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1.As if spending one night at Chicago's O'Hare Airport wasn't enough. Some passengers face the prospect of doing it again this Christmas Eve. More than 100 flights were canceled at O'Hare today, a day after the weather forced the cancellations of mo
1. It looks like Illinois state lawmakers won't be getting into the criminal case against Gov. Rod Blagojevich as they consider whether he should be impeached. Federal prosecutors today asked them not to delve into the case, saying they're concerned
1. The White House is calling on Hamas to stop its rocket attacks into Israel and warns Israel needs to avoid civilian casualties as the region erupted into violence today. More than 200 people were killed when Israel unleashed unprecedented airstri
1. Pope Francis celebrated his first Christmas as pontiff. His day includes an address to thousands of people in Saint Peters Square, and millions watching around the world. 2. US soldiers in Afghanistan are among those celebrating Christmas. Soldier
Ferguson is in flames Tuesday as protesters took to the streets after the annoucement that a grand jury declined to indict white officer Darren Wilson in the death of 18-year-old black teenager Michael Brown. Police say at least 12 buildings were bur
1. The Senate is expected to pass a comprehensive defense bill later night. The legislation would crack down on sexual assaults in military and provide 552-billion for regular defense spending and another 80-billion for the war in Afghanistan and som
1.The Gulf Coast is bracing for Gustav, a hurricane that could strengthen even more as it moves across Cuba into the Gulf of Mexico. A mass evacuation of New Orleans is on, with officials telling residents to leave. 2.Political leaders including Hil
1. Authorities in South Florida say they have solved the 1981 killing of Adam Walsh, son of John Walsh who later gained fame as host of America's Most Wanted. The man believed responsible for the crime, serial killer Ottis Toole, died in prison more
1.President George W. Bush is headed back to the U.S. after a quick trip to Iraq and Afghanistan. The president's first stop was Baghdad where an Iraqi reporter threw his shoes at Bush, the president was not hurt. He then traveled to Kabul where he
1. The head of Ford says he is willing to work for a dollar a year, part of a push to get 25 billion dollars from Congress to help save the auto industry. The push for money includes appearances by all the auto chiefs before Congress. 2. A recovery
1. The head of the United Auto Workers Union says Congress needs to act now to help US automakers, or General Motors could fail by the end of the month. At a Senate hearing, GM's chief executive said the automakers have made mistakes, but are learni
1. President-elect Barack Obama has named retired General Eric Shinseki as his Veterans Affairs secretary. Shinseki served as Army chief of staff in the Bush administration but left after testifying that it might take several hundred thousand US tro
1. The White House isn't commenting on Sunday's appeal from Julian Assange that the US end what he calls a witch hunt against his website WikiLeaks. Assange has been holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London for two months to avoid being extradited to
1.An army scientist committed suicide before federal prosecutors could charge him with mailing anthrax-laced letters after the 9/11 attacks. Authorities say that the letters may have been part of a warped plan by Bruce Ivins to test a vaccine for th
1. John Edwards admits to an extramarital affair. But the former US Democratic presidential candidate denies fathering the woman's daughter. Edwards tells ABC News he lied repeatedly about the affair with a 42-year-old woman, but says that he did no
1. Russian forces are pulling back from a town near Georgia's capital. That action comes after Russia's president signed a ceasefire deal earlier today. However other Russian troops remain entrenched in Georgian territory. 2. Florida has declared a
1. Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama make their last-minute pleas to voters days before Election Day. McCain says Obama is running for redistributor in chief while Obama told radio listeners his election would change the world. 2.
1. President-elect Barack Obama keeps working on a list of foreign leaders, talking to Russia's president, both agreeing they should meet soon. Obama is also being slammed by Iran after saying it is unacceptable for the nation to develop nuclear wea
He was a mystery wrapped in sheep's clothing and an ill-fitting Christmas sweater until its owner came forward Tuesday night to reclaim the animal from its temporary digs at the Nebraska Humane Society. He is just like my boy. I wanna dress him up. H
1. Civil rights leaders are calling for the creation of a citizens review board in North Charleston, South Carolina. NAACP leaders say they want the board to look into complaints of police brutality. The demand's come after a video surfaced of a whit