NEW YORK (CBS) ― We're used to seeing scenes like this across the country -- people running, pushing, trying to get their hands on the great bargains. But on Friday – better known as "Black Friday" to millions upon millions of holiday shoppers across the country, a scene like this turned deadly
Black Friday shoppers spent more — yes, more — than in '07 - Arizona Daily Star
CHICAGO — The nation's retailers got a much-needed sales boost during Black Friday's traditional shopathon as consumers, lured by deep discounts, spent nearly 3 percent more than last year. Sales on the day after Thanksgiving rose to $10.6 billion, according to preliminary figures released
India ends Mumbai rampage after 60 hours, 174 dead - Charleston Daily Mail
MUMBAI, India (AP) -- It took just 10 young men armed with rifles and grenades to terrorize this city of 18 million and turn its postcard-perfect icons into battlefields until security forces ended one of the deadliest attacks in India's history. A previously unknown Muslim group called Deccan
Sydney Opera House to darken in mourning - WTOP Radio
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - The distinctive white sails of the Sydney Opera House will darken Sunday to mourn the death of Joern Utzon , the creative mind behind the globally-known landmark. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd led praise for the Dutch architect, whose most distinctive creation had a troublesome
Officials: Obama To Name Clinton Top Diplomat Soon - WJZ
NEW YORK (AP) ― President-elect Barack Obama planned to nominate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of state on Monday, transforming a once-bitter political rivalry into a high-level strategic and diplomatic partnership. Obama will name the New York senator to his national security team
