Citigroup Chairman Weighs Exit BY SUZANNE KAPNER
Richard D. Parsons, who as chairman of Citigroup Inc. helped steer the bank through its near-death experience in the financial crisis, is considering stepping down after three years in the post, said peo... 01-30-2012 Tags chairman, chief, citigroup inc, executive
SAG Awards honor Alec Baldwin, 'Modern Family' “The Help” was the upset winner Sunday night at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking home trophies for Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis and for the ensemble — the equivalent of Oscar... 01-30-2012 Tags alec baldwin, hbo, photos, tv
Email Giants Move to Slash 'Phishing' BY BEN WORTHEN
Email-service providers Google Inc., Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp. and AOL Inc. are backing a new effort intended to dramatically reduce "phishing" emails—which attempt to trick recipients into thinking they come from a leg. 01-30-2012 Tags america corp, dmarc, microsoft corp, yahoo inc
Money From MF Global Feared Gone BY SCOTT PATTERSON AND AARON LUCCHETTI
Nearly three months after MF Global Holdings Ltd. collapsed, officials hunting for an estimated $1.2 billion in missing customer money increasingly believe that much of it might never be recovered, a... 01-30-2012 Tags trading, wsj
Citi Chairman Considers Departure BY SUZANNE KAPNER
Richard D. Parsons, who as chairman of Citigroup Inc. helped steer the bank through its near-death experience in the financial crisis, is considering stepping down after three years in the post, said peo... 01-30-2012 Tags chairman, chief, citigroup inc, executive
SAG Awards honor Alec Baldwin, 'Modern Family' “The Help” was the upset winner Sunday night at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking home trophies for Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis and for the ensemble — the equivalent of Oscar... 01-30-2012 Tags alec baldwin, hbo, photos, tv
Nuclear inspections under way in Iran TEHRAN, Iran — U.N. nuclear inspectors began a critical mission to Iran on Sunday to probe allegations of a secret atomic weapons program amid escalating ... 01-29-2012 Tags day, iaea, iran, program
NYC, Boston chefs face off The longstanding New York vs. Boston rivalry plays out again next weekend in the Super Bowl.
And although we here at The News know who the better city i... 01-29-2012
Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy The genetics-environment question is key to understanding cancer.AUC professor Salima Ikram, a member of the team that studied the mummy in Portugal for two years, said Sunday the mummy was of a man who died in his forties.She said this was the second ... 01-29-2012 Tags auc, russia, salima ikram, years
Obama aide: Infighting hurting GOP 


President Obama's re-election team is enjoying the brutal infighting among the Republican presidential candidates, and no doubt hopes the GOP contest will last as long as possible."I believe this will go on . 01-29-2012 Tags barack obama, david axelrod, gop, long
Gingrich campaign brings up comparison of Republican revolutions In 1995, that GOP-led House passed 302 bills in its first year, laying out plans to reform welfare, presidential veto power and criminal sentencing. The current House passed less than 200 bills. Its best-known achievement was an agreement to keep payin... 01-29-2012
Russian Liberals Weigh Alliance With Nationalists “I’d like to ask on what basis extreme nationalists and ultra-right-wing groups are allowed to participate in this civic movement,” said Aleksandr Bikbov, a mop-haired and bespectacled sociologist. “Especially,” he added, “if they shout ... 01-29-2012 Tags published, rights, russia, views
Without Melo, Amar'e lacks sizzle vs. Heat MIAMI – Here were the Knicks without Carmelo Anthony against the mighty Miami Heat Friday night, and you just know that Amar’e Stoudemire had to love it.
No, he didn’t love the Knicks losing another game, this one, 99-89. But fo... 01-28-2012 Tags billy walker, new york, new york miami, without melo
Scientists try to bring back ladybugs Once extremely common in New York, the nine-spotted became rare over the last 40 years and was even thought to be extinct, said Leslie Allee, a Cornell entomologist.
Allee and another Cornell entomologist, John Losey, formed the Lost Ladybug Project i... 01-28-2012 Tags east coast, lost ladybug project, new york, peter priolo
Murray seeks release during Jackson appeal 


Conrad Murray is asking to be released from jail while he appeals his conviction for the death of Michael Jackson, CBS in Los Angeles is reporting.
Jackson’s former personal physician was convicted of... 01-28-2012 Tags cbs, conrad murray, los angeles, michael jackson
France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghanistan exit Sarkozy also announced a faster-track exit for France, the fourth-largest contributor of troops in Afghanistan — marking a distinct break from previous plans to adhere to the U.S. goal of withdrawing combat forces by the end of 2014. The proposal co... 01-28-2012 Tags afghanistan, france, nato, paris
