema Mehta — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:29:00 +0000

Newt Gingrich unveiled a slashing new line of attack against Mitt Romney on Friday, arguing that his main rival for the GOP nomination does not understand the free market, is not a genuine conservative and is against “American ideals.”

Report: Slow sales biggest small-business worry

By JAN NORMAN — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:13:00 +0000

Weak consumer demand is the biggest concern for small-business owners, according to a new survey from three liberal business advocacy groups. The survey, "Small Business Owners' Opinions on Regulations and Job Creation," concludes that small...

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