YellowBrix Top Headlines

• Activists: 30 more die in Syrian violence
  The Syrian army attacked the central city of Hama Friday, leaving at least 30 people dead, activists said. The...
• 4th-Quarter Growth Rate Disappoints, but Sentiment Picks Up
  WASHINGTON -- The lower-than-expected annualized growth rate of 2.8 percent reported Friday for the final thre...
• Barefoot Bandit gets 6½-year federal sentence
  SEATTLE -- The exploits of Colton Harris-Moore, the gangly "Barefoot Bandit" who as a wily thief and self-taug...
• California passes landmark rules to curb auto emissions
  Jan. 27--Reshaping the next decade of America's auto industry, the California Air Resources Board on Friday ap...
• Let's steer aid to colleges that keep tuition affordable down, Obama tells U-M crowd
  Jan. 27--If the nation's universities want to see federal dollars continue to flow to them, they need to a bet...

YellowBrix Top Entertainment

• Turkey marks Holocaust Day
  Text of report in English by Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman website on 27 January Turkey marked International...
• Rihanna in TV fashion search
  RIHANNA (right) is turning TV executive with a new show to find a top fashion designer. The What's My Name si...
• 'Kotter' co-star Robert Hegyes dead at 60
  Actor Robert Hegyes died Thursday after suffering an apparent heart attack in his Metuchen, N.J., home, his fa...
• Merle Haggard leaves Macon, now recovering in California
  Jan. 26--Country music legend Merle Haggard flew home overnight Wednesday after being treated for more than a ...
• Sajak admits being drunk at the 'Wheel'
  "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak admits he and co-star Vanna White drank alcoholic beverages before taping ep...

YellowBrix Top Technology

• Galaxy outshines iPhone
  Jan. 27--The stunning popularity of Samsung's Galaxy S2 smartphone helped it outstrip consumer electronics gi...
• Facebook IPO could come next week
  Jan. 27--Facebook's initial filing for a public offering of stock could happen as soon as Wednesday, and the ...
• Not so friendly NYSE, Nasdaq battle for Facebook list
  Talk about a face-off. Bitter rivals Duncan Niederauer's New York Stock Exchange and Robert Greifeld's Nasdaq...
• Nintendo's WiiU will drive NFC uptake
  In a recent statement to investors, Nintendo announced that its upcoming WiiU games console will include NFC c...
• Big fourth quarter made Apple world's largest smartphone seller, analyst says
  Jan. 27--Apple's (AAPL) record 37 million iPhones sold in the last quarter of 2011 made it the world's leading...

YellowBrix Top Health

• Breast-implant maker charged, posts bail
  The founder of a French company being investigated for substandard breast implants was released on bail Friday...
• Oral HPV spreads mostly through sex
  Oral infections with HPV, a family of cancer-causing viruses, are proving surprisingly common and more so amon...
• Breast implant firm boss arrested
  The former head of a French company at the centre of a breast implant scandal affecting tens of thousands of w...
• CDC: No cause for Morgellons
  ATLANTA - Imagine having the feeling that tiny bugs are crawling on your body, that you have oozing sores and ...
• Gates gives $750M to Global Fund
  U.S. philanthropist Bill Gates will give $750 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malar...

Basketball

• Analyze this -- Hearn emerges as Northwestern starter
  Jan. 27--If you're around Reggie Hearn and get the sense people are watching you, take a deep breath. Hearn ...
• KWU women bounce back, defeat Bethel
  Jan. 27--By BOB DAVIDSON Salina Journal Stephanie Frost, Montric Santee and Christian Cassity each scored 10 ...
• Blue collar effort propels Indians
  Jan. 27--ALTAMONT -- Neither Altamont nor Cowden-Herrick came our gunning Thursday night at the 77th Annual Na...
• Local Roundup: Trojans rally in second to beat Buffs
  Jan. 27--ARMSTRONG -- In a battle between the second and third place teams in the Vermilion Valley Conference,...
• Vacaville High School girls hit long shots to rally for win over Will C. Wood
  Jan. 27--Annaliese Vasquez pulled a key offensive adjustment out of her bag of tricks at halftime, and the Vac...

Golf

• Mild winter makes Valpo golf a hot item
  Jan. 27--VALPARAISO -- It's been a good winter for the city's golf courses. Golf Course Manager Rich Frey tol...
• Woods, McIlroy in contention in Abu Dhabi
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Maybe those swing changes are paying off for Tiger Woods. Woods moved into c...
• Woods shoots 69, in contention in Abu Dhabi
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tiger Woods moved into contention in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Golf ...
• Frys.com Open might become full-fledged PGA Tour stop
  Jan. 27--The Frys.com Open could become a full-fledged PGA Tour stop as early as next year if efforts by tour...
• Wilson's Allen captures junior golf championship
  Jan. 27--In his second sanctioned outing of the new season, Wilson junior golfer Joshua Allen captured the Boy...

Baseball

• Community sports complex opens
  Jan. 27--ALTAMONT -- The old Effingham County YMCA building on Wenthe Avenue sat vacant for nearly four years....
• Astros ink Duke to minor league deal
  Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Astros on Friday agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Zach Duke...
• BRIEF: Rebels 'in shape' as preseason practice begins
  Jan. 27--OXFORD -- The Ole Miss baseball Rebels begin practice today with the first of three intrasquad scrimm...
• Tigers officially introduce Fielder
  Jan. 27--Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch always considered Prince Fielder the one who got away. As Fielder ...
• YALE MEN'S BASKETBALL: Bulldogs ready for rival Harvard, packed house
  Jan. 26--NEW HAVEN -- Contrary to popular belief, the Ivy League trophy will not be awarded to the winner of ...

Football

• AP Source: Browns hire Childress as OC
  CLEVELAND - Pat Shurmur is turning Cleveland's struggling offense over to a close friend. Shurmur hired former...
• Zips land tall, talented Green receiver
  Jan. 27--Playing college football wasn't a realistic thought for Andrew Pratt when he started attending Green...
• The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind., Reggie Hayes column
  Jan. 27--INDIANAPOLIS -- The Colts invited everyone to meet their new coach, Chuck Pagano, and he was energet...
• Manning, Irsay insist they are on same page
  INDIANAPOLIS - Peyton Manning and Colts owner Jim Irsay insist they are just fine after a week filled with com...
• Pagano brings passion to Colts
  Jan. 27--INDIANAPOLIS -- Chuck Pagano's reputation as a players' coach preceded his arrival at the Indianapol...

YellowBrix Top US News

• Police: Doughertys plotted Colo. escape
  One of three siblings who led police on a multi-state chase planned to escape, with his sister, from a Colorad...
• 2nd death sentence in Conn. home invasion
  A Connecticut ex-con denied rape and murder Friday as he was sentenced to death for a deadly home invasion he ...
• Judge Sentences Komisarjevsky To Death
  Jan. 27--NEW HAVEN -- Joshua Komisarjevsky today was formally sentenced to death for the home invasion attack ...
• Cincinnati building accident injures 13
  A second-floor deck under construction at a downtown Cincinnati casino site collapsed Friday morning, injuring...
• Army to cut number of combat brigades ; The move is part of congressionally mandated budget cuts.
  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army plans to slash the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32 in a broad r...

YellowBrix Top Science

• New startup out of University of Illinois, Vanquish Oncology, to Develop Personalized Therapeutics f
  Vanquish Oncology, Inc. is a drug development company focused on targeting molecular defects in specific canc...
• Career Center launching agriculture science program
  Jan. 26--CRESAPTOWN -- High school students from across Allegany County will have an opportunity to pursue st...
• IRCM researchers fuel an important debate in the field of molecular biology
  The discovery made by Dr. Francois Robert's team confirms the universality of an essential cellular process MO...
• CWF Certifies Nova Scotia Community "Wildlife Friendly"
  OTTAWA, Jan. 26, 2012 /CNW/ - The Canadian Wildlife Federation is pleased to announce a "first" for its Backya...
• Research and Markets: Nano Meets Macro: Social Perspectives on Nanoscale Sciences and Technologies I
  Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f7c1f0/nano_meets_macro) has announced the ad...

YellowBrix Top Headlines

• Activists: 30 more die in Syrian violence
  The Syrian army attacked the central city of Hama Friday, leaving at least 30 people dead, activists said. The...
• 4th-Quarter Growth Rate Disappoints, but Sentiment Picks Up
  WASHINGTON -- The lower-than-expected annualized growth rate of 2.8 percent reported Friday for the final thre...
• Barefoot Bandit gets 6½-year federal sentence
  SEATTLE -- The exploits of Colton Harris-Moore, the gangly "Barefoot Bandit" who as a wily thief and self-taug...
• California passes landmark rules to curb auto emissions
  Jan. 27--Reshaping the next decade of America's auto industry, the California Air Resources Board on Friday ap...
• Let's steer aid to colleges that keep tuition affordable down, Obama tells U-M crowd
  Jan. 27--If the nation's universities want to see federal dollars continue to flow to them, they need to a bet...

YellowBrix Top Entertainment

• Turkey marks Holocaust Day
  Text of report in English by Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman website on 27 January Turkey marked International...
• Rihanna in TV fashion search
  RIHANNA (right) is turning TV executive with a new show to find a top fashion designer. The What's My Name si...
• 'Kotter' co-star Robert Hegyes dead at 60
  Actor Robert Hegyes died Thursday after suffering an apparent heart attack in his Metuchen, N.J., home, his fa...
• Merle Haggard leaves Macon, now recovering in California
  Jan. 26--Country music legend Merle Haggard flew home overnight Wednesday after being treated for more than a ...
• Sajak admits being drunk at the 'Wheel'
  "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak admits he and co-star Vanna White drank alcoholic beverages before taping ep...

YellowBrix Top Technology

• Galaxy outshines iPhone
  Jan. 27--The stunning popularity of Samsung's Galaxy S2 smartphone helped it outstrip consumer electronics gi...
• Facebook IPO could come next week
  Jan. 27--Facebook's initial filing for a public offering of stock could happen as soon as Wednesday, and the ...
• Not so friendly NYSE, Nasdaq battle for Facebook list
  Talk about a face-off. Bitter rivals Duncan Niederauer's New York Stock Exchange and Robert Greifeld's Nasdaq...
• Nintendo's WiiU will drive NFC uptake
  In a recent statement to investors, Nintendo announced that its upcoming WiiU games console will include NFC c...
• Big fourth quarter made Apple world's largest smartphone seller, analyst says
  Jan. 27--Apple's (AAPL) record 37 million iPhones sold in the last quarter of 2011 made it the world's leading...

YellowBrix Top Health

• Breast-implant maker charged, posts bail
  The founder of a French company being investigated for substandard breast implants was released on bail Friday...
• Oral HPV spreads mostly through sex
  Oral infections with HPV, a family of cancer-causing viruses, are proving surprisingly common and more so amon...
• Breast implant firm boss arrested
  The former head of a French company at the centre of a breast implant scandal affecting tens of thousands of w...
• CDC: No cause for Morgellons
  ATLANTA - Imagine having the feeling that tiny bugs are crawling on your body, that you have oozing sores and ...
• Gates gives $750M to Global Fund
  U.S. philanthropist Bill Gates will give $750 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malar...

Basketball

• Analyze this -- Hearn emerges as Northwestern starter
  Jan. 27--If you're around Reggie Hearn and get the sense people are watching you, take a deep breath. Hearn ...
• KWU women bounce back, defeat Bethel
  Jan. 27--By BOB DAVIDSON Salina Journal Stephanie Frost, Montric Santee and Christian Cassity each scored 10 ...
• Blue collar effort propels Indians
  Jan. 27--ALTAMONT -- Neither Altamont nor Cowden-Herrick came our gunning Thursday night at the 77th Annual Na...
• Local Roundup: Trojans rally in second to beat Buffs
  Jan. 27--ARMSTRONG -- In a battle between the second and third place teams in the Vermilion Valley Conference,...
• Vacaville High School girls hit long shots to rally for win over Will C. Wood
  Jan. 27--Annaliese Vasquez pulled a key offensive adjustment out of her bag of tricks at halftime, and the Vac...

Golf

• Mild winter makes Valpo golf a hot item
  Jan. 27--VALPARAISO -- It's been a good winter for the city's golf courses. Golf Course Manager Rich Frey tol...
• Woods, McIlroy in contention in Abu Dhabi
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Maybe those swing changes are paying off for Tiger Woods. Woods moved into c...
• Woods shoots 69, in contention in Abu Dhabi
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tiger Woods moved into contention in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Golf ...
• Frys.com Open might become full-fledged PGA Tour stop
  Jan. 27--The Frys.com Open could become a full-fledged PGA Tour stop as early as next year if efforts by tour...
• Wilson's Allen captures junior golf championship
  Jan. 27--In his second sanctioned outing of the new season, Wilson junior golfer Joshua Allen captured the Boy...

Baseball

• Community sports complex opens
  Jan. 27--ALTAMONT -- The old Effingham County YMCA building on Wenthe Avenue sat vacant for nearly four years....
• Astros ink Duke to minor league deal
  Houston, TX (Sports Network) - The Houston Astros on Friday agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Zach Duke...
• BRIEF: Rebels 'in shape' as preseason practice begins
  Jan. 27--OXFORD -- The Ole Miss baseball Rebels begin practice today with the first of three intrasquad scrimm...
• Tigers officially introduce Fielder
  Jan. 27--Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch always considered Prince Fielder the one who got away. As Fielder ...
• YALE MEN'S BASKETBALL: Bulldogs ready for rival Harvard, packed house
  Jan. 26--NEW HAVEN -- Contrary to popular belief, the Ivy League trophy will not be awarded to the winner of ...

Football

• AP Source: Browns hire Childress as OC
  CLEVELAND - Pat Shurmur is turning Cleveland's struggling offense over to a close friend. Shurmur hired former...
• Zips land tall, talented Green receiver
  Jan. 27--Playing college football wasn't a realistic thought for Andrew Pratt when he started attending Green...
• The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind., Reggie Hayes column
  Jan. 27--INDIANAPOLIS -- The Colts invited everyone to meet their new coach, Chuck Pagano, and he was energet...
• Manning, Irsay insist they are on same page
  INDIANAPOLIS - Peyton Manning and Colts owner Jim Irsay insist they are just fine after a week filled with com...
• Pagano brings passion to Colts
  Jan. 27--INDIANAPOLIS -- Chuck Pagano's reputation as a players' coach preceded his arrival at the Indianapol...

YellowBrix Top US News

• Police: Doughertys plotted Colo. escape
  One of three siblings who led police on a multi-state chase planned to escape, with his sister, from a Colorad...
• 2nd death sentence in Conn. home invasion
  A Connecticut ex-con denied rape and murder Friday as he was sentenced to death for a deadly home invasion he ...
• Judge Sentences Komisarjevsky To Death
  Jan. 27--NEW HAVEN -- Joshua Komisarjevsky today was formally sentenced to death for the home invasion attack ...
• Cincinnati building accident injures 13
  A second-floor deck under construction at a downtown Cincinnati casino site collapsed Friday morning, injuring...
• Army to cut number of combat brigades ; The move is part of congressionally mandated budget cuts.
  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army plans to slash the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32 in a broad r...

YellowBrix Top Science

• New startup out of University of Illinois, Vanquish Oncology, to Develop Personalized Therapeutics f
  Vanquish Oncology, Inc. is a drug development company focused on targeting molecular defects in specific canc...
• Career Center launching agriculture science program
  Jan. 26--CRESAPTOWN -- High school students from across Allegany County will have an opportunity to pursue st...
• IRCM researchers fuel an important debate in the field of molecular biology
  The discovery made by Dr. Francois Robert's team confirms the universality of an essential cellular process MO...
• CWF Certifies Nova Scotia Community "Wildlife Friendly"
  OTTAWA, Jan. 26, 2012 /CNW/ - The Canadian Wildlife Federation is pleased to announce a "first" for its Backya...
• Research and Markets: Nano Meets Macro: Social Perspectives on Nanoscale Sciences and Technologies I
  Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f7c1f0/nano_meets_macro) has announced the ad...

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