[U.S.] Who Cares What That Homeless Man Did With the Boots a Cop Bought Him?

Who Cares What That Homeless Man Did With the Boots a Cop Bought Him?
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/11/who-cares-what-that-guy-did-with-his-new-boots.html
Officer Lawrence DePrimo, the NYPD patrolman who became Internet famous when someone snapped a photo of him giving boots to a homeless man, is understandably a little taken aback by all the attention he's getting.

Briefly . . . NATION/WORLD
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20121130_Briefly________NATION_WORLD.html
ASSOCIATED PRESS Joe a la cartRegular guy (and, as it happens, Vice President of the United States) Joe Biden showed up at a Washington, D.C.

NH couple arrested in Florida theme park after 2 weeks on the run due in court in ...
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/30/3940997/nh-couple-charged-in-boy-burning.html
PLAISTOW, N.H. - New Hampshire authorities will know soon whether a fugitive couple charged in connection with beating and burning the woman's 3-year-old son will waive extradition and voluntarily return the state.

US top court to consider whether to review gay marriage cases
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Gay-marriage-before-Supreme-Court-Cases-weighed-4077992.php
By Terry Baynes. Fri Nov 30, 2012 1:05am EST. (Reuters) - The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are widely expected to decide in a private meeting on Friday to enter the legal fray raging over same-sex marriage.

California decides to join multistate Powerball lottery game
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/11/29/reading-while-eating-for-nov-29-winning-tickets/
A day after lottery officials announced that winners in Arizona and Missouri will share a $580 million Powerball jackpot, California lottery officials decided the state will join the game.

GOP: White House "fiscal cliff" idea "a joke"
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-34222_162-57556316-10391739/gop-white-house-fiscal-cliff-idea-a-joke/
The White House made an offer to House Republicans today to avert the fiscal cliff that Republican aides familiar with the talks panned as "a joke", "an insult" and "a complete break from reality.