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A winter storm made travel torturous in the Northeast on Sunday, dumping a thick layer of snow that stranded thousands of airline, train and bus passengers and made motorists think twice about hitting after-Christmas sales.

As many major U.S. airlines shift their repair and maintenance work to outside firms, American Airlines is taking a different approach. The airline has its own crew of 6,000 mechanics based in Tulsa, Okla., who service its fleet and even contract for outside business.

Because of last week's backlog at the Denver airport, as many as 2,000 mail carriers are working on Christmas Eve to deliver cards and packages in Colorado and Wyoming. Colorado was blanketed with snow, but most of the country will not be seeing a white Christmas this year.

Gun owners are praising the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a ban on handgun ownership in the District of Columbia, which has one of the strictest laws of its kind. Chicago's is similar, and some gun owners there filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the city's anti-gun law.

Paying upwards of $60,000 to a snakehead, a Chinese from the Fujian Province can find an illegal way to get to the America. That path may meander through many countries.

Next year's planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq has injected a new urgency into some long-running disputes in the area. Turkey, for instance, is working hard to reach new understandings with the Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq, and with the central government in Baghdad. The diplomatic shift is raising both hopes and fears within Turkey's Kurdish community.

The U.S. has accused China of manipulating its currency and undermining free trade. China, in turn, blames the U.S. for sparking the financial meltdown. But some economists say China's currency policy paved the way for the worldwide economic crisis.

What new gadgets are on the market that will make your life easier? How can using green electronics save you money? We chat with a technology expert to break down the latest and greatest.

A new United States and European Union aviation pact will go into effect this Sunday — opening more routes for airlines to fly between European and American cities. The pact could also mean more options for travelers, and possibly lower prices, too.

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