Prospects for a Truce Still Dim in Gaza - Time

Despite the frenetic efforts of the posse of diplomats charging between Cairo and Jerusalem, an immediate end to the carnage in Gaza remains unlikely. Instead, Hamas and Israel are bracing for another deadly round. No matter how many Palestinian ...

Georgia's Stafford, Moreno to enter NFL draft - NBC Sports

Jan. 7: Georgia stars Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno announce that they'll leave the school early to enter the NFL draft. ATHENS, Ga. - With Matthew Stafford and Knowshon Moreno headed to the NFL, Georgia probably won’t have to worry about ...

Teen relative of charged polyamist leader Winston Blackmore calls it a ... - Canada East

BOUNTIFUL, B.C. - A teenaged relative of Winston Blackmore says RCMP travelled to the United States late last year to interview her about her uncle. Cindy Blackmore says two Mounties who flew to Las Vegas also asked her what it was like to grow up in ...

Firefighters gain ground on wildfire near Denver - Seattle Times

BOULDER, Colo. — Thousands of evacuated residents were allowed to return to their homes Thursday after firefighters took advantage of slowing winds overnight to partially contain a wildfire near Denver that destroyed two houses and several ...

Obama plans to overhaul counterterrorism apparatus - Miami Herald

WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama is laying plans to dissolve a White House security panel created in the wake of 9/11 and restructure counterterrorism policy under intelligence veteran John Brennan. The White House Homeland Security Council ...