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Israel battling millions of cyber attacks during Gaza offensive

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 03:18 PM PST

Israel Combats Cyber Attacks During Gaza OffensiveThe Israeli government says cyber attackers have launched more than 44 million attempts to disrupt the operation of various government sites.

Bidens host wounded warriors for Thanksgiving dinner

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 04:57 PM PST

Biden tours several storm-damaged cities in NJThe mouth-watering smells of stuffing and turkey, a crackling fire, and guests with bowed heads giving thanks for "second chances."

Gazans in survival mode: Change houses, avoid windows, stock up on food

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:03 PM PST

Smoke rises following an Israeli attack on smuggling tunnels on the border between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)Families are turning to techniques they've learned in previous rounds of fighting between Israel and Hamas.

Back to war? Gunfire, explosions erupt in Congo

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 04:17 PM PST

People flee as fighting erupts between the M23 rebels and Congolese army near the airport at Goma, Congo, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda fired mortars and machine guns Monday in a village on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Goma and threatened to attack the city which is protected by ragtag Congolese government troops backed by United Nations peacekeepers. The gunfire and explosions erupted in the early afternoon, hours after the M23 rebels said they were halting fighting in order to negotiate with the government of Congo. (AP Photo/Melanie Gouby)Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda fired mortars and machine guns Monday on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Goma, threatening to capture one of the largest cities in eastern Congo in a development that could drag this giant Central African nation back into war.

Treadmill desks the next office health trend?

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 02:11 PM PST

Workers at the financial consulting firm Salo use their treadmill desks. (Salo LLC/NPR)Will health-conscious office workers soon be skipping trips to the gym for an extended shift at the desk?

Man accidentally gave bags of cocaine to cop’s kids on Halloween

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 04:31 PM PST

A British man is facing criminal charges after accidentally handing out bags of cocaine to a police officer's children on Halloween night. The Guardian reports that 23-year-old Donald Junior Green faces sentencing on Monday after confessing to the charge of possessing a Class A drug. He is expected to be released from custody on probation. [...]

Gustavo Almodovar’s sign-off goes viral—four years later

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 02:06 PM PST

When Gustavo Almodovar delivered his final report as a general assignment reporter for ABC Central Florida affiliate WFTV in October 2008, he tossed it back to the studio the way he always did: in that husky, baritone voice synonymous with local television news. "Gu-stah-vo Almo-doe-var, Channel 9, Eyewitness News." Little did Almodovar know his signature [...]

Pet cockatoo sings his own version of ‘Gangnam Style’

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:37 PM PST

By now, you've probably heard Psy's viral hit song "Gangnam Style" more times than you can recall. In fact, you've probably also heard several copycat versions, but now there's a copy-bird version: A cockatoo is perched atop a laptop as someone records it singing along to Psy's famous tune. The cockatoo even tries to harmonize [...]

1st quarter: 49ers 3, Bears 0

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 05:53 PM PST

The immediate future of the Bears and San Francisco 49ers were in the hands of backup quarterbacks after first Jay Cutler and then Alex Smith were ruled out of tonight s pivotal NFC battle because of concussions.

Ind. home explosion now a homicide investigation

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 04:54 PM PST

Citizens Energy workers continue their investigation Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at the site of an explosion at a house in Indianapolis. The search for what caused a massive, deadly explosion that rocked an Indianapolis neighborhood turned to natural gas Monday, with officials checking gas lines and a homeowner saying a problem furnace could be to blame. (AP Photo/WTHR Chopper 13/The Indianapolis Star, Matt Kryger)Authorities have launched a criminal homicide investigation into the house explosion that killed two people and damaged numerous homes in an Indianapolis neighborhood.

Twinkies aren't dead yet: Hostess, union agree to mediation

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 03:25 PM PST

File photo of a box of Hostess Twinkies on the shelves at a Wonder Bread Hostess Bakery Outlet in GlendaleHostess and its second largest union will go into mediation to try and resolve their differences, meaning the company won't go out of business yet.

Fatal Indianapolis explosion now a homicide investigation

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 04:56 PM PST

Authorities have launched a criminal homicide investigation into the house explosion that killed two people and damaged numerous homes.

CTA, union agree to tentative 4-year deal

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 04:53 PM PST

The CTA and the union representing bus drivers and rail operators reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract, the transit agency announced Monday.

CPS chief says 'we absolutely have to take a look' at truancy

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 02:10 PM PST

Watchdog update: State lawmakers and Chicago officials today moved emphatically to address the crisis in elementary school truancy exposed by a recent Chicago Tribune investigation.

Israel museums hide art to protect it from rockets

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 01:32 PM PST

The Brueghel Dynasty exhibition's bare walls are seen after the paintings were taken for storage in the vaults of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. Tel Aviv's Art Museum, one of Israel's premiere museums, has moved 200 of its most precious works of art to a rocket-proof vault in case of a missile attack. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)The wine-red walls of the Brueghel exhibition hall at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art are now bare, like the crime scene of a daring art heist.

Six-figure jobs that nobody wants

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 01:33 PM PST

Economy Weighs Heavily on North Carolina Students' MindsWhile many companies are still, understandably, reluctant to hire, plenty of others are not and in fact are actively looking to add employees.

Children of Gaza caught in the crossfire

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 01:25 PM PST

Palestinian girls run away after an Israeli air strike on a house in the northern Gaza StripA majority of the city's 1.7 million residents are under 18 and have little to comfort them as rockets pound the streets.

Nativity scene spat turns into First Amendment lawsuit

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 11:05 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, a man walks past two of the traditional Nativity scenes along Ocean Avenue at Palisades Park in Santa Monica, Calif. Avowed atheist Damon Vix last year won two-thirds of the booths in the annual, city-sponsored lottery to divvy up spaces in the live-sized Nativity display. But he only put up one thing: A sign that read "Religions are all alike - founded on fables and mythologies." Vix left the rest of his allotted spaces empty, and in so doing, upended a Christmas tradition that began in Santa Monica nearly 60 years ago. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, file)A federal judge plans to deny a bid by churches to force Santa Monica to reopen spaces in a city park to private displays.

Twinkies aren't dead yet: Hostess, union agree to mediation

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 02:38 PM PST

File photo of a box of Hostess Twinkies on the shelves at a Wonder Bread Hostess Bakery Outlet in GlendaleHostess Brands Inc, its lenders and the unions representing its striking workers, agreed to start mediation hearings on Tuesday at the urging of a bankruptcy court judge. A hearing on Monday during which the bankrupt maker of Twinkies snack cakes and Wonder Bread was set to ask for permission to liquidate was quickly adjourned until Wednesday after the judge urged the parties to mediate in private. The mediation will begin on Tuesday. (Reporting by Nick Brown and Martinne Geller in New York; editing by Carol Bishopric)

Even apes have 'midlife crises,' study finds

Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2011 file photo, chimpanzees sit in an enclosure at the Chimpanzee Eden rehabilitation center, near Nelspruit, South Africa. A study of chimps and orangutans released on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, finds the same pattern of changes in happiness through life as many studies find in people. (AP Photo/Erin Conway-Smith, File)Chimpanzees going through a midlife crisis? It sounds like a setup for a joke.