FLINT, Mich., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Heavy snows, wind and cold temperatures swept across much of the northern United States and Canada Monday night, bringing a wintry end to 2007.

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- North Korea failed to make the year-end deadline for inventorying all of its nuclear components and programs, it was reported Monday.

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PERRY , Iowa, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson told potential Iowa caucus-goers Monday that Iraq should be the No. 1 issue in this election.

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S presidential contender Mike Huckabee pulled a negative campaign ad against fellow Republican Mitt Romney Monday but not before showing it to reporters.

PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Most Americans say they are very satisfied with the way things are going for them personally but are unhappy with how things are going in the United States.

JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- An Israeli auction house has drawn criticism for selling two yellow stars used to identify Jews during the Nazi era.

LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Bilawal Bhutto, son of slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, will receive 24-hour protection upon returning to his studies at Oxford in England.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate's final session of the year Monday lasted all of 12 seconds.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The death toll in Kenya's election violence reached at least 140 Monday as the international community pressured President Mwai Kibaki to ease tensions.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Sarah Jane Moore was a free woman Monday, having been paroled after serving more than 30 years in prison for shooting at then-U.S. President Gerald Ford.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- New Year's 2008 turned green -- not with envy but with an environmentally friendly celebration in New York.

SEATTLE, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A man who was stranded by a blizzard while skiing at Olympic National Park in Washington survived the night by building a cave out of snow.

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RIPTON, Vt., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Police in Ripton, Vt., said the historic home of poet Robert Frost was badly damaged by vandals who destroyed numerous antiques.