Israel, Hamas Trade Fire as Gaza Truce Efforts Fail (Update3) - Bloomberg
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli soldiers and Hamas gunmen engaged in pitched battles in the Gaza Strip, as diplomatic efforts to end the 11-day conflict failed to make headway. Fighting was heavy in northern Gaza and on the outskirts of Gaza City, the ...

Preliminary numbers show crime down again in Nashville - Nashville City Paper
Overall crime fell in Nashville for an unprecedented fifth consecutive year in 2008, according to unofficial statistics provided by the Metro Police Department. Although the number of murders rose from 73 in 2007 to 74 last year, overall crime was ...

Review: ESPN Cameraman for iPhone - Mac Central
If you’ve got a local newspaper within reach, chances are there’s a Spot the Differences puzzle somewhere within its pages. Even with newspapers struggling to hold on to readers, Spot the Differences puzzles, along with the Blondie cartoon and ...

Understanding extinct microbes has significant implications for modern ... - Newstrack India
Washington, January 6 (ANI): University of Oklahoma researchers in the U.S. say that researching into extinct microbes may have significant implications for the state of modern human health, for such studies raise questions about the microbes living ...

Sunlight can help child myopia: Aussie researchers - Business24-7
Spending a couple of hours outdoors each day could help children avoid becoming short-sighted, Australian researchers said on Tuesday. Exposure to bright light for two to three hours daily helps regulate the eye's growth, dramatically reducing the ...

Harrison fifth Steelers player named defensive man of year - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
James Harrison, seen here celebrating after a successful interception, has carved a new model for outside linebackers in the NFL. NFL scouts have a new model for outside linebackers to consider when they scrutinize prospects on the college level ...

Tesco cuts the cost of around 3,000 staple goods by £100m - Daily Telegraph
The broad range of price cuts, which take effect from Tuesday, come a day after Asda lowered the prices on 1,000 everyday lines "permanently". Tesco's latest front in the annual January price war includes selling three Hovis loaves for £3, and four ...

Sunlight helps sight, says researchers - Independent Online
Sydney - Spending a couple of hours outdoors each day could help children avoid becoming short-sighted, Australian researchers said on Tuesday. Exposure to bright light for two to three hours daily helps regulate the eye's growth, dramatically ...

30 Seconds: Gambling isn't answer to fix Ohio's economy - Times Reporter
Gambling is defined as taking great risk in hope of substantial gain. Does The Times-Reporter really want to exploit the false hope of desperate people as an easy means to fix  the broken Ohio economy? Certainly our elected leaders in Columbus can ...

Sunlight can help children avoid myopia: Aussie researchers - MSN Malaysia News
Spending a couple of hours outdoors each day could help children avoid becoming short-sighted, Australian researchers said Tuesday. Exposure to bright light for two to three hours daily helps regulate the eye's growth, dramatically reducing the risk ...