Report: Ice Age to blast Earth

Report: Ice Age to blast Earth: "Ice cores, ocean sediment cores, the geologic record, and studies of ancient plant and animal populations all demonstrate a regular cyclic pattern of Ice Age glacial maximums which each last about 100,000 years, separated by intervening warm interglacials, each lasting about 12,000 years,' according to the report."

Official: Guantanamo Detainee Was Tortured - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker

Official: Guantanamo Detainee Was Tortured - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker: "A Bush administration official responsible for reviewing practices at Guantanamo Bay says the U.S. military tortured a Saudi national who allegedly planned to participate in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the Washington Post reported."

Senate Democrats to swear in Burris this week | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News

Senate Democrats to swear in Burris this week News for Dallas, Texas Dallas Morning News Latest News: "WASHINGTON -- Eager to put the scandal-tainted standoff behind them, Senate Democrats accepted Roland Burris as President-elect Barack Obama's Senate successor on Monday and said they expect to swear in the new Illinois senator this week.
'He is now the senator-designate from Illinois and, as such, will be accorded all the rights and privileges of a senator-elect,' Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said in a joint statement."

California Dreamin' Over? Record Number of Residents Moving - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

FOXNews.com - California Dreamin' Over? Record Number of Residents Moving - Local News News Articles National News US News: "With a house purchase near Denver in the works, the 38-year-old engineering contractor plans to move his family 1,200 miles away from his home state's lemon groves, sunshine and beaches. For him, years of rising taxes, dead-end schools, unchecked illegal immigration and clogged traffic have robbed the Golden State of its allure.
Is there something left of the California dream?"

Blagojevich Claims Illinois House Punishing Him for Helping People

CNSNews.com - Blagojevich Claims Illinois House Punishing Him for Helping People: "The Illinois House voted overwhelmingly Friday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, setting up an unprecedented trial in the state Senate on whether he should be thrown out for abuse of power, including allegations that he tried to sell President-elect Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat."

Local Man Flees Courtroom Before Probation Sentence

MyFox Dallas Local Man Flees Courtroom Before Probation Sentence: "A Wise County man who would have been on probation for his drug conviction will now have to spend six months in jail -- all because he fled before hearing the verdict and was captured after a high-speed chase through three counties."

Rifts show as Obama urges quick action on stimulus - Yahoo! News

Rifts show as Obama urges quick action on stimulus - Yahoo! News: "Lawmakers are under orders to finish action on President-elect Barack Obama's nearly $800 billion economic recovery plan by mid-February. But already it is plain that a set of serious fissures need to be bridged if the bill is to be completed within five weeks."

Flynt, Francis Want Porn Industry Bailout

MyFox Dallas Flynt, Francis Want Porn Industry Bailout: "The auto industry isn't the only commerical business sector asking the government for a bailout."

Phone Transcripts of Mumbai Attacks Indicate Gunmen Not Acting Alone - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News

FOXNews.com - Phone Transcripts of Mumbai Attacks Indicate Gunmen Not Acting Alone - International News News of the World Middle East News Europe News: "The strongest — and most chilling — evidence that the gunmen in the November Mumbai attacks were not acting alone came from the phone transcripts."

Illegal sues for higher pay – and wins!

Illegal sues for higher pay – and wins!: "Outraged at his low pay and uncompensated overtime, an illegal alien in Boston filed a complaint with the Massachusetts attorney general's office against a supermarket – and won his case."

Democrats Seek to Resolve Burris Senate Saga - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker

Democrats Seek to Resolve Burris Senate Saga - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker: "Roland Burris failed to capture President-elect Barack Obama's old Senate seat Tuesday in a wild piece of political theater, but the Democrats' opposition cracked when a key chairwoman said seating him was simply the legal thing to do."