[U.S.] Fiscal cliff deal heads to House after Senate vote

Fiscal cliff deal heads to House after Senate vote
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2012/12/forget-the-fiscal-cliff-its-the-debt-ceiling-that-matters.html
Updated at 8:41 a.m. ET. WASHINGTON Legislation to negate a fiscal cliff of across-the-board tax increases and sweeping spending cuts to the Pentagon and other government agencies is headed to the GOP-dominated House after bipartisan, ...

Same-sex couples ring in New Year in Maryland with marriage vows
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/maryland-law-allowing-same-sex-marriage-effect-new-year-day-article-1.1230245
The road to same-sex marriages in Maryland made its way through lawmakers in Annapolis, past a divisive statewide referendum in November, and, early on New Year's Day, to a small inn down a windy spit of land in the Chesapeake Bay, where Ruth Siegel ...

Colorado gets members-only clubs for legal pot use
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Colorado-gets-members-only-clubs-for-legal-pot-use-4159114.php
DENVERâ€"With reggae music pumping in the background and flashing disco-style lights, members of the recreational pot club lit up in celebration of the new yearâ€"and a new place to smoke legally among friends.

Man taken into custody after fatal bar shooting,... 1min
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/2-dead-3-injured-in-New-Year-s-Eve-shooting-4159167.php
Sacramento Police Car. A man was placed into police custody after he was involved in a fatal shooting at a Sacramento bar Monday night, police said.

Piers Morgan puts paid to the myth of the quiet Englishman
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/dec/31/piers-morgan-deport-himself-gun-control
EVERYONE is having fun with the American campaign to deport Piers Morgan, the former Daily Mirror editor turned CNN chat-show host.

Body found north of Lincoln ruled a homicide
http://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/body-found-north-of-lincoln-ruled-a-homicide/article_941abf61-d6d1-510b-8910-e05f283be06a.html
The death of 25-year-old Tyler Schoenrock, whose body was found on a county road early Sunday, is being investigated as a homicide, according to Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner.

47%...the Number that will Haunt Mitt Romney Forever
http://blogs.voanews.com/usa-politics/2012/12/31/political-battle-lines-for-2013/
Forty-seven was the percentage that got the Republican presidential challenger into trouble during the campaign, when he said “47% of the people” were guaranteed to vote for President Barack Obama “no matter what” because they were “dependent upon ...

Pueblo police officer shot during early morning hours of New Year's Day
http://kdvr.com/2013/01/01/pueblo-police-officer-shot-during-early-morning-hours-of-new-years-day/
PUEBLO, Colo. - The first day of 2013 was barely a couple hours old when Pueblo police officers heard what they believed to be gunfire.

Towing company offers free rides, tows to prevent drunk driving
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=8938052
New Year's Eve revelers who overindulge have a no-cost option for getting themselvesâ€"and their vehiclesâ€"home safely. It comes courtesy of Guy's Towing, which is offering free rides and tows to would-be drivers who are inebriated in Baton Rouge, ...

UPDATE 2-Federal safety team joins probe of fatal Oregon bus crash
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57561358/investigation-ongoing-in-deadly-ore-bus-crash/
Mon Dec 31, 2012 8:38pm EST. (Adds details). By Tim Trainor. PENDLETON, Ore. Dec 31 (Reuters) - Federal safety investigators joined Oregon state police on Monday in trying to find out what caused a tour bus to veer off a mountain highway and plunge ...