| Stocks turn higher on monthly jobs report (AP) [8 mins] AP - Investors were showing some relief following a government report that the economy lost fewer jobs in December than feared. | Israel, Hamas defy UN call for cease-fire (AP) [32 mins][Israel] AP - Israeli jets and helicopters bombarded Gaza Friday and Hamas responded with a barrage of rockets on two cities as both sides defied a U.N. call for an immediate cease-fire. |