chad ochocinco signs with dolphins

Chad ochocinco is returning to miami The six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver has signed with the miami dolphins the team he rooted for as a child, four days after being released by the New england patriots.From Liberty City The Journey back to where it started Liberty City Ochocinco tweeted Monday night in reference to the Miami neighborhood in which he grew up.The Dolphins have confirmed that the playerformerly known as Chad Johnson will be assigned No. 85 avoiding any possible confusion or need for another name change.The signing will give Ochocinco a chance to prove he can still be a top tier receiver after a disappointing season 15 catches for 276 yards and one touchdown with New England. He has caught 766 passes for 11,059 yards and 67 touchdowns during his 11 year career all of which was spent with the  until last season.None of the Dolphins returning receivers have more than a dozen career touchdowns. Brandon marshall the teams leading receiver the last two years was traded to the chicago bears for a pair of third round draft picks in March.In addition the Dolphins have been dropping a lot of passes during off season drills not a good sign for a team looking to break in rookie quarterback ryan tannehill.
You would like to have some players make it easy and distinguish themselves maybe make the picture a little bit clearer first year Coach Joe Philbin said. We have to catch the ball more consistently at every position on offense because it is not quite where it needs to be.Ochocinco could be with his new teammates for a portion of this weeks organized team activities which are done Wednesday.
Because Hard Knocks starts in less than two months.After a quiet year in New England he didn't even get a podium during the super bowl week.Ochocinco needs to use this time to come up with some wild antics and witty lines to keep us amused while watching what appears to be a pretty unamusing team prepare for the upcoming nfl season.You have to admit, the Dolphins seemed like an odd choice for Hbos hard knocks hit reality series. From the outside at least there doesnt appear to be much personality there and no household names other than Reggie Bush.Ochocinco already a reality TV veteran would definitely add some charisma and star power to the production. Plus the six-time pro bowler who spent most of his career with the bengals might actually help the doplhins on the field.

Nazi family told to return artifacts

A state appellate court in Brooklyn has ordered the family of a Holocaust survivor to return an ancient gold tablet to a German museum.The decision turns on its head the familiar scenario of Holocaust victims suing to reclaim property stolen or extorted from them by the Nazis. But in this case, according to court papers, the precious 3200yearold Assyrian artifact had been looted not from the survivor but from the vonderstiatches museum in berlin.It is not clear how the survivor iven Flamenbaum came into possession of the tablet after his liberation from Auschwitz in 1945 when he was sent to a displaced persons camp in southeastern Germany.But when Mr. Flamenbaum immigrated to the United States four years later he arrived in New York with a wife he had met at the camp and the inscribed gold tablet which is about the size of a passport photo. Only after Mr. Flamenbaums death in 2003 did his children discover that the thin golden square had been stolen from the museum.

China arrests high level spy

The man who was private secretary to a vice inister in the security ministry was arrested earlier this year arious press reports say.US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declined to comment on the reports.
If confirmed it would be the third major incident to hit China US relations in the past few months.
It would also be the highest level spy case involving China and the US to become public since 1985  when intelligence official Yu Qiangsheng defected to the US.The official had been recruited by the CIA local press and Reuters report.

bigfoot spotted in idaho

The legendary missing link Bigfoot was reportedly captured on film by two college students in Idaho.
The yet to be identified students were on a field trip for school when they spotted a big dark bulky figure on a nearby ridge according to the idaho state journal. They rushed to capture the beast on film managing to shoot a short clip of the mysterious figure. The students also claim to have pictures of the beasts ginormous foot prints .One of the students remains skeptical about his discovery.Im not going to say yes it was a Bigfoot or no it wasnt because I dont know and nobody knows he said according to the daily mail.Sasquatch expert and ISU professor Jeff Meldrum has examined the videos and photos taken by the students. Retired ISU professor Trent Stephens has also analyzed the footage.  If its real its pretty exciting Stephens said. Theres always room for a hoax, but this was pretty amazing.The Animal Planet show finding bigfoot has announced that it will make a visit to Pocatello in June to interview people whoe had encounters with elusive creature.

Obama to go over to do list with congress

President Barack Obama will urge congressional leaders Wednesday to agree to his economic agenda, one day after House Speaker John Boehner drew a line in the sand over what could be another bitter showdown between the White House and Congress later this year.The president will focus on his to do list for Capital Hill a five step plan of fiscal policies the White House says is aimed at building economic growth. Along with Boehner Obama will sit down with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid  House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.Asked about the meeting in a news conference Wednesday morning boehner said he willl press the president on his plan to tackle our  debt crisis as well as scheduled cuts to the defense Department  cuts to which Republicans strongly disagree with and tax votes slated for the end of the year.Its time for us to deal with the big issues that are affecting our country and our society Boehner said. Weve spent enough time playing small ball he said.

gunfire shelling leave 9 dead in syria

activists say government shelling and gunfire killed at least nine people across Syria on Wednesday most of them in the Idlib province region where violence erupted this week. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least five people were killed after security forces launched raids in the provinces town of Khan Sheikhoun where a mass shooting and the roadside bombing of a U.N convoy occurred on Tuesday.The London based group says three more people were killed at a Daraa province refugee camp on Wednesday after government forces opened fire and one person died in government shelling in the Homs region.
Meanwhile a U.N monitoring team was evacuated from Khan Sheikhoun on Wednesday a day after a roadside bomb damaged vehicles in their convoy. The blast occurred shortly after Syrian security forces opened fire on mourners at a funeral in the town killing at least 24 people according to anti government activists.The monitoring team is part of a larger group of U.N observers who have went out across Syria to assess compliance by the government and opposition to a fragile cease fire brokered by international mediator Kofi Annan.

giants get super bowl rings

Winning Super Bowl XLVI has earned the New York Giants rings with plenty of bling The white gold rings from Tiffany & Co. were designed with input from GM jerry reese. head coach tom coughlin and team captains QB eli manning and DE justin tuck and long snapper zac deossie.The diamond ncrusted face of the ring features the Giants amiliar NY logo surrounded by four Lombardi Trophies each has a  diamond to represent the football atop the trophy acknowledging the franchises four Super Bowl victories.Tiffany came up with several different options that they showed us and you kind of picked from there manning said. We wanted it to be little different than the last ring.In addition to the numerous diamonds that adorn the ring it has 37 blue sapphires.I think all of us wanted to have some blue in the ring from the ownership down Tuck said. We wanted to make the ring different from the ring we had earlier. The 08 ring had no color in it  it was just white diamonds. We wanted those to sparkle a little bit more and stand out a little bit more.

adam mayes believe two kidnapped kids are his

the mother in law of suspected murderer adam mayes believes he killed a mother and daughter and then ran away with the woman's two youngest daughters because he believed the girls were his own children.
Josie Tate the mother of Mayes wife Teresa told ABC News associate WTVC that her daughter and Mayes fought often over whether Mayes was actually the father of JoAnn Bains two youngest children.Bain and her eldest daughter, Adrienne, were killed in their tennesee house on April 27, and then taken with the two youngest daughters to Mayes home in Mississippi according to police stff. Teresa and Mayes have both been charged with murder but Mayes remains at large and on the run. The FBI has placed Mayes on its Top Ten Most Wanted fugitives list. The reasons they were arguing so much was because there were two little girls that he was absolutely obsessed with. He was claiming those two children were his someone said.Neighbors tell a close story that Mayes was a close family friend of the Bain family and told people that he was the father of the two youngest girls.

mortgage rates hit low

Cheap mortgage rates have made home-buying and refinancing more affordable than ever for those who can qualify mortgage buyer freddie mac said Thursday that the average rate on 30-year loans ticked down to 3.83%. Thats the lowest since long term mortgages began in the 1950s. And its below the previous record rate of 3.84% reached last week.The 15 year mortgage a popular option for refinancing, dropped to an average 3.05%, also a record. Thats down from last weeks old record of 3.07%.The average oneyear adjustable interest rate was 2.73% last week down from 2.7% the previous weekLow mortgage rates haven't done much to boost home sales. Rates have been below 4% for all but one week since early December. Yet sales of both previously lived in homes and new homes fell in March.There have been some positive signs in recent months. January and February made up the best winter for sales of previously occupied homes in five years.

syrian suicide bomber kills 55

Two suicide car bombs ripped through the Syrian capital Thursday killing 55 people and tearing the facade off a military intelligence building in the deadliest explosions since the countrys uprising began 14 months ago the Interior Ministry said.Residents told an Associated Press reporter that the blasts happened in quick way during morning rush hour with an initial small explosion followed by a larger bomb that appeared aimed at people and rescue crews arriving at the scene. Paramedics wearing rubber gloves collected human remains from the pavement as heavily damaged cars and pickup trucks burned.There was no claim of responsibility for Thursdays blasts. But an alQaida inspired group has claimed responsibility for several past explosions making fears that terrorist groups are entering the zone and makin the chaos.In addition to the 55 dead the ministry also said there were 15 bags of human remains meaning the death toll was likely to rise.
More than 370 people also were wounded in the attack, according to the ministry, which is in charge of the countrys internal security. It said the explosives weighed more than  2,200 pounds.

Cole Hamels admits to intentionally hitting bryce harper

Cole Hamels got a five game suspension for the way he welcomed Bryce Harper to the big leagues.The 2008 World Series MVP was suspended for intentionally throwing at the Washington rookie in the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 win over the Nationals on Sunday night.Major League Baseball announced the penalty Monday, Hamels also was fined.Hamels wasnt available to reporters before the Phillies opened a three game series against the New York Mets. But he already admitted that he deliberately threw at Harper.

I was trying to hit him the twot ime All Star lefty said Sunday . Im not going to deny it. Im not trying to injure the guy. Theyre probably not going to like me for it but Im not going to say I wasnt trying to do it. I think they understood the message and they threw it right back. Thats the way and I respect it.Hamels began serving his suspension Monday night.  Cliff Lee is expected to come off the disabled list and start Wednesday coupled with Thursdays day off Hamels really wont miss a turn in the rotation.Roy Halladay will likely pitch on regular rest Saturday and Hamels would then start Sunday against the San Diego Padres.

hostage tells obama :my life is in your hands

Al- Queda has released a video that a american hostage Warren Weinstein says he will be killed unless President Obama meets the terrorist groups demands."My life is in your hands, Mr. President," Weinstein says. "If you accept the demands I live if you don't accept the demands then I die."Those are demands a stop of U.S airstrikes in Afghanistan Pakistan Somalia and Yemen as well as release of all al-Qaeda and Taliban prisoners.Weinstein also says  its important you accept the demands and act quickly and don't delay.Therell be no benefit in delaying it will just make things more difficult for me he said.In what may have been a speech written by his captors Weinstein says that if Obama complies "then I will live and hopefully rejoin my family and also enjoy my children, my two daughters, like you enjoy your two daughters.

us soldier dies during skype chat with wife

US Army investigators have found no bullet wound and have no evidence of foul play in the death of a soldier in Afghanistan during a Skype video chat with his wife.Captain Bruce Kevin Clarks wife said her husband fell forward during the video session last week and that she saw a bullet hole in the closet behind him raising the question of whether he had been shot.But Christopher Grey, a spokesman for the Army Criminal Investigation Command said today that no bullet wound was found in Capt Clarks body.A post examination is being conducted to find out  the cause of death and the investigation is still under way Mr Grey said.But they said the most important thing is that there was no bullet wound or trauma except that Capt Clarks nose was possibly broken when he fell on his desk Mr Grey said.Capt Clarks family released a statement describing what his wife saw in the video feed recording her husbands death in Tarin Kowt Afghanistan.The closet behind him had a bullet hole in it the statement said adding that others individuals including a member of the military who rushed to the Texas home of Capt Clark’s wife also believed it was a bullet hole.The statement said the Skype link remained open for two hours on April 30 as family and friends in the US and Afghanistan tried to get help.After two hours and many frantic phone calls by Mrs Clark two military personnel arrived in the room and appeared to check his pulse but provided no details about his condition to his wife the statement said.

dinasour flatulence may have warmed earth

In a major new climate finding, researchers have calculated that dinosaur flatulence could have put enough methane into the atmosphere to warm the planet during the hot, wet Mesozoic era.Like gigantic, long-necked, prehistoric cows, sauropod dinosaurs roamed widely around the Earth 150 million years ago, scientists reported in the journal Current Biology on Monday.And just like big cows, their plant digestion was aided by methane-producing microbes."A simple mathematical model suggests that the microbes living in sauropod dinosaurs may have produced enough methane to have an important effect on the Mesozoic climate, researcher Dave Wilkinson of Liverpool John Moores University said in a sentence.Calculations suggest that these dinosaurs could have produced more methane than all modern sources  both natural and man made  put together Wilkinson said Methane is a bad greenhouse gas with as much as 25 times the climate warming potential as carbon dioxide.This gas is enough of a factor in modern global warming that scientists have worked to figure out how much methane is given out by cows  sheep and other plant eating animals.The discovery raised questions about whether the same thing could have happened in the distant past.

Terrell Suggs injury gives huge opportunity to courtney upshaw

Last weekend, the Ravens drafted Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw to complement Terrell Suggs, the 2011 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. But after todays  news, Upshaw might have to try to replace him  if not at his position then at least in terms of impact.Suggs has sustained an injury to his achilles tendon reportedly while playing basketball in Arizona. It could be a tweak or a partial tear. Or it could also be a full tear which would likely sideline him for all of 2012. Suggs will get checked out in a few days and the Ravens asked for caution as they await an answer.We are in contact with Terrell. He will see a specialist early next week and well know more at that time the team said in a news release. At the sun newsmaker forum Ravens director of player personnel Eric DeCosta said Its hard for rookies to play right away but he also added that given the draft status of Upshaw the teams first pick  who was taken early in the second round he was the rookie most likely to contribute right away.And as Ravens coach John Harbaugh obviously pointed out at a news conference Saturday You are always one play away from being a starter anyway. If the injury to Suggs is as serious as the Ravens fear they might have no choice but to rush Upshaw into the starting lineup. He was expected to compete with Paul Kruger for the starting strong-side linebacker job that used to belong to Jarret Johnson. Albert McClellan who played well as an undrafted rookie in 2011 and Sergio Kindle who is not guaranteed a roster spot for this season were also supposed to be in the mix.

Shuttle enterprise flys over NYC skyline

The NASA shuttle flew over the statue of liberty and the world's most famous skyline Friday morning before landing safely at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Hundreds were waiting to greet the aircraft including NASA people,hildren and leanord denoy. It feels like a reunion said denoy.Who played spock on star treck recalled being photagraphed with the Enterprise when it was first unveiled as part of a politics meets pop cullture moment. Then the president ford had ordered the shuttle named after the shows fictional star ship Enterprise following a letter writing campaign by fans of the series.Before the landing residents throughout the tri-state area lined the Hudson river tumbled out onto sidewalks and  onto rooftops in the hopes of getting a glimpse camera phones held high.The Enterpid was affixed atop a specially modified 747 that had taken off earlier in the morning from Dulles International Airport near Washington. The sight was enough to cause even the most busy New Yorkers to stop and stare skyward.The Big Apple had been waiting for the moment all week. The Enterprise was originally supposed to arrive Monday and then Wednesday. But those plans were canceled due to bad weather.The Enterprise is one of four NASA shuttles that are going into retirement throughout the United States, after a fierce political battle over which cities would get one. Technically the enterprise is not a real space shuttle it was a prototype and a test orbiter that never flew into space. Still the Enterprise was critical to the tests necessary to verify orbiter aerodynamics and handling characteristic in preparation for flights that followed with space shuttle Columbia.The Enterprise is ultimately headed for its new retirement home at the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum this summer in Manhattan. Last week, the space shuttle Discovery was delivered to Dulles inoute to its final destination at the Smithsonians National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. UdvarHazy Center in Chantilly Va.The California Science Center in Los Angeles will get the space shuttle Endeavour, and  atlantis will go to the kennedy space center visitor complex at cape canaveral Florida.After the Enterprise is delivered to Kennedy airport, it will be moved via tugboat through the hudson river to the intrepid museum.

judge grants 150 thousand dollar bail for zimmerman

A judge has granted bail for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, but would not allow his release Friday, citing further discussions needed about the terms, including whether or not he would be allowed out of state. Circuit judge kenneth Lester also said that Zimmerman must not have any contact with the victims family must wear an ankle monitoring bracelet and listen to a 7 p.m to 6 a.m curfew. The judges order also states that Zimmerman cannot be in possession of firearms and must not consume alcohol or controlled substances.Taking the stand during the hearing at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center Zimmerman addressed the parents of Martin who were seated in court I wanted to say that I am sorry for the loss of your son. Zimmerman said he had made a similar statement to police. I was told not to communicate with them he said. I did ask my attorneys to express that to them.

 Measles cases in the United States hit a 15-year high in 2011, with 90 percent of the cases traced to other countries with lower immunization rates the centr for diseas control and prevention.There were 222 cases of measles in the United States last year, more than triple the usual number the CDC said. There had been only about 60 cases per year between 2001 and 2010.No one has died of the disease in the United States since 2008. But approximately 20 million people contract the measles viruseach year worldwide, and about 164,000 die from it  said Dr. Anne Schuchat director of the health agencys National Center for Immunization and respiratory diseases. The agency said in 2000 that home grown measles had been eliminated, but cases continued to arrive in the United States from abroad.More than 90 percent of U.S children have been vaccinated against measles the CDC said.

convicted murderer caught in kansas jail break

A convicted murderer who escaped with three other inmates from a Kansas county jail has been captured and sent back to a state prison after nearly two days on the run, authorities said Friday.Santos Carrera-Morales whos 22 was arrested in Russell kansas about 80 miles from the Ottawa County jail late Thursday the Kansas Department of Corrections said in a statement. Two of the escaped inmates were caught Wednesday. Eric James whos 22 remained at large.The four who escaped Ottawa County jail early Wednesday had been transferred there because of overcrowding at the state prison in Ellsworth. The jailbreak prompted state officials to return all state inmates held at the county jail in Minneapolis a small town about 120 miles west of Topeka back to Ellsworth.

Bioligist create DNA capable of evolution

Synthetic DNA and RNA has been shown to be capable of evolving in the lab, carrying hereditary traits with it.The synthetic form of dna lifes building block was able to share information with real DNA and do directed evolution into biologically useful forms.Scientists are studying the main question about DNA where did it come from.One idea is that DNA, which is built with deoxyribose sugars evolved from a simpler form of rna, which is built from ribose sugars. But then people ask where did RNA come from?
This is a big question, John Chaput said from  Arizona State University. If the RNA world existed, how did it come into existence. Was it magicly produced or was it the product of something that was even simpler than rna some people wonder.

bee decline linked to pesticides

Scientists have been alarmed and puzzled by declines in bee populations in the United States and other parts of the world. They have suspected that pesticides are playing a part  but to date their experiments have yielded conflicting wierd results. In Thursdays issue of the journal Science two teams of researchers published studies suggesting that low levels of a common pesticide can have significant effects on bee colonies.One experiment conducted by french researchers says that chemicals for honeybees brains making it harder for them to find their way home. The other study by british scientists suggests that they keep bumblebees from supplying their hives with enough food to produce new queens.

Hiker says bear stopped mountain lion attack

A California man said a bear saved him from an attack by a mountain lion while he was hiking in Butte County earlier this week. But officials are skeptical of the story, which has been picked up by the national media in recent days.State fish and game officials are invesigating but have raised doubts about whether the man's attack was really at the hands of a lion.Robert Biggs whos 69 said he was walking along trails near Paradise about 90 miles north of Sacramento when he saw a bear and her cub. He said he watched the pair for a while, then turned to leave.“I was bent over, going up the trail, and something jumped on my back and knocked me to my knees and I turned around, and it was a mountain lion.I had a rock in my right hand, and I come around and swing and hit him in the side of the head and it made a big screeching sound. And I come back to swing again, and I come around, and just about half way there, I see this dark figure grabbing the neck of the mountain lion and tearing it down the ground behind me”.

Anthony Davis of Kentucky wins player of the year

Anthony Davis is The Associated Presses college basketball Player of the Year the first Kentucky player and second freshman to win the award.He received 43 votes Friday from the 65member national media panel that selects the weekly Top 25. Balloting was done before the NCAA tournament.The 6-foot-10 player from Chicago is the Southeastern Conferences Player, Freshman  of the year and Defensive Player of the Year. He averaged 14.3 points 10.0 rebounds and 4.6 blocks and shot 64.2 percent. His block total is a school record and third best for a freshman.Kevin Durant from  Texas in 2007 is the only other freshman to win the award.Thomas Robinson from Kansas was second with 20 votes  and Draymond Green from Michigan State received the other two votes.

" Walmart of weed" opening in DC

A company called the " walmart of weed" is putting down its roots in dc. Just blocks from the white house and federal buildings, a company that candidly caters to medical marijuana growers is opening up its first outlet on the east coast the opening of the weGrow store on March 30 in Washington coincides with the first  step in devolping a city law allowing residents with certain medical conditions to purchase pot.Some people say its like supplying gold miners with pick axes, weGrow sees itself providing the necessary tools to pioneers of a "green rush" which some project could reach nearly $9 billion within the next five years. "The more that businesses start to push the envelope by showing that this is a legitimate industry, the further we're going to be able to go in changing peoples minds" said weGrow founder Dhar Mann.

Chris Singleton says he'll buy 10,000 in megamillions tickets

Chris Singleton a rookie forward for the Washington Wizards tweeted on thursday saying: I'm about to drop 10000 on the lottery and cross my fingers #imhalfwaytoabillionareifiwin".The Mega Millions lottery jackpot prize  is at a record $500 million. Apparently that makes some people who ordinarily would not throw their money away on a small chance to get rich to suddenly throw their money away on an extremely small chance to get rich.He didnt appear to be joking.You guys are already rich” one follower said.“If I get richer, I will change the world for the better” Singleton said.

NASA shows moons evolution 4.5 billion years ago

Two new NASA videos use the latest close up imagery of the moon from the Lunar  Orbiter to reveal Earth's natural satellite in a whole new light.One video zooms over the moon to reveal its most prominent features. Imagery from the spacecraft shows these lunar highlights in high-resolution detail, revealing deep craters, towering mountains, and even leftover equipment at the NASAs apollo mean landing sites.The second video uses lunar images to animate the history of the moon from its formation around 4.5 billion years ago through today.Both videos were created by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter team at NASAs  goddard space center in in Greenbelt Md in honor of the probes 1,000th day in orbit. LRO was launched June 18 2009 from Cape Canaveral Florida.

New species of frog discovered in NYC

The  green critter was for years mistaken as belonging to a widespread variety of the leopard frog. But now scientists realize this is new."For a new species to go unrecognized in this area is amazing," UCLA biologist Brad Shaffer said Wednesday.New York is surrounded by wetlands and other naturefilled areas. But this latest urban creature appears to have chosen one of the grittiest corners as the center of its habitat: Yankee Stadium in the Bronx."Many amphibians are secretive and very hard to find, but these frogs are pretty obvious animals" said the bioligist.This shows that even in the largest city in the U.S there are still new and important species waiting to be discovered.

Biologists have uncovered a new species of frog in   New York’s concrete jungle.

Major changes coming to google search

Google is working on the most drastic overhaul of its search technology in its history the wall street journal reported.the journal alleged that this update will help make Google search to rely heavily on technology called "semantic search which taps into the actual meaning of words. But  it will not ditch the current keyword based search, which determines the usefulness of a site based on items like the words it uses, how often other sites link to it, among other stuff. Google Search would also display more facts and answer direct questions at the top of the page  instead of just presenting links to other sites.

Dwight Howard wants to stay with magic for now

The trade deadline is here. And unless Dwight Howard changes his mind by Thursday afternoon, the franchise that lost Shaquille O’Neal could very well send packing another once in a generation big man by the end of the day.Howard lost Wednesday night what might have been his last game with Orlando. He told the front office before tipoff that he wants the right to be a free agent this summer, a decision that may weaken Orlando’s hesitation to trade their superstar.Howard wants the Magic to gamble that he willstay, and not trade him by the 3 pm deadline.They took a chance on me at 18, when everybody else said, No dont do it said Howard, who the Magic drafted with the top pick out of high school in 2004. “They look stupid at first, but look now. It’s the same situation. That’s it. I understand their situation. I understand mine too.

US reaches agreement to hand over detention center to afghan

 a US run detention center housing 3,000 people will move to Afghan control under a important agreement signed Friday that smooths the way toward a larger agreement on the United States' future role in the country.The agreement, which calls for the transfer of power from U.S. forces to Afghanistan over six months, removes one key  point from negotiations over a lesser agreement on the role of the United States in Afghanistan after foreign combat troops withdraw in 2014.In November a grand assembly of Afghan elders, endorsed the continued presence of U.S forces after combat operations, but only if the countries could agree on the transfer of prisoners, an end to night raids and eliminating immunity for U.S. troops accused of committing crimes in Afghanistan

Can a youtube video stop a international killer

A video of Kony 2012 went viral and already has 30 million views and has spread across the media everywere. The company who released the video the website related to the video had 2.4 million Facebook likes. At this hour, Uganda was still trending on Twitter, three days in. The YouTube video had 400,000 comments on it today. A lot of people think its just the power of social media but wonder how you can stop such a elusive international killer like Kony.The group carefully planned the launch of the video, targeted high-profile, highly social-networked celebrities to spread the word, and had a website that didn't crash when their strategy worked.

gas drilling caused earthquakes in Ohio

The state department of natural resources announced the tough new brine injection regulations because of the reports findings on the well in Youngstown, which it said were based on a number of coincidental circumstances.

A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost positively induced by injection of gas drilling wastewater into the earth, state regulators said Friday when they announced a series of tough new rules for drillers.part of the new regulations areWell operators must submit more comprehensive geological data when requesting a drill site, and the chemical makeup of all drilling wastewater must be tracked electronically.

Dolphins hoping for a sit down with peyton

Since being released by the Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday it has been reported that 12 teams expressed interest in signing Manning. That list has been narrowed down to a couple of teams, and a source said the Miami Dolphins are in that mix. The dolphins are in a huge need for a quarterback and a lot of celebritys are supporting it such as Lebron James and Dwayne wade from the miami heat. Some people think that former colts reciever reggie wayne and former center jeff saturday would join Peyton in south beach. The dolphins must first examine Peytons medical history since he missed all of last season and has 4 neck surgerys since last year.

A retired Pakistani army officer has written an unpublished report based on his own research that offers some new claims into the last years of Osama bin Ladens life  according to a report.Shaukat Qadir who is 62, a former infantry commander, spent thousands of dollars of his own money and eight months of investigation putting together a report because he was suspicious of official explanations of bin Laden's life and death the new york times reports. Part of the guys claims were that Osama's wife said that he had a kidney transplant in 2002. Another wife of his said that he shaved his beard to disquise himself as a Pushitin tribal elder while traveling from safehouse to safehouse.

4 year old boy found in 30 foot hole

State police in New Mexico said the body of a young kid has been recovered from a narrow, deep hole in Carlsbad.Spokesman Robert Mcdonald said police confirm the body is 4year old Samuel Jones, who disappeared Saturday from his southeastern New Mexico home.A New Mexico newspaper reported that officers reached the kid at about 6:30 a.m. Recovery efforts began Sunday afternoon, with a large tracked excavator, along with metal shoring typically used in pipeline construction projects. A specialized search and rescue team from Roswell went to Carlsbad to oversee the operations. They did a house to house search and a detective found a 14 inch whole.

Suicide Bomber attacks afgan base

A suicide bomber tried Monday to breach an outer gate of the giant U.S run installation north of Afghanistans capital.The attack killed two Afghan laborers who were leaving the base, the provincial governor said.The Taliban claimed responsibility in a text message sent to journalists, but the claim could not be immediately verified. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a number of violent incidents that took place as riots rocked the country last month over what U.S. officials have called the supposed burning of copies of the Muslim holy book quran in  Bagram. Although the rioting ended nearly a week ago the effects are still being felt.

Deron Williams scores 57 as Nets beats Bobcats

Deron Williams' eyes grew a little wider when he realized the   bobcats werent going to double team him on the pick and roll.It's something he hadn't seen all season."Im used to getting doubleteamed on those," Williams said. "It's kind of refreshing not to be".Williams took full advantage, scoring a franchise-record 57 points to lift the New Jersey Nets to a 104-101 win against the Charlotte Bobcats. Thats the most points scored in the NBA this season  and broke Mike Newlin and Ray Williams.It was the second-most points scored against the Bobcats, one shy of Kobe Bryants 58 in 2006.Williams, who came into the game averaging 21.7 points per game.

School bus collides with dump truck

A school bus and a dump truck collided Thursday morning in Chesterfield, N.J., killing the young daughter of a state trooper and injuring multiple elementary school students, reports say. The crash  happened at 8:30 when the bus was headed to the elementary school.Between 16 and 20 injuries were reported according to New Jerseys burlington county times. At least three medical helicopters were sent to the scene of the accident. All the children on the bus were 6 to 8 years old. Chris Christie said "eare awaiting further details, but we are deeply concerned for the students on the bus and their families and can only imagine what they’ve been dealing with".

Electric Cigarette explodes in someones mouth

An electronic cigarette blew up in a Florida mans face, leaving him in a hospital with severe burns, missing his front teeth and a chunk of his tongue. Fire officials said Wednesday that the man had switched to electronic cigarettes to try and quit smoking, and that the scary situation was caused by a bad battery. The man said the battery also flew out and set the closet on fire. The man was in his house when it exploded leaving burned carpet behind.He agreed to let firefighters take the burned case and other  ones with them as examples for reporting to a national database.

TCU players says drug use was widespread on the team

TCU football players told undercover officers that drug use was used among the team, according toevidence released Wednesday after the arrest of 18 people  including four players on drug charges.The details are disclosed in their arrest warrant  are a blow to one of the most respected programs in college football and one expected to contend for the Big 12 title in its first season in the league.Police say that four players  linebacker Tanner Brock, defensive lineman D.J Yendrey offensive tackle Ty Horn and cornerback Devin Johnson sold marijuana to students and football players. They have been kicked off the team.

Tiny Chamaleons found

A species of chameleon small enough to easily sit on a match head has been discovered on a tiny island off madagascar.In addition to the discovery of Brookesia Miacra is now the tiniest chameleon ever found the researchers also announced the discovery of three additional tiny species.Adult males of the species grow to only just over a halfinch from there nose to the bottom of them. From nose to tail the adults in both species only grow to a inch. One researcher said they found some already but he said the main reason  "but it was also good luck."

Mars Mission possibly canceled

NASA budget for the next  year is likely to include deep cuts to planetary science programs, forcing the space agency to withdraw altogether from an international effort to send two new missions to Mars experts say. Barack Obama  is going to submit his administrations federal budget request for the  year 2013 on Monday.  The amount of money given to NASA is unkown. The cuts will probably make NASA go out of the european space agency led exomars missions which aim to launch an orbiter and a drilltoting rover to Mars in 2016 and 2018. The cuts will most likely be on some robots that will be sending to mars.

U.S drone strike kills Al- Qeada linked miltitant

U.S. drone strike early Thursday in northwest Pakistan killed a top Pakistanian Taliban commander also serving as a key Al Qaeda militantt local officials said.The predawn strike occurred in North Waziristan, the violent tribal region that serves as sanctuary for several militant groups, including the Pakistani Taliban and the wing of the Afghan Taliban known as the Haqqani network. The blast hit Mansors compound near a cattle market in Miram Shah, North Waziristan’s largest town.He was believed to be from Punja Pakistan’s most populous place, and was responsible for bringing alot of Punjabi militants to Taliban camps in North Waziristan.

Entire genome of extinct human sequenced

The entire genome of an extinct human was reconstructed from a 30,000-year-old finger bone and posted on the web Tuesday. Scientists at a german institute  said they were able to sequence the genome of a Denisovan using DNA extracted from less than 10 milligrams of the finger bone. Fossils of the denovins which are closely related to the neandarathals.A year ago, researchers published the first rough draft of the genome of an archaic girl who lived in Denisova Cave in siberia from at least 30,000 years ago. One of the scientists said " the genome is very high quality" said one of the scientists.

New York Giants celebrate after super bowl win

Thousands of fans screamed as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the teams Super Bowl trophy from a bright float Tuesday as the victory parade made its way down the Canyon of Heroes, where the city has honored stars for almost a century.The parade set off from the southern tip of Manhattan and moved slowly north to City Hall as fans dressed head-to-toe in Giants gear cheered and confetti wafted slowly down from the high-rises that line the street. The Giants got the win in super bowl  46 against the New England Patriots 21-17 in a rematch from 2007 that went down to the minute.

Jobs Numbers are getting better

While the economy added nearly a quarter million jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in three years, House Republicans slammed President Obama for not doing more to get it back on track faster.The Labor Department said the economy added 243,000 new jobs in January and the jobless rate dropped from 8.5 percent to 8.3 percent, but Republicans said that's no "Reagan recovery.""The jobs numbers today are certainly welcome news. All of us want to see more Americans get back to work said eric cantor the house majority leader.He said House Republicans would bring a bill to the floor in the coming months to give small businesses a 20 percent tax cut.

Two american tourists kidnapped

The abduction of two American women and their Egyptian guide at gunpoint along a major highway in Egypt's Sinai peninsula Friday is the latest blow to the country's crucial tourism industry, already in tatters as violence escalates a year after the revolution that ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak. The two tourists were reportedly given into army custody hours after their arrest.Local officials told the Press the attackers were Bedouin tribesmen who resist government control and have been blamed for a few attacks in the last couple of months as tensions intensify between them and authorities they accuse of discrimination. Last month the group siezed 50 german soldiers.