George H.W. Bush is in intensive care at a Houston hospital, where his fever has worsened and doctors have put him on a liquid diet. Nelson Mandela, 94, was released from the hospital after nearly a month of treatment for a lung infection and gallstones. Syria's chief of military police defects to the opposition and a wounded interior minister returns from Beirut. Emergency and Power Crews block Woodbridge Road near Saddie Road outside Stantonsburg, N.C. Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012 after a powerful storm tore through Wilson County with high winds, and torrential rain. Officials say all electrical customers in both Stantonsburg, and Saratoga are without power due to several broken power poles, and down lines. (AP Photo/The Wilson Times, Brad Coville) Close At least six died after the storm brought tornadoes, heavy snow and cancelled hundreds offlights. The agreement over acceleration problems with the Prius is the largest in U.S. history. But no new negotiations are scheduled to avert the end-of-the-week economy-threatening deadline. The two firefighters say they have received lots of support as they recover from an ambush by an ex-convict in Webster. More than 200 Utah educators are expected to pack a convention hall Thursday for six hours of concealed-weapons training. Brian Schatz, Hawaii's lieutenant governor, was just chosen by Gov. Neil Abercrombie to succeed the late Sen. Daniel Inouye. That's the ground you'll cover if you take the world's longest high-speed train line, connecting Beijing and Guangzhou in China.