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Train Carrying Oil, Gas Derails West Of Edmonton
Emergency crews are battling a massive fire after a Canadian National tanker train carrying oil and gas derailed west of Edmonton, Alberta overnight. No injuries have been reported so far.
Autopsy Inconclusive For Fetus Found In NYC Bag [VIDEO]
Medical examiners say an autopsy of a fetus found in a teenage girl's shopping bag at a New York City lingerie store is inconclusive, and more tests will be needed to determine how the fetus died.
Yeshiva Teacher Gets Nearly 13 Years For Abuse
A judge has sentenced a New Jersey yeshiva teacher to nearly 13 years in prison after refusing to let him withdraw his guilty plea to sexually abusing a child.
J.C. Penney To Open On Thanksgiving
J.C. Penney is opening its doors on Thanksgiving evening to kick off the holiday shopping season, as the beleaguered retailer hopes to get back in the game for the crucial selling period.
Yeshiva Teacher Sentenced, Plea Withdrawal Denied
A judge has sentenced a New Jersey yeshiva teacher to nearly 13 years in prison after refusing to let him withdraw his guilty plea to sexually abusing a child.
Shutdown Bill Has Items For States, Fed Agencies
Here's a little secret about the bill Congress has approved ending the partial government shutdown and preventing a possible federal default: It's got goodies for some states and federal agencies too.
House Joins Senate In Passing Budget Bill
Up against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-day partial government shutdown, the culmination of an epic political drama that placed the U.S. economy at risk.
House Cancels Tuesday Night on Budget Bill
Time growing desperately short, Senate leaders took command of efforts to avert a Treasury default and end the partial government shutdown Tuesday night after a last big attempt by House Republicans abruptly collapsed.
Gay Couples Argue Against Waiting To Marry In NJ
Gay couples will be harmed if the New Jersey Supreme Court delays a lower court's ruling that same-sex marriage be legalized starting next week, a gay rights group said in a court filing Tuesday.
Senators Closing In On Deal To Reopen Government [VIDEO]
Senate leaders are closing in on an agreement to reopen the government and forestall an economy-rattling default on U.S. obligations.
3 Americans Win Economics Nobel Prize
Americans Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shiller won the Nobel prize for economics on Monday for developing methods to study trends in stock, bond and housing markets.
Default Looming, Day 14 Of Shutdown, No Solution
The United States moved perilously closer to an economy-rattling default and a partial government shutdown entered its third week as Senate Democratic and Republican leaders remained at odds over spending in their last-ditch negotiations to end the crises gripping the nation.