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• Former child bride escapes radical Mormon sect
• Distressed dolphin approaches divers for help
• Cops deliver baby in Chicago-area traffic jam
• Defense Secretary lifting ban on women serving in combat
• Pentagon chief Leon Panetta opening combat roles to women
• 'We're listening': The Republican Party wants your advice
• House passes 'No Budget No Pay' bill
• Recession, technology killing middle-class jobs
• Junior Seau's family suing NFL over brain injuries
• Junior Seau's family suing NFL over brain injuries
• Chicago firefighters battle to fight flames in bitter cold
• Sen. Feinstein to introduce assault-weapons ban Thursday
• GOP debt-limit bill setting up new fiscal cliff, say Democrats
• Russia bans U.S. adoptions; are English words next?
• Japan official: Let the elderly 'hurry up and die'
• American teen pulls a stunner at Australian Open
• Banksy-inspired Lance Armstrong graffiti pops up in L.A.
• Unions suffer steep decline in membership
• Lawmakers touched by gun violence take debate personally
• Prince Harry's war games trigger backlash
• Aretha 'laughed' about Beyonce lip-sync controversy
• Clinton more popular than Biden ... are we talking 2016 already?
• Kennedy takes on addiction in book
• Te'o tells Couric he briefly lied about girlfriend
• Everyone loves N.J. Governor Chris Christie, poll shows

Former child bride escapes radical Mormon sect Posted: 23 Jan 2013 01:37 PM PST Ruby Jessop Disappeared 10 Years Ago and Was Forced to Marry a Relative

Distressed dolphin approaches divers for help Posted: 23 Jan 2013 01:21 PM PST While the divers were observing manta rays in Hawaii, they were approached by a dolphin tangled in fishing line.

Cops deliver baby in Chicago-area traffic jam Posted: 23 Jan 2013 01:05 PM PST A deadly car accident outside of Chicago today almost proved devastating for a woman going into labor, but the quick work of first responders led to a successful - if nerve-racking - birth.

Defense Secretary lifting ban on women serving in combat Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:48 PM PST WASHINGTON - Senior U. S. defence officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war.

Pentagon chief Leon Panetta opening combat roles to women Posted: 23 Jan 2013 12:32 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war.

'We're listening': The Republican Party wants your advice Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:59 AM PST The RNC launched a website soliciting ideas and constructive criticism about what the party did wrong in 2012—and what it can do better.

House passes 'No Budget No Pay' bill Posted: 23 Jan 2013 11:43 AM PST WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted today to approve a three-month extension of the debt limit in a bill that concurrently pressures lawmakers to adopt a budget or have their pay withheld. The vote passed by a count of 285-144. Thirty-three Republicans opposed the...

Recession, technology killing middle-class jobs Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:54 AM PST Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-class jobs have been lost in developed countries the world over.

Junior Seau's family suing NFL over brain injuries Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:21 AM PST The family of Junior Seau has sued the NFL, claiming the former linebacker's suicide was the result of brain disease caused by violent hits he sustained while playing football.

Junior Seau's family suing NFL over brain injuries Posted: 23 Jan 2013 10:05 AM PST The family of Junior Seau has sued the NFL, claiming the former linebacker's suicide was the result of brain disease caused by violent hits he sustained while playing football.

Chicago firefighters battle to fight flames in bitter cold Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:48 AM PST Firefighters spray down hot spots on an ice covered warehouse that caught fire Tuesday night in Chicago January 23, 2013. Fire department officials said it is the biggest fire the department has had to battle in years and one-third of all Chicago firefighters were on the scene at one point or another trying to put out the flames. An Arctic blast continues to gripped the U.S. Midwest and Northeast Wednesday, with at least three deaths linked to the frigid weather, and fierce winds made some locations feel as cold as 50 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. (minus 46 degrees Celsius) REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

Sen. Feinstein to introduce assault-weapons ban Thursday Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:32 AM PST Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., will introduce legislation Thursday morning to reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons, the senator's office announced Wednesday. The "Assault Weapons Ban of 2013," which centers on banning military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices—actions backed by President Barack Obama—will be introduced during a press conference at 11 a.m. Thursday. [...]

GOP debt-limit bill setting up new fiscal cliff, say Democrats Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:15 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Wednesday began considering a Republican measure to extend the U.S. debt limit for nearly four months but many Democrats vowed to oppose the measure, calling it a gimmick that sets up a new "fiscal cliff." A test vote to proceed with debate on the measure showed a nearly strict partisan split, with 234 votes in favor and 190 against. Just six Democrats supported it. The bill, likely to pass both the Republican-controlled House and Democratic-controlled Senate, also was endorsed by the White House on Tuesday. ...

Russia bans U.S. adoptions; are English words next? Posted: 23 Jan 2013 08:58 AM PST "We want to minimize the usage of foreign words when they have ready Russian substitutes at hand," says Vladimir Ovsyannikov, deputy head of an ultranationalist party.

Japan official: Let the elderly 'hurry up and die' Posted: 23 Jan 2013 08:42 AM PST TOKYO - Taro Aso has never been one to hold his tongue. But Japan's 72 year-old deputy prime minister may have outdone himself with his latest gaffe.

American teen pulls a stunner at Australian Open Posted: 23 Jan 2013 08:26 AM PST There are few moments when you can physically see the changing of the guard happening. One that comes to my golfing mind was Jack Nicklaus standing on the Swilcan Bridge, waving to the crowd during his last British Open as Tiger Woods was teeing off, prepared to win at St. Andrews.

Banksy-inspired Lance Armstrong graffiti pops up in L.A. Posted: 23 Jan 2013 08:08 AM PST Street art apparently inspired the elusive graffiti artist Banksy is being used by an unidentified artist to weigh in on the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.

Unions suffer steep decline in membership Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:36 AM PST The nation's labor unions suffered sharp declines in membership last year, led by losses among public sector workers in cash-strapped states, cities, counties and towns.

Lawmakers touched by gun violence take debate personally Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:19 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They belong to an exclusive group in the U.S. Congress: survivors of gun violence. They number at least seven. A few were nearly killed. Others lost family members or colleagues before they came to Washington and became players in the national debate on guns. Still carrying the emotional and, in some cases, physical scars from those episodes, most of the legislators believe a string of mass killings - notably the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting that killed 26 last month - has put the goal of more stringent gun control laws within tantalizing reach. ...

Prince Harry's war games trigger backlash Posted: 23 Jan 2013 06:47 AM PST Much of the controversy comes from the 28-year-old prince's comments comparing his job of flying Apache attack helicopters to his love of video games.

Aretha 'laughed' about Beyonce lip-sync controversy Posted: 23 Jan 2013 06:15 AM PST "I thought it was funny because the weather down there was about 46 or 44 degrees and for most singers that is just not good singing weather," Franklin told ABC News in an interview.

Clinton more popular than Biden ... are we talking 2016 already? Posted: 23 Jan 2013 05:25 AM PST Clinton, set to testify before Congress today about the Benghazi attack, appears undamaged by the security failure that led to the death of the U.S. ambassador to Libya.

Kennedy takes on addiction in book Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:53 AM PST The nephew of President John F. Kennedy is calling for improvements in the nation's treatment of addiction and mental illness in a new book.

Te'o tells Couric he briefly lied about girlfriend Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:36 AM PST "Now I get a phone call on Dec. 6, saying that she's alive and then I'm going be put on national TV two days later. And to ask me about the same question. You know, what would you do?" Te'o said.

Everyone loves N.J. Governor Chris Christie, poll shows Posted: 23 Jan 2013 04:20 AM PST Christie, a Republican who is often mentioned as a potential presidential contender in 2016, has seen his popularity skyrocket since superstorm Sandy ripped through the state last fall.

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