Lafayette area Salvation Army 15% toward Christmas campaign goalThe Lafayette area Salvation Army has 15% of its $315,000 Christmas campaign goal raised. The mail campaign has brought in just over $33,000 and donations in the red kettles amount to nearly $10,000.
Obama names Clinton, Gates to lead foreign policyCHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama named former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state on Monday and said Robert Gates would remain defense secretary in a national security team charged with recasting America's leadership role in the world.
Stocks slide as Bernanke confirms economic stressNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Monday as economic reports showing further evidence of the worsening global economic climate were backed up in comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
India demands swift Pakistan action over MumbaiMUMBAI (Reuters) - India said on Monday it had called Pakistan's envoy and informed him that deadly attacks in Mumbai were carried out by militants from Pakistan and demanded swift action against those responsible.
Study finds childhood sleep terrors inherited
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Night terrors, which send children into sudden inconsolable screaming, are at least partially inherited, according to a study published on Monday.