A fire in suburban Detroit has damaged a boarding house built for employees of inventor Thomas Edison that was among the first buildings to get electric lighting. (www.newsvine.com)

An Australian woman appears in court charged with murdering her husband by setting fire to his penis over alleged infidelity. (news.bbc.co.uk)

One person suffered burns and eight were treated for smoke-related injuries after a fire in a Gardner apartment complex that is home to several disabled residents. (www.boston.com)

An Australian woman has been charged with murder after allegedly setting her husband's genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair. (www.boston.com)

JERUSALEM (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Israel on Monday to halt its war in Gaza, but was rebuffed by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who rejected any truce that fails to end the Islamist group's rocket attacks on Israel.Israel's self-defeating Gaza offensive Financial TimesMerkel: Cease-fire only when Israel's security gua... (news.google.com)

Israel rebuffed growing calls for a cease-fire from its allies in Europe and the United States on Monday, sending its troops ... (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)

Police say an early-morning fire at a home in Colchester was a case of arson. (www.boston.com)

Fire tore through a small-town homeless shelter early Monday, partially collapsing the building and killing five men, fire officials said. (www.msnbc.msn.com)

A fast-moving house fire killed eight people, including four young brothers, despite the homeowner's frantic attempts to save ... (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)

The Bush administration is pressing for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip that would include three main elements, including a halt ... (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)

U.S. President George W. Bush said on Monday any ceasefire to end the Gaza crisis must include provisions that prevent Hamas from using the coastal strip to fire rockets into Israel. (www.boston.com)

GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israeli troops tightened their military grip on Gaza with new air and ground attacks that claimed more than 20 more lives on Monday, while the Israeli government rejected European-led calls for an immediate ceasefire. (www.afp.com)

Start-up Owl Power Systems to announce series A venture financing to build its Vegawatt distributed generator which runs on a restaurant's fryer vegetable oil. (news.cnet.com)

A fire fueled by donated clothes ripped through a homeless shelter in northeastern Texas early Monday, killing five residents as some tried dousing the blaze with pans of water. (www.boston.com)

Fire has struck a homeless shelter in the town of Paris, Texas, and the fire chief says more than one person was killed. (rssfeeds.usatoday.com)

Fire has struck a homeless shelter in the town of Paris, Texas, and the fire chief says more than one person was killed. (www.newsvine.com)

Boston College football coach Jeff Jagodzinski is scheduled to have an interview with the New York Jets today. That could end his career with the Eagles.The Morning According to Us ESPNBC coach Jagodzinski to speak with Jets despite reported threat of ... SportingNews.com (news.google.com)

Rhode Island's fire marshal says a blaze at a Lincoln home last month that claimed the life of a 7-year-old boy was caused by a plug-in Christmas decoration. (www.boston.com)

RICHLAND, NY - Authorities in a central New York town are expected to lease the identifies of the eight people from the same family who died in a house fire over the weekend.Video: Authorities: Upstate NY House Fire Kills 8 AssociatedPressNY house fire kills 8 Seattle Times (news.google.com)

GAZA CITY (CNN) -- Hamas rocket fire into southern Israel persisted Monday despite a now 10-day campaign of Israeli airstrikes and two nights of ground combat in northern Gaza.Video: Israels ground offensive in full swing RussiaTodayIsrael presses on with Gaza assault Washington Post (news.google.com)

A house fire killed eight people, including children, early Sunday morning in upstate New York. NY house fire kills 8: A house fire killed eight people, including children, early Sunday morning in upstate New York.Video: Authorities: Upstate NY House Fire Kills 8 AssociatedPress8 Are Killed in a House Fire Upstate New York Times (news.google.com)