The United States has denied reports that Iran "caught" and landed a small U.S. drone flying over the Persian Gulf. The unarmed drone, called a ScanEagle, was flying in Iranian airspace when it was brought down by the Revolutionary Guard Corps, the country's FARS news agency reported today....

Judge ousted from Fort Hood shooting case for showing lack of impartiality over suspect
A Grinch-like thief was caught on tape taking Christmas decorations.
More than 50 students and teachers in Atlanta were sent to the hospital.
Police in New York City are searching for a suspect who they say pushed a man onto the subway track where a train struck and killed him.
Clashes hit Damascus' southern outskirts as fears mount over chemical weapons
OB-GYN Dr. Jennifer Anniston discusses the Duchess of Cambridge's condition.
Bob Marley drink removed from NJ schools after students sickened; drink not intended for kids
The jurors hearing the murder trial of DeeDee Moore, the Florida woman accused of killing lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare, will be accompanied by a security escort into the courtroom after they told the judge that a witness and Shakespeare family and friends were making them feel uncomfortable outside the courthouse.
Newly released dash-cam video from a Louisville Metro police cruiser shows a man being pulled from the trunk of his car after he was kidnapped and locked in there by three people for hours, officials say. Shawn Bloemer, 22, was working as a store clerk...
As the fiscal cliff stand-off heats up, are things getting especially frosty between the president and the Speaker? Neither President Obama nor House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is said to think much of the deficit reduction proposal the other put on the table. Get more...
Social media-savvy Mayor Cory Booker posted a photo of a crumpled receipt Monday morning to Facebook and Twitter. The Newark, N.J., mayor wasn’t filing expenses; he was showing supporters what he’ll be eating for the next week as he takes on the food stamp challenge. Starting today...
Drenched Northern California braces for more rain as storms parade through region
Taylor Swift's latest rumored romance, with One Direction's Harry Styles, has already inspired the Twitter hastag #Haylor, after Swift and Styles, 18, were spotted strolling arm-in-arm through Central Park in New York City on Sunday.