IraqTurkish military says it attacked 50 to 60 Kurdish rebels inside Iraqi territory. It says the attack inflicted "significant losses." The military would not say whether promised U.S. intelligence aided the attack. The attack occurred in Hakkari province, according to the military.
WorldAnson Chan, a pro-democracy official, won a seat in the Chinese legislature this election. Chan won the vote of the people of Hong Kong. She won with a 54.6 vote behind her. The election has been closely watched as it has become a sort of gauge for the people of Hong Kong's desire to be democratic. Chan hopes that Hong Kong will be able to elect all of it's lawmakers and its leader by 2012.
U.S.The identity of "Baby Grace," the toddler who was found the West Bay earlier this month has been identified as Riley Anne Sawyer. DNA tests prove that the baby was the daughter of Robert Thomas Sawyers and Kimberly Dawn Trenor. Trenor and her husband Royce Clyde Zeigler II were arrested with charges of injuring a child and tampering with physical evidence.
ElectionBarack Obama made his first visit back to Harlem last week since the beginning of his campaign. His main point of the visit was to convince his audience that he could be counted on to enforce civil rights laws. He explained that it hurt him to see young black men on street corners, and that he couldn't bare to live through another administration that didn't seem to care about them. One thing the senator did not mention was his opponent Hillary Clinton. The only reference to Clinton was made by comedian Chris Rock.
HealthPatty Hill weighed 280 pounds and was only 5ft. 5in. tall. She had planned on having a gastric bypass surgery at the hospital until her friend who had the surgery had died from it the week prior to her own surgery. She thought that she was going to be obese forever until her doctor suggested Lap-Banding. With more and more people becoming obese, weight loss surgeries are more common. Side effects can be serious, however, and patients have to weigh the consequences. Lap-Banding seemed to be the right fit for Hill. She lost 140 pounds. She still has to cut food into small pieces and has digestive problems but she is entirely happy with the results.
TechnologyRedOctane's Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is the new talk of the town. The game is the third in the series that is sweeping across the nation. Guitar Hero is one of the biggest crazes to sweep across the nation in decades. The game hasn't changed much from the original formula which had worked so well for the company. People who were expecting lots of new, fun things to play with might be upset. However, if the buyer can look past that, the game is better than ever.
Business 
Vivendi SA said Sunday that it plans to acquire a controlling stake in Activision Inc. and combine the company with Vivendi Games in a deal that would create a rival to Electronic Arts Inc. as the world's largest video game publisher. The combination of Santa Monica-based Activision, and Vivendi Games, would create the world's largest pure-play online and console game publisher, the companies said.
LocalThe stage in the main auditorium at Madison Park Church of God is very large, made to fit choirs, musicians and pastors. So when 16 tiny 1- and 2-year-olds wearing red and green reindeer antlers get up on the stage to sing “When Santa Comes,” it can be quite a striking, and cute, scene. The church celebrated a little bit of Christmas Sunday night at its newly-built 67th Street church with the North Kids Christmas Program, a showcase of holiday music by North Kids. Madison Park’s pastor, the Rev. Jim Lyon, said that the annual holiday revue gives North Star kids a chance to perform.
State
Franklin's Hometown Holiday, a two-day festival and lighting ceremony, continued Saturday with a parade on Jefferson Street. Santa Claus arrived at 3 p.m., the Indiana Masonic Home lights were lit at 6 p.m., and the courthouse lights were turned on at 7 p.m. The holiday activities included a cookie contest, kiddie games, choral performances and costumed historical characters roaming the streets, telling stories of Franklin's history. Area churches hosted holiday concerts, and free trolley rides were offered throughout the downtown area.
Sports
The Highland Scots were of to a relatively slow start after their first game was a loss, but in the second game of the season, the Scots got back on track. Led by SUPERSTAR, RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED, GOING PRO center Grant Fulton, the Scots mustered up a 71-64 win over Westfield. Unbelivable Fulton scored a team high 26 points, as well as leading the team in rebounds. The Scots are hopeful for a magical season this year, and with a player like Grant Fulton, who can play post or shoot the 3 ball on your team, who wouldn't be optimistic?
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