Jewish prayer ritual causes LA flight lock down Alaska Airlines crew alarmed by 3 Mexican men tying leather straps and wooden boxes to themselves for orthodox prayer Read more on CBS News [Continue]

New Orleans brings curtain down on Mardi Gras NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Mardi Gras 2011 is over in New Orleans. The annual free-for-all party ended at midnight. Police cars, followed by officers on foot and other officers on horseback, moved down Bourbon Street declaring Carnival is over. Behind them were street sweepers and trucks. Read [Continue]

Second round goes down to the wire The Leduc Chrysler AAA midget Oil Kings started their second round of playoffs in St. Albert on Feb 22. At press time, four of the five games had been played. Read more on Leduc Representative [Continue]

Man tries to run down officer A San Francisco man was under arrest after attempting to assault a parking enforcement officer in Sausalito, police said. Read more on Sausalito Marin Scope [Continue]

Instant view – Egypt’s Mubarak steps down (Reuters) – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and the Vice President has named a military council to run the country’s affairs, state television said on Friday after 18 days of mass protests against his rule. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News [Continue]