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Newtown parents urge enforcement of gun laws
Parents of children killed in the Newtown school shooting called for better enforcement of gun laws and tougher penalties for violators Monday at a ...
Chicago reaches 40 homicides in January
A bloody weekend in which seven people were killed and six wounded has put an abrupt end — at least for now — to hopes that Chicago was at least ...
Israel's comatose Sharon shows brain activity
Seven years after a massive stroke removed him from office and left him in a vegetative state, former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is able to ...
Arsonist gets death for Calif. fire that killed 5
An arsonist was given the death penalty Monday for killing five men who died of heart attacks during a wildfire nearly a decade ago that ripped ...
Whitney Houston's mother has words for Bobby Brown
Cissy Houston has a few words, and a few more, for Bobby Brown. In "Remembering Whitney," the mother of the late Whitney Houston writes that from the ...
Background checks peak in week after Conn shooting
The FBI said Monday it conducted more background checks for firearms sales and permits to carry guns the week following the Newtown, Conn., shooting ...
APNewsBreak: Virgin shuns binding spaceport lease
Virgin Galactic has agreed to start paying New Mexico rent on the nearly quarter-billion dollar spaceport the state built for British businessman ...
They're back: J. C. Penney adds sales
J.C. Penney is bringing back sales. The struggling department store chain this week will begin adding back some of the hundreds of sales it ditched ...
Soldier who lost 4 limbs has double-arm transplant
On Facebook, he describes himself as a "wounded warrior...very wounded." Brendan Marrocco was the first soldier to survive losing all four limbs in ...
Former trader charged with defrauding bailout fund
A former managing director of an investment bank was arrested Monday on charges he defrauded investment funds the Department of Treasury established ...
US economy gets lift from housing, other tailwinds
The U.S. economy is a study in contrasts. The housing, banking and auto industries are surging back to health and that has helped push the stock ...
Mexican church sparks debate on forgiving killers
An order of Roman Catholic priests in Mexico has produced a video urging relatives of drug cartel victims to adopt a Christ-like forgiveness by ...
Japan's new import rules to help US beef industry
Ranchers welcomed Japan's decision Monday to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports, saying it will provide a boost to the American meat industry but ...
After disasters, county struggles against drought
In the gently rolling hills of Oklahoma ranch country is a place that has seen more than its share of destructive weather — tornadoes, ice storms and ...
Officials: Thousands lost cash in Ky.-based scheme
Authorities seized a far-flung marketing operation Monday over claims the Kentucky-based company amounted to a global pyramid scheme that siphoned ...
US stocks close mixed on uneven economic signals
U.S. stocks meandered between small gains and losses Monday, cooling off after a rally that had pushed the Standard & Poor's 500 index above 1,500 for ...
Defense set in gruesome Ariz. boyfriend slaying
Jodi Arias was adamant at first. She said she knew nothing about her lover's death, didn't slit his throat, stab him nearly 30 times or put a bullet ...
Neglect, errors to blame in Brazil nightclub fire
There was no fire alarm. There were no sprinklers or fire escapes. And when a band member tried to put out a fire that had been started by ...
FACT CHECK: The stretched case against Chuck Hagel
Republican-leaning groups opposing President Barack Obama's choice of Chuck Hagel to head the Defense Department have let loose a barrage of claims ...
Masked 'Black Bloc' a mystery in Egypt unrest
An unpredictable new element has entered Egypt's wave of political unrest: a mysterious group of masked young men called the Black Bloc who present ...
White House: Egypt's democracy on 'difficult path'
Egypt is on a "difficult path" to a peaceful democracy, the White House said Monday as months of lukewarm political support for the conservative ...
Kroft: Obama-Clinton interview request a surprise
With limited time and the unusual nature of a dual appearance with President Obama and outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, CBS' Steve ...
Obama honors NBA Champion Miami Heat
President Barack Obama honored the Miami Heat for winning the 2012 NBA Championship title after falling short just a year before. "Everybody doing ...
Texas woman's execution 1st in US since 2010
A Texas woman convicted of the gruesome slaying and robbery of her neighbor, a retired 71-year-old college psychology professor, is set to be the ...
Charges dropped against 1 in Texas campus shooting
A Houston-area sheriff is defending the arrest of a 22-year-old man who authorities initially believed was involved in a shooting that wounded him and ...