Bodies retrieved from doomed AirAsia crash
JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers searching for a missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people pulled bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo. Full Article
Wall St. recedes from record levels in broad decline
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks edged lower on Tuesday, with major indexes pulling back from record levels as the recent trend of modest moves and low volume continued in the next-to-last trading day of the year.
For many Russians, a growing list of problems
Russia has boomed under President Vladimir Putin, but many citizens have missed out on the improvements and complain that basic amenities are poorly built or non-existent. Full Article
Grimm to step down from Congress
Representative Michael Grimm of New York, who pleaded guilty last week to a federal felony tax charge, will resign his seat on Jan. 5 because he does not feel he can be completely effective in Congress, he said. Full Article
North Korea had help in Sony hack
WASHINGTON/BOSTON - U.S. investigators believe that North Korea likely hired hackers from outside the country to help with last month's massive cyberattack against Sony Pictures, an official close to the investigation said. Full Article
L.A. police officers shot unarmed black man
LOS ANGELES - An unarmed 25-year-old black man slain by Los Angeles police officers in August suffered three gunshot wounds, including one to his back, a long-awaited autopsy report into the killing showed. Full Article
Obama: America is less racially divided
U.S. President Barack Obama tells NPR News that racial tensions in the U.S. are nothing new. Nathan Frandino reports.











