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| Obama ‘optimistic’ Senate leaders will reach fiscal cliff deal this weekend Friday, Dec 28, 2012 03:56 PM PST  Following talks with congressional leaders that yielded no news of  a "fiscal cliff" agreement, President Barack Obama on Friday evening pressured lawmakers to reach a deal this weekend as the public's patience wears thin. Full Story | Top |
| Claim seeks $100 million for Sandy Hook school shooting survivor Friday, Dec 28, 2012 04:36 PM PST  A $100 million claim on behalf of a 6-year-old survivor is the first legal action to come out of the Connecticut school shooting that left 26 children and adults dead two weeks ago. Full Story | Top |
| Senate approves $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy aid bill Friday, Dec 28, 2012 06:19 PM PST  The U.S. Senate on Friday approved a $60.4 billion aid package to pay for reconstruction costs from Superstorm Sandy, which ravaged mid-Atlantic and northeastern states, after defeating Republican efforts to trim the bill's cost. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urged the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to quickly take up the bill, which includes $12 billion to repair and strengthen the region's transportation system against future storms. "There is no time to waste," Reid said. ... Full Story | Top |
| India gang-rape victim dies in Singapore hospital Friday, Dec 28, 2012 03:42 PM PST  The Indian gang-rape victim whose assault in New Delhi triggered nationwide protests died in hospital on Saturday of injuries suffered in the attack, a Singapore hospital treating her said. The death of the 23-year-old medical student could spawn new protests and possibly fresh confrontations with the police, especially in the Indian capital, which has been the focus of the demonstrations. "We are very sad to report that the patient passed away peacefully at 4:45 a.m. on Dec 29, 2012 (15:45 a.m. ET Friday). ... Full Story | Top |
| N.Y. woman charged in firefighter slaying Friday, Dec 28, 2012 12:11 PM PST  A 24-year-old woman was arrested Friday and charged in connection with the Christmas Eve ambush slaying of two volunteer firefighters responding to a house fire in upstate New York. Full Story | Top |
| Wall Street ends sour week with fifth straight decline Friday, Dec 28, 2012 07:14 PM PST  Stocks fell for a fifth straight day on Friday, dropping 1 percent and marking the S&P 500's longest losing streak in three months as the federal government edged closer to the "fiscal cliff" with no solution in sight. President Barack Obama and top congressional leaders met at the White House to work on a solution for the draconian debt-reduction measures set to take effect beginning next week. ... Full Story | Top |
| Coroner IDs body as girl seen with slash suspect Friday, Dec 28, 2012 03:31 PM PST  Authorities say a body found in an undeveloped North Las Vegas housing tract belongs to a missing 10-year-old girl last seen with a suspect in a casino slashing case. Full Story | Top |
| Obama to discuss fiscal cliff on NBC's 'Meet the Press' Friday, Dec 28, 2012 03:31 PM PST President Barack Obama will discuss the last-minute negotiations to avert the "fiscal cliff" during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, the network said in a statement. (Reporting By Karey Wutkowski; editing by Todd Eastham) Full Story | Top |
| 'Tragic number': Chicago reaches 500 homicides Friday, Dec 28, 2012 06:05 PM PST  Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says the city has logged its 500th homicide of the year. Full Story | Top |
| Police ID man pushed to death at NYC subway station Friday, Dec 28, 2012 04:57 PM PST  New York City police have identified a man they say was shoved to his death in front of a subway train by a woman. Full Story | Top |
| Republican Sen. Crapo won't fight DUI charge Friday, Dec 28, 2012 06:25 PM PST  U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo, the Idaho Republican arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, doesn't plan to fight the charges when he appears in court in January, a spokesman said Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Deep snow at Utah resorts is change from last year Friday, Dec 28, 2012 06:51 PM PST  A weeklong storm clearing northern Utah on Friday left ski resorts with more than 3 feet of fresh snow, marking a big change from the dry holidays of last year.The Wasatch resorts between Salt Lake City ... Full Story | Top |
| Governor signs new law for abortion clinics in Michigan Friday, Dec 28, 2012 04:39 PM PST  (Reuters) - Michigan's Republican governor on Friday signed into law new rules for abortion providers that supporters say will protect the health of pregnant women but critics say will shutter clinics and restrict access. The law signed by Governor Rick Snyder increases state oversight of abortion clinics and establishes a screening protocol to make sure women are not being forced to get an abortion. The measure requires health facilities or clinics that perform more than 120 abortions a year to become licensed freestanding surgical outpatient facilities. ... Full Story | Top |
| Fans to introduce Beyonce at Super Bowl halftime Friday, Dec 28, 2012 06:40 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) â€" All the single ladies â€" and fellas â€" will have a chance to join Beyonce on the field at the Super Bowl. Full Story | Top |
| Jean Harris, 'Scarsdale Diet' doctor killer, dies Friday, Dec 28, 2012 01:05 PM PST  Jean Harris, the patrician girls' school headmistress who spent 12 years in prison for the 1980 killing of her longtime lover, "Scarsdale Diet" doctor Herman Tarnower, in a case that rallied feminists and inspired television movies, has died. She was 89. Full Story | Top |
| Maine set to ring wedding bells for same-sex couples Friday, Dec 28, 2012 12:19 PM PST  The state approved same-sex unions on November 6, Election Day, becoming the only states to pass such a measure by popular vote. Full Story | Top |
| Experts: Schools need trained police, not just guard with a gun Friday, Dec 28, 2012 10:10 AM PST  The National Rifle Association's response to a Connecticut school massacre envisions, in part, having trained, armed volunteers in every school in America. Full Story | Top |
| In rare move, retailers recall baby recliner after deaths Friday, Dec 28, 2012 12:55 PM PST The company that makes the Nap Nanny - a device marketed as a portable recliner for infants to sleep on - has refused to recall the product, even after the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported 70 complaints, including 5 deaths. So now, in an unusual move, four major retailers have announced they will recall the Nap Nanny themselves. Full Story | Top |
| Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012 Friday, Dec 28, 2012 10:59 AM PST Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables who died in 2012 created images in our minds that remained unchanged over decades. Full Story | Top |
| Hillary Clinton to return to work following illness Friday, Dec 28, 2012 08:20 AM PST  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will return to work next week, her spokesman said, following a stomach virus that caused her to faint and suffer a concussion, which kept her from her official duties for three weeks. Full Story | Top |
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