Defense casts rosier image in lacrosse player's murder trial http://ping.fm/QqpqN

Gay marriage advances in Maryland, vetoed in New Jersey http://ping.fm/yjpMm

Whitney Houston's hometown remembers her fondly http://ping.fm/C4hTc

New Jersey Assembly passes gay marriage bill http://ping.fm/YU0Fg

Rhode Island public school agrees to remove prayer http://ping.fm/RPIhu

Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter dead at 57 http://ping.fm/qxBU6

New Jersey Senate approves gay marriage; veto looms http://ping.fm/iTQeU

Obama budget sets up election-year tax fight http://ping.fm/SbjbR

Parents of Florida hazing victim sue bus company http://ping.fm/6kVve

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin under investigation: source http://ping.fm/bF4Y1

Komen official resigns after funding flap http://ping.fm/QDcFS

Court overturns Prop. 8 in California, says state can’t ban gay marriage http://ping.fm/OIJmI

Prop 8: Why 18,000 is the critical number http://ping.fm/F8xCz

US kids denied food stamps in Alabama http://ping.fm/EfOu0

Josh Powell's final message http://ping.fm/fj5ox

Kids spoke of missing mother before Washington home blast http://ping.fm/gLDbN

Amanda Knox appeals slander conviction in Italy http://ping.fm/IEo57

Police begin clearing Occupy DC protest site http://ping.fm/xkl4c

Komen apologizes for cutting off Planned Parenthood funding http://ping.fm/D7Gyl

Susan G. Komen Foundation reverses decision to end grants to Planned Parenthood http://ping.fm/nL1iV

Senate passes ban on insider trading http://ping.fm/kq6gA

US unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent on hiring http://ping.fm/GNxF2

Senators urge Komen to reverse funding cut http://ping.fm/RmAL4

Veterans help manufacturers plug skills gap http://ping.fm/hJWsC

Komen struggles to defuse Planned Parenthood crisis http://ping.fm/hOQ8q

Connecticut police in harassment scandal face trial in 2013 http://ping.fm/4IxeH

Atlantic City, fallen on hard times, to get facelift http://ping.fm/tOLOy

Komen charity denies abortion pressure in funding shift http://ping.fm/q5HUA

NYPD document: Collect intel at Shi'a mosques http://ping.fm/tYnYf

Obama links economic policies with faith http://ping.fm/HgJVb

Holder’s No. 2 in 2009: Fast and Furious a ‘terrific idea’ http://ping.fm/ljtRi

Indiana becomes first Rust-Belt 'right to work' state. Will others follow? http://ping.fm/njBbq

Attorney General Eric Holder set to take hot seat at Fast and Furious hearing http://ping.fm/6XhTL

Indiana becomes 23rd "right-to-work" state http://ping.fm/RUI5s

U.S. missionary couple killed in Mexico http://ping.fm/VTSuf

National director of intelligence on greatest threats in 2012 http://ping.fm/FxMqw

Marine whose hazing led to a suicide is jailed http://ping.fm/wHq9h

Is Occupy movement back, or broken? http://ping.fm/JtU2G

Occupy protest rekindles debate about flag-burning http://ping.fm/nGesB

Deadline nears for "Occupy" camp near White House http://ping.fm/UnYqh

Arrests in Oakland protests rise to more than 400 http://ping.fm/DHHr4

Detroit's best-dressed man aims to mend Motown http://ping.fm/sKTsz

Police, Oakland protesters clash, 120 arrested http://ping.fm/wGcSy

Sandusky asks court to allow visits with grandchildren http://ping.fm/3nx0Q

Obama administration bolsters homeowner lifeline http://ping.fm/W4OEm

'Barefoot Bandit' gets 6-1/2 years for federal charges http://ping.fm/IFd8L

Judge sentences convicted Connecticut killer to death http://ping.fm/m8t37

Obama pushes colleges to keep tuition under control http://ping.fm/QVlMq

Building site collapse injures 13 in Cincinnati http://ping.fm/r32mp

Romney puts Gingrich on defensive in Florida debate http://ping.fm/2pZJQ

Paterno's long goodbye ends with public memorial http://ping.fm/PEn23

U.S.-based polygamist sect buys newspaper ads urging repentance http://ping.fm/1ARns

Texas executes man caught years after crime by DNA http://ping.fm/cSSby

U.S. Marine spared from jail time in Iraq killings http://ping.fm/uZBX4

New York police officer pleads guilty in civil rights case http://ping.fm/ZPig2

Government opens case against accused swindler Stanford http://ping.fm/AfXHN

U.S. Marine spared jail time in Iraq killings http://ping.fm/lghFk

Penn State mourns longtime coach Joe Paterno http://ping.fm/CgtuB

Supreme Court rules police need warrant for GPS tracking http://ping.fm/kfbxE

Marine in Haditha massacre pleads guilty to lesser charge http://ping.fm/srSwd

Giffords leaving Congress to recover from shooting http://ping.fm/AY6hl

U.S. housing more affordable than other English countries: study http://ping.fm/aBZ0Q

Tornado touches down in Arkansas as storms menace U.S. http://ping.fm/Fc5m1

Nevada brush fire burns homes, forces thousands to flee http://ping.fm/yStYD

Pacific Northwest storm causes flooding and outages http://ping.fm/NM7iK

Power out, snowfall records smashed in Seattle http://ping.fm/D2Oj6

San Francisco protesters target financial district on Friday http://ping.fm/g5o20

In bid to unseat Wisconsin governor, whither the challengers? http://ping.fm/ooT18

Seattle faces unusually strong snowfall http://ping.fm/2qFsL

Republicans fume as Keystone oil pipeline rejected http://ping.fm/YF0M8

Obama administration rejects Keystone oil pipeline http://ping.fm/k7Cwj

Homelessness down but seen rising anew: report http://ping.fm/ucYwG

Seattle braces for "Snowmageddon" http://ping.fm/ERcd4

Occupy protesters rally against Congress at Capitol http://ping.fm/eL5hn

Wisconsin governor recall petitions to be filed http://ping.fm/yZ7mn

Gunman kills 3 in North Carolina workplace shooting http://ping.fm/CspLO

Mother sentenced to 45 years for murder of son, 6 http://ping.fm/fCSXW

Court martial sought for suspected WikiLeaks leaker http://ping.fm/k5N9P

New Mississippi governor supports amendment on limiting clemency http://ping.fm/2BIun

New Mississippi governor supports amendment limiting clemency http://ping.fm/IkCeX

Possible tornado injures 10 in North Carolina http://ping.fm/f8kB0

Penn State president faces angry alumni amid scandal http://ping.fm/xJM4o

Anthony says she became pregnant after passing out at party http://ping.fm/5ZnkW

Mississippi judge bars release of inmates pardoned by Barbour http://ping.fm/zNMsc

Americans see rich and poor in conflict, study finds http://ping.fm/G9EC3

Former Penn State athletic director has cancer http://ping.fm/A5Bc0

Poverty to keep rising due to slow recovery: study http://ping.fm/Nml4t

Protests to mark Guantanamo prison's 10th anniversary http://ping.fm/e4qvd

Prepaid college plans: shrinking options, rising risks http://ping.fm/RUdL5

Mississippi's Barbour surprises with raft of pardons http://ping.fm/4JvdC

Michigan Treasurer says Detroit to run out of money by May http://ping.fm/RsUsJ

Oklahoma executes murderer in first 2012 execution http://ping.fm/l3YCD

Mount Rainier body confirmed as suspected gunman http://ping.fm/b8adL

Mount Rainier National Park ranger killed, gunman loose http://ping.fm/w4mdq