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Los Angeles Times For woodchuck rescuer, every day is Groundhog DayLos Angeles TimesBob Will, right, and Bill Verge visit with Dunkirk Dave on Groundhog Day 2011. The two of them rescue groundhogs year-round. (Dunkirk Observer, Nicole Gugino / January 30, 2012) By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times Sixteen years ago, Bob Will came home to [...]

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Los Angeles Times Obama delivers a confrontational State of the Union addressLos Angeles TimesPresident Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Saul Loeb / Associated Press / January 24, 2012) By David Lauter, Washington Bureau By using his State of the Union speech to draw sharp contrasts with [...]

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Los Angeles Times Rep. Gabrielle Giffords stepping downLos Angeles TimesGabrielle Giffords announces her plan to resign in a video shown on YouTube and Facebook. (Associated Press / January 23, 2012) By Ashley Powers and Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, who came to symbolize hope and …Rep. Gabrielle Giffords resigning from [...]

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Newt Gingrich leaves Mitt Romney in a South Carolina swamp – Los Angeles Times Bloomberg Newt Gingrich leaves Mitt Romney in a South Carolina swampLos Angeles TimesBy David Horsey “Another One Bites the Dust” was the song pounding through the Hilton ballroom when I showed up to hear what Newt Gingrich would say to the [...]

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Los Angeles Times Oakland Raiders fire coach Hue Jackson after 8-8 seasonLos Angeles TimesThe Oakland Raiders fired coach Hue Jackson on Tuesday. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press / January 1, 2012) By Sam Farmer Hue Jackson has gone from out of the playoff picture to out of a job in a little more than [...]

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Los Angeles Times Mild kidney failure: Nick Cannon hospitalized; what is this disease?Los Angeles TimesActor Nick Cannon is in the hospital with what his wife, Mariah Carey, says is mild kidney failure. Carey tweeted a photo of the two of them in Cannon's hospital bed in Colorado, and according to the Ministry of Gossip, Carey [...]

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Andy Staples: Matt Barkley made best choice for himself by returning to USC – SI.com Los Angeles Times Andy Staples: Matt Barkley made best choice for himself by returning to USCSI.comMatt Barkley thrilled USC fans Thursday by announcing that he will forgo the NFL draft and return for his senior season. That press conference Thursday [...]

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Your views of the lunar eclipse – msnbc.com blog Los Angeles Times Your views of the lunar eclipsemsnbc.com (blog)Millions of people witnessed today's total lunar eclipse, and that means there were plenty of cameras snapping in the darkness. We've put together this sampling from the photos submitted via FirstPerson, Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. …Lunar eclipse [...]

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Marc Stein on Chris Paul trade to Lakers hitting snag – ESPN USA Today Marc Stein on Chris Paul trade to Lakers hitting snagESPNThey just made the unappealing Chris Paul-in-New Orleans situation even worse. There's still an extension offer that Paul hasn't touched, and now one of the few viable destinations the Hornets had for [...]

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Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruption – Reuters Los Angeles Times Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruptionReutersDisgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich leaves his home in Chicago home for the second day of his sentencing hearing December 7, 2011. By Janan Hanna CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three years after he was arrested outside his [...]

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