http://news.aol.com Latest News Articles From AOL News Copyright 2005 America Online, Inc. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:02:29 GMT AOLNews, LLC 2009-01-08T12:02:29Z Copyright 2005 America Online, Inc. http://www.aolcdn.com/dynanews/aolnewslogo_small http://news.aol.com AOL News! http://news.aol.com/article/rockets-fired-into-israel-from-lebanon/232890 France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza late Tuesday, hours after Israeli mortar shells exploded near a U.N. school sheltering hundreds of people displaced by the onslaught on Hamas militants. At least 30 Palestinians died, staining streets with blood. World News 232890 seanmloughlin <a name="232890"></a><div class="hentry a232890" reltag="World News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/rockets-fired-into-israel-from-lebanon/232890">Rockets Fired Into Israel From Lebanon</a></h3><!-- trri: trriAppID=dynanews --><!-- trri: trriCategory=news-news-health --><!-- trri: trriAssetType=articles --><!-- trri: trriObjectURI=296914 --><!-- trri: trriItemOverrideUrl= --> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-01-08T06:10:33Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 51 MINUTES AGO</span>comments:<span class="cmnt"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/rockets-fired-into-israel-from-lebanon/232890#Comments">38459</a></span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/world">World News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 1 --><!-- adding key 2.1 --> <div class="synpTxt">In a move that threatens to open a second war front for Israel, militants in Lebanon fire rockets into northern Israel. The attack comes in the second week of a deadly offensive launched by Israel into Gaza.<br /> <b>Also See: </b><a href="http://news.aol.com/article/us-supports-egyptian-french-initiative/296889" target="_blank">US Supports Cease-Fire Initiative on Gaza</a><br/><b>CNN.com: </b><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/07/trapped.foreigners/index.html?eref=aol" target="_blank">Scores of Westerners Trapped in Gaza</a> </div> <!-- enhAlign: Centered, enhSize: Large--> <!-- enhAlign Number: 3, enhSize Number: 3--> <div class="enhanCenter"> <div class="enhanCenterInner enhanLarge enhanCmn"><!-- contentType = html--><!-- column slot = synopsis_paragraph_2_1--><div class="enhanPhoto" style="width:456px"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/photo-hub/news_gallery/5/9/594797/1231414090506.JPEG" alt="An Israeli firefighter looks at the damage from a rocket fired from Lebanon into the northern Israeli coastal town of Nahariya on Thursday" width="456" height="304" /> <div class="credit">Yaron Kaminsky, AP</div><p>An Israeli firefighter looks at the damage from a rocket fired from Lebanon into the northern Israeli coastal town of Nahariya on Thursday.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/rockets-fired-into-israel-from-lebanon/232890">Full Coverage</a></div> </div> <div class="synpRatng"> <div class="synpVot"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/rockets-fired-into-israel-from-lebanon/232890#MustRead"> <span class="synpMstRd">Must Read:</span> <span class="thmbsUp">84%</span> <span class="thmbsDwn">16%</span> </a> </div> <span class="synpShr">Share:</span> <ul> <li><a href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(1, 'http://news.aol.com/article/rockets-fired-into-israel-from-lebanon/232890', 'Rockets Fired Into Israel From Lebanon');">IM</a></li> <li><a href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(2, 'http://news.aol.com/article/rockets-fired-into-israel-from-lebanon/232890', 'Rockets Fired Into Israel From Lebanon');">Email</a></li> </ul> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/rockets-fired-into-israel-from-lebanon/232890#Comments"><span class="synpCmnt">Comments (38459)</span></a> <span class="synpPrmLnk"><a href="http://news.aol.com/article/rockets-fired-into-israel-from-lebanon/232890">Permalink</a></span> </div></div> http://news.aol.com/article/floods-mudslides-threaten-washington/288622 More than 30,000 people were urged to leave their flood-endangered western Washington homes as swollen rivers, mudslides and avalanches engulfed neighborhoods and roadways. National News Natural Disasters News 288622 seanmloughlin <a name="288622"></a><div class="hentry a288622" reltag="National News"> <h3 class="entry-title "><a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/floods-mudslides-threaten-washington/288622">Floods, Mudslides Threaten Washington </a></h3><!-- trri: trriAppID=dynanews --><!-- trri: trriCategory=news-news-health --><!-- trri: trriAssetType=articles --><!-- trri: trriObjectURI=296914 --><!-- trri: trriItemOverrideUrl= --> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="posted"><abbr class="synpAbbr" title="2009-01-08T06:59:01Z">posted:<span class="bylinDt"> 3 MINUTES AGO</span>comments:<span class="cmnt"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/floods-mudslides-threaten-washington/288622#Comments">3</a></span></abbr></span></h4> <h4 class="byline"> <span class="filedUnder">filed under: <a href="http://news.aol.com/nation">National News</a>, <a href="http://news.aol.com/main/natural-disasters">Natural Disasters News</a></span></h4> <div class="entry-summary"><!-- Enhancement List size = 1 --><!-- adding key 2.1 --> <div class="synpTxt">Authorities urge tens of thousands of people to leave their homes in western Washington because of the threat of floods, avalanches and mudslides -- a result of heavy rains and melting snow. <b>Also See: </b><a href="http://news.aol.com/article/heavy-rains-cause-floods-in-south/297199">Floods Swamp the South</a></div> <!-- enhAlign: Centered, enhSize: Large--> <!-- enhAlign Number: 3, enhSize Number: 3--> <div class="enhanCenter"> <div class="enhanCenterInner enhanLarge enhanCmn"><!-- contentType = html--><!-- column slot = synopsis_paragraph_2_1--><div class="enhanPhoto" style="width:456px"><img src="http://o.aolcdn.com/photo-hub/news_gallery/5/9/594798/1231414747445.JPEG" alt="Water rushes past a washed-out section of U.S. Highway 97 near Blewett Pass in Washington on Wednesday" width="456" height="304" /> <div class="credit">Washington State Department of Transportation / AP</div><p>Water rushes past a washed-out section of U.S. Highway 97 near Blewett Pass in Washington on Wednesday.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="entry-permalink"> <a rel="bookmark" href="http://news.aol.com/article/floods-mudslides-threaten-washington/288622">Full Coverage</a></div> </div> <div class="synpRatng"> <div class="synpVot"> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/floods-mudslides-threaten-washington/288622#MustRead"> <span class="synpMstRd">Must Read:</span> <span class="thmbsUp">100%</span> <span class="thmbsDwn">0%</span> </a> </div> <span class="synpShr">Share:</span> <ul> <li><a href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(1, 'http://news.aol.com/article/floods-mudslides-threaten-washington/288622', 'Floods, Mudslides Threaten Washington ');">IM</a></li> <li><a href="javascript: void(0)" onclick="shareOperation(2, 'http://news.aol.com/article/floods-mudslides-threaten-washington/288622', 'Floods, Mudslides Threaten Washington ');">Email</a></li> </ul> <a href="http://news.aol.com/article/floods-mudslides-threaten-washington/288622#Comments"><span class="synpCmnt">Comments (3)</span></a> <span class="synpPrmLnk"><a href="http://news.aol.com/article/floods-mudslides-threaten-washington/288622">Permalink</a></span> </div></div> http://news.aol.com/article/new-pink-lizard-found-on-galapagos/297896 Hard to believe a giant, pink lizard could be overlooked for almost two centuries. 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Dr. Richard Batista spoke Wednesday to reporters at his lawyer's office in Garden City, Long Island. 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