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• Obama pushes middle-class agenda, gun control
• Asteroid buzzes Earth in record-setting flyby
• Gov't report includes meth making for dummies
• Photos: $47 coffee? Outrageous food records
• Investors watching for fallout from Carnival cruise debacle
• Why 'facts don't work' for conspiracy theorists
• Butchers enjoying boost after horsemeat scandal
• Sandy Hook teachers awarded posthumous medals
• Pistorius family disputes murder in 'strongest terms'
• Video: Daredevil surfs huge waves on water skis
• Sen. Warren shows no mercy at banking hearing
• Teen actress turns into successful day trader
• My classmate, the robot: Student attends school remotely
• NRA's new ad takes on ban high-capacity magazines
• Lautenberg tells N.J.'s Booker to finish the job in Newark
• Smiling Chavez photos shown after absence
• Celebrity polar bear Knut stuffed and put on display
• Adopted teen given up for adoption again entitled to millions, judge says
• Congressman's alleged Twitter love is actually his long lost daughter
• Siblings find and return $13,000
• N. Korea tells China it's prepping for another nuclear test: Report
• 27 prosthetic fins later, Aquarium fights to get turtle swimming
• Lawsuit claims 'Kanye West of walrus training' tried to steal animal
• Why North Korea is a real threat
• For some Republicans, there's no reason to compromise, ever

Obama pushes middle-class agenda, gun control Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:55 PM PST President Barack Obama on Friday completes his three-day, post-State of the Union push with a stop in his hometown of Chicago, Ill., where he will deliver remarks related to helping people rise into the middle class. "America is not a place where the chance of birth or circumstance should decide our destiny. And that's why [...]

Asteroid buzzes Earth in record-setting flyby Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:21 PM PST The 150-foot-wide rock cruised closer than many communications satellites circling Earth.

Gov't report includes meth making for dummies Posted: 15 Feb 2013 11:48 AM PST Everything I learned about making meth I learned from Congress.

Photos: $47 coffee? Outrageous food records Posted: 15 Feb 2013 11:32 AM PST We've collected some of the most outrageous food records ever seen! From the biggest pancake to the longest egg noodle, these larger than life photos are guaranteed to make you hungry.

Investors watching for fallout from Carnival cruise debacle Posted: 15 Feb 2013 11:15 AM PST Shareholders are anxious to see whether the mess on board a disabled Carnival cruise ship will hurt the broader industry.The 4,200 passengers on the Triumph were able to get off of the ship on Friday after ...

Why 'facts don't work' for conspiracy theorists Posted: 15 Feb 2013 10:59 AM PST Will Storr tries to figure out how seemingly rational people deny common sense.

Butchers enjoying boost after horsemeat scandal Posted: 15 Feb 2013 10:41 AM PST 'I trust this meat more than I trust anything out of the supermarkets,' says a shopper

Sandy Hook teachers awarded posthumous medals Posted: 15 Feb 2013 10:24 AM PST Family members of the victims accepted the awards on behalf of their loved ones.

Pistorius family disputes murder in 'strongest terms' Posted: 15 Feb 2013 10:07 AM PST The Olympic sprinter known as the "Blade Runner" wept as he was charged with murder.

Video: Daredevil surfs huge waves on water skis Posted: 15 Feb 2013 09:51 AM PST Not many people in the world can tackle the giant waves off the coast of California on a surfboard, but how about tackling them on a set of water skis?

Sen. Warren shows no mercy at banking hearing Posted: 15 Feb 2013 09:33 AM PST 'I'm really concerned that 'too big to fail' has become 'too big for trial.''

Teen actress turns into successful day trader Posted: 15 Feb 2013 09:16 AM PST Rachel Fox isn't an ordinary 16-year-old. She's already graduated from High School and has been a working Hollywood actress for years, appearing in shows like Desperate Housewives as evil Kayla Scavo and in the film Dream House with Daniel Craig and Naomi Watts. When she's not on set she can often be found on stage, singing and playing guitar in an indie rock band.

My classmate, the robot: Student attends school remotely Posted: 15 Feb 2013 08:59 AM PST WEST SENECA, N.Y. (AP) — In an elementary school hallway, a teacher takes her second-graders to the library, leading a single-file line of giggling boys and girls that's perfectly ordinary until you get to a sleek white robot with a video screen showing the face of a smiling, chubby-cheeked boy.

NRA's new ad takes on ban high-capacity magazines Posted: 15 Feb 2013 08:43 AM PST But polls show a majority of Americans support banning such clips.

Lautenberg tells N.J.'s Booker to finish the job in Newark Posted: 15 Feb 2013 08:11 AM PST New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg's announcement on Thursday that he won't seek re-election next year was widely interpreted as a boon for Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker's bid for the Senate. But Lautenberg isn't simply ceding the race to Booker, whom he's criticized for jumping into the race too soon. According to the Wall Street [...]

Smiling Chavez photos shown after absence Posted: 15 Feb 2013 07:54 AM PST CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's government showed the first photos of ailing President Hugo Chavez in more than two months on Friday, presenting images of him smiling alongside his daughters in Cuba.

Celebrity polar bear Knut stuffed and put on display Posted: 15 Feb 2013 07:37 AM PST The bear's hide has been mounted and is going on display in a Berlin museum.

Adopted teen given up for adoption again entitled to millions, judge says Posted: 15 Feb 2013 07:03 AM PST The new parents of a girl brought a suit after her original adopted father dies.

Congressman's alleged Twitter love is actually his long lost daughter Posted: 15 Feb 2013 06:15 AM PST Rep. Steve Cohen, a Tennessee Democrat, attracted unwanted attention during the State of the Union address, when press reported on what appeared to be flirtatious tweets sent to a very pretty 24-year-old blonde. It didn't help Cohen's case when he then deleted the tweets just a few minutes. Oh no, it's another Weinergate only not as exciting because there's no penis photo, the conservative media crowed. Turns out Rep. Cohen actually has a very pretty 24-year-old daughter, a fact that has been kept secret from the public for, well, 24 years. Scandal dodged. Sort of.

Siblings find and return $13,000 Posted: 15 Feb 2013 05:59 AM PST "We've had mixed comments, you know, from people telling us that we should have kept it," Ryan Moi said.

N. Korea tells China it's prepping for another nuclear test: Report Posted: 15 Feb 2013 05:43 AM PST Further tests could also be accompanied this year by another rocket launch.

27 prosthetic fins later, Aquarium fights to get turtle swimming Posted: 15 Feb 2013 04:54 AM PST Yu, a loggerhead turtle, had her front flippers shredded by a shark.

Lawsuit claims 'Kanye West of walrus training' tried to steal animal Posted: 15 Feb 2013 04:37 AM PST Marineland Canada says their former employee tried to take Smooshi the walrus.

Why North Korea is a real threat Posted: 15 Feb 2013 04:20 AM PST Nuclear security expert Joe Cirincione says the country wants to gain stature.

For some Republicans, there's no reason to compromise, ever Posted: 15 Feb 2013 03:47 AM PST The tactic could damage the GOP brand and push the nation to fiscal chaos.

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