Israel, Hamas defy UN call for cease-fire in Gaza - Chico Enterprise-Record

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli jets and helicopters bombarded Gaza today and Hamas responded with a barrage of rockets on at least two cities as both sides defied a U.N. call for an immediate cease-fire. One Israeli airstrike killed two Hamas militants ...

Marquette coach says WVU will compete - Charleston Daily Mail

MORGANTOWN -- Buzz Williams hadn't seen much of his Saturday opponent beyond simple statistics and couldn't offer an expert's evaluation without the benefit of scouting West Virginia on film. However, Williams, the first-year Marquette basketball ...

Meyer's shining legacy at two schools underlines BCS foibles - CBS News

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Urban Meyer's star is rising so fast that the rich and famous no longer just admire him. They try to hang with him. That was Bill Marriott in the front row Friday morning at the Florida coach's day-after press conference. Yes ...

Obama mother-in-law to join family in White House - Tri-City Herald

WASHINGTON Get ready for the in-law in chief. President-elect Barack Obama's mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, is moving into the White House at least temporarily to join Michelle Obama and the two children, transition officials said Friday. That's ...

As Home Schooling Surges, the Evangelical Share Drops - US News and World Report

Long the heart of the home-schooling movement, conservative evangelicals are cheering a new Department of Education report that shows the number of home-schooled students has surged by 74 percent over the past eight years, to 1.5 million. "As a ...