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A US Airways plane rests against a retaining wall after the pilot ditched the disabled jetliner into the frigid Hudson River in New York. Rescuers pulled all 155 people on board into boats as the plane sank. (Photo by Louis Lanzano / AP)

President Bush gives farewell address to the nation

President Bush delivered a farewell speech designed to frame his presidency as an era of accomplishment amid challenges and contesting his critics' more dour assessments of the "W" years.

ABC News

In farewell, Bush says he kept America safe

International Herald Tribune

Bush: "I have followed my conscience"

YouTube

Israel non-committal on Gaza truce

Israeli forces thrust deep into the city of Gaza in what may be their final push against Islamist Hamas militants before agreeing to a ceasefire in the 20-day-old war.

Reuters

Key Hamas leader killed in Gaza

BBC

Airplane crash-lands into Hudson River

US Airways Flight 1549 with 155 people on board went into the Hudson River, after striking at least one bird upon takeoff from New York's LaGuardia Airport.

CNN

US Airways plane crash lands in New York's Hudson River

Times Online

US Airways crash in Hudson River

NY Daily News

Plane crash: Rescue on the Hudson

ABC News

Federal court upholds wiretap law

A U.S. court released a ruling upholding the right of the president and Congress to wiretap private international phone conversations and intercept e-mail messages without a court-issued warrant.

CBS News

Cabinet picks move closer to approval

Several of Barack Obama's Cabinet picks continued to move toward Senate confirmation, with Hillary Clinton getting a committee's backing in her bid.

NPR

Senate approves $350 billion from TARP

The U.S. Senate voted to allow the release of $350 billion in rescue funds sought by President-elect Barack Obama.

Bloomberg

NATION

Swindlers find growing market as foreclosures skyrocket

As home values across the U.S. continue to plummet, authorities say a new breed of swindler is preying on the thousands of homeowners desperate to avoid foreclosure.

International Herald Tribune

Former police officer charged with murder in California shooting

A former transit police officer has been charged with murder for the fatal shooting of an unarmed and allegedly restrained black man in a racially charged case that has sparked protests.

MSNBC

Senate panel approves Clinton nomination to be Secretary of State

Sen. Hillary Clinton was approved by a Senate panel to become the next U.S. Secretary of State, clearing a crucial hurdle to becoming the next top diplomat.

Reuters

POLITICS

Lawmakers unprepared for emergency

Many lawmakers do not know how to use a critical communications system in the event of an emergency during President-elect Obama’s Inauguration or thereafter.

The Hill

Ill. Gov. Blagojevich presides over Senate that will try him

Stony silence greeted impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as he presided over the swearing in of a new Senate that will decide whether to toss him from office.

Boston Herald

Blago swears in Senate that will try him

MSNBC

Democratic Congress likely for Obama's first term

Barack Obama is likely to spend the next four years with one big advantage over his recent predecessors, a first term in the White House with his party in uninterrupted control of both the House and the Senate.

Politico

LIVING & ENTERTAINMENT

Swayze: I'm alive and I'll stay that way

Patrick Swayze vows that despite being hospitalized just days before the launch of his new show "The Beast" that he still hopes to survive his pancreatic cancer.

NY Daily News

'Slumdog,' 'Button' lead BAFTA race

Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire” and David Fincher’s “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” lead the field in the nominations for the British Academy Film Awards with 11 apiece.

Yahoo! News

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Pterosaurs took flight on all fours

Pterosaurs took flight using all fours, a discovery that flies in the face of previous research on the ancient reptiles, a new study says.

National Geographic

New browsing apps for the iPhone

We're guessing that they won't surpass iBeer in popularity any time soon, but this is big news for the Apple Store: Apple has quietly started allowing Web browser applications in.

CNET News

First look: New web browsers for iPhone

PC World

HEALTH

Study: Sleep fights colds

A new study shows that people who sleep less than seven hours per night are three times more likely than those who sleep at least eight hours to catch a cold after.

WebMD

Surgeon's checklist saves lives

A simple checklist that ensures everyone in the operating room is on the same page reduces complications and saves lives.

HealthDay

RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY

The providential God Bush refers to

Throughout the past eight years, President George W. Bush frequently made references to God, but instead of using the traditional Judeo-Christian term, he often chose the more generic “Almighty.”

Religion News Service

Atheists want God stricken from inaugural oath

Sacramento Bee

Blacks, Jews see a new era under Obama

Historically, Jews and blacks in America struggled together for civil rights. But that alliance was strained in recent decades as some leaders within the two communities clashed publicly.

Beliefnet

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GOOD NEWS

Partnership brings Wi-Fi to more than 100,000 low-income families

Meraki and One Economy announced a new partnership that continues the push for digital inclusion by globally delivering affordable broadband Wi-Fi to more than 100,000 low-income housing families.

PNN

Record volunteerism predicted for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Organizers expect President-elect Barack Obama's call to service to lead to record numbers of volunteers working in communities across the U.S. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

USA Today

WORLD

Quietly, Chávez reopens the door to Western oil firms

It is a telling sign of how deeply the global economic crisis has cut: President Hugo Chávez, who once reveled in describing the crash as proof of capitalism's flaws, is quietly courting Western oil companies.

International Herald Tribune

Hugo Chavez seeks unlimited rule

CBS News

Pakistan 'holds 71' over Mumbai

Pakistan says it has so far arrested 71 people in a crackdown on groups allegedly linked to the Mumbai attacks in India.

BBC

BUSINESS

US initial jobless claims rise to 524,000

First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits rose more than forecast, signaling companies stepped up the pace of firings at the start of the year.

Bloomberg

Apple without its core?

Steve Jobs' medical leave comes at a time when Apple is well-positioned, but no one can fill his many roles.

BusinessWeek

Special section:

Quick facts about Apple CEO Steve Jobs

Reuters

China's economy surpasses Germany's

China has become the world's third-largest economy, surpassing Germany and closing rapidly on Japan, according to government and World Bank figures.

CNN

ENVIRONMENT

EPA nominee promises to embrace science and act on climate issues

Lisa Jackson, Barack Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, got a warm reception from both sides of the aisle at her hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

Grist

Global warming forecast to leave half the world hungry by 2100

Climate change will desiccate crop yields in the tropics and subtropics by the end of this century, leaving half the world's population facing a food crisis, new research shows.

Environment News Service

SPORTS

Some owners calling for salary cap

Some baseball owners say it may be time to reconsider a salary cap after the New York Yankees spent nearly a half-billion dollars on free agents during a recession that may cause some teams to retrench.

Sports Illustrated

Bradford to return for junior season

Sam Bradford, the Heisman Trophy winner, said he will pass on the NFL draft and return to Oklahoma for his junior season. The Sooners lost to Florida 24-14 in the BCS national title game.

Denver Post

Sam Bradford 2008 highlights

YouTube

EDUCATION

US school segregation on the rise

Black and Latino students are educated in U.S. schools that are increasingly segregated, said a report that undercuts optimism about race in America surrounding the presidency of Barack Obama.

Reuters

Students learn science outside of school

Informal science activities, such as trips to museums and zoos, viewing of television shows and conversations between parents and children have the power to improve students’ learning in that subject.

Education Week

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