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Clinton-Lewinsky 'spinners' resurface
Immigrant group balks at Obama reform wording
Romney dings Obama for 'gifts' to minority voters
Socialite Jill Kelley loses military base privileges
What does it take to get people to flee a storm?
NYC nanny indicted in deaths of two children
Scathing review of new Guy Fieri restaurant goes viral
Election graphics show how Obama won
Paul Ryan: On losing and moving on
What would Republican-led immigration reform look like?
Colorado shooting suspect unable to attend hearing
Florida gun range lets customers shoot at each other
Pepsi now selling ‘fat-blocking soda’
Town clerk forces Santa Claus to buy business permit
Secession petitions now filed for all 50 states
Alabama-born jihadi now on FBI's Most Wanted list
Thousands rally in Ireland after woman denied abortion dies
Suspect indicted in 1979 death of Etan Patz
Photos: Paralyzed dog runs for the first time
Photos: Unusual modes of transportation

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:18 PM PST

Some of the same high-profile, high-priced handlers during Clinton's affair with his intern have re-emerged.

Immigrant group balks at Obama reform wording

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:42 PM PST

An advocacy group for young immigrants expressed concern Wednesday after President Barack Obama, at his first press conference in months, said he would support "a pathway for legal status" for those living in the country illegally. That Obama used the phrase "legal status" instead of "citizenship" raised alarm bells for some deep in the weeds of [...]

Romney dings Obama for 'gifts' to minority voters

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:51 PM PST

President Obama today heaped praise on his defeated rival, GOP nominee Mitt Romney, saying the former governor's record and ideas "could be very helpful" in shaping policy over the next four years "My hope is, before the end of the year… that we have a...

Socialite Jill Kelley loses military base privileges

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 08:22 AM PST

The Tampa socialite at the center of the Petraeus scandal has lost the privilege of visiting MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa without an escort.

What does it take to get people to flee a storm?

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 12:02 PM PST

Despite dire forecasts and explicit warnings, hundreds of thousands of people in New York and New Jersey ignored evacuation orders as Superstorm Sandy closed in.

NYC nanny indicted in deaths of two children

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 11:35 AM PST

A New York nanny has been indicted on murder charges in the deaths of two young children who were stabbed last month in their parents' apartment.

Scathing review of new Guy Fieri restaurant goes viral

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 12:10 PM PST

In what will likely be the second-most-read restaurant review of 2012, the New York Times has published a scathing critique of Guy's American Kitchen & Bar.

Election graphics show how Obama won

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:11 PM PST

The presidential election is over, and now there are some cool tools to show just how Barack Obama won re-election.

Paul Ryan: On losing and moving on

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 01:08 PM PST

Congressman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., better known as the vice presidential nominee, says losing came as something of a surprise.

What would Republican-led immigration reform look like?

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 12:42 PM PST

A handful of top Republicans are breaking with the party line and floating the idea of working with Democrats to reform the nation's immigration system.

Colorado shooting suspect unable to attend hearing

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:59 PM PST

Documents filed Wednesday gave no details of James Holmes' condition, saying only that it "renders him unable to be present in court for (Thursday's) hearing."

Florida gun range lets customers shoot at each other

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 01:40 PM PST

Combat City, a Florida gun range, has taken the concept of target practice to a whole new level. Customers can actually engage in simulated combat against other people, shooting real guns at each other. However, as local affiliate WKMG explains, the customers aren't using live ammunition. Owner Dave Kaplan gives visitors a choice: He can [...]

Pepsi now selling ‘fat-blocking soda’

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 12:20 PM PST

Pepsi Japan launched a new line of soda on Tuesday that it claims blocks the body's absorption of fat. Pepsi Special is infused with indigestible dextrin, a synthetic dietary fiber. Even though dextrin has not been proven to have dietary benefits for humans, it has been successfully tested on rats. Which, apparently, is good enough [...]

Town clerk forces Santa Claus to buy business permit

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 12:17 PM PST

Halloween has come and gone and Thanksgiving is next week, which can mean only one thing: We are in full holiday mode. Christmas is a mere month and a half away, and if there ever were anyone you didn't want to make angry this close to the holiday, it would be Santa Claus. Apparently the [...]

Secession petitions now filed for all 50 states

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 10:35 AM PST

Petitions signed by hundreds of thousands seeking permission for their states to secede have now been filed for all 50 states on the White House website.

Alabama-born jihadi now on FBI's Most Wanted list

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 10:54 AM PST

The bureau announced today that Omar Hammami has been fighting with the Somalia-based terror group al-Shabaab since 2006.

Thousands rally in Ireland after woman denied abortion dies

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 01:17 PM PST

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Thousands of people rallied outside Ireland's parliament on Wednesday to demand strict abortion rules be eased after a pregnant Indian woman repeatedly denied a termination died in an Irish hospital. Savita Halappanavar, 31, admitted to University Hospital Galway in the west of Ireland last month, died of septicaemia a week after miscarrying 17 weeks into her pregnancy. Her repeated requests for termination were rejected because of the presence of a fetal heartbeat, her husband told state broadcaster RTE. ...

Suspect indicted in 1979 death of Etan Patz

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 09:56 AM PST

The lawyer for the suspect in the infamous 1979 disappearance of a 6-year-old New York City boy says his client has been indicted on charges of murder and kidnapping.