10 random things in the news this week

In honor of the 25 random things list circling through Facebook, I've decided to put together my own smaller version of 10 random things in the news (local/national/international) this week....

1. President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Tuesday which aims to help stimulate America of the recession. Find out what's in it for you.
2. "Slumdog Millionare" comes out top dog at the Oscars for best picture.
3. Facebook did an about face on its terms of service policy after a firestorm of backlash when it changed the wording in the TOS to say it claimed ownership to the content on the site even if a user deletes his/her account.
4. Joshua Kezer, imprisoned for more than 14 years for the slaying of a 19-year-old college student, is freed after a judge throws out the conviction.
5. Talk about bullet proof....A Kansas City woman is uninjured after a bullet fired at her ended up tangled in her hair weave.
6. Even though the big date for the Big Switch from analog to digital television was pushed back to June, more than 400 TV stations made the switch last week on the original date of February 17th.
7. The Southern Illinois Miners announced they will play an exhibition game in Cape Girardeau on May 9th.
8. Let there be light....with a few exceptions power was restored to the remaining customers in southeast Missouri that were still without power from Winter Storm '09.
9. Sen. Roland Burris was questioned by the feds in a probe of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's ongoing corruption investigation.
10. A Missouri lawmaker proposes giving school districts the option of a four day school week.