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Leadership scramble: GOP rivals vie for title (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 06:21 AM

AP - The Republican presidential contenders are making a pitch to voters that sounds a lot like a children's game: Follow the leader.

Feisty Gingrich stakes campaign on electability (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 06:22 AM

AP - Newt Gingrich has staked his presidential bid on one idea: that he is best positioned to defeat President Barack Obama. Even some of his supporters seem to be struggling to buy the former House speaker's claim, an indication that chief rival Mitt Romney's efforts to undercut him may be working.

IMF chief: Some euro countries can boost growth (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 06:21 AM

AP - The head of the International Monetary Fund said Saturday that some countries that use the euro have the flexibility to boost growth to help shore up the ailing eurozone economy, which is widely-expected to sink back into recession.

College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 06:22 AM

AP - Public university presidents facing ever-increasing state budget cuts are raising concerns about President Barack Obama's plan to force colleges and universities to contain tuition prices or face losing federal dollars.

British police arrest 5 in tabloid bribery probe (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 07:52 AM

AP - British police searched the offices of Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers Saturday after arresting a police officer and four current and former staff of his tabloid The Sun as part of an investigation into police bribery by journalists.

Obama to senators: Change the way you do business (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 08:30 AM

AP - President Barack Obama is pressing his case for changes in how the Senate does business, hoping to ease the partisan gridlock, and he wants to bar lawmakers from profiting from their service.

Despair, crackdowns breed more violence in Tibet (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 06:22 AM

AP - A young man posts his photo with a leaflet demanding freedom for Tibet and telling Chinese police, come and get me. Protesters rise up to defend him, and demonstrations break out in two other Tibetan areas of western China to support the same cause.

911 call reveals frantic efforts to help Moore (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 06:23 AM

AP - A 911 recording revealed frantic efforts by friends of Demi Moore to get help for the actress who was convulsing as they gathered around her and tried to comfort her.

Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana celebrate at Sundance (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 06:25 AM

AP - Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana came to the Sundance Film Festival to promote their closing-night film, "The Words."

Azarenka routs Sharapova to win Australian title (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 08:23 AM

AP - Victoria Azarenka started celebrating, then suddenly did a double-take to ask her coach, "What happened?"

Greece, creditors laboriously piece together debt deal (Reuters)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 08:28 AM

Reuters - Greece and its private creditors head back to the negotiating table on Saturday to put together the final pieces of a long-awaited debt swap agreement needed to avert an unruly default.

Fading Gingrich attacks Romney in ad (Reuters)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 08:12 PM

Reuters - Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum in the Republican presidential race on Friday as two new polls showed him falling behind rival Mitt Romney, who was seen as the winner of the final debate before the Florida primary.

Germany wants Greece to give up budget control (Reuters)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 08:23 AM

Reuters - Germany is pushing for Greece to relinquish control over its budget policy to European institutions as part of discussions over a second rescue package, a European source told Reuters on Friday.

Arab League freezes monitoring mission in Syria: source (Reuters)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 08:20 AM

Reuters - The Arab League's monitoring mission to Syria has been frozen given the escalation of violence in the country, a source at the Arab League told Reuters on Saturday.

Fitch cuts Italy, Spain, other euro zone ratings (Reuters)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:35 PM

Reuters - Fitch downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts in the next two years.

Subpoenas issued to financial firms in expanded probe (Reuters)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 06:57 PM

Reuters - The Justice Department issued civil subpoenas to 11 financial institutions as part of a new effort to investigate misconduct in the packaging and sale of home loans to investors, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday.

Police search News International offices, arrest four (Reuters)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 07:39 AM

Reuters - Police said on Saturday they were searching the London offices of Rupert Murdoch's News International and had arrested four people, including a policeman, in an investigation into suspected payments to police officers for information.

In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over fees (Reuters)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 05:15 PM

Reuters - Facebook's initial public offering is likely to set a new standard for how low investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees to win big business.

How Pentagon budget cuts will reshape the Army (The Christian Science Monitor)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 04:48 PM

The Christian Science Monitor - Military officials moved quickly Friday to counter the perception that the Army was the big loser in the new Pentagon budget unveiled Thursday.

Obama outlines plan to cut college costs. Could it backfire on students? (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 12:48 PM

The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama Friday made a set of bold proposals to tie federal aid to efforts by states and colleges to keep tuition under control and provide a good value to students.