Brilliance Of The Seas, Royal Caribbean Ship, Tossed About In Mediterranean (VIDEO)

It's not too late for Boomers to get in shape
USA TODAY and CBS News explore the aging of an iconic generation. For more, go to boomers.usatoday.com and cbsnews.com and watch CBS' Early Show, 7-9 a.m. ET. Nancy Garvey had to quit the Tennis routine that kept her slim and fit when she was younger. She fractured her kneecap on the court, and that was the end of that. It was also the end of slim and fit. At least for a few years. But now Garvey, 63, has her groove back. She takes Pilates and Zumba classes and throws in a "little weight trainin...

British tourists injured as Mediterranean cruise ship hit by heavy seas
Thirty passengers were injured yesterday as a cruise ship carrying more than 300 British and Irish holidaymakers was battered by heavy seas in the Mediterranean....

Accidents linked to weather kill 18 in Egypt
CAIRO - Building collapses and road accidents blamed on a mixture of sandstorms, Heavy Rain and high winds have killed at least 18 people and injured dozens more across Egypt, state media reported on Monday. One factory building collapsed in the northern port city of Alexandria killing at least seven people and injuring 10, the state news agency MENA reported. It said the toll could rise as others were believed to be under the rubble. State-owned Al-Ahram newspaper blamed rain damage to the fact...

Huge Storm Hits East Mediterranean
© Agence France-Presse Fishing boats were damaged in Lebanon as the storm smashed into the country's coastline, killing one person Deaths as rain, snow and high winds lash Eastern Mediterranean, bringing months of drought to a dramatic end. An enormous storm has battered the eastern Mediterranean over the weekend, causing destruction in several countries and bringing to a dramatic end months of drought. Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Jordan and Egypt were all hit by severe weather, with lashin...

CBS News on John Boehner Interview: Real Men Do Cry
Newly-elected House Speaker John Boehner gave an extensive interview to CBS News’ 60 Minutes, and the way they teased the thing in promos, I’m surprised they didn’t do a mock-up of a Crying Game poster. In a 13 minute interview, was the crying the real takeaway? Sure, the guy has been known to squirt a few in the past (and been mercilessly mocked for it), but surely, there were more noteworthy things to focus on. Having watched the interview, Boehner does cry with comical frequ...

2012 Candidates Weekly Update 12/14/10
Religious Right: LGBT Activists call on Huckabee to break ties with Lou Engle (Advocate, 12/13). 2012: Believes he is best prepared to “bring in ethnic voters than most Republicans” (National Journal, 12/13). Haiti: Travels to Haiti with Franklin Graham, Greta van Susteren (CBS News, 12/13). Wikileaks: Claims that WikiLeaks exposes failure of neoconservative Foreign Policy (The Nation, 12/13). Tea Party: Paul’s ideas gain traction as House GOP embraces the Tea Party (NYT, 12/12...

Heavy rain and strong winds batter the Middle East
BEIRUT (AP) — Heavy Rain and fierce winds pummeled countries across the Middle East on Sunday, killing a woman in Lebanon, sinking a ship off Israel’s coast and prompting Egypt to close its largest Mediterranean port. The storm, which caused temperatures to plunge to below freezing in some places, ended weeks of unseasonably warm and dry weather across the region that caused dozens of Forest Fires in Lebanon and helped feed a massive blaze in Israel that destroyed thousands of hectar...

Heavy rain and strong winds batter the Middle East
A man checks damaged pilot training planes at the tarmac of Beirut Airport, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. An airport official says a Heavy Rain storm has seriously damaged four small training planes that were parked on the runway of Beirut's Rafik Hariri airport. The official says no one was hurt at the airport when the pilot training planes were either overturned or rammed into a nearby electricity pole early Saturday. Heavy rain and fierce winds pummeled countries across the Middle East o...

Omigosh! State-Run Media Breaks Another Shocking Palin Scandal: Did Sarah Bring Hairdresser Along on Haiti Trip?
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin traveled to Haiti this weekend as a guest of the Rev. Franklin Graham and Samaritan's Purse to spotlight the ongoing Humanitarian Crisis in the Earthquake and Cholera-stricken Caribbean (half an) Island Nation. Instead she has found herself embroiled in a Scandal, accused of bringing a hair stylist on the trip to make herself look good for the cameras and "photo-ops.". The Associated Press transmitted a photo from Haiti of Palin captioned, "Former Alaska Gov. S...

What Women Really Want for the Holidays
Like this Story? Share it: (CBS) This is a wonderful time of year, but it's also a big pain for men who have no idea what their favorite woman wants for the holidays. So on "The Early Show" Tuesday, style and trend expert Jenn Falik shared suggestions to give men some help! Diamonds are always nice, but can of course get very pricey! Here are some beautiful, blingy alternatives: Note: "Early Show" viewers can get 20 percent off everything on website for our viewers…. Enter "earlyshow" at...

Schieffer Asks Dem Guests: Why Is Your Party So Mad They're Saying F-words About the President?
It only took three days, but someone at CBS News finally realized that at least one House Democrat on Thursday vulgarly referred to the President of the United States. Bob Schieffer, HOST: So why is the left side of your party, why are the Liberal Democrats so against this? And I mean, they’re not just against it. They’re mad about it. They’re in a rage. BOB SCHIEFFER: I mean, somebody in the House using the f-word to describe the President. David Axelrod: There-- there are peo...

60 Minutes Overtime: Lesley Stahl Really Likes Republican John Boehner, "He Was So Authentic...I Think People Are Really Going T
This was posted on the CBS News website, Lesley Stahl talks about her interview with John Boehner. At the 3 minute mark, Stahl asks Boehner about getting emotional, during his explaination, Boehner breaks down again (at 3:15) ...

Second ranking Senate Democrat sees tax cuts
WASHINGTON — The No. 2 Senate Democrat says he believes the overwhelming margin by which the Senate advanced Legislation maintaining Bush era Tax Cuts means the Legislation finally will clear Congress, likely by Christmas. Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin of Illinois tells CBS’ "The Early Show" that the 83-15 tally by which the measure cleared a major procedural vote will help facilitate its passage in the House as well, where Democratic opposition has been more fierce. Durbi...

Ferrell, Reilly parody classic Christmas duet
NEW YORK (AP) — Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly have added a comedic twist to David Bowie and Bing Crosby’s classic Christmas duet. The video was posted Monday by Funny or Die. It’s a remarkable, comedic imitation of Crosby and Bowie’s beloved 1977 Christmas special in which they sang “Peace on Earth/The Little Drummer Boy.” In it, Ferrell plays Bowie and Reilly performs as Crosby. The mimicry is impressive, with almost every line exactly repeated. Reilly fitt...

With Trees Scarce After Fire, Israel Makes Plastic Bottle Xmas Tree
A local industrial designer in Israel has built a Christmas Tree made of more than 5,000 plastic bottles. Trees are sparse in Israel after thousands were burnt in Israel's worst and deadliest Forest Fire....

Rendell gives local projects $84 million
Don Smith, president of RIDC, speaks to the crowd at Point Park University about Gov. Ed Rendell's announcement of $84 million for 19 projects throughout Allegheny County. Gov. Rendell could not make the press conference because of the weather. Gov. Ed Rendell spread the holiday cheer Monday, delivering $84 million in state aid for 19 local projects, from a riverfront redevelopment in the Strip District to a nursing training center at Robert Morris University in Moon. But the recipients might no...

Toddler found in SF hotel fountain dies
(12-13) 11:32 PST San Francisco -- An 18-month-old boy who was found unconscious in a hotel fountain in San Francisco last week after wandering away from his mother has died, officials said Monday. Olivier Matera of San Francisco died Saturday at a local Hospital, said Stephen Gelman of the chief Medical Examiner's office. Police found the boy in the Hyatt Regency fountain Wednesday afternoon, a few minutes after his mother placed a 911 Call from the Embarcadero hotel to report that she could...

'Green the Capitol' Likely to Face GOP Scrutiny
How green was my U.S. House of Representatives? Consider all this: A towering Christmas Tree outside the West Front of the Capitol illuminated with compact fluorescent light bulbs, recycled paper in use in offices, low-emission vending machines in concession areas. The smaller Carbon Footprint in the House won't necessarily get larger when Republicans take over next month, but it will probably get a close look from the new majority, the Washington Post reports. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.), a sen...

Gordon Brown: Morals can Prevent Future Economic Crises
While Congress grapples with Tax Cuts and Unemployment Benefits for Americans, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he has a solution for avoiding another worldwide economic crisis. It boils down to morals, he said. In his new book, "Beyond the Crash: Overcoming the First Crisis of Globalization," Brown suggests globalizing Regulation of banks. He told CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante on "Washington Unplugged" Monday that in most fields value is placed on people...

Restorers put finishing touches to Leaning Tower of Pisa
As a biting wind howls through the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Marco Berettini pulls his hat down closer over his ears and struggles across the slanted belfry to shelter behind a medieval pillar. Berettini is battling the elements to put the finishing touches to an eight-year restoration project to remove Sea Salt, pigeon droppings and tourist graffiti from the tower before the scaffolding comes down early next year. At just 12 kilometres (seven miles) from the Mediterranean shores, the tower is fr...

Rather readies his version
Dan Rather says his upcoming memoir will set straight the facts of his firing from CBS. The news legend had his own tome on his mind at the party for Bill O'Shaughnessy 's fifth book, "Vox Populi," at Le Cirque on Wednesday. Rather confided to writer Gregory Speck , "Until now I never fully understood the power of the forces behind my axing from the anchor post at CBS News several years back, simply for speaking the truth about George Bush 's questionable National Guard service." Rather was fi...

Ruling party victory in St. Vincent and Grenadines
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, who has led the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines into an alliance with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, won a narrow victory in parliamentary elecitons Monday to keep his party in power for another five years. His United Labour Party won just eight seats, down from 12 in the previous Parliament. The New Democratic Party increased its share to seven seats from three. Opposition parties had hoped the islands' economic hards...

Blizzard Slams Midwest With 20 Inches of Snow
A shopper walks in the Parking Lot of a store amid blowing snow, in Omaha, Neb. Minneapolis (AP) -- A powerful snowstorm socked the upper Midwest on Saturday with as much as 20 inches of snow, forcing authorities to close state roads across five states as heavy winds made for treacherous driving conditions. The snowstorm was expected to be followed by dangerous cold. North Dakota experienced wind chills of 20 degrees below zero, and the Arctic air was expected to drop temperatures below zero by ...

Minn. father camps in blizzard to help school
MINNEAPOLIS — Hospital executive Robert Stevens donned four layers of long underwear, heavy boots and a down coat before climbing on the roof of a Minnesota Coffee Shop to raise money for his daughter's school. He vowed not to come down until he had raised $100,000, but after reaching the half-way mark Saturday morning, he said he hoped the rest of the money would come fast. He didn't look forward to spending another night out in the blizzard that was sweeping through the Midwest. "I...

Minnesota father camps in blizzard to help school
Minneapolis — Hospital executive Robert Stevens donned four layers of long underwear, heavy boots and a down coat before climbing on the roof of a Minnesota Coffee Shop to raise money for his daughter’s school. He vowed not to come down until he had raised $100,000, but after reaching the half-way mark Saturday morning, he said he hoped the rest of the money would come fast. He didn’t look forward to spending another night out in the blizzard that was sweeping through the ...