Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) The attempted attack on a Northwest Airlines flight fell almost to the day eight years after another failed solo attack on an international flight just two months after Sep 11, 2001 terror attacks.
IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:20:02 -0500

Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) A Nigerian man with alleged Al Qaeda links arrested after what was described as 'an attempted terrorist attack' on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit is 'talking a lot' to the FBI, a media report said.
IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:40:02 -0500

London, Dec 26 (DPA) British police said Saturday they were helping their US colleagues in the investigations into the would-be airline bomber who tried to explode a device on a Northwest Airlines plane to Detroit the day before.
IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:20:01 -0500

Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) A Nigerian, claiming links with Al Qaeda, set off a small explosion on board a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, setting off a major security alert with the incident being described as an 'attempted terrorist attack'.
IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:10:04 -0500

New York, Dec 26 : Mary J. Blige was taped indulging in a blistering argument with her husband, Kendu Isaacs, at her record-release party Tuesday.n the footage obtained by The New York Post, Blige is shown raising her hand in front of Isaacs.
ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:40:14 -0500

Islamabad, Dec 26 (IANS) The US embassy has formally requested the Pakistani government to provide bulletproof vehicles for its diplomats and other American staff posted in this country.
IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:30:02 -0500

Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) The Nigerian man who allegedly set off a small explosion on board a Northwest Airlines flight near Detroit could face charges later Saturday, according to an official familiar with the case.
IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:40:01 -0500

Washington, Dec 26 : A new study by researchers at the University of Chicago has shown that songbirds have a human-like capacity to learn complex vocal patterns.
ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:18 -0500

Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) A man who witnessed the attempted destruction of a Northwest Airlines flight to Detroit -- by a Nigerian man claiming to be affiliated Al Qaeda -- said he was proud of how passengers reacted.
IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:02 -0500

New York, Dec 26 : Actor Charlie Sheen has been arrested on charges related to an alleged case of domestic violence in the Colorado resort town of Aspen.
ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:20:16 -0500

Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) American-Pakistani terror suspect David Headley's visa application did not ring any alarm bells in the Indian consulate in Chicago as he did not disclose his Pakistani origin, according to reliable information.
IANS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:40:02 -0500

New York/Islamabad, Dec. 26 : Pakistani police have said they plan to pursue terrorism charges against the five American men they have apprehended, putting paid to hopes of their early return to the United States.
ANI Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:20:02 -0500

Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) A Nigerian passenger, claiming to be linked to Al Qaeda, allegedly ignited a small explosive device on an international flight bound for the United States shortly before landing in what the White House called an attempted terrorist attack.
IANS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:50:02 -0500

Washington, Dec 26 (DPA) The White House warned of an attempted terrorist attack after an international airline passenger allegedly tried to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit by setting off an explosive device, US media reported Friday.
IANS Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:10:02 -0500

Miami guard Dwyane Wade (3) goes up to pass as New York Knicks center David Lee (42) defends while Knicks guard Chris Duhon (1) watches from the floor in the fourth quarter.
The Ledger Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:48:15 -0500

MADISON, Wis. | If Wisconsin beats Miami in the Champs Sports Bowl, Hurricanes fans may have an unlikely figure to blame: University of Miami president Donna Shalala.
The Ledger Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:48:13 -0500

(AP Photo/J.P. Karas)This picture provided by J.P. Karas shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. A pas...
The Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:38:21 -0500

(AP Photo/via KTVK-TV)This undated picture made available via KTVK-TV shows Natalie Flores. An Amber Alert was issued Friday, Dec. 25, 2009 after police say the 5-year-old girl was abducted in north P...
The Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:38:20 -0500

The suspect, identified by a U.S. government official as 23-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, ignited a small explosive device Friday, shortly before a...
CNN Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:28:39 -0500

DETROIT (Reuters) - A Nigerian man believed to be linked to al Qaeda militants was in custody on Saturday after he tried to ignite an explosive device on a U.S. passenger plane as it approached Detroi...
Reuters Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:18:07 -0500

Explosive Set Off on Plane A senior official calls the incident an "attempted act of terror." Man with possible al Qaeda ties lit an explosive on a Delta flight, injuring himself and two others. Jim A...
CBS News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 08:16:23 -0500

NABLUS, West Bank (AP) ? Israeli soldiers stormed homes in the West Bank on Saturday, killing three Palestinians allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of an Israeli and testing an uneasy sec...
WBZ4 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:54:45 -0500

JAIPUR, India (AP) ? Rescuers have recovered the bodies of 12 workers from the site of a bridge that collapsed while under construction in western India, and they fear 30 others still missing c...
WBZ4 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:54:44 -0500

VATICAN CITY (AP) ? Pope Benedict XVI has appeared to be in good shape as he addressed the faithful two days after a woman knocked him down at the start of Christmas Eve Mass.
WBZ4 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:54:43 -0500

The Taliban sent a cruel Christmas present to an Idaho family -- releasing a grim video yesterday of their 23- year-old son reading an anti-American rant. But relatives of Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl urged ...
New York Post Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:25:44 -0500

Washington, Dec.26 : A US State Department report has warned that the financial assistance to Pakistan would be suspended if the funds are misused or misdirected.
New Kerala Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:25:13 -0500

Washington, Dec. 26 : A failed attempt by a London student to bomb a Detroit-bound trans-Atlantic flight with a mixture of powder and liquid is being seen by the United States as "an attempted act of ...
New Kerala Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:25:09 -0500

(AP Photo/J.P. Karas)This picture provided by J.P. Karas shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. A pas...
The Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:19:17 -0500

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New America Media Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:04:57 -0500

KABUL (AP) ? A heavily armed Taliban commander was killed Saturday during an pre-dawn shootout at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said as it reported an American service member was killed...
WBZ4 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:36:25 -0500

LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) ? Fewer earthquakes have been recorded in the Philippines' lava-spilling Mayon volcano, but magma continues to build up inside and any lull in activity could be follow...
WBZ4 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:36:24 -0500

SARASOTA | While the state's largest cats teeter on the edge of extinction, federal regulators are accused of hastening the Florida panther's demise over the past few years by allowing some of their b...
The Ledger Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:10:06 -0500

Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 | 2:01 a.m. I received an e-mail from a good friend telling me about a free cleaning service for women on chemotherapy. The service will have someone come in to clean once a m...
Las Vegas Sun Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:44:24 -0500

Boston’s bars have poured their last drinks. Stragglers are stumbling home. But beneath the modern metropolis, in the bowels of the city, a group of six men wanders abandoned tunnels with heavy ...
Boston.com Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:18:27 -0500

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? A reformist Web site in Iran says clashes have erupted between security forces and opposition supporters in central Tehran.
WBZ4 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:16:38 -0500

(AP Photo/J.P. Karas)This picture provided by J.P. Karas shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. A pas...
The Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:43:58 -0500

Residents in the nation's heartland were digging out after a blustery storm as meteorologists warned that blizzard conditions could continue across the northern Plains on Saturday.The...
The Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:43:54 -0500

The Boston auditions will air Jan. 12 and the Atlanta auditions will air Jan. 13, the network announced Wednesday. Auditions for the ninth season of the popular singing competition will also be held i...
China Post Online Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:41:45 -0500

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Ministry of Health says that of the fourteen passengers admitted to hospital in Jamaica following Tuesday's night's accident at the Norman Manley International Airport (...
Caribbean Net News Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:41:23 -0500

This picture provided by J.P. Karas shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. A passenger aboard the pla...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:36:51 -0500

Democratic health care bill showed far different concerns six years ago, when they approved a major Medicare expansion that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal deficits.
USA Today Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:36:28 -0500

Editor's Note: Many California state prisons are unaware that they can create regulations to accommodate the religious wishes of their Sikh prisoners, under a 2006 policy created by the California Dep...
New America Media Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:30:22 -0500

NEW YORK-- More than a hundred tenants in a Bronx apartment building, many of whom are Latino, have had to heat their homes by keeping the oven on or putting on the kettle, reports El Diario La Prensa...
New America Media Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:30:21 -0500

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? A Christian missionary from the U.S. has entered North Korea in order to highlight the plight of tens of thousands of political prisoners estimated to be held in the c...
WBZ4 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:58:35 -0500

NABLUS, West Bank (AP) ? Palestinian officials say Israeli troops have killed three activists of the Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
WBZ4 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:58:34 -0500

(AP Photo/J.P. Karas)This picture provided by J.P. Karas shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. A pas...
The Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:25:27 -0500

Harry Schaeffer was a toddler when his family moved in 1955 to National Park, where nearby Eagle Point Refinery had been turning crude to gasoline, heating oil and other products for years.Schaeffer g...
The Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:25:24 -0500

This undated picture provided on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009 by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shows Thomas J. Leggs Jr. of Salisbury, Md. The Wicomico County Sheriff's...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:17:41 -0500

Editor's Note: Illiana Perez, 23, teaches beginning and advanced Spanish in San Jose. She is also a writer for Silicon Valley De-Bug. In Washington, D.C., as politicians discussed health care and the ...
New America Media Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:11:20 -0500

PHUKET, Thailand (AP) ? Five years after a massive tsunami triggered deadly tidal waves across Asia, low-key ceremonies Saturday marked the solemn anniversary with prayers and moments of silenc...
WBZ4 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:42:24 -0500

Cleveland Cavaliers' Shaquille O'Neal (R) dunks the ball in front of Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Los Angeles December 25, 2009. (Xinhua/Reute...
People's Daily Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:38:21 -0500

LOS ANGELES ? The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nation's first Chinese-American woman to serve on the federal bench. Los Angeles attorney Dolly Gee will become a member of the U.S. District...
Sign on San Diego Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:24:21 -0500

(AP Photo/J.P. Karas)This picture provided by J.P. Karas shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. A pas...
The Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:10:08 -0500

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.—The tomato that pelted a police officer during Sarah Palin's recent visit to the Mall of America was captured on film and every juicy detail will play out on a new cable serie...
Pioneer Press Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:42:36 -0500

MANILA, Philippines (AP) ? Deep-sea divers searched Saturday for a sunken ferry and 24 missing people after it collided with another vessel and went down on Christmas Eve.
WBZ4 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:25:32 -0500

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) ? A Vietnamese court sentenced five Chinese men to death by firing squad for trafficking nearly 8 tons of hashish in one of the country's biggest drug hauls ever, state medi...
WBZ4 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:25:31 -0500

DETROIT (Reuters) - A Nigerian man linked to al Qaeda tried to set off an explosive device aboard a U.S. passenger plane as it approached Detroit on Friday, but was overpowered by passengers and crew ...
Financial Times Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:23:00 -0500

By Arun Kumar, Washington, Dec 26 : A Nigerian passenger, claiming to be linked to Al Qaeda, allegedly ignited a small explosive device on an international flight bound for the United States shortly b...
New Kerala Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:57:29 -0500

Washington, Dec 26 : The White House warned of an attempted terrorist attack after an international airline passenger allegedly tried to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit by setting off an ex...
New Kerala Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:57:27 -0500

City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 12/25/2009 - Most Popular industry news provided by Financial News USA. Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were dominant against the defending...
Financial News USA Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:51:36 -0500

(AP Photo/J.P. Karas)This picture provided by J.P. Karas shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. A pas...
The Examiner Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:51:16 -0500

Louisville coach Rick Pitino picked up a nice Christmas present on Friday.After spending Christmas with his family and talking over his college decision, Chicago Morgan Park junior shooting guard Wayn...
Courier-Journal Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:49:32 -0500

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Some recent threats and attacks on airplanes, airports, trains and subways around the world: - Dec. 25, 2009: A Nigerian man claiming to be an agent for al-Qaida tries to blow...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:44:15 -0500

A Greek-owned cargo ship caught fire in the Caribbean off Venezuela's coast Friday, killing nine crew members and injuring five others, Venezuelan authorities said.
WBZ4 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:06:15 -0500

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) ? A police offer says 10 people have been killed and two injured after a bus skidded off a highway and crashed in northern Malaysia.
WBZ4 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:06:14 -0500

WASHINGTON: The Nigerian national, arrested on charges of "attempted act of terrorism" in a Detroit bound plane, has told interrogators that explosive powder was taped to his leg and he used a syri...
Times of India Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:06:02 -0500

Spain will seek a string of agreements between the European Union (EU) and Latin America during Madrid's rotating EU presidency in the first half of 2010, it is reported Friday. Spain will seek close ...
People's Daily Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:02:16 -0500

MIAMI -- A horse was found slaughtered in a farming area in southwest Miami-Dade County Wednesday morning, bringing the number of butchered horses found in South Florida to 24, 22 in Miami-Dade ...
Officer Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:38:31 -0500

Homeland Security Department issued an intelligence note on Nov. 20 about the threat picture for the 2009 holiday season from Thanksgiving through Jan. 1. At the time, intelligence officials said they...
The Examiner Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:32:19 -0500

Seventeen-year-old Zach Gebis is known in his family for his technological know-how. When he was in fifth grade, he rewired all the lights in his parents'...
Chicago Tribune Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:10:03 -0500

DETROIT: A Nigerian man with reported links to al-Qaida tried to blow up a US airliner with a new type of explosive device Friday before being tackled by passengers in what officials said was an at...
Times of India Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:47:46 -0500

December 25, 2009 Authorities are investigating reports that a man, claiming to have al-Qaida links, tried to light an incendiary device aboard a Northwest Airlines flight in Detroit. The incident is ...
NPR Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:14:31 -0500

(AP Photo/J.P. Karas)This picture provided by J.P. Karas shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. A pas...
The Examiner Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:08:49 -0500

Residents across the Midwest and the Plains who made it home for Christmas were digging out on Friday after a fierce snowstorm while those who spent the night in airports and shelters tried to resume ...
The Examiner Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:08:48 -0500

(AP Photo/Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services)This undated picture provided on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009 by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services ...
The Examiner Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:08:45 -0500

Lake Erie 's coastline.Jepson said a car struck a pickup truck and the truck crashed into people watching the performance, pinning a 57-year-old man against a utility pole. That man died later at a ho...
The Examiner Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:08:44 -0500

Washington - The White House warned of an attempted terrorist attack after an international airline passenger allegedly tried to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit by setting off an explosive ...
Earth Times Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:07:50 -0500

Many portions of the U.S. still face deadly winter weather conditions, causing chaos for travelers during this holiday season. Barry Petersen reports.
CBS News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:46:29 -0500

While on vacation in Hawaii, President Obama has been 'actively monitoring' the situation involving a suspect who set off explosive substances while on a Delta Airlines flight. Chip Reid reports.
CBS News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:46:26 -0500

RIO DE JANEIRO — A 9-year-old boy at the center of a five-year custody battle on two continents was finally turned over to his American father today in a scene as tumultuous as the legal fight i...
Pioneer Press Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:41:37 -0500

National Park Service officials have called off this winter's long-planned and highly controversial deer kill at Valley Forge National Historical Park. Park Superintendent Michael Caldwell confirmed ...
Philadelphia Daily News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:39:06 -0500

At least 81 people died in Central America during Christmas celebrations, according to information reaching here on Friday. In Honduras, at least 32 people died on Christmas, said the country's police...
People's Daily Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:22:00 -0500

(AP Photo/J.P. Karas)This picture provided by J.P. Karas shows Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on the runway after arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Airport from Amsterdam on Friday, Dec. 25, 2009. A pas...
The Examiner Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:50:55 -0500

Leggs is a former boyfriend of the girl's aunt, who is her legal guardian. A public defender representing him has not returned a phone call.Lewis said the body was found in the northern part of the co...
The Examiner Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:50:53 -0500

(AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Marc Lester)The tug Pathfinder is surrounded by a spill containment boom Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009, in Prince William Sound, Alaska. The Pathfinder, a 136-foot tug scouti...
The Examiner Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:50:52 -0500

Dec. 25: The flight, arriving in Detroit from Amsterdam, made an emergency landing after a passenger allegedly attempted to light an unknown substance or device. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports.
MSNBC Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:42:48 -0500

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Reuters Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:30:55 -0500

CHERRY HILL - It was just after midnight today, the presents wrapped, Sandra Hardwick's two grandsons at her home to spend Christmas, when the fire broke out in the back bedroom where the 48-year-old ...
Philadelphia Daily News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:20:50 -0500

ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) -- Federal intelligence officials say a passenger was trying to blow up a Delta Airlines plane earlier today. A senior U.S. counter terror official says the passenger's explosive d...
News Channel 5 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:28:48 -0500

Salvation Army worker was shot and killed Christmas Eve in front of his three young children during an attempted robbery outside the charity's community center in...
The Examiner Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:25:00 -0500

Residents across the Midwest and the Plains who made it home for Christmas were digging out on Friday after a fierce snowstorm while those who spent the night in airports and shelters tried to resume ...
The Examiner Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:24:58 -0500

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX -- Authorities in Arizona are investigating the possible abduction of a 5-year-old girl. Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Hill says Natalie Rose Flores was taken from an apart...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:18:09 -0500

Every week we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a specified holiday. Today: a 10-night city and beach holiday in South America, departing in late January. Prices are for two pe...
The Independent Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:11:54 -0500

KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who is on vacation in Hawaii, was "actively monitoring" the situation with a Delta flight on which a man reportedly set off firecrackers, the White H...
Reuters Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:03:49 -0500

By Nilda Ruiz When I was about to graduate from Olney High School, a guidance counselor there told me, in essence, that I was too stupid to go to college. Ignoring the A's and B's on my report card, ...
Philadelphia Daily News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:54:43 -0500

David Goldman, top, followed by his 9-year-old son Sean, gestures as he boards a plane at the Galeao airport, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2009.
WBZ4 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:41:20 -0500

Shoppers Already Hunting For After-Christmas Deals The frenzied pace of the holidays slowed Friday as most stores were closed for Christmas, but retailers are already pushing post-Christmas sales as t...
WBZ4 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:41:18 -0500