George H.W. Bush remains in hospital

George H.W. Bush remains in hospital

HOUSTON

Former President George H.W. Bush remained hospitalized Christmas Day after experiencing shortness of breath two days ago.

Family spokesman Jim McGrath said Thursday evening that the 90-year-old Bush remained at Houston Methodist Hospital. McGrath said Bush “had another terrific day and is in great spirits.”

He said Bush was visited by his wife, Barbara Bush, as well as son Neil Bush.

Bush was hospitalized Tuesday night in what was reported as a precaution.

Bush is the oldest living former American president.

Power restored in town hit by twister

COLUMBIA, Miss.

Workers restored power Thursday to tornado-scarred Columbia, while volunteers helped clear rubble, cover roofs and do whatever else they could to help the Mississippi town recover.

“We figured, what better time to show the love of Jesus than on his birthday?” Ed Brashier, minister of a church in Gardendale Ala., told WDAM-TV on Christmas.

Tornadoes killed four people in southwest Mississippi on Tuesday as a storm system kicked off twisters across the region.

Moscow snowstorm delays many flights

MOSCOW

A massive snowstorm in Moscow on Thursday caused delays to more than 150 flights and brought traffic to a standstill.

None of Moscow’s three airports have been closed, but all three were hit with severe delays, including more than 100 flights being delayed from Domodedovo south of the city.

The snowstorm began early Thursday morning, and the Russian Meteorological Office said it expected up to 4 inches of snow to fall in Moscow in a single day.

Militants attack base

NAIROBI, Kenya

Gunmen attacked the African Union’s main base in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Thursday leading to an exchange of gunfire between militants and soldiers that killed at least nine people, including three soldiers, an official with the mission in Somalia said.

Three militants were captured during the Christmas Day lunch-hour attack on the African Union Mission to Somalia’s Halane base camp, the group said in a statement.

Casino bidder wants discount

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.

The Florida developer in line to purchase the former Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City says in court filings that the auction for the property wasn’t run fairly, and he wants an $8 million discount.

Lawyers for Glenn Straub said in a court filing Wednesday that the property should be sold for $87 million, not the $95.4 million runner-up bid his Polo North Country Club put in at auction.

Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management won the auction for $110 million but backed out of the deal when it couldn’t resolve a dispute over debt from the casino’s costly power plant.

Associated Press