- North Korea urged to drop rocket launch plan Reuters - 4 hrs ago
Russia and China urged North Korea on Monday not to go ahead with a plan for its second rocket launch of 2012, with Moscow saying the launch would violate restrictions imposed by the U.N. Security Council. More »North Korea urged to drop rocket launch plan
- Boehner 'flabbergasted' at 'fiscal cliff' talks ABC OTUS News - 13 hrs ago
President Obama and his team appear to have drawn a line in the sand in talks with House Republicans on the "fiscal cliff." More »Boehner 'flabbergasted' at 'fiscal cliff' talks
- U.S. issues chemical weapon warning to Syria AP - 44 mins ago
The Obama administration tells the Assad regime it wouldn't accept any use of chemical weapons, but didn't say if it had any new evidence of a possible deployment. More »U.S. issues chemical weapon warning to Syria
- Rogue dentist’s wisdom teeth crusade gets results The Lookout - 2 hrs 51 mins ago
An 86-year-old dentist relishes his role as an advocate for not extracting third molars -- and bucking a common practice. More »Rogue dentist’s wisdom teeth crusade gets results
- Residents unable to return home after N.J. train derailment AP - 1 hr 59 mins ago
- Alaska murder suspect linked to 7 other killings AP - 2 mins 34 secs ago
- Pope Benedict seeks new followers – on Twitter Reuters - 55 mins ago
- 5 states to increase class time in some schools AP - 4 hrs ago
- France, UK summon Israel envoys in protest AP - 3 hrs ago
The French and British governments have summoned the Israeli ambassadors to protest the decision to approve 3,000 new homes on Israeli-occupied territory.
- Monday in politics: Maneuvering the ‘fiscal cliff’ The Ticket - 2 hrs 19 mins ago
The 'fiscal cliff' remains the hottest topic in Washington, although there are no publicly scheduled meetings Monday or press conferences on the topic. Still, the White House and Republicans are certain to be considering their next move in what increasingly looks like a classic Washington stalemate. Treasury Secretary Tim …
PERTH (Reuters) - Ricky Ponting was moved to tears after his celebrated test career came to a close with a whimper rather than a bang on Monday when his beloved Australia side suffered a series defeat … More »Ponting's career comes to anti-climatic close
PERTH (Reuters) - Ricky Ponting was moved to tears after his celebrated test career came to a close with a whimper rather than a bang on Monday when his beloved Australia side suffered a series defeat against South Africa. The 37-year-old former Australia captain, the second highest run scorer in test cricket, said on the …