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Flowers sit on the stairs of the Von Maur store at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb. The store was the site of a deadly shooting. Eight people were killed and five wounded before the shooter took his own life. (Photo by Eric Francis / AP)

CIA destroyed 2 tapes showing interrogations of al-Qaida

The CIA in 2005 destroyed at least two videotapes documenting the interrogation of two al-Qaida operatives in the agency's custody, according to current and former government officials.

International Herald Tribune

US let al-Qaeda deepen roots, group claims

MSNBC

CIA destoys interrogation video

Yahoo! News

22 killed in 2 suicide attacks in Iraq

A female suicide bomber attacked the offices of an anti-al-Qaida group that has joined forces with the United States, killing 12 people in one of Iraq's most violent provinces, police and the U.S. military said.

Associated Press

Climate talks moving toward no rules for China, India

According to a U.N. official, under a new climate-change treaty, China, India and other developing countries probably won't be required to cut their greenhouse-gas emissions.

Bloomberg

Mall employee describes deadly shooting

Robert A. Hawkins' rampage was over in six minutes. But mall employee, Jodi Longmeyer, agonized with a 911 operator for almost 30 minutes.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Shootings renew debate on mall security

USA Today

911 calls show fear, chaos during mall shooting

CNN

Bush subprime plan offers help to $1.2M

Mortgage interest rates will be frozen only for ARM borrowers who are not yet in foreclosure.

CNNMoney

Sons of 'dead' canoeist want no contact with parents

The sons of canoeist John Darwin said they wanted "no further contact" with their parents, after it emerged they were kept in the dark about their father's bogus disappearance five years ago.

Guardian

GodTube offers wildly popular alternative to YouTube

According to comScore Inc., which tracks the growth of websites, GodTube grew nearly 1,000 percent in its first month, and had 1.6 million unique visitors every month.

USA Today

Russia unconvinced on Iran sanctions

Russia ignored Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's calls for new U.N. sanctions to be imposed on Iran over its nuclear program.

Associated Press

NATION

Police alarmed at new candy in cocaine-like packs

A new mint candy is posing problems for police officers, who say it bears a striking resemblance to street cocaine.

MSNBC

Threat of mudslides, flooding in Calif.

A Pacific Northwest storm blew through Southern California without causing much damage, but officials warned that the threat of mudslides and flooding continued.

Guardian

Residents prepare for mudslides

Yahoo! News

POLITICS

Romney says his White House bid not defined by Mormon faith

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney delivered a passionate speech in defense of his Mormon and religious values.

San Francisco Chronicle

JFK's Speech on His Religion

NPR

House, Senate negotiators propose ban on waterboarding by CIA

CIA agents would be banned from simulating drowning, or waterboarding, in questioning suspected terrorists under legislation agreed to by House and Senate negotiators, lawmakers said.

Bloomberg

BUSINESS

Macrovision to buy Gemstar-TV Guide; shares fall

Macrovision Inc., a maker of technology to protect against unauthorized copying of entertainment content, said it would buy Gemstar-TV Guide Inc. for $2.8 billion in cash and stock.

MarketWatch

Dow Jones to replace CEO

News Corp. plans to announce that company veteran Les Hinton will become chief executive of Dow Jones & Co., The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site.

Forbes

SPORTS

Tebow wins Maxwell and Davey O'Brien

Tim Tebow stopped off in central Florida on the way to the Heisman Trophy presentation and picked up the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien awards.

Sporting News

Ex-prosecutors predict jail time for Bonds

Barry Bonds has walked more times than any batter in baseball history. Walking away from his legal troubles figures to be a much tougher task.

USA Today

HEALTH

Ban on students without mumps shots

The University of Southern Maine began notifying more than 400 students that they're being banned from campus for failing to meet the latest vaccination requirements for mumps.

Yahoo! News

Online vaccine videos under scrutiny

CBS News

New stem cell technique reverses sickle cell anemia in mice

Mice with a human sickle-cell anemia disease trait have been treated successfully in a process that directly reprograms their own cells.

Science Daily

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

Televangelist refuses to turn over more financial documents

Georgia televangelist Creflo Dollar is refusing to turn over any more financial documents to the Senate Finance Committee, even though they are overdue.

CNN

The Republicans and faith

Republican hopeful Mitt Romney, has called on American voters not to reject him because of his faith. Where do the other leading Republican candidates stand on faith?

BBC

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GOOD NEWS

U.S. childhood cancer death rate drops

The cancer death rate for children in the U.S. has declined sharply — down 20 percent from 1990 to 2004 — thanks to better treatment of leukemia and other cancers, health officials said.

MSNBC

Berlin Zoo polar bear marks 1st birthday

The Berlin Zoo's famous polar bear Knut, who was rejected by his mother but went on to win the hearts of millions around the world, celebrated his first birthday with more than 2,000 well-wishers.

Kansas City Star

WORLD

Violence is down but continued success is not guaranteed in Iraq

Gen. David Petraeus, the senior U.S. commander in Iraq, said rates of violence are at the lowest point in two years, but warned against reading too much into short-term improvements

Christian Science Monitor

Desperation comes in all professions

International Herald Tribune

Tons of oil spill into Yellow Sea

Thousands of tons of oil spilled into the Yellow Sea off the western coast of South Korea after an oil tanker collided with a barge carrying a crane, the Maritime Ministry of Korea reported.

CNN

Raw footage of Korean oil spill

Yahoo! News

ENVIRONMENT

Noted US forecasters see 7 hurricanes next year

The noted Colorado State University hurricane research team predicted that 13 tropical storms will develop in the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, of which seven would strengthen into hurricanes.

Reuters

Silver lining to climate change

As representatives from over 180 countries gather in Bali to map a post 2012 agreement, new research shows the challenge of climate change also presents opportunities and employment.

ENN

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Writers, producers resume contract talks

Hollywood screenwriters and producers resumed contract talks in an attempt to end the month-long writers' strike.

MarketWatch

Kanye West, Amy Winehouse top Grammy award nominations

Kanye West earned eight nominations, leading the competition for the 50th annual Grammy Awards. British pop singer Amy Winehouse also made out well, earning six nods.

CNN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The future of virtual reality

A Coventry, England conference focused on the application of computer-game technologies and virtual environments to real-world business problems.

Economist

JetBlue to offer free access to Internet

Fliers heading from San Francisco to New York on JetBlue Airways may get a chance to begin testing in-flight e-mail and instant-messaging service.

San Jose Mercury News

EDUCATION

Fixing schools a challenge

Maryland's attempts to turn around its worst schools in the past several years have largely failed, according to a report by a Washington-based nonprofit education research group.

Baltimore Sun

In education, the richest don't always win

Money and effort aren't enough to impart the skills and knowledge needed in a cut-throat international world.

Economist

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