A closed-door session between Vice President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping that had been scheduled for 45 minutes stretched to two hours.
Read More »Sandy Hook Elementary 911 Calls Reveal Panic From Inside School
The calls were made as gunman Adam Lanza entered the school on Dec. 14, killing 20 children and six staff members. "It's still going on," a school custodian told a dispatcher. "I keep hearing shooting. I keep hearing pops."
Read More »Sunken Japanese Supersub From World War II Located Off Hawaii
The I-400, the prototype of an aircraft-carrying submarine meant to be used in stealthy airstrikes against U.S. cities, was located in August near Oahu.
Read More »Steelers Coach Fined $100,000 For Interfering With Play
Mike Tomlin says he takes full responsibility for stepping onto the field during a kickoff return by the Ravens' Jacoby Jones.
Read More »Illinois Approves Rescue Of Its Ailing Pension System
The bill would cut benefits and push back the retirement age for younger workers in an effort to close a $100 billion shortfall. The governor has said he will sign it, but the state's public employee unions bitterly oppose it.
Read More »SpaceX Launches First Major Communications Satellite
The company's Falcon 9 booster lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., carrying the satellite into a geostationary orbit.
Read More »Protests Intensify Over Ukraine’s Rejection Of EU Pact
The government's thumbs down of the proposed trade agreement has sparked widespread anger and street protests that have threatened to topple President Viktor Yanukovych.
Read More »‘Mastermind’ Behind Doritos Locos Tacos Dies At Age 41
Despite naysayers, Todd Mills stuck to his guns and eventually saw a hard-shell taco splattered with neon-orange cheese dust become a staple in the country's fast-food scene.
Read More »Hezbollah Commander Dies In Attack Outside Beirut Home
Hassan al-Laqis, identified as a veteran commander with expertise in technology and intelligence, was reportedly shot in a parking lot outside his home. Hezbollah is blaming Israel for the killing, but Israeli officials denied the claim.
Read More »HealthCare.gov Is Now Working Smoothly, White House Says
According to White House metrics, the site is now working more than 90 percent of time, up from less than half the time in early November.
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