News 1st Look: Monsoon-like conditions swamp Southern California

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Monsoon-like conditions swamp Southern California

Monsoon-like conditions swamp Southern California
Obama hails lame-duck Congress' bills
China president to visit U.S. in January
'Spider-Man' cancels Wednesday show
Driver gets 51 years in pitcher's death
Assange rips 'shock jock' politicians
Gergen: Obama's stunning turnaround
Old aspirin is new 'miracle' drug
50 Cent's home broken into, wine drunk

Monsoon-like conditions swamp Southern California

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 05:00 PM PST

Heavy rain overwhelmed southern California on Wednesday, creating flash floods that kept workers at home and businesses and streets knee deep in mud and water.

Obama hails lame-duck Congress' bills

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 07:06 PM PST

President Barack Obama hailed major legislation passed by Congress in the lame-duck session and said the progress showed "we're not doomed to endless gridlock."

China president to visit U.S. in January

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 05:40 PM PST

Chinese President Hu Jintao will make a state visit to the White House on January 19, including a state dinner that night, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced Wednesday.

'Spider-Man' cancels Wednesday show

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 03:05 PM PST

Broadway actor Adam Pascal has called for the prosecution of the director of the musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" after a series of accidents, including the hospitalization of an actor who fell at least 20 feet during Monday night's performance.

Driver gets 51 years in pitcher's death

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 02:49 PM PST

A convicted drunken driver was sentenced Wednesday to 51 years to life in prison for a crash that killed Los Angeles Angel pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others, the Orange County, California, district attorney said.

Assange rips 'shock jock' politicians

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 03:45 PM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on hit back at high-profile critics in the United States in a TV interview Wednesday.

Gergen: Obama's stunning turnaround

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:39 PM PST

Voters who flocked to the Republican banner seven weeks ago are probably scratching their heads, wondering, "Who really won in November?" After handing the president and Congressional Democrats the worst drubbing in more than half a century, they can only watch in disbelief as Obama has reeled off a series of unexpected victories.

Old aspirin is new 'miracle' drug

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:33 AM PST

If you take aspirin, you've got a pain reliever, heart attack preventer and possible cancer preventer rolled into one tablet. You might think that whoever invented aspirin is a genius, but the truth is humans have been using its natural equivalent for thousands of years.