From Los Angeles: A study out today finds that most musicians think file sharing isn't a big threat to their music.

From Boston: The Food and Drug Administration is becoming increasingly cautious about the dangers of prescription drugs.

From Washington: Before 9-11 the country witnessed a 30-year decline in civic engagement. Since the terrorist attacks of 2001, participation is programs like Americorps has increased.

From New York: A new search engine is starting up with a simultaneous launch in New York and China.

From Los Angeles: More retail fallout from the Thanksgiving weekend. During those four days, Amazon.com sold more gadgets than books.

From Los Angeles: Here's some news to put you in the holiday spirit, gasoline prices have dropped about 3 cents a gallon over the last two weeks and it looks like the decline may continue.

From Budapest: In Ukraine, both parties are gearing up for a run-off election later this month, and turnout is supposed to reach a record high. Meanwhile, not enough people turned up at the polls in Hungary. A controversial vote in that country has been declared invalid because of low turnout.

From New York: The senior citizen lobby AARP is expected to release a report this morning showing drug prices increases slowed down this fall.