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Senate hearing pits NRA, gun-control supporters
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds its first hearing on curbing gun violence since the massacre of 20 first-graders and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last month. Read More -
Standoff: Man shoots Alabama bus driver, takes child
Police with SWAT teams and negotiators are at a rural property in Alabama where a man was believed to be holed up in a bunker after fatally shooting the driver of a school bus and fleeing with a 6-yea Read More -
Storms rip through central US and South, one dead
Trees and power lines are down and thousands are without power after strong storms ripped through several states in the South and central U.S. overnight. Read More -
US home prices accelerate in November
U.S. home prices accelerated in November compared with a year ago, pushed higher by rising sales and a tighter supply of available homes. Read More -
Transportation secretary to leave administration
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the only Republican still left in President Barack Obama's first-term Cabinet, says he plans to leave the Obama administration. Read More -
Official: US may set up drone base in Niger
A U.S. military official says the Pentagon is considering setting up a drone base in northwest Africa to increase intelligence collection on Islamic militants in the region. Read More -
Obama says he'll quickly sign `Sandy' aid
A more than $50 billion aid bill for Superstorm Sandy victims heads to President Barack Obama's desk, and the president says he won't hesitate to sign it. Read More -
UPDATE: Senate panel approves Kerry nomination
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved President Barack Obama's nomination of Sen. John Kerry to be the next secretary of state. Read More -
Hospital that trashed kidney resumes transplants
An Ohio hospital where a nurse accidentally threw out a viable kidney has resumed its kidney transplant program. Read More