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Game Releases M & M's Beach Party - Wii (E) Your favorite M & M's candy characters are serving up summer-time fun in M & M's Beach Party! Get on your feet... ... Yamaha Supercross - Wii (E) Kitty Luv - Wii (RP) Bigfoot: Collision Course - DS (E)	Odd News 'Hello 911? I'm driving drunk' (AP) AP - Police get calls about drunken drivers all the time, but rarely do they come from the alleged offender. A 17-year-old girl in Bismarck called... ... "Flying Doctor" needs bigger planes for obese Aussies (Reuters) Thousands of shoes tie up Miami freeway traffic (AP) Porcupine plague causes $100K in damage in Colo. (AP)
Politics Minn. Recount Nears End; Up Next: Lawsuits This week, Minnesota's Canvassing Board will declare what everyone's been waiting for in the state's prolonged U.S. Senate race: A winner. But... ... Is Gaza Bombing Too Much? Bush Won't Say Vote To Impeach Blago May Come Next Week GOP May Block Attempt To Seat Franken	Law City law firms prepare for painful year ahead Expectations of a prolonged economic slump combined with a renewed assault on lawyers? fees means that top City law firms are bracing themselves... ... Linklaters crowned king of global M&A Welcome to 2009: the year of the regulator FSA under pressure to extend ban on short-selling
Health John Travolta's Son Dies in The Bahamas A family lawyer attributes the 16-year-old's death to a seizure. ... 'It's good to talk' Hope of insulin cell transplant Couple Has 'Black and White' Twins Twice	Entertainment The next Doctor? The actors vying to replace David Tennant ... Housemates revealed Thieves in Berlin steal 30 artworks, including a Matisse New Doctor Who to be announced
Education Risky times ahead Mike Baker's look at the issues coming up in 2009 ... Schools 'fail special needs rule' Teachers sound school bell fears Sats tests 'face delays in 2009'	Business News Wall St. Soars on First '09 Trading Day Dow shoots past 9,000 as investors brush off weak manufacturing report. ... Manufacturing Drops to 28-Year Low Russia Continues to Withhold Gas to Ukraine Austria to run Madoff-hit bank
World News Mars rovers roll on to five years The US space agency's (Nasa) Mars rovers are celebrating a remarkable five years on the Red Planet. ... Cuba offers direct talks with US Bush says Hamas to blame for Gaza Topping out	Uk News Drink-driver caused OAP's death A woman who caused a pensioner's death when she was over the drink-drive limit is told jail is inevitable. ... Woolworths' Jersey staff protest UK protests over Gaza air strikes Three feared dead in plane crash
US News Texas jail closes after recliners found in cells (AP) AP - A jail in northern Texas has been closed and its nearly 60 inmates transferred as authorities investigate what they... ... AirTran apologizes for removing Muslim passengers (AP) Oregon looks at taxing mileage instead of gasoline (AP) Places to Party Off the Beaten Path	Technology Nanotech could mean sharper snaps Research into creating tiny structures on light sensors could mean digital cameras take better pictures. ... Zune 'bug' fixed, says Microsoft Sweat and tears Guyana leader wants to know who put him on Facebook
Sports Bryant Scores 40 Points in Lakers' Win Bryant scores 40 points, Lakers beat Jazz 113-100 for 5th straight win ... Utes Complete Perfect Season, Upset 'Bama in Sugar Snead, McCluster Lead Ole Miss Past Texas Tech Colts QB Peyton Manning Voted AP's NFL MVP	Science Shuttle Astronauts Recount Dramatic Space Mission Seven-member crew cheered on way home as they checked out patch job on torn space-station solar wing. ... NASA Satellites to Help Predict Disease Outbreaks Are Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Environmental? Touch Found to Be Key in Making Robots Human-Friendly