Sat Jan 28, 2012 - 8:28 PM

LIMA, Peru – A fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation center for addicts in a poor part of Perus capital Saturday, killing 27 people and critically injuring five as firefighters punched holes through walls to rescue residents locked inside. The "Christ is Love" center for drug and alcohol addicts was unlicensed and overcrowded and its residents were apparently kept inside "like prisoners," Health Minister Alberto Tejada told The Associated Press. ... Full Story

On his Friday MSNBC show “PoliticsNation,” Rev. Al Sharpton explained that since President Barack Obama sang a few opening lines from Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” at the Apollo Theater in Harlem last week, it sent download sales soaring. And that, he said, boosted the economy, which is something Republicans should be weary of come November. “That video went viral and had everyone talking,” Sharpton said. &ldq ... Full Story

A British teenager collapsed and was rushed to the hospital this week after eating primarily chicken nuggets for the past 15 years. Stacey Irvine, 17, has reportedly survived on her nugget-heavy diet, occasionally supplemented by a bag of chips or piece of toast, since she was a toddler. Doctors have urgerd her to change her ways, but Irvine's case got us wondering: what would actually happen if you ate only one type of food for your entire life? Depends on the poison ... Full Story

Sat Jan 28, 2012 - 7:59 PM

HOUSTON – Chase Budinger scored 19 points, Samuel Dalembert grabbed 14 rebounds and the Houston Rockets beat the New York Knicks 97-84 on Saturday night for their ninth win in 10 games. Jordan Hill had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Courtney Lee scored 14 points in place of the injured Kevin Martin, and the Rockets shot 49 percent (38 of 77) to improve to 9-2 at home this season. Houston blew open a close game in the third quarter as the Knicks offense sputter ... Full Story

OAKLAND, Calif. – Police were in the process of arresting about 100 Occupy protesters for failing to disperse Saturday night, hours after officers used tear gas on a rowdy group of demonstrators who threw rocks and flares at them and tore down fences. Police Sgt. Christopher Bolton said the arrests came after protesters marched through downtown Oakland a little before 8 p.m. Saturday, with some of them entering a YMCA building. Meanwhile, about 100 police ... Full Story

LOS ANGELES – Dimitra Arliss, who played a hired killer alongside Robert Redford and Paul Newman in the caper comedy "The Sting," has died in Los Angeles. She was 79. Jaime Larkin, a spokesperson for the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital, says Arliss died Jan. 26 at the Woodland Hills facility of complications from a stroke. The Ohio native began her acting career at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. On Broadway, Arliss starred opposite Stacy Keach ... Full Story

MUMBAI, India – A Pakistani commission investigating the 2008 terror attack in Mumbai will visit in early February, but will not be allowed to interrogate the lone surviving gunman, Indian officials said Monday. The visit is the result of intricate negotiations between the nuclear-armed neighbors, but is unlikely to resolve tensions over whether Pakistan is sincerely working to prosecute the attacks perpetrators — who India says are linked to Pakistani security forc ... Full Story

HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) – Former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky, who is under house arrest on charges of child sexual abuse, has asked a Pennsylvania court to allow supervised visits with his grandchildren that are now prohibited. Sandusky, 67, faces 52 criminal charges that he molested 10 boys over a 15 year period and has been tethered to his house under the terms of his release on bail in December that barred contact with anyone under age 18. He ... Full Story

LOS ANGELES – Hundreds of Etta James friends, fans and family have convened to remember the legendary rhythm and blues singer. Mourners at James' funeral Saturday are to include entertainment luminaries, with both Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera scheduled to perform. The service is being held at City of Refuge Church in Gardena, south of downtown Los Angeles. James died Jan. 20 at age 73 after battling leukemia and other ailments. She ... Full Story

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Authorities say a light-rail train has collided with a sport utility vehicle in Sacramento, killing a man, a woman and a baby and injuring seven other people. City fire Assistant Chief Niko King says the three dead were riding in a Nissan Pathfinder hit by the train Saturday at about 4 p.m. King says the man and woman, both in their 40s, died at the scene and the baby was pronounced dead at a hospital. He did not know their relationshi ... Full Story

ATHENS, Greece – A look at key dates in Greeces financial crisis. Oct. 4, 2009 — George Papandreou's Socialists win landslide general election victory, ending five and a half years of conservative rule. He is sworn in as prime Minister two days later. Oct. 18, 2009 — Government reveals that the budget deficit is set to rise to at least 12 percent of the country's gross domestic product, double the previous government's estimate. The shortfall e ... Full Story

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Authorities say a light-rail train has collided with a sport utility vehicle in Sacramento, killing a man, a woman and a baby and injuring seven other people. City fire Assistant Chief Niko King says the three dead were riding in a Nissan Pathfinder hit by the train Saturday at about 4 p.m. King says the man and woman, both in their 40s, died at the scene and the baby was pronounced dead at a hospital. He did not know their relationshi ... Full Story