AP - Residents in parts of the Northeast braced Monday for the second winter storm in as many days, testing weather records and motorists' patience but delighting operators of ski resorts. The storm could dump as much as 9 inches of snow in higher elevations of upstate New York and northern New England on Tuesday, adding a new coating to the foot or more that has already fallen in spots.
AP - The United States provided a steady stream of intelligence to Benazir Bhutto about threats against her before the former Pakistani prime minister was assassinated and advised her aides on how to boost security, although key suggestions appear to have gone unheeded, U.S. officials said Monday.
AP - It was something not seen in Baghdad since before the 2003 invasion people publicly welcoming a new year with singing, dancing and general revelry.
Reuters - A simple mouth rinse may provide a
new way to screen for head and neck cancers in people at high
risk for these diseases, researchers said on Tuesday.
AP - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton will have raised more than $100 million this year for her presidential campaign, aides confirmed Monday evening, setting a historic new threshold in fundraising.
Reuters - White House hopefuls honed their
closing messages and traded jabs over their records in Iowa on
Monday, three days before the state opens the presidential
nominating battle in a too-close-to-call race.
AP - The estate of Rick James has settled a lawsuit claiming that a music publishing company collected money from licensing his songs without permission. The estate's attorney, Jennifer J. McGrath, announced the settlement in court Thursday. A trial was to begin Jan. 7.
AP - Andrei Kirilenko had 14 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and the Utah Jazz finally ended Portland's near-perfect December, beating the Trail Blazers 111-101 on Monday night to snap their 13-game winning streak. Portland lost for the first time since a 100-79 defeat at San Antonio on Dec. 2. The Blazers won their next 13, including two over Utah, and were three victories away from tying the franchise record.
AP - A Florida man was about halfway through a plate of steamed clams when he chomped down on something hard a rare, iridescent purple pearl. George Brock and his wife, Leslie, had been spending a day at the beach Friday in South Florida and stopped at Dave's Last Resort & Raw Bar for a bite. Their find could be worth thousands.