Spain Cuts Spending In $79b Austerity Plan

Columbia man charged in wreck that killed infant The South Carolina Highway Patrol says the wreck happened around 11 p.m. Tuesday when the car ran off the road and hit several trees. Twenty-four-year-old Justin Johnson is charged with felony DUI, child endangerment and simple possession of marijuana.

Legislature takes action to form pension committee (AP) — The Illinois Legislature has taken action to create a committee to address the state's $97 billion pension crisis. Senate President John Cullerton says there's no guarantee it will work but says it's "a very good step toward reaching a compromise."

Militants kill 6 soldiers in northwest Pakistan PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A senior police official says militants attacked a military convoy with rocket-propelled grenades and other heavy weapons in northwest Pakistan, killing six soldiers. The Taliban have been waging an insurgency against the Pakistani government for years that has killed thousands of security personnel and civilians.

House sustains, but will reconsider Medicaid veto AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers have failed in their first attempt to override a veto by Republican Gov. Paul LePage to expand health care coverage to 70,000 more Mainers, but will try again.

For Syrians, no visit to Damascus' Old City is complete without a stop at a more than century-old ice cream parlor in its main souq where you can watch them make their distinctive desert by pounding it into shape with giant wooden mallets, then enjoy a bowl of it sprinkled with pistachios.