The UN headquarters in Gaza was struck by Israeli fire. Fissures are emerging among Israeli civilian and military leaders over how and when to end the campaign.
A transportation board official said the right engine may also be missing, as investigators prepared to extract the aircraft from its Battery Park mooring.
The U.S. pledged to help stop arms smuggling to Hamas and an Israeli spokesman talked about an ?endgame,? but the Hamas leader rejected Israel?s terms for a cease-fire.
AP - Taking his economic pitch on the road Friday, President-elect Barack Obama promoted his plans to create long-lasting, well-paying jobs in cutting-edge industries like alternative energy as part of his mammoth plan to pull the country out of recession.
AP - Bankrupt Circuit City Stores Inc., unable to work out a sale of the company, said Friday it will go out of business — closing its 567 U.S. stores and cutting 30,000 jobs.
Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III was "the right guy at the right time at the right moment" to guide a jet safely onto the surface of the Hudson River, a neighbor and friend said. Sullenberger has a cool, calm and collected style -- honed by decades of flight experience and research on safety issues, friend and neighbor John Walberg told a newspaper.
President-elect Barack Obama heads to Ohio on Friday as he tries to sell his economic stimulus package, a plan he says will immediately help jump-start the economy.
Hate crimes experts and law enforcement officials are closely watching white supremacists across the country as Barack Obama prepares next week to be sworn in as the first black president of the United States.