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Madoff scandal, SEC role under scrutiny
(AP)
AP - Two more months of mortgage payments and retiree Allan Goldstein says he'll be broke, just another victim in what may be the biggest Ponzi scheme in history.
240,000 dollars awarded to man forced to cover Arab T-shirt
(AFP)
AFP - An airline passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed Arabic script has been awarded 240,000 dollars in compensation, campaigners said Monday.
Burris turned away as he tries to claim Obama seat
(AP)
AP - Roland Burris tried to take President-elect Barack Obama's Illinois Senate seat Tuesday but failed in a scripted piece of political theater staged just before the opening of the 111th Congress. "Mr. Burris is not in possession of the necessary credentials from the state of Illinois," declared Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada.
Israel shells near UN school, killing at least 30
(AP)
AP - Israeli mortar shells struck outside a U.N. school where hundreds of Palestinians had sought refuge on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people many of them children whose parents wailed in grief at a hospital filled with dead and wounded.
Police: Angry Ohio boy, 4, shoots baby sitter
(AP)
AP - Police say an angry 4-year-old Ohio boy grabbed a gun from a closet and shot his baby sitter.
FBI plans large hiring blitz of agents, experts
(Reuters)
Reuters - Wanted by the FBI: agents, language specialists, computer experts, intelligence analysts and finance experts.
Travolta family returns to US with son's remains
(AP)
AP - Actor John Travolta and his wife, Kelly Preston, have returned to Florida with the remains of their 16-year-old son, Jett, who died at the family vacation home in Grand Bahama.
Pink iguanas unseen by Darwin offer evolution clue
(Reuters)
Reuters - Pink iguanas unknown to Charles Darwin during his visits to the Galapagos islands may provide evidence of species divergence far earlier than the English naturalist's famous finches, researchers said Monday.
Search starts for Kansas boy now missing 10 years
(AP)
AP - The Kansas parents who failed to report their 11-year-old adopted son missing nearly a decade ago are "people of interest" as authorities search for him nationwide, a sheriff said Monday.
Israeli shells kill 42 at U.N. school: Gaza medics
(Reuters)
Reuters - Israeli shelling killed more than 40 Palestinians on Tuesday at a U.N. school where civilians had taken shelter, medical officials said, in carnage likely to boost international pressure on Israel to halt a Gaza offensive.
Patrick Swayze: "I'm Going Through Hell"
(E! Online)
E! Online - Patrick Swayze has always been a fighter on the big screen. Now's he's proving his warrior worth in real life.
German mogul kills self over financial meltdown
(AP)
AP - German billionaire Adolf Merckle threw himself in front of a train after his business empire, which included interests ranging from VW cars to pharmaceuticals to cement, ran into trouble in the global financial crisis, his family said Tuesday.
Today Kisses Coulter Goodbye
(E! Online)
E! Online - The liberal media elite has run afoul of Ann Coulter yet again. Well, that didn't take long.
Boy, 4, shoots babysitter for stepping on his foot
(AP)
AP - Police say an angry 4-year-old Ohio boy grabbed a gun from a closet and shot his baby sitter. Nathan Beavers, 18, was hospitalized Sunday with minor wounds to his arm and side after the shotgun attack. Police say another teen was also injured.
TEACHING DEMOCRATS NEW TRICKS
(Ann Coulter)
Ann Coulter - Fresh off my triumph over Kwanzaa, I thought I'd mention a couple of other facts that some of us are forced to keep repeating because liberals refuse to learn.
Scientists find a gene that makes cancer spread
(Reuters)
Reuters - A single gene appears to play a crucial role in deadly breast cancers, increasing the chances the cancer will spread and making it resistant to chemotherapy, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Fears mount of Gaza conflict spill over in Europe
(AP)
AP - Government officials and Jewish leaders are concerned the conflict in Gaza may spill over into violence in Europe, with attacks reported against Jews and synagogues in France, Sweden and Britain.
Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount result
(AP)
AP - Republican Norm Coleman said Tuesday he is suing to challenge Democrat Al Franken's apparent recount victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, delaying a resolution of the contest for weeks or months.
A Spurt of Quake Activity Raises Fears in Yellowstone
(Time.com)
Time.com - Scientists are carefully measuring the geological activity in the national park because it contains the caldera of an enormous, ancient and still active volcano
Records reveal anguish of anthrax suspect's wife
(AP)
AP - Anthrax mailing suspect Bruce Ivins tormented his wife with rudeness and behaved erratically in the weeks before the Army scientist took his own life by overdosing on Tylenol, according to documents released Monday.