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Journalists gather on stage after the Lincoln news conference at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich. (Photo by Carlos Osorio / AP)

Hybrids steal auto show spotlight

Three major companies introduced new hybrid cars at the North American International Auto Show as car companies strive to meet new fuel economy and emission requirements later this decade.

Globeandmail.com

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Detroit auto show

Detroit Free Press

Plugging into electric wheels in Detroit

CNNMoney

Free online course offerings proliferate

More universities are beginning to upload full-length, free courses through iTunes, YouTube, and the international consortium site OpenCourseWare.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Bomb kills reform-minded Iran professor

A nuclear physics professor who publicly backed Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi was killed when a remote-controlled bomb rigged to a motorcycle blew up outside his home in Tehran.

CBS News

Bomb kills Iranian professor

MSNBC

China tests new missile technology

China has successfully tested new technology designed to shoot down incoming missiles in mid-air, a "breakthrough" for the country's armed forces, experts say.

Telegraph.co.uk

China unveils anti-missile test after US arms sale to Taiwan

Reuters

Obama plans to raise $120 billion from banking fees

President Barack Obama plans to raise as much as $120 billion through a fee on financial institutions to help recoup losses from the Troubled Asset Relief Program and reduce the deficit.

Bloomberg

NATION

Justices review trial webcasts plan

The Supreme Court indicated that it might soon have something significant to say about whether and when video coverage of federal trials is appropriate.

New York Times

Gay marriage ban faces high-stakes trial

NPR

Call to throw out Guantanamo case

The criminal case against the first Guantanamo detainee standing trial in a U.S. civilian court should be thrown out because he was denied the right to a speedy trial, defense lawyers have argued.

Al Jazeera

Funeral for Joe Biden's mother

Jean Biden, who died Friday at 92, will be laid to rest after a service that is expected to be attended by President Barack Obama, his wife, Michelle, among others.

News Journal

POLITICS

Super Bowl-style corporate ads for candidates?

Possibly coming soon to your TV screen, election-season Super Bowl-style ads promoting congressional and presidential candidates, paid for by some of the nation's largest corporations.

San Francisco Chronicle

ACLU sues Library of Congress over firing employee for Guantanamo Bay criticism

The ACLU has sued the Library of Congress for firing a former chief prosecutor for the Guantanamo military commissions who criticized the system in which detainees at Guantanamo were tried.

The Hill

Secretary of State points to possible tensions with China

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton acknowledged that relations with China may be entering a rough period as the United States pledges to sell weapons to Taiwan.

New York Times

BUSINESS

Walmart pulls suspected poison jewelry

Federal and state watchdogs are working to keep poisons out of Chinese imports, launching inquiries into high levels of cadmium in children's jewelry. Walmart pulled many suspect items from its store shelves.

CBS News

Cadbury rejects Kraft

Britain's Cadbury showcased robust 2009 results and an upbeat outlook in its last move to rebuff U.S. giant Kraft Foods' $17 billion hostile takeover bid.

Reuters

US gas prices up 14 cents in 3 weeks

The average price of regular gasoline in the United States is up 14 cents over a three-week period to $2.74.

CBS News

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Lone wolf plays with dogs

For the past six years, photographer John Hyde has been following a black wolf named Romeo. Gaining the animal's trust has allowed Hyde to take intimate photos.

Telegraph.co.uk

Are mini projectors the next big trend?

Large flat-screen TVs were all the rage at the Consumer Electronics Show, but companies like Microvision are putting their bets on image viewing of a much smaller scale; projectors as tiny as cell phones.

The Age

SPORTS

Mark McGwire steroids confession: Will it be enough?

Mark McGwire’s revelations that he used steroids periodically, including when he set the single-season home run record in 1998, seem important. The effect on his athletic career, past and future, may be mixed.

Christian Science Monitor

Pete Carroll confirms he's leaving USC to become Seahawks head coach

Carroll told the L.A. Times that he considered the Seahawks a perfect job in the NFL, where he coached in 1993 for the Jets and from 1997-99 with the Patriots.

USA TODAY

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Spider-Man 4 runs into trouble as star and director quit

Hollywood is seeking a new Spider-Man after Sony Pictures announced that Tobey Maguire would no longer take the lead role in the $2 billion franchise.

Times Online

Can Oliver Stone show us the human side of Hitler?

Oliver Stone has never been one to spot a historical controversy without steaming towards it, but the latest project from the filmmaker behind "JFK" and "W" threatens to pitch him into dangerously hot water.

The Independent

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GOOD NEWS

Getting around Baltimore just got easier — and it's free

Baltimore's Charm City Circulator, the long-awaited free downtown shuttle bus, made its debut with the launch of its east-west Orange Route.

Baltimore Sun

Charm City Circulator debuts

WBALTV

2 veterans help others battle debt

A program called Leave No Veteran Behind uses private donations to pay off a veteran's outstanding loans. In exchange, the soldier commits to 100 hours of community service.

Philly.com

WORLD

Jordanians question alliance with US after CIA suicide bombing

Jordan has long been one of America’s closest allies in the region but recently have Jordanians discovered how close to home the war on terror is being waged.