[U.S.] Fire 'trap': Gunman dead after killing 2 firefighters at scene of Western NY blaze

Fire 'trap': Gunman dead after killing 2 firefighters at scene of Western NY blaze
http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2012/12/24/firefighters-shot-death/3bMs0YOuogFoZUs3AZPMjP/story.html
WEBSTER, N.Y. - Four volunteer firefighters responding to a pre-dawn house fire were shot Monday morning, two fatally, leading to a shootout in suburban Rochester, N.Y.

Some in Newtown couple activism, mourning
http://nation.time.com/2012/12/24/sandy-hook-a-week-after-the-shooting-a-town-struggles-on/
Christmas stockings with the names of shooting victims hang from railing near a makeshift memorial in Newtown, Conn. (Photo: Julio Cortez, AP).

Snow, sleet expected to complicate holiday travel in US midsection; tornado ...
http://www.timesleader.com/stories/Winter-storms-tornado-threats-for-Christmas-in-US,244577
NEW ORLEANS - Forecasts of snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened to complicate Christmas Day travel around the nation's midsection Tuesday as several Gulf Coast states braced for a chance of twisters and potent thunderstorms.

'Tuba Man' killer sought as suspect in fatal Bellevue bar shooting
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019981363_shooting25m.html
Police say the suspect in Monday's fatal shooting at a Bellevue Square bar is a 19-year-old who pleaded guilty in the 2009 fatal beating of the Seattle street musician known as "Tuba Man.

Small fire breaks out on US Airways jet in Phoenix
http://mtstandard.com/news/national/small-fire-breaks-out-on-us-airways-jet-in-phoenix/article_21451df5-3bd1-53f9-8a6b-f7fb5e375e62.html
A US Airways jet briefly caught fire at its gate at the Phoenix airport during maintenance tests. US Airways spokeswoman Michelle Mohr says crews were conducting routine maintenance tests when the fire broke out Monday night on the plane's auxiliary ...

Bellaire Mourns Loss of Veteran Police Officer and Local Business Owner
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/24/3980793/police-officer-among-2-fatally.html
The Bellaire community is mourning the loss of a veteran police officer and a local business owner who were killed on Christmas Eve after a routine traffic stop went horribly wrong.

Newsweek unveils final print edition
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/internet/Newsweek-gets-ready-for-online-Avatar/articleshow/17754721.cms
The 80-year-old US current affairs magazine Newsweek has revealed the image that will grace the cover of its last-ever print edition.

Trees Sales Branching Out
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324461604578193260364882572.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
The industrious folks who man New York's Christmas tree strands are a hearty if sometimes bedraggled bunch, huddling under plywood huts, sleeping in campers, relying on public bathrooms.

Worshippers rejoice in Jesus' Bethlehem birthplace
http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Worshippers-rejoice-in-Jesus-Bethlehem-birthplace-4144632.php
BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Pilgrims and locals celebrated Christmas Day on Tuesday in the ancient Bethlehem church where tradition holds Jesus was born, candles illuminating the sacred site and the joyous sound of prayer filling its overflowing halls.

B'wood celebs for peace, prosperity on Christmas
http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/cannes-2012/bollywood-celebs-for-peace-prosperity-on-christmas_125067.htm
Mumbai, Dec 25 (IANS) Bollywood stars are in festive mood. While Christmas means fun, celebrations and family time for actors like Shah Rukh Khan, it brings childhood memories for Madhuri Dixit.