A last-hour agreement in principle to avert broad tax increases and spending cuts passes overwhelmingly in the Senate; timing on House vote unclear.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is in stable condition and spent Monday with his daughters, the cancer-stricken leader's son-in law-said in an appeal for supporters to ignore rumors about his condition.
The U.S. narrowly avoided going over the fiscal cliff early on New Year’s Day after a last-minute bipartisan agreement cleared the way for a middle-of-the-night vote in the Senate.
The political brinkmanship has hurt investor confidence and consumer spending, and if a prolonged stalemate drags into the early months of 2013, the price of Washington’s inaction on the economy could be even steeper.
No. 8 Stanford and Wisconsin both play traditional, old-guard football. The 99th Rose Bowl promises to be close and heavy-hitting.
Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris are on their way to happily ever after! The Playboy founder, 86, and his model girlfriend, 26, tied the knot in an intimate ceremony on New Year's Eve at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, a mansion source tells Us Weekly.
Cody Lehe, now 23, thought that a clear CT scan meant he could go back to the high school football field after a concussion in 2006. But a second hit days later left the teen with disabling injuries. Now, doctors and his family want to warn others of the risks.
Private companies building new spaceships to soar through orbital and suborbital space are looking forward to an action-packed year in 2013, with new flight tests, launches, wind tunnel tests and rocket technology trials all planned during the new year.
As 2012 comes to an end, it's time for the age-old tradition of creating resolutions for the new year. Alongside "make more money," "eat right" and "get in shape," consider adding in a few travel resolutions -- and commit to making them happen.
From Sydney to Siberia, revelers celebrate the arrival of a new year.