NEWS

Congolese rebels seize Goma, take airport

By MELANIE GOUBY and RUKMINI CALLIMACHI
Associated Press

GOMA, Congo (AP) - A rebel group created just seven months ago seized the strategic provincial capital of Goma, home to more than 1 million people in eastern Congo, and its international airport on Tuesday, officials and witnesses said, raising the specter of a regional

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Fears of gun control

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Johnny get your gun but you better hurry, because supplies are becoming limited. Not by the government, but by the laws of supply and demand.

Since President Obama was re-elected, gun sales have risen. This actually started before the election.

In October alone, the FBI reported an 18%

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AP sources: Driver named in Texas parade crash

By BETSY BLANEY
Associated Press

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - The driver of a parade float that collided with a Union Pacific train in West Texas, killing four veterans, has been identified.

Two attorneys with knowledge of the case say Dale Andrew Hayden was the driver in last week's crash that also left 17 people injured.

They spoke on

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Egypt: Israel's Gaza offensive to end Tuesday

By RAVI NESSMAN
Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) - Egypt's president predicted Tuesday that Israel's nearly weeklong offensive in the Gaza Strip would end within hours, as diplomats from across the world raced across the region to negotiate a cease-fire to end relentless Israeli airstrikes and Palestinian rocket attacks.

Mohammed

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Still no decision on school closings

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

It's almost December and there's still been no decision on the controversial recommendation to close schools in the Northwest and Southwest part of town.

The TPC recommended closing 21 schools to produce a projected $20 million in savings that could help pay for a list of educational enhancements

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