CNBCfix

Chuck Noll stands alone:
Lone coach with 4 titles

NFL competition issue: only sport where smart strategy is to allow the go-ahead points
CNBCfix commentary: Belichick allowed the go-ahead touchdown too late, should've let Bradshaw walk in from 18 at 2-minute warning

Storm chaser dies in crash on way home

Andy Gabrielson often assisted Mike Bettes on Weather Channel's "Tornado Hunt": "Andy was a new breed of storm chaser that pushed the limits of what any of us thought was possible. He inspired an entire generation of chasers to pursue their passion"
Tribute: Fellow chasers on Spotter Network turn on GPS devices to light up map

Super Bowl ad revives Mean Joe Greene’s jersey

"I enjoyed doing it. I felt good about it when I left"

Boeing worker run over by 787

May have been handling tire blocks; firefighters used heavy jack to free

Neighborhood fights back, chases down car burglar

"I came out to cover my boat last night and look across the street see someone prowling around Dave’s car, trying to jimmy it. My wife called Dave." ... "I have a Taser, grabbed it on the way out of the door just in case, I didn't know what I was running into. I warned him 3 or 4 or 5 times, to let me see his hands, and he started to come out with his hands, like he had a gun, and I tased him. He went head-over-heels, hit the ground and we were on top of him like that, he kept trying to fight and flail, basically where he was until cops got here"

Castle Doctrine closer to becoming law in Virginia

“Common law says the response has to be proportional ... taking 'reasonable response' out of the law" ... "Common law doesn't provide enough protection in their own home. The goal of this bill is to say there are certain things to do within your home to protect yourself"

Mayor hopeful: Fence in tough neighborhood, convert to prison

"At a candidate forum recently I made some flippant remarks about solutions to our local problems with Section 8 housing. My remarks were clearly insensitive to the residents of the city of Palmdale, and for this I sincerely apologize"

Mark Zuckerberg might sell $1.6 billion in Facebook stock

"We expect that substantially all of the net proceeds Mr. Zuckerberg will receive upon such sale will be used to satisfy taxes that he will incur upon his exercise of an outstanding stock option to purchase 120,000,000 shares"

Ben Gazzara, all-time Top 5 Hollywood villain, dies at 81

Inexplicably, "Road House" is only 14th movie credit listed in AP obituary
Parents Sicilian immigrants, born Biagio Anthony Gazzara, grew up on Lower East Side
"I disliked high school, and after 2 years of it I left without telling anyone at home"
Oversight: Blogger finds NYT makes no mention of Brad Wesley role

Company’s candy sales increase after fire at factory

Firefighters had to wade through melted chocolate

Micron CEO’s final flight lasted 80 seconds

Amateur-built Lancair IV P-T apparently stalled at 200 feet

Wis. woman paid contractor $13,980 in fake Facebook stock

Got him to do the work, give her cash: Paid her $10,000 to buy more
Scheme: Told people she got $1 mil. in stock because daughter knew Mark Zuckerberg
High on FB: Cops find marijuana operation while executing warrant at home

Facebook IPO low end puts Winklevi shares at $225 million

Good for them

Senate votes 96-3 to ban government insider trading

Requires online posting of trades within 30 days
Requires "political intelligence" operatives to register and disclose affiliations
Requires disclosure of all lawmakers' residential mortgages
AP: "To a large extent, Congress is reacting to a segment on '60 Minutes' "

Feds seize 16 Web sites illegally streaming sports

Bharara: "These websites and their operators deprive sports leagues and networks of legitimate revenue, forcing spectators and viewers to bear the cost of this piracy down the line"

Video shows thug gunned down at Oakland taco truck

Vendor drew gun 12 seconds after would-be robbery duo pointed weapon

Man fires woman at coffee shop; fisticuffs ensue

"The woman went to her house and gathered his property. Her now former boss showed up with a witness to collect everything ... the woman then handed her former boss a letter of her own regarding her termination, which she asked him to sign. The man got angry, refused to sign, then punched the woman, causing her head to hit the wall ... The woman hit the man with her purse, then pushed his face to get him away ..."

2 wounded in shootout at Oakland taco truck

Armed operator responded to thugs with gun, not wearing bulletproof vest: "Everybody thinks we're here all day, we have money — it's not true. You know how the economy is right now"

Star witness James Davis: I lied about Stanford bank

Calls ex-boss "charismatic dictator" who ruled by "money, flattery, intimidation and fear"

Marisa Tomei sued over leak in NYC apartment

Director John Waters' unit damaged, but says he “didn't file any lawsuit"

Sheriff’s deputy dies snowmobiling on his day off

Hollis Holland received 2 Badges of Merit, saved woman from fire, often played Santa
Courageous recovery: "The helicopter crew spotted him, and the ground teams did a difficult recovery just as a major snow storm moved into the area"

Man’s curious comment at bakery raises eyebrows

"A customer came in and went up to one of our counter girls and said, 'Seems like a good day for a murder' " ... "He was kind of causing a disturbance" ... "There wasn’t a direct threat. I think it was just somebody with a weird sense of humor"

Goldman Sachs ousts Lucas van Praag

New York mag: Asked to leave, "for reasons that include his baroque vocabulary"
Gasparino: "i heard the rumors and hope they're not true hes a great guy and a class act"

Kroger manager who fatally shot masked robber quits

"As a manager, I was aware of Kroger's policy against bringing firearms to the workplace. I am aware that my conscious choice to carry a firearm placed Kroger in a difficult situation ... I hope my situation will cause American corporations to re-evaluate their policies. While I don't want people who are untrained and unlicensed to carry firearms, I firmly believe that responsible and lawful gun owners are a natural deterrent to crime"

Millionaire facing civil trial adopts 42-year-old girlfriend

Judge: "Surreal" and a step into the "legal twilight zone"

Uncertified pilot arraigned in daughter’s death

"It is like a 16-year-old with a learner's permit trying to drive a Mack truck"

Morton’s Jacksonville steakhouse closes in MRT change of control

Other closings reported in West Palm Beach, Miami Beach, Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Atlanta, Boston, Brooklyn, Tyson’s Corner, Va.

Thug in Obama mask robs McDonald’s at gunpoint

Ordered cash put in cloth bag he brought in, fled with about $1,000

Chicago Public Schools lift ban on YouTube

Recently teachers have asked to be able to use the site

State rep told cops she had gun under front seat

Driving intoxicated? Colorado Constitution states lawmakers cannot be arrested while leaving or going to a legislative function unless a felony or treason has been committed

Woman leaves condominium to the homeless

City decides it can't serve as shelter, but will sell and distribute proceeds

Citizens call 911 after man enters Dallas-Fort Worth airstrip

Penetrated perimeter fence, charged with criminal trespassing

CNBC hires WSJ’s co-anchor of ‘News Hub,’ Kelly Evans

Columnist, video host will be assigned to London
Brian Stelter, NYT: "Move highlights the fact that The Journal and CNBC are gradually becoming direct competitors ... (CNBC, understandably, scoffs at the suggestion that The Journal’s video streams are a threat to its cable business model.)"

Facebook files, will trade under symbol FB

Hopes to raise $5 billion, says number could be higher

Grads sue law school, claim job stats inflated

Suit: "By publishing false and misleading employment data, John Marshall creates an impression of bountiful employment opportunity that in reality does not exist, and convinces plaintiffs and the putative class members to take on substantial debt to finance their JMLS education"

Died: Don Cornelius, launched ground-breaking ‘Soul Train’

75-year-old dies of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at home on Mulholland Drive

Billionaire offers to pay for Aspen guardrails

Bill Koch wants to improve road access to mansion

New Oakland police chief actually thrilled to get job

"Some people will be surprised to know I actually shed a tear of joy"

Woman fends off home invasion with bottle of hot sauce

2 thugs, 1 woman stormed apartment, but resident collars female for cops

Toyota Prius plows into skateboarder, gravely ill

18-year-old victim not required to wear helmet because of age; police investigating fault

Worker crushed between rail cars at U.S. Steel works dies

Michael Shoemaker was conductor, worked at Gary Railway for 11 years

96-2: Indiana voluntarily giving State Fair victims extra $5 million

Kenneth Feinberg had already helped distribute initial $5 million in December

Debbie Harry buys painting of devil-turned-businessman

Gallery W.I.P. sells 9-foot work by Walter Steding

Gingrich denies knowledge of anti-Romney ‘kosher’ robocall

Claim ex-Mass. gov vetoed bill funding food for Holocaust survivors

Gingrich doesn’t congratulate Romney for Florida win

"I promise you that if I become your president, I pledge to you my life, my fortune and my sacred honor. This is about America. Thank you"

Chicago futures trader proposes bold high-rise

Donald Wilson Jr. has agreement with Loews to operate hotel in apartment/hotel mix

9th-best liberal arts school gave false SATs to U.S. News

Inflated 10-20 points since 2005; "senior administrator" takes sole responsibility

Sears falls on CIT lending report

Sources say retailer on tight leash

Bankrupt newspaper chain predicts $4.6 mil. profit in 2015

Increase revenue by gaining new local advertisers, introducing new products

IMF on China: ‘We don’t see hard-landing risk as likely’

"Our sense is that these risks are being addressed and our prediction is clear: that growth will remain above 8% at the baseline and that if there were to be greater risks externally China has sufficient fiscal space to respond"

‘Grandparent Scam’: Man wires $7,000 to ‘grandson’ in Spain

Happens 6 to 7 times a day in U.S.: "The victim was instantly worried and listened carefully as the man, who he claimed sounded exactly like his grandson, went into detail how he was at a wedding reception in Spain, drank alcohol and was pulled over. The grandfather reported he was worried sick and wasn't thinking straight and went to his local bank and wired the money"

Dye packs go off in bank accidentally; employees sickened

Contained some type of tear gas

Emboldened GOP wants to abolish state income taxes

9 states already don't have it: Nevada, Florida, Alaska, Texas, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and Wyoming

Man in camouflage attempts to rob ATV driver

Had a revolver and shotgun and asked about scent cover

Woman run over by her own minivan

Walked over to Coke machine, apparently thought vehicle was in park

Green Bay Packers cancel Fan Fest 2nd consecutive year

"I guess that that would be the biggest question — why they're doing it"

Woman dumps boyfriend over cancer, wants $8K Super Bowl tix

"Could not handle the stress of having a boyfriend with cancer"

Died: Richard Olney, ALS researcher who had the disease

"It was typical of Rick to put the value of the medical research before himself"

Pedestrian struck, killed by car after ride is towed

"The officer had to do what state law requires. The impoundment of the car is required. They were left in a safe area"

Erin Burnett’s Jacksonville quips ‘greatest commercial in history’

"What I think might be America¹s best airport"

Pilot struck in head by propeller, dies

Had pulled out of hangar, was trying to hand-crank

Gates: Dying Jobs kept my letter at bedside

"I wrote about his kids, whom I had got to know"

N.Y. Post: Tilson might’ve sold JCP before huge day

Said "will still be a big holding for us, it's just a question of how big"

Screen Actors stunner: ‘The Help’ tops ‘The Artist’

1960s civil rights drama is upset ensemble winner, casting doubt on Oscars

Teen girl jumps from mom’s car; struck and killed by boy’s car

Intentionally opened door of moving vehicle on highway at 1 a.m.

Investing in infrastructure: Calif. wants to abandon road

"I think Caltrans is bluffing, and it's not going to work"

Logger crushed to death between 2 felled trees

Coroner's office called around 4 p.m.; couldn't reach body until 9:30 p.m.

Cops block Erin Brockovich from sampling N.Y. school grounds

"In 1971, there was a very serious train derailment that caused one ton of cyanide to spill, and 45,000 gallons of TCE … Family has reported that there's an orange-yellow substance that almost kind of oozes from the ground and that is on the children's clothing, their shoes"
District: "Appalling" excursion "that can only be characterized as grandstanding"

Teen home alone attacks intruder with sword

Perpetrator fled, called police, claimed he'd been shot, arrested for burglary

Garbage truck explodes, blasts worker off back

"This was a very obvious case where something was discarded improperly. I only know of something like this happening one other time and that was in South Florida which also involved an oxygen tank" ... "We have a very unique situation where people use other people's trash cans when they know it is close to pick up day"
Irony? Incident occurred during county's observation of Hazardous Materials Week

12-year-old girl crashes ATV with 6 passengers ages 3-13

Distracted driving 2003 Polaris with dump bed, ran off road, struck tree

Occupy Oakland smashes into City Hall

Cops forced to use tear gas, flash grenades in protest rampage

Silent might: ‘The Artist’ claims Directors Guild prize

Michel Hazanavicius: "Best director — I really don't know what that means. All movies are different, so it's a strange thing to try to compare them and say which is best, but I'm very happy to get this"

Al Green sales rise after Obama sings ‘Let’s Stay Together’

16,000 downloads; sales up 490% for week

Brokaw, NBC ask Romney campaign to pull ad

"Extremely uncomfortable with the extended use of my personal image"

49ers star rookie charged with DUI in Miami Beach

Aldon Smith booked at 9:32 a.m., bond set at $1,000

Teens broke into CNN newsroom to check Facebook pages: cops

Climbed over Omni Hotel ledge "and started working on two computers"

FTC files Friday afternoon complaint against OCR-PMC deal

Amylin shares roar 17% afterhours on Bydureon approval

Woman shoots intruder in home, chases down street

"Please don't kill me"

Resident foils home invasion with rubber bullets

"I always keep it loaded with 3 shots of non-lethal, after that they're lethal ... "I don't want to kill anybody. I've never had any inclination to want to really physically hurt somebody"

San Jose student caught groping 4 co-eds in dorm rooms

"All of our dorms are protected with key-card access. But of course, he could have tailgated a resident into the building"

Ex-Steeler put $2 mil. in Jim Donnan’s Ponzi: lawyer

"Guaranteed that his investment was safe and that James Donnan would protect him"

Apartment resident kills intruder with clothing iron

Blow to the head stops man wearing only shirt and boxers

Legislator caught calling Green Bay high school a ‘sewer’

"Green Bay East is fine, West is fine, Preble's a sewer. They have the poverty possum"

WSJ: Facebook apparently picks MS, filing next week

Valuation pegged (for now) at $75-$100 billion

Costa Concordia offers survivors $14,400 apiece

Passenger: "If we can reach an agreement, I am willing to agree not to sue, no problem, but not for 11,000 euros. I don't accept this. There was a lot of loss that day. We had it really bad there"

Duncan sees 10-20% of NYSE-Deutsche Boerse approval

"I don't think it is dead, and I think it is more alive than it was 3 days ago"

‘Kotter’ sweathog Robert Hegyes felled by heart attack at 60

Based Epstein on Marx Brothers: "They were immigrant Jews, and I was an immigrant Italian. Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Gummo, and Zeppo were intellectuals ... They all played the piano and took music lessons, and they were all juvenile delinquents; I could definitely relate"
Roots: Father was Hungarian-American, mother Italian-American

Investor group withdraws claim to $10 million Iowa lottery jackpot

"This has been and continues to be the strangest situation that we can recall in the 26-year history of our lottery"
Timing: Ticket submitted less than 2 hours before prize would've expired
Locale: Ticket signed by trustee of "Hexham Investments Trust of Bedford, N.Y.," trustee left 2nd "h" off "Hexham," which is evidently actually a corporation in Belize

Man fixing brakes on wrecker truck is run over by it, killed

Locked up on road, but once repaired, truck was still in gear and rolled

Oakland Police Department might be put in receivership

"The court remains in disbelief that Defendants have yet — nine years later — to achieve what they themselves agreed was doable in no more than five years"

Rider injured after ATV rolls into John Deere tractor

Was trying to pass, flipped

Okla. man legally guns down intruder under ‘Make My Day’ law

"Maybe next time, these violent offenders will think twice about committing first-degree burglaries in Midwest City"

Woman found dead on home tanning bed

Police: "There is no sign that her death was linked to the tanning bed"

Vegas: Romney-vs.-Newt looks like Lowden-vs.-Angle

"Ridiculing the Establishment favorite and fading front-runner as insufficiently conservative, the fiery former underdog continued an unlikely march to the nomination ... How similar the race dynamics truly are, with a surprising rise by someone considered dead, fueled by an opponent’s blasé performance and unforced gaffes ... Angle invoked Alinsky in 2010 almost as often as Gingrich has this cycle ... Her rise was as surprising as Gingrich’s as she rocketed by Lowden and never looked back ... Of all the analogies, though, the one rings the most true and should frighten Republicans the most, no matter how they feel about any of the candidates: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was as dead as Jacob Marley in the run-up to Campaign ’10 and only was resuscitated by a fantastic campaign ... Lowden could have dispensed with the chickens issue in a day but let it fester. So, too, could Romney have been better prepared ... but instead it seems as if his team has a war room where everyone seems surprised there actually is war going on ..."

Arizona gov points finger at Obama in testy airport run-in

"He was a little disturbed about my book, Scorpions for Breakfast. I said to him that I have all the respect in the world for the office of the president. The book is what the book is. I asked him if he read the book. He said he read the excerpt. ... He didn't feel that I had treated him cordially. I said I was sorry he felt that way, but I didn't get my sentence finished."

Botched campaign puts Perry approval below Obama in Texas

“I think once again, Jay Leno and everybody, it gave them another opportunity to say, 'Oh, the doofus from Texas,' like they did with George Bush"

Gasparino unimpressed by State of the Union Address

"only thing worse than the mitt and newt show was the 65 minute nonsense spewed last night at SOTU; get this: obama wants kids to finish HS"

GM staffers portrayed congressmen to prepare CEO for testimony

Republican says Akerson "did a nice job"; praised for taking post with "heart not his head"

Dave & Buster’s manager accused of selling customer’s lost iPhone

"The person who bought the phone on Amazon was an honest person. He could have very well kept the phone" ... "When I tried to activate it through Verizon they told me the original owner had reported it stolen"

Officials concerned about increase in shootings of intruders

"It seems to make sense to ask someone else to review our investigation and our work and see if they come to the same conclusions as we do, especially when you’re talking about something as serious as taking someone’s life"
Incorrigible: Man slain in nighttime home invasion had been in court during day
"I nailed him": Undressing woman chases intruder with bedpost, knocks him out

ATV rider collides head-on with snowmobiler

Alcohol, speed believed to be factors in crash

British snowboarder plows into signpole at Tahoe, dies

Christopher Michael Perring was trying to dodge someone else

Geithner sent to N. Carolina to boost Obama re-election bid

Tells Charlotte questioner Dodd-Frank didn't make the big banks even bigger

Cops: 4 Family Dollar stores robbed in 24 hours

21-year-old arrested after latest heist

US Airways admits it’s studying American merger

Doug Parker: "While it's no longer imperative ... we are of course always interested in studying potential value increasing scenarios. We have indeed retained Barclays Capital, Millstein, and Latham and Watkins. We anticipate that we and our advisers will be studying the situation for quite some time"

Thief smashes window of unlocked car, steals woman’s teeth

"It's costing me money and they didn't get anything out of my car except my teeth. I'm looking at $350 for my window and $500 to replace my dentures they took"

Illinois sues S&P, alleges mortgage-security ratings inflated

"The mortgage-backed securities that helped our market soar — and ultimately crash — could not have been purchased by most investors without S&P's seal of approval"

Driver apparently shoots self on roadside during rush hour

"At this time, it appears to be a suicide"

CEO claims CNBC distorting reality of the U.S. economy

"Our economic situation has already improved and it¹s getting ready to do a hockey stick. Quit watching CNBC. You can¹t watch CNBC. You got to talk to folks like us. Our numbers are good. I am hiring. I am hiring in just about every aspect of my business. I need more people. I need people that probably have high school educations or less, that want to work in the service industry. I have people that I need that have graduated college. I need hundreds of people"

Amazon promises Fla. 2,500 jobs for delaying tax collection

Retailers opposed: "We know that Amazon is collecting the sales tax in other states today"

Gas station manager ‘constantly watching CNBC’ for placing orders

"From the time we get here until the market closes. If the market is down, gas prices will basically be down. If the market is up, gas prices are up and our cost is up"

Truck full of 38,000 pounds of junk mail burns on side of highway

Could all end up in a single Georgia landfill

Darren Rovell: Indy is ‘best Super Bowl city I’ve ever seen’

"It takes an hour or 2 hours to go 5 miles during the Super Bowl. Indianapolis is like 8 blocks"

Oscar bust: ‘The Artist’ looks like the front-runner

Tilda Swinton, Michael Fassbender, Albert Brooks headline the snub list

Protesters deliver golden toilet to Terrence A. Duffy

Security guards in black suits: "We have a situation"

Chicago Tribune selling premium book section as paid content

Expert: "I think $99 per year is a pretty rich price point ... It needs to be a product that really stands out in the marketplace, given that readers can get reviews so many other places"

Gasparino: Schumer silent as ‘pointless’ Dodd-Frank ravages NYC

"Word inside Morgan is that another 3,400 jobs might be cut this summer"

Olive Garden unveils 3-course meal for $12.95

"Deal comes with unlimited breadsticks"

Rite Aid worker, customer wrestle armed woman to ground

Note: "Touch alarm and die. Fill bag with all opiates. You have 30 seconds or I will shoot you"
Reaction: "When she was presented with the drugs, she was not happy with them. That's when employees took matters into their own hands"

Woman run over by own F-150 in driveway, dies

"It appears to be a very strange, freak accident"

Neighborhood panic during latest ‘swatting’ hoax

"It takes only one of these incidences to become a real tragedy"

Winter Park skier dies in ‘relatively small avalanche’

Christopher Norris, 28, died of asphyxiation, found in trees off Trestle Trail

Men seeking scrap metal find woman’s body wedged under tree

Apparently tree had fallen on victim

Fleeing robbery suspect shot in the butt by cop

Believed to have targeted 7-Eleven, hotels in spree

Starbucks adding beer, wine in SoCal, Chicago, Atlanta

"As our customers transition from work to home, many are looking for a warm and inviting place to unwind and connect with the people they care about"

Boulders tumble down San Francisco hill, crush car

"It is unfortunate he lost his car, but it sounds like he protected this building. If the car hadn't been there, the rocks might have rammed the first unit of the building"

Vegas Super Bowl line opens Patriots -3.5

"3 is exactly the right number to get 2-way action on this game. If you go to 2.5, Patriots money will come flooding in. At 3.5 you’ll have nothing but Giants money"

Indy cops playing offense vs. Super Bowl pickpockets

"Obviously, we're focused on it. The bottom line is when you have a couple of hundred thousand people downtown, you're going to have an increase in criminal activity. You never know who's watching you"

Balt. TV critic: Flacco disses on NFL shows ‘unjustifiably nasty’

"Such critiques were not only mean-spirited, they were ignorant — so ignorant that in the case of Bruschi, at least, I think it is fair to question his motives"

13-year-old boy dies in Vail Mountain avalanche

Taft Conlin was in closed Upper Prima Cornice: "A message that we can convey with this horrible accident is that we stress that people obey signs and closures and allow ski patrol to manage the mountain to the best of their ability"

‘Pulp Fiction’ alt. ending: Waffle House diner shoots robber

Customer with concealed permit surprised thugs, told them to wait for cops

County EMA supplies portable toilet to plane crash recovery crews

Sometimes, a writer's quest for breaking-news details results in too much information

Avalanche death of Aspen-area skiier spurs ‘terrain trap’ warning

Keith Ames was out of bounds on Burnt Mountain, killed by slide

Helicopter crew rescues stranded skier in Grand Tetons

Volunteers exiting chopper found themselves in chin-deep snow

12-year-old boy drives snowmobile head-on into tree, dies

Father was riding behind when youngster accelerated unexpectedly

Penn State editor quits after early Paterno death report

AP didn't publish; CBS Sports did: "Result of a failure to verify the original report"
Sandusky: "This is a sad day!"

Long Beach longshoreman crushed by 8-ton container

Ship boss was overseeing loading of 20-foot bins when nearby 40-footer tumbled

Bellagio sues ex-NHLer Len Barrie for $2 mil. over line of credit

Concedes debt, not amount: "We have a little dispute and we will have to see how this finishes. We don't agree with the amount. We've already paid $400,000"

Yosemite employee killed by wind-blown tree

Ryan Hiller, 27, of Chapel Hill, was concessioner, occasional ranger, awaiting ski season

Thugs using Craigslist car-sale ads to lure victims to Oakland

Report: "The victims are out-of-town buyers who aren't familiar with Oakland"

Female thug surprises elderly woman in home invasion

"The way she acted, she presumed we knew who she was, and I unfortunately unlocked the door, and she muscled her way in. She pushed me down on the floor, and really and truly, she was most aggressive. I've never had anything like that happen before"

Pride of Nathan Jessep: School orders ‘Code Red’ in intruder drill

Success: "While we did a good job today, we have identified some areas of need"

Fliers help Wal-Mart nab shoplifters of Rogaine, Prilosec

“Their lookouts worked. They put them out to the stores and those employees recognized the suspects when they came into the store and knew that they were involved in other crimes"

Highly intoxicated woman jumps out of car, found in snow

Happened to be found by furnace repairman responding to call at 2:20 a.m. (that's correct)

Masked gunman flees after getting $3,000 from woman’s purse

Wearing bandanna, hooded sweatshirt in home invasion

Man struck by 700-pound hay bale at mushroom plant dies

"We don't know whether he became distracted or didn't recognize what had happened"

Rock-climbing divide: Did stars of Citi commercial sell out?

"That a cadre of apologists for squillionaires in suits would praise their economic masters in a climbing forum caught me a bit off guard. A remarkable number of posters stood up to defend Fortune 500 companies (and thank heaven for that) because, somehow, without them we would be unable to, well, do pretty much anything"
Sexist? "What girl wouldn't need new shoes?"
Vital stats: Ad features elite climbers Katie Brown and Alex Honnold on Fisher Towers near Moab, Utah; song "Into the Wild" by LP

Steelers owners apparently muscle out offensive coordinator

"Decision that appeared to come from someone higher than Tomlin"
Set in motion by Jim Caldwell firing? "Put Jim Caldwell odds at 1-2 as Steelers' OC. A strong hunch. My guess: It was Tomlin's decision to fire Arians after friend came available."

Cops: TSA agent constructed big pocket to stash laptops

"They should have more accountability to see what’s really going on behind the scenes. You can't just go through people’s luggage and take things"

Berserk thief breaks into newspaper office

"We lost a day of business. Our paper will likely be a little thinner next week"

Zynga talking to potential online gambling partners

7 million people play "Zynga Poker" every day, but with fake money

Indiana House Democrats may end right-to-work boycott

"If you want to make it high noon Monday, we will be here"

Neil Young company sued over hybrid car’s fire

Insurer had to pay nearly $500,000 to garage owner after souped-up '59 Continental ignited

CNBC ‘displeasure’: Balt. TV critic never bothered to call

"Well over 200 articles" from WaPost, NYT, others used "Bain Consulting" for Bain & Co.

Bill banning ‘embellishment’ of National Anthem dies

Indiana committee chair says it drew attention to need for respect, but law unnecessary

Man backing ATV out of shed killed by falling tree

"It looks like the weight of ice on the branches caused the tree to fall"

Garbage truck severs power pole; top half dangles from wires

Wood even briefly caught fire, resulted in power outage for 521 customers

Man working on his garbage truck is crushed to death inside it

Hydraulic line broke, pinning him between bed and frame

Ambulance scrapes through barbed wire, reaches man too late

Victim had collapsed on trail; locked gate prevented all vehicles from accessing road

119 panties stolen from Victoria’s Secret

Merchandise valued around $1,300

Skateboarder runs red light, is run over by truck

"It appears to be nothing more than an unfortunate accident"

Longtime anchor Dave Ward, 72, vows to return from hip injury

“It was 10 minutes until 10, and I go stepping up on the riser to the set. Melanie Lawson was already there and I had my script in my hands and said, ‘Hi, Mel, how you doing?’ and I tripped on the last step, lost my balance, stumbled all the way across the riser and fell back on the concrete floor on my left hip"

Carlyle co-founder gives $7.5 million to Washington Monument

David Rubenstein steps in after national landmark damaged in Aug. 23 earthquake

ATV rider rumbles into drainage ditch, dies

Not wearing helmet; alcohol may have been contributing factor

Floored: CNBC nears launch of giant new NYSE stage

Carl Quintanilla: "We love buzz, and every morning they are going to ring the bell up in that balcony, it will be like broadcasting from Times Square, where every day is New Year's Eve"
Upstairs: "The balcony has been a great home, Haines made it work, but sometimes we feel like Statler and Waldorf from the 'Muppet Show,' commenting from the balcony. Here you are in arms reach of the traders making markets and stocks, it is as close as you can get"

Man got away with $2,600 in Wal-Mart heist

Entered just after midnight when manager was counting cash drawers

Cops: Driver in hayrack pub-crawl crash was drunk

Troopers found mason jar 3/4 full of liquid believed to be alcohol/apple cider mix

Air controller with disciplinary issues nearly causes collision

"You've got 2 rolling!" ... "Wow, that was close" ... "It was a miracle that no one died"
Rap sheet: "History of professional deficiencies that included taking shortcuts with phraseology and not complying with standard checklist procedures"
Teaching technique: "In the back of the room with his feet up and eyes closed"

Mark Wahlberg said he would’ve foiled 9/11 terrorists on jet

"There would have been a lot of blood in that first-class cabin and then me saying, 'OK, we're going to land somewhere safely, don't worry' "

Rob Lowe’s Peyton-retiring tweet spurs Jim Irsay head-scratcher

"My sources tell me Rob will star in an epic remake of 'Deep Throat' with aging porn stars and 4 finger circus clowns!”

Sugarloaf skier’s widow: EMTs ditched me on side of the road

Riding in front of ambulance, she feared he would die, asked to sit with him in back to hold his hand, was let out, only to have driver speed away: "He left me on the side of the road in a snowstorm, with me then chasing the ambulance screaming my head off to stop. Here I am, looking like a freaking lunatic, pulling cars over to ask them to help me ... It is like a comedy of horrors. I get to the hospital after an hour. I walk in the emergency room bay doors and I say my husband was brought here and they look at me like I am freaking crazy. The nurses didn’t even know who my husband was"

Garbage truck forced to dump burning load in dairy bar lot

"By the time I got to McDonalds I saw the flames. I saw virgin snow at Les'. I feel bad because I eat there all the time but I thought 'I gotta save my truck'. I've been in the business 30 years. Drivers trade stories sometimes but nothing like that had ever happened to me. I've never even dialed 911 before in my life"
Conclusion: "They did everything right. If a driver notices a fire like that, they should try to get to a safe place where you can dump it"

Dollar General alcohol applications draw protests

Police: "A bottle of wine or a bottle of beer for a dollar could attract problems"

Florida gov calls Internet cafes ‘illegal,’ wants shutdown

"My position has been I don't want our budget to be dependent on gaming"

Trucker pinned by semi, dies in 12-degree weather

Had been hooking dolly to a trailer when the trailer rolled backward

East St. Louis police chief quits after 2 months

Mayor: "He really caught me off guard, caught us flatfooted"

Died: Jerry Clinton, raised millions for fallen cops, firefighters

Friends with Paul Newman; tried unsuccessfully before Rams to get NFL in St. Louis

Elite tactical cops cleared of Target parking lot shooting

It all started when sergeant's husband's credit card stolen at L.A. Fitness ...

Drunk driver hogtied by angry motorists at convenience store

Sheriff: "I think they were trying to save lives, and if you look at that intent, I'll stand behind them every day"

‘Far more than anticipated’ Oakland employees get notices

"The next few weeks are going to be incredibly disruptive and painful"

Balt. critic insists Javers & CNBC, not Bain, blew it

"I have not changed my opinion a bit as to the failure of CNBC to behave responsibly ... CNBC aired unverified information. That's the original sin ... they did a semi-retraction of the retraction, saying, 'Hey, maybe we were right after all — sort of right ... My goodness, just look at all the different ways the various Bain companies are referenced and spelled in the CNBC reporting ... This is also textbook case of how far our journalistic standards have fallen, especially at cable channels like CNBC. ... It is even more amazing is (sic) that anyone thinks CNBC should feel any measure of vindication over their embarrassing behavior."
Quiet: CNBC refuses to make Javers available to journo institute writer
Did Javers wait long enough? You make the call ... but he left it for the end of the article: "CNBC contacted Bain for comment before the initial story ran, although that request for comment came late in the day. CNBC emailed the same Bain spokeswoman for an initial comment at 5:56 p.m. Thursday evening. Hearing no response, CNBC posted the initial story approximately three hours later"
PR: Neil Barofsky rips Bain's "rash denial ... You'd like to think that they'd be more careful before issuing such an adamant denial of a government report that's been out there for some time. But like many things in the financial crisis, the facts are what they are"
Journalistic standards: Then there are the critics who write about football, can't spell head coaches' names correctly, or call linebacker Kaluka Maiava "Maiaiva Kaluka"

Balt. weatherman apparently not fired over Texans jersey bet

"It was one of those media bets — you know, 'I'll send you crab cakes if you win, and you'll send me barbecue if you lose. His bet had our blessing. Anyone linking his leaving to the bet is just wrong"

Hikers find severed head below ‘HOLLYWOOD’ sign

Apparently Armenian in his 40s with salt-and-pepper hair

Indiana bill gives residents right to resist police entry by force

State trooper: "Our concerns are that this bill as written, it will invite individuals to make split-second decisions on the legality of police action. These are issues that are decided by judges, juries and attorneys"
Senator: "Whether we pass any law or not, at that 3 a.m. knockdown when a guy comes through your bedroom door, you're going to have to make a decision right then. That's human nature"

University fired blind prof over student evaluations

Classroom tension: "They were very clear that they were not concerned about getting an education, they were there to get a degree, just to get a diploma, so they could get a few extra dollars in their paycheck from their employer they already had. That was very discouraging"

Man run over, crushed by loaded forklift at metals recycler

"The forklift operator checked and checked again as he is required to"

School bus driver pinned under own vehicle for 50 minutes

4 students were inside; tow-truck driver happened to pass by

N.J. lawmaker apologizes for Philadelphia Eagles ‘gaybirds’ post

"I have very, very close relatives who are gay. I have nothing against them"

Cinemark puts 5 staffers on leave after man decomposed in john

"Cinemark is evaluating its opening and closing procedures"
Law: State rules require restroom trash to be emptied daily

Died: ‘It’s Just Begun’ funk legend Jimmy Castor

"No matter what country you're in, no matter what language you speak, everyone knows it"

Gardner-Webb student dies on campus on 21st birthday

Ariane Noelle Patterson had tweeted: "Thank you God for another year of life"

Jerry Yang out at Yahoo

"The time has come for me to pursue other interests"

Yogurt chain founder beat homeless man with tire iron: cops

Apparently felt disrespected by panhandler's tattoo

1.5 million see Twitter hashtag tribute to late teen

#WearBlueforAustin — "The whole school was blue" after Austin Arnold tragedy

Indian Americans learn to shoot after gold-related home invasions

"This is my first time. Some of our friends actually got robbed"
Adapting: "Indians seem to be adverse, probably culturally, but once you settle down in this country, you've got to adapt to the country"

IRS investigating CME members’ records

Reviewing if lease/rental income incorrectly classified as “passive activity"

Cash-strapped town mulls selling City Hall to felon

"It wouldn't be in our best interest, no matter how bleak our financial position"

Romney turns to protectionism to fend off Perry

Texas gov: Bain "picked that company over, and a lot of people lost jobs there"
Ex-Mass. gov: "Ultimately, what happened from abroad, dumping steel into this country, led to some 40 different steel mills being closed. I understand what happens when China cheats, or when others cheat and dump products into this country. That's one of the reasons I'm running, is to make sure we crack down on cheaters"
Call for tax returns now: "We can't fire our nominee in September"

Next comes the ... Chicago Tribune offering newsroom buyouts

1 week of pay for every year of service, +1: "Other actions may be required"

2 oil workers missing after fire at Chevron Nigeria rig

"Still investigating the incident and ... working to fully understand what happened"

JPMorgan Chase foreclosing on O.J.’s Florida home

Bought in 2000 for $575,000; current assessed value $478,401, property taxes of $9,000

John Harbaugh unsure which game parents will attend

49ers are home, "so they'll have a place to stay. So they'll probably go out there, I guess"

Hackers had been scanning City College data for years

Some people had used the college computers for online banking

Balt. TV critic: CBS’ pregame invite to Suh shameful

"Honorable is going to a place like Afghanistan and defending your country — not coming on a pre-game show and talking image-consultant PR babble"
Faults Dierdorf for boredom during extraordinarily dull game: "At the end of the game when it was still up for grabs, Dierdorf sounded like the Sominex had started to kick in"

Critics question ‘SNL’ introduction of Lana Del Rey

"Dressed in an elegant evening grown that seemed more photogenic than mobile, Del Rey awkwardly shifted throughout the spare song, sounding and looking like an amateur Jessica Rabbit. Her voice is distinctive, no doubt, but Del Rey appeared to be trying to do too much with it, distractingly switching between highs and lows, moving between pouting and singing"

Famed ice climber falls 60 feet, then dies of heart attack

Jack Roberts was on Bridal Veil Ice Falls near Telluride; wife notified out of the country

Man riding ATV uphill flips over backward, dies

Marc Boetger had considerable riding experience; not wearing helmet

Snowmobiler driving 6-year-old girl plows into barbed wire fence

He died; she's in stable condition

Argentina raids Monsanto contractor, claims ‘slave-like’ conditions

Had to de-tassel corn 14 hours a day, buy food at inflated prices from company store

University co-ed crushed between 2 semis, dies, might’ve texted

Last message: "I can't discuss this matter now. Driving and Facebooking is not safe!"
Family: Taylor Sauer had recently posted about Broncos' loss
Trooper: "There were no skid marks. That is consistent with the possibility that she didn't see it, wasn't paying attention or was distracted"

Indiana GOP to return $88,000 in Tim Durham donations

Former rich guy's money was celebrated in David Faber's CNBC "Untold Wealth" production

Indy’s Super Bowl street closures starting 2 weeks early

Crews need to erect overhead zip line amusement rides for fans

Columnist admits: ‘I aspire to be part of the 1%’

"Could we agree right now before this election year unfolds any further that all this rhetoric pitting the 99% versus the 1% is not a particularly healthy or even honest way to conduct the discussion?"

Father of 7 hits $2 million Indiana jackpot

"We don't have caviar or champagne tastes. We don't need to eat steak"

Shoplifters vow revenge on Sears security after $600 theft

Transient faces up to 5 years in prison

Pilot safely lands kit-built aircraft after gear fails

No injuries reported at Key West International Airport

Pilot runs out of gas, makes emergency landing in field

Apparently told to circle until runway was available

Cops find man behind wheel unconscious, needle in hand

Was revived, taken to hospital

Samaritans lift car to free pinned 5-year-old boy

Driver cited for failure to stop

Man decomposes in locked CNK theater restroom 5 days

"The theater employees noticed the smell and they reported it to the managers"
Family furious: "If I had the police department saying somebody disappeared in this area and we're trying to locate him, I would be searching every nook and cranny of my establishment. But that didn't happen"

Man mistaken for intruder killed by his own family

Victim had keys to the home, got stabbed multiple times

Cops who played pickup football on the job in trouble

"While awaiting the arrival of the detective, the officers were seen playing football"
Irritated neighbor: "I have asked for some police protection in our neighborhood due to some crimes that have been committed. And seeing the officers playing football, it just got me irritated knowing my tax dollars were doing that"

Teen passenger on ATV dies in wreck

Lindsey Marie Nash was thrown off the vehicle

Jimmy Wales shutting Wikipedia 24 hours in protest

"This is a quite clumsily drafted legislation which is dangerous for an open Internet"

Associated Press opens full news bureau in Pyongyang

"Everyone at The Associated Press takes his or her responsibilities of a free and fair press with utmost seriousness. We pledge to do our best to reflect accurately the people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as well as what they do and say"

Could’ve been worse: Refs credited for Packers’ points

"About the only thing that went right were a couple of calls by Bill Leavy’s crew"
Team of the decade on hold: Steelers remain lone 2-time back-to-back champions

Almost better than football: Globes with Jane Wells

"Meryl Streep can sure act. But only if someone else writes her lines."
Fashion: "Jessica Biel, I want my 1988 wedding dress back please."
Still got it: "Michelle Pfieiffer (sic) holding up VERY well."
Jolie: "Please give Angelina a sandwich."

CNBC’s Judge Scott Wapner emceeing YMCA food charity event

Fine Food for a Cause salutes Joseph Bastianich and Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan

Spirited young woman slides 1,500 feet, dies on ski slope

Sydney Owens was on expert tour of Silverton Mountain, had scaled Kilimanjaro, earned coveted spot on UVa Lawn: "She had so much courage, she was just a magnet to everyone around her," Belk said Sunday. "She was just the kind of person who was going to change the world, who did change the world" … "Sydney was smart, pretty and had a big heart that was open and generous to others"

Man decapitated in wood-chipper accident

Initially believed to be pulled into machine, but apparently got tangled

82-year-old resident delivers fatal comeuppance to burglar

"I knew he was out there, so I got my gun out the drawer and I let him have it. He stuck himself out there to be killed and he got it"
Neighbors say we told you so: "They're breaking into our cars and our garages and we have to arm ourselves and this is what happens"
Police chief: "We're thankful he did something the criminal justice system couldn't do and he put this guy out of business this morning"

Dierdorf: Texans in for ‘rude awakening’

"It is one thing to beat Cincinnati at home and quite another to go to Baltimore and play a rested, extremely balanced football team"

Ex-Kardiac Kid Dave Logan, prep coach great, shockingly fired

"The reality is, I'm not a Lasallian educator and I cannot be a presence in the school as much as someone who's a full-time teacher … Rather than focus on anything negative, I am going to be positive and move forward. That school will be successful and successful in football. And it's certainly not because of one man. I wish them all the best"
School's commitment concern: "You think FedEx fast, IBM business, and Mullen football … Coach Logan is a great coach. He's a man of integrity. He does a great job in all that he does. But he's just not here as often as necessary for the head football coach at Mullen"
Trivia: One of 2 athletes drafted by NFL, NBA and MLB

Postgame: 76-40 losers forced to stay at stadium, watch film

"They’re watching the film with me. We need to see this and understand why this happened. Everybody else that was here had to watch it"

Soma Intimates holding bra drive for 3rd straight year

No. 1 item needed: "A lot of times our clients, when they come in the shelter, they are wearing only what they have on at that moment"

Critic finds omission from ‘searing’ Bob Seger concert

"For the record, one could still quibble with  the show's exclusion of 'Like a Rock' "

Balt. critic/Ravens fan calls CNBC ‘lazy or ignorant or both’

"I hope some of my mainstream media colleagues will take the time to bring some attention to CNBC's egregious error. … That is a huge mistake — with enormous possible political consequences for Romney. I cannot imagine a reputable news organization not vetting the information before it came anywhere near publishing it. You don't make mistakes like this if you verify information before you air it on your cable channel or publish it on your website. And if media do not make that basic journalistic effort, they become part of the problem … If that sounds too high road for you, too bad. Grow up and get serious about journalism and the role it is supposed to play in this country. The so-called journalists at CNBC responsible for the initital report, which I can no longer find on the site, and the correction, which still contains ambiguity as to whether or not there was a connection to Romney's Bain & Co., are part of the problem in a big, big way. And the only question is whether this happened because they are lazy or ignorant or both. And CNBC is supposed to be the crown jewel of cable TV business reporting …"
Usually just opines on Dan Dierdorf: "I saw Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf on my TV screen at the top of the Ravens telecast Sunday, and I knew I couldn't spend another Sunday afternoon listening to dumb and dumber of CBS Sports without my head exploding"
Above it: Anthony Scaramucci makes no mention on Twitter

World’s hottest football fan Jane Wells watches 49ers-Saints

"Whoever dresses the Fox NFL half time crew gets high marks. Always sharp. Come to think of it, so are Buck/Aikman and Buck/McCarver. … If Denver loses tonight, I'm gonna give Romolicious in the fantasy football ad a run for her money in running mascara. … Yes, that is an Anheuser Busch tattoo on Justin Smith. He's a Mizzou grad. Free marketing. … Happiness is: saying something in your livingroom and hearing a sports announcer say the exact same thing 10 seconds later. … Brilliant strategy by two Girl Scouts down street to go door to door during football weekend...everyone home. … OMG THE GIRL SCOUTS JUST ARRIVED. Ordered four boxes: Savannah Smiles, Samoas, Thin Mints. … By the way, any cutaway shots today of Montana or Lott? Anyone? … I've stopped breathing. Stand by."

Saints ‘guru’ Gregg Williams averaging 35 last 3 playoff games

Purveyor of pressure did manage to keep Lions under 30

Man, 30, contacts students via Facebook; police urge caution

Why? "He didn't have an answer. It's not illegal, but his actions are inappropriate"

Died: Edgar Kaiser, bought Denver Broncos for $30 mil. in 1981

Cashed in: Sold 3 years later to Pat Bowlen, OKd Elway trade

Died: CBS’ Richard Threlkeld, one of the last to leave Saigon

"Old school in the best sense. He really didn't give a damn about being on camera"

Jaywalking man struck twice, dragged 200 feet, dies

First a Saturn, then bumped into lane of Escort; no charges pending

Santorum: Voting for Romney is like voting for your boss

Says a Mitt presidency would be "a victory without any kind of meaning"

Dennis Gartman predicts: Dow will end 2012 at 16,500

Says if he had $100,00 to invest, would put in Canadian stocks/dollars, coal, corn, CVX
Froehlich on residential real estate: "It's not going to get better in 2012. It's not getting better in 2013, 14 15 or 16. It's an asset bubble ... Asset bubbles don't take years to fix. They take decades"

CNBC.com retracts story about ‘Bain’ advising on auto bailout

Eamon Javers correction: "A previous story incorrectly reported that Mitt Romney's former firm, Bain & Co., was part of a team of consulting companies that advised President Barack Obama on a decision to shutter car dealerships during the auto bailout. Bain & Co. said it has no connection to the "Bain Consulting" firm referenced in government documents."
James Pethokoukis: "So the Big Question remains: Who exactly is the 'Bain Consulting' mentioned in the auto bailout report?"

CNBC.com warns: Scam operation masquerading as the real thing

"As con artist imitations go, it’s well constructed … even has a video and links to our legit site. The giveaway is in the URL (it’s slightly off with a hyphen or two) and the content"

Will Romney get same call Kerry got in March 2004?

Bush to Mass. senator: "I'm thinking about you ... You had an important victory tonight"
Charm offensive worked: "He called to congratulate me. I said I hope we have a great debate about the issues before the country"
March 2008: Obama calls McCain, "congratulated him on the campaign he's run"
March 2000: Exits by McCain, Bradley marked by defiance, not congratulatory calls
March 1996: Clinton, Dole congratulate each other at White House congressional meeting
CNBCfix analysis: Savvy '04 move by Bush, sneak into a headline on rival's big day, make a courteous gesture in a way that reminds everyone whose place is currently where; Obama 2012 staff has undoubtedly already got the text figured out ... Won't say "I'm thinking about you," will say something like "Congratulations, and I'm looking forward to a vigorous debate about the future of our country;" Romney advisers should be working on edgier response than Kerry gave ...

Angry crowd eggs Beijing Apple store for late opening

"On the one hand there is poor organization and on the other there were just too many people"

Burger King testing delivery at Washington, D.C., restaurants

Minimum orders range from $8-$10, $2 fee assessed, must be within 10-minute radius

Robber uses vacuum to suck $250 in coins out of car wash

"The individual had actually broken into the machine inside the bay and was using a shop-vac to suck the quarters out of the machine. It was good work by my police officer. He ... thought it was very suspicious there would be a vehicle pulled into a car wash when it was raining outside"

Woman, 60, drives 18 miles wrong way at 100 mph on I-5

Spike strips stopped intoxicated driver who had "no idea what was going on"

41-year-old skier collides with tree at Sugarloaf, dies

“Skiers are a close-knit group, and a loss like this is felt throughout the community"

Show me the money: Leigh Steinberg files bankruptcy

"I just lost track while I was in rehab"

UPS truck hauling ammunition overturns, catches fire

Driver escapes with minor injuries

Olympic marathon hopeful escapes carjacking in Houston

"Definitely on the insane side of things … Thankfully, everyone is fine"

AP caption calls Brad Pitt ‘husband’ of Angelina Jolie

Dresses a bit neater for movie premiere than for Oval Office visit

Deer racing through parking lot plows into woman

Mayor: "That was something that is so freak and so obscure that there is really no way to react to it. Have you ever heard of that ever happening, anywhere?"

Katy Perry’s father apologizes for anti-Semitic remarks in sermon

Host pastor says 1 complaint from 300 attending: "Just went too far"

Man claiming to be ‘royal’ in La Jolla crushed behind trash bin

"He was always trying to engage people in conversation"
"He had a penchant for beautiful women"
"At Christmastime, he gave me a bouquet of flowers that had obviously come from a Dumpster"
"He had a quirk, a tiny bit of a con"

Illinois quickly sells $800 mil. in bonds after hits to rating

Wells Fargo bests 7 others for tax-exempt; JPMorgan tops 8 rivals for taxable: "These bids make clear that investors know we are taking steps to correct the decades of fiscal mismanagement"

Interim police chief quits after 6 days

"I don't think North Chicago is ready for me, nor am I ready for North Chicago"

Ex-Edward Jones worker admits stealing $188,000 from accounts

Had checks made out to "Fever," a company he set up

Raymond James edges Stifel to buy Morgan Keegan

Cost: $930 million, plus $250 million dividend to Regions

Slick thief posing as manager ‘David’ dupes Radio Shack

Called store, said he ran other location and needed an iPhone, Samsung Galaxy S II, picked up in polo shirt

Grenade tossed from car was real but not live

Sheriff's office has no info on who might've thrown it or why

Radio duo Lex and Terry sue station over cancellation

"I don't know what they were thinking. They won't return my calls"

Oakland cop demoted for covering name with tape

"If you take that to its logical conclusion, every police officer every day faces possible exposure and danger because their names are on their badges"

Man hits $1 million jackpot for 2nd time in 9 years

Lottery officials say actually not that uncommon, a dozen or more repeat winners

Melissa Francis: Ailes gave me ‘opportunity of a lifetime’

"The scope of the Fox Business network is broader — it is not just focused the day trader"
Hard-hitting: Interviewer hopes it's "not presumptuous to ask" about CNBC exit

Resident guns down intruders in 2-man invasion, takes bullet

Neighbors: "I didn't even know he had a gun. I didn't even think he was capable of shooting a gun. Good for him. He could have been dead" … "I've got one, too, but I can't find it"

Housekeeper stole boss’ $350,000 ring, pawned for $4,800

Shopkeeper saw news reports about missing 11-carat diamond, called police

Quick-thinking deputy saves schoolkids from driver having seizure

"It didn't take him but a split second to realize something was wrong. He started chasing the car and he opened the car door and steered the car away from my bus and brought the car to a stop before anything happened. I still don't know how he did it, how he could think that fast"

Inmate duped prisoners in ‘Carlingford University’ scam: state

One got his mom to help him enroll, mail $1,700 "tuition" to Alabama

Fan buying $250 ‘stock’ gets ‘Green Boy Packers’ certificate

Some complain that promised Christmas delivery didn't happen

Residents subdue rampaging intruder on crack binge

Women vulnerable in home: "You guys did a good job together, and protected those gals, and got the guy taken care of ... They maybe made the difference between serious injuries for them and the girlfriend and fiancée who live there with them"

Oakland Tribune fighting Occupy Oakland Tribune

"Just another effort by the 1% to push around the 99%"

I-95 driver in Dodge Intrepid strikes Jeep, continues on 3 wheels

"2 times over the legal limit ... The passenger-side tire was gone. He was riding on the rim ... there was a piece of the Jeep wedged in the door"

Denver cleared of illegal formation on final playoff game snap

NFL says it reviewed play and found no penalty was correct assessment

Bob Seger vocals spot-on for ‘Sunspot Baby,’ ‘Night Moves’

"Like A Rock" misses cut: Just 1 of 21 songs in 2-hour set was recorded after 1982

Witnesses insist bicyclist was the aggressor, not victim

"He jumped off the bike and wanted to fight"

Shoplifting thugs use pepper-spray, SuperTarget evacuated

"The management of the store did the right thing; not knowing what it was, not knowing what the level of the contamination was"

Bomb squad says suitcase in Home Depot parking lot was empty

Employee called police, thought it looked suspicious

Tim Tebow declines requests for presidential endorsement

"I think you have to have so much trust in who you support"

Orlando to lead U.S. in 2012 house-price gains: report

Clear Capital sees increase of 11.7% vs. 2.1% nationally

Pair arrested in pellet-gun shootings near paragliders

Suspects found "hunkered down" in shrubbery

Teen who claimed shooting at fake cop admits hoax

Fired gun into ground; police discovered inconsistencies in story

Son of Packers coordinator found dead in Fox River

Mike McCarthy: "We're supporting Joe and his family the best we can"

Man burning laptop in fireplace created scary smell: cops

Taken to a hospital for mental health evaluation

Cop sues city, claims $124 red-light ticket ruined credit

"Is now disqualified from eligibility for the lowest interest rates available for such items as his 2010 home refinance loan and his requests for an extension of increased credit limits, which amount to a taking of his property rights without due process of law"

Pittsburgh newspaper Web headline on Friday, 1/7:
‘Kitchen fire leaves Steelers running backs coach badly burned’

Next day: "The burning question as playoffs start: Can they win it all?"

3rd grade math teacher gave slavery-themed homework questions

"If Frederick got 2 beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in one week?"
District: "These particular questions were an attempt at incorporating some of what students had been discussing in social studies with their math activity"

Dentist arranges WFC robber’s collar at appointment

Skateboarding bandit left receipt in car; cops showed doc surveillance video

12 arrested in fight spree over neighbors’ shared driveway

After 4th time, "we cleared both houses out, and took everybody left into custody"

Berkeley city clerk, 37, dies in fall down stairs at home

Staff members attend grief counseling; Deanna Despain credited for improving city transparency: "She was leading all these efforts to make us a model city so the citizens would know what was going on. We have a really excellent city website and information that people can access. We're moving more and more toward licensing and other provisions through the Internet, and Deanna has been part of that effort"

School’s automated phone system calls parents in middle of night

"It has come to our understanding that there was a malfunction"

Man cashes fake checks worth $7,000 at Wal-Marts

Account number was real and belongs to the Tuscaloosa County Jail

Faculty balk at College Republicans’ ‘teacher’/‘preacher’ list

"I don't have an agenda. My agenda is to teach the subjects"

Newspaper held rock trivia contest for Bob Seger tickets

Some lucky concertgoer picked up the free ducats at 11th hour

Amazon will collect sales tax in Indiana starting in 2014

"The only complete answer to this problem is a federal solution that treats all retailers and all states the same. But for now, Amazon has helped us address the largest single piece of the shortfall and we appreciate the company working with us to find a solution"

Walgreens opening upscale flagship store in Chicago

Includes humidor, international newsstand, made-to-order smoothies, self-serve frozen yogurt, sushi and juice bars, barista selling exclusive State & Randolph brand coffee

2 killed in crash of RV headed to BCS title game

Blew a front tire, ran off the interstate, hit a tree in the median

State senator apologizes for domestic-violence joke

"I made a quick joke about wife beating that was tasteless andjuvenile"

Au pair laments closing of Victoria’s Secret

"They just told me. I was really sad about that"
Skeptics: "They say they didn't meet their sales quotas. I believe the rent is too high here on Greenwich Avenue. It sucks. 15 people are going to lose their jobs"

Driver of F-150 ejected from truck, then crushed by it

Passenger wearing seat belt sustains serious injuries

Gas station targeted by burglars 2 nights in a row

16-year-old boy throws brick into window, causing $800 damage, fails to gain entry

Woman, 77, run over by her own SUV

Might have failed to put the vehicle in park

Neither pylons nor poles can keep drivers off wrong bridge lane

"This is Day 1. We'll need a little more time to see"

Ranch heir regrets donating property to universities

"It's a very, very efficient and lean working operation. So the way it was set up staffing-wise, there just wasn't a way to accommodate the teaching we wanted to do"

Sheldon Adelson gives $5 mil. to pro-Gingrich SuperPAC

Gambling giant expected to contribute as much or more to whoever wins nomination

Knuckleheads put stolen rare coins in Coinstar machine, get $450

"The obvious answer that the crooks were idiots, just simply an idiot"

Newspaper fact-checks story of Tim Tebow’s birth

"We were concerned at first because he was so malnourished"

Cops praise expert gun owner for stopping intruder

"He handled the firearm very safely, acted very professional, and once our officers arrived on scene turned control over to them and let us do our jobs so it was an outstanding job by a citizen"
Prepared: "I've taken the training. I've taken the time to spend just in case this ever happened. My training paid off and it turned out very well. It could have been a whole lot worse"

Jane Wells unimpressed by QB’s Costas interview

"If Matt Stafford was my son, he'd be hearing from me right now about his attire"

TV crew gets wrong-way car thief’s apology from squad car

"All I can do from this point on is to do whatever the Lord allows me to do. I apologize to everybody that watches this. This is some bulls---. Don't feel pity for me, don't feel anything toward me but, 'You deserve it.' I apologize. I really, truly, do apologize"

Denver writer: Broncos should protest NE Josh McDaniels hire

"Let me get this straight: McDaniels stunk so bad in 2011, he might get a Super Bowl ring?"

Bank of America Plaza closer to foreclosure

CMBS: "There is a lot of capital on the sidelines ... looking for opportunities"

1793 1-cent copper coin sells for record $1.38 million

"This coin is known as a `Chain Cent' because the central design on the back is a chain of 13 linking rings. It represented the solidarity of the 13 original colonies, but some critics claimed the chain was symbolic of slavery, and the design was quickly changed from rings to a wreath"

13-year-old math genius gets perfect score 2 years in a row

Favorite show is "Big Bang Theory"

Man, 61, attempts to ignite police cruiser at station

“Officer Spencer was coming into work and he sees a fellow, Mr. Bodger, down by one of the police cruisers. He had set a small fire under the police car"

Firefighters free girl, 11, trapped in road cattle guard

"This has happened with horses, but that's the first person stuck in one we've been called to"

Masked intruder no match for homeowner; shot in foot

"Fled from the house and was located in a house across the street"

Defendant’s ‘crack jacket’ deemed improper courtroom attire

"It's so common I routinely advise clients, 'No drug-related clothes when you come to court' "

Car plows into beer distributor

Crashed into area where cashier would've been standing, but he wasn't there at the time

Teen punches cop checking bags at prep basketball game

Became belligerent when another teen's belongings were inspected; Mace used

Principal quits, citing allergy issues at new school

Rushed to the hospital several times "due to anaphylactic shock"

Father of 4 shoots intruder, holds at gunpoint for cops

Thug kicked dog in yard, broke into garage, then took hammer to living-room window

Firefighters lift car off of bicyclist who turned illegally

"It was pretty impressive" ... "A decision was made to get him out. I was asked to drag him out. I heard the word 'go' and the car just seemed to levitate" ... "Sometimes we use fancy tools. Sometimes we just do what it takes to get the job done"

Died: Don Carter, first jock with $1 mil. endorsement deal

"I'm famous because I'm the only guy to have two wives in the Hall of Fame"
Suds: Bowled for legendary Budweiser team, did "easy openin' can" ads for Miller Lite

Salesforce.com signs $340 million San Francisco lease

Company "really coming into its own; the industry is really turning toward cloud computing"

Navy SEAL accidentally shoots himself in the head

Took woman home from tavern, pointed pistol at his head, insisted it was unloaded

Tom Brady drops Giselle off at dermatology waiting room

Advantage of having the bye week

Elite club staffers, guard chase down locker bandit

Cops: Suspect admitted taking $2,400 over 2 days

Illinois Lottery bounces checks to winners

"We had some checks that, from the consumer’s, the player’s perspective, bounced, and we’re making it right ... It's something that we are not happy with, and we’re taking steps"

Mom: Art attacker who tried peeing on painting is an alcoholic

"My daughter has been addicted to alcohol for a long time. We have been trying to get her help. This is not something she would do," though record includes armed-robbery arrest

Kansas House Speaker refers to first lady as ‘Mrs. YoMama’

"Sorry, just had to forward this latest holiday message. I've had worse hair days, but this is pretty funny ... I'm sure you'll join me in wishing Mrs. YoMama a wonderful, long Hawaii Christmas vacation — at our expense, of course"
Blowback: "Cartoons are intended to be humorous. This one made me laugh — I've had bad hair days too. I forwarded it too quickly, missing the text included in the body of the email. To those I have offended, I am sorry. That was not at all my intent"

Outrage over shop’s spray-paint disposal of bridal gowns

$5,000 Vera Wang design among casualties: "While it has been Priscilla of Boston's policy not to make donations of sample dresses that are in poor condition, we recognize that some of these dresses could possibly have gone to worthy causes"

Book: Earn $34,000, rank among world’s 1%

Branko Milanovic in The Haves and the Have-Nots says half at the top are Americans

Man who made 80-cent mistake nearly lost home to BAC

Touch-tone turmoil: "I wish the phone system had a prompt that asked, 'Are you sure this is the amount you want to pay?' But it didn't ... It kind of ruined my Christmas. It has been stressful that I could come home and find a padlock on my door"

David Lee Roth in top form in Van Halen Café What? gig

"Welcome to Occupy Van Halen, ladies and gentlemen! ... I'm more nervous about this gig than I would ever be in the Garden"

Woman fights off intruder who had stun gun

Man rang bell, claimed he was "neighbor" with a "broken toilet"

Dyslexia might have made ex-Nebraska star a superior coach

Trait shared by Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill, Andy Warhol, Muhammad Ali, Jackie Stewart, George Washington: "If that's the company I'm in, I can't complain. More people tend to hide it than to make other people aware of it. You're better off admitting your weaknesses and not be ashamed of it because you're only hurting yourself. It's like chess. You're not thinking about the first move. You're thinking about three or four moves ahead"

Jerry Brown budget mistakenly posted early

Now has to unveil plan days ahead of time, "due to a tech glitch"

HBO stops selling discounted DVDs to Netflix

Bewkes has belittled company, likened to "the Albanian army going to take over the world"

Man shot 2 blocks from hospital is Oakland’s 1st murder of 2012

Proximity to medical center not enough to save his life

85-year-old man guns down 75-year-old ailing intruder

"It's a tragic situation on both sides. On the one hand, the dementia or Alzheimer's played a part in this. ... And then on the other side of this you got an elderly man that doesn't know this guy comes into his house, starts assaulting him. And so he doesn¹t know what else to do"
Told 911: "Send the damn police down here"

Owner of pay phones rigged to dial 800s gets 3 months

Parties receiving calls have to pay 50-cent fees that added up to $4 million scheme

Shock: Firefighter responds to father’s fatal accident

"We grabbed him and kept him away and brought him back to the station"

CNBC goes where Gasparino can’t: Inside Goldman Sachs

"We are the 1st television show ever to broadcast live from inside Goldman Sachs"
Hatzius tells Gary Kaminsky: "Fairly close to the bottom here" in housing prices

Cops: Woman made up rape claim; injuries self-inflicted

"This incident will now be investigated in a different manner"

Skeptical nat gas watcher Rob Raymond reiterates dire forecast

"Every producer will have to try and survive in a world of low prices, and the high cost producers' equity values will ultimately collapse"

Woman pounded, scratched painting, urinated next to it

"Something as ridiculous as a woman coming in, who is probably unknown to anybody, being able to even touch the piece is kind of a slap in the face to the authority of the museum"

Teen claims he overslept on plane, ended up in St. Louis

But: Airport spokesman says video doesn't support boy's claim; "It doesn't appear that he asked for any assistance before leaving the building"

WSJ Europe cleared of circulation fudging

Audit Bureau "found no clear evidence these copies should be regarded as not compliant"

Pittsburgh is No. 3 TV market for Sunday night football

Edges Baltimore; New Orleans, Milwaukee boast top 2 audiences for NBC's crown jewel

Non-Anheuser-Busch St. Louis brewery finds local investors

Tom Schlafly and Dan Kopman selling to John Lemkemeier (Sage Capital) and Wesley Jones (J. Spencer Finney): "We're very happy — and, in many respects, relieved — that the succession framework we outlined 18 months ago is exactly what wound up happening. We kept our focus narrow by only considering local investors who were passionate about St. Louis and adamant about keeping our business here"

Les Miles gets $1,000 more than Saban for winning BCS

$3.8 million contract says he must be paid annually among top 3 coaches in country

Downtown bank robbed twice in 2 days

No indication incidents are related

Man riding motorized scooter in street killed by SUV

Apparently saved 1-year-old son in collision: "He was holding onto him pretty good"

Ex-employee entered through ceiling to steal copper

Manager at scrap metal dealer finds more than $500 worth was stolen

Woman ‘body-checked’ at mall in parking spat near Nordstrom

"The 2 apparently jawed and exchanged some words. During the argument the blonde woman took out her camera phone and took a photo of the other woman's car"

Man held on suspicion of drunken flying

2011 Aerotek spotted flying 50 feet above ground, gave pilot field sobriety tests

Cops back off pursuit of suspect perched on 200-foot cliff

Standoff now a "rescue mission" after talks with city hostage negotiator

Hallmark Channel canceling ‘The Martha Stewart Show’

Planning a lavish Oprah-style sendoff

Berkshire fails to beat the S&P 500

"There's going to be a big asterisk by this year. In tough markets it's a strong performer. There's no doubt it has broken the mold this year"

Auto industry credited for $1 billion Michigan surplus

"It's obvious what they ought to do — return it to the people that they took it from. Each person is the best judge of how to use their own money. Maybe it's their kids' education, maybe it's fixes to a vehicle they've been putting off, or what have you. But I don't think there's anything that the government could do with it that's more valuable that what the citizens could do with it"

JCPenney shoplifter claims she was Rudy Huxtable

32-year-old had $591 worth of merchandise, claimed she owned mall

Starbucks hiking prices 1% in Northeast, Sun Belt

Cost of "grande" beverages won't change

Town employee accused of impersonating state official

E-mailed: “George is a stud and kinky!!! Wooooo hooooooooooooooooooo"

Police decree no crime by man toting shotgun at mall

Because it was not loaded and in plain view, he was legally allowed to carry it

Woman arrested in residential burglary

Credit card was used same day of theft at QuikTrip; sheriff
released surveillance photos in hopes of getting tips, which came in after
publicity from the surveillance images; authorities able to recover $6,000 worth of stolen property

Indianapolis homeless getting the boot for Super Bowl

"There certainly won't be any forced relocation. We wouldn't do that at all"
Grapevine: "I've heard they're trying to keep people who look homeless from being around where tourists coming from the Super Bowl are ... they want it to look all nice and neat"

Make My Day Law: Mom, 18, likely OK for shooting intruder

"They said I couldn't shoot him until he was inside the house. So I waited until he got in the door and then I shot him"

Teen thugs loot Apple store of $80,000, shoot at cabbie

Smashed in the front door early Monday; some of the electronics recovered

After daughter’s crash, dad swears at firefighters, punches cop

Told firefighter he should be "out in a plow truck salting the roads and threatened that he was going to have him 'fired' before the night was over"

Skier triggers large avalanche near Winter Park

Partially buried; rescued by a friend

Concertgoer dies after fall from 2nd-level seating area

1:15 a.m. plunge "from a restricted area behind the stage"

Pair of masked thugs rob Family Dollar

One shows handgun; both get away with cash

Over/under for Lions-Saints at historic Vegas levels

"We've seen 55s, 56s, but this is the highest one I've ever done"

Driver impaled by branch through windshield, dies

High winds bring tragedy to 61-year-old in 2010 Subaru Outback

Woman at ATM hits gas, plows into Olive Garden

"There were 2 employees who had just left the freezer. They are lucky they got out in time"

Ravens win; Baltimore TV critic suddenly likes CBS coverage

"The production and direction were as good as I have seen on CBS this year"
"Knuckleheads: "What’s up with the CBS Sports analysts anyway? Why would anyone who doesn’t live in Ohio think Cincinnati was going to rise and Baltimore would fold?"

San Jose cops demand verification before responding to alarms

Found less than 2% of all alarms were actual burglars: "It was a drain on our resources"
Useless: "The bad guys are never there anyway. They don't stick around"
Critic: "Do police expect me to come here, see robbers and get myself shot or killed so I can call police and tell them some burglars are here? They should be the first responders"

Oakland homicides up 1st time in 4 years, crack 3-digit level

Child tragedies mourned: "We all have children and grandchildren. It's getting too close to everybody's home. ... They should be celebrating birthdays at home or at a Chuck E. Cheese, not at a graveyard. It's not only not right, it's not fair"

Off-duty trooper likely cleared after shooting woman, not deer

Probe demanded" “My mother was shot. This is not OK”

Eagle-eye Jane Wells spots curiosities in Sunday night football

"Yes, I saw her, too. The woman with the huge ring picking her teeth behind Jerry Jones"
CNBCfix.com commentary: That was one enormous ring

Woody Paige finds little excitement at huge Bronco game

"There was no excitement outside the gates. Inside the crowd seemed lifeless, like rocks on Mars. I was surprised there were several thousand empty seats, and nobody was getting into what was supposed to be one of the most important games in the millennium for the Broncos"
Fan on Tebow: "Right now, I'd rank him ahead of Brian Griese but behind Jake Plummer"

Man tries to pay with $1 million bill at Wal-Mart

$476 worth of merchandise: "It is kind of strange"

Cleveland coach already speculating about next QB?

Robert Griffin III: "Tremendous talent, good player. Good players fit in every offense"

Liquor store manager crashes shoplifter through window

Confronted with $10 bottle of whiskey, wrestled through glass of nearby tobacco shop

Tavern owner shot 6 times outside his own bar

Gunman remains at large

Missed it by 4/100 of a point: S&P 500 finishes down for year

Dow gains 5.53% led by No. 1 MCD (BAC last), while Russell 2000 drops 5.45%

Great Neck SAT scammer calls cheating life-saving

"A kid who has a horrible grade-point average, who, no matter how much he studies is going to totally bomb this test. By giving him an amazing score, I totally give him ... a new lease on life. He's going to go to a totally new college ... be bound for a totally new career ... new path in life"

Steelers writer gripes about winner of media-cooperation award

"Farrior a great guy, but never should've won Chief Award for 2nd time in 3 years. Always available after games, rarely at noon during week"

80-year-old driver plows into Kmart

"I was in the rear of the store. My service desk associate saw all of our fixturing go off the wall. Of course they panicked and started looking for me"

Letter: Hurd tried to impress Fisher with bank balance

CEO stopped at ATM to get receipt showing 7 figures to woo woman who didn't want him

Pittsburgh critic finds ‘Midnight in Paris’ No. 3 of 2011

Oscars appear headed for the lifeboats in 2012, and not just the ones in "Titanic" 3-D

Judge blames SEC for ruining his Christmas holiday

Claims he wasted time drafting Citigroup opinion that was negated by 2nd Circuit

80-year-old woman run over by own car, dies

"It looks like she tried to either apply the emergency brake or either put the vehicle in park, but those attempts failed, and subsequently, as the vehicle rolled back, it rolled over her"

Colts great Raymond Berry to present Lombardi Trophy

"Totally blown away. Man alive, what a tremendous honor. I just hope I can lift the durn thing"

Buffett: Fidelity staffers gamed BRK question system

Sounds like a top priority for a CEO of a $190 billion market-cap company

Lincoln Continental carries Kim Jong Il casket

"They are a time capsule. North Koreans are living still the 1970s life"

Garbage truck plows into detached tractor-trailer

Trucker was trying to maneuver cab for reattachment on the road when collision occurred

Ohio dealer’s offer: Kia free if Browns shut out Steelers

Bill Doraty: "I've done a lot of marketing and I'm great at copying others. I’ve seen these promotions in the past and I know they get attention”

Andrew Luck claims he doesn’t know Rams might get No. 1 pick

"Who knows if I will be the first pick or not"

Intoxicated wife shoots pastor husband while investigating noise

Heard strange sound in backyard around 7 p.m., got .380-caliber handgun, heard another

Ski resort humiliated by video of profanity at snowboarders

"There is a slow sign up there, and this is a slow-skiing zone. Shut your f----- mouths"

Rose Bowl player performs Heimlich at restaurant

Victim: "Not a big deal"

NASCAR’s Kasey Kahne apologizes for breast-feeding tweet

"I don't feel like shopping anymore or eating"

NYT mistakenly sends cancel e-mail to 8 million recipients

WRONG: "We regret our earlier communication noting that this email was SPAM"
Privacy? Batch sent from 3rd party that has access to Times e-mail list

Guns stolen from trunk of Carolina Panthers player at Best Buy

Glock 23, 12-gauge shotgun, 57 FN handgun and Smith and Wesson worth $1,700 total

Skydiver apparently died in hard-landing ‘swooping’ attempt

"It's risky because you are moving so fast. A lot of jumpers choose to land this way because it's exciting. But it's very unforgiving"

Maryland home values fall 17% in 3 years

"There are communities that have already hit bottom and they've flattened out"

Celebrate life: City murderless for first year since 1967

Down from 6 in 2010

Woman sexually assaulted on Oakland street

Oakland Crime Stoppers offering $2,500 reward

Mom organizes breastfeeding flash mob at Target

"This is something they can participate in from their own home, their own town. They don’t have to travel with a brand-new infant. They can go to the Target right up the road and support me"

Fashion model walks into plane propeller

Family says Lauren Scruggs might've been trying to thank pilot

Ex-TV reporter still known for Jim Mora saying ‘Playoffs?’

Tim Bragg 10 years ago: "You're gonna probably have to win out to make the playoffs"
Mora now: "I might be walking through a mall. And I might hear it from 2 or 3 people you know, 40, 50 yards away, they'll see me, and they'll say it. I hear it all the time. And they want me to say it, and I don't always say it"

Woman locked in office bathroom during 2-man burglary

Found pair going through belongings, struggled for money until they pushed her into restroom

Documentary director wins $50,000 no-strings-attached grant

"It allows me freedom to develop ideas for projects where I don’t have to be thinking immediately that I have to have the funding in place. Also, I have kids in college, so this relieves that immediate burden of, 'OK, where's the next paycheck coming from?' "

DUI, missing 1 tire: ESPN fires hockey analyst

Matthew Barnaby was driving Porsche Cayenne with front-end damage in Buffalo area

Crash kills bank execs flying to company holiday party

Partygoers learned through evening plane hadn't arrived: “Those things are seldom good news"

Tom DeMark says S&P 1,330 at year-end

"I had the strongest short-term buy signal I've recorded in 40 years"

Woman last seen by husband a week ago back home

Rare happy ending: Attractive 40-year-old outdoors enthusiast was seen buying camping supplies at Wal-Mart; had not told spouse or 19-year-old daughter she was going on camping trip, took dog, 5 days of food, dog food, credit card, ID to state park but left phone at home

T. Boone Pickens tells college locker-room shower tale on CNBC

"Can I tell you a quick story about the dressing room? OK, I, I walked up to this big, uh, um, defensive lineman of ours. And I- he's, he's stripped down. And he's getting ready to go to the shower. And I slapped him on the back and I said, 'My God,' I said, 'When I saw you I thought I was seeing msyelf in the mirror. And he said, 'Mr. Pickens, you gotta be kidding. I said 'I don't-', I said, 'I don't see as well as I used to' "
Mandy Drury: "Great story"

Aspen area suicide rate triple the national average

Hotline volume highest since opening; clinicians average 2 new clients a day in October
Community mourns 2 prominent businessmen, urged to talk: "I hope that it's a wake-up call for our community. People need to listen to their friends and neighbors, and reach out. Call us and say, 'My friend is talking about killing himself, what do I do?' Don't hesitate, because you may not have another chance"

Gasparino makes rare venture into sports opining

"mortgage settlement not imminent and tim tebow is amazing"

Thug gets comeuppance in picking martial arts champ as ‘victim’

Ends up shooting himself in ankle after being overpowered in robbery try; 2 black eyes

Nordstrom shopper punches out pepper-spraying Oakland thug

"You've got to admire people who step up and help out in this way"

Amazon exec dies in small-plane crash in 5-minute flight

100 yards short of airport in fog; Tom Phillips formed iTegris in 2010

Morgan Stanley CFO Ruth Porat: Hike taxes on wealthy

"The wealthiest can afford to pay more in taxes. That's a part of the deal. That makes sense. I don't know anyone that doesn't agree with that … We cannot cut our way to greatness"

Baltimore critic says CBS improved in Ravens victory

"Some intensity from a CBS broadcast team in the booth was nice for a change"
Mistakes: "There is no excuse for Tasker telling viewers that Billy Cundiff kicked a 'field goal' that 'nicked off' the upright and went 'through' for three points — when it was actually an extra point that hit the right upright and went through. ... And again, I heard no correction"
Claims announcer bias against team: "Dierdorf ... just can't seem to get it up for any game with the Ravens this year"
Hypocrite: Calls out "Another lazy, sloppy telecast from CBS Sports" in article that frequently misspells Cleveland coach's name

Farmer client of MF Global thinks he’s out $250,000

"I'm praying that I get it back. This thing should not be taken lightly by anybody. This has a far greater trickle-down than people realize"

Column: NFL unfair to bar Americans from online game viewing

"Game Pass offers everything I need, but the league won't make it available to U.S. residents"

TV anchor collapses while jogging

Susan Koeppen "suffered a heart-related problem related to a pre-existing valve condition. It was quite serious, but she is recovering nicely in the hospital"

Professional skier triggers Utah avalanche, dies

Jamie Pierre was snowboarding at unopened Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort

Bills score — with Dallas Cowboys cheerleader

Buffalo's David Nelson hands ball to Kelsi Reich: "I wish it could have been more special, but the situation didn't call for it. Being down 14 is not the time and place for that. But I definitely wanted to share that moment with her. And it was a special moment for both of us"

WaPost: Maria Bartiromo 1 of 4 winners of debate

"Made for an interesting and lively series of exchanges — especially with Gingrich"
Michael Barone: "Is Bartiromo always this obnoxious and ineffective at the same time?"
Washington Times: "Credit has to be given to Maria Bartiromo"
Celeb Twitter: "Seriously -- Maria Bartiromo could be a Bond girl"
Fox News: "the CNBC hosting crew was perhaps the most un-watchable of all the debates so far. Their questions were inane, far too long — and typically too self-centered. Who wants to listen to Jim Kramer (sic) screaming"
Andrew Sullivan: "Bartiromo is easily the best interrogator of the debates so far, b/c she refuses to accept the premises of some of the answers"
Donna Brazile: "Thank you Maria Bartiromo for having the courage to speak up"
Viewer: "The verdict is in: Maria Bartiromo is too hot to be moderating debates"

10,000 take part in Penn State Paterno riot

"We don't care what anybody says. We want JoePa back"

Nicole Lapin’s 3 tips for women to be ‘cheap, classy date’

"You might be thinking 'tacky,' but you’re wrong sister — instead think 'thrifty' "

CME seeks more tax breaks, hasn’t used ones it got

Terrence A. Duffy: "We don't have our hands out. I'll say it again. I'm not looking for TIF money. I'm not looking for incentive money. I want to pay the taxes that the CME Group owes. But there is absolutely nobody who believes that 100% of revenue that CME derives is coming from Illinois"

Duplex comic strip zings Andy Rooney on day of death

Glenn McCoy says he sent changed version to syndicate after learning of hospitalization
Revised: Which Hollywood star is the punch line in updated version?

Woman told to leave house drives into telephone pole

Occupants called police, saying she was "making problems," wanted her out

New Jersey voters approve sports gambling

"I can't see them getting it, because I can't see the feds allowing it"

Masked thug shoots Chinese food deliveryman

"I knew I was hit. I kept running. The good Lord was watching out for me"

Big 10 coaches claim they’re not thinking about Penn State

Bo Pelini, Nebraska: "I don’t believe in speaking on things I don’t know anything about. We’ll leave it at that ... I don’t know (Paterno) very well. He has always been very nice to me and seems like a class act"
Ron Zook, Illinois: "Anybody that knows Coach Paterno knows he’s a great person. What he has done for college football is just phenomenal. I think he’s one of the top 2 or 3 guys in the history of college football. ... I haven't spent a lot of time (analyzing) it"
Mark Dantonio, Michigan State: "I'm not qualified to speak on the situation, but in regards to Coach Paterno, he has been an outstanding role model for college football"
Luke Fickell, Ohio State: "I'm not going to speculate on it, I’m not going to judge. I don’t wish that upon anybody, obviously"
Bret Bielema, Wisconsin: "I don’t really know a lot about what’s going on. I’ve watched things on TV but haven’t really had any time to research anything"
Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern: "It’s sad. It’s really sad"

Family shoplifting crew hit 15 Targets: authorities

"The adults would come in and meet with the juveniles and then go back out, and (security) saw the juveniles put some things under their clothing"

Penn State cancels Paterno press conference

"Cannot be held and will not be rescheduled" — Coach's son says he wants to talk

Man, 82, killed in rock-crusher at quarry

Co-worker saw Bruce Anderson standing near where rock enters the machine

Cheerleading beauty, 17, dies in 1-car crash while texting

"I asked her to say something. I said, 'Come on, honey. Move your fingers.' She didn't"
Alexis Summers obituary, known for kindness and values: "She was the biggest sweetheart. You couldn't meet a nicer person. There wasn't a mean bone in her body" ... "She was the best one in the group. She would tell us, 'Don't say that' or 'Be nice.' I was at school today, but I just had to leave" ... "Alexis was very polite and respectful ... She always lit up the room when she entered" ... "Their faith is sustaining them. They believe there is life after this life and they will see her again"

Students witness college instructor fall from 60-foot tower

Craig Porter, chairman of energy tech program, was 36; grief counselors available

Wal-Mart giving sneak peek of Black Friday deals

Britt Beemer: "They might get a half a million or a million people to sign up"

Died: Stanley Bergstein, HOFer, D-Day veteran

"His contributions to harness racing are innumerable and will never be duplicated"

Jury sides with Twitter in patent infringement suit

Inventor Dinesh Agarwal challenged "browse" feature, is "100% disappointed"

Ashley Biden engaged to physician Howard Krein

30-year-old social worker will marry otolaryngologist/reconstructive surgeon

Man gets 8 years for 154-mph fatal crash

Victim James Lester's family: "The need for speed killed an innocent man"
Defense: Liver problem from blood transfusion caused "extremely confused state; in retrospect, he shouldn't have been operating a motor vehicle"

TV station’s hot new weekend anchor is successful jock

"Meredith was Allegheny’s 4-year captain and a 4-year NCAC All Conference player!”

Michelle Obama scratches John Arnold fund-raiser

Former Enron trader planning to host guests at $10,000, or $15,000 per couple

Chicago area couple buy ‘Field of Dreams’ in Iowa

Mike and Denise Stillman: "We will keep the movie site as pristine as we can. That’s the magic of the place. We want to keep the memories of it like in the movies"

Accused Calif. lawmaker voted to hike theft felony limit

Mary Hayashi said yes to upping threshold from $400 to $950

Died: Brandon Rice, 14, smoked synthetic marijuana

"He understood everything ... He couldn't talk back, but he could move his lips"

TV reporter covering prep practice injured in pileup

Joe Aulisio was taping in backfield: "It was a sweep situation. Our running back tried to get outside and a kid hit him. No one was aiming in that direction, but by the time bodies stopped flying, that's where they ended up" ... "We had a conversation during the whole thing. He was more concerned about our practice. He said, 'I ruined your last practice' "
Wife Teresa Weakley is anchor: "He's lucky, there's no spinal cord damage"

FAA: Porn star’s skydiving stunt didn’t violate rules

Alex Torres and receptionist jumped out in tandem

Retired TV newsman Bob Hite sees no problem with infomercials

"I think it's clear to anyone what I'm doing ... The only products we take on are products I believe in. And I have to have total script control"

CNBC’s stunning Jackie DeAngelis getting extensive a.m. tryout

Erin Burnett lookalike presently on "Worldwide Exchange" beat, still Middle East reporter

Kayaker nearly smacked by humpback whales

Alan Brady said they were so close, he had to duck from fear their tails might hit him

Garbage truck runs over, kills sanitation worker

Jordan Nanney fell off; co-worker tried to wave off driver: "It was a freak accident"

New York Times threatens to sue Huffington Post

Lisa Belkin goes from Motherlode to Parentlode, but not without controversy

Delaware gov getting 2 hours in ‘Squawk Box’ chair

Jack Markell will use appearance to tout state, appear with Walter Isaacson

‘Dr. Phil’ paying to exhume Shacknai girlfriend’s body

Rebecca Zahau is buried in Missouri; family doubts suicide conclusion

Coast Guard suspends search for missing SF kayaker

Thomas Gregoire got too close to a tugboat, flipped

Oakland residents file petition to recall mayor

Jean Quan accused of "willfully ignoring the city's most pressing issue: public safety"

DJ setting up equipment at event collapses, dies

Brett Anderson's death was witnessed by hotel employee

B of A analyst: Another U.S. downgrade ahead in 2011

Ethan S. Harris: "We expect a moderate slowdown in the beginning of next year"

Samaritan logger killed when tree falls on him

Kent Erding "in the winter ... would go around and plow people's driveways throughout town, even our big church parking lot, and he wouldn't charge a penny"

Kent State student apparently dead in dorm for days

James Barnes was 26: No reports of odors "until after they discovered the body"

CNBC contributor Andy Busch keynotes World Money Show

Louis Navellier, Jim Jubak, Chuck Carlson and Mark Skousen are speakers

Jane Wells delivers tribute to Mark Haines at CableFAX

"I miss him calling me 'Janie' "

Harry Belafonte dozes off on live television

Anchorwoman Leyla Santiago: "Wake up, wake up! This is your wake-up call!"

Zamboni drivers save hockey player with severed arteries

Rich Mertz initially put ice on his wound, pair saw it needed towels, pressure

‘Retired’ TV anchor took just 2 days to return as infomercial host

Patrice King Brown's Procera V9 ad with doctor-husband Paul Nemiroff still airs

TV anchor apologizes over Tiger Woods hot dog quip

Lindsay Allen: "I want to assure everyone that the comments were misunderstood"
Critic: "In the last 24 hours, I’ve talked to several media experts and not 1 has watched the tape and concluded anything other than what we all heard come out of her mouth"
Video: Did she say it, or didn't she?

Oakland police chief quits; feds may take over department

Anthony Batts: "I found myself with limited control, but full accountability"

Died: Linda Stowell, AP exec who wrote poignantly of cancer

In ER one week before death, contacted Nordstrom personal shopper to order jacket

‘Fast Money Halftime Report’ gets whole hour at noon

Out: "The Call," "The Strategy Session"
Expanded: "Squawk on the Street" gets extra hour
Promoted: Gary Kaminsky named Capital Markets Editor
Upgrades: Scott Wapner hosts extended "Fast," Carl Quintanilla helms new hour of "Street," Melissa Francis switches to "Power Lunch," Rick Santelli added to "Street"

New York Times expects 8% advertising plunge in Q3

AP: CEO Janet Robinson blames shortfall on "bleak" economy

6 years after son dies, doc, other son killed in plane crash

Mark Lundell in 2005 removed son's body from wreckage before FAA arrived

Suicidal skydiver sheds chute mid-air

Robert Raecke, 60, left note before making jump at 8,000 feet

Man crashes golf cart into creek at 2 a.m., dies

Eric Fisher "loved doing motorcycles. You always see quads and motorcycles go up here. It wasn't nothing alarming to see it go up at 2 in the morning"

TV consumer reporter files for Ch. 7 bankruptcy

The Troubleshooter, Tom Martino: "It is commercial real estate debt, every bit of it"

NYC weathergal pleads guilty to false assault reports

Heidi Jones: "I made it up for attention. I have so much stress at work"

Iowa grad cut by Steelers collapses at prep game

"My prayers are with Brett Greenwood ... He has overcome every challenge throughout his life. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. Most people only knew the football player; I was blessed to know the person as well" ... "He was going to come down around the sideline tonight and be around us ... The kids love him around here. His name echoes through the hallways of Pleasant Valley. I had seen him down there running and I thought he was busy, then I thought I better go down there and say hi to him. ... Talking about football, talking about life, talking about how he wants to stay in sports ..."

Popular musician shot behind bar during band’s break

Ralph Ameduri Jr. was "on the back patio area when the unknown suspect demanded money"

67-year-old man painting barn dies in ladder fall

Gary James Pratt killed when scaffolding apparently tips back

Houston mayor promotes electric cars, tackles ‘range anxiety’

Annalise Parker: "Oil and gas is going to continue to be with us and incredibly important for the foreseeable future. But there is another future out there as well, and Houston's going to be prepared for that future"

Fox Sports’ Pac-12 video deemed offensive to Asians

Comedian Bob Oschack interviews USC students about Utah & Colorado; appears to mock students' accents, corrects grammatical mistakes in a seemingly condescending tone

Apple iPod engineer killed riding horse to party

Allen "Skip" Haughay Jr. was struck by GMC driver; no sign of intoxication, no charge

Calif. lawyer in Maui apparently dies in domestic dispute

Celestial Cassman "will be terribly missed. Her loss is incalculable"

Man, girlfriend piloting planes collide in mid-air

Scott Veal, 24, apparently going through divorce, died when his plane crashed
Chronology: "There's some maneuvering that's done en route at about 1,200 feet. The 207 pilot loses track of where the 208 is." ... "I can't see you, Scott." ... "The next thing she knows is his airplane strikes her right wing, and nearly severs the right wing"
Kristen Sprague's calmness amid tragedy: "We're sad about the results with the other aircraft but pleased with what Kristen was able to do to get down safely"

TV station finds new a.m. anchor at Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse

Meredith Haley/Dennis previously left KWQC-TV for job as restaurant manager

Good weekend for stinkers: Moviegoing plummets 20%

"The Help" shines; "Colombiana," "Afraid of the Dark," "Our Idiot Brother" sink

Surfboard designer since the 1960s hangs himself

Robert Russell Brown was known as "The King" and jokingly called "Gremmy" by some

BofA in war of words with Henry Blodget

"Mr. Blodget is making 'exaggerated and unwarranted claims' which is what the Securities and Exchange Commission stated publicly when he was permanently banned from the securities industry in 2003"
Blodget cites analyst: "It deliberately omitted any response to the argument that it has probably written trillions of dollars (notional principal) of CDS against that debt and the banks holding that debt.  Or that where it has matched its swap book, it has bought protection from those very same European banks or the technically insolvent German Landesbanks (their version of “thrifts”)"
Bove: "At some point, the fury against this company will weaken"
Gasparino: "bofa has a different prob than just lack of capital; investors have lost confidence in CEOs' ability to manage, which means he cant last"

Student skydiver, 51, dies after chute fails

Cal McKibbon cut first chute; 2nd was tangled: "He was coming down at high speed kicking his legs and he got tangled up in the ropes. He was just going down, down, down, and he started screaming, 'No!' And I heard a big plop and he landed in the river"

Hobbs scolds Cramer: ‘We do not have a Lehman situation’

Hobbs: "To tell people at home we have a Lehman situation is simply not correct"
Cramer: "No we're not there at this stage, but I think it's important to tell people that's what the scenario is ... I do know that there's large hedge funds that are concerned about the liquidity of banks and they're gonna try to do what they did here"
Hobbs: "... Hedge funds that are attempting to make money by destroying the equity of the banks and you're citing that as a golden light of what we should follow"
Cramer: "I never said that you should buy Bear Stearns I said it's OK to keep your money there"
Hobbs: "You told people to buy Bear Stearns. That's a very different argument"
Melissa Lee: "You guys are not really too far off"
David Faber: "Simon and Jim are both right"

S&P whacks Google price target by $200, to $500

Scott Kessler cuts from "buy" to "sell," sees "greater risk to the company and stock"

UW co-ed falls 80 feet from Italy hotel room, dies

Kelly Rose Denman "had a zest for life. She literally lived every day to the fullest"

Baby boy for CNBC ‘Squawk Box’ star Becky Quick

"Squawk Box" star and producer husband Matt Quayle welcome Kyle Nathaniel Quayle

Pair of home-built planes collide over lake

Dennis McRight, 69, was flying RV-6: "It's very sad. This is someone who has a family"

Ex-Miss El Paso caught shoplifting at Dillard’s: cops

Lorena Tavera, 21, caught with $69 Jessica Simpson-brand shirt in shopping bag

Bachmann asked if wives should be submissive

Byron York question draws boos; calls husband "wonderful, godly man and a great father"

Meredith: Tea Party is primarily ‘freaked out white men’

"Call it Tea Party, whatever you will, the fringe element is I characterize (as) freaked-out white men who are unemployed and have been unemployed for 3 years and they’re scared to death. 3 to 4 million of them are about to roll off unemployment benefits in the next three to four months. This is only going to get worse"
Offended by Rick Santelli's on-air rebuttal:
Santelli: "How many muni areas have actually defaulted by the way, just a question"
Whitney: "Why is he so angry? What have I done to you (laughs) ... I was empathizing with people who are unemployed"
Santelli: "Oh come on, think about it, think about it. Stick with munis"
Whitney: "I don't know where that came from, but OK"
Dimon: “I love Meredith and all that, but honestly most of that stuff is hogwash"

Playmate arrested trying to board plane with revolver

Shanna Marie McLaughlin has valid permit to carry a concealed weapon

New city administrator says Oakland in ‘state of crisis’

Deanna Santana: "I get it"
Lifelong resident: "With what happened yesterday, we have to get out of here"

What shoe brand is worn by 2 CNBC showstoppers?

Details on our Fast Money Review page — hopefully stylists aren't seeing red

Woman falls face-first into curb recycling bin, dies

Sheila Decoster found by horrified husband with legs sticking up, may have tried to kick way out: "Could I blame the city because the cans aren't tippable? I don't know. City liability hasn't crossed my mind"

Paraglider plunges 40 feet into home’s back yard, dies

Kenneth Blanchard, 53, was on a thermal current when parachute collapsed

Expert kayaker dies paddling in Waterfall Alley

Allen Michael Satcher encountered whirlpool area, failed to grasp ropes from group

Math professor plunges to death during class

Rudolf Alexandrov, 71, became agitated, dove over railing after security called

Former NBC staffer sues, claims workplace harassment

Doll: "Look, it's got your DNA, skin color, and you both have the same hair"

Darren Rovell explains picking Tampa for National Anthem

"I got offers from the Tigers, they were going to have the Four Tops tutor me. The Pirates were going to have Huey Lewis step out. He had a postgame concert, and I was going to do it with the Mets, they're kind of my team. The White Sox offered. But I decided to go with the Rays because they had a commitment to a bigger idea, which is the whole social media thing. I thought that was about more than just me, which was kind of cool"

Cops: Couple faked kidnapping, forced mom to pay at BofA

"After being read his rights, admitted conspiring ... also added that ... he knew it was too good to be true and that he also knew something would go wrong with the plan"

‘Forensic results are coming back’ in Shacknai girlfriend death

Coronado Police Department, with no homicide unit, handling boy's death investigation

2-foot-long red and yellow snake empties city bus

"We have an employee who's familiar with snakes and other reptiles"

Drunkard fails to find fight at 1st tavern, tries another

Police called downtown at 11:33 p.m. to deal with 45-year-old, find him at 2nd location

Man asks cops to arrest pals for $80 robbery

"Long story short, his 2 friends commenced to beat him up once he set foot inside the door of the residence, which is where one of his friends lived"

Ronkonkoma thug robbed 7-Eleven with tree branch: cops

Blocked by motorcycle after being chased by clerk, several customers

S&P defies other agencies, cuts U.S. to AA+

Outlook is negative, a sign another downgrade possible in 12 to 18 months

SEC drops administrative case against Rajat Gupta

"The staff is fully committed to the case and will proceed as appropriate"

DuPont to stop selling Imprelis amid tree damage

"We're a modest family, but we try to take care of our home. It's disturbing"

Ex-Sullivan & Cromwell M&A expert guilty of tax evasion

"John O'Brien went to work every day at a prestigious law firm where he advised clients on how to comply with the law at the same time that he was knowingly breaking it. He thumbed his nose at the IRS to fund an even more lavish lifestyle than his generous income permitted"

Rite Aid manager dies chasing shoplifter over wall

Brody Koga, 52, pursued cigarette shoplifter after woman caused disturbance in store

Woman, 26, dies in 600-foot Yosemite Half Dome fall

Hayley LaFlamme fell on the shoulder during descent; authorities say rain was factor

TV reporter shot in hand by BB-gun during report

Leanne Suter visibly shaken, said "look at the blood" while continuing to broadcast

2 die in crash of Wright Brothers replica plane

Don Gum and Mitchell Cary were volunteer pilots for Wright “B” Flyer Inc.
Bystander horror: "I heard the pop and thought that meant trouble, so I went to look ... I went up to the plane, and there they were under the wing"

Rick Santelli suggests Eamon Javers isn’t doing his job

Santelli: "Why aren't you more adversarial, why aren't your peers more adversarial? If what you see going on as a reporter is a game, isn't the story, it's a game?"
Javers: "I'm not saying it's a game, I'm saying that what you need to do-"
Santelli: "But you did! You said that's Washington ... Believe me, if I was there, Eamon, I'd ask some tough questions."
Javers: "I think we have been asking the president these tough questions, Rick."

B of A names chief risk officer in Friday afternoon staff memo

Terry Laughlin now heads legacy asset servicing business; takes over late in Q3

FAA proposes $689,800 hazmat fine for FedEx

Company: Packages "never posed any danger to our aircraft or crew members"
Ground: FedEx truck driver falls asleep at wheel, kills pickup driver
Negligent homicide: FedEx truck driver guilty of highway jackknifing death

Texas recipient of Oakland FedEx package busted for pot

Addressed to "Mr. Jim Crow"; deputies find several from FedEX with marijuana residue
Neighbor stunned: "He's an excellent guy; he offers to do things for me. Matter of fact, the other day, he noticed that my tire was on my daughter's car, was a spare, and said you know, we're having a sale"

Local anchor Amy Wegmann lands role in ‘Army Wives’

Confusion: "He still said he wanted me to walk with the camera. And I said, 'You mean walk forward with the camera?' And he said, 'No, do what you usually do, walk backwards with the camera.' I wasn't catching what he was saying. I said, 'You want me to walk backwards with the camera?' And he said 'Yes, how you would normally do it.' I thought, we don't normally do it that way, but of course I just did it. So in the scene, I'm having to walk backwards and talk at the same time. And they gave me brand new high heels from wardrobe with no scuff on the bottom for traction, so walking backwards was tricky"

Ms. Nevada in critical condition after collision with bus

Tracy Rodgers was set to compete for Ms. United States at Las Vegas Hilton next month

CNBC stars wear American flag ties, scarves to honor Haines

Steve Grasso: "i am best efforts going to wear the american flag tie every friday"
Mandy Drury: "I'm joining the American flag tie brigade ... If you have one, wear one too"

CNBC legend Mark Haines passes away at age 65

N.Y. Post: Insider says felt ill Tuesday, left work early
Special Report: Erin Burnett takes part in CNBC hourlong tribute
Obituary: Wife, Cindy, reported death, at Marlboro, N.J., home, cause of death not released ... born April 19, 1946; grew up in Oyster Bay, N.Y. Graduate of Denison University (Granville, Ohio), 1969; law degree, University of Pennsylvania, 1989 ... member of the N.J. state bar ... 2 children, Matthew and Meredith
Pioneer: Joined CNBC in 1989, became first host of "Squawk Box"
Tribute: Traders on NYSE floor observe moment of silence
Mark Hoffman: "One of the building blocks of CNBC since the very beginning"
Sandy Cannold: "The toughest day I have ever had in my TV life"
Joe Kernen: "His fingerprints were on everything," finest hour 9/11 coverage
Jane Wells: "I'll miss his bluntness, his patriotism, his skepticism"
Barry Ritholtz: "A no-nonsense straight shooter. He knew what questions to ask and how to ask them. He was trained as an attorney. He brought that keen lawyer's eye to everything he did. It wasn't something often seen in the financial media"
Pete Najarian: "Mark was the best and just a solid pillar for us all from the exchange"
Mark Cuban: "I really enjoyed being interviewed by him. Smart. Witty. Quick. None better"
Kate Kelly: "A sad day at CNBC. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mark Haines's family"
Guy Adami: "I was fortunate enough to meet him ... A very sad day"
Sharon Epperson: "He found his way into the hearts of many of the traders here at the NYMEX"
Gary Kaminsky: "I'm probably not here if it's not for Haines ... I have admired his transparency, and the way he handles himself"
Herb Greenberg: "I thanked him for being the first one to get me on air here"
Matt Quayle: "Simply put, Mark Haines made my career"
Darren Rovell: "He was who many of you would have been if you had been on our air"
Darren Rovell: "Along with dinner tonight, CNBC staff will be treated to Cheetos & ketchup, one of Mark Haines' favorite combos. Great tribute"
Courtney Reagan: "Unbelievably sad day here at CNBC"
Nicole Lapin: "Mark Haines, you've inspired me to be a fine business journalist"
Melissa Lee: "Whenever he walked in, he sort of just made everybody smile"
Melissa Francis: "My favorite memory, his steel cage death matches with Arianna Huffington"
Steve Grasso: "The absence of the 9am call ... 'Live from the financial capitol of the world' will be a constant reminder of the loss of mark haines"
Jon Najarian: "Such a fun guy, truly enjoyed each talk with Mark"
Bertha Coombs: "This is a guy who didn't put on airs. He came to work in ratty sweatpants and god-awful bright-colored Crocs. He didn't suffer fools, but at the end of the day he really was always fair"
Rebecca Jarvis: "Mark Haines was the best - he always made me laugh and think. I will miss him dearly and my thoughts & prayers go to his family"
Carl Quintanilla: "Words can't describe our loss at the passing"
Mary Thompson: "He was a masterful interviewer, our best I always thought"
Ron Insana: "Mark had a style ... he called it the way he saw it"
Sue Herera: "Mark's legacy will be the way he challenged all of us to be better at what we do ... He was also an incredibly kind man"
Tyler Mathisen: "There was no phoniness about him, no pretense, no self-consciousness"
Bill Griffeth: "He loved his family ... So many CEOs, politicians ... who Mark interviewed over the years and was especially hard on, many of them are the ones coming in and saying, 'I grieve along with everybody else'"
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera: "We're just gonna miss him so dearly ... I think he'd be mortified that we spent so much time talking about him"
NYSE: "Mark was an outstanding professional and pioneer in business journalism, and we are proud that his legacy includes years of excellence in reporting from the NYSE"
Charles Gasparino: "For all my battles at cnbc i never battled mark haines; a class act thru and thru. i used to call him the real chairman of the board; RIP"
David Faber: "Skill as an interviewer coupled with his wonderful wit, that I will miss the most"
Larry Kudlow: "Unspeakably sad passing of my CNBC pal Mark Haines.Great broadcaster. Total pro. Sharpest questions. Sincere condolence to his family. RIP"
Amanda Drury: "I watched Mark Haines from Asia, well before I met him, and thought, 'I want to be a journo like that.' He didn't put up with nonsense. RIP."
Erin Burnett: “He made it clear he accepted me from the get-go. He treated me as an equal. He made me feel important ... He loved to do things for his kids. He was always on the Web looking for things his kids might like”
Jim Cramer: "Mark Haines was our Huntley, our Brinkley, our Cronkite all rolled up into one giant of a business journalist. He was the first business journalist ever to ask a CEO a hard question that I had ever seen. When I met him 15 years ago, I was scared to death of him. I was a guest co-host. He said to me when he shook my hand, 'No free passes, to you or anyone else.' He stayed that way. Forever"
Maria Bartiromo: "Mark Haines was a true hero. His coverage of 9/11 was historic. He handled the adversity incredibly well. He will be missed by all"

Erin Burnett, at CNBC since 2005, jumps to CNN

Network: "Erin is the kind of all-star player that knows how to connect-the-dots"
Anchor: "I began my journalism career at CNN, so this is like coming home for me"
34 years old: "We are going to develop a show with her and for her"
Pop: Time Warner shares gain 1.7% on the day

Trump goes off the rails in Vegas F-bomb show

"Our leaders are stupid, they are stupid people ... In the old days, when you won the war, it was yours. When we win a war ... we leave with nothing. ... I'd say to South Korea, 'All those televisions you sell us, all the billions you make — we're going to protect you and make sure you're in good shape, but you're going to pay for it. You know something, they would do it in two minutes. ... In China and other countries, they just burn whatever the hell is available. Over here, we want clean technology. What the hell good is green here if this guy over here is spewing all sorts of crap into the air?"

TV anchor apologizes for giving 2 sides of global warming

Don Shelby: "If I report a story on abuse of children, I don't go out and interview an abuser on the upside of child abuse"

Rival station buys ad honoring fired anchor Suzanne Geha

"I think she's made WZZM 13 better, because competition always makes a business better"

TV reporter a no-show after inviting elite club for segment

Kerry McNally denies tirade: "No, I never dropped an F-bomb with anybody"

Joe Battipaglia: ‘Gentle giant,’ ‘very generous guy,’ dies at 55

Chief investment strategist at Stifel Nicolaus was CNBC pundit since network inception
Barron's: "Died on Thursday of a heart attack, Fox Business News reported"
Son Jeff star tackle for Naval Academy: "He's been a model Midshipman. He's done well academically. He's excelled at every phase of the academy"
Navy community loss: "Joseph and Mary Ann Battipaglia never missed a road game"
Doug Kass: "I knew Joe well ... He will be badly missed"
Neil Cavuto: "The gentle giant ... who never forgot ... the little guy"
Obituary: Died at 55, was at Georgia speaking engagement
Last CNBC.com video April 8: With Jim Iuorio and Doug Roberts on "The Kudlow Report," said, "You continue to buy this profit season. You continue to watch for the U.S. economy and the global economy to expand, to absorb the higher cost of energy; nobody likes it ... you have to continue to buy this market." Favorite investments: "Industrials, the energys and materials still work."

Maybe Vegas TV reporter isn’t leaving after all

Alicia Jacobs says "No decisions made," calls columnist's report "completely inaccurate"

Chrystia Freeland named editor of Thomson Reuters Digital

"Will manage a team that will select, customize, produce text and multimedia content"

Vegas TV reporter who dated Vince Neil is leaving

Alicia Jacobs, 44, born to unwed teen mother, won Miss Nevada, Mrs. United States

N.Y. Post: Scaramucci group makes minority Mets bid

Others include team of Steve Starker/Ken Dichter, and David Heller of Goldman Sachs

1st-time pageant entrant, 28, wins Miss Alaska International

Diana Grum: "I actually beat out a former Miss America contestant"

Pageant: Bikini photos of stripped queen were ‘unusable’

Won Miss San Antonio on strength in bikini competition; not in same shape for Miss Texas

Sacheen Padilla is stunner in Priceline ‘Naomi Price’ ads

Resume boasts commercials for Apple, Miller Lite, Homewood Suites, Nokia

Stephanie Courtney stars as Flo in Progressive commercials

Well-known insurance huckster also has recurring role as receptionist on "Mad Men"

Mike McGlone is the actor in Geico Charlie Daniels ad

Several commercials, including: "Did the Waltons take way too long to say good night?"

David Starzyk is actor credited in Chase Sapphire card commercial

Staggering list of TV credits, joins Molly Culver in ads with Sinatra jingle, ski lodge

Seen on CNBC: Woman in Chase/Sinatra commercial is Molly Culver

42 years old, 6 feet tall, commentator for VH-1, helps sell Sapphire credit card

Gorjus actress in Miller Lite Buster ad is Rachel Specter

Asks boyfriend played by Carter MacIntyre to choose between her or dog in commercial

Katie Savoy is girl in NFL Adrian Peterson commercial

T-Mobile: Canadian stunner Carly Foulkes is Anne Hathaway lookalike

RJ Kelly is the actor in Ally Bank pony commercials

Snarky banker tells 2 adorable little girls that each can have a pony if she wants

Wishful thinking? CNBC.com hasn’t removed Margaret Brennan bio

"Brennan is a General Assignment Reporter for CNBC. She reports regularly for Business day"

Victory for CNBCfix? CNBC takes ‘$50 billion’ out of Madoff show title

CNBCfix exclusive, 3/13: "Journalistic reach" to evaluate crime at level suggested by crook

Melissa Francis calls bra-size guess ‘terrifyingly accurate’

CNBC beauty evidently reading the blogs — we'll let this go without further comment

Darren Rovell gets lapped exploring business side of NASCAR

Uncovers little financial insight, misses chance to explain emergence from "niche" sport

CNBCfix review: Doctor makes ‘House’ call in Faber’s ‘Caved In’

Book version of splendid "Cards" well-written, but focus on Greenspan misses real story

$50B. $64.8B. $170B. $10B. $17B. What’s the real Madoff number?

$50 billion tally from the crook himself was good enough for CNBC and other media

Julia Boorstin’s Jackson report mumbles away TMZ death scoop

Declined to use the term "died," made a point of insisting "we have not confirmed that"
Waited: "Fast Money" gave 5 minutes to Faber book promotion while Jackson news emerged
Plus: AP, Los Angeles Times and New York Times differ on who posted what, and when

Modesty not always on the resume in ‘I am CNBC’ ads

Update: Jane Wells, Jim Goldman and Scott Cohn add new wrinkles to the collection

CNBC asks Dennis Gartman if he called Buffett an ‘idiot’

Commodities king laughs off report, calls Oracle's 45% loss "inexcusable ... poor trading"
Told Brent Hunsberger of Oregonian in June: ‘Warren Buffett is an idiot’
Responded to reader critics at Oregonian site: "Last year I did indeed lose money... 2%.
Other than that, for the previous 14 years I've averaged about +12%, with 22% as my best year.
... I'm also long of Goldman Sachs and Loews while short of Berkshire Hathaway for the past
two months, and have added to that trade along the way as the profits have built up."
Ignored? Days later, CNBCfix was only media site to pick up jaw-dropping Oregonian story
Jeff Macke on BRK-B short: "Congratulations to Dennis Gartman, who saw this coming"

Time to put Yankees-Mets, Cubs-White Sox in same divisions

CNBCfix exclusive: Baseball needs to scrap "leagues" and give fans intra-city rivalries

CNBCfix review: 1 hour not nearly enough for Burnett in Africa

Overreaching documentary shows strengths, weaknesses of anchor, could use Tim Seymour

Does New York Times believe its own ‘Weekender’ ad?

One sentence by arrogant chap deserves scrutiny for puffery at the expense of logic

CNBCfix review: ‘Oprah Effect’ is missing one thing: Oprah

Carl Quintanilla has some interesting stories, but lacks comment from Queen of Talk herself

Couple did ‘3 months of due diligence’ before investing with Stanford

CNBCfix review: Scott Cohn's "Secrets of the Knight" has good but unfocused material

CNBCfix review: ‘Run for the Roses’ feels like a one-trick pony

Outsourced CNBC original with Melissa Francis mostly seems like promo for NBC broadcast

CNBCfix review: Darren Rovell makes the sale in ‘As Seen on TV’

Doesn't dig as deep into infomercial ads as it could, but cuts like a Ginsu knife

Three reasons why NFL Draft is bad for players, fans, league

CNBCfix exclusive: It doesn't provide "competitive balance," but manipulates stars

CNBCfix (slightly) makes the news — in the lede graf!

All from Jared Bernstein's fee: Consider Tony Paradiso a must-read at nashuatelegraph.com

Maxim apparently gives Michelle Caruso-Cabrera the cold shoulder

Becky Quick, Erin Burnett, Trish Regan appear to make hot list, with nod to Maria Bartiromo

Margaret Brennan receives 2009 Young Leaders Irish Spirit Award

(Ex-)CNBC reporter/Arabic scholar/beauty praised by philanthropic American Ireland Fund

CNBCfix review: David Faber’s ‘House of Cards’ a home run

Impressive documentary of mortgage collapse will appeal to the pros and the laymen

CNBCfix review: ‘Marijuana Inc.’ weeds out a lot of context

Lackluster documentary is decent, but Trish Regan puts on a fashion show

Cruise line trades access for advertising in ‘Cruise Inc.’

CNBC travel correspondent Peter Greenberg digs into Norwegian Pearl's financials

        CNBCfix.com ©2012