today's top news stories

top news

• Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally (0)
• US Army closes in on south Afghan town (0)
• Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program (0)
• Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic (0)
• GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit (0)

entertainment headlines

• Jackson doctor out on bail, back for April hearing (4)
• Angelina Jolie to visit Haiti with UN refugee body (0)
• Rapper Lil Wayne to be sentenced in NYC gun case (0)
• Lawyer: Pitt and Jolie sue over split claim (0)
• SI swimsuit edition puts Roddick's wife on cover (0)

sports headlines

• NFL future: Spotlight off the field (0)
• Lakers beat Spurs 101-89 without Bryant, Bynum (1)
• Parade to give another jolt of Saints euphoria (0)
• Bryant unsure about playing in All-Star game (0)
• Peppers doesn't want long-term deal with Panthers (0)

national headlines

• Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic (0)
• New round of storms threatens SoCal foothill towns (0)
• Jackson doctor out on bail, back for April hearing (4)
• Pa. Dem Murtha remembered as military advocate (0)
• Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station (0)

world headlines

• US Army closes in on south Afghan town (0)
• Palestinian force makes gains in West Bank (0)
• Greece leads European stocks higher on rescue hope (0)
• Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally (0)
• Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program (0)

business headlines

• Wholesale inventories cut 0.8 percent in December (0)
• Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance (0)
• With Nelson, GOP blocks Obama labor board nominee (0)
• Greece leads European stocks higher on rescue hope (0)
• Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally (0)

technology headlines

• Online ad improvement seen in IAC's 4Q loss (0)
• Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook (0)
• Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked (0)
• MySpace Music experiments with audio ads (1)
• Chinese police shut down hacker training business (0)

political headlines

• State Farm says it warned NHTSA on Toyota in 2007 (0)
• GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit (0)
• First lady: President Obama had 'phenomenal year' (0)
• With Nelson, GOP blocks Obama labor board nominee (0)
• First lady begins fight against childhood obesity (0)

science headlines

• Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station (0)
• New federal climate change agency forming (0)
• India successfully tests nuclear-capable missile (2)
• Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water (0)
• Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons (0)

health headlines

• Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers (0)
• Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears (0)
• Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water (0)
• China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder (0)
• Is the US swine flu epidemic over? (1)