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Author and Oscar-winning screenwriter Larry McMurtry has died; he was a beloved but unsentimental chronicler of the American West whose works included Lonesome Dove and The Last Picture Show.

Thailand remains relatively calm, despite the fact that the government was ousted Tuesday. The coup was led by the military, which has promised to turn the government over to civilians sometime in the next few weeks.

Israel's bombing campaign has displaced more than 600,000 Lebanese -- a humanitarian disaster, says the United Nations. Aid agencies are concerned about getting help to people who can't evacuate from dangerous areas.

Ice storms, blizzards, tornadoes and heat waves. Washington Post meteorologist Matt Rogers breaks down for Renee Montagne December's very unusual weather and looks ahead to the new year.

Airline travelers, there is some good news this holiday season. The Transportation Security Administration says children and the elderly won't have to remove their shoes. And you can now carry on some (but not all) snow globes. The government has some other pointers heading into a busy travel weekend.

As they start to return home from their positions in southern Lebanon, many Israeli soldiers are disillusioned and disappointed. They believe that the goals of the war -- releasing the two captured soldier and defeating Hezbollah -- were not met. The soldiers blame military commanders and Israeli intelligence for the failures.

The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for an immediate halt in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon. Annan told the U.N. Security Council that a cessation of hostilities would "give diplomacy the chance to work out a practical package of actions."

As the Mideast crisis continues to intensify, the head of Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah declares "open war," and Israel says it will not stop its military campaign until Hezbollah is disarmed.

Iraq's national security adviser has released a list of the country's most-wanted criminals. It includes Saddam Hussein's first wife and eldest daughter. The list was issued one day after the bloodiest bombing in Iraq in months killed more than 60 people.

From the Lebanese city of Tyre, Matthew McAllister, a journalist for New York Newsday, discusses the "violent spasm" on the last day before the cease-fire cost of the conflict.