Knox, boyfriend make final appeals in sex murder trial (AFP)

 
AFP - American Amanda Knox asked a jury not to put the "killer's mask" on her as she and her boyfriend made emotional final appeals Thursday denying the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

More charges expected in NYC terror plot (AP)

AP - Federal authorities expect to file more charges in an alleged plot by an al-Qaida associate to attack New York City with homemade bombs, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Religion News in Brief (AP)

AP - A court in northern China has sentenced five leaders of an unauthorized Protestant church to prison terms of up to seven years on charges including illegal assembly, rights groups reported.

Rare exhibition brings together Spanish sacred art (AP)

AP - An unprecedented exhibition at the Indianapolis Museum of Art is drawing visitors from around the world to see 71 pieces from 45 lenders in Spain, Mexico, Peru and other countries.

AP Impact: For-profit colleges haul in gov

 
AP - Students aren't the only ones benefiting from the billions of new dollars Washington is spending on college aid for the poor.

Panel to Hold Hearing on State Dinner Gate Crashers (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg - Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The House Homeland Security
Committee will hold a hearing on Dec. 3 to investigate how an
uninvited couple slipped past security at last week’s state
dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons (AP)

AP - Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin.

AP Impact: For-profit colleges haul in gov

 
AP - Students aren't the only ones benefiting from the billions of new dollars Washington is spending on college aid for the poor.