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The rotunda of the U.S. Capitol is seen as Republicans and Democrats square off over a spending bill in the House of Representatives with votes scheduled throughout the night on Capitol Hill.  (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP) Poor lifestyles harming US heart health Americans‘ heart health is in a woeful state, says this year’s report card from the American Heart Association. And it‘s largely because people just aren’t taking care of themselves. HealthDay Blog: Our fattening habits may be set in childhood  (TIME) Healthland BP to get $250 million in Gulf of Mexico oil spill settlement‎ Cameron International, whose preventer failed to stop last year’s oil spill, agreed to pay BP $250 million, BP said. Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Agreement reached to prevent shutdown Congressional negotiators signed off on a spending bill that funds the government through 2012, which they believe will prevent a government shutdown. CNN $662-billion defense bill passes Congress Detroit Free Press Why ‘temporary’ tax cuts never die: payroll tax and 3 other examples Christian Science Monitor Japan declares nuclear plant stable Japan’s prime minister announced that the tsunami-devastated Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant is no longer leaking radiation. USA TODAY Japan traders eye $200 billion power market post-Fukushima BusinessWeek Company trying to build a better world with green cement For perhaps the first time after people have been trying to build a better form of cement, a British startup group seeks to create a new form of the ancient building material with an environmental focus. Smithsonian Magazine The race to greener bottles could be long New York Times   NATION US jobless claims decrease to 3-year low The number of applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly dropped to the lowest level in three years, showing the U.S. labor market is healing. San Francisco Chronicle Cremation on the rise due to economy Huffington Post In November, consumer inflation cools as energy costs dip U.S. consumer prices stayed flat in November, and energy costs dropped for the second straight month, which offset higher prices that Americans paid for food, clothes and medical services. NPR POLITICS Bradley Manning pre-trial hearing opens amid tight security Bradley Manning will be seen in public for the first time since he was arrested in Iraq in May 2010 for allegedly leaking hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. state documents to WikiLeaks. Guardian Blog: As Manning heads to trial, new push for whistleblower protections  (Msnbc.com) U.S. News Candidates go for last words in final debate before Iowa caucuses A Republican presidential race that has been defined by its negative tone took a sunnier turn, as GOP candidates presented closing arguments to voters in the final debate before January’s Iowa caucuses. CNN Rivals pounce on Gingrich at last Iowa debate Reuters Wis. woman, 84, stands firm against voter-ID law The biggest opponent of Wisconsin’s new voter-ID law just may be an 84-year-old woman who stands less than 5 feet tall and has lived in the same house nearly her entire life. McClatchy Newspapers BUSINESS Fitch downgrades world’s top banks The ratings firm Fitch downgraded a cluster of the world’s largest banks, pointing to trading challenges facing international markets. CNN Zynga said to raise $1 billion, pricing IPO at top of range Zynga Inc., the largest maker of games for Facebook Inc.’s website, raised $1 billion in its initial public offering, pricing the shares at the top of the marketed range, said a person with knowledge of the IPO. San Francisco Chronicle EDUCATION Boomers heading back to community colleges nationwide An increasing number of people ages 50 and up are headed to community college — 388,000 were enrolled nationwide in fall 2009. That was up 6 percent from 2007 and more than 12 percent from 2005. USA TODAY UC Davis pepper-spraying incident spurs pledge for research After university police sprayed student protesters with pepper spray at UC Davis, UC President Mark Yudof pledged to undertake research on the health effects of the chemical agent. San Francisco Chronicle HEALTH Kids’ sugary drink intake drops when calorie data is displayed When calorie data on sugary drinks is displayed in convenience stores, teenagers buy fewer of them, especially African-Americans and children from lower-income neighborhoods, researchers reported. Medical News Today Brazil bans smoking in enclosed spaces Brazil’s president has signed a law that bans smoking in enclosed public places nationwide. The law also raises taxes on tobacco products, increasing costs up to 55 percent within four years. ABC News RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY Atheist group targets holiday displays A Wisconsin-based atheist group is taking aim at once-innocuous nativity scenes and other religious decorations around the country this holiday season. ABC News The nativity gets updated for modern age With only 12 days to go until Christmas, a church group unveiled a poster to remind people of the religious aspect of the holiday — while making a statement about modern-day extravagance. Modesto Bee SPORTS Bears’ Hurd arrested on federal drug charges following sting Chicago Bears wide receiver Sam Hurd was in federal custody, charged with trying to set up a drug-dealing network after authorities arrested him with a kilogram of cocaine during a sting. Sports Illustrated Texans’ Wade Phillips stable after surgery on kidney, gall bladder The Houston Texans say defensive coordinator Wade Phillips is in stable condition after undergoing surgery on his kidney and gall bladder. CBSSports   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Julie Owono): Devaluing a controversial currency Al Jazeera Blog (Jane Mayer): The most overhyped political stories of 2011  (The New Yorker) News Desk Editorial: Cellphone ban won’t work USA TODAY Editorial: Iraq, after US ends its war role, must now define ‘mission accomplished’ Christian Science Monitor Blog (Ana Marie Cox): What if Ron Paul wins Iowa? Guardian Column (Jim Wallis): The real war on Christmas... by Fox News Huffington Post Column (Thomas Rogers): The loud American I swore I’d never be Salon Column (Tim Robey): Does the Golden Globes show more loyalty to US filmmakers? Telegraph.co.uk   Site edited by: Tanya Flowers, Sara Stewart, Kevin Augustine, Brooke Coggiano, Maria Laverghetta, Diana Shaw, Brian Kendall, Charlene Morisseau, Harsha Malik, Carla Baranauckas and Sarah Alender.   GOOD NEWS Utah hero cop praises pinned bus crash victim’s courage A West Valley City police officer who put his own life on the line to comfort a critically injured woman trapped beneath a bus was recognized by his colleagues for his compassion. Salt Lake Tribune 1 of world’s tiniest babies lives to due date, going home in California At birth, Melinda Star Guido weighed 9 1/2 ounces — less than a can of soda, among the smallest in the world. Most don’t survive, but doctors are preparing to send her home by New Year’s. CBS News Anonymous donors are paying off strangers’ Kmart layaway accounts At Kmart stores across the country, anonymous donors are paying off strangers‘ layaway accounts and buying the Christmas gifts other families couldn’t afford. Star Tribune WORLD The Arab Spring turns 1 year old More than protests, revolutions that swept across the Arab world started one year ago and were powered by the pent-up anger of millions who were suddenly no longer afraid. CBS News Chinese village besieged after protests A standoff between villages and police is continuing in southern China, where police have sealed off the village of Wukan from the outside world in an attempt to quell an uprising, witnesses say. Al Jazeera IRAQ: END OF A WAR Military marks end to war in Iraq U.S. forces formally ended the war in Iraq with a modest flag-lowering ceremony in Baghdad, while to the north violence highlighted ethnic and sectarian strains threatening the country in years ahead. Reuters US forces end Iraq operation YouTube Iraqis feel their suffering given short shrift, view the future with concern Iraqis were relieved to see American “occupiers” gone but remain fearful for the future of their shattered country only barely beginning to recover from the savagery and destruction of the war. Washington Post Blog: 10 grim lessons learned from the Iraq war  (TIME) Global Spin ENVIRONMENT Youth farms keep New Orleans teens in school gardens Grow Dat Youth Farm in New Orleans has solved the mystery. Teens can now develop skills in farming beyond middle school, says Denise Richter, who runs gardens for preteen youth. Grist Facebook ‘unfriends’ coal and ‘likes’ clean power, renewables Facebook announced it will move from coal, and power its operations — including data centers — with clean and renewable energy, following a two-year campaign by environmental group Greenpeace. Guardian SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Scientists find microbes in lava tube living in conditions like those on Mars A team of scientists from Oregon has collected microbes from ice within a lava tube in the Cascade Mountains and found that they thrive in extremelty cold, Mars-like conditions. ScienceDaily Research on chimps to be restricted The National Institutes of Health suspended all new grants for biomedical and behavioral research on chimpanzees and accepted the first uniform criteria for assessing the necessity of such research. San Jose Mercury News LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT Journalist, author Christopher Hitchens dies from pneumonia British journalist Christopher Hitchens has died from pneumonia at a hospital in Houston, Texas, complications of esophageal cancer, Vanity Fair reported. BBC Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011 The Atlantic Blog: Christopher Hitchens: ‘atheist intellectual,’ ‘noble contrarian’  (NPR) The two-way Charles’ gifts Charles Dickens is one of the most important writers of the 19th century. But his influence goes far beyond just literature. BBC   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Inside the world’s largest fusion reactor Physicists have been joining nuclei with hot fusion since 1932. Today, research in hot fusion could lead to a clean energy source free from the drawbacks that plague fission power plants. Popular Science   Photo of the Day A reflection of the Monte Carlo Casino, seen between Christmas trees, is reflected in a polished steel globe that is part of a statue in Monaco.  (Photo by Lionel Cironneau / AP)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. 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