Yahoo! News: Top Stories Top Stories States, banks reach foreclosure-abuse settlement (AP) AP - U.S. states have reached a $25 billion deal with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the housing bubble burst. Greek debt crisis eases, but drama is not over (AP) AP - More than two years after it came clean about its addiction to debt, Greece may finally have begun its long and painful road to recovery. Syrian forces renew bombardment in Homs (AP) AP - Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets that killed scores of people Thursday in the rebellious city of Homs, activists said, the latest strike in a weeklong assault as President Bashar Assad's regime tries to crush increasingly militarized pockets of dissent. Unemployment aid applications near a 4-year low (AP) AP - The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, a positive sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months. Sources: Pentagon rules shift on women in combat (AP) AP - The Pentagon is unveiling plans Thursday to allow women to serve in thousands of military jobs closer to the front lines, reflecting the realities of the last decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan. 10 states get education waiver (AP) AP - President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind education law in exchange for promises to improve the way schools teach and evaluate students. Doctors telling more adults: Get out and exercise (AP) AP - More and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get out and exercise, according to government survey released Thursday. Kodak to stop making cameras, digital frames (AP) AP - Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames, marking the end of an era for the company that brought photography to the masses more than a century ago. Naomi Watts to star in Princess Diana biopic (AP) AP - Producers say Naomi Watts will play Princess Diana in a film about the last years of the royal's life. No. 10 Duke stuns No. 5 North Carolina 85-84 (AP) AP - Austin Rivers and his Duke teammates kept hanging around, doing just enough to keep North Carolina from blowing the game open until the Tar Heels finally gave them an opening. Greeks strike bailout deal in time for EU meeting (Reuters) Reuters - Greek political leaders clinched a long-stalled deal on reforms and austerity measures to secure a second international bailout and avoid a chaotic default, hours before the country's financial backers began meeting in Brussels. U.S. jobless claims brighten labor market picture (Reuters) Reuters - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting recent gains in employment are being sustained. ECB opens door to indirect Greece aid (Reuters) Reuters - European Central Bank President Mario Draghi opened the door on Thursday to helping Athens indirectly after Greek politicians finally signed up to an austerity package following days of dither and delay. Iran turns to barter for food as sanctions cripple imports (Reuters) Reuters - offering gold bullion in overseas vaults or tankerloads of oil - in return for food as new financial sanctions have hurt its ability to import basic staples for its 74 million people, commodities traders said Thursday. Senior U.S. Catholic cites Obama "promises" on birth control (Reuters) Reuters - Timothy Dolan, a senior U.S. Roman Catholic leader, said on Thursday President Barack Obama "gave me promises" during a White House meeting in November as Dolan pressed the Church's criticism of a new Obama administration rule requiring health insurance plans to cover birth control. FBI memos paint Jobs as driven, reality-distorting visionary (Reuters) Reuters - Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs, hailed as one of the greatest technology visionaries of his generation, dabbled in illicit drugs in his youth and alienated colleagues yet commanded universal respect, according to interviews conducted by the FBI in the 1990s. California to get $18 billion under mortgage deal (Reuters) Reuters - California's attorney general said on Thursday her state will receive up to $18 billion in benefits under a federal-state mortgage settlement to be announced later today. Facing more key votes, Romney can't afford another stumble (Reuters) Reuters - Many Republicans may have growing concerns about their presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, but no one is pushing the panic button - yet. Prop. 8 ruling: why it might not go the the Supreme Court (The Christian Science Monitor) The Christian Science Monitor - A day after the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Proposition 8 – California's 2008 voter-approved ban on gay marriage – the big question is: What happens next?  Boehner vows Congress will reverse Obama birth control policy (The Christian Science Monitor) The Christian Science Monitor - Congress this week plunged into fray over new Obama administration rules that will require religious employers to offer birth control in their health-insurance programs, even if contraception runs afoul of their religious doctrines.