Storm blankets Nebraska after dumping on Colorado (AP)

AP - A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska as the blanket of heavy, wet precipitation downed power lines and made travel treacherous.

AP - An array of Republicans and conservatives — including some of Mitt Romney's sharpest critics — rushed to the GOP presidential front-runner's defense Thursday to counter efforts to paint the former venture capitalist as a job-killer. Under fire, Romney rivals Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry backed off from directly attacking Romney's tenure at the helm of Bain Capital.

AP - Taliban suicide bombers stormed a British compound in an upscale Kabul neighborhood shortly after dawn Friday, killing eight people during an eight-hour firefight as two English language teachers and their bodyguard hid in a locked panic room.

AP - The New York Mets' discouraging season took an ugly turn when closer Francisco Rodriguez wound up in police custody and facing assault charges for a post-game scuffle with a family member at Citi Field.

AP - The first day of fall feels more like the first day of winter for some of the mountain West, with light snow and chilly temperatures across Colorado and freeze warnings for higher elevations in New Mexico, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and Arizona.

AP - Federal safety officials are investigating how a foot-long hole opened in the top of a Southwest Airlines jet, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Charleston, W. Va.

AP - Iraqi authorities imposed vehicle bans Monday in two mostly Christian towns and increased security around churches in Baghdad after attacks targeting the Christian minority.

AP - Nearly 100 Tibetan monks were arrested or turned themselves in Sunday after hundreds of protesters attacked a police station in northwest China, state media reported.

AP - A weekend winter storm blanketed parts of the Midwest and Northeast with up to a foot of snow, causing a 59-vehicle pileup and at least four traffic fatalities.

file photo, former NFL football player Mark Ingram is shown in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Ingram, a former New York Giant wide receiver, has been arrested in Michigan, nearly a month after he disappeared on the day he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence for bank fraud and money laundering. A spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service says Ingram was arrested Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 without incident. (AP Photo/Lou Toman, Pool, File)" border="0" />AP - Former New York Giant Mark Ingram was arrested in Michigan, nearly a month after he disappeared on the day he was scheduled to begin serving a prison sentence for bank fraud and money laundering.

lost 35.16 points to 9,168.16 at one point in the morning session on Thursday. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)" border="0" />AP - Asian markets bounced back Thursday after central banks around the world slashed interest rates to ease the global credit crunch, although fears of further turmoil kept investors jittery.

AP - Six minors have been temporarily placed in state custody as part of a child porn investigation after a raid on a ministry run by a man who says "consent is puberty" when it comes to sex, officials said Sunday.

Mississippi Department of Transportation parking lot surrounded by twisted metal after a line of sever weather moved through the area Thursday, May 8, 2008, in Tupelo Miss. A number of northeast Mississippi counties and portions of northwest Alabama were under tornado watches or warnings until midafternoon Thursday. (AP Photo/Ryan Moore)" border="0" />AP - A line of severe storms swept across the Southeast on Thursday, damaging homes and businesses in at least four states. No injuries were reported.

AP - A year ago, Carey Dean Moore wrote a short letter to the Nebraska Supreme Court from his cell on death row. "Appellant wishes to be executed," it said.

AP - David Ortiz banged his powerful paw into a stiff, black first baseman's mitt in the visitor's clubhouse at Coors Field. So, how does it feel? "Brand new." The Red Sox designated hitter — make that former Red Sox designated hitter — will play first base when the World Series resumes on Saturday night in the home of the Colorado Rockies. Boston leads two games to none.

AP - David Ortiz banged his powerful paw into a stiff, black first baseman's mitt in the visitor's clubhouse at Coors Field. So, how does it feel? "Brand new." The Red Sox designated hitter — make that former Red Sox designated hitter — will play first base when the World Series resumes on Saturday night in the home of the Colorado Rockies. Boston leads two games to none.

AP - The fate of a tentative labor agreement at Chrysler LLC remained uncertain Sunday after two large United Auto Workers locals representing about 4,500 of the union's 45,000 members at the automaker split over the deal.

Colorado are blanketed with snow near Springfield, Colo., Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006. Searchers using helicopters and single-engine planes flew over a thick blanket of snow covering southeastern Colorado Sunday, a day after a powerful storm blew out of Colorado and began causing havoc in Kansas. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)" border="0" />AP - A fleet of small planes canvassed snow-covered roads in Colorado on Sunday, searching for stranded travelers after a powerful winter storm piled drifts up to 10 feet high across much of the Plains.

Playstation 3 Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006, in San Francisco. Die-hard gamers and entrepreneurs prepares to shell out $500 or more for the new PlayStation 3 console that goes on sale Friday, many of them after waiting on line for days despite the likelihood they'd go home empty-handed anyhow. Retailers across the country arranged midnight openings at some stores to sell Sony Corp.'s sleek black or silver machines, which the struggling electronics company hopes will maintain and build its dominant position in the video game industry. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)" border="0" />AP - Die-hard gamers and entrepreneurs prepared to shell out $500 or more for the new PlayStation 3 console that goes on sale Friday, many of them after waiting in line for days despite the likelihood they'd go home empty-handed.