January 5, 2013

HONOLULU -- President Barack Obama is hailing a last-minute deal that avoids the so-called fiscal cliff but says it's just one step in a broader effort to boost the economy and shrink federal deficits.

Obama said in his radio and Internet address Saturday that the new law – approved by Congress on New Year's Day and signed…

JANUARY 5, 2013

During a news conference about the viral video showing a group of teenagers mocking and joking apparently on the night a West Virginia teen girl was raped at a series of parties, Jefferson County Sheriff Abdalla sends a video message to what he believes is…

January 5, 2013

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake, followed by two aftershocks, has struck the western coast of Alaska. The magnitude was later downgraded to 7.5. The regional tsunami warning has been lifted.

Craig, Alaska, is the city nearest to the epicenter of the quake, the US Geological Survey reported.

The tremor occurred at a depth of 6 miles…

January 3, 2013

Last month, the FBI ran a record 2.8 million background checks on those wishing to purchase firearms in the US, with most of those checks occurring after the Dec. 14 massacre in Newtown, Conn.

Background check applications for firearm purchases have been on the rise for years, but spiked dramatically after the mass…

January 3, 2013

A state Senate panel in Illinois has approved bans on both assault weapons and high capacity clips. A floor vote on the measures, which come in the wake of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre, is expected on Thursday.

The two initiatives were backed by the historically Democrat-dominated Senate Public…

Jan 3, 2013

 President Barack Obama has signed a bill that boosts taxes on the wealthiest Americans, while preserving tax cuts for most American households.

The bill, which averts a looming fiscal cliff that had threatened to plunge the nation back into recession, also extends expiring jobless benefits, prevents cuts in Medicare reimbursements to…

January 2, 2013

Family members of those who were killed in the Aurora movie theater shooting sent an angry letter to Cinemark after being invited to "a special evening of remembrance" and a movie in the theater where their loved ones were massacred.

Relatives of eight of the victims signed the letter, saying they were especially angry that the…

January 2, 2013

US sales of bombers, missiles and rockets to China's and North Korea’s neighbors are forecast to increase sharply in 2013 challenging Beijing’s goal to be the main power in the region.

The rising arms trade has been predicted by The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), a trade group that includes US defense…

January 2, 2013

President Barack Obama wasn’t lying when he said he’d raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans if reelected — but it won’t be just the top wage-earners who will be handing over more to Uncle Sam in 2013.

Under a last minute Capitol Hill agreement expected to avert the much-feared ‘fiscal cliff’ disaster that has…

January 1, 2013

A tragic and bizarre story has unfolded in East Dallas, Texas, where Harriet Deison, a pastor’s wife, was found dead after shooting herself inside of her vehicle over the weekend. The 65-year-old woman purportedly bought a pistol at a local gun shop just before using the weapon to take her own life in the store’s parking…

January 1, 2013

After a failed Mayan doomsday prophesy, many people across the globe are meeting the new 2013 with a sign of relief but most definitely with a bang, as city’s skylines across the world ignite in festive spirit.

Sydney's celebrations have set the tone for the first iconic images of the new year, which started sweeping across the…

December 31, 2012

A Democratic aide says the White House and congressional Republicans have reached an agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. 

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December 31, 2012

The feared fiscal cliff was at hand Monday night, with senators discussing a deal struck by their leaders and no vote in the House of Representatives scheduled before a combination of tax increases and spending cuts starts to…

December 31, 2012

The US is set to plunge over the so-called fiscal cliff as senators failed to reach an agreement to avert $600 billion of tax hikes and cuts. Republicans and Democrats are deadlocked on the issue that could deal a deadly blow to the US economy.

Senators were supposed to reach a deal on Sunday, but were unable to…

December 29, 2012

Unknown sources are funneling money into new research aimed at finding the so-called "evil" gene that may have been responsible for the recent mass shooting that allegedly took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. According to the U.K.'s Daily…

December 31, 2012

China will begin releasing air pollution readings every hour in 74 of its biggest cities from New Year's Day, after years of public pressure. Around 8,600 people in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xi'an died prematurely this year because of PM2.5 pollution. 

December 31, 2012

The body of the man who killed 26 people at a Connecticut elementary school has been claimed for burial.

Connecticut Medical Examiner Wayne H. Carver II tells the Hartford Courant that the remains of Adam Lanza were claimed several days ago by someone who wanted to remain…

December 29, 2012

Music snobs are enjoying a taste of schadenfreude after a massive audit of YouTube video channels cut 2 billion fake views from record company sites.

Google made good on its promise to …

December 30, 2012

 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been admitted to a New York hospital after the discovery of a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month.

Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines says her doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up exam Sunday. Reines says Clinton is being…

December 30, 2012

If a broader deal on the "fiscal cliff" cannot be reached soon, the Senate should vote on legislation to make sure middle-class taxes are not raised and that 2 million people don't lose unemployment benefits, President Barack Obama told NBC's "Meet the Press" in an interview broadcast Sunday.…