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• What happens if Twinkies really do go away?
• Costa Concordia captain vows to clear his name
• Photos: Animals with eerily human-like expressions
• Israel seeking more Iron Dome rocket interceptors
• In Vegas, GOP governors seek couples counseling with America
• How the SEC almost shut down Wall Street
• Jill Kelley claims she's being threatened
• Obama, lawmakers hold ‘constructive’ talks on taxes, deficit
• Slow loris: Endangered for being cute
• Fiscal cliff talks begin, Obama urges 'tough compromises'
• Chaplain finds winning $1M lottery ticket in desk
• Gulf rig fire injures four; two believed missing
• In major escalation, Gaza militants fire on Jerusalem
• Petraeus testifies on Benghazi attack
• NY health agency names experts to study fracking
• Stephen Colbert gets his own wax dummy at DC Madame Tussaud's museum
• Woman with small child in car rams Phoenix airport gate, drives on runway
• Petraeus testifies, but affair not likely an issue
• Secretive arrival for Petraeus on Capitol Hill
• Egypt presses truce as violence escalates
• Weekend in politics: Obama discusses ‘fiscal cliff’ with congressional leaders, and more
• Hopes for Israel, Gaza truce quickly dashed
• Death spurs recall of 220,000 infant travel beds
• Israel holding fire during Egypt premier's visit to Gaza
• Will the Benghazi dash Susan Rice’s secretary of state hopes?

What happens if Twinkies really do go away? Posted: 16 Nov 2012 01:24 PM PST Let's not panic. We all know that Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder bread and the rest of Hostess Brands' oddly everlasting foods aren't going away any time soon, even if the food culture that created them is gasping its last.

Costa Concordia captain vows to clear his name Posted: 16 Nov 2012 12:50 PM PST In an interview, Captain Francesco Schettino said that everyone will owe him an apology when the truth comes out.

Photos: Animals with eerily human-like expressions Posted: 16 Nov 2012 12:34 PM PST

Israel seeking more Iron Dome rocket interceptors Posted: 16 Nov 2012 12:18 PM PST First fielded last year, Iron Dome has served as a bulwark against rockets and mortar bombs fired by Palestinian militants in the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip.

In Vegas, GOP governors seek couples counseling with America Posted: 16 Nov 2012 12:01 PM PST LAS VEGAS -- Throughout history, the desert has been a place for personal reflection and self discovery, where holy men retreat to seek insights into life's deepest questions. For example, if you're a Republican in 2012, why your party couldn't get its act together and beat President Barack Obama. America's Republican governors made a pilgrimage [...]

How the SEC almost shut down Wall Street Posted: 16 Nov 2012 11:44 AM PST An SEC official wrote in a 43-page report that some SEC staffers had used unprotected government computers at a Black Hat convention this year.

Jill Kelley claims she's being threatened Posted: 16 Nov 2012 11:28 AM PST The woman who sparked an FBI investigation that eventually led to the downfall of CIA chief David Petraeus sent a pleading email to her town's mayor claiming she's recently been the target of "threats."

Obama, lawmakers hold ‘constructive’ talks on taxes, deficit Posted: 16 Nov 2012 10:22 AM PST Finally, a bipartisan consensus in polarized Washington! Congressional leaders of both parties emerged from an opening round of "fiscal cliff" talks with President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday describing the negotiations as "constructive." And Obama himself spiced up relatively boilerplate language about hoping for a deal by wishing Republican House Speaker John Boehner [...]

Slow loris: Endangered for being cute Posted: 16 Nov 2012 09:49 AM PST Lorises have become coveted pets, especially in Japan, Russia and the Persian Gulf. On the illegal animal Asia market, their venomous teeth are removed and sold for $25.

Fiscal cliff talks begin, Obama urges 'tough compromises' Posted: 16 Nov 2012 09:32 AM PST President Barack Obama urged the leaders of Washington's divided government on Friday to join him in "tough compromises" to keep the economy from plummeting and taxes from rising for millions of Americans in the new year.

Chaplain finds winning $1M lottery ticket in desk Posted: 16 Nov 2012 09:16 AM PST A retired chaplain in Illinois found a $1 million winning lottery ticket when he was cleaning his desk,  two months after the winning numbers were announced. Ron Yurcus of Glen Ellyn, Ill. said he doesn't usually buy lottery tickets. "Occasionally while I buy gas, if...

Gulf rig fire injures four; two believed missing Posted: 16 Nov 2012 09:00 AM PST The rig, a production platform owned by Black Elk Energy, is about 25 miles southeast of Grand Isle, La.

In major escalation, Gaza militants fire on Jerusalem Posted: 16 Nov 2012 08:43 AM PST Palestinian militants fired a rocket aimed at Jerusalem on Friday, setting off air raid sirens throughout the city and opening a new front in three days of fierce fighting between Israel and armed groups in the Gaza Strip.

Petraeus testifies on Benghazi attack Posted: 16 Nov 2012 08:26 AM PST The retired general told a House panel that the CIA's talking points initially referred to it as a terrorist attack.

NY health agency names experts to study fracking Posted: 16 Nov 2012 08:10 AM PST New York's health department has named experts from George Washington University, the University of California Los Angeles and the Colorado School of Public Health to review the state's environmental study on shale gas development using hydraulic fracturing, a state official said Thursday.

Stephen Colbert gets his own wax dummy at DC Madame Tussaud's museum Posted: 16 Nov 2012 07:53 AM PST WASHINGTON - Stephen Colbert will take his place among the presidents at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Washington and will be featured in a new media gallery.

Woman with small child in car rams Phoenix airport gate, drives on runway Posted: 16 Nov 2012 07:37 AM PST PHOENIX - A woman driving with a small child in her car crashed through a gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and drove on the runway, Phoenix police said Friday.

Petraeus testifies, but affair not likely an issue Posted: 16 Nov 2012 07:20 AM PST WASHINGTON - Former CIA Director David Petraeus was facing lawmakers' questions Friday about the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya, just one week after he resigned over an extramarital affair.

Secretive arrival for Petraeus on Capitol Hill Posted: 16 Nov 2012 06:47 AM PST The former CIA director was sneaked into the Capitol, away from photographers and television cameras, on Friday for his first, closed-door congressional testimony since resigning over an extramarital affair.

Egypt presses truce as violence escalates Posted: 16 Nov 2012 04:53 AM PST Israel continued airstrikes around the talks, as Hamas used cease-fires to shoot rockets at Israel, landing another strike in Tel Aviv.

Weekend in politics: Obama discusses ‘fiscal cliff’ with congressional leaders, and more Posted: 16 Nov 2012 04:20 AM PST President Barack Obama meets Friday with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to discuss how to keep the economy growing and how to reduce the deficit. In the short-term, that means figuring how to avoid the "fiscal cliff," meaning that troublesome [...]

Hopes for Israel, Gaza truce quickly dashed Posted: 16 Nov 2012 04:04 AM PST Egypt opened a tiny window to diplomacy in Gaza on Friday, but hopes for even a brief ceasefire were immediately dashed.

Death spurs recall of 220,000 infant travel beds Posted: 16 Nov 2012 03:31 AM PST A children's safety equipment manufacturer has agreed to recall about 220,000 infant travel beds after reports of one infant's death and nine others entrapped or distressed while inside the portable sleep tents.

Israel holding fire during Egypt premier's visit to Gaza Posted: 16 Nov 2012 02:59 AM PST Israel offered to suspend its Gaza offensive during a brief visit there by Egypt's premier if militants also stand down.

Will the Benghazi dash Susan Rice’s secretary of state hopes? Posted: 16 Nov 2012 02:43 AM PST Before the initials CIA came to stand for Covert Intimate Affairs, the battle over the next secretary of state would have been the main event of post-election November.

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