February 7, 2012: Morning
- After teacher arrests, LA school performs security theater for parents, temporarily replacing its entire staff.
- When did the middle finger become offensive?
- In the U.S., an invented country freed from its past, a tough match lays ahead for soccer vs. football.
- Researchers force monkeys and humans to watch Clint Eastwood to discover their brain differences.
- Fake TV and movie violence is up, but real-world crime is down, and there appears to be a connection.
- Doctors perform first jaw transplant created from a 3D printer.
- Signature foods and slogans are so 20th century: Chattanooga is designing its own signature font.
- A short history of American money.
- Pew findings show the difference of opinions between liberals and conservatives is greater than the gender gap.
- Simpsons toys banned in Iran.
- SFJ profiles former corrections officer Rick Ross.
- Reporter boards indie-rock cruise to Cozumel with Weezer, Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr., more.