Can Egypt broker truce in Gaza once again? - Christian Science Monitor

Correspondent Josh Mitnick discusses where the Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza could be headed. Tel Aviv - Israel held its fire on Hamas for three hours Wednesday afternoon, allowing strained Gazans to restock food and medical supplies, to ease a ...

Power lunch: Bush, Obama and 3 ex-presidents meet at White House - KVUE

WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama hailed a rare Oval Office gathering of all U.S. presidents as an extraordinary event on Wednesday as the current occupant, President George W. Bush, reminded his predecessors and successor that the office ...

Bountiful polygamist arrested - Toronto Sun

VANCOUVER — Two top leaders of the controversial polygamous sect in Bountiful, B.C., have been arrested and charged with practising polygamy. B.C. Attorney General Wally Oppal confirmed that Winston Blackmore and James Oler were arrested Wednesday ...

Insurer won't back school district in lead fight - Newsday

The Island Trees School District's insurance carrier won't defend the district against a family's claims that their four children have developed health problems from exposure to lead contamination in the high school. In a letter sent last month, the ...

Gov't Survey Reveals Homeschooling Growth - Christian Post

Over the course of four years (2003-2007), the number of homeschooled students increased by more than 36 percent, according to recently released estimates from the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES). And over the last 8 years (1999-2007 ...