AP 2010-12-22（在线收听）

1. President Barack Obama signs a tax bill, heading off a tax hike that would have hit all Americans after the first of the year. But Labor leaders and some Democrats do not like it, saying the legislation came at a price.

2. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fears the US is getting ready to indict him after releasing reams of diplomatic cables and government documents. Assange was released from jail in England, facing other charges.

3. Parts of Europe battle heavy snow. The weather grounding flights, clogging highways with traffic. Conditions swept across the continent from England to Germany.

4. A golden opportunity at a mall in Florida to buy gold. This is the first place in the US to have a gold dispensing machine, similar to getting cash from an ATM. The smallest size, about two grams, going for a little over $100.