Republicans put squeeze on Obama in "fiscal cliff" talks Reuters - 1 hr 31 mins agoHouse Republicans expect to pass their own tax bill as a backup plan to avert the tax hikes and automatic budget cuts set to occur in January. More »Republicans put squeeze on Obama in "fiscal cliff" talks
House Republicans expect to pass their own tax bill as a backup plan to avert the tax hikes and automatic budget cuts set to occur in January.
Chaos, not cover-up, led to BBC scandal AP - 31 mins agoThe British network was thrown into disarray when allegations surfaced TV star Jimmy Savile was a serial sex predator, says a new report. More »Chaos, not cover-up, led to BBC scandal
The British network was thrown into disarray when allegations surfaced TV star Jimmy Savile was a serial sex predator, says a new report.
- Grinch takes holiday care packages for overseas troops ABC News - 2 hrs 43 mins ago
A Christmas ne'er do well breaks into a trailer and snitches 25 of the boxes intended for soldiers in Afghanistan. More »Grinch takes holiday care packages for overseas troops
A Christmas ne'er do well breaks into a trailer and snitches 25 of the boxes intended for soldiers in Afghanistan.
Utah boy charged with bringing gun to school Reuters - 1 hr 6 mins agoThe 11-year-old sixth-grader, who told authorities he feared of a Newtown-type attack, brandished the unloaded .22-caliber pistol to three classmates during recess. More »Utah boy charged with bringing gun to school
The 11-year-old sixth-grader, who told authorities he feared of a Newtown-type attack, brandished the unloaded .22-caliber pistol to three classmates during recess.
- President Obama is Time's 'Person of the Year' AP - 4 mins 12 secs ago
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama has been named Time's "Person of the Year" for 2012.
- Heroes recognized by Carnegie commission AP - 38 mins ago
An apartment complex clerk shot in the head. A boy stabbed by knife-wielding men. Teens struggling to stay afloat in the Pacific. An elderly woman trapped in her burning home.
- UBS to pay $1.5B to settle interest rate case AP - 6 hrs ago
Swiss banking giant UBS AG said Wednesday it has admitted to fraud and agreed to pay some $1.5 billion to U.S., British and Swiss authorities in a probe into the rigging of global benchmark interest rates.
- Wednesday in politics: Anything possible on ‘fiscal cliff’ The Ticket - 2 hrs 44 mins ago
Washington feels like it’s reaching a point where anything is possible in the “fiscal cliff” negotiations. Wednesday could bring more dueling press conferences, more stalemate, more political posturing or more signs that a deal is actually coming together. House Speaker John Boehner rolled out a backup plan Tuesday that …
- Colo. gunman released from jail hours before killings AP - 4 hrs ago
A Colorado man who had just been released from jail on domestic violence charges shot and killed three people Tuesday, including his ex-girlfriend, who was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher when she was killed.
- Obama Social Security offer at odds with top Dems AP - 5 hrs ago
President Obama's offer to slow the growth of Social Security benefits would force fellow Democrats in Congress to abandon promises to shield the program from cuts as part of deficit reduction talks.
New Hillsborough probe, death verdicts overturned AP - 55 mins ago
LONDON (AP) — Britain's High Court has overturned a ruling that the death of 96 Liverpool fans in the Hillsborough disaster was accidental, and a new criminal investigation into the 1989 stadium tragedy … More »New Hillsborough probe, death verdicts overturned
LONDON (AP) — Britain's High Court has overturned a ruling that the death of 96 Liverpool fans in the Hillsborough disaster was accidental, and a new criminal investigation into the 1989 stadium tragedy was ordered by the government Wednesday.
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