Idaho town prays for return of captured US soldier HAILEY, Idaho - Friends and family of an Idaho soldier who was captured in Afghanistan prayed for his safe return Sunday, shaken by the image of the frightened young private in a Taliban video posted online. Obamas, Bidens enjoy Lincoln Memorial concert WASHINGTON - Under the gaze of Abraham Lincoln's statue, Bruce Springsteen and a red-robed gospel choir kicked off a spirited preinaugural concert Sunday before tens of thousands on the National Mall. Biting cold hits Northeast, keeps even skiers home MONTPELIER, Vt. - The cold wave that stunned the nation's midsection expanded into the Northeast on Wednesday with subzero temperatures and biting wind that kept even some winter sports fans at home.
Lauren Bacall, Roger Corman to get early Oscars LOS ANGELES - The Academy Awards won't be presented until March, but the first Oscar statuettes of the season are set to be handed out Saturday night at a private, black-tie dinner in Hollywood.