National

• Foul pre-Christmas weekend in store for East Coast

• Police still puzzled over Utah mom's disappearance

• DC mother gets 120 years in decaying bodies case

• Fla. mom under fire for tweet after son's death

• After climber deaths, Oregon faces beacon question

• Report: USC RB's use of SUV being investigated

• Judge extends block on Oklahoma abortion law

• Some schools are dropping driver's ed to cut costs

• Flying Chihuahuas: Dogs change coast in big exodus

• Baby car seat carriers recalled

International

• US: Iraq not 'pushed around' by Iran

• Poland tightens border in hunt for Auschwitz sign

• John Paul II moves a step closer to beatification

• Nigerian militants attack oil pipeline

• Karzai presents new Afghan Cabinet list

• Pakistani ruling party grapples with amnesty's end

• Suspected al-Qaida leader in Yemen escapes raid

• Cambodia to expel Uighur asylum-seekers from China

• Eurostar London-Paris trains suspended

• EU opens borders to Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia

Politics & Government

• What's in health care proposals for 5 Americans

• Make-or-break for fate of health care on Saturday

• Health bill revives abortion issue for young women

• Key defense spending vote in Senate on Saturday

• Calif. stimulus czar falling short of expectations

ODD & Extraordinary

• Kansas dad somehow lifts car off 6-year-old girl

• Man pays $72 for a taco, says 'Merry Christmas'

• Bikers plan topless ride to protest lane removal

• Attorney sued after biting off part of man's nose

• Va. man convicted of in-home indecent exposure

• Wis. teen will need legal permission to date girls

• Man arrested after throwing paint on Vegas sign

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

• Jackson's 'Captain EO' to return to Disneyland

• Sarah Jessica Parker Q&A: New movie, New Yorker

• Gosselin divorce final; Kate gets house and kids

• Book explores evangelical monopoly in sports world

• Book: Prosecutors were prepared to indict Clintons

Science, Technology & Environment

• A divided UN conference recognizes climate deal

• Forest plan gets ax at UN climate talks

Today

• This day in history