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1.The White House is urging Hamas to agree to a ceasefire with Israel as a first step in halting the current Israeli air assault on Gaza. White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe spoke of the Hamas move not to renew a ceasefire with Israel. 2.The searc
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. Los Angeles area officials say they found more bodies at the Santa shooting crime scene. Investigators are still trying to identify the badly burned bodies. Officials want to know if they died in the shooting or the subsequent house fire. 2. The
1.It's still looking like a miserable end of a miserable year for retailers, with a lot of shoppers today turning up their noses at deep discounts and simply returning unwanted gifts. One analyst says after an early surge, mall turnout is lighter th
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.From the Pacific Northwest to New England, people are digging out from heavy snow. In between, many are shivering through a brutally cold day. Below-zero wind chills led a number of schools in the Pittsburg area to close. Monday morning commuters
1. An enormous mistake may cost the top US official in Afghanistan his job. General Stanley McChrystal has been summoned to the White House from Afghanistan to explain some unflattering comments he made about President Barack Obama and his aides in a
1. All but one runway at Denver's airport reopened as authorities continue to investigate yesterday's plane accident. Thirty-eight people were hurt when a Continental Airlines jet veered off a runway and caught fire. The conditions of the two most s
1. By the time winter officially arrives tomorrow morning, some in the Midwest may have already had enough. Temperatures in Illinois could reach five below zero with wind gusts 30 miles an hour. Minnesota authorities predicted heavy snowfall and are
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.Barack Obama has officially named former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as his new choice for secretary of state. Obama also announced that Robert Gates will stay on as defense secretary. In a statement, Bill Clinton says his wife is the right perso
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 United Auto Workers union says it's going to make changes in its contract. The union also says it will delay billions of dollars in payments to a union-run health care trust. It's all an effort to save jobs and help Detroit's Big Three automak
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.An F/A-18 military jet approaching a marine base has crashed in a densely populated San Diego neighborhood. Officials say the pilot ejected. The crash sparked at least one house fire. 2.Moments after five Blackwater security guards turned themselv
1.Officials say a young gunman has been successfully and safely disarmed aboard a hijacked Canadian charter jet on the ground in Jamaica. All the passengers have been released but six crew members were still aboard. The gunman is described as mental
Flags in front of the Ronald Reagon Presidential Library in Ci Valley, California were lowered Monday morning as part of the preparation for the funeral and burial of Nancy Reagon. The former first lady died over the weekend at age 94. Tennis star Ma