الأربعاء، 4 أبريل 2012

Afternoon Update: 5 Ex-Cops Sentenced in Katrina Killings Case

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5 Ex-Cops Sentenced in Katrina Killings Case

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Five former New Orleans police officers were sentenced Wednesday to prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for their roles in deadly shootings of unarmed residents on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina.

Gene Studies of Autism Point to Mutations and Parents' Age

By BENEDICT CAREY

Scientists have for the first time homed in on several gene mutations that they say sharply increase the chances of autism, and have found that the risk increases with the age of the parents, particularly the father.

Romney Says Obama Hides His Agenda

By JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr.

Mitt Romney said that President Obama's recent remarks call "his candor into serious question."

Doctor Panels Recommend Fewer Tests for Patients

By RONI CARYN RABIN

The recommendations on 45 common procedures, likely to alter standards of hospital care, represent an acknowledgment by doctors that many profitable treatments are performed unnecessarily.

Dinosaurs Big as Buses and Fuzzy as Chicks

By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD

Fossils of a previously unrecognized dinosaur found in China show that it is the largest known feathered animal, living or extinct, scientists report.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast | April 4, 2012

A deadly blast shatters recent calm in the Somali capital | Pennsylvania remains the key to Rick Santorum's survival as a contender for the Republican nomination.

Opinion

Campaign Stops

The Virtues of the Super PAC

By ROSS DOUTHAT

How Sheldon Adelson and Foster Friess made the Republican primary campaign more democratic.

BUSINESS

For Owners of Electric and Hybrid Cars, a Cash Payoff Is Years Away

By NICK BUNKLEY

At current or foreseeable gas prices, it would take many years for the fuel savings from hybrid and plug-in cars to make up for the cars' high initial cost.

Spain Jolts Euro Zone Back on Alert

By RAPHAEL MINDER and JACK EWING

A decision by the European Central Bank on Wednesday to leave its main interest rate unchanged and a surge in borrowing costs for Spain unsettled financial markets on Wednesday.

Stocks Trade Sharply Lower

By REUTERS

Wall Street stocks traded down more than 1 percent, despite encouraging payrolls data, as investors digested information suggesting further monetary stimulus action is unlikely from the Fed.

Yahoo to Cut 2,000 Jobs

By NICOLE PERLROTH

The Internet company said it would lay off 2,000 out of 14,000 employees as part of a broader restructuring effort under Scott Thompson, the new chief executive.

Bits Blog

Google Begins Testing Its Augmented-Reality Glasses

By NICK BILTON

On Wednesday, Google gave people 20/20 vision about a secret augmented-reality project called Project Glass. The glasses are the company's first foray into wearable computing.

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