Homes evacuated following landslide in Maggie Valley - Asheville Citizen-Times

MAGGIE VALLEY – Haywood County emergency crews evacuated several homes overnight following a landslide on Wildcat Run, off of U.S. 19, in Maggie Valley, according to a dispatcher at the Haywood County Sheriff's Office. Details about the landslide ...

Gaza Fighting Resumes as Israel Says It Seeks Truce (Update1) - Bloomberg

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Fighting resumed in the Gaza Strip after Israel suspended military operations against Hamas for three hours to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians struggling amid the 12-day conflict. Israel said today that while an ...

Florida congressman Cliff Stearns asks Nancy Pelosi for football break - Yahoo News

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Thursday's championship football game between No. 2 Florida and No. 1 Oklahoma is obviously a big game, but big enough to shut down Congress? Rep. Cliff Stearns hopes so. Stearns, a Republican from Ocala, wrote to U.S. House ...

Israel to Send Official to Cairo to Discuss Gaza Ceasefire - Deutsche Welle

Earlier, Israeli officials said the Jewish State welcomed the proposal, announced by Egypt President Hosni Mubarak at a press conference the night before with French leader Nicolas Sarkozy. The plan calls for a cessation of violence, allowing aid to ...

Reed is usually in the right spot - Frederick News-Post

OWINGS MILLS (AP) — There’s one thing every quarterback should know before attempting a pass against the Baltimore Ravens: Where’s Ed Reed? Reed led the NFL with nine interceptions during the regular season and added two more in Baltimore’s ...