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Court to rule on same-sex marriage: What’s at stake

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 04:52 PM PST

Women pray on the front steps of the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. The Supreme Court is embarking on a new term that could be as consequential as the last one with the prospect for major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)The Supreme Court's historic decision to take up gay marriage cases could short of settling the core constitutional issue.

Labor rebellion: Fast-food workers demand higher wages

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 12:59 PM PST

workersLast month, workers at hundreds of Walmart locations nationwide staged protests—many on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year—demanding the retail giant pay higher wages. Walmart downplayed the rare show of rebellion, saying it involved only a fraction of its 1.6 million U.S. employees. But the protests, which garnered a slew of media [...]

Obama asks Congress for $60.4 billion for Sandy reconstruction

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 02:27 PM PST

Debris of a home damaged by Superstorm Sandy is seen one month after the disaster in Union BeachPresident Barack Obama formally asked Congress Friday for $60.4 billion to help states such as New Jersey and New York rebuild in the aftermath of devastating Superstorm Sandy. "Our Nation has an obligation to assist those who suffered losses and who lack adequate resources to rebuild their lives," acting Office of Management and Budget Director [...]

Ariz. family claims other half of $588M Powerball jackpot

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:20 PM PST

Powerball jackpot hits $550M; SoCal residents drive to AZThe other ticket holders in last week's record $577.5 million Powerball jackpot have claimed their half of the prize but aren't stepping into the spotlight just yet, the Arizona Lottery said Friday.

Obama to attend PSY performance despite protests

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:53 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2012 file photo, South Korean rapper PSY, who gained popularity from his famous song "Gangnam Style," gives a press conference prior to his concert at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. President Barack Obama still intends to attend a charity concert where PSY is scheduled to perform after reports the South Korean rapper participated in anti-American protests several years ago. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)The president is attending a charity concert after reports that the South Korean rapper participated in anti-American protests several years ago.

Chavez back in Venezuela after Cuba treatment

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 03:21 PM PST

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, speaks with his Defense Minister Diego Molero upon his arrival to Simon Bolivar airport in Maiquetia, near Caracas. Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Chavez arrived back home in Caracas after 10 days of medical treatment in Cuba. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office, Marcelo Garcia)He returned early Friday after 10 days of medical treatment, but his failure to attend a regional meeting in Brazil raised new questions about his health.

FBI: Alaska serial killer likely had more victims

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 02:57 PM PST

This undated photo provided by the FBI shows Israel Keyes. Keyes committed suicide in an Alaska jailhouse Sunday, leaving behind an incomplete picture of a loner who traveled the country for more than a decade, picking victims at random and methodically killing them. (AP Photo/FBI)An Alaska serial killer admitted to murdering eight people, but authorities suspect there are more victims across the country.

Radio pranksters pulled off air after U.K. nurse's death

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:54 PM PST

FILE- In this Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 file photo, Britain's Prince William stand next to his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge as she leaves the King Edward VII hospital in central London. Prince William and his wife Kate are expecting their first child, and the Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to hospital suffering from a severe form of morning sickness in the early stages of her pregnancy. King Edward VII hospital says a nurse involved in a prank telephone call to elicit information about the Duchess of Cambridge has died. The hospital said Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 that Jacintha Saldanha had been a victim of the call made by two Australian radio disc jockeys. They did not immediately say what role she played in the call. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)The two Australian radio hosts who prank called the hospital where Kate Middleton was being treated have been pulled off the air "until further notice" after the hoaxed nurse was found dead today.

Obama accepting corporate cash for inaugural

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:11 AM PST

U.S. President Obama gestures next to his daughters Sasha and Malia after they light National Christmas Tree next to their mother at official lighting ceremony on Ellipse in WashingtonThe president is dropping his principled objection to some forms of fundraising to help pay for the post-election party.

Day 1 of legal pot in Wash. marred by deaths at growing center

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 12:34 PM PST

Advocate: 'historic' vote on legalizing potThe first day of legal marijuana use in Washington State was marred by an attempted robbery ending with two deaths at an alleged pot-growing facility.

Boehner dashes any hopes of progress on debt talks

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:45 AM PST

FILE - This Nov. 16, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, as he hosted a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy in Washington. Americans are living longer, and Republicans are proposing to raise the Medicare eligibility age as part of a deal to reduce the government's huge deficits. But what sounds like a common-sense sacrifice for an aging society that's facing tight budgets could have some surprising consequences, including higher premiums for people on Medicare. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)"When it comes to the fiscal cliff that's threatening our economy and threatening jobs, the White House has wasted another week," said the House Speaker.

U.N. climate talks go into overtime in Qatar

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 02:41 PM PST

Local and international activists march inside a conferences center to demand urgent action to address climate change at the U.N. climate talks in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Dec.7, 2012. A dispute over money clouded U.N. climate talks Friday, as rich and poor countries sparred over funds meant to help the developing world cover the rising costs of mitigating global warming and adapting to it. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal)One of the key disagreements was over money. Poor countries want firm commitments from rich nations to scale up climate aid for them to $100 billion annually by 2020, a general pledge that was made three years ago.

Long-sealed Notorious B.I.G. autopsy released

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 03:48 PM PST

**FILE**In this March 8, 1997 file photo, Notorious B.I.G., whose real name is Christopher Wallace, left, gestures as he and producer Sean "Diddy" Combs leave a party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles late Saturday evening, shortly before Wallace was shot to death. Authorities have unsealed an autopsy report the week of Nov. 26, 2012 showing that rapper Notorious B.I.G. was shot four times in a 1997 drive-by shooting that remains unsolved. (AP Photo/Venus Bernardo-Prudhomme, File)An attorney for the family of Notorious B.I.G. said Friday it's ridiculous that Los Angeles police have not arrested anyone for the rapper's 1997 killing, which has returned to the spotlight after coroner's officials released a long-sealed autopsy report.

$700,000 in gold dust missing from Pfizer lab

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:54 PM PST

Police in Missouri are trying to determine if hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold dust missing from a Pfizer medical research lab was stolen or simply misplaced. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that police in Chesterfield began their investigation after the gold dust turned up missing during an annual inventory of the lab. Pfizer Inc. [...]

Egypt protesters breach barriers, march on palace

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 10:08 AM PST

Egyptian army tanks secure the perimeter of the presidential palace while protesters gather chanting anti president Mohammed Morsi slogans, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. Egypt's political crisis spiraled deeper into bitterness and recrimination Friday as thousands of Islamist backers of the president vowed vengeance at a funeral for two men killed in bloody clashes earlier this week and large crowds of the president's opponents marched on his palace to increase pressure after he rejected their demands. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)Tens of thousands of people pushed past barbed wire fences and marched on the presidential palace, calling for President Morsi to leave.

Apollo 17, 40 years later: An astronaut reflects

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:04 AM PST

Apollo 17, 40 Years Later: An Astronaut ReflectsThe last manned mission to the moon launched 40 years ago today, but astronaut Harrison Schmitt remembers it like it was yesterday.

Pilots approve new contract with American Airlines

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 04:49 PM PST

American Airlines is closer to exiting from bankruptcy and possibly merging with US Airways after its pilots approved a new labor contract.

Pearl Harbor recollections: How war wove families’ fortunes

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 09:43 AM PST

First Person: Sober Imagery of Pearl Harbor Remains with WWII Navy VeteranFriday marks 71 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, but for those whose futures were altered by Japan's attack on the U.S. naval base, details stick fresh no matter how many years have passed.

Twins separated at birth reunite 24 years later

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 10:54 AM PST

It happens to all of us. You're out somewhere, and someone says you look just like someone else. Most of us just smile politely and continue on with our day. But what if it happens so often that you really begin to wonder. Would your curiosity get the best of you, and would you just [...]

Bill Clinton, ambassador to Ireland?

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 10:59 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney listens as former U.S. President Bill Clinton (L) introduces him at the Clinton Global Initiative in New YorkThe speculation stems in part from a recent quip from Clinton, who noted while on his third trip this year there that "I could run for president of Ireland" if only he owned a home there.

Pearl Harbor’s role in historic Supreme Court decision

Posted: 07 Dec 2012 08:41 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 1941 file photo, American ships burn during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (AP Photo)Presidential Executive Order 9066 started a process that gave the military power to exclude citizens of Japanese ancestry from regions called "military areas."

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