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| Exclusive: McConnell defends 'imperfect' fiscal cliff deal Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:07 PM PST  The Senate Republican leader says there would have been a massive tax hike and he "simply couldn't allow that to happen." Full Story | Top |
| Under pressure from GOP, Boehner agrees to Sandy aid vote Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 06:14 PM PST  Under intense pressure from angry Republicans, House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday to a vote this week on aid for Superstorm Sandy recovery. Full Story | Top |
| Sandy Hook kids head to school for first time since attack Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:03 PM PST  Hundreds of the children who escaped the harrowing attack on their elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, last month head back to classes on Thursday for the first time since a gunman killed 20 of their schoolmates and six staff members. School officials are preparing for droves of anxious parents to join the fleet of buses carting children to a disused middle school in the neighboring town of Monroe. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama signs 'fiscal cliff' bill wth autopen Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:58 PM PST  President Obama has signed the “fiscal cliff†legislation into law via autopen from Hawaii, where he is vacationing with his family. Full Story | Top |
| Hillary Clinton released from the hospital Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:12 PM PST  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was released from a New York hospital on Wednesday, three days after doctors discovered a blood clot in her head. Full Story | Top |
| India ready to charge men accused of gang rape Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:07 PM PST  Indian police say they are ready to file murder, rape and kidnapping charges against six people accused in the gang-rape and killing of a 23-year-old university student. Full Story | Top |
| Stocks soar on budget deal, but problems lurk Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 11:13 PM PST  The "fiscal cliff" compromise, even with all its chaos, controversy and unresolved questions, was enough to ignite the stock market on Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year. Full Story | Top |
| Al-Jazeera buys Al Gore's Current TV; terms undisclosed Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 08:36 PM PST  Al Jazeera said on Wednesday it will buy Current TV, the struggling cable channel founded by Al Gore and partners, in a move that will boost the Qatar-based broadcaster's footprint in the United States. Full Story | Top |
| AP: Google executive chairman to visit North Korea Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:14 PM PST  Google's executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. Full Story | Top |
| After ‘cliff’ drama, Republicans take it easy at closed-door meeting Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 06:38 PM PST  Finally, a night of calm on Capitol Hill. Beleaguered House Republicans held a closed-door meeting on the Hill Wednesday for what turned out to be a mundane gathering that followed weeks of battles over the fiscal cliff. Full Story | Top |
| Venezuela opposition demands specifics on Chavez's condition Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 09:40 PM PST  Venezuela's opposition demanded that the government reveal specifics of President Hugo Chavez's condition Wednesday, criticizing secrecy surrounding the ailing leader's health more than three weeks after his cancer surgery in Cuba. Full Story | Top |
| Sources: U.S. drone strike kills important Taliban commander Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 10:53 PM PST  A U.S. drone strike killed a Taliban commander, his deputy and eight others in northern Pakistan, intelligence sources and tribal leaders said Thursday. Maulvi Nazir Wazir, also known as Mullah Nazir, an important commander from the Wazir tribe, was killed on Wednesday night when missiles struck a house in Angoor Adda, near the capital of Wana, South Waziristan, near the Afghan border, seven intelligence sources and two residents from his tribe said. His deputy, Ratta Khan, was also killed, three sources said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Three dead in Swiss shooting; suspect wounded, arrested Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 08:20 PM PST  Three people were killed and two wounded late on Wednesday when a gunman opened fire in the Swiss village of Daillon, Swiss police said on Thursday. The suspect threatened police when they tried to arrest him, and officers shot and wounded him before taking him into custody, police of the Swiss canton of Valais said in a statement. No police officers were wounded. Swiss website 20minutes.ch reported that the gunman was a resident of the village aged about 30 who was armed with an assault rifle and had been drinking heavily. ... Full Story | Top |
| Never-before-seen stage of planet birth revealed Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 10:07 AM PST  Astronomers studying a newborn star have caught a detailed glimpse of planets forming around it, revealing a never-before seen stage of planetary evolution. Full Story | Top |
| Ariz. woman standing trial in death of boyfriend Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 06:54 PM PST Attorneys in the trial surrounding the 2008 gruesome killing of a suburban Phoenix man painted opposing pictures of the victim in opening statements Wednesday, with prosecutors describing him as a devout Mormon and a "good man," and the defense saying he was violent and abusive. Full Story | Top |
| Son of LA Clippers owner found dead in Malibu Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 06:42 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) â€" The son of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was found dead of an apparent drug overdose at his Malibu home, authorities said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Man offers strangers furnished home for a full year Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 03:36 PM PST Tony Tolbert, a 51-year-old lawyer from Los Angeles, proves you don't have to be a millionaire to make a huge difference. Last week, Tolbert began lending his house to a formerly homeless family for a year while he moves back in with his parents. Tolbert's story was profiled on "CBS This Morning." The Harvard-educated attorney [...] Full Story | Top |
| Congress in 2013: A live chat with Yahoo News Wednesday, Jan 02, 2013 02:30 PM PST Join Yahoo News' Olivier Knox and Walter Shapiro along with ABC News' Amy Walter at 12:30 ET on Thursday to discuss the challenges facing Congress in the new term. <a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=9040583012" mce_href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=9040583012" Congress in 2013: What to expect, what to fear, and who to watch</a Full Story | Top |
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