Penn State's Sandusky Convicted of Sexually Abusing Boys  —  BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, was convicted Friday of sexually abusing young boys, completing the downfall of a onetime local hero in a scandal that shook a proud Pennsylvania community …

Ann Romney has a horse.  So what?  —  The punch line is at least as old as the eldest baby boomer: “I didn't get a pony.”  —  Here's Jerry Seinfeld: “I hated those kids [who had ponies].  In fact, I hate anyone that ever had a pony when they were growing up.”  —  Why is this funny?

Companies' Ills Did Not Harm Romney's Firm  —  Cambridge Industries, an automotive plastics supplier whose losses had been building for three consecutive years, finally filed for bankruptcy in May 2000 under a mountain of debt that had ballooned to more than $300 million.

Powerful congressman accused of campaign finance violations  —  Washington (CNN) — Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan, a self-made Florida millionaire, is only in his third term in Congress, but he already is in charge of fundraising for the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee …

White House Memo: White House Waits Tensely for Decision on Health Law  —  Late on Tuesday, March 27, halfway around the world, President Obama began one of the most suspenseful waits in recent presidential history.  —  After a blur of nuclear security meetings in South Korea …

Forkless Friday at Obama event  —  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. —Does a fork or dinner knife pose an unacceptable danger to President Barack Obama?  —  One wouldn't think so, given the hundreds of lunches and dinners he's attended ranging from state dinners to political fundraisers to run-of-the-mill stops on the rubber-chicken circuit.

GOP hardliners won't attack Romney's ‘amnesty’ plan  —  Republican hardliners in both chambers are holding their tongues over Mitt Romney's plan to grant qualified illegal immigrants legal status and even U.S. citizenship.  —  Similar proposals in the past have led to charges from these conservatives …

Cory Booker shares spotlight with county detective, both help victim of Newark car accident  —  NEWARK — Hold the accolades.  The superhero mayor was more of a concerned bystander this time.  —  When a pedestrian was struck by a moving vehicle in Newark earlier today …

Chinese Data Said to Be Manipulated, Understating Slowdown  —  HONG KONG — As the Chinese economy continues to sputter, prominent corporate executives in China and Western economists say there is evidence that local and provincial officials are falsifying economic statistics to disguise the true depth of the troubles.

U.S. Catholic priest found guilty in child abuse case  —  PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A monsignor who oversaw hundreds of priests in the Philadelphia Archdiocese was found guilty on Friday of one count of endangering the welfare of a child, making him the first senior U.S. Roman Catholic Church official …