Ex-regime figure to run for president


Ex-regime figure to run for president

CAIRO

A former strongman of ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s regime announced his presidential candidacy Friday, shaking up an already heated race that is emerging as a contest between two longtime rivals: former regime officials and Islamists who have surged in influence.

Omar Suleiman, one of the most tpowerful figures of Mubarak’s regime, had said earlier this week that he would not run. But he said he changed his mind after hundreds of people rallied in Cairo to support a bid.

College to delay 2-tier fee plan

SANTA MONICA, Calif.

Trustees at a Southern California community college reversed course Friday on a plan to provide classes using a two-tiered fee scale, voting to cancel a summer pilot program after students were pepper-sprayed at a board meeting this week.

Santa Monica College’s board of trustees voted 6-0 to halt implementation of the self-funded contract education program, which would have provided high-demand core courses at about four times the regular price. As a result, about 50 classes scheduled for this summer are canceled.

Brother of slain soldier: We’re at war

COLUMBUS

Americans shouldn’t forget that “we are a nation at war,” said the brother of one of three Ohio soldiers killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan.

One of the victims, Capt. Nicholas Rozanski, of Dublin, “loved being in the National Guard,” his brother, Alex Rozanski, told WBNS-TV on Friday. “He loved being a soldier. He loved being a leader of soldiers.”

Rozanski was among three members of the same Columbus-based National Guard unit killed in the Wednesday attack in Maimanah, the capital of Faryab province, the Defense Department said. Also killed were Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Hannon of Grove City and Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Rieck of Columbus. Four others were wounded.

Fla. law inspired by Anthony case

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed a bill inspired by 2-year-old Caylee Anthony’s death.

The law increases the maximum penalty from a year in jail to five years in prison for knowingly making a false statement to police about a missing child.

Caylee’s mother, Casey Anthony, was acquitted last year of murdering her daughter but convicted on four counts of lying to investigators.

Caylee wasn’t reported missing until 31 days after she vanished in 2008 in Orlando.

Casey Anthony completed her four-year maximum sentence while awaiting trial on the murder charge.

She could have gotten up to 20 years in prison if the bill had been in effect at that time.

Oil, gas production tied to more quakes

NEW YORK

A federal report says oil and gas production may explain a sharp increase in earthquakes in the nation’s midsection.

The researchers found the rate of quakes has jumped sixfold from the late 20th century through last year, with a particularly sharp rise from 2009 to 2011. That includes mild quakes.

The researchers said the timing and geography suggest some kind of link to oil and gas production, but it’s not clear why the two might be related.

Some previous work has linked earthquakes to injecting huge amounts of wastewater deep into the earth.

The study from the U.S. Geological Survey has not been published, but it is scheduled to be presented at a scientific meeting later this month.

Associated Press

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