Hundreds of Thousands face Blackouts

Three days after Arctic weather blasted the region, hundreds of thousands of electricity customers continue to face periodic blackouts, and nearly 900 gas customers still have no heat...

Source: www.elpasotimes.com

Verizon to Curb Highest Data Users

Verizon may start slowing down the data connection of its heaviest users when its network is stressed...

Source: www.wsj.com

GIANT U.S. Snowstorm Seen From Space

The photos give a more complete picture of just how much of the country is covered by clouds (much of which includes snow), in stunning detail. The storm even seems to stretch coast-to-coast..

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

Palestinians, Israelis trade rockets, airstrikes

Israel on Tuesday launched an unusually heavy series of airstrikes on Gaza in retaliation for Palestinian rocket attacks, raising the prospect of a new round of bloody fighting after a relative lull for two years...

Weak Jobs Data Dash Hopes of Accelerating Recovery .

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in November and the unemployment rate rose, dashing hopes that the recovery is gaining momentum...

Source: www.wsj.com

Air Force reassigns 2 in tanker-bid mix-up

The top Air Force general said Tuesday he had reassigned two officials who had mistakenly sent confidential data to the companies bidding.

The top Air Force general said Tuesday he had reassigned two officials who had mistakenly sent confidential data to the companies bidding for a $40 billion tanker contract...

Source: www.seatletimes.com

Obama takes a Punch

Moving his agenda through Congress will be far more difficult with GOP leaders...