Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Thor is coming to New Mexico, but even the Norse God of Thunder would have a tough time hammering out all the confusing data regarding the pros and cons of film incentives around the country.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Strong sales of boys' brands including Transformers and Nerf helped Hasbro Inc. post a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, sending shares up 11 percent, briefly touching a 52-week high.

Two Austin 20-year-olds who were among the first to be charged under the citys new social host law both pleaded guilty Monday to the misdemeanor offense.

LYNN - Acting Fire Chief Dennis Carmody said negotiations with unionized firefighters and officers and prioritizing 2010 spending needs are top goals he will work on once he ties up loose ends associated with his appointment to the Fire Department's top job.

Last week we kicked off a new weekly feature called Tattoo Tuesday, in which readers share their spectacular pop-culture tattoos. If you have some entertaining ink on yoru body, e-mail a photo to popcandy@usatoday.com with your city, screen name and a description of the tattoo.

Garmin-Transitions' Steven Cozza became the second rider to broke his collarbone during stage two of the Tour of Qatar on Monday after Team Sky's Kurt-Asle Arvesen's fracture.

Jonsi 's (real name Jon Thor Birgisson ) first solo music video for "Go Do" finds the Sigur Ros frontman dressed in tattered clothes and make-up, making him look like some kind of experiment between a parrot, Boy George, Adam Ant, a mummy and a psychiatric patient gone really wrong.

Tour of California organisers (AEG) have released specific details for the first two stages of the 2010 race with the remainder of the stages set to be unveiled in the coming days.

Team Sky senior directeur sportif Scott Sunderland has confirmed that the new British ProTour team will not take part in this year's Tour of California.

Coney Islands historic Shore Theater is one step closer to landmark status this week after the Landmarks Preservation Commission [LPC] voted to finally get the official designation process rolling.A public hearing on landmarking the venerable old site at Surf and Stillwell avenues has been slated for March 23...

The Peaks is widely rumored to sell Wednesday for some $20 million, but whos in line to buy the regions largest hotel is unclear.

LYNN - It's time for the father of missing Giovanni Gonzalez to "just talk," the boy's frustrated mother said Tuesday.

LYNN - The 2010 election season officially opens today giving Republicans, including Nahant's Christopher Dent, a chance to translate U.S. Sen. Scott Brown's January election win into legislative and statewide victories this fall.

NEW YORK -- McGraw-Hill Construction will host the 2010 Global Construction Summit: Winning Business in World Markets on April 7-8, 2010 in New York City at the McGraw-Hill Auditorium (1221 Avenue of the Americas).

Did your heart skip a beat for a second? Well dont be silly: Kenneth Branaghs big-screen adaptation of Thor just started shooting, so a trailer for the film is still a long ways off. What we do have for you today, however, is a new trailer for Marvels upcoming animated feature, Thor: Tales of Asgard. So [...]

READINGTON TWP. For now, at least, the township will not be able to use eminent domain to seize approximately 600 acres of the 725-acre Solberg Airport property to preserve as open space.

Leading times reported to the Washington Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association, through Feb. 8:

Today RCS Sport has announced the teams selected to participate in Montepaschi Strade Bianche Toscan...

LYNN - Water and Sewer commissioners on Monday approved hundreds, even thousands of dollars in raises for 69 union employees even as they prepared to keep another round of rate hikes under 3 percent.

GETTING TO KNOW ... JULIANA BOTTING Louisville water polo, Sr. Born: Sept. 13, 1992, Santa Monica.

If youve visited Shearwater s website over the last couple of months, youll have been greeted by an arresting, scratchily-filmed series of images of mist over mountains, damaged flags and roiling sea-waters; of travel journals and captains logs, bloodied bird carcasses and satellite grabs.

REVERE - Police captured a juvenile suspected in four non-fatal stabbings, three in South Boston and one in Revere, after an hour-long manhunt through Revere on Tuesday afternoon.

Scoring summaries from Tuesday's NHL games:Flames 2 at Senators 3 First Period1. Calgary, Hagman 21 (Iginla, Stajan) 16:512. Ottawa, Kovalev 15 (Kuba, Spezza) 17:10 (pp)Penalties - Ott Kuba (tripping) 1:19, White Cal (delay of game) 17:01eSecond Period3

Only a win would keep its streak alive, and the Buena High girls soccer team came through.Senior Megan Erskine had a goal and an assist as Buena defeated host Santa Barbara 2-1 on Tuesday afternoon to capture its 17th straight Channel League title.Buena (13-5-5, 6-1-1) edged Santa Barbara (7-6-3, 5-) in the standings to extend its streak one more season.I dont think I have ever felt that good ...

To earn home ice for a playoff round or two, the Chatham Maroons had to start winning on the road again. They needed only 18 hours to pick up two road victories on the weekend. The Maroons beat the Welland Jr.[...]

Stan Lee has gone Marvel mad with the recent tweets coming from his Twitter page today. The comic book legend dropped a bunch of hints regarding the upcoming roster of Marvel releases including, Ant-Man. He claims that he recently met up with director Edgar Wright to discuss the property, and they hit it off. He [...]

Ogs Ciolek ute med brukket kragebein. Gerald Ciolek crashed heavily during the mass sprint finish of the third stage of the Tour of Qatar (February 7-12 / UCI 2.1). The 23-year-old went down in the closing sprint after 136 kilometers from Dukhan to Mesaieed and broke his collarbone.

The King City High girls basketball team made things interesting in the Mission Trail Athletic League Monday night, topping previously unbeaten Santa Catalina at home, 53-44.

Hartnell's baseball team opened the season with a 5-1 win over host College of Marin. Cory Carma, Michaelangelo Guzman and Michael Jensen combined to for the victory. Lionel Acosta went 3-for-5 and Joey Bergin went 2 for 5 and Chris Leo-sequid drove in two runs.