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• Obama tax plan no small deal to small business owners
• American roads safer in 2011 than past 60 years
• Ex-policeman gets life for 1957 death of Illinois girl
• Gay weddings: Will they be legal in June?
• Navy SEAL killed in Afghan rescue identified
• McCain eyes move to committee that might question Rice
• Airport scam dupes pet buyers
• 'They are killers': Syria will use chemical weapons, general says
• Mother honored for rescuing sex slaves, but unable to save daughter
• More Americans put Romney than Obama on Santa's 'nice' list in poll
• Afghan attacks down overall, insider threat rises
• Virgin Mobile US apologizes for offensive ad
• Take a tour of the Bank of England’s gold vault
• GOP 'incapable' of beating Hillary Clinton in 2016?
• Strauss-Kahn, NYC hotel maid settle lawsuit
• Iran: We stole all secrets from U.S. drone
• U.S. declares Syrian rebel group a terror organization
• ‘World’s most famous wolf’ killed outside Yellowstone
• Video shows dramatic sidewalk collapse in Turkey
• Photos: Monkey found at IKEA headed for sanctuary
• Photos: Oldest pharaoh carvings discovered
• 'Mayan apocalypse' or magic mushroom trip?
• Judge bars 'Choose Life' license plates in N. Carolina
• States anxious over debt talks stalemate

Obama tax plan no small deal to small business owners Posted: 10 Dec 2012 01:28 PM PST The president's proposal would hit about 940,000 people who report business income on their individual or household returns.

American roads safer in 2011 than past 60 years Posted: 10 Dec 2012 02:58 PM PST Improved technologies and education made America's roads safer in 2011 than they'd been in more than 60 years, especially for occupants of passenger vehicles, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) reported Monday, and the number of fatalities per vehicle miles traveled was at its lowest level ever.

Ex-policeman gets life for 1957 death of Illinois girl Posted: 10 Dec 2012 02:33 PM PST Jack McCullough, 73, was convicted in September in one of the oldest unsolved crimes in American history to make it to trial.

Gay weddings: Will they be legal in June? Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:12 PM PST Lyle Denniston looks at the rather complicated considerations in front of the Supreme Court about same-sex marriage, and if the court can really decide the case in June 2013.

Navy SEAL killed in Afghan rescue identified Posted: 10 Dec 2012 01:00 PM PST The Pentagon has identified Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas Checque as the Navy SEAL who died of injuries sustained in the successful rescue of an American doctor from the Taliban over the weekend.

McCain eyes move to committee that might question Rice Posted: 10 Dec 2012 02:49 PM PST McCain, whose term as the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee is ending, wants to join the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Airport scam dupes pet buyers Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:28 PM PST Patricia Mills, 39, of Western North Carolina was just hoping to get two English bulldog puppies for her daughters.

'They are killers': Syria will use chemical weapons, general says Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:50 AM PST A former top general in Syria's chemical weapons program says he doesn't doubt for a moment that Assad will deploy his chemical weapons.

Mother honored for rescuing sex slaves, but unable to save daughter Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:19 PM PST Susana Trimarco was a housewife who fussed over her family and paid scant attention to the news until her daughter left for a doctor's appointment and never came back.

More Americans put Romney than Obama on Santa's 'nice' list in poll Posted: 10 Dec 2012 01:13 PM PST Santa Claus exists—he's bringing President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney presents this year—but he might be cutting back on gifts thanks to the "fiscal cliff," according to a lighthearted new survey released Monday by Public Policy Polling (PPP). More Americans put Romney than Obama on Kris Kringle's "nice" list: 63 percent said the former Massachusetts [...]

Afghan attacks down overall, insider threat rises Posted: 10 Dec 2012 02:55 PM PST A senior U.S. official acknowledged Monday that the U.S. continues to be very concerned about the attacks, even though there have been fewer in recent months.

Virgin Mobile US apologizes for offensive ad Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:46 PM PST An advertisement for Virgin Mobile that hints at sexual assault was recently pulled after Twitter users (including Richard Branson) raged. The print ad features a middle-aged man standing behind a woman. He's covering her eyes with one hand and holds a wrapped gift in the other. The caption reads: "The gift of Christmas surprise. Necklace? [...]

Take a tour of the Bank of England’s gold vault Posted: 10 Dec 2012 01:40 PM PST It's a video that would make 007 supervillain Goldfinger drool. A professor and cameraman were allowed inside the Bank of England's gold bullion vault, where they captured footage of tons and tons of gold bars. All told, the bars are worth an estimated $315 billion. The scientist in the video, Professor Martyn Poliakoff, explains that [...]

GOP 'incapable' of beating Hillary Clinton in 2016? Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:59 AM PST If Clinton decides to run for president in 2016, would she be unbeatable? That's the pronouncement of former GOP Speaker and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich.

Strauss-Kahn, NYC hotel maid settle lawsuit Posted: 10 Dec 2012 01:20 PM PST Ex-International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the hotel maid who accused him of attempted rape have settled her civil lawsuit against him.

Iran: We stole all secrets from U.S. drone Posted: 10 Dec 2012 01:00 PM PST "All the intelligence in this drone has been completely decoded and extracted and we know each and every step it has taken," said Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh.

U.S. declares Syrian rebel group a terror organization Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:58 AM PST WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is declaring a Syrian rebel group with alleged ties to al-Qaida as a terrorist organization. It's an effort to blunt the influence of extremists as the U.S. steps up co-operation with the Syrian opposition.

‘World’s most famous wolf’ killed outside Yellowstone Posted: 10 Dec 2012 11:26 AM PST A wolf so popular that she was referred to as a rock star by rangers was shot and killed in Wyoming just outside Yellowstone National Park late last week, wildlife officials told the New York Times. The 6-year-old gray wolf, a tourist favorite known as 832F, was the alpha female of Yellowstone's "highly visible" Lamar [...]

Video shows dramatic sidewalk collapse in Turkey Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:22 AM PST A video in Turkey captured the shocking moment a piece of sidewalk gave way, dragging one pedestrian into the void with it. Security footage on YouTube, reported on by Business Insider, shows passersby in the northern town of Corum unaware that the ground beneath their feet is about to give way. Suddenly, and apparently without [...]

Photos: Monkey found at IKEA headed for sanctuary Posted: 10 Dec 2012 08:56 AM PST In this Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 photo provided by Bronwyn Page, a small monkey wearing a winter coat and a diaper wanders around at an IKEA in Toronto. The monkey let itself out of its crate in a parked car and went for a walk. The animal's owner contacted police later in the day and was reunited with their pet, police said. (AP Photo/Bronwyn Page via The Canadian Press)

Photos: Oldest pharaoh carvings discovered Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:00 PM PST

'Mayan apocalypse' or magic mushroom trip? Posted: 10 Dec 2012 11:06 AM PST The 'prophecy' does not stem from the Mayans at all. Instead, the beliefs come from two New Age books in the Seventies and Eighties, says a British academic.

Judge bars 'Choose Life' license plates in N. Carolina Posted: 10 Dec 2012 10:47 AM PST WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A federal judge has permanently blocked North Carolina from issuing an anti-abortion specialty license plate, ruling that offering plates with a "Choose Life" slogan without an alternative supporting abortion rights is unconstitutional. The lack of a plate promoting reproductive freedom in the state constitutes "viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment," Senior U.S. District Judge James C. Fox said on Friday. ...

States anxious over debt talks stalemate Posted: 10 Dec 2012 12:18 PM PST The longer it takes D.C. to hammer out a deal, the more difficult it becomes for governors to put together their own budgets.

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