New report details final minute for astronauts 12/31/2008
WASHINGTON - When the first of many loud alarms sounded on the space shuttle Columbia, the seven astronauts had about a minute to live, though they didn't know it.
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Obama chides Blago for appointment 12/31/2008
CHICAGO - A defiant Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday named a black political trailblazer to Barack Obama's Senate seat, a surprise move that put the governor's opponents in the uncomfortable position of trying to block his choice from becoming the Senate's only black member.
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Israel rejects truce call, attacks Gaza 12/31/2008
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel rejected international pressure for a two-day cease-fire with Hamas and demolished smuggling tunnels that are the lifeline of Gaza's Islamic rulers in a fifth straight day of airstrikes Wednesday. The diplomatic efforts to forge a truce were set in motion by the scale of destruction in Gaza since Israel unleashed an offensive Saturday against Hamas militants firing barrages of rockets that are striking closer to the Israeli heartland. Gaza officials say the five days of airstrikes have killed 390, including 200 uniformed members of Hamas security forces, and have wounded about 1,600. The U.N. says at least 60 Palestinian civilians are among the dead. Four Israelis have been killed by militant rocket fire, including three civilians.
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Breaking the glass ceiling(s) 12/30/2008
In Jan. 6, Vinings resident Yvette Miller, 53, will be sworn in as the chief judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals, making her the first African-American woman at the helm of the court.
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Hamas defiant as Israel declares all-out war 12/30/2008
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian militants sent a deadly barrage of missiles flying deep into Israel on Monday, demonstrating that Hamas still had firepower three days into Israel's punishing air offensive in Gaza.
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Police: Holiday traffic crashes claim 24 lives 12/30/2008
ATLANTA - After the 102-hour Christmas holiday travel period, the Georgia Department of Public Safety reports that traffic crashes claimed the lives of 24 people across the state.
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Missing cruise ship woman's family suspect suicide 12/30/2008
MIAMI - The family of a missing cruise ship passenger said Monday that they suspect the woman "chose an unfortunate ending to her life" and jumped from a cruise ship balcony into the waters off Mexico's coast on Christmas night.
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Underground explosion rocks Savannah's downtown 12/30/2008
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Crews were waiting for an area to cool off under the streets of downtown Savannah before they could start determining what caused an electrical explosion Monday that blew off manhole covers and knocked out power for hours to many stores, restaurants and homes. By late Monday, almost all streets had reopened, as did stores and restaurants evacuated after the blast, said police spokesman Gene Harley. Also, crews had restored power to all the homes and all but a few businesses that had gone dark, said a Georgia Power spokeswoman. No injuries were reported and there was only minimal property damage, officials said.
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Pakistan closes US supply route to hit militants 12/30/2008
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan suspended truck shipments of U.S. military supplies through the famed Khyber Pass on Tuesday after launching an offensive against militants who are trying to cripple Washington's war on a resurgent Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan. The U.S. military said a temporary closure of the key supply line was not a problem, and praised the campaign in the rugged hills of northwestern Pakistan where al-Qaida leaders - including Osama bin Laden - are believed hiding. The operation came amid tensions between Pakistan and its eastern neighbor, India, triggered by last month's terror attack in Mumbai, which the Indian government and Washington have blamed on Islamic extremists based in Pakistan.
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Rice, wife: Bush will be thanked 12/29/2008
WASHINGTON - The two most influential women in President George W. Bush's White House - first lady Laura Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice - are strongly defending the president's legacy against critics who are calling his administration one of the worst in history.
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