Today's Top Stories Monday, December 19, 2011
| An unidentified 17-year-old was part of a crew dismantling a stage inside the state-owned armory on Marcy Ave. near Heyward St. about 6:30 p.m. | | North Korea pledged support to its next leader, but the rest of the world knows little of Kim Jong Un. | | Jerome Isaac allegedly set his former boss ablaze to avenge a lost job, cops said. | | Kim Jong Il, whose reign was marked by nuke threats against his neighbors, will be succeeded by his youngest son. |
| | | | News | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | Editors Picks  | |  | Kim Jong Il dies at 69 His nearly two-decade reign of power was marked by nuclear threats against his neighbors and a stifling of freedoms for his own people. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Aries | | | If you want to change how you do things, especially your day-to-day routine, consider how it will affect others. It's important to be independent and make your own decisions, but you need to get along with others. You don't want to isolate someone or make them feel insignificant. Ask those dear to you for advice and you may benefit greatly. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Cancer | | | A few things in life are really important to you. One is your financial status, and the other is your family. This week, both are likely to demand your time, so be prepared to reschedule to fit in someone's request. Sometimes, like now, you have to bend a little to suit other people's arrangements, but nothing is more important than those you love. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Libra | | | Money and official matters are featured this week, but if you have unexpected cash, beware not to blow the budget. Think twice before you hand over a credit card. If you make a purchase you really need, go ahead. If not, maybe you can do without it for now. You don't want to end the year with empty pockets. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Taurus | | | Good fortune can come your way. With Venus, the planet that represents money and possessions, moving into your career sign, it's a high-powered time. Whatever is most important to you now is what you can make the most headway on. Don't forget that the power of your mind is omnipotent. What you think about most is what you can bring about. Focus your energy and thoughts on your greatest desire to create your future. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Leo | | | It's the time of year when you have more party invitations than time to attend, and with all the excitement it's easy to neglect your health and well-being. The key words for you this week are: Everything in moderation. Follow this rule and you will be able get through the holiday period with the same size waistline! Don't allow skipping one day to become a habit. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Scorpio | | | Prepare for fun and excitement, but don't walk away from jobs that are your responsibility. It's likely you have people to contact, bills to pay, family to call on and work at the office. It may seem like you have more to do than humanly possible in the hours available, but somehow you will achieve your goals. Use your tenacious Scorpio spirit to get everything done to perfection! | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Aquarius | | | If you feel apprehensive about a get-together with family or friends, you may be pleasantly surprised to find everything will go better than expected. When you think the worst, you can set yourself up for failure. Be positive and expect the best. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Gemini | | | If there has been confusion about what to do next in a personal situation, you can gain clarity this week. You will be able to focus on what how you want a situation to be for the upcoming year. Once your mind is made up, you can move forward strategically and methodically, and put everything neatly in place. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Virgo | | | Your work schedule continues to occupy most of your time, so if you want to catch up with people socially, this is the time to get organized. Once the new year starts, you will not have as much free time. Take the chance now to catch up on anything overdue and get ahead as much as you can to free up leisure time. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Sagittarius | | | Don't get too relaxed over the holiday period. This is a good time to contemplate your next steps. You will be involved in serious discussions about what to do next year. But be wary of sharing preliminary details with too many people; you don't want to jinx the outcome. | | | | | | | Your Daily Horoscope - Pisces | | | Don't carry bad habits into the New Year. The change of year brings an opportunity to significantly improve your existence. Allow only people and situations that can contribute positive experiences to come along. Leave everything else behind. Don't feel guilty and don't look back; focus on improvement, and you will achieve it. | | | | |