Last day to avoid the fiscal cliff: With the deadline less than 24 hours away, Congress remains at odds over tax rates for the wealthy and budget cuts to pay for Democratic proposals.
Hillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clot: The secretary of state was admitted to a New York hospital after suffering a concussion earlier this month.
Where al-Qaida's new outpost is: Islamists have built a stronghold in northern Mali.
Deadly bus crash along treacherous stretch: Oregon police said an interstate was caked with ice when the tour bus crashed through a guardrail and down an embankment, killing at least nine people.
Hugo Chavez suffers a setback: The Venezuelan president is in "delicate" condition after new complications following his cancer surgery.
Happy New Year, Samoa: The tiny nation in the South Pacific is the first in the world to ring in 2013.
Why a suspect said she pushed a man in front of New York subway: "I thought it would be cool," Erika Menendez told police.
Baby on the way for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West: The couple broke the news on stage that she is pregnant with the couple's first child.
A bid to ban ‘spoiler alert’: Kick the can down the road, 'trending and bucket list also top a list of overused words.
Too little, too late for Super Bowl champions: The New York Giants routed Philadelphia, 42-7, but failed to make the playoffs when Chicago beat Detroit.
--The Associated Press