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Here's the latest news for Tuesday, Dec. 18: Castro talks about power; McCain picks up endorsements; Japan steps up missile defense; Holiday sales looking sluggish
Ailing leader Fidel Castro said in a letter read on state television that he does not intend to cling to power forever. However Castro did invoke the example of renowned Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, who is still working at 100. (Dec. 17)
A recent court victory could be the big jackpot win the Jamul Band of Indians has been waiting for. But there are still more obstacles to clear before the controversial casino is ever built.
They can be costly and even deadly. Firefighters are getting call after call about heater fires.
KDKA's Harold Hayes reports a local soldier who was ordered to pay back his signing bonus after he was wounded in Iraq headed to Washington today to make sure the same thing doesn't happen again.
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn wants the governor to hold a referendum on a proposal to expand gambling in order to fund mass transit and other projects in the state. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports.
Chicago Bears fans are coming from all over to see their team take on the Minnesota Vikings in Monday Night Football, Frank Vascellaro reports (1:09).
A fun night out on the town turned deadly for two local couples headed to some local casinos. It all ended suddenly when a suspected drink driver in a GMC Yukon plowed into their Toyota Camry along Highway 76 two miles east of Pala Mission Road.
The state of the economy is reflected by empty aisles in retail stores.
Princess Diana was not serious about Dodi Fayed and told close friend Annabel Goldsmith she needed marriage "like a face rash".
In a first for a U.S. ally, Japan has destroyed a mid-range ballistic missile in space with an interceptor fired from a ship during a missile defense test. (Dec. 17)
The Federal Government is planning to use a modified P&O cruise ship to spy on Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean.
With Iowa's caucuses just weeks away, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is hoping to boost his candidacy by winning over rural voters. AP's Rich Matthews has a closer look. (Dec. 17)
The remains of an Australian soldier missing in action for 36 years are on their way home for burial.
FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service report a record holiday shipping season.
It's been revealed two passenger planes almost collided over Sydney because an air traffic controller was distracted setting up personal computer preferences.
'P.S. I Love You' author (and daughter of Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern) Cecelia Ahern visits FBN's 'Happy Hour.'
A South Australian coroner has blamed bad communication by Country Fire Service volunteers for nine deaths in the 2005 Eyre Peninsula bushfires.
Comedian and commercial star Tom Cotter proves that business can be funny.
Shares in Centro, Australia's second biggest shopping centre owner, have taken another hit and so has the share market.
A jury convicted a millionaire couple of enslaving 2 Indonesian women they brought to their mansion to work as housekeepers. The Sabhnanis were each convicted on charges ranging from forced labor to harboring aliens. (Dec. 17)
San Diego police are investigating the early-morning shooting death of a woman in her home in South Park.
Harry Reasoner delivers the day's latest headlines.
Former NYC mayor on his run for the White House
Three items that you should never give at work.
Monday morning, bulldozers tore down a section of the Oak Hollow Apartments in Fort Worth.
Sen. Lieberman, the Democrat turned Independent, appears in NH with Sen. McCain.
When a vodka ad featuring bikini clad women began making the rounds on the back of NYC buses, the MTA pulled the ad. But now, the vodka and the women are back.
Sagging consumer confidence looms amid housing crisis and credit crunch.
Many of the horses have been adopted by Horsenet, a horse rescue organization. Pat Warren reports.
Clinton targets voters' soft sides, and Obama draws big crowds to small places.
Two women were with West, mother of hip hop star Kanye West, when she had a fatal heart attack. They tried vainly to do CPR. newly-released 911 calls show. Lonni Rivera reports.
Amid recent backings, Sen. McCain speaks of political unity.
The teenager's condition is not known. Captain Mike Perry reports.
Why the republican candidate is the unlikely darling of internet fundraising.
Students at Moorestown High School are dealing with a tragic loss for the second time in less than a week. Robin Rieger reports.
With New Years around the corner finding the right workout is a great resolution
KDKA's David Highfield reports gamblers who will soon be able to play blackjack, poker and roulette just over the border in West Virginia.
The chief executioner of Virginia gives ABC a rare look inside a death chamber.
Frisco Police have reopened a cold case six years after the crime.
George Stephanopoulos discusses the strategies of the front-runners.
Boca Raton Police are out in full force over at the mall and the parking lot on where a child and mother were shot last week. The FBI has been called in to try to get a better handle on who the killer may be.
John Nano discusses the MC Square device's mission -- to improve brain power.
A memo from the editor e-mailed to the staff on Friday said newsroom positions would be eliminated, but company officials will now say which jobs or how many. CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports.
Philadelphia newswoman accused of hitting NYPD officer
Gov. Jon S. Corzine signed into law Monday a measure abolishing the death penalty, making New Jersey the first state in more than four decades to reject capital punishment. Robin Mackintosh reports.
Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton get new bundle of joy
In KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL, an American woman gets an intimate look at the closed world of Muslim women when she opens the first modern beauty school in post-Taliban Afghanistan.
Veteran DJ and music mixer releases new album
Australia is doubling its commitment to bring peace to the Middle East.
Striking writers use new strategy to get their demands met
Questions at Princeton University about why more people aren't defending a student who was beaten
Late-night talk show hosts said David Letterman will strike his own agreement with the writers and Jay Leno will go back on air so his production staff can go back to work.
A bird slipped through security at the Senate gallery. Folks get a bit of a start as the bird swoops through the room.
Snowstorms in the US are causing havoc as people hit the road in the week before Christmas.
Ann Coulter on Clinton campaign's new push to show the N.Y. senator's likeability
Schools banning cupcakes from holiday parties
Australian Customs officers have rescued four people from a sinking boat.
Senator Joe Lieberman crosses party lines to endorse GOP Senator John McCain for president
The competition watchdog has handed down the findings of its long-awaited report into Australian petrol prices.
John McCain gets a significant endorsement and Mitt Romney attacks the surging Mike Huckabee
A strong storm has moved into the Sierra, and residents and businesses are preparing for the conditions. Rafer Weigel reports.
Recently divorced French President Nicolas Sarkozy doesn't appear to be hiding his latest love interest. He visited Disneyland Paris with supermodel turned singer Carla Bruni this weekend. (Dec 17)
An off-duty sheriff's deputy will not be charged in the death of a man from Montana.
Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien will return to late night TV, singer Dan Fogelberg has died and Celine Dion says goodbye to her Las Vegas show. (Dec. 17)
As a convicted felon, he was prohibited from owning a handgun. Kai Jackson reports.
Two women tried to revive Kanye West's mother after she had a heart attack and stopped breathing, according to emergency 911 recordings released Monday. (Dec. 17)
Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani, 51, and wife Varsha Mahender, 45, were each convicted of all charges in a 12-count federal indictment, including forced labor, conspiracy, peonage, involuntary servitude, and harboring aliens.
The governors of Alabama, Florida and Georgia say they're moving closer to solving a two decade long dispute over how to share water in a key river basin. The states have been in the grips of a drought. (Dec. 17)
What's been the theme of successful movies like "Escape From Alcatraz" and "The Shawshank Redemption" has become an incredible, yet frightening reality at a New Jersey jail. CBS 2's Christine Sloan reports.
Putin will accept the role of prime minister if Medvedev is elected president.
Cleanup at a S.W. Miami-Dade home vandalized with messages of hate over the weekend. The homeowners painted over or had them washed off on Monday.
King Abdullah's rare move is a blow to hard-line clerics in the Muslim nation.
KDKA's Lynne Hayes-Freeland reports 53 year-old Vernod Johnson was taken into custody and charged with criminal homicide for a fatal stabbing at the Midtown Towers apartment complex.
Cutting, a form of self-injury, is on the rise with teens. Hear one woman's story of how she is beating the disorder
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The body of Shirley Lee Williams, 72, was found behind a deployed air bag in the wreckage of a car a day after a crash. Mark Coogan reports.
Alan Greenspan calls for homeowner bailout
Josh Hunhoff and his bride Lindy said their "I dos" at home plate. Dave Gonzales reports.
Can parties find common ground to push forward legislation in 2008?
A pre-winter blend of snow, sleet and freezing rain cut visibility and iced over highways from the Great Lakes to New England, dumping up to a foot-and-a-half of snow, stranding air and road travelers and causing an airliner to skid off a runway.
Watch a brawl in South Korea's parliament as members of two political parties duke it out over control of the speaker's podium. (Dec. 17)
Homebuilders are expecting another tough year. Bob McCormick reports.
'Flying Imams' Update: Mosque member says airplane incident was a publicity stunt
Granville Gilbert is 70 years old. Ron Matz reports.
How FedEx delivers 11.3 million packages to doorsteps before Xmas.
The cost of a college education can be as much as a few hundred thousand dollars. Bob McCormick reports.
Joe Lieberman's thumbs up could swing independents to vote McCain.
Monta Vista High School in Cupertino consistently ranks high on test scores, but now investigators are trying to figure out how a few of those clever students managed to gain access to the school's computer system.
Senator's appeal to middle class pushes him ahead of the pack.
25-year-old Kesi Cole of Burlington County was arrested and charged with murder in the stabbing death of her husband.
The sights and sounds from the campaign trail are highlighted in this 'Race to '08.'
Two suspects wanted for a home invasion in Montgomery County were captured after a police chase ended in Berks County.
Scientists experimenting with stem cells from liposuction to rebuild breasts after