Today's Top Stories Saturday, December 17, 2011
| A leaking Russian fishing ship near Antarctica struggles to stabilize as rescue ships, hampered by heavy sea ice, are still several days away. | | Soldiers stormed an anti-military protest camp outside Egypt's Cabinet building Friday, beating women with sticks and hurling chunks of concrete and glass onto protesters from the roof of the parliament. | | Senate leaders Friday night to extend payroll tax cuts and jobless benefits for 2 months -- and also pushed Obama to make a speedy decision on the Keystone oil pipeline. | | A sudden surge in an elevator's power source could override its safety system, and may be what led to the horrible accident that killed ad exec Suzanne Hart. |
| | | | News | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Editors Picks  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Aries | | | Be careful not to give someone supportive the short end of your attention this weekend. You may be busy and not want to be disturbed, but perhaps you haven't allowed enough time in your schedule to be with the people who count. Stop and reassess your day planner, particularly for the weekends and upcoming holiday period to make sure you have scheduled adequate social time. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Cancer | | | You may have reason to think someone does not look after your best interests, but don't assume anything before you find out the facts. It may be you are oversensitive right now, and it's possible for you to misread a situation. It's the weekend, don't take life too seriously, instead, chill out and have fun. You cannot concern yourself with someone's nasty intentions. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Libra | | | If you wait too long for the perfect moment to present itself to say something special to someone close, the moment may never arise. Sometimes, you have to create an opportunity and make it work, otherwise you could end up regretting that you never made the effort to say or do something meaningful. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Capricorn | | | Not being able to make the most of your time can cause great stress. But it might be you actually cram too many things into the space of a day, week, or month. Be realistic about what can and cannot be achieved, especially as you head into a busy social and work time. Do what needs to be done, but also schedule some time to enjoy life. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Taurus | | | Other than love, money is a commodity that makes the world go around. But, if you have high expectations of what a partner can provide you on a material level, you could miss out on someone special. Don't judge someone solely by their bank balance. Work is busy, and the people you meet now on a business level could very well end up in your life as good friends. Take life as it comes and see what happens. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Leo | | | In the beginning of a relationship, especially during the courtship stage, don't be too shy to approach someone. You may prefer to know you are onto a sure-thing before you put yourself in a vulnerable position, but you are not beyond taking that risk either. You can sit on the sidelines to survey the situation, but soon it will be time for action. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Scorpio | | | If an old discussion of what someone did or didn't do reopens over the weekend, don't ignore it. If an issue continues to come back and haunt you, then clearly, there is unfinished business that needs to be dealt with. When you brush a situation aside it does not help anyone, least of all you. Step out of your comfort zone and deal with the problem like the capable adult you are. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Aquarius | | | It would be nice to think that some things in life will always remain the same, but it's unlikely. Although it sounds nice in theory, if this actually happened, you would never learn or grow. When people stop growing together, they can drift apart. They may not fall out of love or have a business fall out; they may just decide to go in different directions. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Gemini | | | If mystery surrounds a work colleague, it may not be someone is keeping something from you, but all the details have not become available. Keep in mind to get the right answers you need to ask specific questions to the right people. Don't be afraid to partake in a bit of water cooler conversation to get the inside scoop. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Virgo | | | If you need financial advice, seek the advice of a professional or expert. Don't be too quick to ask good friends for their opinion, especially if they don't manage their own money or affairs well. When it concerns fiscal matters, you would be best to seek up-to-date information from a financial professional or someone older and wiser. This is one area of life you literally can't afford to play around. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Sagittarius | | | Don't worry if you appear to be taking one step back and two forward, you are still progressing. Use the weekend to get life in perspective. If you are disappointed with the progress you have made over the year, then it is possible you have set your goals too high. Look at what you have achieved, and set new expectations to move forward with. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Pisces | | | If you feel restless over the weekend, it's more than likely about a situation that occurred over the past week. The best way to get to the bottom of something is to spend time alone with your thoughts. When you fill every minute of the day and night with activity, your mind doesn't have any space to reflect. | | | | |