Israel temporarily closed its crossings into Gaza Tuesday after a soldier was killed by a roadside bomb. After the attack, Israeli forces killed one Palestinian and wounded a senior militant.
In a rare move, the president spent more than two hours meeting with the Republican conference in an effort to draw support for his economic stimulus plan.
AP - A top-ranking Republican says GOP lawmakers are worried about the level of domestic spending in the $825 billion economic stimulus bill now before the House.
AP - Utility companies and road crews prepared for the worst Wednesday as a winter storm barreled into the Northeast, while officials in areas already hit hard by the blast warned it may be days before some shivering communities have electricity again.
AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich was hundreds of miles away, but his voice captivated the Illinois Senate Tuesday as impeachment prosecutors played FBI wiretaps of conversations in which he seems to demand campaign contributions in exchange for signing legislation.
A man apparently despondent about losing his job killed his wife and five children before turning the gun on himself, officials said Tuesday. Ervin Lupoe apparently called 911 and contacted a television station by fax before committing suicide, authorities said.
An Ohio man who was suspended as the drum major of a band for giving President Obama a nod during last week's inaugural parade is calling it quits. The drum major had been suspended from the band for six months for allegedly not following military protocol.