[U.S.] Hillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clot

Hillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clot
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/hillary-clinton-admitted-hospital-blood-clot-article-1.1230031
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures as she gives a speech: "Frontlines and Frontiers: Making Human Rights a Human Reality," on Dec. 6. (Photo: Kevin Lamarque, AP).

Reid: 'Significant distance' between sides as fiscal talks stall, carry into Monday
http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/fiscal-cliff-no-deal-as-final-hour-approaches-85587.html
Capitol Hill negotiations to avert a fiscal crisis before the New Year's deadline appeared to falter Sunday in the Senate, as lawmakers struggled to find common ground while bringing the country ever-closer to a 2013 shockwave of tax hikes and spending cuts.

Woman charged with murder as a hate crime in deadly New York subway push
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/terror-tracks-innocent-victim-murdered-subway-article-1.1228694
NEW YORK - A woman suspected in the death of an immigrant who was pushed off a New York City subway platform has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.

9 Dead, 20 Injured in OR Bus Crash
http://abcnews.go.com/US/oregon-bus-crash-people-dead-20-injured/story?id=18096025
Nine people are dead and dozens are injured after a charter bus crashed in Oregon, according to Oregon State Police. Police have not yet indicated what caused the crash, but images from highway I-84 show icy roads.

Thousands attend funeral of slain NY firefighter
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/big-funeral-slain-firefighter-article-1.1229910?localLinksEnabled=false
Firefighters salute the fire truck carrying the body of Webster Police Lt. Michael Chiapperini during the procession after Chiapperini's funeral on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Webster, N.Y.

Choctaw Family Devastated in Miss. SUV Wreck
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255078/Heartbroken-Native-American-mom-dad-bury-brood--FIVE-children-10--single-tragic-funeral-week-following-shocking-Mississippi-car-accident.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Funerals will be held this week for five young siblings and an adult who died when a sport utility vehicle driven by the children's father careened off an eastern Mississippi road and into a creek.

3 Found Dead in Calif. Apartment Blaze; 3 Injured
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/south_bay&id=8936627
Three people were killed and three others were injured - including a police officer credited with saving at least one person - in a late-night fire at a San Jose apartment complex, authorities said Sunday.

Obama, touting gun control, on Newtown massacre: 'Worst day of my presidency'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9771700/Barack-Obama-Connecticut-school-shooting-was-worst-day-of-my-presidency.html
On the day that thousands gathered to remember a New York firefighter killed on Christmas Eve during a violent ambush, the president talked gun control on NBC's “Meet the Press.

Parking dispute may have led to Maine shooting deaths: police
http://www.cw56.com/news/articles/local/north/12009460233930/maine-man-74-held-in-deaths-of-teenage-tenants/
By Daniel Lovering. CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts | Sun Dec 30, 2012 7:11pm EST. CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A dispute between neighbors over street parking may have led to the shooting deaths of two Maine teenagers, authorities said on ...

Hagel's foreign policy record a strike against chance for top Pentagon post
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/30/hagels-foreign-policy-record-a-strike-against-chan/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS
In his journey from conservative Republican to de facto Democrat, Chuck Hagel advocated several fundamental foreign policy positions while in the Senate that have not survived the test of history, an examination of his statements shows.

Obama calls for support of gay marriage in Illinois
http://kgmi.com/Obama-endorses-gay-marriage-proposal-in-Illinois/12989761?newsId=185141
And the timing is crucial for state representative Greg Harris, who looks for a vote on marriage equality in Springfield in the next week, just two months after voters Maine, Maryland and Washington state approved same sex marriage laws.

Kansas demands that sperm donor pay child support
http://www.hayspost.com/2012/12/30/state-pursuing-child-support-from-sperm-donor/
Print. 1. minute. ago. Kansas demands that sperm donor pay child support. By NBC staff and wire services. A Kansas man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple three years ago is fighting the state's demand that he pay child support.

New Year's Eve: Times Square ball drop schedule: Taylor Swift, Train and Psy ...
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/life-lines-where-readers-write/2012/dec/30/new-years-eve-schedule-times-square-ball-drop-tayl/
WASHINGTON, December 30, 2012 - Even if you can't be there in person on New Year's Eve, an estimated 1 million others will be in New York's Times Square on Monday, stomping their feet, wrapping mitten hands around hot chestnuts and imbibing ...

Joe's Evening Forecast Blog: Sunday December 30, 2012
http://surfky.com/index.php/communities/51-top-news-for-all-sites/24500-more-winter-weather-conditions-for-new-years-eve
A winter storm will be moving over the state on New Year's Eve. Many areas over the Northwest half of the New Mexico will start off with snow showers and slick roads.

One fatality reported in train accident in West Redding
http://www.thewestonforum.com/7146/one-fatality-reported-in-train-accident-in-west-redding/
Metro-North police, assisted by Redding police, are investigating a motor vehicle vs. train accident at the West Redding railroad crossing.

NYC expects 2012 to have fewest murders on record
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9769940/New-York-murder-rate-at-lowest-rate-in-50-years.html
NEW YORK - The number of murders in New York City is expected to hit a record low this year, and shootings are at their lowest point in at least 18 years, officials said Friday.

FISA Warrantless Wiretapping Program Renewed By Senate
http://www.salon.com/2012/12/28/senate_fisa_vote_inspiring_display_of_bipartisan_commitment_to_ignoring_fourth_amendment/
The U.S. Senate renewed the warrantless wiretapping program begun during the George W. Bush administration by a 73 to 23 vote on Friday, sending the FISA Amendments Act to President Barack Obama's desk for his signature.