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• Man wins New Hampshire lottery with ticket sold in error
• Retailers hope last minute Christmas shoppers bring good cheer
• Apps to help achieve New Year's resolutions
• Two firefighters shot and killed while responding to fire in western N.Y.
• Two firefighters shot to death responding to a blaze in western N.Y.
• Firefighters fatally shot responding to upstate N.Y. fire
• Hero police officer jumps into frigid water to save woman
• Pro-gun rights petition U.S. to deport CNN's Piers Morgan
• Army teams going to Africa as terror threat grows
• Snow threatens post-Christmas travel
• Eleven children killed in latest Chinese bus crash
• Markets flat in holiday-thinned trading
• Subdued mood on the last holiday shopping weekend
• UN envoy worried after talks with Syria's Assad
• Phone lines ready for 2012 NORAD Tracks Santa
• Lawmakers see 'fiscal cliff' deal as elusive
• Police say Afghan policewoman kills US adviser
• Afghan policewoman wounds U.S. soldier in police compound
• As shock wears off, Newtown tries to move forward
• Police: Idaho senator arrested, charged with DUI
• U.S. Navy SEAL commander dies in Afghanistan
• Fear, finger-pointing mount over 'fiscal cliff'
• Putin eyes arms sales, trade in visit to India
• NRA chief LaPierre fires back at his critics
• Official: Navy SEAL commander died of apparent suicide

Man wins New Hampshire lottery with ticket sold in error Posted: 24 Dec 2012 10:19 AM PST A New Hampshire man is the winner of a $2.1 Megabucks lottery jackpot even though the lucky ticket wasn't the one he intended to buy. Scott Bennett, 48, of Hillsborough, went into the Circle K convenience store on Dec. 19 and asked the clerk for...

Retailers hope last minute Christmas shoppers bring good cheer Posted: 24 Dec 2012 10:03 AM PST With last-minute blowout deals on everything from TVs to celebrity-branded clothing, stores are hoping to improve their fortunes this holiday season.

Apps to help achieve New Year's resolutions Posted: 24 Dec 2012 09:51 AM PST Whether it is to improve your health or finances, there are plenty of software options to help you achieve these goals.

Two firefighters shot and killed while responding to fire in western N.Y. Posted: 24 Dec 2012 08:56 AM PST Two other volunteer firefighters were wounded in the attack at the scene of an early-morning house fire near Rochester.

Two firefighters shot to death responding to a blaze in western N.Y. Posted: 24 Dec 2012 08:23 AM PST Two other volunteer firefighters were wounded in the attack during an early-morning house fire near Rochester.

Firefighters fatally shot responding to upstate N.Y. fire Posted: 24 Dec 2012 08:07 AM PST Police Say No 'Active Shooter' After Firefighters Gunned Down

Hero police officer jumps into frigid water to save woman Posted: 24 Dec 2012 07:06 AM PST Cell phone video shows Edward Norton plunging into a Boston channel during a downpour to rescue an unidentified woman who'd reportedly fallen in by accident.

Pro-gun rights petition U.S. to deport CNN's Piers Morgan Posted: 24 Dec 2012 06:00 AM PST Tens of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for British CNN host Piers Morgan to be deported from the U.S. over his gun control views.

Army teams going to Africa as terror threat grows Posted: 24 Dec 2012 05:05 AM PST Small teams of soldiers will go to as many as 35 nations next year as part of an intensifying effort to train countries to battle extremists.

Snow threatens post-Christmas travel Posted: 24 Dec 2012 04:49 AM PST A huge storm that dumped heavy snow and rain on the West Coast is expected to move east and could spoil plans on one of the busiest travel days.

Eleven children killed in latest Chinese bus crash Posted: 24 Dec 2012 04:16 AM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - At least 11 Chinese kindergarten children died when their minivan plunged into a pond on Monday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Police detained the driver of the van, which was carrying 15 children in a rural part of the southern province of Jiangxi. The deaths of 18 nursery school children in a bus crash in November last year caused a wave of public anger and prompted Premier Wen Jiabao to pledge more money for school bus services. Despite the pledge, there have been a string of similar accidents. ...

Markets flat in holiday-thinned trading Posted: 24 Dec 2012 03:43 AM PST LONDON (AP) — Financial markets were largely steady in holiday-thinned trading Monday though concerns remain over the progress of U.S. budget discussions and the future of the economic reform program in Italy.

Subdued mood on the last holiday shopping weekend Posted: 24 Dec 2012 03:27 AM PST ATLANTA (AP) — Christmas shoppers thronged malls and pounced on discounts but apparently spent less this year, their spirits dampened by concerns about the economy and the aftermath of shootings and storms.

UN envoy worried after talks with Syria's Assad Posted: 24 Dec 2012 03:16 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — The international envoy tasked with pushing to end Syria's civil war said he was worried after discussing the crisis with President Bashar Assad on Monday, indicating there had been no apparent progress in efforts to achieve a negotiated solution to the conflict.

Phone lines ready for 2012 NORAD Tracks Santa Posted: 24 Dec 2012 02:55 AM PST PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — Volunteers are pulling on their Santa hats, phone lines are in place and wall-size tracking screens are ready. NORAD Tracks Santa is primed for its 57th annual goodwill mission.

Lawmakers see 'fiscal cliff' deal as elusive Posted: 24 Dec 2012 01:22 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — With anxiety rising as the country lurches towards a "fiscal cliff," lawmakers are increasingly skeptical about a possible deal and some predict the best possibility would be a small-scale patch because time is running out before the yearend deadline.

Police say Afghan policewoman kills US adviser Posted: 23 Dec 2012 11:21 PM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police official says an Afghan policewoman has killed an American adviser at the Kabul police headquarters.

Afghan policewoman wounds U.S. soldier in police compound Posted: 23 Dec 2012 10:47 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan policewoman opened fire on a U.S. soldier in the Kabul police chief's compound on Monday, a senior police official told Reuters. Mohammad Zahir, head of the police criminal investigation department, described the incident as an "insider attack" in which Afghan forces turn their weapons on Western troops they are supposed to be working with. (Reporting by Mirwais Harooni; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Robert Birsel)

As shock wears off, Newtown tries to move forward Posted: 23 Dec 2012 08:05 PM PST The grief will not end. Yet the healing must begin. So as the shock of Newtown's horrific school shooting starts to wear off, as the headlines fade and the therapists leave, residents are seeking a way forward through faith, community and a determination to seize their future.

Police: Idaho senator arrested, charged with DUI Posted: 23 Dec 2012 06:58 PM PST Idaho U.S. Sen. Michael Crapo was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with driving under the influence in a Washington, D.C., suburb, authorities said.

U.S. Navy SEAL commander dies in Afghanistan Posted: 23 Dec 2012 06:15 PM PST A senior member of the U.S. Navy's elite SEAL unit has died in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said on Sunday, and media reports said the death was a possible suicide. Commander Job Price, 42, of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, died on Saturday of a non-combat related injury in central Afghanistan's Uruzgan Province, the Pentagon said in a statement. "This incident is currently under investigation," it said. Price was assigned to a Naval Special Warfare unit in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the statement said. ...

Fear, finger-pointing mount over 'fiscal cliff' Posted: 23 Dec 2012 05:53 PM PST Some lawmakers voiced concern on Sunday that the country would go over "the fiscal cliff" in nine days, triggering harsh spending cuts and tax hikes, and some Republicans charged that was President Barack Obama's goal. "It's the first time that I feel it's more likely that we will go over the cliff than not," Senator Joe Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut, said on CNN's "State of the Union." "If we allow that to happen it will be the most colossal consequential act of congressional irresponsibility in a long time, maybe ever in American history. ...

Putin eyes arms sales, trade in visit to India Posted: 23 Dec 2012 05:37 PM PST Arms sales will be on the agenda when Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India on Monday to court a country that has traditionally been a top client. Putin's trip, his first to India since he started a new Kremlin six-year term in May, is a chance to reaffirm Russia's interest in India, long a regional ally and now a partner in the BRICS group of emerging market nations. In an article for publication in the Indian newspaper The Hindu on Monday, Putin stressed that "deepening friendship and cooperation with India is among the top priorities of our foreign policy". ...

NRA chief LaPierre fires back at his critics Posted: 23 Dec 2012 05:32 PM PST National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre fired back at his critics today, defending his proposal to put armed guards in every school in the country as a way to prevent future tragedies like the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that took the lives of 20 children and six adults.

Official: Navy SEAL commander died of apparent suicide Posted: 23 Dec 2012 02:03 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military officials are investigating the apparent suicide of a Navy SEAL commander in Afghanistan.

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