South Africa minister visits Mandela in hospital
Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela is "doing very, very well" while undergoing unspecified medical tests at a military hospital, the nation's defense minister said Monday. The office of the presidency said the anti-apartheid icon was being kept in the hospital
...Obama, Boehner discuss 'fiscal cliff' stalemate
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met at the White House to discuss the "fiscal cliff," while rank-and-file Republicans stepped forward with what they called pragmatic ideas to break the stalemate.
The Obama-Boehner meeting Sunday was the first between
...Ex-NY Mayor Koch set to leave hospital
NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York Mayor Ed Koch (kahch) is doing much better and is scheduled to be released from the hospital Monday.
He was admitted last week to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital with pneumonia and the flu.
Koch said through a spokesman on Friday that he was looking forward to celebrating his 88th birthday this week. It's on Wednesday.
...Blizzard conditions cause hundreds of crashes
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A slow-moving storm has dumped at least 16 inches of snow on parts of Minnesota, blanketing the Twin Cities, making some rural roads impassable and leading to at least one fatal crash.
The heaviest snowfall the Twin Cities has experienced in two years led to the cancellation of dozens of flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul
...Stock market is a wild card in fiscal cliff talks
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress and the White House can significantly soften the initial impact of the "fiscal cliff" even if they fail to reach a compromise by Dec. 31. One thing they cannot control, however, is the financial markets' reaction, which possibly could be a panicky sell-off that
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