USA TODAY News, Apr 24, 2012

Former BP engineer charged in oil spill probe USA TODAY By Kevin Johnson and Rick Jervis, USA TODAY WASHINGTON—The Justice Department filed its first criminal charges related to the BP oil spill Tuesday, accusing a former company engineer of destroying records requested by prosecutors investigating the ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

John L. Smith's wife convinced him to take Arkansas job USA TODAY By Erick Smith, USA TODAY John L. Smith pointed to one reason why he made the difficult decision to take the Arkansas job. It was because of the insistence of his wife. Dealing with the dilemma of leaving his alma mater Weber State just four months ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Thunder's James Harden 'feeling good,' awaits clearance USA TODAY By Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden, who sustained a concussion after Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace delivered a vicious elbow to his head Sunday, has not been cleared to play and remains ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Beckham gets her motor running with Range Rover USA TODAY By Arienne Thompson, USA TODAY By Dave Benett Range Rover's special edition Evoque features luxe details taken from designer Victoria Beckham's personal life. By Dave Benett Range Rover's special edition Evoque features luxe details taken from designer ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Google Drive joins the battle of the cloud USA TODAY By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY The oft-rumored and delayed data-storage service made its debut today, joining a growing list of high-tech players serving consumers and small businesses. Drive lets people store photos, documents and videos on Google's servers ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Agent Coulson charges into comics with 'Battle Scars' USA TODAY By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY After stealing so many scenes in Marvel superhero movies, SHIELD Agent Phil Coulson is going to be doing the same in comics. SHIELD Agent Phil Coulson, a staple in the Marvel Studios superhero movies, comes to the Marvel ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Are umpires squeezing Yu Darvish, Rangers pitchers? USA TODAY By Paul White, USA TODAY Texas Rangers-Yankees is an early-season matchup of first-place teams and one of the unbeaten Darvish's two victories already is against the Detroit Tigers, another division leader. He's matched up with Hiroki Kuroda, ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Saints' alleged wiretapping under investigation USA TODAY For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections.usatoday.com. USA TODAY is now using Facebook Comments on our ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Deion Sanders' wife released from jail in Texas USA TODAY By Tom Weir, USA TODAY Deion Sanders' estranged wife was released from jail in Texas today, and ordered to stay away from the family's home in suburban Dallas. Pilar Sanders left the Collin County Jail this morning, accompanied by friends, family, ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Violence ages children's DNA, shortens their chromosomes USA TODAY By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Study finds that exposure to violence can cause changes in DNA leading to seven to 10 years of premature aging. Study finds that exposure to violence can cause changes in DNA leading to seven to 10 years of premature aging. See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Company plans to mine asteroids for riches USA TODAY For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections.usatoday.com. USA TODAY is now using Facebook Comments on our ... See all stories on this topic »

North Texas hires Marquette assistant Tony Benford USA TODAY By Jeff Haynes, for USA TODAY By Jeff Haynes, for USA TODAYBenford spent four years under Buzz Williams at Marquette and was associate head coach last season. He has been a college assistant for 20 years with other stops at Arizona State, Nebraska and ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Goodell hopes to issue Saints player penalties 'very soon' USA TODAY (blog) By Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY Discipline for New Orleans Saints players stemming from the team's bounty scandal is still high on Roger Goodell's to-do list, but the NFL commissioner said Tuesday that there is more fact-gathering to be done before ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY (blog)

What lies ahead for Canucks, Blackhawks USA TODAY By Kevin Allen, USA TODAY The Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks and the Chicago Blackhawks were the latest playoff qualifiers to be knocked out of the Western Conference quarterfinals. USA TODAY Sports hockey reporter Kevin Allen looks at ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Obama, GOP battle over student loans USA TODAY By David Jackson, USA TODAY President Obama and the Republicans wrestled today over student loans and a key demographic group of voters who use them: Young people. Tipping off a two-day tour of college campuses, Obama called on Congress to renew a ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Romney team brackets Obama on pitch to young voters USA TODAY By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY If President Obama is making an appeal to young voters today, so is Mitt Romney. Remember when Obama traveled to Ohio last week? So did the likely GOP presidential nominee. And if Obama speaks about the economy, ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Evidence 'manipulated' says Clemens' attorney Rusty Hardin USA TODAY By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY WASHINGTON -- Defense attorney Rusty Hardin went on the offensive in the Roger Clemens perjury trial Tuesday, attacking the prosecution's "half-stories" and accusing their star witness, Brian McNamee, of lying in previous ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Fan covers himself with $10000 worth of baseball tattoos USA TODAY (blog) By Tom Weir, USA TODAY Where can you find Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Ted Williams, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson and Walter Johnson all pictured together? The 39-year-old Washington man has distinguished himself as one of ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY (blog)

MPAA urges Hollywood to embrace social networks USA TODAY By Scott Bowles, USA TODAY LAS VEGAS – Hollywood and the tech industry need to drop swords and embrace, the head of the Motion Picture Association of America said Tuesday. By Julie Jacobson, AP Motion Picture Association of America chief Chris Dodd ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Obama: 'Knuckleheads' shouldn't discredit Secret Service USA TODAY By David Jackson, USA TODAY President Obama defended the Secret Service today, saying that the "knuckleheads" implicated in the Colombian prostitution scandal shouldn't discredit the entire agency. "The Secret Service, these guys are incredible," Mr. See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

ESPN has interest in ex-Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg USA TODAY (blog) By Marlen Garcia, USA TODAY Greenberg's tenure at Virginia Tech ended abruptly Monday when athletics director Jim Weaver hastily called a news conference to announce the coach's firing. Greenberg spent nine seasons at Virginia Tech, and his team made ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY (blog)

Ex-Saint: Save 'glorified accountant' Loomis from NFL 'Gestapo' USA TODAY By Nate Davis, USA TODAY First, a somewhat surprising, last-second playoff ouster at the hands of the 49ers. Next the revelation and fallout from the infamous bounty program run by former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Mystery donation to Romney super PAC revealed USA TODAY By Fredreka Schouten, USA TODAY A married couple who are fundraisers for Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign made last month's mysterious $400000 donation to a pro-Romney super PAC, according a corrected report filed this morning by the... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

NYC portrayed online in 870000 newly released images USA TODAY For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections.usatoday.com. USA TODAY is now using Facebook Comments on our ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Obama chooses to speak at school with best value USA TODAY By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY CHAPEL HILL, NC -- To kick off his two-day, three-stop tour of college towns to call for continued low interest rates on student loans, President Obama chose the school that offers the best value in public education. See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Ex-Edwards aide back on the witness stand USA TODAY For publication consideration in the newspaper, send comments to letters@usatoday.com. Include name, phone number, city and state for verification. To view our corrections, go to corrections.usatoday.com. USA TODAY is now using Facebook Comments on our ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Arizona lawmaker defends immigration law in Senate USA TODAY By Alan Gomez, USA TODAY The constitutionality of Arizona's law cracking down on illegal immigrants will be considered in the US Supreme Court on Wednesday morning. But first came the politics. Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer held a Senate hearing this ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

UFC shifts Silva-Sonnen II to July 7 USA TODAY By Sergio Non, USA TODAY Anderson Silva's next defense of his middleweight belt won't take place in his home country, after all. The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Tuesday confirmed rumors that the rematch between Silva and Chael Sonnen has been ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Diet books offer ways to slim down for summer swimsuits USA TODAY By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY If you want to slim down this summer, there are many different ways to drop a few pounds or maybe even a size or two.USA TODAY's Nanci Hellmich shares weight-loss insights from the authors of several new diet books. See all stories on this topic »

USAToday photograph piece on 2012 Turnaround Impact Awards ... By jsamedy USAToday photograph piece on 2012 Turnaround Impact Awards. Click here to see the USA Today photos of Goldie Hawn, Chris Cuomo, Donna Karan and Turnaround's President and Founder at the 2012 Turnaround Impact Awards. Turnaround

a2z news » Mental health help for vets untimely By admin USA TODAY reported this month that the VA has been unable to fill about 20% of its existing psychiatric positions in many parts of the nation. The inspector general's office stated that, according to interviews with VA staff, the “greatest... a2z news

First look: 'TRON' gets animated with 'Uprising' series – USATODAY ... Disney brings back the 30-year-old franchise with a new hero voiced by Elijah Wood and featuring a returning ... First look: 'TRON' gets animated with 'Uprising' ... www.usatoday.com/life/comics/story/2012-04-15/.../1

Facebook apps rated on privacy protection – USATODAY.com A new service, Privacyscore, grades how each of Facebook's top third-party apps respects ... www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-04-22/...app.../1

Long-gone lead factories leave dangerous poisons in ... - USA Today In hundreds of U.S. neighborhoods, children are living and playing near sites where factories ... www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-04-19/.../1

USA Today Journalists Become Victims Of 'Reputation Attack' After ... The largest circulation daily newspaper in America, USA Today, reports that two of its journalists were targeted by a campaign to discredit their work shortly after ... thinkprogress.org/security/.../usa-today-pentagon-propaganda/

USA Today alleges harassment scheme - Erik Wemple - The ... Reporters from USA Today make some phone calls, find creepy things on the Web. www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAaRjCVT_blog.html

USA Today ELIMINATES Ron Paul as a Candidate! | Peace . Gold ... Dear USA TODAY staff, ... I GOT A REPLY WITHIN 12HRS FROM USA TODAY. HERE ... However, USA TODAY is planning to update the feature by tomorrow. www.dailypaul.com/.../usa-today-eliminates-rp-as-a-candidate

UFC: More clothing deals to come | MMAjunkie.com by Sergio Non/USA TODAY on Apr 19, 2012 at 7:45 am ET ... USA TODAYspoke to Fertitta and Johnston this week about how UFC's apparel business works ... mmajunkie.com/news/.../ufc-more-clothing-deals-to-come.mm...

USA TODAY's 2012 All-USA high school boys basketball team ... All States. USA TODAY SPORTS · Nationwide · HighSchoolSports.net · Nationwide. Arkansas. kthv · Little Rock. California. mydesert · Coachella Valley... saxo.highschoolsports.net/.../USA-TODAY-s-2012-All-USA-h...

Top News Today | Usatoday.Com | Latest Top News Los Angeles coroner rules Breitbart died of heart failure. L.A. coroner's office has ruled conservative blogger and commentator Andrew Breitbart died of heart... www.topnewstoday.org/usatoday.com/source/

Rand McNally and USA TODAY Announce Search for Rally Team ... Rand McNally and USA TODAY Announce Search for Rally Team Drivers for Best of the Road®. Calling All Road Warriors to Seek out America's Best Towns ... www.prnewswire.com/.../rand-mcnally-and-usa-today-announ...

Twitter / USA TODAY: Olympic site launches new ... Olympic site launches new fan experience http://t.co/SYSGfufO. twitter.com/USATODAY/status/194153872602841089

PharmaGossip: FDA: 'Trust but verify' – USATODAY.com Opinions expressed in USA TODAY's editorials are decided by its Editorial Board , a demographically and ideologically diverse group that is separate fromUSA ... pharmagossip.blogspot.com/.../fda-but-verify-usatodaycom.ht...

USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS - ABC News "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press). 2. "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press). 3. "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins ... abcnews.go.com/.../wireStory/usa-today-best-sellers-16175695

Gannett Co., Inc. : USA TODAY's Thomas Frank Named 2012 ... MCLEAN, Va., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- USA TODAY investigative reporter Thomas Frank has been named a finalist in the explanatory reporting category ... www.4-traders.com/.../GANNETT-CO-INC-USA-TODAY-s-T...

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