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. The targets of Israeli bombing raids in Gaza now includes smuggling tunnels, as well as a top Hamas security installation. Israel has called up 6,500 reserve soldiers, and moved tanks, infantry, armored units. But the country's foreign minister s...
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.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. 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.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.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. 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.Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich says he will not quit a job that people hired him to do, telling reporters in a quick statement that he is not guilty. Blagojevich faces charges he tried to use his position for political and financial gain. 2.Ske...
1. The White House says it's very close to a decision on how to help the troubled US auto industry. But the Bush administration didn't provide any details or even a timetable on when an announcement would be made. One option being considered is a ma...
1.Disgraced investor Bernard Madoff returned to his Manhattan apartment after making a surprise appearance at the federal courthouse. A judge set new conditions for his bail, including a curfew and monitoring bracelet. 2.The attorney for Rod Blagoje...
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...
