[U.S.] Update on the latest business

Update on the latest business
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/White-House-Congress-talk-as-fiscal-cliff-nears-4075707.php
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks gained ground Wednesday after comments from President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner led to optimism about a deal to avoid pushing the U.S.

NH couple arrested at Fla. parade after boy burned
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gWWTw-EWfk21d6VQwb-UE5n4mSow?docId=ebe7a4ac966e4405ab538551e0f1fd4f
Roland Dow in custody after being apprehended Wednesday evening at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., where he and his girlfriend, Jessica Linscott, had been watching a parade.

Kansas City lawyer says her client didn't kill former Arlington resident
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/11/28/4446171/kansas-city-lawyer-says-her-client.html
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man's confession that he killed the new wife of his spiritual leader -- after the three of them had recently moved to the area from Georgetown, Texas -- was a fiction born from a fragile mental state, his defense attorney said Wednesday.

Nanny's pathetic request
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/nanny_pathetic_request_OEQyv1uyKEPveifS2arBNN
In a cowardly plea for special treatment, accused killer nanny Yoselyn Ortega begged a judge to bar the press from her hospital-bed arraignment yesterday - claiming through her lawyer that she's too visibly sick, too “pathetic” to be seen.

What we know about Superstorm Sandy a month later
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iO5w29fWkFD9gRyw3IqgWuDyaxsw?docId=d70a6513ed1544b396662cb1bcdf7f16
Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the U.S. East Coast a month ago Thursday after tearing through the Caribbean. In the weeks since, the storm's scope has come into sharper focus.

Come clean, Klein
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/clean-klein-article-1.1209758?localLinksEnabled=false
With party control of the state Senate up in the air, breakaway Democrat Jeff Klein of the Bronx is pushing for a coalition whereby he and GOP leader Dean Skelos will share power.

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Rejects ACHIEVE Act
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Politics/congressional-hispanic-caucus-rejects-achieve-act/story?id=17828997
Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus rejected a proposal by several Republicans that would have granted a pathway to permanent residency to some undocumented youth who serve in the military or seek higher education in the United States.

Zebra, horse corralled after NYC street jaunt
http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news/world-news/zebra-captured-after-new-york-romp-3309687.html
NEW YORK - The black and white striped figure running down the street on New York City's Staten Island wasn't an escaped convict.

Guy who emailed 40000 people instead of mom 'glad it wasn't something ...
http://www.complex.com/tech/2012/11/nyu-students-discover-they-can-reply-all-to-40000
"I find myself, in the past day, just bursting out in laughter," Max Wiseltier says. "It's a new sensation to be the most talked about person at NYU.

Jonathan Alter: Kerry would be ideal pick for State
http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2012/11/27/susan-rice-seeks-support-for-secretary-state-nomination-john-kerry-keeps-his-own-counsel/0Vqz7UdrN5HtHQ7mQ6mmYP/story.html
For all the talk of tax increases and debt-cutting, President Barack Obama's biggest and most revealing decision this year may be which candidate he chooses as his new secretary of state.