In photos: 'Gaza Conflict January 7th' - Monsters and Critics

The sun sets over rising smoke on the Gaza Strip as Israeli artillery is still striking Gaza, Gaza-Israel border, 07 January 2009. Clashes between Israel Defense Forces troops and Palestinian gunmen resumed in Gaza City on 07 January afternoon, after ...

Heavy rain causing flooding across South - San Francisco Gate

Thousands of people lost power across the Carolinas as a cold front swept the region with wind and rain, and a landslide destroyed a home in the mountains of western North Carolina. One home in Haywood County was destroyed, but its occupants escaped ...

Obama at White House for meeting with Bush - Philadelphia Inquirer

WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has returned to the White House for a private sit-down with President George W. Bush, less than two weeks before their official transfer of power. Obama was to meet with Bush for about 20 to 30 minutes for a ...

Prolonged Nursing Shortage Threatens Patient Care - KDKA

Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. In fact, just swing by for an interview and we'll give you a chance to win cash and prizes. Sounds too good to be true, especially in an economy riddled with job cuts in nearly every industry. But ...

Alan Walters, Thatcher's economic adviser, dies at 82 - Guardian Unlimited

Sir Alan Walters, Margaret Thatcher 's influential and controversial economics adviser, has died at the age of 82 after suffering Parkinson's disease. His public criticism of the then-chancellor, Nigel Lawson, led to Lawson's resignation in 1989 ...