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- Final 9/11 airplane lawsuit settles: American pays $135M 9/11 settlement
9/11 lawsuit: American Airlines and insurance carriers will pay $135 million to financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald, which lost two-thirds of its employees in the Sept. 11 attacks.
- Tennessee road rage leads to attempted murder charges
Tennessee road rage: After a man nearly hit several motorcyclists, he allegedly responded with obscene gestures, then stopped his SUV in the street and backed into one of them, says a police statement.
- Reno shooting: Gunman shoots three, then kills himself at Reno hospital
Reno shooting: The shooter killed one and injured two others before ending his own life at a Reno hospital.
- George Zimmerman: Would you pay $100,000 for his painting?
George Zimmerman has put an original oil painting up for sale on eBay. The current bid for George Zimmerman's blue American flag painting stands at just under $100,000.
- Rep. Jim Matheson of Utah won't run, opens door for Mia Love in 2014
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson of Utah will not run for an eighth term in Congress. His withdrawal opens the door for Saratoga Springs Mayor Mia Love. If she wins in 2014, she would be the first black, female Republican elected to Congress.
- Utah polygamy: Mormon church explains why it was allowed
Utah polygamy: The Mormon church has posted a new historical narrative on its website about polygamy. The post comes as a federal judge in Utah last week struck down key parts of the state's polygamy laws.
- Mega Millions jackpot odds worsen: Why do people believe they can win?
Mega Millions jackpot: The Mega Millions jackpot prize keeps growing because the odds of winning have actually been reduced. So, why do people think they will defy the astronomical odds?
- NFL playoff scenarios: Baltimore Ravens in the wild card hunt
NFL playoff scenarios: Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, and Miami Dolphins are still in the hunt for a NFL playoff berth. A look at the various scenarios and current standings.
- Harvard: Bomb threat causes evacuations during finals, but no bomb found
Harvard University evacuated several buildings after an emailed bomb threat, but a thorough search turned up no suspicious packages. Was this bomb threat just the latest in a string of hoaxes?
- Short Hills mall shooting: Carjackers kill for a silver Range Rover?
Short Hills mall shooting: A Hoboken attorney was shot to death in front of his wife in the parking garage of The Mall at Short Hills. The shooters drove off in their SUV, recovered the next morning.
- Winter tires and snowblowers make early appearance in Northeast
Tired of winter already? Snowy weather complicated travel and Christmas shopping for much of the country this weekend. Some parts of Pennsylvania saw nearly a foot of snow Saturday, while Boston got four to eight inches.
- Heisman Trophy goes to a freshman, again
Heisman Trophy: This year's winner of college football's premiere trophy, the Heisman, goes to Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston.
- Fast-moving storm moves East, chilling states from Missouri to Maine
Across the Midwest and Northeast, a massive winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow and wet weather, complicating travel over the weekend.
- ESPN rejects, then OKs Christmas charity ad
ESPN will now allow a television ad heralding the birth of Christ during a college basketball game Saturday. The ad asks viewers to write to sick children and "help us reveal God's healing presence this Christmas."
- Newtown anniversary: Obama seeks more gun control, expanded mental health care
In his Saturday address, President Obama marked the Newtown shooting anniversary by calling for tighter gun control and expanded mental healthcare.
- Broncos game: Stabbings in stadium parking lot
Broncos game: Stabbings were the result of a fight after a fender bender in the Broncos stadium parking lot after Thursday's game. Three people were injured in the stabbings, none seriously.
- Can Paul Ryan's budget bridge Republican factions?
If this week's bipartisan budget deal marks a turn to more measured governance by the Republican Party, it could clear the way for Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to emerge as a party leader.
- Katie Beirne Fallon: Can she fix White House-Congress relations?
Katie Beirne Fallon will take over as legislative affairs director in January. What's Katie Beirne Fallon's assignment? Repair relations between the White House and Congress.
- Police: Student shoots, injures two at Colo. high school, takes own life
A male student opened fire at Arapahoe High School, south of Denver, where he wounded two classmates before apparently turning his gun on himself, say law enforcement officials.
- California sex workers granted victims' rights
Under the previous system, prostitutes were specifically excluded from a program compensating victims of violent crimes for medical costs and related expenses.