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• Feds admit wrongly tracking Wis. abortion groups (AP via Yahoo! News): The U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted a threat assessment of local pro- and anti-abortion rights activists before an expected rally last year, even though they did not pose a threat to national security.
• Advocates push abortion-rights license plate in Va (AP via Yahoo! News): Abortion-rights advocates have been unable to halt the "Choose Life" license plate variations in nearly two-dozen states, so now they're working to balance the bumper debate.
• Attorneys seek new trial for abortion doc's killer (AP via Yahoo! News): Attorneys for a man convicted of murdering a prominent Kansas abortion provider have asked for a new trial or an order of acquittal for their client.
• Feds Say They Wrongly Tracked Wis. Abortion Groups (Fox News): MADISON, Wis. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security improperly conducted a threat assessment of Wisconsin pro- and anti-abortion rights groups before an expected rally last year.
• Accused murderer told police she'd had abortion (The News & Observer): The woman charged with killing her ex-lover’s fiancée told police she had an abortion a year before graduate student Denita Smith was found shot to death outside her apartment, Durham police investigators testified Monday.
• ACLU: Instructor at public Calif. college included views on abortion, homosexuality in lessons (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune): SAN FRANCISCO - An instructor at a public community college in Fresno has been improperly presenting his religious views on homosexuality, abortion and global warming as fact to students in an introductory health science class, the American Civil Liberties Union alleged Monday.
• Advocates push abortion-rights license plate in Virginia (Deseret News): Abortion-rights advocates have been unable to halt the "Choose Life" license plate variations in nearly two-dozen states, so...
• Feds admit wrongly tracking Wis. abortion groups (MalaysiaNews.net): WICHITA — The bullet that killed George Tiller on Sunday did what lawmakers, prosecutors and grassroots activists never could: end the career of the nation's most prominent abortion provider. But t...
• ACLU: Calif. science instructor illegally teaching religious views on gays, abortion (Reno Gazette-Journal): FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says a science instructor at Fresno City College is illegally teaching religious views on homosexuality and abortion as fact.
• Advocates Push Abortion-Rights License Plate in Virginia (FOX 61 Chattanooga): Abortion-rights advocates have been unable to halt the "Choose Life" license plates in nearly two-dozen states, so now they're working to balance the bumper debate.

• Fertile forties pregnancy warning: Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.
• Goldsmith backs BAE Systems deal: The former attorney general says he "strongly supported" the plea bargain made by BAE Systems to end corruption investigations.
• Anti-abortion ad causes row at Super Bowl: An anti-abortion ad featuring a top player American football player and scheduled to run during Sunday's Super Bowl game is causing controversy in the US as the BBC's Haydn Perry reports.
• 'Outrage' as deal ends BAE probes: Campaigners express anger as defence group BAE Systems strikes a deal to end UK and US investigations into its affairs.
• Q&A: The Lisbon Treaty: Key questions answered on the process and meaning of the EU's reform treaty, now ratified by all 27 member states.
• Pope equality comments condemned: The Pope is criticised for urging Catholic bishops in England and Wales to fight the UK's Equality Bill with "missionary zeal".
• Pope in attack on UK equality law: Pope Benedict urges Catholic bishops in England and Wales to fight the UK's Equality Bill with "missionary zeal".
• US missile test fails in Pacific: A US missile defence test simulating an attack by Iran or North Korea has failed, the defence department says.
• Pope confirms UK visit for 2010: Pope Benedict XVI confirms his plan to visit Britain later this year, in what will be the first papal visit since 1982.
• Worker 'told family of abortion': A teenager complains that a hospital worker broke confidentiality and told her family about her abortion.
• Lula 'perfect' after health tests: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he is in "perfect" condition following hospital tests for a health scare.
• Why do people vote against their own interests?: Dr David Runciman analyses why people often vote for parties that do not represent their economic interests, or that might even positively damage their financial or health prospects.
• US man murdered abortion doctor: A man who said he killed a US abortion doctor in Kansas to save the lives of unborn babies is found guilty of first-degree murder.
• Man shot doctor 'to save unborn': A US man accused of murdering abortion doctor George Tiller says he did it to save the lives of unborn children.
• Profile: Bob McDonnell: A profile of Bob McDonnelll, the governor of Virginia, who has been delivering the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech
• Two guilty of harassing resident: Two youths are convicted of harassing a woman in a street where a mother was driven to suicide by years of abuse from yobs.
• India manned space trip 'by 2016': India's space agency will launch its first manned mission to space in 2016, officials say.
• Asian mums losing 'honour babies': BBC Asian Network highlights growing concerns about British Asian women being forced to give up their babies to avoid shame on the family.
• Yacht couple rescue 'was bungled': An attempt to rescue a British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates was "bungled", a Whitehall official has said.
• Sundance line-up defies downturn: This year's Sundance Film Festival has a strong line-up of promising movies with big name stars despite the independent film industry struggling in the recession.

• Focus on the Family Pro-Life Tim Tebow Super Bowl Commercials: Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Focus on the Family Super Bowl commercials featuring Tim Tebow and his mother Pam have been the subject of national attention for weeks. Below, LifeNews.com has obtained the videos and text of the two 30-second Super Bowl commercials with Pam Tebow sharing her story of not having an abortion.
• Pro-Life Advocates Applaud Focus on the Family's Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad: Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- After millions of people across the United States and around the world watched the Focus on the Family commercials featuring Tim Tebow and his mother Pam, pro-life advocates say pro-abortion groups clearly overreacted in their outrage and complaining about what turned out to be positive, life-affirming ads.
• Obama Plans Televised Health Care Summit to Persuade Republicans to Back Bill: Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama is planning a televised health care summit later this month in an effort to salvage the pro-abortion government-run health care bill. The plan is an effort to revive his sagging polling numbers and that of the legislation that has seen just one Republican support it in Congress.
• Pro-Abortion Group Claims Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad Promotes Domestic Violence: Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Unable to gain any traction by calling the Focus on the Family Tim Tebow Super Bowl ad extremist or over the top, pro-abortion groups today are offering a new dig on the commercial. The president of NOW and other abortion advocates claim the ad promotes domestic violence.
• Pro-Life Group Helps Provide Ultrasounds for Women Considering Abortion: Poughkeepsie, NY (LifeNews.com) -- During National Sanctity of Life Week, Project Ultrasound Inc., a non-profit organization raising awareness and funds to promote the use of ultrasound machines to help deter abortions, announced efforts to strengthen its commitment to helping women choose life.
• Colts Coach Clyde Christensen Spared From Abortion Like Tim Tebow: Miami, FL (LifeNews.com) -- When tens of millions of people around the world tune in for the Super Bowl tomorrow, they will finally get a chance to see the commercial celebrating the life of Tim Tebow. But viewers may not know Clyce Christensen, the assistant head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, has his own potential abortion story that changed his life.