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Obama takes an island break from the pressures of office
23 December 2012 08:13 PM
With Washington struggling to come to an agreement on the "fiscal cliff", President Barack Obama arrived in Hawaii at the weekend for a Christmas break with his family.
Drive-in theaters facing oblivion without funds to go digital
23 December 2012 09:50 AM
Drive-in movie theaters that scraped by during the surge in modern multiplexes are edging closer to extinction as Hollywood phases out the 35-millimeter reels they need to show films.
Retailers pump up the volume to help drive up sales
23 December 2012 09:48 AM
Like a surprise party or a mortar attack, a night of Christmas shopping begins with noise.
FBI Lab's woes cast a growing shadow
23 December 2012 09:44 AM
Thousands of criminal cases at the state and local level may have relied on exaggerated testimony or false forensic evidence to convict defendants of murder, rape and other felonies.
Advocates fear gun control agenda will divert Obama from immigration reform
23 December 2012 09:40 AM
President Barack Obama's pledge to pursue a package of gun control measures next month has immigration advocates concerned whether the effort could delay or distract the White House from moving quickly to fulfill another of his second-term priorities.
Airlines and aircraft makers use sacks of potatoes to test in-flight wireless internet connections
23 December 2012 08:46 AM
If the wireless internet connection during your holiday flight seems more reliable than it used to, you could have the humble potato to thank.
Why we're still in the dark about killer Adam Lanza
23 December 2012 12:00 AM
More than a week on from the Newtown massacre, America remains shaken – and still in the dark about Adam Lanza, the 20-year-old gunman who killed 26 people, including 20 defenceless first graders at Sandy Hook Elementary, with a military-style rifle.
After the slaughter at Sandy Hook school, America's firearms debate intensifies
23 December 2012 12:00 AM
Since the outrage that shocked the world, another 500 Americans have died because of absurd gun Laws. They include a boy, just 3, a church volunteer and a victim of road rage. And the solution? More guns, says the NRA. Unbelievable...
Americans look past fiscal debate as spending climbs
22 December 2012 09:24 AM
Americans looked past the debate on fiscal policy in November as consumer spending and demand for durable goods climbed, indicating the economy strengthened heading into the current impasse on tax rates and spending cuts.
Schools consider armed police after Newtown shootings
22 December 2012 09:21 AM
Michael Strutt, superintendent of Butler, Pennsylvania, schools, took an extraordinary step last weekend to protect the district's 7,500 children: securing a court order letting him place armed retired state troopers in every school.
The American town where the law requires you to own a gun
22 December 2012 09:16 AM
Kennesaw is a quiet Atlanta suburb of newer subdivisions and strip malls around a huddle of older homes and storefronts. It asked churches to ring their bells 26 times Friday for the victims of last week's elementary school massacre in Connecticut.
Bells toll in memory of school shooting victims
22 December 2012 09:08 AM
Bells tolled at houses of worship across the country Friday morning — including most prominently at Washington National Cathedral and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception — in memory of those who died tragically in Newtown, Connecticut, last week.
Newtown: Girl Scouts come together to support their own
22 December 2012 09:05 AM
Eight of the 12 girls killed in last week's shooting rampage at the Sandy Hook Elementary School were Girl Scouts.
NRA blames violent media for mass shootings
22 December 2012 09:04 AM
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