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Edward Snowden: 'I already won'Edward Snowden told The Washington Post that he considers his mission 'already accomplished' now that journalists can tell the story of the government's collection of bulk Internet and phone records.
Winter ice storms snarl holiday travel for some, while others hit record highsWinter ice storms: Unusual weather patterns have created record-setting warm weather in some parts of the country, while leaving other states coated in ice.
Obamacare deadline: California health exchanges brace for deadlineObamacare deadline: For coverage to begin Jan. 1, applicants must sign up for health insurance by Monday, Dec. 23. In California, tens of thousands of applicants are signing up daily as the Obamacare deadline approaches.
- Monday's spacewalk postponed due to spacesuit problems
Saturday's spacewalk -- part of a potential trio to replace a failing plump -- went well.
- Colorado school shooting: teen dies from injuries
Claire Davis, 17, was shot in the head in the December 13 attack on her high school.
- Spacewalkers, with snorkels, make quick work of space station repairs
Two astronauts removed an old space station pump Saturday, well ahead of schedule. That task had been planned for the next spacewalk on Monday.
- Deputy fatally shot outside Christmas party
Deputy fatally shot while trying to stop his daughter from being robbed. The Illinois deputy was off duty at a family Christmas party when he was fatally shot Friday night.
- Why NYC banned e-cigarettes in public places
The New York City council voted to extend to e-cigarettes the current ban on smoking in public indoor places. The e-cigarette ban would then take effect in four months.
First gay marriages in Utah as federal judge overturns banUS. District Judge Robert J. Shelby ruled Utah's voter-approved ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. Republican governor blasted the ruling as going against the will of the people. Gay couples rushed to the Salt Lake County Clerk's office en masse.
'Obamacare' heroin shipment captured in Massachusetts'Obamacare' heroin shipment: Massachusetts police snag 1,250 packets of heroin. Why did drug dealers call their heroin 'Obamacare'?
- Alabama terrorism case: Two men wanted to be jihadists
Alabama terrorism case: Two men in Alabama were sentenced to 15 years in prison each on Friday for conspiring to support African Islamist terrorists. The men plead guilty to terrorism charges of conspiring to provide support to terrorists.
Pastor defrocked for 'an act of love': officiating his gay son's weddingPastor defrocked: Last month, a Methodist jury suspended Pastor Frank Schaefer for 30 days for officiating his gay son's wedding in 2007. Now the month is up, and the pastor says he refuses to follow the anti-gay-marriage 'Book of Discipline.' He was then urged to resign. When he did not, he was defrocked.
Gov. Nikki Haley's husband is home from Afghanistan: 'I took my first breath in a year'Nikki Haley and her husband, Capt. Michael Haley, talk about his year-long deployment to Afghanistan. Nikki Haley is the Republican governor of South Carolina.
- Bernie Goetz: What's his defense in pot sale to undercover female cop?
Bernie Goetz was charged with the sale of marijuana after he was nabbed selling $30 worth of pot to a female undercover officer. In a court hearing, Bernie Goetz said he's a vegetarian, and felt coerced into taking the $30 from the undercover officer.
Atheist billboard burned (well, almost) in New Jersey. Why?Atheist billboard: The billboard in New Jersey proclaims "Keep Saturn in Saturnalia" but someone tried to burn it down. The billboard is one atheist group's response to another sign in Pitman that says "Keep the Christ in Christmas."
Will Baucus become the next U.S. ambassador to China?U.S. Senator Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, has said he will retire from the Senate next year. On Wednesday, Senate aides revealed that President Obama will nominate the retiring senator to fill the post of ambassador to China.
Massive Target credit card data theft revealedA security industry blog reported that a credit card data security breach on Black Friday weekend involved almost all of Target's 1,797 U.S. stores. Criminals accessed the data by installing software on machines that customers use to swipe their cards, investigators said.
Mega Millions: Second winner remains unknownThe first of two Mega Millions lottery winners came forward on Wednesday. The Georgia woman has not yet decided how she and her family will spend their newfound $173.8 million.
Gallant dog jumps onto subway tracks to save blind manWhen his blind owner tumbled onto a New York City subway track, a black lab jumped down to save him. The subway train slowed and passed over dog and man without hitting them.
Harvard hoax: Harvard student faces federal charges over campus bomb hoaxHarvard hoax: A Harvard student trying to avoid an exam sent emails saying bombs had been placed around the Harvard campus, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
