“ Pope Benedict to resign at the end of the month”

Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI will resign on February 28. The 85-year-old pope is resigning "because of advanced age," Benedict told the cardinals of the Catholic Church on Monday. "Strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to recognize my incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me," the pope told the cardinals. Benedict has served as pope since He has led church during a time in which the church is declining in his native Europe but expanding in Africa and Latin America. Benedict's time as pope has been marked with a series of scandals and controversies, including hundreds of new allegations of sexual abuse by priests.

Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys emerged the big winner at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards taking home four GRAMMYs, including Producer Of The Year. Several artists won three: Jay-Z and Kanye West (Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration); and Gotye, who won Record Of The Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Somebody That I Used To Know" (featuring Kimbra). Fun. won for Best New Artist and Song Of The Year for "We Are Young," while English folk- rockers Mumford & Sons won Album Of The Year for Babel. Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys emerged the big winner at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards taking home four GRAMMYs, including Producer Of The Year. Several artists won three: Jay-Z and Kanye West (Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration); and Gotye, who won Record Of The Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Somebody That I Used To Know" (featuring Kimbra). Fun. won for Best New Artist and Song Of The Year for "We Are Young," while English folk- rockers Mumford & Sons won Album Of The Year for Babel. The economic impact from the weekend blizzard is expected to be big. The two to three feet of snow that fell over many parts the Northeast brought many businesses to a halt, shut down offices and schools, grounded hundreds of flights and forced restaurants to turn away patrons. "We are going to feel the impact of this storm for some time," said Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, who asked all nonessential state employees to stay home on Monday. The weekend snowstorm, a product of two converging weather systems, forced the cancellation of more than 5,000 flights and knocked out power to more than 635,000 customers. The economic impact from the weekend blizzard is expected to be big. The two to three feet of snow that fell over many parts the Northeast brought many businesses to a halt, shut down offices and schools, grounded hundreds of flights and forced restaurants to turn away patrons. "We are going to feel the impact of this storm for some time," said Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, who asked all nonessential state employees to stay home on Monday. The weekend snowstorm, a product of two converging weather systems, forced the cancellation of more than 5,000 flights and knocked out power to more than 635,000 customers. In Other News