Mentalist predicts big game winner
SALISBURY -- Step right up folks to witness Dan Cain -- the greatest show on earth. Well, not counting Super Bowl XLVI.

Council rejects fire chief pick
SALISBURY -- Following a nearly three-hour closed session, the City Council majority voted against appointing Rick Hoppes as fire chief.

Somerset schools merger on hold for year
WESTOVER -- Somerset County's two high schools will remain intact, at least for one more year, after Board of Education members approved a restructuring plan that would be put in place at both.

Storm to be remembered with soiree
OCEAN CITY -- The Ocean City Museum Society is hosting a "storm party" to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a 1962 nor'easter that ravaged the resort and other parts of the East Coast.

Harris gave $44K in bonuses
WASHINGTON -- Republican Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland gave his staffers $44,006 in bonuses last year.

Romney rolls to easy win in Nevada GOP caucuses
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace....

Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria
BEIRUT (AP) -- Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising....

Storm blankets Nebraska after dumping on Colorado
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska as the blanket of heavy, wet precipitation downed power lines and made travel treacherous....

AP Interview: US women call Egypt captors 'kind'
CAIRO (AP) -- Their kidnappers gave them tea and dried fruit, and talked about religion and tribal rights. The California women were allowed to bring their Egyptian tour guide with them. One even put out his cigarette in the car when a hostage said the smoke was bothering her....

In Nevada, Gingrich fumbles but moves forward
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Newt Gingrich is struggling to regain his footing following a campaign in Nevada beset by glitches as the race for the Republican presidential nomination moves to the next phase....