Times Square Celebration
Jazz great Winton Marsalis will be the honored guest in New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve. But experts say former FEMA director Mike Brown would be a better choice, because he did such a good job dropping the ball in New Orleans.

Egypt Violence
Thousands of Sudanese refugees rioted and trampled one another in Egypt this morning. It's not clear whether the stampede was caused by political unrest or the door-buster sale at the Cairo Wal-Mart.

GM & Ford
After suffering through a miserable 2005, both GM and Ford are hoping to turn things around next year. The first thing they're going to do is drastically increase the value of their assets by filling all their cars up with gas.

Al Qaeda in Israel
Al Qaeda in Iraq is claiming responsibility for Tuesday's rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel. It's not clear if al Qaeda is trying to expand its scope, or if it was just filling in for Palestinian terrorists who were on vacation.