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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. 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.The chief financial officer of money-losing mortgage giant Freddie Mac apparently hanged himself at his home in Virginia. The latest in a string of blows to Freddie Mac since it was seized by the government. David Kellermann was 41. 2.In the case
1. Two suicide bombings in Iraq have killed at least 78 people, making this the deadliest day of the year in that country. One attacker struck as police were distributing food parcels. 2. A Florida pharmacy is taking blame for killing 21 polo horses
1.The number of confirmed swine flu cases in the US has risen to 91, that includes a toddler from Mexico who is being treated at a Texas hospital and later died. Cases are now being reported in at least ten states. 2.Meantime the World Health Organi
1. The spread of swine flu is prompting governments around the globe to take action. Cuba became the first country to impose a travel ban today by suspending flights to and from Mexico for 48 hours. This, even though the World Health Organization sa
1. Israel has launched several more airstrikes on southern Lebanon today, cutting short a two-day pause in the attacks after Hezbollah guerrillas blew up an Israeli tank. 2. President Bush insists any
1. Residents of the Mid-Atlantic region got hit with another day of triple-digit temperatures. Officials are urging people to conserve electrical power and stay indoors. An excessive heat warning rema
1. A claustrophobic woman got into a confrontation with a flight crew, causing a United Airlines jet from London to divert to Boston. The flight was escorted in by fighter jets and all 182 passengers
1. A new twist in the investigation into JonBenet Ramsey's death. San Quentin State Prison officials searched the cell of Richard Allen Davis, the man convicted of killing Polly Klaas. That's because
1. Forty-nine people died when a Comair jet crashed just after take-off in Lexington, Kentucky. Only one person, the first officer , survived. Investigators are looking into whether the plane had take
1. The body of New England Patriots player Marquise Hill was found today just a day after he was reported missing following a jet ski accident on Lake Pontchartrain. Hill's body was discovered by searchers about a quarter mile from where the former L
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 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