AP - Salvage crews hoisted a battle-scarred US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River and onto a barge late Saturday, three days after the pilot of the crippled aircraft made what he told investigators was a split-second decision to attempt a water landing to avoid a possible 'catastrophic' crash in a populated neighborhood.

AP - Israel unilaterally ceased fire in the Gaza Strip on Sunday but kept its troops there after a 22-day war meant to halt years of rocket fire on southern Israel but whose vast scale of death and destruction provoked international outrage.

AP - Negotiations dragged into the early hours Sunday, but in the end the prime ministers of Russia and Ukraine announced a deal to settle the gas dispute that has drastically reduced supplies of Russian gas to Europe for nearly two weeks.

AP - The St. Louis Rams and Steve Spagnuolo agreed Saturday on a four-year contract to make the New York Giants' defensive coordinator their coach.

AFP - The skies over Gaza remained calm on Sunday morning for the first time in 22 days as Israel unilaterally halted the onslaught which has killed more than 1,200 Palestinians and levelled vast swathes of the Hamas-run enclave.

AFP - Barack Obama rode a special inaugural train into Washington three days before becoming president, carrying the hopes of a nation demoralized by recession and entangled in two foreign wars.

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched rockets into southern Israel on Sunday in defiance of the unilateral ceasefire that Israel declared hours earlier.

AP - Israel declared a unilateral cease-fire in the Gaza Strip on Sunday meant to end three devastating weeks of war against Hamas militants, but just hours later militants fired a volley of rockets into southern Israel, officials said, threatening to reignite the violence.

Reuters - Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip launched rockets into southern Israel on Sunday in defiance of the unilateral ceasefire that Israel declared hours earlier and which Hamas said it would ignore.

AFP - The Israeli military carried out an air strike against a rocket launching squad in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday in the first such incident following a unilateral truce, the army said.

AP - The birds flew majestically, in perfect formation, and the co-pilot saw them coming. For a moment, it looked like they would pass beneath US Airways Flight 1549, but when Capt. Chesley B. Sullenberger looked up, they were there in his windscreen. Big. Dark brown. Lots of them.

AP - Israel declared a unilateral cease-fire in the Gaza Strip on Sunday meant to end three devastating weeks of war against Hamas militants, but just hours later militants fired salvoes of rockets into southern Israel.

AFP - Israeli troops and Palestinian fighters exchanged their first shots in Gaza on Sunday, puncturing a tenuous ceasefire after the Jewish state halted a deadly war on the Hamas rulers of the enclave.

AFP - Russia and Ukraine announced a gas agreement on Sunday that they said would 'shortly' allow a resumption of supplies to Europe, but questions remained on how and when the deal would be implemented.

GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas announced an immediate ceasefire by its fighters and allied groups in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, senior Hamas official Ayman Taha said, adding that the Islamists gave Israel a week to pull out its troops.

AP - Two black boxes are on their way to Washington to be analyzed for clues on why their airplane's engines cut out, leading the pilot to glide the US Airways jetliner into the Hudson River.

AP - Although he may not get to bed before 3 a.m., Barack Obama plans to make his first full day as president a jam-packed affair of prayer, diplomacy, war discussions and welcoming hundreds of visitors to the White House.

AP - A senior Hamas official says Syria-based radical Palestinian groups will declare a cease-fire and give Israel a week to withdraw from Gaza.

AP - Russia and Ukraine announced a deal Sunday to end the bitter dispute that has blocked Russian natural gas from Europe for nearly two weeks and deeply shaken Europeans' trust in the two as reliable energy suppliers.

Reuters - Hamas announced an immediate ceasefire by its fighters and allied groups in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, senior Hamas official Ayman Taha said, adding that the Islamists gave Israel a week to pull out its troops.

AFP - Palestinian armed factions meeting in Damascus on Sunday have offered a one-week ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for Islamic Jihad in Gaza told AFP.

GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas said on Sunday it would cease fire immediately along with other militant groups in the Gaza Strip and give Israel, which already declared a unilateral truce, a week to pull its troops out of the territory.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The prime ministers of Ukraine and Russia said on Sunday they had reached an outline deal to restore disrupted gas supplies, while the European Union said it was waiting to see gas actually flowing on to Europe.

AP - Militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza agreed Sunday to a weeklong cease-fire with Israel, after three weeks of violence that Palestinian medics say has killed more than 1,000 people and turned Gaza's streets into battlegrounds.

Reuters - Hamas said on Sunday it would cease fire immediately along with other militant groups in the Gaza Strip and give Israel, which already declared a unilateral truce, a week to pull its troops out of the territory.

AFP - Palestinian militants announced a one-week ceasefire Sunday after Israel called a unilateral halt to its massive offensive on Gaza, as medics pulled dozens of bodies from the rubble of bombed-out homes.

AP - The Israeli army says it has begun withdrawing its troops from Gaza after ending a three-week offensive in the territory.

AP - Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Sunday, somberly pausing to honor America's war heroes in the midst of a mostly festive weekend prelude to taking on the presidency.

AP - The airliner that was piloted to a safe emergency landing in the Hudson River was hoisted from the ice-laden current and placed on a barge, and its two 'black box' data recorders were sent to investigators in Washington.

AP - Indiscriminate kidnappings. Nearly daily beheadings. Gangs that mock and kill government agents.

AP - Now it's some Little Debbie peanut butter crackers that are being recalled because there's a chance of salmonella contamination.

AP - Pittsburgh's perfect season unraveled in a perfect storm of missed shots, missed opportunities and one exquisitely timed birthday party by Louisville's Earl Clark.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama approached his inauguration as the 44th U.S. president with a mix of solemnity and celebration on Sunday, laying a wreath at a military grave before planning to attend an outdoor concert featuring Bruce Springsteen.

GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas said on Sunday it would cease fire immediately along with its Islamist allies in the Gaza Strip and give Israel, which already declared a unilateral truce, a week to pull its troops out of the territory.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States urged Russia on Sunday to resume pumping gas to Europe through Ukraine at once after finally agreeing a price for 2009 as negotiators worked on a detailed Russian-Ukrainian agreement to be signed Monday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama 'absolutely' stands behind Timothy Geithner, his choice for Treasury secretary, despite 'a big mistake' involving his failure to pay some taxes, the incoming White House chief of staff said on Sunday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Salvage experts worked with federal and local officials on Saturday to hoist onto a barge the US Airways passenger jet that made a miraculous landing in the Hudson River this week.

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea says it has 'weaponized' enough plutonium for four to five nuclear weapons, a U.S. expert said on Saturday after talks in Pyongyang.

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani security forces, backed by artillery and tanks, have killed 14 Taliban insurgents in heavy fighting in the Mohmand region on the Afghan border, a government official said on Sunday.

AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he wants to withdraw Israel's forces from the Gaza Strip as soon as possible.

AP - Barack Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns on Sunday, somberly pausing to honor America's war heroes in the midst of a mostly festive weekend prelude to taking on the presidency.

AP - Hoping to unravel the mysteries of human origin, anthropologist Louis Leakey sent three young women to Africa and Asia to study our closest relatives: It was chimpanzees for Jane Goodall, mountain gorillas for Dian Fossey and the elusive, solitary orangutans for Birute Mary Galdikas.

AP - Barack Obama got a global standing ovation long before he was elected president. But in a fickle and fast-moving world, the overseas reviews are already turning mixed.

AP - When it comes to homeownership, Hispanics in New Jersey, single parents in California and senior citizens in Rhode Island all have something in common: More than a third have an unaffordable mortgage.

AP - The company that sells Little Debbie snacks announced a recall Sunday of peanut butter crackers because of a potential link to a deadly salmonella outbreak.

AP - The Super Bowl is on track to remain one big, glitzy bash even in these tough economic times.

AP - Hall of Fame coach John Thompson calls it 'the greatest thing to happen to African-Americans since the Emancipation Proclamation,' and there's no way he's going to miss it.

Reuters - Barack Obama approached his inauguration as the 44th U.S. president with a mix of solemnity and celebration on Sunday, laying a wreath at a military grave before planning to attend an outdoor concert featuring Bruce Springsteen.

Reuters - Hamas said on Sunday it would cease fire immediately along with its Islamist allies in the Gaza Strip and give Israel, which already declared a unilateral truce, a week to pull its troops out of the territory.

Reuters - The United States urged Russia on Sunday to resume pumping gas to Europe through Ukraine at once after finally agreeing a price for 2009 as negotiators worked on a detailed Russian-Ukrainian agreement to be signed Monday.

Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama 'absolutely' stands behind Timothy Geithner, his choice for Treasury secretary, despite 'a big mistake' involving his failure to pay some taxes, the incoming White House chief of staff said on Sunday.

Reuters - Salvage experts worked with federal and local officials on Saturday to hoist onto a barge the US Airways passenger jet that made a miraculous landing in the Hudson River this week.

Reuters - North Korea says it has 'weaponized' enough plutonium for four to five nuclear weapons, a U.S. expert said on Saturday after talks in Pyongyang.

Reuters - Pakistani security forces, backed by artillery and tanks, have killed 14 Taliban insurgents in heavy fighting in the Mohmand region on the Afghan border, a government official said on Sunday.

AFP - Israel began withdrawing troops from the Gaza Strip on Sunday as a fragile unilateral ceasefire came into effect after its deadliest offensive ever launched on the battered Palestinian territory.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Britain on Sunday signaled urgent and more forceful moves to reopen the world's clogged credit arteries and Barack Obama prepared a 'strong message' for banks after he takes over the U.S. presidency this week.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - B. Ramalinga Raju, the founder and former head of Satyam Computer Services may have skimmed huge amounts of cash from the company, rather than padded its books as he claims, according to a report in the New York Times that cited a person involved in the Satyam investigation.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO's top official took issue on Sunday with Afghanistan's sluggish forward progress, placing blame more on the country's weak leadership than on the Taliban-led insurgency.

AP - Hamas offered Israel an immediate weeklong truce Sunday, hours after Israel silenced its guns and grounded its aircraft, but the Islamic militant group conditioned long-term quiet on a complete Israeli withdrawal from the territory.

AP - Two days from the White House, President-elect Barack Obama prayed, honored the nation's fallen heroes and joined a vast throng at an uplifting musical extravaganza at the base of the Lincoln Memorial on a pre-inauguration Sunday that blended the somber with the celebratory.

AP - A concert is under way on the National Mall in Washington, marking the start of four days of inaugural celebrations.

AP - Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 33 shots, Petr Sykora had a goal and an assist and Sidney Crosby returned to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.

Reuters - The United States and Britain on Sunday signaled urgent and more forceful moves to reopen the world's clogged credit arteries and Barack Obama prepared a 'strong message' for banks after he takes over the U.S. presidency this week.

Reuters - B. Ramalinga Raju, the founder and former head of Satyam Computer Services may have skimmed huge amounts of cash from the company, rather than padded its books as he claims, according to a report in the New York Times that cited a person involved in the Satyam investigation.

Reuters - NATO's top official took issue on Sunday with Afghanistan's sluggish forward progress, placing blame more on the country's weak leadership than on the Taliban-led insurgency.

AFP - Israel began pulling troops out of the Gaza Strip on Sunday as a fragile unilateral ceasefire came into effect after its deadliest offensive ever on the battered Palestinian territory.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama approached his inauguration as the 44th U.S. president with a mix of solemnity and celebration on Sunday, laying a wreath at a military grave and then swaying along at a concert featuring Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce.

TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) - A Florida investment manager who disappeared with what could be hundreds of millions of dollars of other people's money remained missing on Sunday, as the investigation into his dealings widened.

AP - Israeli troops, some smiling and dancing, began to withdraw from Gaza Sunday after their government and Hamas militants declared an end to a three-week war. But neither side achieved long-term goals and the burden of consolidating the fragile calm fell to world leaders.

AP - Two days from the White House, President-elect Barack Obama joined a vast throng Sunday at a joyous pre-inauguration celebration staged among marble monuments to past heroes. 'Anything is possible in America,' declared the man who will confront economic crisis and two wars when he takes office.

AP - The flight data recorder of the US Airways jet that landed in the Hudson River shows both engines lost power simultaneously, investigators said Sunday.

AP - Under the gaze of Abraham Lincoln's statue, Bruce Springsteen and a red-robed gospel choir kicked off a spirited preinaugural concert Sunday before tens of thousands on the National Mall.

AP - Larry Fitzgerald caught a record-setting three touchdown passes in the first half and the upstart Arizona Cardinals dominated Philadelphia on Sunday to take a 24-6 halftime lead over the Eagles in the NFC championship game.

Reuters - Barack Obama approached his inauguration as the 44th U.S. president with a mix of solemnity and celebration on Sunday, laying a wreath at a military grave and then swaying along at a concert featuring Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce.

Reuters - A Florida investment manager who disappeared with what could be hundreds of millions of dollars of other people's money remained missing on Sunday, as the investigation into his dealings widened.

AFP - Russia and Ukraine on Sunday announced a new deal which they said would allow natural gas to start flowing again, but the European Union remained doubtful about an end to the crisis.

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces were pulling out of the Gaza Strip on Monday following a tentative truce with Hamas that allowed Palestinians to take stock of the devastating three-week war.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine aim to sign an agreement on Monday to restart gas flows to Europe through Ukraine after finally agreeing a price for 2009 supplies.

AP - A jetliner that crash landed in the Hudson River lost power simultaneously in both engines after reaching an altitude of only 3,200 feet, the plane's black box recorders revealed Sunday.

AP - Investigators were examining pieces of the drive train from an oversized truck Sunday to learn why parts tore off the truck and struck and killed a 6-year-old boy and injured another spectator at a monster truck show.

AP - Jeff Reed kicked two field goals, Pittsburgh's top-ranked defense intercepted Baltimore rookie quarterback Joe Flacco and the Steelers held the Ravens to 17 total yards while taking a 6-0 lead after the first quarter of the AFC championship on Sunday.

AP - The Arizona Cardinals rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 in the NFC championship Sunday afternoon, earning the first Super Bowl trip in their long and not-so-glorious history.

Reuters - Israeli forces were pulling out of the Gaza Strip on Monday following a tentative truce with Hamas that allowed Palestinians to take stock of the devastating three-week war.

Reuters - Russia and Ukraine aim to sign an agreement on Monday to restart gas flows to Europe through Ukraine after finally agreeing a price for 2009 supplies.

AP - As hundreds of fourth-quarter earnings reports stream in this week, Wall Street's reaction will turn on companies' answers to one question: When will the recession end?

AP - Jeff Reed's third field goal, a 36-yarder, gave Pittsburgh a 16-7 lead after three quarters and the Steelers put a possible Super Bowl trip in the hands of their awesome defense in Sunday's AFC championship game against the Baltimore Ravens.

AP - Down and out for decades, the Arizona Cardinals have turned a bad joke into a Super Bowl-bound team.

AFP - Gaza was enjoying a second night of calm on Monday as Israeli troops began withdrawing after their deadly 22-day onslaught in the battered territory was halted by a fragile ceasefire deal.

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens 23-14 in a bone-jarring AFC Championship game Sunday to set up a Super Bowl XLIII clash against the darkhorse Arizona Cardinals.

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The new board of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd is looking to appoint up to three investment banks to explore the possibility of finding a buyer for the Indian outsourcer, the Economic Times reported on Monday.

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and more than 50 were injured on Sunday after the ceiling of an evangelical church in Sao Paulo, Brazil's biggest city, collapsed, fire officials said.

ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - A picture sketched by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has fetched 37 million roubles ($1.15 million) at a charity auction.

AP - The Pittsburgh Steelers outhit the Baltimore Ravens and outplayed them behind a steady-as-he-goes Ben Roethlisberger, marching into the Super Bowl behind a defense that brought back memories of the storied Steel Curtain.

Reuters - The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens 23-14 in a bone-jarring AFC Championship game Sunday to set up a Super Bowl XLIII clash against the darkhorse Arizona Cardinals.

Reuters - The new board of fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services Ltd is looking to appoint up to three investment banks to explore the possibility of finding a buyer for the Indian outsourcer, the Economic Times reported on Monday.