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• Scam artists creep in as families grieve
• Obama: 'Words need to lead to action' on gun control
• Rush to buy armored backpacks, guns after shooting
• Trade bill retaliation: Americans to lose right to adopt in Russia
• And the world's happiest people are...
• 1 dead, at least 30 hurt in NY traffic pileup
• State Dept officials resign under pressure over Benghazi killings
• Boehner to Obama: ‘Get serious’ about ‘fiscal cliff’
• Bloomberg finds new platform with gun crusade
• Authorities cracking down on copycat threats against schools
• Norquist blesses Boehner's tax plan, conservative groups reject it
• State Dept. responds to claims that Clinton faked illness
• U.N. polio drive halted in Pakistan after workers killed
• Egypt's ousted leader Mubarak hospitalized after fall
• Photos: Fans bid farewell to singer Jenni Rivera
• Sea otters win decades-long battle with U.S. gov't
• Teacher inherits $7M in gold coins from recluse cousin
• The 10 weirdest animal discoveries of 2012
• Interview: Obama chokes up about daughters growing up

Scam artists creep in as families grieve Posted: 19 Dec 2012 03:27 PM PST Someone the Pozners didn't know was soliciting donations in memory of their 6-year-old son killed in the Newtown shooting.

Obama: 'Words need to lead to action' on gun control Posted: 19 Dec 2012 09:37 AM PST The president also pressed Congress to reinstate an assault weapons ban and called for stricter background checks.

Rush to buy armored backpacks, guns after shooting Posted: 19 Dec 2012 12:49 PM PST The reaction to the Connecticut school shooting can be seen in gun stores and self-defense retailers across the nation: Anxious parents are fueling sales of armored backpacks for children while firearms enthusiasts are stocking up on assault rifles in anticipation of tighter gun control measures.

Trade bill retaliation: Americans to lose right to adopt in Russia Posted: 19 Dec 2012 09:54 AM PST A bill to ban Americans from adopting Russian children won preliminary parliamentary approval on Wednesday in a retaliatory gesture for a U.S. law punishing alleged Russian human rights violators. Despite criticism of the measure by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, pro-Kremlin lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill, and another that would bar Russian non-profit groups which receive funds from the United States. Only four of 450 deputies in the lower house, the State Duma, opposed the proposals. ...

And the world's happiest people are... Posted: 19 Dec 2012 02:45 PM PST The world's happiest people aren't in Qatar, the richest country by most measures. They aren't in Japan, the nation with the highest life expectancy.

1 dead, at least 30 hurt in NY traffic pileup Posted: 19 Dec 2012 04:38 PM PST A massive traffic pileup on a major road left one person dead and 32 people injured on New York's Long Island.

State Dept officials resign under pressure over Benghazi killings Posted: 19 Dec 2012 03:16 PM PST Three senior officials were asked to resign after an official inquiry harshly criticized their offices for failing to provide adequate security in Benghazi.

Boehner to Obama: ‘Get serious’ about ‘fiscal cliff’ Posted: 19 Dec 2012 12:25 PM PST He warned that the president can either accept a GOP alternative to a comprehensive "fiscal cliff" compromise or "be responsible for the largest tax increase in American history."

Bloomberg finds new platform with gun crusade Posted: 19 Dec 2012 12:53 PM PST The NYC mayor has become one of the public faces of the Newtown tragedy as he bluntly urged gov't leaders to offer more than just "talk" in the aftermath.

Authorities cracking down on copycat threats against schools Posted: 19 Dec 2012 01:07 PM PST Authorities are cracking down on a spate of threats against schools following Friday's attack at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn.

Norquist blesses Boehner's tax plan, conservative groups reject it Posted: 19 Dec 2012 02:52 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading U.S. anti-tax activist Grover Norquist gave his blessing on Wednesday to House Speaker John Boehner's plan to avert the "fiscal cliff," concluding that despite complaints to the contrary, it would adhere to Republican lawmakers' pledges not to raise taxes. But more than a dozen other conservative figures and groups, including the Tea Party Express and the Heritage Foundation, disagreed. They urged lawmakers to oppose the plan when it comes up for a vote on Thursday in the House of Representatives. ...

State Dept. responds to claims that Clinton faked illness Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:10 AM PST The latest assertion came from former diplomat John Bolton, who insinuated that Clinton's "diplomatic illness"--in diplomatic circles, this is the feigning of an illness to avoid an engagement--kept her from testifying.

U.N. polio drive halted in Pakistan after workers killed Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:28 AM PST The suspension was a grave blow to the drive to bring an end to the scourge of polio in Pakistan, one of only three countries where the crippling disease still survives.

Egypt's ousted leader Mubarak hospitalized after fall Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:58 AM PST Hosni Mubarak has been transferred to a Cairo military hospital, after slipping and injuring his head and chest in prison.

Photos: Fans bid farewell to singer Jenni Rivera Posted: 19 Dec 2012 12:10 PM PST Carina Carrilo and her daughter Eva Carrilo (L), both from Delano, California, weep as they watch a live broadcast of the memorial service for Mexican-American singer and Spanish language television personality Jenni Rivera at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California, December 19, 2012. The 43-year-old Long Beach, California native and six other people died on December 9 when her rented Learjet crashed shortly after takeoff from Monterrey, Mexico. A new compilation album of songs from her albums over the last seven years, "La Misma Gran Senora" or "The Same Great Lady", was to be released two days later. REUTERS/David McNew (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT DISASTER TRANSPORT OBITUARY)

Sea otters win decades-long battle with U.S. gov't Posted: 19 Dec 2012 12:51 PM PST The long war between otters and the U.S. federal government is finally over, and the otters have won. The Los Angeles Times reports that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has abandoned its plan to relocate otters from coastal waters reserved for commercial fisherman. For the past 25 years, the government agency had been working [...]

Teacher inherits $7M in gold coins from recluse cousin Posted: 19 Dec 2012 12:19 PM PST A California substitute teacher will inherit over $7 million in gold coins found in her recluse cousin's home after his death. A Carson City, Nev., judge ruled Tuesday that Arlene Magdanz was Walter Samasko, Jr.'s only cousin and therefore entitled to his fortune, according to the Associated Press.

The 10 weirdest animal discoveries of 2012 Posted: 19 Dec 2012 09:47 AM PST As the year comes to an end, it's time to look back at the grossest, oddest and simply most fascinating animals to make the headlines in 2012. There were zombie worms and penis fish, not to mention turtles with a strange way of getting rid of urine. Read on for 2012's most bizarre.

Interview: Obama chokes up about daughters growing up Posted: 19 Dec 2012 11:30 AM PST A new People magazine interview with President Barack Obama shows him choking up over his daughters getting older as he considers "the finite amount of time you have with your children." "There's something about your daughters that just breaks your heart," he said in the exclusive question-and-answer session. "And that's not really even an issue [...]

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