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NPR's Ina Jaffe reports that officials from the Los Angeles have been negotiating with the federal officials in an effort to help the police department be more open and accountable. In recent months, the Justice Department threatened a civil rights suit if the city did not agree to reforms.

Also: Seven Marines die when helicopters collide in Southwest; administration releases "online privacy act;" Google Glasses are coming.

Jurors report they are split 6-6 in the murder trial of former Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen. The 80-year-old defendant is accused of organizing the killing of three voting rights volunteers in Philadelphia, Miss., in 1964. It was one of the civil rights era's most notorious crimes.

Also: More protests in Afghanistan over burning of Qurans; Greek lawmakers rush to enact austerity measures; GOP presidential candidates gather for another debate.

The program awards the equivalent of one percent of what the U.S. government spends on public education every year. Even states that aren't finalists have implemented reforms, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told NPR.

Public support for the idea of private accounts for Social Security has dropped, according to a new poll. Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center, says President Bush has sold the problem, not the solution.

The automaker announced Thursday that it earned its largest profit ever in 2011 — $7.6 billion — citing strong sales in the U.S. and China. The company nearly collapsed two years ago and needed a bailout by the U.S. government, which still owns about 26 percent of the company.

Also: Clashes in the streets of Athens over latest Greek austerity measures; Rep. Bachus being investigated over alleged insider trading; trade deficit widens; Jerry Sandusky due in court.

Also: Santorum won all three contests Tuesday; Egyptian judge lays out case against foreign groups.

The unemployment rate is the lowest it's been since late 2008, but the labor force has shrunk. That could be a sign that many Americans still think there just aren't that many job openings out there.