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Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach charged with sexually abusing boys, pauses while speaking to the media at the Centre County Courthouse.

Judge Sets Trial Date For Jerry Sandusky In Abuse Case

Judge John Cleland also said he would rule later on whether to give Sandusky, who is under house arrest, more freedom and allow visits by his young grandchildren.

Hoping to inspire the conservative base that hasn't warmed to him, Mitt Romney made his case to the American Conservative Union's annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington on Friday.

In Plea To The Right, Romney Bills Himself As 'Severely Conservative'

They may not be ready to accept GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's invitation to stand with him "shoulder to shoulder," but conservatives gave him a reception that at times rose to rousing at their biggest annual gathering on Friday.

In this dish, Coi's Daniel Patterson combines California clam, bull kelp, wild fennel, and Meyer lemon.

Wilderness On A Plate: A California Chef On His Foraged Feasts

Few American chefs take foraging wild foods quite as seriously as Daniel Patterson of Coi restaurant in San Francisco. At any given day, he might be cooking with California clams, lichen, coastal spinach, Monterey Cypress, and angelica root in one dish.

Rep. Bachus Investigated For Insider Trading

The Office of Congressional Ethics is considering allegations that Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., now chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, profited from insider trading during the 2008 financial meltdown. The case could be referred to the House Ethics Committee at some future date. The story emerged the day Congress voted to restrict members' stock trades.

HarQen CEO Kelly Fitzsimmons delivers a presentation to Silicon Pastures, a Milwaukee-based angel investment group that has already put more than $1 million into her company.

Angel Investors And Startups Mingle In Milwaukee

In this post-recession era, angel investor groups have stepped in to finance startup companies that banks and venture capitalists deem too risky. Twenty of those groups are in Wisconsin, including one that meets at a Milwaukee social club where local money is finding its way to local startups.

Cardinal Marc Ouellet presides over a penitential Mass at St. Ignatius Church in Rome on Tuesday. The Mass, which asked for the forgiveness of victims of clerical sexual abuse, was part of a Vatican-backed symposium addressing the scandal of pedophile priests and the church culture that enabled such abuse to take place.

With Vatican's Backing, Catholics Address Sex Abuse

This week, a Vatican-backed symposium in Rome tackled the painful subject of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Some victims' advocates decried the meeting as "cheap window dressing." But others say it may signal the the Vatican is moving toward reformers and away from deniers of the abuse.

Craig Finn's solo debut is titled <em>Clear Heart Full Eyes.</em>

Craig Finn On World Cafe

Hear the Hold Steady singer perform quiet, moody songs from his solo debut, Clear Heart Full Eyes.

Benjamin Zander, lecturing in Davos, Switzerland on "Managing Complexity," was fired after 45 years at the New England Conservatory.

Around The Classical Internet: February 10, 2012

Meryl Streep talks about her operatic past, an opera debuts and a cruise goes nowhere: all the classical music news that's fit to link.

A Conservative's Tips For Finding The Right Mate

Amid all the speeches at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., this week, young Republicans could attend a session on finding love. Some suggestions from the conservative dating expert: loosen up, take a romantic walk or maybe go to a gun range.

U.S. Says Satellite Images Show Weaponry Syria Is Using Against Civilians

A State Department spokeswoman said the images show the regime is deploying "horrible" weaponry.

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