Russia gives initial OK to American adoption ban
Associated Press
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's parliament on Wednesday gave overwhelming preliminary approval to a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children, a harsh retaliatory move against U.S. human rights legislation.
Top Russian officials have expressed unease about the proposal, an apparent indication
...Report blames chaos, not cover-up, for BBC scandal
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - Institutional chaos and confusion - but not a cover-up - were to blame for the BBC's disastrous handling of pedophilia allegations involving one of its best-known children's television personalities, an internal review found Wednesday.
The review, carried out by former Sky News boss
...Texas landowner faces TransCanada in court hearing
HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas landowner and TransCanada Corp. are taking their argument over whether tar sands are crude oil before a judge.
Nacogdoches County Court-at-Law Judge Jack Sinz will hear arguments Wednesday. Landowner Michael Bishop wants all pipeline work on his 20-acre property to stop until the judge rules on whether the product TransCanada
...AP Interview: Syria rebels fear chemical weapons
Associated Press
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) - The new Syrian rebel military commander said he is "very afraid" a cornered Syrian President Bashar Assad will unleash chemical weapons on his own people but the opposition does not have the means to seize and secure them.
Gen. Salim Idris, who defected from the Syrian army in
...Today in History - December 19
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 19, the 354th day of 2012. There are 12 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Dec. 19, 1972, Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific, winding up the Apollo program of manned lunar landings.
On this date:
In 1777, Gen. George Washington led his army of about 11,000 men to Valley Forge,
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