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BREAKING NEWS: Multiple Shots Fired At Portland, Ore.-Area Shopping Mall

Source: NBC News Shots were fired Tuesday afternoon at a mall in Portland, Ore., and there were reports of injuries, according to NBC station KGW. The Oregonian newspaper said that one of its sports columnists was in the mall and reported that dozens of shots were fired in the food court near the Macy’s at the Clackamas Town [...]

ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE: President Obama Predicts GOP Will Cave On Taxes

Source: Devin Dwyer / ABC News As the clock ticks toward a tax hike on all Americans in 20 days, President Obama predicted Republicans would join Democrats to extend current rates for 98 percent of earners before the end of the year. “I’m pretty confident that Republicans would not hold middle class taxes hostage to trying to protect [...]

President Obama, Speaker Boehner Speak By Telephone After GOP Counter-Offer

Source:  Deirdre Walsh / CNN Washington - House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama spoke on the phone Tuesday evening after House Republican leaders sent a new offer on a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff on Tuesday. “We sent the White House a counter-offer that would achieve tax and entitlement reform to solve our looming debt crisis [...]

Michigan Gov. Snyder Signs Right-To-Work Bills

Source: John Flesher and Jeff Karoub / AP / The Seattle Times LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed right-to-work legislation, dealing a devastating and once-unthinkable defeat to organized labor in a state that has been a cradle of the movement for generations. He put his signatures on the bills Tuesday, hours after the state [...]

Beyonce, Pepsi Become ‘Global Partners’

Source: Ann Oldenburg / Detroit Free Press How about some Beyonce with your Pepsi? The star and the soft drink giant have become “global partners,” it was announced today, in a multi-year deal that is designed to take the singer/actress beyond advertising. We already know we’ll see Beyonce at the Pepsi Halftime Show of the Feb. 3 Super Bowl, but [...]

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2013 Inductees Announced: Public Enemy, Donna Summer, Quincy Jones And Others Make Cut

Source: Jim Farber / New York Daily  News The late Donna Summer finally made it into the hallowed hall – on her sixth try, just half a year after her passing – while Public Enemy found themselves swept in on their very first bid. Also inducted were arch satirist Randy Newman and the pioneering female rock band [...]

Video Of New York’s Columbus Circle Killer Released By NYPD

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election | Entertainment & Celebrity News Source: Richard Esposito / ABC News The hunt for New York’s Columbus Circle killer took on a new impetus today as police released surveillance video showing the killer moments before he calmly walked [...]

ABC NEWS: Nelson Mandela’s Lung Infection Could Be Pneumonia

Source:  Richard Besser / ABC News Nelson Mandela is being treated for a lung infection, a term often used synonymously with pneumonia. Elderly people are at an increased risk for infections in general — more so if the person has many chronic medical problems, but as people age their immune systems are less capable of fighting off infections. [...]

Michigan House Approves Second Right-To-Work Bill That Covers All Private Employees

Source: The Huffington Post The Michigan House approved a second right-to-work bill on Tuesday that would cover all private employees, by a vote of 58-52. Republicans have asked for a reconsideration of the votes, which means final passage on the private sector bill, SB 116, before it reaches the Michigan Governor’s desk, will most likely be [...]

Jon Stewart Nearly Quit ‘The Daily Show,’ Host Reveals At Montclair Fund Raiser

Source:  Ross Luippold / The Huffington Post Friday night, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert gave a candid talk to a crowd in Montclair, NJ at a fundraiser for the Montclair Film Festival. Sharilyn Johnson of Third Beat reports that Stewart admitted that after taking over “The Daily Show” from previous host Craig Kilborn in 1999, Stewart wanted to bail [...]