[U.S.] Norman Schwarzkopf dead, retired general was 78

Norman Schwarzkopf dead, retired general was 78
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/norman-schwarzkopf-dead-retired-general-was-78-1.4381654
WASHINGTON - Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who topped an illustrious military career by commanding the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 but kept a low public profile in controversies over ...

For second time in month, man pushed to death in New York subway
http://abcnews.go.com/US/man-killed-pushed-front-nyc-subway/story?id=18080217
A man was crushed to death Thursday night in New York after a woman shoved him into the path of an oncoming subway train, the second time this month that a commuter was killed after being pushed onto the tracks.

Storm blows through East; 135K in dark in Arkansas
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Storm-blows-through-East-135K-in-dark-in-Arkansas-4148310.php
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A muted version of a winter storm that has killed more than a dozen people across the eastern half of the country plodded across the Northeast on Thursday, trapping airliners in snow or mud and frustrating travelers still trying to return ...

200 Utah teachers take free firearms training class
http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2012/12/28/gun-group-offers-training-for-utah-teachers/B2bOGRO703NtiksSYOMJ2I/story.html
SALT LAKE CITY - Gun-rights advocates in Utah offered six hours of training Thursday in handling concealed weapons for hundreds of Utah teachers in the wake of the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.

Homeless Woman Set on Fire, Suspect in Custody
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20121227_ap_womansetonfireinlaasshesleepsonbench.html
VAN NUYS, Calif. (KTLA) - A woman is hospitalized in serious condition and a suspect is in custody after she was set on fire while sleeping on a bus bench in Van Nuys.

Man Admits to Smuggling Asian Fossils of Dinosaurs
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dino-bone-smuggler-pleads-guilty-article-1.1228503?localLinksEnabled=false
The description accompanying Lot 49315 at Heritage Auctions in May was striking: a “superb Tyrannosaurus skeleton,” a remnant of a vanished animal that “ruled the food chain of the ancient flood plains that are today's Gobi Desert.

Bush Library collecting cards from well-wishers for former president
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/george-h-w-bush-hospital-care-excellent-chief-staff-article-1.1228654
Family, friends and the Aggie faithful have been sending well wishes to former President George H.W. Bush (shown with former Texas A&M President Robert Gates) after he was admitted to a Houston hospital in November.

California Ships Re-Routed For Whales
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/environment&id=8933703
LOS ANGELES -- Ship traffic off the California coast will be re-routed under new rules designed to protect slow-moving endangered whales from ship collisions.

Prosecutor: Pediatric dentist facing child porn possession charges
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57560992-504083/child-porn-charges-for-pediatric-dentist-in-boston-suburb/
(CNN) -- A pediatric dentist charged with possession and distribution of child pornography can still treat children at his Framingham, Massachusetts, dental office under a judge's ruling, according to a news release from the Middlesex district attorney's office.

Gunman died of self-inflicted shot, police say
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57561004-504083/autopsy-in-n.y-firefighter-ambush-shows-gunman-william-spengler-killed-himself/
Headlines. Fire ambush in N.Y.. The gunman who lured two firefighters to their deaths died of a self-inflicted shot to the head and wasn't hit by return fire from an officer, New York State Police said Thursday.

Rep. Ed Markey is the First Official Contender for John Kerry's Senate Seat
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2012/12/markey-is-running-for-john-kerrys-senate-seat.html
Now that the race for John Kerry's soon to be empty Senate seat has passed through the requisite Kennedy speculation phase, the first official candidate has come forward.

Christmas flights snarled by new winter storm
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2012/12/27/nl-storm-causes-airport-delays-1227.html
Holiday passenger Brad Janis wears a santa hat at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. An estimated 2.24 million passengers were expected to pass through Los Angeles International Airport during the holiday travel season that runs ...

An Affront to Michigan Women
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/27/3158249/mich-governor-signs-new-emergency.html
Despite clear public support for women's reproductive rights, Michigan's Republican-controlled Legislature used the just-ended lame-duck session to ram through harmful measures eliminating insurance coverage of abortions and imposing medically ...

Jury Finds Marvell Must Pay $1.17 Billion in Patent Case
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/hardware/Marvells-options-to-avoid-1-billion-fine/articleshow/17792560.cms
A jury in Pittsburgh on Wednesday found that chip maker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. should pay nearly $1.17 billion for infringing patents held by Carnegie Mellon University.