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Assoc press Dec 12 MINNEAPOLIS – Much of the upper Midwest braced for frigid temperatures and heavy snowfall Sunday as the National Weather Service warned of blizzard conditions spanning parts of eight states. The heavy storm was moving eastward a day after it dumped 20 inches of snow in...

With all that has gone on for the past 24 hours, I thought (IMO OVM LOL :p) that it was time to remind ourselves that we are ALL in a rather special family here on E.O. and what season this is ..... Christmas Magic Are we too grownup to feel a thrill As we light the Christmas tree...

BBC News Dec 12 Avatar director James Cameron, Shrek filmmaker Andrew Adamson and Cirque du Soleil are to team up on a series of 3D movies. Those involved have refused to reveal any details, other than the films will feature Soleil performers, famed for their acrobatic live performances...

12 December 2010 Last updated at 06:51 ET Koran-protest pastor Terry Jones may be banned from UK Home Secretary Theresa May has said she will be "actively looking at" whether to ban a controversial US pastor from entering the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11978807 BBC News...

(UK soccer) The Chilean miners trapped underground for two months earlier this year will be guests of honour at Manchester United's top-of-the-table clash with Arsenal tomorrow Most of the 33 men are expected to visit Old Trafford to sample the atmosphere of an evening match with a...

BBC New Dec 12 Two explosions in Sweden's capital Stockholm are being investigated as a terrorist attack, officials say. A car blew up in a busy shopping area on Saturday afternoon, followed moments later by a second explosion nearby. A man found dead after the second blast had been...

BBC News December 10 The US trade deficit narrowed sharply in October to a much lower than expected $38.7bn. Wall Street analysts had expected the deficit to be $43.6bn, only slightly below the revised $44.6bn for October. The surprise number was due to a 0.5% fall in imports versus the...

BBC News December 10 An altercation in a Detroit branch of Burger King has led to a member of staff striking a 67-year-old customer. The man, who reportedly had been causing a disturbance at the restaurant, fell and later died. The punch may have caused him to choke on his dentures...

To help you get into the Christmas spirit .... no, not the jack Daniels :p

In theaters December 17 Starring, Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris. Storyline Jellystone Park is celebrating its 100 anniversary, however it may be for the last time, because attendance is down and Mayor Brown wants to close the park and sell the land. If the park is closed, Yogi...

In the UK right now fuel prices have reached an all time high. Unleaded gas is selling at $7.27 gallon :eek: Diesel is fairing better thats only ............. $5.03 gallon :eek::eek:

BBC News - 10 December 2010 Last updated at 18:47 ET A flag carried by Lt Gen George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Cavalry troops into their last stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn has been sold at auction for $2.2m (£1.4m). The guidon is the only one not captured or lost during the...

BBC News 10 December 2010 Last updated at 01:32 ET As this year's UN climate summit nears its end, nations looking for a new deal have launched a diplomatic assault on Japan in the hope of softening its resistance to the Kyoto Protocol. As many as 20 world leaders are in line to phone...

BBC News Rock legend Jim Morrison has been pardoned by Florida's governor for an indecent exposure conviction dating back more than 40 years. The late singer of the Doors was convicted of exposing himself to a Miami concert audience in 1969. But his surviving band mates have denied he...

Sky News - Breaking News Web anarchists who attacked the PayPal and Mastercard websites say they have now taken down the Visa site. Sky News Online was redirected to the search engine Bing when it tried to access Visa. Anon_Operation had given an hour's notice that it would take down...

BBC New December 8 US space agency Nasa has been left red-faced after selling off computers without ensuring that highly sensitive data had been removed. An internal investigation found 10 cases where PCs were sold despite failing data removal procedures. Another four PCs - which were...

BBC news December 8 Web attacks on the Mastercard site have disrupted payments, the BBC has learnt. The site is among several targeted by the Anonymous group of hackers, who have pledged to pursue firms that have withdrawn services from Wikileaks. Mastercard, which stopped processing...

Breaking News - BBC news - December 8 07:14 ET A fire in a prison in the Chilean capital Santiago has left at least 81 people dead, officials say. The blaze broke out in the San Miguel prison at 0500 local time (0800 GMT), with television pictures showing smoke billowing from the...

Sky News December 8 Millions of fans around the world are remembering John Lennon on the 30th anniversary of his murder by Mark Chapman The former Beatle was shot dead in front of his wife outside the Dakota building in New York, two months after his 40th birthday. Leading the...

Sky News December 8 A department store in the US has fired its Father Christmas after he told a risque joke to two "older" shoppers John Toomey, a veteran Santa at Macy's for 20 years, was dismissed after the couple made a complaint about his brand of humour. But 68-year-old Mr Toomey...