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• Obama ‘optimistic’ Senate leaders will reach ‘fiscal cliff’ deal this weekend
• Senate approves $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy reconstruction bill
• Indian rape victim dies
• N.Y. woman charged in firefighter slaying
• Jean Harris, 'Scarsdale Diet' doctor killer, dies
• Coroner IDs body as girl seen with slash suspect
• Obama to discuss "fiscal cliff" on NBC's "Meet the Press"
• George H.W. Bush still in intensive care, but 'alert' and improving
• Maine set to ring wedding bells for same-sex couples
• Couple loses adoptive daughter after Russia signs ban
• Deal reached to avert East coast port strike ... for now
• Hillary Clinton to return to work following illness
• Experts: Schools need trained police, not just guard with a gun
• Woman charged with lying to FBI about Newtown scam
• In rare move, retailers recall baby recliner after deaths
• VIDEO: So this is what happens when mom is away
• Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012
• Would-be adoptive parents look beyond Russia
• Satellite photos show North Korea nuclear readiness
• Nadal to miss Australian Open due to illness

Obama ‘optimistic’ Senate leaders will reach ‘fiscal cliff’ deal this weekend Posted: 28 Dec 2012 03:56 PM PST Following talks with congressional leaders that yielded no news of  a "fiscal cliff" agreement, President Barack Obama on Friday evening pressured lawmakers to reach a deal this weekend as the public's patience wears thin.

Senate approves $60.4 billion Superstorm Sandy reconstruction bill Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:43 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Friday approved a $60.4 billion aid package to pay for reconstruction costs from Superstorm Sandy, after defeating Republican efforts to trim the bill's cost. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urged the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to quickly take up the bill. Both chambers have to agreed on a package by Jan 2, when the current term of Congress is expected to end, or restart the process of crafting legislation in 2013. ...

Indian rape victim dies Posted: 28 Dec 2012 03:37 PM PST A young Indian woman who was gang-raped and severely beaten on a bus in New Delhi died Saturday at a Singapore hospital, after her horrific ordeal galvanized Indians to demand greater protection from sexual violence that impacts thousands of women every day.

N.Y. woman charged in firefighter slaying Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:11 PM PST A 24-year-old woman was arrested Friday and charged in connection with the Christmas Eve ambush slaying of two volunteer firefighters responding to a house fire in upstate New York.

Jean Harris, 'Scarsdale Diet' doctor killer, dies Posted: 28 Dec 2012 01:05 PM PST NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Jean Harris, the patrician girls' school headmistress who spent 12 years in prison for the 1980 killing of her longtime lover, "Scarsdale Diet" doctor Herman Tarnower, in a case that rallied feminists and inspired television movies, has died. She was 89.

Coroner IDs body as girl seen with slash suspect Posted: 28 Dec 2012 03:31 PM PST Authorities say a body found in an undeveloped North Las Vegas housing tract belongs to a missing 10-year-old girl last seen with a suspect in a casino slashing case.

Obama to discuss "fiscal cliff" on NBC's "Meet the Press" Posted: 28 Dec 2012 03:31 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will discuss the last-minute negotiations to avert the "fiscal cliff" during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, the network said in a statement. (Reporting By Karey Wutkowski; editing by Todd Eastham)

George H.W. Bush still in intensive care, but 'alert' and improving Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:29 AM PST Former President George H.W. Bush remained in intensive care at a Houston hospital on Friday but his condition continues to improve, a spokesman said.

Maine set to ring wedding bells for same-sex couples Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:19 PM PST The state approved same-sex unions on November 6, Election Day, becoming the only states to pass such a measure by popular vote.

Couple loses adoptive daughter after Russia signs ban Posted: 28 Dec 2012 07:07 AM PST The law goes into effect on Jan. 1, but Russian officials have said even cases of 52 children who are within weeks of traveling to the United States are now frozen.

Deal reached to avert East coast port strike ... for now Posted: 28 Dec 2012 03:14 PM PST Shippers and a dockworkers' union reached a labor agreement that will avert a strike that threatened to wreak havoc on the U.S. economy.

Hillary Clinton to return to work following illness Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:20 AM PST Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will return to work next week, her spokesman said, following a stomach virus that caused her to faint and suffer a concussion, which kept her from her official duties for three weeks.

Experts: Schools need trained police, not just guard with a gun Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:10 AM PST The National Rifle Association's response to a Connecticut school massacre envisions, in part, having trained, armed volunteers in every school in America.

Woman charged with lying to FBI about Newtown scam Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:32 AM PST (Reuters) - A New York City woman who used her Facebook page to dupe donors into contributing to a "funeral fund" for one of the children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was charged with lying to the FBI, court documents showed. Nouel Alba, 37, of the Bronx, used a Facebook page to pose as the aunt of one of the victims, 6-year-old Noah Pozner, and encouraged potential donors to contribute to a PayPal account in her name she had set up last February, according to court papers. Alba, who made an initial appearance on Thursday before a U.S. ...

In rare move, retailers recall baby recliner after deaths Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:55 PM PST The company that makes the Nap Nanny - a device marketed as a portable recliner for infants to sleep on - has refused to recall the product, even after the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported 70 complaints, including 5 deaths. So now, in an unusual move, four major retailers have announced they will recall the Nap Nanny themselves.

VIDEO: So this is what happens when mom is away Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:57 AM PST When Mommy is away, Dad and son will play. And if your dad works in the video production business, that playtime gets filmed, turned into a time-lapse video and instantly goes viral.

Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012 Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:59 AM PST Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables who died in 2012 created images in our minds that remained unchanged over decades.

Would-be adoptive parents look beyond Russia Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:16 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russia's new ban on U.S. adoptions is the latest setback for hopeful American parents as countries increasingly impose restrictions. Other countries, including China and Guatemala, have erected hurdles for adoptive families as they create their own domestic adoption programs. The signing of the Hague Convention on adoption in 2008 drastically improved regulation of the process, which had been rife with corruption. But it has also led to a slowdown in adoptions or shutdowns in some countries. ...

Satellite photos show North Korea nuclear readiness Posted: 27 Dec 2012 09:14 PM PST North Korea has repaired flood damage at its nuclear test facility and could conduct a quick atomic explosion if it chose, analysis of recent satellite photos indicates.

Nadal to miss Australian Open due to illness Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:46 AM PST MADRID (Reuters) - French Open champion Rafa Nadal has been forced to withdraw from next month's Australian Open because of a stomach virus that has disrupted his recovery from a long-term knee injury, the world number four said on Friday.

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