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- Big Hero 6 beats Interstellar at box office
The animated Disney film topped the widely anticipated Chris Nolan epic.
Arizona vs. US government: Why another state immigration law was struck downA court ruling Friday struck down Arizona 's 2005 immigrant smuggling law, and it marks the latest in a string of restrictions placed by the courts on Arizona's effort to use local police to halt illegal immigration. What's next?
Superstorm Typhoon Nuri slams Alaska, sets up big chill for lower 48The remnants of Typhoon Nuri blasted Alaska's Aleutian Islands with 50 foot waves and wind gusts up to 96 mph Friday. This week, the superstorm will push Arctic air south bringing freezing temperatures to lower 48 states.
Republicans now rule the South: What that means nationallyThe mid-term election results put Southern Republicans - from the Carolinas to Texas - at the forefront in Washington.
White House 'cooperation' lunch with GOP turns into immigration disputeA postelection lunch hosted by the White House with the aim of finding common ground between Democrats and Republicans ended up boiling over into an argument over President Obama's threat of unilateral action on immigration reform.
US to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq. Will that be enough?President Obama on Friday authorized 1,500 more US troops for Iraq, a move that the White House hopes will help bolster Iraqi forces in the fight against Islamic State militants.
Arnold Abbott keeps feeding the homeless: Charity or crime?Arnold Abbott was issued a summons for violating an ordinance that limits where charitable groups can feed the homeless. Abbott was also recently arrested, along with two pastors, for feeding the homeless in a Fort Lauderdale park.
Massive Typhoon Nuri headed north through Pacific Ocean to Aleutian IslandsThe National Weather Service says Typhoon Nuri could reach Alaska's western Aleutian Islands and the Bering Sea between late Friday and Saturday before weakening.
Boehner warns Obama on immigration: Don't act aloneHouse Speaker Boehner warned President Obama on Thursday against taking sweeping action on immigration without congressional approval, at his first news conference after elections in which Republicans captured control of the Senate.
Faculty and students troubled as Harvard secretly photographs undergrads'You should do studies only with the consent of the people being studied,' Harvard computer science professor Harry Lewis said.
Remains of missing Fox movie executive discovered in Calif.Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed early Thursday that the remains of Gavin Smith have been positively identified.
- Suspect in Wash. state murder who posted photos online surrenders in Oregon
David Kalac is accused of killing his girlfriend near Seattle earlier this week.
Navy SEAL, who wrote book about the bin Laden raid, loses $4.5 millionFormer Navy SEAL, Matt Bissonnette, filed a lawsuit against his ex-lawyers for advising him it was OK to publish his book about the Osama bin Laden raid. The book "No Easy Day," prompted a Pentagon inquiry that evolved into a criminal probe by the Justice Department.
Judge rules Missouri's ban on same sex marriage unconstitutionalMore than 30 states now permit same sex couples to marry, and on Wednesday Missouri joined their ranks after a St. Louis circuit judge's ruling that the state's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional.
Optimistic on Iran, Obama seeks new powers to fight Islamic StateIn his first public remarks following a thrashing by Republicans in the midterm elections, President Obama said he would work with Congress on new war powers to fight the Islamic State, and expressed hope that a nuclear deal may be reached with Iran.
Abducted nurse from Philadelphia found safeCarlesha Freeland-Gaither, who was seen on surveillance video being abducted in Philadelphia, was rescued Wednesday after being spotted in Jessup, Maryland, in a car with a man police now have in custody.
Obama requests $6.2 billion from Congress to fight EbolaThe administration would establish more than 50 Ebola treatment centers throughout the country, procure safety suits, and more strictly monitor travelers on their arrival in the US.
Alex Rodriguez admits taking steroids to government, lawyer saysRodriguez told investigators he did use banned substances between late 2010 and October 2012 supplied by Anthony Bosch, who owned the Biogenesis of America clinic in Coral Gables.
Michigan voters reject gray wolf huntingMichigan voters have rejected two state laws that allow hunting of gray wolves. But the vote may be moot as another state law allows wolf hunting next year.
US Air Force disciplines at least 16 nuclear officersDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected soon to announce the results of an independent review of problems in the nuclear force.
