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Robbers in drag get millions in Paris jewel theft (AP)

View of the entrance of the Harry Winston jewelry store near the Champs-Elysees in Paris, Friday Dec. 5, 2008. Armed robbers, some dressed in drag, made off Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 with euro80 million (USD100 million) in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store theft in central Paris, in what police Friday called one of France's costliest jewel heists. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

AP - Armed robbers — some disguised as women — snatched euro85 million ($108 million) worth of diamond rings, necklaces and luxury watches from a Harry Winston boutique on a posh Paris avenue in one of the largest jewel heists in history, officials said Friday.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:13:57 GMT

Top Indian official admits 'lapses' in attacks (AP)

A Railway Special Forces personnel keeps guard at Mumbai's main train station, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. India suspects that two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group master minded last week's three-day terrorist attacks that killed 171 people in Mumbai, an Indian intelligence official said Thursday. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)

AP - India's top law enforcement official admitted Friday there were government "lapses" in last week's terror attack on Mumbai, amid a public uproar over security and intelligence failures in the deadly siege.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:17:24 GMT

US cmdr spells out Iraq mission under new pact (AP)

A U.S Army soldier of Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, right, and an Iraqi army soldier secure an area during a joint patrol, in Hay al Tinek neighborhood, northwestern Mosul, 360 kilometers, 225 miles, northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 12, 2008. Strategically set, the country's third largest city, fixing embattled Mosul is not only vital in itself but a test of whether the Baghdad government can successfully grapple with potentially explosive forces beneath a still fragile stability achieved elsewhere in Iraq. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

AP - A security pact that sets a timetable for troops to leave Iraq requires a shift in how the U.S. carries out combat missions during its remaining time in the country, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Friday.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:08:01 GMT

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexy II dies (AP)

In this Oct. 6, 2004 file photo, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II prays during a service in the Assumption cathedral at the Kremlin in Moscow. The 79-year-old Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II died at his residence outside Moscow Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/file)

AP - Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, who presided over a vast post-Soviet revival of faith but struggled against the influence of other churches, died Friday at age 79

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:49:41 GMT

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Pierce to talk to investigators Friday (AP)
Antonio Pierce is finally going to talk to investigators about what he did on the night Plaxico Burress shot himself. Pierce and Josyann Abisaab, the doctor who treated Burress after he accidentally shot himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub, will be accompanied by their lawyers when they meet with the authorities Friday, NYPD Deputy Commissioner for Public Information Paul Browne said.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:32:43 PST

Bettman suspends Stars F Avery 6 games (AP)
Sean Avery was suspended for six games by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Friday after the league's most notorious agitator made a crude comment regarding his ex-girlfriends dating other hockey players. Avery already has served two games of the suspension and will serve an additional four, making him eligible to return Dec.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:51:16 PST

Feds drop 4 counts against Bonds (AP)
Federal prosecutors dropped four counts of lying to a grand jury against Barry Bonds, leaving him to face trial next year on 10 counts of making false statements plus an additional obstruction of justice charge. Bonds faces the same potential sentence range -- probation to roughly two years in prison -- if convicted.

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:30:49 PST

LB Seau ends retirement to join Patriots (AP)
Junior Seau signed with the New England Patriots on Friday, coming out of retirement again to help bolster his former team's injury-depleted defense. The 39-year-old linebacker takes the roster spot of Adalius Thomas, who was placed on injured reserve and will miss the rest of the season after breaking his left forearm Nov.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:17:54 PST

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U.S. job losses worst since 1974 as downturn deepens (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. employers axed payrolls by 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years and far more than expected, government data on Friday showed, as the year-old recession hammered every corner of the U.S. economy.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:01:27 GMT

Stocks drop 3 percent on jobs and energy (Reuters)

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York December 4, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Reuters - The Dow and S&P 500 fell by 3 percent on Friday, as a bleak jobs report showed a further deterioration of the U.S. economy.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:04:50 GMT

Lawmaker warns of automaker job loss "disaster" (Reuters)

Christopher Dodd (L), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and Senator Richard Shelby listen to testimony from the leaders of the big Detroit automakers during hearing on a financial assistance package for the companies on Capitol Hill, December 4, 2008. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

Reuters - A senior U.S. congressional leader warned on Friday of an "unmitigated disaster" if a major U.S. automaker were allowed to collapse at a time when the economy is already losing jobs at an alarming pace.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:14:16 GMT

Late mortgage payments and foreclosures hit record (Reuters)
Reuters - Late mortgage payments and the rate of home loans in foreclosure rose to record highs in the third quarter, threatening to escalate as the recession erases jobs and further strains homeowners, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Friday.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:08:31 GMT

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Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years (AP)

Alex Silverman of Great Neck, NY, who lost his job 14 months ago at WaMu Capital Corp. speaks with recruiter Julia Kaufmann-Yu of High Impact Coaching at the Wall Street Pink Slip Party for Wall Street job seekers and recruiters at the Public House New York Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

AP - Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, catapulting the unemployment rate to 6.7 percent, dramatic proof the country is careening deeper into recession.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:34:48 GMT

O.J. Simpson faces 6 years to life at sentencing (AP)

In this Oct. 3, 2008 file photo, O.J. Simpson reacts as he is found guilty on 12 charges, including felony kidnapping, armed robbery and conspiracy at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. State authorities are recommending that Simpson and a co-defendant be sentenced to 18 years in prison for the gunpoint robbery and kidnapping of two sports memorabilia dealers, according to documents filed Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Daniel Gluskoter, Pool, file)

AP - O.J. Simpson is going to prison; the question is for how long.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:55:29 GMT

Tips falling victim to financial crisis (Reuters)
Reuters - Joe Gilmartin, a doorman at a luxury apartment building in Manhattan, fears the worst this year about the holiday tips he traditionally gets from the affluent tenants he serves.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:25:05 GMT

Bush: Iraq war longer, more costly than expected (AP)

A masked Palestinian throws a stone at Israeli soldiers during a protest in the centre of the West Bank city of Hebron December 5, 2008. Palestinians protested on Friday against a rampage by Jewish settlers in response to Israel's eviction of Jews from a disputed building in Hebron, and Israel deployed extra forces to contain the unrest. REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun (WEST BANK)

AP - President Bush said Friday that the fight in Iraq has been longer and more costly than expected, but he defended the U.S.-led invasion, saying the world could not risk leaving Saddam Hussein's power unchecked.

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:33:14 GMT