News and head lines - DataSoftSystem http://www.datasoftsystem.com/news/ Latest news from datasoftsystem http://www.datasoftsystem.com/news/http://www.datasoftsystem.com/N/images/logo.gifFind fresh news with datasoftsystem open directory. 2 Marine Corps fighter pilots rescued off SC coast (AP) AP - Two Marine Corps fighter pilots have been rescued from the ocean off South Carolina after their aircraft went down. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249676.html Miss school prom off after lesbian #039;s date request (AP) AP - A northern Mississippi school district decided Wednesday not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249570.html Va gov counters state atty gen #039;s advice on gays (AP) AP - Gov. Bob McDonnell directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in employment practices Wednesday, essentially overriding the Virginia attorney general's advice to public c... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249571.html Once-revered SC lawmaker freezes to death alone (AP) AP - When Juanita Goggins became the first black woman elected to the South Carolina Legislature in 1974, she was hailed as a trailblazer and twice visited the president at the White House. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249572.html Study: Law officers struggle to readjust after war (AP) AP - For soldiers patrolling in Iraq and Afghanistan, death can come from a bomb hidden in a trash pile or an innocent-looking face in the crowd. Returning home alive can depend on the quick turn of a... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249573.html Colo gov back at Capitol after bike accident (AP) AP - Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter held his first news conference after a bike accident last week and says he's in pain, but recovering. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249574.html Coast Guard: Icebreaker to be reactivated by 2013 (AP) AP - After a $62 million overhaul, the Coast Guard will have its third icebeaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new responsibilities, the commandant of the serv... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249568.html Police surprised by teacher-student sex confession (AP) AP - In his 28 years with the Burbank Police Department, Sgt. Robert Quesada had never heard of anything quite like it: A well-respected teacher at one of the city's public schools walks into pol... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249569.html Palm Inc teeters in crowded smart phone market (AP) AP - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, ... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249396.html CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella (AP) AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successful... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249397.html A rocky return to police work after overseas combat, study finds (AP) AP - Many law enforcement officers called up to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan are finding it difficult to readjust to their jobs once home, bringing back heightened survival instincts that may make th... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249398.html Check on Ohio State gunman found no criminal past (AP) AP - Ohio State University says a background check on a janitor who shot two supervisors didn't reveal a criminal record, even though he had spent five years in prison. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249399.html Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles (AP) AP - The federal government has recommended an endangered-species listing for loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could have big implications for the fishing industry. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249400.html Bad blood detailed in Maine #039;lobster wars #039; trial (AP) AP - Even under the rough-and-tumble rules of the sea that Maine lobstermen live by, staring down the barrel of a .12-gauge shotgun is extreme. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249401.html Drug arrests latest black mark on RI police force (AP) AP - After three Providence police officers were arrested last week in a cocaine-peddling sting, Chief Dean Esserman called it a "hard day" for the department. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249402.html Charges: 2 gave kids sleep supplement at day care (AP) AP - Two former Ohio day care workers accused of slipping an over-the-counter dietary supplement into candy and giving it to their charges to help them sleep at nap time were charged with misdemeanors... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249403.html Ga judge #039;s order dismisses claims in King dispute (AP) AP - A Georgia judge has dismissed most of the remaining legal claims in a dispute between the children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., months after the siblings reached a settlement. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249404.html Mass court upholds state gun-lock requirement (AP) AP - The highest court in Massachusetts on Wednesday upheld the constitutionality of a state law that requires gun owners to lock weapons in their homes in a ruling applauded by gun-control advocates. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249405.html Families: 3 Americans detained in Iran call home (AP) AP - Cindy Hickey had rehearsed what she would say to her son when she finally got to talk to him months after he was detained in Iran. When the time came, the conversation lasted only about a minute,... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249288.html In rare case, Pa woman accused of aiding terror (AP) AP - An indictment against a suburban Philadelphia woman accused of recruiting jihadist fighters online and moving to Europe to try to kill a Swedish artist is a rare case of an American woman aiding ... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249128.html Dozen same-sex couples tie knot in DC (AP) AP - At least a dozen couples tied the knot in the District of Columbia on the first day same-sex ceremonies were legally allowed, and many more unions were on the way. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249129.html Ex-Edwards aide narrowly avoids jail over sex tape (AP) AP - A former aide to John Edwards has been given until Friday to provide a judge with a full explanation of how he handled materials including a videotape purportedly showing the two-time presidentia... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249130.html Texas ed board set to take 1st vote since primary (AP) AP - Texas' state education board, rocked by primary elections that may push the influential panel's far-right leanings toward the center, is set to take its first vote on a new social studi... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249131.html Letterman: Case against producer handled properly (AP) AP - From the start, David Letterman made sure the story of a $2 million shakedown attempt over his sex life was one he narrated himself. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249132.html Roberts: Scene at State of Union #039;very troubling #039; (AP) AP - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has ... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249075.html NH campaign finance activist Granny D dies at 100 (AP) AP - Doris "Granny D" Haddock, a New Hampshire woman who walked across the country at age 89 to promote campaign finance reform and later waged a quixotic campaign for U.S. Senate, has died.... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249076.html All 6 dead in Ariz crash were Mexican citizens (AP) AP - Authorities say all six people killed in last week's pre-dawn bus crash on an Arizona interstate were Mexican citizens. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249077.html Calif test-taking case shows gap in visa security (AP) AP - A ring accused of helping people from the Middle East obtain student visas by taking their proficiency exams and classes has exposed vulnerability in the nation's security tracking system fo... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248936.html Analysis: Greece #039;s crisis could presage America #039;s (AP) AP - Greece is a financial basket case, begging for international help. Is America heading down that same road? http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248937.html Outside science academies to review warming panel (AP) AP - The beleaguered global warming panel has found an outside group to review how it writes its reports. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248938.html Chief Justice Roberts calls State of Union scene #039;troubling #039; (AP) AP - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Obama's State of the Union address was "very troubling" and the annual speech has "degenerate... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248939.html Opponent files ethics complaint on La Sen Vitter (AP) AP - A challenger to Louisiana Sen. David Vitter filed an ethics complaint Tuesday, claiming a fundraising letter for the Republican incumbent's campaign makes illegal use of a government emblem. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248940.html Calif condor couple lays egg at Pinnacles park (AP) AP - Biologists at Pinnacles National Monument are celebrating the first condor egg laid by a mating pair inside the park boundaries in more than a century. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248941.html Future of whale that killed trainer still unknown (AP) AP - SeaWorld has not decided whether a whale that killed its trainer by dragging her into the water will keep performing, an official said Tuesday. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248790.html Jobless aid measure clears Senate hurdle (AP) AP - Legislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year has won key GOP support that means it will soon pass the Senate. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248791.html Peru lifts some Machu Picchu claims against Yale (AP) AP - Peru has voluntarily agreed to withdraw fraud and conspiracy allegations it made against Yale University in a lawsuit seeking the return of Inca artifacts removed from Machu Picchu nearly a centu... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248792.html Pa coal town above mine fire claims massive fraud (AP) AP - Centralians have long believed the government's demolition of their beloved town in the 1980s was part of a plot to swipe the mineral rights to anthracite coal worth hundreds of millions of ... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248787.html Texas judge rescinds anti-death penalty ruling (AP) AP - A Texas judge who came under criticism for his ruling declaring the death penalty unconstitutional took back his controversial decision on Tuesday. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248788.html Coast Guard begins hearing on Texas oil spill (AP) AP - The captain of an 800-foot tanker that collided with a tugboat in a Gulf of Mexico waterway, causing the worst Texas oil spill in 15 years, was apparently unaware until moments before the crash t... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248789.html Assisted suicide network members indicted in Ga (AP) AP - A Georgia grand jury has indicted four members of an assisted suicide group on charges they helped a 58-year-old with cancer kill himself. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248666.html Class-action lawsuits could cost Toyota $3B-plus (AP) AP - Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 b... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248667.html Parents of dead SoCal teen urge new predator laws (AP) AP - The father of a 14-year-old girl whose bones were found more than a year after she vanished walking to school urged supporters to behave like his late daughter's favorite animal, the wolf, t... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248546.html Prius with stuck accelerator glides to safe stop (AP) AP - A California Highway Patrol officer helped slow a runaway Toyota Prius from 94 mph to a safe stop on Monday after the car's accelerator became stuck on a San Diego County freeway, the CHP sa... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248547.html Palin notes irony of using Canada health care (AP) AP - Sarah Palin has been no friend lately of socialized health care. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248500.html Police: Man eyed in 2nd teen murder investigation (AP) AP - A registered sex offender charged with murdering a teen girl last month is a focus of the investigation into the death of a 14-year-old girl whose remains were found more than a year after she di... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248407.html Not more quakes, just more people in quake zones (AP) AP - First the ground shook in Haiti, then Chile and now Turkey. The earthquakes keep coming hard and fast this year, causing people to wonder if something sinister is happening underfoot. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248408.html Oscar #039;s big question: How did David slay Goliath? (AP) AP - For Hollywood pundits, industry folk and Oscar fans still paying attention on Monday, a major question remained: How did David slay Goliath? http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248401.html Stupak: Health bill abortion fight can be resolved (AP) AP - Prospects are good for resolving a dispute over abortion that has led some House Democrats to threaten to withhold support of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a key Michigan De... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248402.html Feds: Calif man ran student visa fraud ring (AP) AP - A California man was charged Monday with operating a ring of illegal test-takers who helped dozens of Middle Eastern nationals obtain U.S. student visas by passing various proficiency and college... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248403.html Colo rock slide rains boulders on bridge, highway (AP) AP - A rock slide punched gaping holes in a bridge and left huge boulders on Interstate 70, closing a 17-mile stretch in western Colorado and prompting Gov. Bill Ritter to declare a disaster emergency... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248404.html