New York's currently: a grease-flavored snow-cone Iraqi Shiite leaders call for non-violence after twin blasts kill 60 people in Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala; 50 suspects have been arrested in connection with the Najaf bombing. Clashes in Congo town bring fears of a
New York's currently: ready to please have Christmas now, over, finally, please National Guard triples retention bonuses, asks for $20 billion to replace equipment. Britain's highest court says the government can't detain suspected foreign terrorists indefinitely without trial. African Union adds to its troops
New York's currently: factoring wind chills After two years of tinkering, the U.S. missile defense system is tested, and fails again. Guantanamo Bay detainees receive letters notifying them of their rights, six months after they were supposed to be sent. With no explosives and no ransom, Albanian
New York's currently: constantly stepping into some tourist's special Christmas moment Gunmen seize Greek bus, holding 26 people, and demand flight to Russia. Documents show marines in Iraq tortured detainees, including burning hands, sodomy with a rifle. Kerik's downtown love shack was originally used
New York's currently: only being good for goodness's sake Unocal to settle human-rights abuse claims in Myanmar. Senate Democrats announce watchdog committee to review what the GOP-controlled Congress won't. Even though Santa is missing from London department stores, you can still find
New York's currently: running its 10th day in a row of depressing weather Unlike past wars, National Guard soldiers are one-third more likely to be killed in Iraq than full-time troops. Frist prepares "nuclear option" to surpass Democrats' filibusters and confirm Bush'
New York's currently: growing gills Bush says no tax increase for Social Security reform, prompting privatization as a more likely option. Privatization of Social Security still doesn't solve its inherent flaw: that as baby boomers retire, there will be fewer workers to support them. Ex-Pantera
New York's currently: remembering the Maccabees over a nice ham sandwich Rumsfeld tells soldiers to cope with trucks equipped with "hillbilly armor," some 95 percent of the unit's vehicles. Children caught in the middle of Nepal's civil war, thousands abducted or exiled.
New York's currently: whatever's thicker than pea soup House approves intelligence restructuring bill 336-75; Senate to vote today. Under the bill, the new chief of intelligence may lose all authority without presidential backing. Ambassador's brief to U.N.: "No progress" in
New York's currently: lighting candles in the window Bush wins backing for intelligence reform bill, hoping for congressional passage this week. 20 years later, string theory remains unexplainable, untestable, and not for the untrained. Kurds threaten to boycott election unless they can reclaim Kirkuk, a city of violently
