• Joyce Meyer -- Based in the St. Louis area, Meyer offers her down-home wisdom to millions in arenas and books as well as on TV. She has been criticized for her lavish homes and private jet, but says there’s nothing wrong with being successful. As part of a look into six churches that preach the prosperity gospel, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) requested in November to see her financial records. Grassley later said her church has been open and transparent with his staff.

DeGeneres asked where he stands on California’s Proposition 8, a 14-word proposal that says, “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”

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The interview was conducted in the living room of Kuntar's sea-side Beirut apartment, the walls of which are decorated with the various medals and certificates of honor he has received over the years. "I am committed to the resistance, body and soul, and am willing to partake in any mission I am asked to do," the convicted terrorist continued.

The incident happened last week at Parkway West Middle School in Chesterfield.

Violence has surged to its worst level this year, resulting so far in the killing of some 4,000 people, a third of them civilians, the bloodiest period since U.S.-led troops overthrew the Taliban government in 2001.

One mother of a kindergartner who attends Faith Ringgold School of Art and Science, a K-8 charter school in Hayward, Calif., said she asked her 5-year-old daughter what she was learning at school.

The fire broke out in Fontana in San Bernardino County at about 12:45 (0445 GMT) Wednesday, and winds in excess of 30 mph (48 kph) were pushing it west into the mountains and canyons of suburban Rancho Cucamonga, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles, county fire spokeswoman Angie Samayoa said.

By 3 p.m., the price of the dollar against the shekel had jumped by two percent, to NIS 3.823, and the euro had dropped by 2.68%, to NIS 4.9197.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning early Wednesday morning for much of the state, although fall is but a few weeks old.

James Brandon and Sheilagh Brooks in the Terrence McNally play "Corpus Christi," at the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.

Kevin Jennings is the outgoing head of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a group known for its efforts to establish so-called "Gay-Straight Alliance" clubs in public schools across the country. The longtime homosexual activist is also playing a prominent role in Barack Obama's White House bid.

Kovio’s new product was announced during a presentation by the company’s CEO, Amir Mashkoori, at an EPC Connection 2008 event. “The platform will enable new opportunities for advertisers, retailers, consumer packaged good manufacturers, and system integrators to provide instantaneous and contextual experiences to everyone who interacts, uses and purchases everyday consumer goods,” said Mashkoori.

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is due to open next year on the Red Sea coast near Jeddah, the most liberal city in a country where religious conservatives have extensive control over society.

He explained his cancellation, citing a mysterious disease reported last week to have killed some people.

The rally was organized after a group of six radical pro-abortion Westminster MPs, none of whom represent Northern Irish constituencies, tabled an amendment to the Labour government’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology bill that proposes to extend the provisions of the 1967 Abortion Act into Northern Ireland. The HFE bill is set to come to a third reading vote on Wednesday night. Pro-life campaigners have planned a second rally at the Houses of Parliament and are presenting MPs with a petition asking that the amendments liberalizing Britain’s abortion laws be defeated.