top news 12/19/11

Kim Jong Il, N. Korean dictator, dies at 69 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:52:43 EST Death of longtime "Dear Leader", known for a love of luxury and his secretive, absolute and defiant rule, leaves world wondering

All eyes on Kim Jong Un Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:36:27 EST Communist party leaders rally around the young, untested, unknown heir-apparent to North Korea's throne

There goes the neighborhood Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:42:17 EST Bank foreclosures and abandonment are causing high home vacancy levels in neighborhoods across the country