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• The tapes of seven landline calls from inside Sandy Hook Elementary School will be released to the media. • • 3. HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER KILLED IN BEIRUT • The Lebanese militant group accuses Israel of assassinating one of its founding members outside his home. • • 4. CALM REMAINS ELUSIVE IN UKRAINE • Protesters set up tents across Kiev's Independence Square and the government shows no sign of yielding. • • 5. BIDEN BEGINS VISIT TO CHINA AT A TENSE TIME • The vice president plans to raise the issue of Beijing's newly-declared air defense zone that's riling Japan and other regional allies. • • 6. WHY JUDGE'S DETROIT BANKRUPTCY RULING PUTS PENSIONS AT RISK • The city can scrub $18 billion, half of which are linked to retiree and health care obligations, while it restructures its debts. • • 7. HOW MUCH THE TALLY WAS FOR CYBER MONDAY SALES • Online shoppers set a record, with e-commerce spending rising 18 percent from last year to $1.74 billion. • • 8. HE PRAYED FOR A MIRACLE -- AND GOT ONE • A Nigerian survived three days in an air pocket in an upended boat about 100 feet down in the Atlantic. A video of his dramatic rescue has gone viral on the Internet. • • 9. CURSE OF POLITICAL UNREST HITS EGYPT'S PHARAONIC TREASURES • The nation's world-famous antiquities museum is facing riots at its doorstep and financial woes as turmoil continues. • • 10. BILLY JOEL SETTLING IN AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN • The Piano Man says he'll perform monthly at the famed New York City venue for as long as fans come to see him. •
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