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Fox News -
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AP Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to the bloodshed in Syria and
the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in his Christmas
message Sunday, an appeal for peace that was challenged by deadly
attacks on Nigerian churches.
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The Guardian -
The
Queen and members of the royal family were due to visit the Duke of
Edinburgh in hospital in Cambridge in an unwelcome deviation from their
annual Christmas festivities, following the 90-year-old prince's
emergency heart surgery on Friday night.
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ESPN -
AccuScore
has powered more than 10000 simulations for every NBA game for
ESPN.com, each simulated one play at a time and minimum of 10000 times.
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msnbc.com -
By Jim Maceda, NBC News MOSCOW -- Saturday's protest was doubly impressive in that so many could have made excuses not to show.
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NESN.com -
by
Ricky Doyle on Sun, Dec 25, 2011 at 10:24AM All of the pregame chatter
leading up to Saturday's clash between the Giants and the Jets made for
an interesting week.
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Washington Post -
BEIJING
- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Sunday that he and his
Chinese counterpart have agreed to work together in dealing with North
Korea and promoting stability in the closed country after the death of
longtime leader Kim Jong Il.
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Reuters -
By
Mohammed Ghobari | SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's acting leader on Sunday
urged foes and loyalists of President Ali Abdullah to call a truce,
after Saleh's forces killed nine people demanding he be tried for the
deaths of demonstrators over nearly a year ...
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Washington Post -
BEIRUT
- The Arab League must bring the UN into the effort to stop Syria's
bloody crackdown on protesters, the top opposition leader said Sunday,
as security forces pressed ahead with raids and arrests around the
country.
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Reuters -
By
Mohammad Hamed | TALOQAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber
killed at least 20 people, including a member of parliament, and wounded
50 in Afghanistan's northern city of Taloqan on Sunday, police said,
the latest in a series of attacks in a ...
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Washington Post -
KHARTOUM,
Sudan - Years before Darfur's most powerful and charismatic rebel
leader became enemy No. 1 of Sudan's Arab-dominated government, Khalil
Ibrahim was a member of the movement that brought it to power in a coup.
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Daily Political -
First
lady Michelle Obama helped answer phone calls from children who were
tracking Santa Claus around the world. She took calls from Hawaii where
the first family spent their Christmas vacation.
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USA TODAY -
STAMFORD,
Conn. (AP) - Authorities say fire broke out in a home in Stamford,
Conn., on Christmas morning, killing five people. Mayor Michael Pavia
says the victims are two adults and three children.
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Learning and Finance -
A
batch of positive economic data posted in the US during the latter half
of the trading week which helped to keep indices in the green.
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Daily Gossip -
Jolly
customers have assailed online stores in search of the perfect
Christmas present for their beloved family and friends. Unfortunately
the biggest retail chains were affected by temporary online glitches
which left US shoppers disappointed, ...
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Bloomberg -
Japan
and China will promote direct trading of yen and yuan without using
dollars and will encourage the development of a market for the exchange,
to cut costs for companies, the Japanese government said.
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TheDomains.com -
by
Michael H. Berkens Yesterday we reported on the two day loss from
domain names transferred out of Godaddy.com to other domain name
registrars in like of their former support of the SOPA Bill.
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PCWorld -
By
Philip Michaels, Macworld Struggling to track down one last
stocking-stuffer for anyone on your holiday shopping list? If they
happen to own an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, the App Store offers more
than a half-a-million last-minute gift options.
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Entertainment Weekly -
by
Grady Smith Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol led the Friday box
office with a strong $9.7 million, which should lead the action
blockbuster to a $27 million weekend and roughly $60 million total
earnings by Sunday night.
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CNN International -
By
Tom Charity, Special to CNN Steven Spielberg's second movie of the
season, "War Horse," is a very different kettle of fish from "The
Adventures of Tintin.
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -
By
Vicki Hyman/The Star-Ledger GUS REALAS/AP PHOTOMel Gibson, shown here
at the premiere of "American Gangster" in 2007, has finalized his
divorce from wife Robyn Moore, who got half of considerable fortune.
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SB Nation -
By
Jordan Sargent - Newsdesk contributor Dec 25, 2011 - With the Denver
Broncos losing in Week 16 to the Buffalo Bills and the Oakland Raiders
narrowly defeating the Kansas City Chiefs, both teams sit tied atop the
AFC West at 8-7 heading into the ...
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Rotowire -
X-Rays
on Romo's right (throwing) hand were negative, with the injury that he
suffered early in Saturday's game against the Eagles diagnosed as a
contusion, the Dallas Morning News reports.
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Yahoo! Sports -
By
Jason Cole, Yahoo! Sports Dec 24, 6:07 pm EST It was feared that
Peterson tore the ACL after the result of an on-field test that was
conducted after Peterson was carried off the field.
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Atlanta Journal Constitution -
By
HOWARD FENDRICH AP Ask Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice
Jones-Drew whether he would try to play through a concussion or yank
himself from a game, and he'll provide a straightforward answer.
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SB Nation -
By
Bill Connelly - NCAA Football Contributor A look at the numbers that
mattered in Southern Miss' 24-17 win over Nevada in a
less-than-explosive Sheraton Hawaii Bowl.
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Clarksville Online -
Pasadena,
CA - Just in time for the holidays, astronomers have come across a new
image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, that
some say resembles a wreath.
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BBC News -
By
Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News This time, a Soyuz-2
vehicle failed to put a communications satellite into orbit after
lifting away from the country's Plesetsk spaceport.
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Reuters -
By
Brian Love and Daniel Flynn | PARIS (Reuters) - France and Britain
issued conflicting advice on Friday to tens of thousands of women with
breast implants made of cheap industrial silicone that some fear pose
health risks.
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ABC News -
By
KIM CAROLLO (@kimcarollo) and DAN CHILDS (@DanChildsABC) Four more
major retailers are following Walmart's example by removing cans of
infant formula from their shelves in light of the death of a 10-day-old
Missouri infant from what early tests ...
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