Egypt floats truce plan after 42 killed in Gaza school - star.com.my

GAZA (Reuters) - Israel and Hamas studied an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday that won immediate backing from the United States and Europe, hours after Israeli shells killed 42 Palestinians at a U.N. school. Smoke ...

Heavy rain causing flooding across South - Marin Independent Journal

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—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 with ...

No. 6 Oklahoma beats Maryland-Eastern Shore 100-64 - San Francisco Gate

The Sooners (14-1) played without coach Jeff Capel, who was hospitalized earlier Monday with stomach flu. Assistant coach Mark Cline took over in his absence. Griffin recorded his 12th double-double in 15 games and had four blocked shots in 22 ...

Ex-ACORN worker charged with fraud - Columbia Daily Tribune

ST. LOUIS (AP) - An East St. Louis, Ill., woman has been charged with submitting false information on voter registration cards, including turning in cards from nursing home residents without their knowledge. U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway’s office ...

Alaska authorities accused of delaying arrest of woman connected to ... - Newstrack India

London, Jan 7 (ANI): A drug investigator has laid claims that Alaskan authorities delayed the arrest of a woman, who was connected to Governor Sarah Palin, until after the November election was over. According to the Anchorage Daily News, the drug ...