http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=960&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com This is the latest news from Times Leader en-us 2009 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:40:15 GMT 2012-02-04T04:40:15Z en-us 2009 http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138681364&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FSuper_matchups_everywhere_with_Pats-Giants_02-03-2012.html (AP) MVP quarterbacks on marquee franchises. A rematch of a nail-biter from four years ago, featuring many of the same key characters. Madonna and plenty of Manning Eli, and Peyton, too. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:40:15 GMT d76163e07c978bf5c6c510970649d96a 2012-02-04T04:40:15Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138694524&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FPopular_character_actor_Ben_Gazzara_dies_in_NY_02-03-2012.html (AP) Ben Gazzara, whose powerful dramatic performances brought an intensity to a variety of roles and made him a memorable presence in films, on television and on Broadway in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," has died at age 81. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:40:10 GMT 0d87cc9db9bdb35ae201844599d1299e 2012-02-04T04:40:10Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138676579&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FState-Supreme-Court-issues-redistricting-opinion.html Acknowledging the uncertainty and confusion their ruling created, the chief justice of the state Supreme Court explained his reasoning Friday for rejecting the state’s legislative redistricting plan last week. But the court declined to lay out a specific way forward for the 2012 elections. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:59:47 GMT a567bcd0c612f6c57a6ee73ebfb738d9 Joe Healey 2012-02-04T02:59:47Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138689849&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FNanticoke-AreaWyoming-Seminary-Boys-Basketball.html Nanticoke/Wyoming Area Boys Basketball Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:51:39 GMT 9cdb501b37da7fc4beaf73c5acbe2df7 Joe Healey 2012-02-04T02:51:39Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138685234&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FHeavy_snowstorm_hits_Colorado_on_its_way_east_02-03-2012.html (AP) The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado and parts of neighboring states on Friday, creating whiteout conditions on the eastern plains, cancelling more than 600 flights in Denver and closing hundreds of miles of highway between major Colorado cities and the Kansas border. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:40:08 GMT 2790eb278b632431c32eafc7558d0fc0 2012-02-04T02:40:08Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138685259&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FArmy_orders_court-martial_in_WikiLeaks_case_02-03-2012.html (AP) An Army officer has ordered a court-martial for a low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:40:11 GMT ff51a8a8d3d5e22f96a1f4e4ea10d51f 2012-02-04T00:40:11Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138678269&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FProsecutors_close_Armstrong_inquiry__no_charges_02-03-2012.html (AP) Federal prosecutors dropped their investigation of Lance Armstrong on Friday, ending a nearly two-year effort aimed at determining whether the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates participated in a doping program. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:40:12 GMT 03b65b357c5ad282c65fbeced6f68d25 2012-02-03T22:40:12Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138673419&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FHiring_surges_in_January__jobless_rate_at_8_3_pct__02-03-2012.html (AP) In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:40:17 GMT e01ce42d5870d52b467077ae77a2d6d4 2012-02-03T21:40:17Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138657309&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FNY_s_Schneiderman_sues_banks_in_foreclosure_effort_02-03-2012.html (AP) New York's attorney general on Friday accused some of the nation's largest banks of deceit and fraud in using an electronic mortgage registry that he said puts homeowners at a disadvantage in foreclosures while saving banks over $2 billion. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:40:15 GMT de630359d5ed774b9f474e9851799c17 2012-02-03T21:40:15Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138666914&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FWillie-Nelson-to-perform-at-the-FM-Kirby-Center-in-May.html Singer Willie Nelson will play the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre on Friday, May 11th. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:29:18 GMT 3a4b1b146d14253e327dd86f8f5505b0 Joe Healey 2012-02-03T21:29:18Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138647769&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FSusan-G-Koman-reverses-Planned-Parenthood-donation-decision.html NEW YORK — Susan G. Komen for the Cure reverses its decision to end grants to Planned Parenthood. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:27:55 GMT 22398f4ad0edba4947a1061fc39f2b11 Joe Healey 2012-02-03T21:27:55Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138666664&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FMuslims_to_NY_attorney_general__Investigate_NYPD_02-03-2012.html (AP) Thirty-two civil rights groups from around the country filed a complaint with the New York attorney general Friday over police documents that showed the New York Police Department recommending increased surveillance of Shiite mosques based solely on their religion. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:40:11 GMT 8ec2c2ac1adf883555efe9cf3a56d1a7 2012-02-03T20:40:11Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138666659&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FMicron_CEO_dies_in_plane_crash_02-03-2012.html (AP) The chief executive and chairman of the Boise-based memory chip maker Micron died Friday morning when a small, experimental fixed-wing plane he was piloting crashed at the Boise airport, the company said. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:40:10 GMT 8c9c3bc1533892fd320b83b413f86655 2012-02-03T20:40:10Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138661789&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FHackers_take_over_law_enforcement_websites_02-03-2012.html (AP) Hackers have taken over the websites of several law enforcement agencies worldwide in attacks attributed to the collective called Anonymous, including in Boston and in Salt Lake City, where police say personal information of confidential informants and tipsters was accessed. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:40:12 GMT bbf89d3fa885a2bd6341bfcf523fdca1 2012-02-03T19:40:12Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138661784&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FAP_sources__Taliban_leader_sent_letter_to_Obama_02-03-2012.html (AP) Current and former U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Barack Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:40:11 GMT 0f09036c2d80e82cb21ed71a1c74fe6d 2012-02-03T19:40:11Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138659344&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FHearing-on-homeless-veterans-slated-for-Monday.html HARRISBURG – The state Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee, chaired by Sen. Lisa Baker, R-Lehman Township, will hold a public hearing on Monday, to examine homelessness among veterans. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:05:09 GMT 2a5c888fa4c0a9865835ed2e26aa0636 Joe Healey 2012-02-03T19:05:09Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138625204&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FBack_Mt__home_burns_02-03-2012.html KINGSTON TWP. – Fire heavily damaged a house on Summit Street on Thursday night and chased a father and his twin sons from the burning building. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:43:56 GMT 170a853ef9455084dcb0f05d8a301005 2012-02-03T18:43:56Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138657314&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FStocks_jump_on_strong_jobs_report_for_January_02-03-2012.html (AP) U.S. stocks jumped Friday on news that the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in three years. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:40:15 GMT 78965e39f8e2d49fb8a2674ef551e076 2012-02-03T18:40:15Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138625229&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FAid_slash_by_Komen_sparking_backlash_02-03-2012.html NEW YORK — Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the renowned breast-cancer charity, faced an escalating backlash Thursday over its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Some of Komen’s local affiliates are openly upset, and at least one top official has quit, reportedly in protest. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:34:59 GMT f3adc1e230a158c3f1b36a38e70110e4 2012-02-03T18:34:59Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=138623619&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FThe_Donald_endorses_Romney_02-03-2012.html LAS VEGAS — Donald Trump on Thursday announced his endorsement of Mitt Romney for president, saying the former Massachusetts governor is “not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country we all love.” Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:34:26 GMT 03d7ed028ec5124c332103e5a695649a 2012-02-03T18:34:26Z