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Unrest in Iran continued Monday for a third consecutive day. There were reports of isolated clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police. At least nine people were killed in Sunday's demonstrations, which were the most violent since those that followed the disputed presidential election last June.

The 2008 election was a "wake-up call" for the GOP that made it clear they were behind when it came to technology and provided an incentive to try harder, a strategist says. Now Republicans have a rising presence on the video-sharing site YouTube and are increasingly using Facebook and Twitter as well.

Guy Ritchie's new "Sherlock Holmes," starring Robert Downey, Jr., disappoints. But there are other options, like Arnaud Desplechin's 2008 movie "A Christmas Tale," currently available "On Demand" through the Sundance Channel.

Low prices, low interest rates and the $8,000 tax credit have all encouraged more first-time home purchases. A survey by the National Association of Realtors shows that 47 percent of those who bought a house last year were jumping into the market for the first time.

As exhausted but jubilant Senate Democrats scramble home for the holidays, one more obstacle stands between them and final passage of the massive health care overhaul bill: the House of Representatives.

Now that the Senate has passed a hotly debated health care bill, Congress is headed to the next step: House-Senate negotiations in January to try to hammer out a final version. Here's where things stand and how you might be affected.

As exhausted but jubilant Senate Democrats scramble home for the holidays, one more obstacle stands between them and final passage of the massive health care overhaul bill: merging their bill with the House of Representatives'.

In the early hours of Christmas Eve, senators voted in favor of sweeping health care legislation that would expand insurance coverage to millions of Americans. The House passed its version in November; next up, a conference to reconcile the two bills.

In an interview with NPR, the president said that those from the left of his party who criticize the bill are ignoring the "real human reality that this will help millions of people."

The Senate is set to approve a landmark health bill early Thursday morning that would bring President Obama and Democrats a step closer to the most sweeping change in the nation’s health system since Medicare was created more than four decades ago.