Street preacher guilty of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart

Street preacher guilty of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart Reuters Elizabeth Smart (C), her father Ed (L) and mother Lois leave Federal Court in Salt Lake City, Utah, November 10, 2010. By James Nelson SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A homeless street preacher was found guilty on Friday of kidnapping teenager Elizabeth ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

Obama's tax deal: A second stimulus? USA Today The idea is taking hold that President Obama's tax cut extension deal is basically a second stimulus package. "Every economist that I've talked to or that I've read over the last couple of days acknowledges that this agreement would boost economic ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Chinese paranoia and a clash over prizes Financial Times By Geoff Dyer In the battle of the peace prizes, history repeated itself first as farce then as tragedy. The founders of the inaugural Confucius Peace Prize deserve credit for, if nothing else, chutzpah. Awarded the day before Friday's Nobel ceremony ... See all stories on this topic »

Gay activists jeer Joe Manchin over 'don't ask' vote Politico Gay-rights activists booed West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin at a Capitol Hill rally. | AP Photo Close By SCOTT WONG | 12/10/10 2:59 PM EST Gay-rights activists on Friday booed the mere mention of newly sworn in Sen. Joe Manchin (D- W.Va. ... See all stories on this topic » Politico

Fashion designer Sylvie Cachay found dead in Manhattan hotel bath The Guardian New York detectives are investigating the death of a young fashion designer at Soho House, the exclusive private members' club in Manhattan's hyper-fashionable Meatpacking District. Staff were drawn to room 19 of the hotel at 3am on yesterday morning ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

US and Allies Plan More Sanctions Against Iran New York Times By DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON — Three days after the first nuclear talks with Iran in more than a year adjourned with no progress, President Obama's chief nuclear adviser said on Friday that the United States and its allies planned a new round of ... See all stories on this topic »

Deadlock over Kyoto means Cancún talks have little to show after two weeks The Guardian The future of international climate diplomacy was put into jeopardy today as the UN global warming conference at Cancún entered its final hours with no resolution to the divide between rich and poor countries. "We have very limited time to make a last ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Shhh! Secret WikiLeaks projects underway in Hollywood msnbc.com By Laurene Williams What about the secret list of films in development based on the current WikiLeaks debacle that has allegedly been floating around Hollywood? Apparently the list keeps growing and growing, and evidently indicates the who, what, ... See all stories on this topic »

Clinton speech to put onus on Israel, Palestinians Reuters WASHINGTON Dec 10 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will tell Israel and the Palestinians on Friday that Washington is committed to peace but it is their responsibility to end their conflict, the State Department said on Friday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Milton police say Delvonte Tisdale's death remains a mystery Boston Globe A police officer and his dog searched in Milton today for evidence relating to the death of North Carolina teen Delvonte Tisdale. By Travis M. Andersen and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff MILTON -- Investigators today recovered clothing and at least two ... See all stories on this topic »