ABC News: Top Stories
ABC News: Top Stories


Josh Powell Gave Away Kids' Toys Before Blast
6 Feb 2012 at 6:54pm





US Diplomats Shuttled Out of Syria
6 Feb 2012 at 11:30am
The United States has whisked its remaining diplomats out of Syria and suspended operations at its embassy in Damascus as violence there continues to increase, U.S. officials told ABC News.




Fisker Layoffs: New Green Debacle?
6 Feb 2012 at 7:01pm
Fisker Automotive, the maker of an exotic electric sports car that is being built with help from a $529 million federal government loan guarantee, has announced layoffs at its Delaware plant as it tries to persuade the Department of Energy to send it more public funds. The company says 26 Fisker employees have been let go from the Delaware factory where renowned automotive engineer Henrik Fisker promised to one day begin producing affordable electric sedans. A Delaware newspaper also reported that subcontractors working on the car venture have been let go.




Mo. Teen Describes Killing as 'Enjoyable'
6 Feb 2012 at 5:53pm
Missouri teen describes killing girl, 9, as 'enjoyable' experience _ before heading to church




Amanda Knox Appeals Slander Conviction
6 Feb 2012 at 5:31pm
Amanda Knox's legal team files an appeal of her slander conviction for implicating her former boss Patrick Lumumba in the death of her roommate Meredith Kercher. Knox claims she made the statement during a marathon grilling by Italian police.




Norway Shooter Wants Medal for Killings
6 Feb 2012 at 2:15pm
The man accused of killing dozens of people -- many of them teenagers -- in dual terror attacks in Norway gave what was described as a fascist salute in court today before saying he deserves a "medal of honor" for the 2011 massacre.



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6 Feb 2012 at 2:15pm

Squatter Booted From $16 Mansion
6 Feb 2012 at 5:38pm
Kenneth Robinson has finally been kicked out of the $340,000 home that he had lived in since June for $16.




Stuck Again in Elevator - With Rescuers
6 Feb 2012 at 5:14pm
Chicago firefighters made a daring overnight rescue to free a man trapped for more nearly four hours in a broken high-rise elevator. The man, in his 20?s, was on his way home just after 9 p.m. last night, when the elevator he was riding in...




Japan's Nuke Zone Shows Little Life
6 Feb 2012 at 3:01pm
What's most striking about Japan's nuclear exclusion zone, is what you don't see. There are no people, few cars, no sign of life, aside from the occasional livestock wandering empty roads.




Smoking May Take Brain Toll on Men
6 Feb 2012 at 5:16pm
A study published today found that smoking was linked to faster, more dramatic age-related mental decline in men.




Gisele Curses Brady's Super Bowl Loss
6 Feb 2012 at 11:03am
Tom Brady may feel like one of the country?s biggest losers right now, but his supermodel wife still has his back. After the Super Bowl, Gisele Bundchen was confronted by hecklers at Indianapolis? Lucas Oil Stadium. A video from the scene shows Bundchen walking toward...




M.I.A. Finger: 'Adrenaline and Nerves'
6 Feb 2012 at 8:38am
Forget Madonna ? the most memorable moment of Sunday?s Super Bowl halftime show came when M.I.A. threw up her middle finger and uttered an expletive to the audience of millions, recalling the raciness of Janet Jackson?s 2004 ?wardrobe malfunction? and rendering The Material Girl tame...




Slack Line Dancer: 'Scary' Madonna Show
6 Feb 2012 at 10:27am
Second only to M.I.A. and her middle finger, the other Super Bowl halftime performer who caused America?s collective jaw to drop was this guy ? a toga-clad tightrope dancer who defied the laws of gravity and wedgies while bouncing to Madonna?s ?Music.? Equal parts Will...




'Bum' Sheets: Insulting or Enlightening?
6 Feb 2012 at 4:40pm
Swedish homeless advocate criticizes design of Dutch bedding line.