12/23/2009 9:52:43 AM
AP - The parents who carried out the balloon boy hoax were sentenced to jail Wednesday and given strict probation conditions that forbid them from earning any money from the spectacle for four years.
12/23/2009 9:03:53 AM
AP - Exultant Senate Democrats prepared to deliver a Christmas Eve win to President Barack Obama with passage of landmark health care legislation that would extend coverage to 30 million Americans.
12/23/2009 10:13:08 AM
AP - Sales of new homes plunged unexpectedly last month to the lowest level since April, a sign the housing market recovery will be rocky and heavily dependent on the generosity of Uncle Sam.
12/23/2009 9:50:31 AM
AP - A major winter storm is promising to bring a white Christmas to much of the nation's midsection, though countless holiday travelers faced slick roads and scattered flight delays and cancellations Wednesday that only looked to get worse.
12/23/2009 10:05:30 AM
AP - An electrical problem outside New York City put train service at a standstill up and down the East Coast for three hours Wednesday, leaving commuters and holiday travelers stopped in their tracks or scrambling for alternatives.
12/23/2009 10:35:03 AM
AP - A federal court has given a Brazilian family until Thursday morning to turn over custody of a 9-year-old boy to his U.S. father.
12/23/2009 10:30:11 AM
Reuters - An American Airlines Boeing 737 carrying more than 150 passengers and crew overshot the runway while landing in torrential rain in Jamaica late on Tuesday, cracking open its fuselage and halting just short of the Caribbean sea, authorities and eyewitnesses said.
12/23/2009 10:11:13 AM
Reuters - The Colorado man who claimed his son had floated off in the sky in a runaway helium balloon was sentenced on Wednesday to 90 days in jail, most of that on a work-release basis, for staging the hoax.
12/23/2009 8:17:00 AM
American mothers as a whole do not breast-feed their babies as much as medical professionals would like. Health experts say African-American moms are less likely to nurse than whites and Hispanics. The federal government, some hospitals and nonprofits are trying different strategies to close the breast-feeding gap among black women.
12/23/2009 7:51:44 AM
"Balloon boy" parents Richard and Mayumi Heene are sentenced.
12/23/2009 5:39:00 AM
Personal incomes rose 0.4 percent in November — the fastest pace in six months — while spending was up 0.5 percent. But new-home sales fell 11.3 percent to the lowest level.
12/23/2009 4:23:00 AM
Both engines of an American Airlines jet tore off as the plane carrying 154 people skidded across the runway in heavy rain and stopped just short of the Caribbean Sea. More than 40 people were taken to nearby hospitals with broken bones and back pains, officials said.
12/23/2009 10:23:43 AM
A court in the US sentences the parents who pretended their son was adrift in a balloon to a total of 110 days in jail.
12/23/2009 9:36:32 AM
Swiss multinational Nestle suspends operations at its dairy plant in Zimbabwe, citing harassment.
12/23/2009 9:58:34 AM
A Dutch court says a 14-year-old girl can remain with her father, despite his support for her plan to sail solo around the world.
12/23/2009 9:00:14 AM
Singer Amy Winehouse is charged with assault at a theatre in Milton Keynes and a public order offence.
12/23/2009 9:07:46 AM
The US president makes a surprise call during a radio show with outgoing Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.
12/23/2009 10:31:59 AM
American Floyd Mayweather Jr's planned bout with Manny Pacquiao is off because of a blood-testing dispute, says the Filipino fighter's promoter Bob Arum.
12/23/2009 7:33:51 AM
Alaina Reed Amini, best known for playing Olivia Robinson on long-running children's show Sesame Street, dies aged 63.
12/23/2009 8:17:31 AM
The government is to pay £20m and offer an apology to people disabled after their mothers took the drug thalidomide.
12/23/2009 9:05:32 AM
Health officials confirm that a second heroin user - who tested positive for anthrax - has died in Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
12/23/2009 9:03:21 AM
Latest figures say the number of reported incidents of deer poaching have doubled in the past year.
12/23/2009 10:41:41 AM
Former President Jimmy Carter is offering the Jewish community an apology for any of his "words and deeds" that may have upset ... 
12/23/2009 10:22:19 AM
"Balloon boy" dad Richard Heene was sentenced Wednesday to 90 days in jail for his part in the October hoax that transfixed the ... 
12/23/2009 9:36:37 AM
A Metrolink commuter train collided Wednesday with a vehicle that had been hurled onto the tracks after being struck from behind ... 
12/23/2009 9:32:49 AM
An inmatenmate at the state's highest security prison slashed a guard's throat with a homemade blade during a routine security check, ... 
12/23/2009 7:59:00 AM
An Ohio woman is defending her decision to call police after she discovered her 6-year-old daughter had shoplifted a package ... 
12/23/2009 7:56:51 AM
A bomb targeting a church in northern Iraq killed two men and damaged the historic building Wednesday, a day before Christmas ... 
12/23/2009 7:54:01 AM
British leader Gordon Brown won't testify before his country's investigation of the Iraq war until after the next general election, ... 
12/23/2009 10:30:05 AM
Amtrak power problems halted trains coming in and out of New York City for three hours. 
12/23/2009 8:12:47 AM
A court tried a high-profile Chinese dissident Wednesday on subversion charges after he called for sweeping political reforms ... 
12/23/2009 5:52:35 AM
Security forces clashed with opposition protesters gathered Wednesday for a memorial for Iran's most senior dissident cleric, ... 
12/23/2009 5:45:00 AM
O Come All Ye Faithful to Bethlehem's first Christmas rock festival. 
12/23/2009 8:51:18 AM
An American Airlines flight carrying 154 people skidded across a Jamaican runway in heavy rain, bouncing across the tarmac and ... 
12/23/2009 3:16:36 AM
A top Pakistani Taliban commander says he has sent thousands of fighters to neighboring Afghanistan to rebuff incoming U.S. troops, ... 
12/23/2009 3:01:48 AM
The Vatican says moving Pope Pius XIIius XII closer to sainthood is not a hostile act against Jews. 
12/23/2009 9:50:23 AM
A Colorado judge today sentenced the dad in the 'balloon boy' case to 90 days in jail, with some on work release. His wife got 20 days jail time. 
12/23/2009 8:50:48 AM
Congressional Republicans on Wednesday plan to mount a last-ditch challenge to the health care bill moving through the Senate, arguing that a key provision is unconstitutional. 
12/23/2009 9:00:03 AM
Brazilian relatives of a 9-year-old boy, who had been the subject of an international custody battle with the child's father, will not file any further appeals after the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled against them, their attorney told CNN Wednesday. 
12/23/2009 9:43:42 AM
He wanted to sit outside for a while and enjoy the night air, then took a shower and curled up on the couch to watch a cartoon movie. 
12/23/2009 7:42:41 AM
Frigid temperatures and heavy snow continue to wreak travel chaos across Europe Wednesday as travelers faced treacherous driving conditions and cancelled flights. 
12/23/2009 12:32:35 AM
BlackBerry users throughout North America were without e-mail and Internet services for several hours overnight. 
12/23/2009 10:10:43 AM
Tion>The "real-time Web" is booming. From Twitter to Facebook to new search engines that discover information posted just seconds ago, it seems the 2010 Web will be fueled by our desire for instant gratification. 
12/23/2009 6:27:34 AM
It was a big year for technology: Twitter and Facebook's popularity exploded, while new smartphones, e-readers and a host of other gadgets cropped up to compete for our plugged-in affection. 
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