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| House passes fiscal cliff deal Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 08:25 PM PST  The bill finally clears Congress after the GOP abandons demands for changes in the legislation. Full Story | Top |
| Fiscal cliff package a mixed bag for businesses Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 08:30 PM PST  The "fiscal cliff" deal that slowly, painfully took shape in the U.S. Congress in recent days fulfills some of corporate America's tax policy goals, but leaves others unmet, including a big one - meaningful deficit and debt reduction. Full Story | Top |
| Chavez's VP says ailing leader still 'delicate' Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 11:25 PM PST  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) â€" Venezuela's vice president is returning home Wednesday from a visit with Hugo Chavez in Cuba and says the ailing president's condition remains "delicate" three weeks after his cancer surgery. Full Story | Top |
| Asia stocks take off as U.S. fiscal cliff crisis ends Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 10:51 PM PST  Asian stocks hit a five-month high and the dollar fell as a last-minute deal ended the U.S. "fiscal cliff" crisis that threatened a U.S. recession and roiled world financial markets. Full Story | Top |
| Pennsylvania governor to sue NCAA over Penn State sanctions Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 06:05 PM PST  Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said on Tuesday he will file a federal lawsuit against the NCAA over sanctions it levied against Pennsylvania State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal. Full Story | Top |
| One of 9 deceased victims of Oregon bus crash identified so far Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 03:15 PM PST  Oregon authorities said on Tuesday they have managed to positively identify one of nine people killed Sunday morning after a charter bus skidded off an icy mountain highway and crashed down an embankment. Full Story | Top |
| LA photographer killed while shooting Bieber's car Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 11:42 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) â€" Police say a paparazzo was hit by a car and killed after taking photos of Justin Bieber's white Ferrari on a Los Angeles street. Full Story | Top |
| One Indian gang rape suspect may be juvenile Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 08:57 PM PST  A bone test is being conducted to confirm the age of a young suspect in custody in the fatal assault and gang rape of a woman on a bus in India's capital, while prosecutors will seek the death penalty for five other men arrested with him, police said. Full Story | Top |
| House scraps vote on Superstorm Sandy aid Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 09:25 PM PST  In a surprise move, the House of Representatives will not vote on Sandy aid in the 112th Congress, a GOP leadership aid confirmed late Tuesday evening. A vote to provide aid to victims affected by the storm could come later this week during the 113th... Full Story | Top |
| Storm returns to TV 3 weeks after grill accident Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 08:54 PM PST  With a wave of her bandaged left hand, and boosted by well wishes from Dr. Phil, Chris Evert and even a young woman she once babysat, Hannah Storm returned to a most comfortable setting â€" talking in front of a TV camera. Full Story | Top |
| New York county denies request for names of gun permit holders Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 03:16 PM PST Authorities in a suburban county north of New York City said on Tuesday they will refuse to release names of local gun permit holders to a newspaper that has been publishing the identities of thousands of license-holding residents. Full Story | Top |
| Woman stumbles, falls on NYC subway tracks, dies Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 05:59 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) â€" New York City police say a young woman stumbling around on a Manhattan subway platform not far from Times Square fell onto the tracks and was killed by a train. Full Story | Top |
| Obama returns to Hawaii vacation after cliff vote Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 09:26 PM PST Less than an hour after Congress and the White House resolved the fiscal cliff, President Obama boarded Air Force One to return to his planned Hawaiian holiday vacation. He boarded the plane at Joint Base Andrews in Camp Springs, Md., shortly before midnight Wednesday following... Full Story | Top |
| North Korean leader, in rare address, seeks end to confrontation with South Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 12:04 PM PST  North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for an end to confrontation between the two Koreas. Full Story | Top |
| Ten states raise minimum wage Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 02:13 PM PST PHOENIX (Reuters) - Ten states kicked off the new year with a minimum wage rise of between 10 and 35 cents, modestly boosting the incomes of nearly 1 million low-paid workers. The rises went into effect on Tuesday in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. The increase will put an extra $190 to $510 per year into the pocket of the average minimum-wage worker, according to a study by the non-partisan National Employment Law Project, released last month. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ten crushed to death, 120 injured at Angola church event Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 02:13 PM PST LISBON (Reuters) - Ten people were crushed to death and 120 injured in the Angolan capital Luanda as they tried to enter an overcrowded stadium for a vigil organized by a Pentecostal church, the state news agency Angop reported on Tuesday. Angop cited an emergency services spokesman as saying the victims, including four children, were crushed at the gates of the Cidadela Desportiva stadium, where the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD) organized a vigil on Monday night. ... Full Story | Top |
| Private space travel to make giant leaps in 2013 Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 09:38 AM PST  Private companies building new spaceships to soar through orbital and suborbital space are looking forward to an action-packed year in 2013, with new flight tests, launches, wind tunnel tests and rocket technology trials all planned during the new year. Â Full Story | Top |
| California newspaper defies trend to shrink costs Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 09:41 AM PST  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) â€" New and expanded sections to cover business, automobiles and food. A nearly five-fold increase in community news pages and more investigative reporting. Even daily color comics. Full Story | Top |
| Armed robbers hit Paris Apple store Tuesday, Jan 01, 2013 12:42 PM PST PARIS (Reuters) - Armed robbers targeted an Apple Inc store in central Paris on New Year's Eve, taking thousands of euros (dollars) worth of goods, a police official said on Tuesday. The robbery took place at about 9 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Monday, three hours after closing time at one of Apple's flagship stores behind the Paris Opera which sells products ranging from iPhones and iPads to Mac computers. The police official declined to comment on reports the thieves walked away with about 1 million euros ($1.32 million) of loot, saying the company was still evaluating the loss. ... Full Story | Top |
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