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William Spengler leaves behind proof that he planned to ambush firefighters with the same type of assault weapon used in the Sandy Hook massacre.

U.S. defense spending was on the wane even before the threat of sequestration cuts, and more layoffs loom in the sector.

William Spengler, a felon, couldn't legally own his weapons, but the U.S. patchwork of gun laws makes it easy.

Is 50 Cent dead? New rumors hit the internet Monday night suggesting that one of the richest and most beloved men in hip-hop had died, but it appears that all the hype is just the result of a death hoax aimed at the Queens, N.Y.-born rapper.

A white Christmas it will be for many residents of Maryland, Pennsylvania and other Northeast states that got an unexpected gift on Christmas Eve, when the skies opened up in the mid-afternoon and dropped several inches of snow across the mid-Atlantic region.

Dylan Smith, a native New Yorker, drowned in a surfing accident off the coast of Puerto Rico on Sunday. Smith was a lifeguard and helped rescue six people during Hurricane Sandy.

Two firefighters were murdered while responding to blaze near the shore of Lake Ontario. Police think they fell into a 'trap.'

The most compelling and important person was a girl from rural Pakistan who simply wanted to go to school.

The NRA leader kept on firing on "Meet the Press," saying "call me crazy" if it's nuts to put armed guards in schools.

Here's a primer on the gun-ownership debate prompted by the recent mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

The New York Giants still have a good chance to make the playoffs by winning the wild card or NFC East.

Job cuts this year have been driven by a handful of large-scale cuts. So here's a list of the top 10 major layoff announcements we saw in 2012.

The Jets could trade Tebow to make room for Michael Vick.

Winter Storm Draco brought a white end to 2012 for many, but it also upended holiday travel across the United States.

The wild card race and the NFC East heat up on Sunday.

MakerBot has pulled plans for the lower receiver of an AR-15 semi automatic rifle from the Thingiverse on Thursday, saying that "recent events served as the impetus" to enforce the company's terms of service.

Allison June and Emilia Lee Tucker greeted reporters today nine months after being separated by doctors

The top after-market NYSE gainers Wednesday were NYSE Euronext, Sandridge Energy, Jabil Circuit, Western Asset Mortgage and Annie's Inc. The top after-market losers were Accenture Plc, Health Management Associates, Freescale Semiconductor, Emergent Biosolutions and Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

The Nets can turn their December around Wednesday night.

Winter Storm Draco may bring a white end to 2012 for many, but it could also severely disrupt holiday travel across the United States.

IBM said it planned to acquire private StoredIQ to deepen its penetration of the market for “big data” products.