State

• Minor injuries after bus, truck collide near Lostant

• Suspect in Hudson murders has long rap sheet

• Court upholds $156M Palestinian terror verdict

National

• Police: Shackled Calif. boy jumped fence to escape

• Poll: Calif. gay marriage ban driven by religion

• Feds nix plan to sell Detroit houses tied to drugs

• Ex-N.Y. Gov. Spitzer debuts as columnist for Slate

• Shoppers have reasons to act like grinches

• Couples staying together because of poor economy

• Group says estate tax affects few, should be kept

International

• Rice satisfied with Pakistan's anti-terror stance

  • Indian airports on high alert after new warning

• China urges Washington to protect its investments

• Iraqi council gives final approval to pact with US

• Russia's leaders optimistic about ties with US

• Body of slain Afghan president identified

Politics

• Obama names Gov. Richardson to head Commerce

  • Fla. congresswoman accidentally hangs up on Obama

  • Obama is delivering diversity, but some seek more

• What will Arnold Schwarzenegger's next role be?

ODD & Extraordinary

• Man uses candy cane to subdue attacker with knife

• The one that didn't get away yields long-lost ring

• Fla. man accused of making boy drive on beer run

• Customer spots cook butchering deer in pizzeria

• Urn left at Helping Hands charity in Arkansas

• Ghost tour spooked after car plows into group

• Camels found wandering in Mexican border city

• Want jail credit? Just clean up blood, vomit, etc.

• Ohio artist offers legless Santa and crazed tree

• R.I. man bags mutant, 4-clawed lady lobster

Science, Technology & The Environment

• Solar car completes 1st-ever round-the-world trip

• Scientists ask: Is technology rewiring our brains?

• Study illuminates star explosion from 16th century

• Conservation group sues for walrus protection

• Greenhouse gas emissions increase in US

Entertainment, Entertainers and the Arts

• Review: 'Frost/Nixon' depicts tense TV showdown

• Rowling offers Potter fans a gift with new book

• Jimmy Carter writes new book on Middle East

• Lil Wayne leads Grammy noms with 8, Coldplay 7

• Aguilera: Another working mom on the red carpet

• Tyler Perry takes the stand in copyright lawsuit

• Rockefeller Center lights tree in annual ceremony

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