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• Death of India rape victim stirs outrage
• Last-minute fiscal cliff talks in Senate
• George H.W. Bush moved out of intensive care
• Week's second snow storm expected to be milder
• Woman in custody in NYC subway shoving death
• Suspected U.S. drone kills three al-Qaida militants in Yemen
• Budget struggle raising anxiety for health care
• 21 missing Pakistani policemen found shot dead
• Fearful of ban, frenzied buyers swarm gun stores
• New York newspaper to list more gun permit holders after uproar
• Four killed when Russian airliner crash lands
• Chicago registers its 500th homicide of 2012
• Egypt president warns against new unrest
• Maine greets gay marriage with midnight weddings
• Conn. attorney asks to sue state after Newtown shooting
• U.N. confronts failure of diplomacy in Syria
• Drill ship, crew moving again in Gulf of Alaska
• Illinois lawmaker cites legal trouble in ending House run
• Road trip on tap for NASA's Mars rover in new year

Death of India rape victim stirs outrage Posted: 29 Dec 2012 02:07 PM PST A woman whose gang rape provoked protests and rare national debate about violence against women in India died from her injuries on Saturday, prompting promises of action from a government that has struggled to respond to public outrage. The unidentified 23-year-old medical student suffered a brain injury and massive internal damage in the attack on December 16 and died in hospital in Singapore where she had been taken for treatment. ...

Last-minute fiscal cliff talks in Senate Posted: 29 Dec 2012 03:06 PM PST Senate leaders groped for a last-minute compromise Saturday to avoid middle-class tax increases and possibly prevent deep spending cuts at the dawn of the new year as President Barack Obama warned that ...

George H.W. Bush moved out of intensive care Posted: 29 Dec 2012 01:22 PM PST Former President George H.W. Bush's condition continued to improve Saturday, prompting doctors to move him out of intensive care, a spokesman said.

Week's second snow storm expected to be milder Posted: 29 Dec 2012 11:35 AM PST Snow from a mild but widespread winter storm began falling Saturday over most of the Northeast and the upper Ohio River Valley, the second in less than a week for the regions.

Woman in custody in NYC subway shoving death Posted: 29 Dec 2012 02:12 PM PST A woman sought in the death of a man who was shoved in front of a subway train was picked up by police on Saturday after a passer-by noticed her on the street and called authorities.

Suspected U.S. drone kills three al-Qaida militants in Yemen Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:59 PM PST Three al-Qaida militants were killed in a suspected U.S. drone strike in southern Yemen, Yemeni security officials said, the fourth such attack this week and a sign attacks from unmanned aircraft are on the upswing in the country.

Budget struggle raising anxiety for health care Posted: 29 Dec 2012 02:33 AM PST Confused about the federal budget struggle? So are doctors, hospital administrators and other medical professionals who serve the 100 million Americans covered by Medicare and Medicaid.

21 missing Pakistani policemen found shot dead Posted: 29 Dec 2012 02:28 PM PST Twenty-one tribal policemen believed to have been kidnapped by the Taliban were found shot dead in Pakistan's troubled northwest tribal region early Sunday, government officials said.

Fearful of ban, frenzied buyers swarm gun stores Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:58 PM PST The phones at Red's Trading Post wouldn't stop ringing. Would-be customers from as far away as New York wanted to know if the Twin Falls, Idaho gun shop had firearms in stock. Others clamored to find out if their orders had been shipped.

New York newspaper to list more gun permit holders after uproar Posted: 29 Dec 2012 04:05 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A suburban New York newspaper that sparked an uproar among gun enthusiasts by publishing names and addresses of residents holding pistol permits is now planning to publish even more identities of permit-toting locals. Further names and addresses will be added as they become available to a map originally published on December 24 in the White Plains, New York-based Journal News, the newspaper said. The original map listed thousands of pistol permit holders in suburban Westchester and Rockland counties just north of New York City. ...

Four killed when Russian airliner crash lands Posted: 29 Dec 2012 12:55 PM PST MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian airliner flying without passengers broke into pieces after it slid off the runway and crashed onto a highway outside Moscow upon landing on Saturday, killing four of the eight crew on board and leaving smoking chunks of fuselage on the icy road. The crash during peak holiday travel ahead of Russia's New Year's vacation, which runs from Sunday through January 9, cast a spotlight on the country's poor air-safety record despite President Vladimir Putin's calls to improve controls. ...

Chicago registers its 500th homicide of 2012 Posted: 29 Dec 2012 05:57 AM PST Rahm Emanuel's first full year as Chicago mayor ends on a tragic note: The city marked its 500th homicide Thursday evening, making 2012 the deadliest year in the city since 2008.

Egypt president warns against new unrest Posted: 29 Dec 2012 06:58 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist president warned against any unrest that could harm the drive to repair the country's battered economy in his first address before the newly convened upper house of parliament on Saturday, urging the opposition to work with his government.

Maine greets gay marriage with midnight weddings Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:28 PM PST PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — After waiting years and seeing marriage rights nearly awarded and then retracted, gay couples in Maine's largest city didn't have to wait a moment longer than necessary to wed, with licenses issued at the stroke of midnight as the law went into effect.

Conn. attorney asks to sue state after Newtown shooting Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:52 PM PST NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A New Haven attorney is asking permission to sue the state for $100 million on behalf of a student who survived the mass shooting at a Newtown school.

U.N. confronts failure of diplomacy in Syria Posted: 29 Dec 2012 08:13 AM PST UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Attempts by the United Nations to end the bloody 21-month-old Syrian conflict through diplomacy have been a resounding failure and there is little reason to expect a quick change given the Russian-U.S. rift on Syria. After a year of intensive diplomatic efforts by the world body, U.N.-Arab League peace mediator Lakhdar Brahimi of Algeria has made no more progress than his predecessor, former U.N. ...

Drill ship, crew moving again in Gulf of Alaska Posted: 29 Dec 2012 01:04 PM PST A Shell drill ship in the Gulf of Alaska has stopped drifting toward the Trinity Islands and company officials hope it will be moving toward safe harbor later on Saturday.Repair crews have restarted two ...

Illinois lawmaker cites legal trouble in ending House run Posted: 29 Dec 2012 07:59 AM PST CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois state lawmaker who was a frontrunner to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says he's ending his candidacy because he doesn't want the felony gun charges he faces to detract from the district's important issues.

Road trip on tap for NASA's Mars rover in new year Posted: 29 Dec 2012 05:46 AM PST PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Since captivating the world with its acrobatic landing, the Mars rover Curiosity has fallen into a rhythm: Drive, snap pictures, zap at boulders, scoop up dirt. Repeat.

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