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Chickpeas and lettuce. No coffee. That’s what Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker had for breakfast on his second day living on the food budget of an average American receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. From Dec. 4 to Dec. 12, Booker has agreed...
The average American will spend almost $750 the holiday gifts and goodies this year. If each of us spent just $64 on American-made goods during our holiday shopping, the result would be 200,000 new jobs.
National polls show that Republicans would take the brunt of the blame for a dive over the so-called fiscal cliff. A Washington Post/Pew Research Survey released this week found that a majority of the public (53 percent) would point the finger at Republicans if Congress...
Legislation aimed at protecting children with autism and other disabilities from being injured in school has stalled in the House of Representatives at the hands of a single member who objects to federal intervention. Minnesota Republican Rep. John Kline, who chairs the House's education committee, has frozen action in the House on a proposal to institute national standards for how teachers and school staff can safely restrain students.Read more: Which Congressman Is Blocking Bill That Would Protect Kids with Autism?
Serial killer Israel Keyes committed suicide in his Alaska jail cell by embedding a disposable razor blade into a pencil and slitting his left wrist, according to the FBI. He then used bedding material from his cell to strangle himself. Read more: Jailed Serial Killer Used Hidden Razor in Suicide
Dueling fiscal philosophies had a high-profile in 2012. Socialism and capitalism were the two most-looked up words of the year, dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster announced on Wednesday. The two words owe their heightened profile in large part, it seems, to the 2012 election cycle rhetoric. The big...
Residents of the small town of Richmond, Texas, are mourning the loss of their beloved mayor, Hilmar G. Moore. Moore, who died Tuesday at the age of 92, was believed to be the longest-serving mayor in the country, holding the position for 63 years. Moore...
Cops intent on questioning an ex-con about two 1993 cold case murders of women stumbled upon the alleged serial killer's latest victim, a woman found stabbed to death just hours earlier in his Mount Vernon, N.Y., apartment. Lucius Crawford, a 60-year-old parolee who has spent half his life in prison for violent crimes against women, later confessed to stabbing the woman repeatedly and also admitted killing the two other women, police said.
Earth-watching scientists over at NASA today rolled out what they call the “Black Marble,” a series of new images and video featuring Earth as seen from space at night. The images come from a new sensor on board the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite (NPP)...
A Northern California handyman was allegedly beaten and forced to do repairs around the home of two suspects who police say lured him to their home after a dispute about work he’d done for a relative of one of the alleged assailants. Jason DeJesus, 36,...
With the economy hanging in the balance, President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner today tangled over who's to blame for the "fiscal cliff" standoff and what to do if lawmakers can't reach a broad deficit-reduction agreement in 27 days. Read more: Obama Rejects 'Doomsday' Plan as Boehner Urges Fresh Talks
ABC News' Jake Tapper asks if President Obama has seen "The Devil Wears Prada."Read more: Watch: White House Mum on Anna Wintour as Ambassador
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