THE LA CLIPPERS JOIN WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO MOBILIZE FANS TO BE “GREATER THAN AIDS” – FOXSports.com
The following information was released by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation: Tonight at the Staples Center, the Los Angeles Clippers will encourage fans and all Los Angeles residents to be “Greater Than AIDS” as part of a national partnership with NBA

Cairo reporters in peril has news organizations evaluating safety of their staffers – New York Daily News
News organizations are evaluating the safety of their staffers reporting in Egypt in the wake of attacks on journalists there. “After days of nothing happening to anyone, the government sent thugs to attack the messengers,” FNC’s Shepard Smith said on air

Verizon Foundation Provided More Than $3.5 Million in Community Grants in 2010 to Support Nonprofit – FierceWireless
NEWARK, N.J. , Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Nonprofit groups in New Jersey received more than $3.5 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2010. The majority of the funds went to organizations that support education , domestic violence prevention and

Verizon Foundation Provided $13.7 Million in Community Grants in 2010 to Support Nonprofit Organizations – Yahoo Finance
NEW YORK , Feb. 3, 2011 / PRNewswire / — Nonprofit groups in New York and Connecticut received more than $13.7 million from the Verizon Foundation in 2010. The majority of the funds went to organizations that support education , domestic violence

People,Places and Things – Worcester Telegram & Gazette
CLEVELAND The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum says it will open the world s first exhibit devoted to rock s most influential female artists. Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power will spotlight more than 50 female artists and fill two

Latest Connecticut News, Sports, Business And Entertainment – WNCT
Conn. governor pegs 1 storm’s cost at $18 million HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says estimates for a federal aid request for just one snow storm will be more than $18 million. In a letter Thursday to President Barack Obama, Malloy

ICG plans heavy investment in met coal mines – AP – msnbc.com
International Coal Group plans to spend heavily in 2011 to increase production of metallurgical coal for steelmakers, company officials said Thursday. Chief Executive Ben Hatfield’s comments came during a conference call with securities analysts. ICG

Corporate report: AutoNation profit up 9 percent – Herald Tribune
AutoNation Inc. — The Fort Lauderdale-based company, the nation’s largest auto retailer, said its fourth-quarter profit increased 9 percent on stronger sales of new vehicles. The company reported net income of $67.3 million, or 45 cents per share, in the

Advocates Say VA Man Should be Exonerated of Rapes – WHSV
Advocates for a Richmond man who has spent 27 years in prison for rape are asking the Virginia Court of Appeals to exonerate him. The Innocence Project says evidence shows Thomas E. Haynesworth was wrongly convicted of three rapes. DNA evidence proved that

BJ s says company may be for sale – Boston Globe
BJ s Wholesale Club Inc. ended months of speculation yesterday when the Westborough-based warehouse club chain confirmed it is considering putting the company up for sale. In a statement, BJ s said it had decided to explore and evaluate strategic

Adult business owners to keep fighting limits – Kansas City Star
JEFFERSON CITY | A lawsuit challenging new restrictions on adult businesses in Missouri was thrown out last week, but club and bookstore owners will appeal, their attorney said Thursday. A Cole County Circuit Court judge on Jan. 27 dismissed the adult

2 dead in snow-related NW IN double fatality – Wave 3
ROSELAWN, IN (AP) – Police in northwestern Indiana say two people have died when the car they were riding in went into the path of a semitrailer on snow-covered State Route 10 near Roselawn. The Newton County Sheriff’s Department said the accident occurred …

RI lawmaker to submit bill on marriage referendum – RealClearPolitics
A bill seeking a constitutional amendment to define marriage as strictly between a man and a woman is being introduced at the Rhode Island Statehouse. The bill from Rep. Jon Brien, being introduced Thursday, calls for a 2012 ballot question on whether same …

Judge rejects pursuit of punitive damages in Comair case – Lexington Herald-Leader
The family of a Louisiana man killed in the August 2006 crash of a Comair regional jet at Blue Grass Airport cannot pursue punitive damages from the airline after a federal judge found the company couldn’t be punished for what he called the “reprehensible …

Latest Virginia News, Sports, Business And Entertainment: – WNCT
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) The lawyer for a U.S. Army private suspected of leaking classified material to WikiLeaks says his client does not hold dual U.S.-British citizenship. The statement Wednesday by attorney David Coombs deflates an effort by Amnesty …

Will Wilmington take business away from Myrtle Beach? – Birmingham Business Journal
Interesting story in Wednesday’s Myrtle Beach newspaper about the town’s convention center folks stating that the Wilmington convention center presents no threat to business for the South Carolina coastal town, primarily because it is significantly smaller …

Michigan News — Northern Michigan U to reopen after threat checked – KABC
Northern Michigan University says classes will resume Thursday after a threat prompted officials to close the Marquette campus and the city’s public schools. Northern Michigan U to reopen after threat checked MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) – Northern Michigan …

Latest Iowa news, sports, business and entertainment – WHO-TV
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A legislative panel has rejected a proposal to require people to pass a drug test before being eligible for state welfare benefits. Republican Rep. Matt Windschitl, of Missouri Valley, had proposed the requirement, but a …

Teacher Related Sex Crimes in Sussex County – WGMD Radio
There have been at least 9 teacher-related crimes in Sussex County, in the past 3 years. Most recently, yesterday a teacher from the Laurel School District was taken into custody following an investigation by Delaware State Police. The investigation began

MCAFEE SET TO POSSIBLY PULLBACK AFTER YESTERDAY’S RALLY OF 0.02% (MFE) – Zacks.com
Feb 02, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) — McAfee (NYSE:MFE) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $47.89 to a high of $47.91. Yesterday, the shares gained 0.02%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $47.90 on

Claims say Hawkins County ex-prosecutor offered leniency for sex – WATE
KINGSPORT (AP) – Five women contend in civil complaints that a former longtime prosecutor in East Tennessee offered them leniency in criminal cases in return for sexual favors. Doug Godbee resigned in September as an assistant district attorney in Hawkins

Former H.S. coach gets diversion in sexting case – WVLT
A former public high school football coach who played college football at the University of Tennessee has been allowed pretrial diversion on a sexual text message sent to a teenage boy. SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former public high school football coach

Beshear sees an improving economy in Kentucky – Herald-Dispatch
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Gov. Steve Beshear used his annual State of the Commonwealth speech Tuesday night to encourage Kentuckians who have been struggling financially in a sour economy, declaring that things are looking up. The light that you see at