Heavy rain causing flooding across South - Charleston Daily Mail

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Heavy rain across the South on Wednesday caused flooding, school and road closures and a landslide that destroyed a home in North Carolina. Thousands of people lost power across the Carolinas as a cold front swept the region ...

Fighting between Israel and Hamas pauses in Gaza - Los Angeles Times

Israeli soldiers at the Israeli-Gaza border in Israel gesture from an armored personnel carrier at the start of a brief pause in its offensive. The lull allows food and supplies to be sent into Gaza. France and Egypt lead efforts for a diplomatic ...

Reed is usually in the right spot - Frederick News-Post

OWINGS MILLS (AP) — There’s one thing every quarterback should know before attempting a pass against the Baltimore Ravens: Where’s Ed Reed? Reed led the NFL with nine interceptions during the regular season and added two more in Baltimore’s ...

Sports in brief: Louisville team gets air scare - Salt Lake Tribune

College basketball » A plane carrying Louisville's basketball team to a game in Florida returned to the airport after the pilots received a fire warning that turned out to be false. A spokeswoman for the airline operating the Cardinals' flight said ...

Obama has lunch with 4 presidents - Newsweek

WASHINGTON) President-elect Barack Obama hailed a rare Oval Office gathering of all U.S. presidents as extraordinary on Wednesday, while President George W. Bush wished him well and pledged that the office "transcends the individual." "I just want to ...