State

• O'Hare Flight Evacuated Because of Smoke

National

• UN Eyes Global Warming Pact by 2009

• Army Aims for Better Detention Practices

• W.Va. Town Remembers 1967 Bridge Failure

International

• Canadian Police to Curb Taser Use

• Pakistani Leader Ends State of Emergency

• 5 Die in Blast Near Kabul Police Offices

• Iraqi Oil Output Rises

Politics

• Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail

• How the 2008 Candidates Chill Out

• Senate Approves $286 Billion Farm Bill

ODD & Extraordinary

• Christmas Card Arrives 93 Years Late

• County Jail in Ohio Getting Painted Pink

• 300-lb Man OK After 40-Foot Shaft Fall

• Chief Accused of Drunk Fire Truck Racing

• Norway Parking Sticker Shock: $148,000

Science

• Chemical Find Shuts Down 2 LA Reservoirs

Today

• This Day in History

• The Nation's Weather

  • Plains Residents Brace for More Snow