National

• Mom gets 15 years for driving teens to kill rival

• Year after SF Bay spill, ship crew still detained

International

• Around the world, Obama victory sparks cheers

• US troops on front lines of war track election

• Obama's Kenyan relatives elated; holiday declared

• Afghan president demands Obama end civilian deaths

• Iraq: No hasty change in US policy with Obama win

• Hamas fires rockets at Israel after 6 killed

• 20 reported dead in German bus accident

• Afghan leaders supported enemy attack

• Colombia army chief resigns amid scandal

• Fears rise of wider conflict in Congo

Election

• Some voting problems, but overall smooth election

• Voter turnout best in generations, maybe a century

• New Congress turns more -- much more -- Democratic

• Democrats win 7 of 11 contested governorships

• California gay marriage vote still undecided

ODD & Extraordinary

• Texas cashier tells thief: Shoot me or leave

• Illinois police take aggressive rooster into custody

• Son allegedly attacks mom in MySpace altercation

• Empire State Building lights up in red and blue

• Meth found in boy's Halloween trick-or-treat bag

• Swiss police follow blood trail and find bacon

• Ark. woman arrested for huffing asks for can back

• Man, 73, scores 2 points in college hoops game

• Determined Texas woman, 92, votes in ambulance

• Duo accused of stealing items, including ashes urn

Science, Technology & The Environment

• This year's Antarctic zone hole is 5th biggest

Entertainment, Entertainers and the Arts

• Historic, but calm Election Night for TV networks

• Virtual world celebrates Obama's win

• Voters take cameras into booths, testing laws

• Stewart, Colbert parody election in real-time

• Online sales of Obama's books surge after win

• Holiday highlights: Bond, Nixon, 'Madagascar' gang

• Pooh's dip into honey fetches pounds at auction

• NYC auction house art sales continue

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