UN wants probe of school shelling that killed 40 (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:07:51 GMT
AP - The United Nations agency dealing with Palestinian refugees says it's certain that Hamas militants were not using its school to attack Israeli troops.

Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:02:24 GMT
AP - To a public wary of government spending, President-elect Barack Obama is offering a salve with his massive economic stimulus package: the promise of long-term fiscal discipline.

Democratic opposition to seating Burris cracks (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:56:40 GMT
AP - Senate Democrats are looking for ways to defuse the standoff that has denied Roland Burris the vacated Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama of Illinois, but maybe not much longer.

Ukraine: Russia stops sending gas to Europe (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:42:07 GMT
AP - Ukrainian officials said Wednesday that Russia had cut off all gas supplies through pipelines crossing Ukrainian territory, the latest move in a devastating pricing dispute between the two neighbors that has already left a number of countries without gas.

Transcript: Mumbai gunmen were commanded by phone (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:16:55 GMT
AP - "We have three foreigners, including women," the gunman said into the phone. The response was brutally simple: "Kill them." Gunshots then rang out inside the Mumbai hotel, followed by cheering that could be heard over the phone.

CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:15:37 GMT
AP - President-elect Barack Obama's reported choice for surgeon general, CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, could bring a dose of star power to a job that hasn't had that much clout in decades.

Lisa Marie Presley defends Scientology (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:05:38 GMT
AP - Lisa Marie Presley is expressing her condolences over Jett Travolta's death and defending Scientology, the religion that Presley, John Travolta and Kelly Preston follow.

Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:55:04 GMT
AP - The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said Wednesday.

Alcoa to cut 13 percent of global work force (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:33:45 GMT
AP - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. is cutting roughly 13 percent of its global work force by the end of the year as it slashes costs in the face of a deteriorating world economy.

Tulsa rolls over Ball State in wet GMAC Bowl (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:40:46 GMT
AP - Tulsa raced through the rain to another GMAC Bowl win and a couple more records, too. Tarrion Adams rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns in the 45-13 victory over No. 23 Ball State on a soggy Tuesday night. The Golden Hurricane (11-3) finished with a school-record 11 victories.