US closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses (AP)
Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank (AP)
Staff to be removed during probe at LA school (AP)
Romney works to fend off Santorum challenge (AP)
Tea party: Warming or resigned to Mitt Romney? (AP)
'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate (AP)
Randy Travis arrested for public intoxication (AP)
Palestinians take step toward unity (AP)
Belichick: Giving Giants TD gave Pats best chance (AP)
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AP - Josh Powell's boys were coming for a visit, and he had preparations to make.
AP - The U.S. closed its embassy in Syria and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus on Monday in a new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power and halt the murderous grind in Syria — now among the deadliest conflicts of the Arab Spring.
AP - Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any military action against Iran's nuclear program.
AP - The entire staff at an elementary school where two teachers were arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct will be removed while the school district investigates, the Los Angeles school superintendent said Monday night.
AP - Sensing a possible threat, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney emphasized his social conservative credentials Monday and criticized rival Rick Santorum as an ineffective senator who previously supported pork-barrel projects as he worked to fend off an unexpected challenge in the next states to vote.
AP - Long skeptical of Mitt Romney, tea party activists are either warming up to the GOP presidential front-runner or reluctantly backing him after abandoning hope of finding a nominee they like better.
AP - People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts.
AP - Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church.
AP - After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a decisive step Monday toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant group Hamas, a move Israel promptly warned would close the door to any future peace talks.
AP - Bill Belichick gave clear instructions to his defensive unit: Let the runner score.
