AP 2010-12-11（在线收听）

1. The United States loses out in its bid to host the World Cup in 2022. The tiny Middle East nation of Qatar got the nod. President Barack Obama said the soccer body making the call made the wrong decision. Russia will host in 2018.

2. In Connecticut, Steven Hayes is sentenced to death for a home invasion that left a woman and her two daughters dead. The only survivor, Dr. William Petit, says the attacks have left an emotional scar.

3. On a highway in Buffalo, New York, an accident snarls traffic, stranding people for hours in heavy snow. The city got some two feet of snow, closing schools and cutting power.

4. At Zoo Atlanta, a good check-up for a baby giant panda born about a month ago. The cub measures just over a foot and weighs in at 2.2 pounds.