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• Indiana hospital fires nurses for refusing flu shot
• Slow and steady: Private sector shrugs off crisis, steps up hiring
• Study: You may not recognize yourself in 10 years
• ICE arrests 245 alleged pedophiles, rescues 44 children
• Boehner re-elected speaker of the House
• Clinton returning to work next week; will testify on Benghazi
• Rare 1981 photo of Princess Diana to be auctioned
• Ariz teens rescued from tree after lake ice cracks
• White House releases 'The Year in Photographs, 2012'
• Depardieu gets Russian citizenship to protest France 'super-tax'
• Did N. Korea's mysterious first lady give birth?
• The courage of Boehner and McConnell
• Photos: British zoo starts annual critter census
• Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name
• White powder sent to paper in gun permit map flap
• Clinton soars, Palin plummets in most-admired survey
• Senate swears in a historic 20 female senators
• School suspends six-year-old boy for making gun gesture
• Will 2013 be the year Japan's economy turns around?
• Sandy Hook students resume classes for first time school shooting
• New Congress convenes to face old problems, and more
• 100 billion alien planets fill our Milky Way galaxy
• Shooter kills 3 people, injures 2 in Swiss village
• Boehner sets vote for Sandy aid after criticism
• Stocks soar on budget deal, but problems lurk

Indiana hospital fires nurses for refusing flu shot Posted: 03 Jan 2013 01:01 PM PST An Indiana hospital has fired eight employees, including at least three veteran nurses, after they refused mandatory flu shots.

Slow and steady: Private sector shrugs off crisis, steps up hiring Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:45 PM PST "The underlying economy has momentum. The hope and prayer of the market is that our political leaders don't screw it up."

Study: You may not recognize yourself in 10 years Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:14 PM PST Think you'll be the same person in 10 years that you are today? Think again. Most people realize they've changed in the past, but few expect to change in the future, a new study finds.

ICE arrests 245 alleged pedophiles, rescues 44 children Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:40 AM PST Investigators Seek Help to Find Additional John and Jane Doe Child Predators

Boehner re-elected speaker of the House Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:23 AM PST Despite nine defections from fellow Republicans, Rep. John Boehner was re-elected as Speaker of the House in a voice vote.

Clinton returning to work next week; will testify on Benghazi Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:07 AM PST After leaving the hospital where she was already conducting official State Department business, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will return to Foggy Bottom next week, reports Bloomberg News:

Rare 1981 photo of Princess Diana to be auctioned Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:51 AM PST A photo showing a rare glimpse into the life of Lady Diana before she married into the royal family will be up for auction later this month.

Ariz teens rescued from tree after lake ice cracks Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:40 AM PST SHOW LOW, Ariz. (AP) — Two teenagers were rescued after spending two frigid hours hanging onto a dead tree after ice on an Arizona lake began to crack, authorities said Thursday.

White House releases 'The Year in Photographs, 2012' Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:02 AM PST

Depardieu gets Russian citizenship to protest France 'super-tax' Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:12 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has waged a battle against a proposed super-tax on millionaires in his native country, has been granted Russian citizenship.

Did N. Korea's mysterious first lady give birth? Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:55 AM PST SEOUL, South Korea - Experts on North Korea have long studied photos of the country's leaders trying to interpret the significance in the slightest change of body language, pose or position of hierarchy.

The courage of Boehner and McConnell Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:40 AM PST They deserve credit for the last-minute fortitude they displayed in ending the deadlock over tax cuts, writes Walter Shapiro.

Photos: British zoo starts annual critter census Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:23 AM PST Zoo keeper Zuzana Matyasova poses with penguins during the annual stock take at London Zoo January 3, 2013. The compulsory count of more than 17,500 animals is noted annually as part of the zoo's licence, and the information is logged with the International Species Information System (ISIS), used for managing international breeding programs of endangered animals. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT)

Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:07 AM PST Blaer, whose name means "light breeze" in Icelandic, is not on a list approved by the government.

White powder sent to paper in gun permit map flap Posted: 03 Jan 2013 07:49 AM PST After the Journal News published an interactive Google Map of the names and addresses of citizens who owned handgun permits in New York State's Westchester and Rockland counties.

Clinton soars, Palin plummets in most-admired survey Posted: 03 Jan 2013 07:27 AM PST Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sets a record in Gallup's annual most-admired survey, while Sarah Palin falls farther off the popularity radar.

Senate swears in a historic 20 female senators Posted: 03 Jan 2013 06:44 AM PST Four Republicans and 16 Democrats will break the record when they're sworn in.

School suspends six-year-old boy for making gun gesture Posted: 03 Jan 2013 06:11 AM PST A suburban Washington, D.C. family has retained legal counsel after their six-year-old son was suspended from school for making a gun gesture with his thumb and forefinger, pointing at another student and saying "pow."

Will 2013 be the year Japan's economy turns around? Posted: 03 Jan 2013 06:00 AM PST Japan's stock market rallied 23% last year--its biggest gain since 2005 and more than twice the profit in U.S. stocks.

Sandy Hook students resume classes for first time school shooting Posted: 03 Jan 2013 05:38 AM PST Parents were encouraged to attend school with their children on Thursday, though not ride with them on buses.

New Congress convenes to face old problems, and more Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:49 AM PST It's swearing-in day on Capitol Hill. The 113th Congress will convene at the constitutionally required time of noon. Democrats maintain control of the Senate with a 55-45 edge in the new two-year Congress, which means Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., will remain in charge. Republicans continue their majority in the House 235-199. Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, [...]

100 billion alien planets fill our Milky Way galaxy Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:16 AM PST Our Milky Way galaxy is home to at least 100 billion alien planets, and possibly many more, a new study suggests.

Shooter kills 3 people, injures 2 in Swiss village Posted: 03 Jan 2013 02:15 AM PST GENEVA (AP) — A man using an old-model Swiss military rifle shot and killed three women and wounded two men in a Swiss village, and was then arrested by officers who shot and injured him, police said Thursday.

Boehner sets vote for Sandy aid after criticism Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:59 AM PST The House is headed for a vote on aid for Superstorm Sandy victims after House Speaker John Boehner mollified Republicans from New York and New Jersey upset with his decision to cancel action on the bill.

Stocks soar on budget deal, but problems lurk Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:45 PM PST The "fiscal cliff" compromise, even with all its chaos, controversy and unresolved questions, was enough to ignite the stock market on Wednesday, the first trading day of the new year.

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