The Sunrise News Sampler

This Sunday, the Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society will hold its annual Christmas Open House at historic sites around Tuscaloosa. From 2 to 5pm, the Battle-Friedman House, McGuire-Strickland House, Jemison-Van de Graaff Mansion, Old Tavern, and Murphy African American Museum will have free admission and entertainment.

Serendipity Needleworks is donating yarn to its customers and employees to knit scarves and hats to be donated to Tuscaloosa's One Place for distribution to people who are in need of warm clothing this winter. The business currently has a tree decorated at the Tinsel Trail on the Tuscaloosa Riverwalk, which is being called The Giving Tree.

Attorney General Luther Strange says a phone scam involving jury duty is spreading to more Alabama counties and it often targets the elderly.  The scam involves someone pretending to be with law enforcement of the local court system, threatening to arrest the person they call for missing jury duty unless money is paid.

Prosecutors have asked a judge to deny indicted House Speaker Mike Hubbard's request for information about conversations between reporters and employees of the attorney general's office.

The November employment report is set to be released today, and economists expect it to have been another robust month for U.S. hiring with 225,000 jobs created, keeping the jobless rate at 5.8 percent.

South Carolina prosecutors have obtained indictments against three white officers for on-duty shootings of unarmed black men in the past four months.

Last night, demonstrators protested the killing of a 34-year-old unarmed black man who was shot by a Phoenix police officer during a struggle.  Authorities say the officer believed the man had a gun. A

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck says his department is prepared to investigate any accusations brought forth against Bill Cosby, despite deadlines for prosecution.

Baltimore Ravens nose tackle Haloti Ngata has been suspended for 4 games for violating the NFL's performance enhancing substances policy. He will miss the rest of the regular season.