- Analysis: Kennedy's shine obscures other hopefuls (AP)
- 2 dead, at least 50 injured in NM tour bus crash (AP)
- Honolulu Mayor says power 50 percent restored (AP)
- Corruption crisis creates confusion in Illinois (AP)
- States consider selling off roads, parks (AP)
- Ohio schools keep cafeterias open for holidays (AP)
- Can dolphins survive winter in NJ rivers? (AP)
- Metro Phoenix launches light rail line Saturday (AP)
- Still not clear if GMAC cleared hurdle for bailout (AP)
- Calif. family finds $10,000 in box of crackers (AP)
- Niche remains for expensive, handmade tombstones (AP)
- Hawaii island of Oahu without power (AP)
- Philadelphia house fire kills 4 adults, 3 kids (AP)
- Wis. dispatcher suspended over mishandled 911 call (AP)
- Blagojevich says he's fighting for people of Ill. (AP)
- NY police not charging driver in Hanukkah crash (AP)
- Storm blankets West with snow, ice glazes Midwest (AP)
- Utility doubles estimate of Tennessee ash deluge (AP)
- Kennedy says 9/11, Obama led her to public service (AP)
- Santa gunman was in bitter divorce, lost job (AP)
- Father, son plead not guilty in Ore. bank bombing (AP)
- Calif. teen's family sues Cigna over transplant (AP)
- Wis. dispatcher suspended over mishandled 911 call (AP)
- 2nd boy beaten severely in Phoenix park dies (AP)
- Father, son plead not guilty in Ore. bank bombing (AP)
- Kennedy tells AP she'll have to work twice as hard (AP)
- Boy Scouts see Hispanics as key to boosting ranks (AP)
- Cash-strapped states cut juvenile justice programs (AP)
- Winds prevent Washington from crossing Delaware (AP)
- Retailers slash prices to entice holiday shoppers (AP)
- Philly trying to preserve jobs while making cuts (AP)
- 14 hurt in NY when car crashes into Hanukkah party (AP)
- Troops in Iraq find Christmas in memories (AP)
- GMAC transition reduces control for GM, Cerberus (AP)
- Arrest details on mom of Bristol Palin's boyfriend (AP)
- Hobbyists are trying genetic engineering at home (AP)
- Kennedy, in Senate bid, hasn't shared finances (AP)
- Obama visits military base on Christmas (AP)
- Homeland Security forecasts 5-year terror threats (AP)
- Eartha Kitt, sultry 'Santa Baby' singer, dies (AP)
- Winter storm blankets West with snow, heading east (AP)
- Man in Santa suit kills 8, self on Christmas Eve (AP)
- Harold Pinter: A master of the sound of silence (AP)
- Eartha Kitt, sultry 'Santa Baby' singer, dies (AP)
- Gov's lawyer asks panel to subpoena Obama staff (AP)
- 1st tests: Water safe after Tenn. ash deluge (AP)
- 'Santa' opens fire at Calif. party; 3 dead (AP)
- Kennedy, in Senate bid, hasn't shared finances (AP)
- Sunken Soviet sub needs buyer — or it's scrapped (AP)
- Coal for Christmas: Brooklyn man's pardon revoked (AP)
- 5 injured in suburban Sacramento home explosion (AP)
- SoCal man killed by cops was 2004 murder suspect (AP)
- Kennedy's pursuit of Senate snared in NY politics (AP)
- Obamas begin Christmas Eve with workout, Marines (AP)
- More snow, ice vexes travelers in northern states (AP)
- Kennedy's pursuit of Senate snared in NY politics (AP)
- 2 snowmobilers dead in northern Utah avalanche (AP)
- 400 dress as Jesus to put Christ back in Christmas (AP)
- SoCal law school tempts students with free tuition (AP)
- Deicer fumes affect plane passengers at Sea-Tac (AP)
- Man arrested in park beating of 2 Ariz. boys (AP)
- Disgraced Mass. sen. applies for pension increase (AP)
- Ho, ho, no: Toymakers say lead law harms workshops (AP)
- Texas ranchers, farmers struggling after Ike (AP)
- Utah custody fight complicated by tribal law (AP)
- Inmate supposed to be free spends Xmas behind bars (AP)
- Soldier mom back to see daughter's 'miracle' steps (AP)
- SoCal man killed by cops was 2004 murder suspect (AP)
- ACLU sues Laguna Beach over treatment of homeless (AP)
- Rick Warren: Not anti-gay to oppose gay marriage (AP)
- SF tiger attack victim's family sues city, zoo (AP)
- Texas report: Kids in sect suffered neglect, abuse (AP)
- Gay-rights leaders' enthusiasm for Obama subsides (AP)
- NTSB crew returns to work on Denver plane wreckage (AP)
- Huge water main break traps motorists on Md. road (AP)
- Prosecutor limits Ill. governor impeachment probe (AP)
- Mo. gov's office settles e-mail deletion lawsuit (AP)
- Schwarzenegger, Dems try to find budget compromise (AP)
- Many suffered from anti-gay violence in 2008 (AP)
- Obama attends memorial for his grandmother, 'Toot' (AP)
- Amtrak trains delayed by bitter cold, snowstorms (AP)
- Obama, 2 aides met with Blagojevich investigators (AP)
- Police: Dallas sniper suspect held after standoff (AP)
- Texas county continues detention center contract (AP)
- Bush pardons man who helped Israel during wartime (AP)
- Rick Warren: Not anti-gay to oppose gay marriage (AP)
- Obama adviser had talks with governor, aides (AP)
- Yale agrees to pay $7.6M to resolve allegations (AP)
- Gay-rights leaders' enthusiasm for Obama subsides (AP)
- ACLU sues Laguna Beach over treatment of homeless (AP)
- 'Rockefeller' lawyers want access to Calif. probe (AP)
- Texas report: Abuse widespread in polygamist sect (AP)
- Huge water main break traps drivers in DC suburb (AP)
- Round-the-clock retail hours attract the unsleepy (AP)
- NYC dodges prosecution in deadly ground zero fire (AP)
- 1 killed, at least 2 hurt in Dallas road shootings (AP)
- Official says Calif. could be broke in 2 months (AP)
- Impeachment panel awaiting word from prosecutor (AP)
- Winter visits with a vengeance from East to West (AP)
- Investigators enter jet wreckage at Denver airport (AP)
- 5 men convicted of conspiracy to kill US soldiers (AP)
- Mo. woman pleads guilty in videotaped sex killing (AP)
- Ohio watchdog: Ex-AG spent campaign funds on pals (AP)
- Young cancer patient's thank-you: tip of 500 hats (AP)
- 4 recruiter suicides lead to Army probe (AP)
- Source: NYC charges expected in ground zero fire (AP)
- Jury in NJ close to verdict in Fort Dix trial (AP)
- Bitter cold, high winds chill Midwest (AP)
- AP study finds $1.6B went to bailed-out bank execs (AP)
- Obama's election voted top news story of 2008 (AP)
- Firefighter: Miracle no one died on Denver runway (AP)
- Widespread winter blast strands holiday travelers (AP)
- Winter's opening day packs a punch to northern US (AP)
- Ill. impeachment panel awaits word from prosecutor (AP)
- Magnitude-4.1 quake shakes central California (AP)
- Desert wind blows health risks from Calif mines (AP)
- Questions linger in deadly San Diego jet crash (AP)
- Carrey's 'Yes Man' earns aye vote with $18M debut (AP)
- Obama's election voted top news story of 2008 (AP)
- Fort Dix plot case jury deliberates for 5th day (AP)
- New storm sweeps in from West, challenges travel (AP)
- Rev. James Bevel, prominent MLK Jr. adviser, dies (AP)
- Medicaid applicants grow as recession widens (AP)
- Pastor Rick Warren defends invite to inauguration (AP)
- AP IMPACT: Schools invest in athletes' degrees (AP)
- Mother, kids shot to death in Dallas home (AP)
- Senate-for-sale case threatens new chief of staff (AP)
- NYC councilman charged with assaulting girlfriend (AP)
- Surviving Houston octuplets turn 10 years old (AP)
- Motor City's woes extend beyond auto industry (AP)
- FAA says plane goes off runway at Denver airport (AP)
- Senate seat only part of case vs. Ill. governor (AP)
- Winter weather blasts nation from end to end (AP)
- Post Office puts buffer between kids and 'Santas' (AP)
- 'Forgotten' lake shows South's stubborn drought (AP)
- Senate-for-sale case threatens new chief of staff (AP)
- IOC has nearly $5 million tied to Madoff (AP)
- 7 workers released in Atlanta bridge collapse (AP)
- Senate seat only part of case vs. Ill. governor (AP)
- Las Vegas 'black widow' to get new trial (AP)
- Hawaii attempts random drug tests of teachers (AP)
- Ho-Ho-Ho, You're on stage ... at airport karaoke (AP)
- Ripples of Madoff scandal spread everywhere (AP)
- Kennedy campaign takes page from Clinton (AP)
- Singer's death prompts new jail drug policy (AP)
- Motor City's woes extend beyond auto industry (AP)
- Residents of Ohio village shower workers with cash (AP)
- Detroit mayor: Deficit nears $300M, cuts ordered (AP)
- Guard to continue patrolling New Orleans (AP)
- Fort Dix plot jury asks for transcripts from trial (AP)
- NY exhibit unveils women's lives in ancient Greece (AP)
- Researchers probe scat for clues to orca decline (AP)
- Foundation to shut down, says Madoff managed money (AP)
- Mo. begins prosecuting under cyberbullying law (AP)
- Seattle crash leaves bus wheels dangling over I-5 (AP)
- Mother, kids shot to death in Dallas home (AP)
- SoCal grandfather mauled to death by pit bulls (AP)
- Ill. Gov. Blagojevich pledges to fight, won't quit (AP)
- Mother of Bristol Palin's boyfriend arrested on drug charges (AP)
- Police: equipment failure in fatal fall at church (AP)
- Schwarzenegger orders hiring freeze, worker cuts (AP)
- Harsh turn at New School for maverick Bob Kerrey (AP)
- Prop. 8 sponsors seek to nullify 18K gay marriages (AP)
- Powerful winter storm cuts power, disrupts travel (AP)
- Skeletal remains don't reveal how Fla. girl died (AP)
- Seattle crash leaves bus wheels dangling over I-5 (AP)
- Backers call Kennedy a good advocate for schools (AP)
- OJ victim denies ever having Hall of Fame ring (AP)
- Conservatives win court case in Va. church dispute (AP)
- Recycling company to pay $21M in immigration case (AP)
- Ray LaHood named to transportation post (AP)
- Obama fills econ team, says business will revive (AP)
- In tough times, ranks of homeless students rising (AP)
- Ponzi scam artists share charm, respectability (AP)
- Autopsy: Pregnant soldier had been asphyxiated (AP)
- DNA tests confirm remains are Caylee Anthony (AP)
- Blagojevich not expected to resign (AP)
- Caroline Kennedy did not vote in many elections (AP)
- 1 dead, 17 injured in Atlanta ped bridge collapse (AP)
- Conn. man imprisoned for 20 years gets new trial (AP)
- Wildlife experts ponder gender of Santa's reindeer (AP)
- Government set to auction drilling leases in Utah (AP)
- Mass. investor saw inside Madoff scam (AP)
- American Indian cremation pit found on Ga. island (AP)
- Case closed? Questions linger in Adam Walsh probe (AP)
- Mark Felt, Watergate's `Deep Throat,' dies at 95 (AP)
- West digs out from record snow that's heading east (AP)
- Informants scutinized in Fort Dix terror trial (AP)
- Ill. court revives suit over 'morning-after' pill (AP)
- Las Vegas gets record Dec. snowfall, 3.6 inches (AP)
- Bush considering 'orderly' auto bankruptcy (AP)
- Soccer kick kills pigeon during Argentina game (AP)
- Arkansas family welcomes 18th child, a girl (AP)
- Civil rights group settles LA Skid Row lawsuit (AP)
- Chicago Archdiocese to pay $1.4M in sex-abuse case (AP)
- Coleman's lead down to 2 votes in Minn. canvass (AP)
- More bones found near missing Fla. toddler's home (AP)
- Surgeon not guilty in Calif. organ harvesting case (AP)
- Schwarzenegger to veto Democrats' budget plan (AP)
- Did Bernard Madoff act alone? Investors doubt it (AP)
- Cop killer gets 1st NH death sentence in 49 years (AP)
- Impeachment drive slowed against Illinois governor (AP)
- Police: Bomb material found in Ore. suspect's home (AP)
- US balks at backing condemnation of anti-gay laws (AP)
- Authorities to subpoena Planned Parenthood video (AP)
- Surgeon not guilty in Calif. organ harvesting case (AP)
- NY lawmaker questions Kennedy charity's exemption (AP)
- Egyptian student gets 15 years in Fla. terror case (AP)
- Authorities: Indictment in cold case NYC cop death (AP)
- Urban areas struggle to find grocers, fresh food (AP)
- It's curtains for LA suburban mayor's night job (AP)
- Philly restaurants to post nutrition info on menus (AP)
- Mass. man gets 12-15 years for stepchild beating (AP)
- With scandal, Ill. goes from glory to ridicule (AP)
- Man gets first NH death sentence in 49 years (AP)
- EU: Russia-Georgia talks fall short of accord (AP)
- Caroline Kennedy, Sharpton go to lunch in Harlem (AP)
- Conservative activist Paul Weyrich dies (AP)
- Obama picks new SEC chief and other regulators (AP)
- Texas student accused of graduation terror threat (AP)
- Las Vegas gets record snowfall, 3.6 inches (AP)
- Man gets first NH death sentence in 49 years (AP)
- Suicide of man accused in wildfire hits some hard (AP)
- Mont., fed gov't loosen rules on Yellowstone bison (AP)
- Ohio's largest county aims to fight foreclosures (AP)
- Oregon bomb expert's death leaves many questions (AP)
- Inmate serving life asks Michigan gov. for freedom (AP)
- Tumor in Colorado newborn's brain contained foot (AP)
- Nursing home industry worries about new ratings (AP)
- Calif. Dems try to pass budget without GOP votes (AP)
- 2 trains derail in crash along Mississippi River (AP)
- AP NewsBreak: Alaska investigates racist e-mails (AP)
- Attorney: Ill. governor won't fill Senate vacancy (AP)
- Ex-fugitive pleads guilty; used daughter for porn (AP)
- AP NewsBreak: NH agency releases client data (AP)
- Prosecutors decline to charge former Kan. AG (AP)
- 4 Alamo ministry children to remain with state (AP)
- Texas man who tried to sell cyanide gets 70 months (AP)
- Keep your cash: SC governor rails against bailouts (AP)
- Ga. lawmakers pitch death penalty rule changes (AP)
- Charity's red kettles can yield odd treasures (AP)
- Ill. high court rejects challenge to Blagojevich (AP)
- Ex-NJ lawmaker faces child porn charges (AP)
- Woman gets near-total face transplant in Cleveland (AP)
- Parents of 'American Taliban' ask Bush to free him (AP)
- Questions surround firm that handled Madoff audit (AP)
- Blagojevich attorney: State should appoint lawyers (AP)
- Obama team advised to spend more than $600 billion (AP)
- Fire at unlicensed Tennessee day care injures 5 (AP)
- Casino industry's luck has run out (AP)