[U.S.] Winter storm lashes Northeast, causes chaos on roads

Winter storm lashes Northeast, causes chaos on roads
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50137766n
Traffic in the southbound lane of Interstate 65 is backed up following an accident at the 178 mile marker Wednesday near West Lafayette, Ind.

Los Angeles police offer gift cards to take guns off streets
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/TcYZyytJJKVBUOGWGAbvmK/LA-gunowners-hand-in-weapons-after-US-school-shooting.html
LOS ANGELES | Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:22pm EST. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police traded gift cards for guns in Los Angeles on Wednesday, in a buyback program Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced as a crime-fighting response to the deadly shooting ...

Report: DC police told NBC not to display 30-round gun magazine
http://natmonitor.com/2012/12/27/report-dc-police-told-nbc-not-to-display-30-round-gun-magazine/
David Gregory's predicament may have just grown a little more complex, according to The Washington Post. Mr. Gregory, the host of NBC's “Meet the Press,” and NBC are currently being investigated by the Washington Metropolitan Police Department ...

New Hawaiian senator rushed to swearing-in
http://tv.msnbc.com/2012/12/27/new-hawaiian-senator-rushed-to-swearing-in/
Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz speaks the state Capitol in Honolulu on Wednesday, Dec. 26. 2012 after Gov. Neil Abercrombie, right, announced he was appointing Schatz to fill the seat vacated by the late U.S.

Metro Detroit events celebrate Kwanzaa
http://www.lbpost.com/life/2000001581-started-by-csulb-professor-kwanzaa-celebrates-the-importance-of-african-culture
Kwanzaa - a weeklong celebration of African culture and seven guiding principles - begins today with festivities throughout Metro Detroit.

Samsung requests US ban on Ericsson products
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/it-pro/business-it/samsung-seeks-ban-on-ericsson-sales-20121227-2bwyu.html
Summary: Request comes in response to Ericsson's earlier request that U.S. International Trade Commission ban some of Samsung's products amid the ongoing patent dispute between both vendors.