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Today's Most Popular News: AP sources: Attempt to blow up airliner foiled Actor Charlie Sheen arrested in Colorado Democrats see GOP hypocrisy in health care debate Body of missing Maryland girl found in woods Salvation Army major shot in front of 3 children Girl abducted in Phoenix rescued by police NKorea weapons smugglers left trail around world Vatican to review security after papal knock-down White Christmas turns into a headache for some El Paso stays safe, though it's next to a war zone Family pleas for captive US soldier's release Fans throw foam on court in Lakers' loss to Cavs Mile-long sheen spreads near disabled tugboat Domestic Terror Incidents Hit a Peak in 2009 Guitarist for Janis Joplin's Big Brother band dies Couple sues Gene Simmons over alleged attack Friends pack apartment with gifts in holiday prank Pacquiao says he plans to sue Mayweather Hopes wane as Zimbabwe farm mayhem spreads Virgin Mary sighting a glimpse of hope for Egypt Christians AP sources: Attempt to blow up airliner foiled Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:50 pm PST AP - A Nigerian man who said he was an agent for al-Qaida tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane Friday as it was preparing to land in Detroit, but travelers who smelled smoke and heard what sounded like firecrackers rushed to subdue him, the passengers and federal officials said. Full Story Top Actor Charlie Sheen arrested in Colorado Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:46 pm PST AP - Charlie Sheen spent the better part of Christmas Day in a Colorado jail cell after being arrested on domestic violence allegations. Full Story Top Democrats see GOP hypocrisy in health care debate Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:01 pm PST AP - Republican senators attacking the cost of a Democratic health care bill showed far different concerns six years ago, when they approved a major Medicare expansion that has added tens of billions of dollars to federal deficits. Full Story Top Body of missing Maryland girl found in woods Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:08 pm PST AP - The body of a Maryland girl who authorities say was abducted by a registered sex offender was found Friday in a wooded area near the Delaware state line after thousands of volunteers spent Christmas searching for her. Full Story Top Salvation Army major shot in front of 3 children Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:14 pm PST AP - A Salvation Army worker was shot and killed Christmas Eve in front of his three young children during an attempted robbery outside the charity's community center in North Little Rock, a Salvation Army official said Friday. Full Story Top Girl abducted in Phoenix rescued by police Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:34 pm PST AP - A 5-year-old girl abducted by a man as she played outside her Phoenix home Friday was rescued hours later after police chased down the suspect's pickup and found her "alive and well" inside, officials said. Full Story Top NKorea weapons smugglers left trail around world Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:09 am PST AP - Thai authorities' high-profile inspection of 35 tons of North Korean weapons was nearing completion Friday, as clues emerging around the world shed light on the business of arms trafficking — and the lengths smugglers take to hide their identities. Full Story Top Vatican to review security after papal knock-down Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:16 pm PST AP - The Vatican will review security procedures after a woman jumped a barrier and rushed at Pope Benedict XVI for the second time in two years, this time managing to knock him down before being pulled away by guards, the Vatican spokesman said. Full Story Top White Christmas turns into a headache for some Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:09 pm PST AP - Residents across the Midwest and the Plains who made it home for Christmas were digging out on Friday after a fierce snowstorm while those who spent the night in airports and shelters tried to resume their journeys. Meteorologists warned that roads across the region remained dangerous. Full Story Top El Paso stays safe, though it's next to a war zone Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:47 am PST AP - El Paso and its neighbor across the Rio Grande, Ciudad Juarez, are like reverse photographic images of each other. Full Story Top Family pleas for captive US soldier's release Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:23 pm PST AP - The Taliban released a video Friday of an American soldier captured in Afghanistan, showing him apparently healthy but spouting criticism about the U.S. military operation. Full Story Top Fans throw foam on court in Lakers' loss to Cavs Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:39 pm PST AP - The yellow foam hands came flying in from every corner of the lower bowl, sailing onto the court in dozens of frisbee-style arches late in the Cleveland Cavaliers' dominant victory. Full Story Top Mile-long sheen spreads near disabled tugboat Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:08 pm PST AP - A mile-long diesel sheen spread across Alaska's Prince William Sound on Friday where a tugboat had run aground near the site of the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, the Coast Guard said. Full Story Top Domestic Terror Incidents Hit a Peak in 2009 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:55 am PST Time.com - The uptick in cases where alleged extremists were recruited on American soil via the Internet poses new challenges for law enforcement Full Story Top Guitarist for Janis Joplin's Big Brother band dies Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:52 pm PST AP - James Gurley, the innovative guitarist who helped shape psychedelic rock's multilayered, sometimes thundering sounds as a member of Big Brother and the Holding Company, the band that propelled Janis Joplin to fame, has died of a heart attack. He was 69. Full Story Top Couple sues Gene Simmons over alleged attack Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:05 am PST AP - A couple who said they were assaulted by Gene Simmons sued the KISS bassist for unspecified damages Thursday, court records show. Full Story Top Friends pack apartment with gifts in holiday prank Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:00 pm PST AP - A Chicago man could be unwrapping the hundreds of Christmas gifts spread around his apartment for days, even weeks. Full Story Top Pacquiao says he plans to sue Mayweather Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:05 pm PST AP - Manny Pacquiao says he is planning to file a defamation lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather Jr., the fighter's father, and Golden Boy Promotions Full Story Top Hopes wane as Zimbabwe farm mayhem spreads Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:02 am PST AP - Rainbow's End got its name from its bumper crops of grain, fruit and vegetables. But now the pot of gold is empty. Most of the land is derelict and cut off by a collapsed bridge. Full Story Top Virgin Mary sighting a glimpse of hope for Egypt Christians Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:28 am PST AFP - Every night in the run-up to Christmas thousands of Egypt's Coptic Christians have been gathering in a Cairo suburb eager for a glimpse of a vision that has given hope to their marginalised community. Full Story Top

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