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December 18, 2013
• Two Wins Mega Millions Jackpot; Budget's Military Cuts Rile Senators; Fed to Announce Stimulus Decision; U.S. Delegation to Sochi Olympics a Major Snub?;


December 17, 2013
• Budget Compromise Clears First Senate Hurdle; Student Suspended One Year for Hugging Teacher; Airport Guard Catches Falling Baby; Rare Beatles Songs Released; Mark O'Mara Responds to Florida Ethics Complaint; Deaf Missouri Father Hears Daughter Sing For First Time
• Tech CEOs Meet With President Obama; Mega Millions Fever
• NSA Leaker Snowden To Brazil: I'll Swap You Spying Help For Political Asylum; Obama's "Worst Year In Washington"; Jordan Mansion Doesn't Sell At Auction
• Mega Millions Jackpot; Tech Bosses at White House; Senate Budget Approval; Family Tries to Stop Life Support Removal; Beatles Tracks Released
• Obama's Approval Rating Drops; Anti-Bacterial Soap Makers Must Prove "Safer" Claims; Could Multivitamins Be Dangerous; New Details on Carnival Cruise Disaster in Gulf; More Upheaval in North Korea.
• Obama Meets With Tech Giants; Tech Leaders Air NSA Concerns; Former Microsoft Executive To Oversee Obamacare Web Site; Web Firms Criticized For Tracking Users; Congress May Be Least Productive Ever; $1.1 Million Spent On Bus Stop; Wastebook Released; Mega Millions Lottery
• Judge Says NSA Phone Collections Unconstitutional; Mega Millions Jackpot Could Reach $1 Billion; Lost Beatles Recordings Released on iTunes; Tech Giants Meets President at the White House
• Six U.S. Soldiers Killed In Chopper Crash; Report: Auditor Warned FEC Of Computer Disk; Snowden Offers To Help Brazil Probe NSA; Senate To Hold Key Budget Vote This Hour; Glaxo To Stop Paying Doctors To Promote Drugs; FDA To Antibacterial Soap Makers: Prove Claims That Products Are Safe, Effective
• Another Round Of Winter Weather Set to Slam Northeast; Fed Meeting Scheduled Today; Fate Of Bipartisan Budget Deal Hangs In Senate; Protecting Beatles Copyright; No Touchdown, No Problem
• President Obama Meets with Tech Leaders; Snowden Offers to Help Brazil Probe NSA; Chinese Hacked FEC During Shutdown; U.S. Helicopter Crashes in Afghanistan; Tonight's Mega Millions at $586 Million; Senator Coburn's "Wastebook 2013" Targets Big Federal Spending


December 16, 2013
• Telemarketer Samantha West, Robot or Real?; Teacher Tells Student Santa Is White; Fox News Anchor Claims Jesus, Santa Are White; China Successfully Lands Rover on Moon; FDA May Ban Antibacterial Soaps; New Audio of Granite Mountain Hotshot Firefighters; Google Purchases Robotics Firm, Boston Dynamics; Mega Millions Grows to Half Billion
• Judge Rules NSA Phone Surveillance Unconstitutional; Will Senate Pass Budget Deal?
• More Artists Cancel Seaworld Concerts; Surprises Emerge In Iowa Poll; Judge Rules In Favor Of Polygamist Family; Groom Dies In Accident Hours After Wedding; Judge: NSA Phone Surveillance Unconstitutional
• Budget Deal; Pope Responds to Limbaugh Criticism; Historic NFL Collapse in Dallas; NSA Phone Surveillance Program
• NSA Says Snowden Took 1.7 Million Documents; Boston Bomber Heard Voices, Received No Treatment; N.M. Teacher Told Boy Couldn't Dress as Santa; Playgrounds Built in Memory of Newtown
• Budget Deal Faces Close Senate Vote; New Details On Snowden's Impact; Amnesty For Snowden Debated; Harvard All Clear After Bomb Hoax; Northern U.S. Braces for More Snow; Storm Disrupts Shoppers and Shippers
• Evacuations Under Way at Harvard; Arapahoe High School Shooting
• Evacuations Under Way At Harvard
• Investors Eye Possible Stimulus Cutbacks; Snowden Investigation; Next Presidential Election; Ryan, Clinton Viewed Favorably in Iowa Polls; Evacuations under Way at Harvard
• NSA Weights Amnesty for Snowden; Holiday Shopper Killed in Mall Carjacking; School Shooting Victim in a Coma; Budget Proposal Up for a Vote in the Senate; Google Moves into Military robotics; First MLB Player Diagnosed with CTE; Stocks Worst Drop Since August


December 15, 2013
• Will Edward Snowden Testify?; Rodman On A "Basketball Diplomacy" Tour; Will Federal Reserve Cut stimulus Program?; Rough Winter Ahead?; Peter O'Toole Dead at 81; House Passed Bipartisan Budget Deal; Shooting Victim Remains in Critical Condition; High School Gunman's Friend Speaking Out; On the Set of "Anchorman 2"; Football Legend Blasts Kobe Bryant; First Case of CTE for MLB
• Twenty-Two People, Including 14 Children, Died in Government Air Strikes Today in Syria; Peter O'Toole Has Died at the Age of 81; Spotify is Making Some Big Changes; Protests Continue in Ukraine
• CTE On Baseball Players; Winterstorm Hits Midwest; China's Jade Rabbit in Mars; Actor Peter O'Toole Dies at Age 81; Actress Tells How Mandela Inspired Her; Documentary Investigates Bible Stories; Dennis Rodman Going to North Korea
• Snowstorm Makes Life Difficult For Those In Storm's Path; 18- Year-Old Karl Pierson Shoots Two Students And Kills Himself In Arapahoe High School; Pope Francis 2013 "Time" Magazine Person Of The Year; Critical Senate Vote On Budget Deal Set For Tuesday; Peter O'Toole Dead At 81


December 14, 2013
• Massive Snowstorm Moves East; School Shooting Lasted Under 80 Seconds; Interview with Hugh Jackman; One Million to Lose Unemployment Benefits; Remembering Newtown; Dealing with Mental Illness; AJ McCarron's Special Bond
• 18-Year-Old Karl Pierson Shoots Two Students And Kills Himself In Arapahoe High School; Snowstorm Covers 1,000-Mile Swath Across Midwest; Wichita Midcontinent Airport Employee Arrested After FBI Reveals Plans For Suicide Attack; Massive Snowstorm Barrels East; Feds Move to Make Meat Supply Safer; FCC Voted to Consider Lifting Ban on Calls
• Massive Snowstorm Moves East; Police Update on Arapahoe High School Shooting
• Massive Snowstorms Moves East; Remembering Sandy Hook; House Passed Budget
• 18-Year-Old Karl Pierson Shoots Two Students And Kills Himself In Arapahoe High School; Snowstorm Covers 1,000-Mile Swath Across Midwest; Teenage Boy Gets No Jail Time For Killing Four People Based On "Affluenza" Defense; Teen Drunk Driver: Too Rich for Jail?; Winter Storm Sweeps through East; Kanye Comment Irks Police; NASA Developing Human-Like Super Robot
• School Shooting Updates From Centennial, Colorado; Winter Storms Hits Parts of U.S.; House Speaker Speaks Out Against Conservative Groups
• School Shooting Stuns Colorado; 1,000 Mile Wide Snowstorm Heads East; Remembering the Sandy Hook Tragedy; Obama's Shake-up of White House Advisers; Airport Worker Attempted Car Bombing; The Odds of Winning Mega Millions Jackpot; Feds Fight Over Allowing Cell Phone In- Flight; Parents of Sandy Hook Victims on a Mission
• One Shot, Gunman Dead In School Shooting; 15-Year-Old Girl Hurt In School Shooting; Huge Snowstorm Aims For Northeast; Mega Jackpot Soars To $550 Million; Survival Techniques During Mass Shootings; Iran Holds American Rogue Spy?; North Korea Says Leader's "Scum" Uncle Executed; Looking For Answers After Newtown Tragedy; DUI Teen Kills Four People, Gets Probation; Iran: Second Launch Of Monkey Into Space
• One Shot, Gunman Dead in School Shooting; Police Search School Shooter's Home; Huge Snowstorm Aims for Northeast; Tragedy of Mass Shootings; Republican Infighting Erupts in Public; Can Boehner Hold Control Of GOP?; Newtown Shootings Inspire Group To Build; Trying To Fix Malfunction On Space Station; One Shot, Gunman Dead In School Shooting; Family Of An Accident Victim In The "Affluenza" Case Struggles To Cope; Beyonce Drops Surprise Album
• School Shooting Takes Place in Colorado; Winter Storms Hits Parts of U.S.; "Saturday Night Live" Criticized for Lack of Black Female Cast Member; New Information Released on Sign Language Interpreter at Mandela Memorial; Gun Legislation Debated; College Quarterback Helps Fan; Congress May Not Pass Unemployment Insurance Extension


December 13, 2013
• School Shooting in Littleton, Colorado
• Reports of School Shooting in Colorado; Uncle of North Korean Leader Executed
• Police Chief Slams Kanye West Remark; Fox News Anchor: Jesus and Santa Are White; FBI Arrests Man In Plot To Bomb Airport
• AP Levinson Report; Airport Terror Plot; Mega Millions Worth $425M; Lance Armstrong Would Cheat Again; Beyonce Drops Surprise New Album
• Jay Carney Discusses CIA Agent Robert Levinson; Tom Fuentes Worked with Levinson at FBI; Concerns Syrian Opposition Disintegrating, al Qaeda Taking Charge; SNL under Fire for Lack of Diversity.
• Winter Storm to Hit 23 States; Missing American Worked for CIA; North Korea Leader's Uncle Executed; Boehner Blasts Conservative Groups
• Kim Jong Un's "Scum" Uncle Executed; Boehner, Pelosi Find Common Ground; Dangerous Laser Attacks on Planes; Tonight's Mega Millions Jackpot is $400 million; Silicon Valley Honors Science Stars
• Report: Man Missing In Iran Worked For CIA; Three Stabbed After Broncos Game; Newlywed Admits Killing Husband; Boehner Slams Critics On Right; Snow Causes 40-Car Pile Up In Michigan; FCC To Weigh Lifting In-Flight Cell Ban; Charges Expected After Baruch College Freshman Dies Following Fray "Ritual"
• Kim Jong-un's Uncle Executed; Obama's Image Control; Beyonce's Secret Album; Beyonce-Jay Z Duet in New Online Album; Animal Care in Question at National Zoo
• Man Missing in Iran Worked for CIA; Three Stabbed After NFL Game; Outrage over DUI Killer's Light Sentence; Controversy Surrounds This Year's Heisman


December 12, 2013
• Mother Reveals Life With Mentally Ill Teenage Son; Newtown Tragedy Memorial at National Cathedral; "Ghost Parties" -- Crime, Teenagers and Social Media; FCC Moves Closer to Removing Cell Phone Ban; Instagram Reveals New Feature; Trisha Yearwood Cancels SeaWorld Concert
• House to Vote on Budget Deal; Space Station Troubles
• Bride Pleads Guilty in Cliff Death of Her Husband; FCC to Vote on Whether to Seek Public Comment on In-Flight Cell Phone Calls; Teens Host "Ghost Party" in Mansion; College Student Possibly Hazed to Death
• House Budget Deal; Interpreter's Defense; Texas Teen Gets Rehab; Former Cop Cleared
• Living with a Child with Mental Illness; Problem with International Space Station's Cooling System; Nancy Pelosi Talks Budget Deal; Senator's Chief of Staff Arrested for Child Pornography.
• House Votes Today On Budget Deal; Interpreter Says Getting Schizophrenia Help; FCC Considering In-Flight Calls; Texas Mom Speaks Out
• House to Vote on Budget Deal; MLB to Ban on Home Plate Collisions; Police Investigating Frat Hazing Death
• Interpreter For Deaf Slams "Fake" Claims; House To Vote On Budget Deal Today; NASA Works To Fix ISS Cooling Pump; Facebook Shares Jump On News Of S&P 500 Add; Mom, Girl Leave Hospital After Icy Ordeal; Prosecutors: Bride Planned To Kill Husband; FCC Debating In- Flight Cell Phone Calls
• Senate Aide Arrested; Rich DUI Killer Spared Jail; Filner Accuser's Story Gets Animated; Golden Globes Unveil 2014 Nominees; RG3 Benched for Season; Doc Rivers Returns to Boston; MLN Rule Changes; President Bush Cheers up Alabama Kicker
• Interpreter at Mandela Memorial Speaking Out; Boehner Calls Out Conservative Groups; Retail Sales, Jobless Claims Rise; House Hearing on U.S. Pastor Jailed in Iran; House Hearing on U.S. Pastor Jailed in Iran; RGIII Takes a Seat on the Bench; GOP Forces Senate to Pull All- Nighter


December 11, 2013
• Sebelius Testifies Before Congress; Racial Profiling in Arrest of Three Rochester Teens?; New Photos of Obamas, Bushes, Hillary Clinton on Air Force One; House Votes on Pediatric Cancer Research; Marine Catches Great White Shark; Super-Volcano Under Wyoming Bigger Than Expected
• George H.W. Bush Joins Twitter; Asiana Airlines Crash Hearing; Congress Grills Kathleen Sebelius
• Will Congress Carry On Cancer Victim's Fight?; Boehner Thunders At Conservative Groups; Has Obama Hit Bottom In Polls?; First Grader Suspended For Kissing Girl; "Time" Picks Pope Francis For "Person of The Year"; New Radar Detects Survivors' Heartbeats; Ex-Teacher Gets 38 Years For Molesting Boy; Rescued Family Warmed Rocks To Survive
• Nevada Family Found; Asiana Airlines Crash Hearing; Kenyan Mall Attack; Obama Selfie; Cancer Research Bill
• Diplomacy Shapes Obama Foreign Policy; Family Survives Subfreezing Temps in Nevada; Fake Sign Language Interpreter at Mandela Funeral Service; Newtown Still Heartbroken 1 Year Later.
• Pilots May Rely Too Much On Plane's Automated Systems; Pace Picks Up For Obamacare Sign-ups; Sebelius Questioned On Obamacare; Lawmakers Scrutinize New Budget Deal; Stocks Dip As Budget Deal Assessed; Milk Prices Could Soar; FDA Targets Antibiotics; Obama Foreign Policy
• Pope Francis is Time's Person of the Year; Elian Gonzalez Blames U.S. for Cuba's Woes; New GM CEO First Woman to Run U.S. Automaker
• Searchers Rescue Stranded Nevada Family; Asiana Flight Officer: I Warned The Pilots; Bipartisan Budget Deal Unveiled; Mandela To Lie In State For Three Days; FDA Moves To Curb Antibiotics In Livestock; Prayers For Reverend Billy Graham; New Obamacare Enrollment Numbers; Memorial Sign Language Interpreter A Fake?; Parents Want To Know Why Cop Killed Son; Pope Francis Is "Time's" Person Of The Year
• Opening Bell Rings on Wall Street; President Obama Caught in a Selfie?; Bipartisan Budget Agreement in Washington; Marine Catches Great White Shark; CEO Pay 874 Times Higher than Workers; Nick Saban Texas Rumors Heat Up
• HHS Secretary Unveils Obamacare Site Actions; Asiana Flight Crash Investigation; TIME Magazine's Person of the Year; Rescued Family Struggle to Survive; Emotional Day in Newlywed Murder Trial


December 10, 2013
• Missing Nevada Family Found; Cops Throw Canine Onto Suspect in Car; Congress Close to Budget Deal; Podesta Joins Obama Administration; NASA Says Rover Found Evidence of Ancient Mars Lake; WestJet Surprises Fliers With Gifts
• Missing Nevada Family Found; State of U.S.-Cuba Relations
• Obama Returning To U.S. After Mandela Tribute; Carter: Obama- Castro Handshake "Significant"; 35 Years Of TV History On Videotape; Revealed: The Coldest Place On Earth; Lululemon Chairman Resigns After Gaffes
• New York Breaks Record; Temps Below Normal; Kerry's Tough Sell; Missing in Nevada; Newlywed on Trial
• Snow Practically Shuts Down Federal Government; Severe Winter Weather Across the U.S; Family of Six Missing in Nevada Mountains; John Podesta Joins White House Inner Circle; John Kerry Makes Case for Iran Deal; New Federal Push on Mental Health; Netflix to Debut Documentary on Mitt Romney
• Kerry Testifies On Iran Nuclear Deal; Obama, South Africans Honor Mandela; Significance Of Handshake Debated; GM Names Female CEO; Govt. Sells Last Shares; More Snow Today
• Almost 100 World Leaders Honor Mandela; Struggling to Survive on Low Wages; Sarah Palin to Host New TV Series; Another Wet, Snowy and Cold Day; Epic Coma Prank
• Three To Seven Inches Of Snow Likely For Philly, D.C.; Almost 100 World Leaders Honor Mandela; Obama Recalls Mandela's Impact, Legacy; Mandela Memorial Draws Thousands In South Africa; Possible Vote On Iran Nuke Agreement; Couple, Four Children Missing In Brutal Cold; GM Names First Female CEO; Snow Brings More Delays, Traffic Nightmare
• Opening Bell on Wall Street; Race to Save Whales; Couple, Four Children Missing in Brutal Cold; Affleck: Stalker Used Paparazzi to Target Kids
• Obama Honors Mandela; World Leaders and Celebrities Attend Memorial; More Snow for Philly, D.C. and New York City; G.M. Names First Female CEO; Bride Accused of Murdering New Husband


December 09, 2013
• Tech Giants Say Government Spying Curbs Freedoms; 1,500 Flights Canceled Nationwide Today; Icy Roads Causing Slew of Accidents; Presidents, First Ladies Reunite for Nelson Mandela Memorial; Teens Charged for Letting Friend Drive Drunk; Air Force Band Surprises Museum Tourists
• Interview With Melissa Etheridge; One Year Since Newtown; Bernie Madoff Speaks Out From Prison
• Newtown: Media Stay Away On Anniversary Date; Rashida Jones Blasts Pop Stars For Too Much "Skin, Licking And Bending Over"; Napping Traveler Wakes Up, Trapped In Plane; Satanists Petition For Statue At Oklahoma Statehouse, Next To Ten Commandments>
• Texas Student Shot; Stadium Being Secured; Susan Boyle Announcement
• Big Tech Companies Want NSA Restrained; U.S., British Spies Infiltrate the Gaming World; Newtown Asks Media to Stay Away; Merrill Newman Released from North Korea
• Snow, Ice Snarl Roads, Runways; Flights Cancelled; Desmond Tutu Leads Mandela Tribute; Obama Leads Delegation To South Africa; Defense Secretary In Pakistan For Talks; Hagel Met With Troops But Not Karzai; Congress Has Long To Do List
• Princeton Begins Meningitis B Vaccinations; Newlywed Murder Trial Begins Today; Remembering Nelson Mandela; More Snow, Ice Today for East Coast; Man Says He Was Trapped on Plane
• Sheets Of Ice Crash Onto Cars In Dallas; Last Photo Shows Mandela, Great Grandson; Saying Goodbye To An Icon; Report: Madoff Blames Others For His Con; American, U.S. Airways Make World's Largest Airline; Student Killed During Traffic Stop; 49 People Charged In Nine-Year Scheme To Defraud Medicaid Of Nearly $500,000
• AMC offers IPO; Snow and Ice Across Nation; Princeton Begins Vaccinations; "Heart" Refuses to Perform at SeaWorld; Winter Weather Impacts NFL Games
• Flights Canceled Nationwide; Tech Giants Pushing Back against NSA; Hundreds Gather at Mandela's Home; College Football Goes to Finals; Newlywed Murder Trial Begins Today; Teens Charged in Friend's DUI Death


December 08, 2013
• Monday Morning Commute a Nightmare?; Will Security at Mandela Events Hold?; Do-Nothing Congress Doing Something; Newlywed Couple Killed for the Thrill; Sheriff Won't Lower U.S. Flag for Mandela; Potential Security Nightmare in South Africa; Politics and the "Do- Nothing" Congress; College Football's Final Showdown
• Paul Walker Pay Tribute; Ice And Snow Storms Continue To Plague Dallas; Remembering Nelson Mandela
• Winter Weather Affecting Travel; Newlywed Kills for Thrill of it; World Pays Tribute to Nelson Mandela; Fans Honor Paul Walker
• Snow and Ice Causing Cancellations; Millions in Wintry Storm's Path; Paul Walker Tribute in California; Newlywed Couple Killed for the Thrill; Congress Goes It Alone on Budget Deal; GOP Trying to Fix Its Women Problem; Nelson Mandela Honored in Day of Prayer; Sheriff Won't Lower U.S. Flag for Mandela; Newlywed Bride Heads to Trial for Husband's Murder; The Job of a Train Operator; Cancer Treatment Prolongs Boy's Life; Actress' Big Honor
• Passenger Wakes Up In Empty, Locked Plane; Nelson Mandela Honored In Day Of Prayer; Sheriff: I'm Not Lowering U.S. Flag For Mandela; Iran Uses Inspections To Try To Convince The World It Is Not After A Nuclear Bomb; Innocent Man Went To Prison For 25 Years


December 07, 2013
• Bitter Cold Locks Up Texas, Mid-South; North Korea Frees Elderly U.S. War Veteran; Mandela's Public Memorial Set for Tuesday; NSA Tracking Millions of Cellphones; Spies Eye Phones for Secret Info; Why Teens Today are Called "Generation Stress"; Icy Storm on the Move
• North Korea Releases Merrill Newman; Dallas-Forth Worth Area Hard Hit By Winter Storm
• Bitter Cold Locks Up Texas, Mid-South; North Korea Frees Elderly U.S. War Veteran; White House Backtracks on Obama's Uncle; World Dignitaries to Attend Mandela Funeral; Posting Weather Reports on Social Media; Jobs Reports Shows Jump in Employment; A Peak at Future Technology
• Treacherous Winter Weather; Merrill Newman Back with His Family; Crowds Gathered at Mandela's Home; Positive November Jobs Report; A Focus on Locomotive Engineers
• North Korea Releases Merrill Newman; Dallas-Forth Worth Area Hard Hit By Winter Storm; Jesse Owens' Medal Up For Auction; Celebrating Nelson Mandela's Life; American Vies for Arab Talent Title
• Ice Storms Hit Parts of U.S.; U.S. Veteran Released from North Korea; South Africa Mourns Nelson Mandela; Man Wrongly Convicted of Murder Released from Prison; Homeless Man Learns Computer Coding.
• North Korea Frees Elderly U.S. War Veteran; Ice Storm Slams Dallas Area; President Obama at the Saban Forum
• Huge Ice Storm Slams Several States; North Korea Frees Elderly U.S. War Veteran; High Speed Chase And Shootout; Secretary Hagel Visits Afghanistan; Mandela's Complicated Legacy; Unemployment Hits Five-Year Low; Man Charged With Stealing Electricity; CNN Goes In Depth On "Furious" Actor's Death; U.S. Students Falling Behind Global Peers
• North Korea Frees Elderly U.S. War Veteran; Ice Storm Slams Dallas Area; The Legacy of Nelson Mandela; Economic Indicators Show Big Growth; Huge Ice Storm Slams Several States; SEC Championship Has National Title Implications; GOP Trying To Woo More Women Voters; Poet Maya Angelou Remembers Nelson Mandela For His Remarkable Courage; Experts: Stranded Pilot Whales May Be Dehydrated; Willie Nelson Cancels His SeaWorld Show
• Ice Storms Hits Parts of U.S.; College Football Prepares for SEC Championship; South Africa Mourns Nelson Mandela; U.S. Unemployment Rate Decreases to Seven Percent; U.S. Government to Sell Last Shares in Domestic Car Companies; Video of Girl Being Beaten Goes Viral; Man Wrongly Convicted of Murder Released from Prison


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