- Gun control debate begins to simmer after massacre AP - 5 hrs ago
Democrats say meaningful action in the wake of last week's school shooting must include a ban on military-style assault weapons and a look at how the nation deals with individuals suffering from serious mental illness. More »Gun control debate begins to simmer after massacre
- Gunman's mother kept trials of home life hidden AP - 5 hrs ago
The divorced mother of two spoke proudly about her sons but friends say she held one card very close: home life, especially its trials and setbacks, was off limits. More »Gunman's mother kept trials of home life hidden
- Movement seen in 'fiscal cliff' talks AP - 5 hrs ago
The White House and congressional Republicans are a long way from agreeing on a plan to deal with the "fiscal cliff." But it seems like some progress is being made. More »Movement seen in 'fiscal cliff' talks
- Armed with rocket – and maybe heir – Kim Jong-un remembers father Reuters - 2 hrs 9 mins ago
North Korea may soon witness the birth of the fourth generation of its dictatorship as TV pictures showed that the wife of the country's leader appeared pregnant. More »Armed with rocket – and maybe heir – Kim Jong-un remembers father
- Taliban say suicide bomber targeted U.S. company in Kabul Reuters - 2 hrs 0 mins ago
- 2 Kansas police officers fatally shot outside market AP - 27 mins ago
Authorities are searching for the suspect, a 22-year-old man.
- Gunman shoots 1 in Texas movie theater parking lot AP - 4 hrs ago
Sheriff's officials say a man opened fire in a San Antonio movie theater parking lot, wounding one person before an officer shot him inside the theater.
- Bombers, gunmen attack disputed Iraqi-Kurd areas Reuters - 48 mins ago
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Bombers and gunmen killed at least 26 people in attacks mostly in northern Iraqi towns and villages on Monday in the second consecutive day of violence in areas at the center of a bitter feud between Baghdad and autonomous Kurdistan. The ethnically mixed "Disputed Territories" - the swathe of land …
- Monday in politics: The return of gun control, ‘fiscal cliff’ progress, and more The Ticket - 2 hrs 32 mins ago
Washington returns to work Monday for the first time since Friday's school shooting in Connecticut and a major new issue — or, more accurately, an old one long deemed too politically hot to touch — may be on the agenda. While President Obama didn't directly address gun control in his emotional speech Sunday night at [ …
- Pentagon front-runner has strong Obama ties AP - 4 hrs ago
Maybe now, the Atlanta Falcons will get a little respect. More »Falcons make big statement in 34-0 rout of Giants