SunHerald.com: News Updates http://www.sunherald.com/latest-news/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from SunHerald.com en-us Copyright 2012 SunHerald.com News Updates 60 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:56:04 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@SunHerald.com Stocks slide at the open as Greek deal is held up http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/10/3744098/stocks-slide-at-the-open-as-greek.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/10/3744098/stocks-slide-at-the-open-as-greek.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:49 CST U.S. stocks are opening lower after Greece's bailout deal was put on hold, a day after it seemed that the country had pacified its creditors. Arab Spring shot wins World Press Photo award http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/10/3743769/arab-spring-shot-wins-world-press.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/10/3743769/arab-spring-shot-wins-world-press.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:50 CST Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda won the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year award Friday for an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen. Leaving 'No Child' law: Obama lets 10 states flee http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3741233/apnewsbreak-official-10-states.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3741233/apnewsbreak-official-10-states.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:14 CST It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. Katrina-Rita suit: Insurer offers $80M to settle http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3742588/insurer-offers-80m-to-settle-class.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3742588/insurer-offers-80m-to-settle-class.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:29 CST Louisiana's property insurer of last resort has offered to settle a dispute over slow handling of hurricane claims from 2005 for up to $80 million, with no more than $25 million of that for attorneys' fees - an offer that could sharply reduce the money that policyholders eventually receive. California dairies find going 'green' expensive http://www.sunherald.com/2011/11/07/3743835/california-dairies-find-going.html http://www.sunherald.com/2011/11/07/3743835/california-dairies-find-going.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:24 CST California's new greenhouse rules offer dairies two reasons to be thankful -- an exemption from the limits and a chance to make money by voluntarily cutting back climate-warming methane. $25B settlement reached over foreclosure abuses http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3743558/25b-settlement-reached-over-foreclosure.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3743558/25b-settlement-reached-over-foreclosure.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:14 CST A landmark $25 billion settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders was hailed by government officials Thursday as long-overdue relief for victims of foreclosure abuses. But consumer advocates countered that far too few people will benefit. Cactus may give Calif. farmers a cure for poisoned crop land http://www.sunherald.com/2012/01/30/3743833/cactus-may-give-calif-farmers.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/01/30/3743833/cactus-may-give-calif-farmers.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:24 CST The prickly pear cactus may not sound like a trendy cash crop, but it could become a phenomenon among farmers on the arid west side of California's San Joaquin Valley. Saucier man gets 30 years in prison for molesting 2 girls http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3743279/saucier-man-gets-30-years-in-prison.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3743279/saucier-man-gets-30-years-in-prison.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:47 CST GULFPORT -- A judge has ordered a 43-year-old Saucier man to serve 30 years in prison without early release for molesting two girls who were 8 and 9 years old. Farmers still fighting for immigrant guest-worker program http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3742561/farmers-still-fighting-for-immigrant.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3742561/farmers-still-fighting-for-immigrant.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:24 CST WASHINGTON — California and Southern farmers renewed their case Thursday for some kind of an agricultural guest-worker program, but they're sailing against the wind. California farmer aims to turn sweet potatoes into vodka gold http://www.sunherald.com/2012/01/09/3743836/california-farmer-aims-to-turn.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/01/09/3743836/california-farmer-aims-to-turn.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:24 CST The only commercially distributed sweet potato vodka in the world is made in Atwater. Somalia's al-Shabab joins al-Qaida, leader says http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3741993/somalias-al-shabab-joins-al-qaida.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3741993/somalias-al-shabab-joins-al-qaida.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:29 CST The Somali militant group al-Shabab has formally joined al-Qaida, according to a video translation released Thursday of a message from al-Qaida's leader. Pa. judge to consider Sandusky jury, bail issues http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/10/3743696/pa-judge-to-consider-sandusky.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/10/3743696/pa-judge-to-consider-sandusky.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:54 CST Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is in court for a pretrial hearing where a judge will hear dueling arguments about whether restrictions on his movement should be tightened or loosened. Hundreds ask Vt. to keep prank pig on police decal http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3742704/hundreds-ask-vt-to-keep-prank.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3742704/hundreds-ask-vt-to-keep-prank.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:54 CST Remember the pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers? Blasts hit security HQs in Syrian city Aleppo http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3742019/syrian-forces-renew-bombardment.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3742019/syrian-forces-renew-bombardment.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:14 CST Two explosions struck security compounds in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, killing 25 people and wounding 175, state media reported, in a major city that has largely stood by President Bashar Assad in the nearly 11-month-old uprising against his rule. Necklace flushed down toilet returned months later http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3741928/necklace-flushed-down-toilet-returned.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3741928/necklace-flushed-down-toilet-returned.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:54 CST A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet. FBI: Jobs was considered for post with government http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3743269/fbi-jobs-was-considered-for-post.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3743269/fbi-jobs-was-considered-for-post.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:30 CST WASHINGTON -- FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him. Judge excludes testimony from Gulf oil spill trial http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3742817/judge-excludes-testimony-from.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3742817/judge-excludes-testimony-from.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:34 CST A federal judge has ruled out testimony about a deadly 2005 explosion at a BP PLC refinery in Texas from the first phase of a trial over the oil giant's liability for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Groups demand new probe into Marine photo http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3742248/marines-posed-with-nazi-ss-symbol.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3742248/marines-posed-with-nazi-ss-symbol.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:19 CST A leading Jewish organization and others outraged by a photo showing Marine snipers in Afghanistan posing with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol are demanding President Barack Obama order an investigation and hold the troops accountable. China trade falls amid weak demand, holiday http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3743392/china-trade-falls-amid-weak-demand.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3743392/china-trade-falls-amid-weak-demand.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:49 CST China's trade suffered its biggest decline in January since the 2008 crisis - a new sign of weak global demand and a slowing domestic economy. Pepsico to cut 8,700 jobs; 4Q net rises http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3741354/pepsico-to-cut-8700-jobs-4q-net.html http://www.sunherald.com/2012/02/09/3741354/pepsico-to-cut-8700-jobs-4q-net.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:52 CST PepsiCo is trying to put some fizz back into its business. The food and drinks maker announced a restructuring on Thursday that includes cutting 8,700 jobs globally and plowing money into advertising drinks like Pepsi and Mountain Dew in North America.