President Obama surprised a group of children at a Boys and Girls Club in Washington, D.C. yesterday with a basket of cookies and a Christmas Story. He read The Polar Express to them, then they grilled him on health care reform.

Police in California are searching for a man dressed as Santa Claus who stole money and a shotgun from 14 unlocked cars over the weekend. So, instead of leaving cookies and milk out for Santa this Christmas Eve, police are recommending that you just hide your valuables.

Susan Boyle is being considered to sing the theme song for the next James Bond movie. Even better news: she’s not being considered as a Bond girl.

Yesterday a California appeals court rejected Roman Polanski’s request to have his sex case dismissed. Well, they’re certainly not the first people to reject his advances.

A new order from the general in charge of U.S. troops northern Iraq makes getting pregnant or impregnating a fellow soldier an offense punishable by court-martial. In a related story Jon Gosselin has decided not to enlist.

A new survey (from the Computer Science Teachers Association) found that the number of schools offering computer science courses has dropped from 78% to 65% this year. On the plus side, the number of students getting wedgied and stuffed into lockers for taking computer science also down from 78% to 65% this year.

Archaeologists in Israel just unveiled remains of the first home in Nazareth from the time of Jesus. They say the house is 2,000 years old and has almost regained it’s value to what it was worth in the time of Jesus.

Cher is selling her home in Hawaii for $12 million. It was custom made for her using a variety of tropical woods – just like her face.