Israel conditionally welcomes cease-fire proposal (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:35:29 GMT
AP - A government spokesman says Israel "welcomes" a proposal from France and Egypt to end fighting in the Gaza Strip.

Stimulus aside, Obama vows future budget restraint (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:58:01 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.

Opposition to seating Burris in Senate weakening (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:33:56 GMT
AP - Senate Democrats are looking for ways to defuse the standoff that has denied Roland Burris the vacated Illinois seat of President-elect Barack Obama.

CNN: Gupta approached about surgeon general post (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:52:24 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.

Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:32:02 GMT
AP - Mississippi now has the nation's highest teen pregnancy rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, according to a new federal report released Wednesday.

Stock futures dip as employment worries escalate (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:41:53 GMT
AP - Wall Street headed for a lower open Wednesday, sobered by aluminum producer Alcoa Inc.'s decision to slash jobs and production to navigate through the global downturn.

Even in recession, CES to have stuff worth seeing (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:00:42 GMT
AP - The recession figures to tone down the flashiness of this week's International Consumer Electronics Show, but the lineup of innovative products likely will measure up to those of past years.

Actress Alyssa Milano to wed Hollywood agent (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:19:31 GMT
AP - Alyssa Milano is engaged to marry a Hollywood agent. Publicists for Milano said Tuesday that the actress accepted a marriage proposal on Dec. 18 from David Bugliari, an agent at Creative Artists Agency. The two have been dating for over a year. No wedding date has been set.

Neb. man sues ex-wife for putting recorder in toy (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:31:08 GMT
AP - An Omaha man has filed a lawsuit accusing his ex-wife and former father-in-law of hiding a recording device inside his daughter's teddy bear in order to spy on him.

NBA's elite Celtics and Lakers both lose (AP)
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:59:05 GMT
AP - The team that pushed around the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals now isn't even tough enough for the Charlotte Bobcats. And suddenly, the slumping Boston Celtics aren't scaring anyone.