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Brian Moynihan to succeed Ken Lewis as BofA CEO (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:32 am Top Mexican Drug Lord Killed in ClashOfficial: Top Mexican Drug Lord Killed in Clash , A Mexican navy official says alleged drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva has been killed in shootout.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:29 am Mexican forces kill cartel kingpin Beltran Leyva
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:26 am Ban on texting while driving gains speedA unanimous vote yesterday by the Boston City Council to outlaw texting while driving will help jump-start a statewide prohibition, a state senator who is co-chairman of a...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:23 am By the Numbers: Facebook's Road to an IPO (INFOGRAPHIC)With the recent introduction of a dual class stock structure emulating that of Google, rumors abound of the inevitability of a Facebook IPO in 2010.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:23 am Parents shun school officialsThe parents of a Taunton 8-year-old who was removed from class after drawing a stick-figure crucifix skipped a scheduled meeting yesterday with school officials, and are considering...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:22 am Pakistan court voids Zardari amnesty (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:22 am Oxfam warns over E Africa droughtAid agency Oxfam warns that a failure of rains across East Africa puts millions at risk of hunger.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:21 am Slow progress at Copenhagen talksTalks remain deadlocked at the protest-hit climate summit in Copenhagen as world leaders join efforts to seal a deal.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:19 am Judges' lax attitudes the real danger hereThe reason Joseph H. Gardner, 26, of Kingston was free when he allegedly raped a 3-year-old girl last weekend? No court bothered to consider the danger he posed after he allegedly...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:16 am Copenhagen climate talks in trouble, blame beginsCOPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Prospects for a strong U.N. climate pact grew more remote on Thursday at the climax of two-year talks as ministers and leaders blamed leading emitters China and the United States for deadlock on carbon cuts.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:15 am Danish official: Hopes for climate deal slimCOPENHAGEN (AP) -- World leaders starting flooding into Copenhagen on Thursday, even as a Danish official acknowledged that hope was running out for a comprehensive climate deal because the negotiations between rich and poor countries were deadlocked....Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EST | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Danish official: Hopes for climate deal slim (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Shooting suspect gets house arrestThe Porsche-driving, privileged scion of a national real estate magnate will be spinning his wheels under 24-hour house arrest after turning himself in yesterday for the road-rage...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:13 am Russia blames US for 'slowdown' in nuclear treaty talks - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:12 am Nearly half of households say they will not use child allowances soon+(Kyodo) _ A total of 48.9 percent of households with children responding to a survey said they will not use the government allowances to be provided for them during the same fiscal year...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:12 am Post Office fields desperate appeals from needy kids, familiesHard luck at Christmas is filling the mailbags at the Post Office's Operation Santa as hundreds of Hub kids and their cash-strapped moms and dads pour their hearts out...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Drink Up! Coffee, Decaf and Tea Reduce Risk for DiabetesIndividuals who drink more coffee (regular or decaffeinated) or tea appear to have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of previous studies reported in the December 14/28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:10 am Russia blames US on nuclear talksRussia's foreign minister says the US is responsible for a "slowdown" in talks to agree a new nuclear weapons cuts treaty.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:07 am Report: Israel's Olmert offered land swapJERUSALEM (AP) -- Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert offered to swap Israeli territory near the Gaza Strip and West Bank in exchange for settlement blocs in the West Bank, the Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday, in the most detailed account of the former Israeli leader's proposed peace offer to the Palestinians....Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EST | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:04 am Hour of truth for troubled climate summit (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:04 am Colo. food bank pioneers gluten-free donationsAs a mother of seven, Anne Miller already had a whopping grocery bill. When doctors recommended her teenage daughter go on a gluten-free diet, the family food bill went higher than Miller could afford.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:02 am Dude, they're putting pot in more than browniesAny slacker living over his parents' garage can make pot brownies. Gourmet chefs are taking the art of cooking with marijuana to a higher level.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:01 am Copenhagen climate talks in trouble, blame begins (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:01 am 'Boss of bosses' killed in MexicoOne of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords, Arturo Beltran Leyva, is killed in a shoot-out with state security forces, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am Saharan activist sent to hospitalA Western Sahara independence activist who has been on hunger strike for more than a month is taken to hospital in Lanzarote.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am Ten Things You Didn’t Know You Could Live InNormally, people are simple creatures to predict. Find the path of least resistance and they are most likely to take it. As it would appear, however, that is not the case when it comes to building domiciles.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2009 | 3:00 am Emil Boc nominated as Romanian PMRomania's re-elected President Traian Basescu nominates acting PM Emil Boc to head a new government.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am India star resigns over TelanganaIndian film star Chiranjeevi resigns from the Andhra Pradesh assembly in protest over moves to create a new state.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:58 am Official: Hopes for climate deal slim; negotiations deadlockedA Danish official says there is little hope for a comprehensive climate deal in Copenhagen because negotiations between rich ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:57 am U.S. dad wins Brazil court ruling on son's custodyA U.S. father who won another round in his legal fight to regain custody of his 9-year-old son living in Brazil isn't declaring ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:52 am Zardari faces resignation demandsPakistan's opposition urges President Asif Zardari to resign after the Supreme Court annuls an amnesty on corruption.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:51 am FIFA president Sepp Blatter says no to TV replaysABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Sepp Blatter remains adamant that football will not use TV replays to review decisions as long as he is FIFA president. Blatter said on...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:51 am Russian FM: US-Russian arms deal not readyMOSCOW (AP) -- The U.S. and Russian presidents are unlikely to sign a new arms reduction treaty this week, the Russian foreign minister said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EST | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:51 am Berlusconi has better night in hospital - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:51 am Russian FM: US-Russian arms deal not ready (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am Hopes dim for agreement at climate talks in CopenhagenMore sources say talks staring at failure as Stephen Harper and dozens of other world leaders set to join UN initiative
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:50 am NYT: U.S. aide accused of plot to oust Karzai
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:49 am Yemen forces 'foil al-Qaeda plot'Yemeni security forces kill 34 suspected al-Qaeda militants and arrest 17 who were planning multiple suicide attacks, officials say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:47 am Analysis: Climate talks a halting step toward goalCOPENHAGEN (AP) -- The Copenhagen climate conference "failed" long before it even opened. It may not "succeed" until long after it ends. For the moment, then, negotiators must satisfy themselves with something in between, an "outcome," one whose shape Thursday was in the hands of the United States and China....Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EST | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:47 am Analysis: Climate talks a halting step toward goalThe Copenhagen climate conference "failed" long before it even opened. It may not "succeed" until long after it ends. For the moment, then, negotiators must satisfy themselves with something in between, an "outcome," one whose shape Thursday was in the hands of the United States and China.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:47 am Analysis: Climate talks a halting step toward goalThe Copenhagen climate conference "failed" long before it even opened. It may not "succeed" until long after it ends. For the moment, then, negotiators must satisfy themselves with...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:47 am High court sustains lower court ruling in 1st lay judge trial+(Kyodo) _ The Tokyo High Court rejected an appeal Thursday by a 72- year-old man against a 15-year prison sentence for murder under Japan's first lay judge trial, upholding the lower...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:43 am Northfield Mount Hermon sells campus to Oklahoma retailerNORTHFIELD - The historic Northfield Mount Hermon School has sold one of its two campuses to an Oklahoma City-based retailer planning to convert it into a Christian-oriented...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:42 am Packers' Aaron Rodgers proving he's a winnerGREEN BAY, Wis. - In his first season as a starter, Aaron Rodgers showed that he has the toughness and talent to play quarterback in the NFL. Now he's proving he...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:38 am US to play at Netherlands in March Word Cup warm-upCHICAGO - The United States will play the third-ranked Netherlands in a World Cup warm-up at Amsterdam on March 3, and both teams figure to be at relatively full strength. The...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:35 am Mexican navy kills top cartel kingpin in shootoutCUERNAVACA, Mexico (AP) -- Two hundred sailors raided an upscale apartment complex and killed a reputed Mexican drug cartel chief in a two-hour gunbattle, one of the biggest victories yet in President Felipe Calderon's drug war....Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EST | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:35 am Mexican navy kills top cartel kingpin in shootout (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:35 am Bordeaux edges Montpellier 1-0 in French leaguePARIS - Bordeaux edged Montpellier 1-0 on Wednesday thanks to a goal from Brazilian forward Jussie to consolidate first place in the French league. The defending champion...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:33 am Phillies fan Susan Finkelstein sent topless pics to undercover cops in bid for ... - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:33 am Dollar briefly tops 90 yen line on Fed's rosier economic outlook+(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar briefly rose to the lower 90 yen zone Thursday in Tokyo, its highest level since Dec. 7, after the U.S. Federal Reserve gave a better assessment of the world's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am Cambodia, Vietnam sign treaty to free up Mekong navigation+(Kyodo) _ Cambodia and Vietnam signed a treaty Thursday that will allow freedom of navigation on Mekong waterways between the two countries and increase access to the river system for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:30 am Afghan picture clearer in a year, general saysIt will be this time next year before it becomes clear whether NATO is winning - or losing - the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan, says the U.S. general in charge of the war.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:29 am White House Plan Would Lift Clean Energy Tax Credit - New York Times (blog)
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:22 am Bengals’ Henry is ‘battling for his life’ - NFL- nbcsports.mCHARLOTTE, N.C. - Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry is “battling for his life” after falling out of the back of a pickup truck Wednesday during what police described as a domestic dispute with his fiancee.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:20 am China Is Doubtful of Copenhagen Deal - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:14 am Las Vegas opening fireworksThe 61-storey Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas opens with fireworks and fanfare, fitting for the heart of a project that has taken centre stage in the struggling casino industry.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:12 am Merkel calls on US for deeper emissions cutsGermany's chancellor has called on the United States to cut back even more on emissions of carbon dioxide and other global-warming gasses.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:09 am Nowitzki scores 35 in Mavs 100-86 win over Thunder (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:07 am Pakistan court ruling raises questions over ZardariISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court decision to strike down an amnesty protecting politicians and officials has thrown President Asif Ali Zardari's future into question as U.S. pressureSource: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:07 am Danish official: hopes for climate deal slimA Danish official says there is little hope for a comprehensive climate deal in Copenhagen because negotiations between rich and poor countries are deadlocked. The official says the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:06 am Kidnapped Guardian journalist freed in AfghanistanLONDON (Reuters) - An Iraqi journalist working for Britain's Guardian newspaper in Afghanistan has been released along with two Afghan journalists after they were held hostage for six days,Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:05 am Russian FM: US-Russian arms deal not readyThe U.S. and Russian presidents are unlikely to sign a new arms reduction treaty this week, the Russian foreign minister said Thursday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:01 am Arrest in Brazil needle boy caseA Brazilian toddler is found with 40 sewing needles inside him and his stepfather is arrested after an alleged "black magic rite".Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:00 am Mexican Cartel Boss Killed in Huge Raid200 Sailors Storm Upscale Apartments in Central Mexico, Kill "Boss of Bosses" Arturo Beltran LeyvaSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 17 Dec 2009 | 2:00 am 2ND LD: Hatoyama to respect public will when deciding on provisional gas tax+TOKYO, Dec. 17 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING LAST 3 GRAFS) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Thursday he will respect the will of the public when he decides on whether to scrap the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:57 am Pakistan's president under pressure after rulingISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's president faced fresh calls to step down Thursday after the Supreme Court struck down an amnesty that had protected the increasingly unpopular leader and several of his political allies from corruption charges....Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EST | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:56 am Accused Letterman's Extortionist Feared Dave Would Kill HimDavid Letterman's accused extortionist, CBS news producer Robert J. "Joe" Halderman, said he feared Letterman would get him fired, burn his house down or even kill him, in printed excerpts Manhattan prosecutors made public Tuesday.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:50 am AP-GfK Poll: Gains for Obama, not his Afghan plans (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:48 am Democrats vow to close Medicare 'doughnut hole' (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:45 am Senate Republicans vow to delay health-care vote - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:41 am Pakistan party demands Zardari resignation - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:39 am Vt. court eyes value of love of man's best friendVermont's highest court is being asked to decide what a dog's love is worth.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:35 am X-Ray Shows 50 Needles in Boy's BodyEx-Stepfather Arrested in Brazil, Suspected of Inserting Sewing Needles 1 by 1 in Apparent Black Magic RitualSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:34 am `American Idol' creator announces `Dream' projectThe creator of "American Idol" is going beyond TV with a project that will tell the story of five young people trying to make it in Hollywood with online audience feedback.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:33 am Mexican forces kill drug lord Beltran LeyvaCUERNAVACA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican security forces tracked down and killed drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva, one of the most wanted traffickers in Mexico and the United States, in a victory for President Felipe Calderon's drug war.Source: Reuters: Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:30 am Weather forecast for Friday+(Kyodo) _ Weather forecast for Friday, Dec. 18: Tokyofair>cloudy Osakacloudy/fair Nagoyafair>cloudy Sapporocloudy>snow Sendaifair/cloudy Niigatasnow Hiroshimacloudy/fair ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:29 am Pelosi: Obama 'must make his case' on Afghanistan - USA Today
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:20 am Congress opens probe into Afghan trucking contractCongress is investigating allegations that U.S. tax dollars are being paid to warlords and the Taliban for security on supply ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:18 am The international community considers the Israeli settlements in the West Bank to be illegalPalestinians inspect the damage to a mosque that was set on fire in the West Bank village of Yasuf last week by suspected Jewish settlers. Israeli MPs on Thursday threatened to call a boycott of British...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:12 am Democrats vow to close Medicare 'doughnut hole'It's an annual ordeal for many seniors living on a budget. Medicare's coverage gap for prescription drugs — $3,610 next year — has steadily gotten bigger since the benefit's inception. But if Democrats have their way on health care overhaul, the dreaded "doughnut hole" will shrink by $500 right away and go away altogether by 2019.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:10 am Brazil doctors to try to remove needles from boySAO PAULO (AP) -- Surgeons hope to remove most of the 50 metal sewing needles inserted into a 2-year-old boy in Brazil but have warned that some are too close to vital organs to pull out....Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EST | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:10 am Brazil doctors to try to remove needles from boySurgeons hope to remove most of the 50 metal sewing needles inserted into a 2-year-old boy in Brazil but have warned that some are too close to vital organs to pull out.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:10 am Kan., Mo. farms raise 'cute,' lucrative alpacasWhen Pat Mujica first saw alpacas at a Missouri auction he thought they were simply cuddly and adorable. Then he heard how much they were selling for and realized the llama-like animals presented his family with a great investment opportunity.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:09 am China calls for efforts to resume nuclear talksSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- A top Chinese official called Thursday for efforts to quickly resume stalled talks on ending North Korea's nuclear programs, while Washington said any future disarmament deal will have to address Pyongyang's uranium enrichment program....Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EST | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:02 am White Americans' majority to continue until 2050, report says - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Can Robots Make Ethical Decisions?Morality is no longer the exclusive realm of human philosophers.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Most Insane Football Warmup [VID]Meet John Henderson, offensive lineman for the Jaguars. He pregames every Sunday by getting slapped in the face by his trainer repeatedly.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am 'Avatar'Director James Cameron's 3-D film about an earthling whose avatar travels to a distant moon restores a sense of wonder to the moviegoing experience that has been missing for too long.Think of "Avatar" as "The Jazz Singer" of 3-D filmmaking. Think of it as the most expensive and accomplished Saturday matinee movie ever made. Think of it as the ultimate James Cameron production.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Ponzi scheme victims speak at sentencing for man who stole $11 millionThe Orange County resident was convicted on 693 felony counts for defrauding more than 125 senior citizens out of their life savings. He faces more than 300 years in state prison.A sentencing hearing is continuing this week for a San Juan Capistrano man convicted on 693 felony counts for defrauding more than 125 senior citizens out of their life savings in a Ponzi scheme.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am U.S. sentences leader of Canadian drug gang to 30 yearsOfficials say British Columbia resident Clay Roueche's United Nations gang is 'equal parts corporate and violent,' and that his sentencing will mark a turning point in efforts to stem drug traffic.The leader of a violent Canadian drug gang known as the United Nations -- which has transported millions of dollars in cocaine, marijuana, firearms and cash up and down the West Coast -- was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in a U.S. federal prison.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am 4 arrested in Hollywood Hills home invasion robberyThe thieves take cash from a safe, and a man and a dog are shot, police say. Officers chase the getaway car, which crashes into parked vehicles.Three men and a woman were arrested Wednesday after a man and his dog were shot and wounded during a home-invasion robbery in the Hollywood Hills, police said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am California's quake alerts get major upgradeChanges to seismic monitors will provide precious seconds to notify emergency crews, utility officials and, eventually, the public, to brace for shaking.Officials are upgrading hundreds of seismic monitors throughout California, installing new devices that seismologists say will vastly improve the state's system for detecting and warning of major earthquakes.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Health bill held up by single Democrat and GOP tacticsSen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska is holding out mainly for tougher antiabortion language. Republicans halt debate temporarily by insisting that a 767-page amendment be read aloud.New obstacles slowed Senate action on the healthcare bill Wednesday, as the hunt for supporters narrowed to a lone Democrat -- Ben Nelson of Nebraska -- and Republican delaying tactics brought debate to a temporary standstill.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Metrolink got a waiver to not post simple safety signsMore than a decade ago, the commuter rail agency bypassed a federal requirement that was intended to help avoid accidents like last year's deadly Chatsworth crash.More than a decade ago, Metrolink and other commuter rail services throughout California sought and received permission to bypass a federal requirement to install simple safety signs intended to help avoid accidents like last year's Chatsworth disaster.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Obama will be in climate spotlight in CopenhagenHe's under pressure to salvage the talks on reducing greenhouse gases -- and to not do anything that could hurt the U.S. economy.President Obama leaves for stalemated climate talks in Copenhagen today facing global expectations that he can salvage an agreement on greenhouse gases as well as heavy domestic pressure not to sign a deal that could kill American jobs.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Grandmother's gun used in murder-suicideShe was shot to death, as were her daughter and two grandchildren, in an upscale San Clemente house. Police say it could be weeks before they know who did the shooting.A revolver used in a San Clemente murder-suicide this week belonged to the 67-year-old woman who died along with her daughter and her two young grandchildren, authorities said Wednesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 17 Dec 2009 | 1:00 am Telephone Games [Comic]This could go on for days before any actual communication occurs.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2009 | 12:30 am Texas parents battle school over son's long locksPre-kindergartner Taylor Pugh likes his floppy hair just how it is: long on the front and sides, covering his earlobes and shirt ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 12:28 am N.C. woman accused of hiding mother's spring deathA woman was charged Wednesday with keeping the corpse of her elderly mother in their home for months before the body was discovered ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 12:22 am Pakistan's president under pressure after rulingPakistan's president faced fresh calls to step down Thursday after the Supreme Court struck down an amnesty that had protected ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 17 Dec 2009 | 12:17 am Pakistan's President Under Pressure After RulingPakistan's president faced fresh calls to step down Thursday after the Supreme Court struck down an amnesty that had protected the increasingly unpopular leader and several of his political allies from corruption charges.Source: FOXNews.com | 17 Dec 2009 | 12:11 am The Physics of Space BattlesWe have theorized about space battles for decades in films and TV, but what happens if we get out there, go terraform Mars, and the Martian colonists actually revolt. Or suppose we encounter hostile aliens. How would space combat actually go?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 17 Dec 2009 | 12:10 am BA Christmas strike: court ruling expectedHigh Court expected to rule later today on an attempt by British Airways to block a 12-day walkout by cabin crew.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 17 Dec 2009 | 12:03 am China holds US engineer on trade secrets chargeBEIJING (AP) -- Chinese police have detained an American automotive engineer for more than a year on accusations he misused trade secrets - the latest case of vague secrecy laws being used against an American in China....Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EST | 16 Dec 2009 | 11:53 pm Bengals’ Henry is ‘battling for his life’
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Dec 2009 | 11:48 pm Obama heads to Copenhagen as climate talks falterWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama heads to Copenhagen on Thursday to help secure a U.N. climate pact, staking his credibility on an as yet elusive deal that has ramifications for him at home and on the world stage.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Dec 2009 | 11:48 pm Mexican drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva killed in shootoutTwo hundred sailors raid upscale apartment complex, triggering a two-hour gun battle
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Dec 2009 | 11:43 pm Mexico drug cartel leader killed in shootout with authoritiesThe leader of one of Mexico's most notorious drug cartels was killed during a shootout with Mexican forces Wednesday, authorities said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 16 Dec 2009 | 11:17 pm Official: Alleged Mexican drug cartel chief Leyva killedOne of the most wanted figures in the drug war was killed in a shootout with the Mexican navy Wednesday, an official said.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Dec 2009 | 11:14 pm Koivu lifts Ducks past CanucksVancouver's winning streak snapped at three as Anaheim wins for just the third time in nine games
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Dec 2009 | 11:12 pm Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama YJapanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at his official residence in Tokyo on December 15. Japanese prosecutors have decided not to indict Hatoyama over the alleged misreporting of millions...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Dec 2009 | 11:10 pm Bryant, Lakers sink Bucks at OT buzzer
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Dec 2009 | 11:02 pm NTSB fills in details on errant Northwest flightGlitches in a system designed to alert the military about security breaches over the nation's skies added more confusion to the ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Dec 2009 | 11:01 pm UN tackles problems with terror sanctionsUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The Security Council is expected to approve new measures Thursday aimed at ensuring that U.N. sanctions target the right people, companies and organizations for links to al-Qaida and the Taliban - including a new ombudsperson....Source: AP Top International News At 5 a.m. EST | 16 Dec 2009 | 11:01 pm Best from Dec. 16No description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:56 pm Undated file photo of Arturo Beltran LeyvaUndated file photo shows Arturo Beltran Leyva, head of one of Mexico's top drug cartels, who was killed in Cuernavaca, along with four other members of his gang in a battle with Mexican soldiers, the justice...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:49 pm Alleged Mexican drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva killed in shootoutFour other suspected cartel members also die in navy raid on upscale apartment complex south of Mexico City
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:39 pm More delays in Senate on health billThe liberals' longtime dream of a government-run health care system for all died Wednesday in the Senate, but Sen. Bernie Sanders ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:33 pm Police say 2 dogs fed on Neb. owner's bodyThe Nebraska Humane Society is seeking a new home for two small dogs that police say fed on their owner's body after he killed ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:29 pm Democrats take aim at healthcare bill provision - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:28 pm Bernanke confirmation seen passing first hurdleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is likely to pass the first hurdle in winning Senate confirmation to serve another term on Thursday but will face unusually strong opposition as his nomination moves ahead.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:27 pm Brilliant songs about the forgottenPaul Hyde writes character studies of the down-and-out without mawkish sentiment
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:04 pm What the grandfolks saw, types of drunks, laziness can be usedA daily miscellany of information by Michael Kesterton
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Giving Hope To Honduran Children With Bone DefectsBirth defects such as clubfeet are routinely repaired in the United States. But in Honduras and other parts of the world, medical care is lacking, and bone deformities can cause profound problems. A new hospital in Honduras is attempting to change that. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Document Sparks New Concerns About A Nuclear IranA newly revealed document purportedly from Iran is under scrutiny. The document concerns a nuclear trigger device. If it isn't a forgery, some experts believe it could be proof Iran is working on developing a nuclear weapon. But the undated document raises questions that it doesn't answer. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Company Plans To Pull Solar Energy From OrbitAs companies go to great lengths to find nonpolluting energy sources, Solaren is preparing to go 22,000 miles, to trap solar power in orbit around the Earth. With the blessing of California regulators, it already has its first client: Pacific Gas and Electric. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Flat tires, lost hopes? My dad was your manMy father was my superhero. He humbly and quietly changed lives, and never passed by someone he could help
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm Lieberman's Health Care Shift Gets Mixed ReviewsSen. Joe Lieberman has been confounding congressional leaders in the health care debate. He may also be angering Democratic constituents back home in Connecticut, as well. But he doesn't face reelection until 2012 — and some voters approve of his strategy. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm James helps Cavs put away Iverson, 76ers
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Dec 2009 | 9:04 pm Aides said Haidar plans to maintain the hunger strike, begun November 16, to force Morocco to let her return homeWestern Sahara independence activist Aminatou Haidar, pictured last week, was taken to hospital at her own request early Thursday from the Spanish airport where she has been staging a hunger strike for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Dec 2009 | 8:21 pm VIDEO: Berlusconi to stay in hospital another day: doctor. Duration: 00:58Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's stay in hospital following a weekend attack has been "extended by a day" because of persistent pain, his doctor said on Wednesday. Duration: 00:58Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Dec 2009 | 8:16 pm Berlusconi is suffering "persistent pain... and difficulty eating," his doctor saidItalian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was set to be discharged from hospital Thursday after spending an extra night in care following a bloody weekend attack, pictured.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Dec 2009 | 8:16 pm Doctors have told Berlusconi to avoid stressful public duties for two weeksA craftman works on models of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to add blood to the face at a shop in Naples. Berlusconi was set to be discharged from hospital Thursday after spending an extra night...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Dec 2009 | 8:16 pm Map of South Korea locating Gyeongju, where a bus crashed on Wednesday and killed 17 people.Map of South Korea locating Gyeongju, where a bus crashed on Wednesday and killed 17 people.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Dec 2009 | 7:56 pm Flashing teen found guilty after being hit by carA New Zealand teen who was flashing her breasts at passing cars has been found guilty of disorderly behavior for the prank, which ended with her in a hospital after a distracted driver ran into her.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Dec 2009 | 7:36 pm Citigroup To Raise $20.5 Billion In Equity SaleThe bank said it is selling 5.4 million common shares at $3.15 apiece and 35 million tangible equity units, which can be converted into common stock at a later date, for $100 each. It is selling the shares as part of its effort to repay bailout funds. The government, meanwhile, backed out of selling any of its 34 percent stake in the bank. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Dec 2009 | 7:10 pm Pakistani lawyers shout slogans in support of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad ChaudhryPakistani lawyers shout slogans in support of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad. Pakistan's Supreme Court has struck down an amnesty protecting the president...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Dec 2009 | 7:04 pm Pakistani petitioner doctor Mobusher (C) along with lawyers Abdul Hafif Pirzada (L), Salam Raja talk with mediaPakistani petitioner doctor Mobusher (C) along with lawyers Abdul Hafif Pirzada (L), Salam Raja talk with media outside the supreme court in Islamabad. Lawyers and civil rights activists had challenged...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 16 Dec 2009 | 7:04 pm Bank of America to make internal hire for CEO
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Dec 2009 | 6:53 pm Iran missile test draws Western condemnationTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's hard-line rulers sent uncompromising signals to foes at home and abroad on Wednesday, warning of possible legal action against opposition leaders and testing an upgraded missile that could reach Israel.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Dec 2009 | 6:49 pm Bank Of America Names Internal Exec As New CEOThe bank's naming of Brian Moynihan to replace Ken Lewis follows unsuccessful attempts to hire an outsider for the top job. Those negotiations were stymied by pay restrictions imposed by the government. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Dec 2009 | 6:46 pm Scoop: Were Barkley, Jordan models for Woods?
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Dec 2009 | 6:38 pm Record number of journalists killed in 2009NEW YORK - The Committee to Protect Journalists says at least 68 journalists were killed in 2009, the highest one-year tally ever documented by the group.The record toll was largely due to the slaughter of 30 media workers in...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Dec 2009 | 6:24 pm Climate talks look to U.S. for fresh ideas
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Dec 2009 | 6:08 pm Concern grows about Iran’s nukes
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 16 Dec 2009 | 6:04 pm Flyglobespan: Travel plans of thousands in ruins after major holiday airline goes bustThousands of passengers are facing Christmas and New Year flight chaos after Scotland's biggest airline was placed in administration.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Dec 2009 | 6:03 pm U.S. Senate staggers toward healthcare votesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate staggered toward the healthcare finish line on Wednesday, as Republicans used new tactics to delay debate and a Democratic holdout remained uncommitted after meeting President Barack Obama.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Dec 2009 | 5:58 pm Video: A New Korean War?As President Obama tries to get N. Korea to resume negotiations over its nuclear weapons program, many are wondering what would happen if these efforts were to fail. David Martin reports.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Dec 2009 | 5:54 pm U.S. faults Afghan corruption body's independenceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The anti-corruption body formed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai suffers from "serious shortcomings" and lack of independence, with its top staff also serving as advisers to Karzai, said a U.S. audit on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Dec 2009 | 5:37 pm Romania marks 20 years since anti-communist revoltTIMISOARA, Romania - With chants of "Liberty," grizzled former fighters in this snow-dusted city yesterday relived their role in toppling communist Eastern Europe's most repressive dictator. But most Romanians paid little heed...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Dec 2009 | 5:30 pm 50 Sewing Needles Found Inside Brazilian ToddlerA doctor treating the 2-year-old said the needles were apparently stuck inside the boy one by one. He said surgeons will remove most of the needles, but some of them are too close to vital organs or actually inside them and can't be removed. Police have opened an investigation. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Dec 2009 | 5:13 pm U.S. ramps up aerial spying for Afghan surgeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will deploying new "eyes in the sky" surveillance technology next year in Afghanistan to back President Barack Obama's surge of 30,000 additional forces, a top Air Force official said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Dec 2009 | 4:49 pm Video: Trend: Elaborate Bridal PicsWant wedding photos with a Scottish or Western theme? Some engaged couples in Beijing are putting on costumes and paying a high price for magazine style photo shoots.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Dec 2009 | 4:47 pm Video: Preview: Dave Price on RwandaDave Price recently traveled to Rwanda for a story about social entrepreneurs. What's the connection between basket weaving in Rwanda and Macy's? He gave Katie Couric a preview. Story airs Monday (12/21)on the CBS Evening News.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Dec 2009 | 4:13 pm Guantanamo may close by summer: U.S. officialWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday the U.S. government's purchase of a prison in Illinois to hold some Guantanamo Bay detainees will help close the facility in Cuba, perhaps by summer.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Dec 2009 | 4:07 pm Motivational speaker 'cut body in half'LAS VEGAS - A judge set bail at $2.26 million for a 37-year-old British motivational speaker charged with killing a Las Vegas woman and stuffing her mutilated body in the trash.Michael Victor Lane acknowledged that he understood...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Dec 2009 | 4:00 pm Pakistan's Zardari faces corruption charges after court throws out amnesty dealPakistan's supreme court struck down an amnesty shielding senior government figures from prosecution on Wednesday night, opening the door for corruption cases to be brought against President Asif Ali Zardari and his allies.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Dec 2009 | 3:41 pm The World in 2009In a Wired World, News Good And Bad Touched AllSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Dec 2009 | 3:30 pm SEC Just Now Seeking Key Information On MeltdownNearly three years into the worst financial crisis this country has seen since the Great Depression, the Securities and Exchange Commission has only recently begun to investigate some of the Wall Street players who were involved in decisions that led to the crisis. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Dec 2009 | 3:26 pm Strikes threaten chaos for one million UK holiday travellersLONDON - More than a million people faced travel chaos over the Christmas and New Year's holidays as baggage handlers and check-in staff at Heathrow and Aberdeen airports announced strikes in tandem with work stoppages by British...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Dec 2009 | 3:20 pm Drunk Austrian opens fire in courtVIENNA - A drunk man unhappy with a judge's ruling in his divorce case returned to the courthouse and fatally shot one of its employees, authorities said.The 57-year-old was arrested after gunning down the 42-year-old mother of...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Dec 2009 | 3:07 pm Six Mexican cops beheadedTIJUANA - Prosecutors say the severed heads of six state police investigators have been found in the northern state of Durango.State prosecutors' spokesman Ruben Lopez says the heads were found in the township of Cuencame - a...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Dec 2009 | 3:04 pm US library book 100yrs overdueNEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts - A book returned to the New Bedford Public Library in Massachusetts wasn't overdue by a week, a month or even a year.It was nearly a century overdue, and the fine came to $US361.35 ($NZ498.87)....Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Dec 2009 | 3:03 pm Bernanke named Time magazine's Person of the YearWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was named Person of the Year by Time magazine on Wednesday, giving him a high-profile boost as he tries to fend off proposals that might weaken the Fed's independence.Source: Reuters: Top News | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:59 pm Police Accused Of Cover-Up Also Face Abuse SuitShenandoah, Pa., police were charged Tuesday with trying to cover-up the fatal beating of a Mexican immigrant by white teenagers. A civil suit filed in 2006 accused the police with beating to death a Hispanic teenager, then hanging him from the bars of his holding cell to make it appear a suicide. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:47 pm Berlusconi's Hospital Stay ExtendedItalian Premier Has Trouble Eating while Recovering from Attack by Mentally Ill ManSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:30 pm Fed Strikes Note Of Optimism In Pledge To Hold RatesThe Federal Reserve voted unanimously on Wednesday to keep interest rates in the zero to 0.25 percent range. Its policy-setting committee said rates would be kept low for an "extended period" in an effort to keep the nation's economic recovery on track. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:03 pm Group: Taliban Has New Video of G.I.Militants Will Release New Footage of Captured Soldier, Terror Watchdog Says; Believed to Be Pfc. Bowe BergdahlSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:00 pm India: Goa MP says rape after midnight 'not crime'An Indian politician has sparked outrage after he suggested that cases when a woman was raped after staying out past midnight should be treated differently to other sexual attacks.Speaking before the country's parliament, Shantaram...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Dec 2009 | 1:35 pm Toddler has 50 needles stuck in body, black magic suspectedBRASILIA, Brazil - A two-year-old Brazilian boy has as many as 50 metal sewing needles inside his body and a doctor treating the boy said Wednesday they were apparently stuck there one by one.Dr. Luiz Cesar Soltoski said surgeons...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Dec 2009 | 1:35 pm Pakistan Nixes Amnesty for CorruptionTop Court's Ruling Paves Way for Challenges to President Zardari's Rule; Opposition Calls for ResignationSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Dec 2009 | 1:00 pm Man Tries to Visit Berlusconi in HospitalFacebook Italy Examines Posts Praising Premier's AssailantSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 16 Dec 2009 | 12:00 pm Scammers in $2m road heistGerman authorities say thieves posing as police officers have made off with ?1 million ($2 million) in gold and jewellery. The German news agency DAPD reports four thieves in a dark BMW with a police light and a red VW van with...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 16 Dec 2009 | 11:40 am British Airways, Union Agree to Emergency Strike TalksBritish Airways PLC and union leaders agreed to meet Wednesday for emergency talks as the airline attempts to avert a 12-day strike by cabin crew staff over Christmas.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:13 am Taliban Sneak Weapons Past U.S. Marines in AfghanistanOnly a few hundred American troops are policing the southern border of one of Afghanistan's major smuggling areas, leaving open a vast expanse of desert that the Taliban use to shuttle in weapons and fighters from Pakistan.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2009 | 10:03 am Copenhagen climate summit: hundreds arrested at protestRiot police fired teargas and arrested 260 outside the climate summit, while inside an emissions deal appeared in jeopardy.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Dec 2009 | 9:20 am Taliban Announces New Video of Captured U.S. SoldierA terrorism monitoring group says the Taliban have announced they will release a new video of a U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2009 | 8:50 am Parents 'should not give children small amounts of alcohol to breed responsible drinking'Chief Medical Officer warns parents not to give children alcohol to teach them about responsible drinking.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Dec 2009 | 8:14 am British Officials Speak to Lockerbie Bomber, Thought MissingFears over the whereabouts of the Lockerbie bomber have been put to rest after British officials spoke to him at his home in Tripoli.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2009 | 7:56 am Tiger Woods' Doctor Charged in Drug Case in CanadaA doctor who has treated golfer Tiger Woods and many other pro athletes was charged by Canadian authorities on Wednesday with selling an unapproved drug known as Actovegin.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2009 | 7:24 am Bus Crash in South Korea Kills 17A tourist bus crash in South Korea has killed 17 people and injured 14 others.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2009 | 6:39 am Italian Cops Stop Man at Berlusconi's Hospital RoomA young man with mental problems managed on Wednesday to reach the hospital floor where Premier Silvio Berlusconi was recovering from an attack, and police were questioning him, authorities said.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2009 | 6:04 am Report Finds Record Number of Journalists Killed in 2009The November massacre of 30 media workers in the Philippines made 2009 the deadliest year ever for journalists, according to a report to be released Thursday.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2009 | 5:54 am Brazilian Court Orders U.S. Boy to Be Returned to FatherA federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a 9-year-old boy living in Brazil should be returned to his American father, but the case will likely be appealed again, officials said. U.S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praised the decision.Source: FOXNews.com | 16 Dec 2009 | 5:47 am Copenhagen climate summit: protests threaten to shut down talksThousands of activists massed outside the conference centre in a protest against the lack of progress on a global deal to stop climate change.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Dec 2009 | 4:43 am British Airways strikes: fresh talks between BA bosses and union leadersBritish Airways are to hold talks with union leaders in a bid to stop a series of Christmas strikes by thousands of cabin crew.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Dec 2009 | 3:40 am Copenhagen climate summit: what are the sticking points?Gordon Brown has warned it may not be possible to get a deal in Copenhagen, where more than 190 countries are attempting to thrash out a new agreement on tackling climate change.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Dec 2009 | 3:25 am Copenhagen climate summit: protests threaten to disrupt talksMass protests expected at the climate conference as anger grows at civil society groups being frozen out of talks.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:56 am Youth unemployment reaches record highNumber of 16 to 24 year-olds out of work tops 950,000, while jobless total nudges 2.5 million, the worst since the mid-1990s.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 16 Dec 2009 | 2:51 am
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