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A Predator drone takes off on a U.S. Customs Border Protection mission from Fort Huachuca, Ariz.

Look, Up In The Sky! It's A Drone, Looking At You

Unmanned aircraft — or drones — are playing a big role in U.S. military operations abroad but they're starting to show up above the U.S. as well. Drones are already being used to patrol the border with Mexico, and now they may soon be coming to your local police department.

In Russia, Protesters Take To The Streets

Robert Siegel speaks with Julia Ioffe, Moscow correspondent for Foreign Policy and The New Yorker, about the riots in Moscow.

President Barack Obama talks about extending payroll tax cuts on Monday in the White House briefing room.

Can Congress Really Compromise On Extending The Payroll Tax Cut?

Congressional leaders from both parties say the payroll tax cut is a must-pass measure. It's just not entirely clear how it's going to happen.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits a new military radar facility in Russia's western Kaliningrad region on Nov. 29. He said it showed Russia's readiness to respond to the U.S. missile defense system planned in Europe.

U.S., Russia To Raise Differences On Missile Defense

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has been attacking the U.S. for its missile defense plans in Europe. He even said Russia might reconsider the New START agreement, which limits strategic nuclear warhead deployments.

Insects Find Crack In Biotech Corn's Armor

Scientists report that a genetically engineered corn crop has failed to kill the corn rootworm — the pest it was designed to stop. This may be the most serious threat to a genetically modified crops in the U.S. since farmers first started growing them fifteen years ago.

This artist's conception illustrates Kepler-22b, a planet known to comfortably circle in the habitable zone of a sun-like star. It is the first planet that NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed to orbit in a star's habitable zone — the region around a star where liquid water, a requirement for life on Earth, could persist.

Found: Earth-Like Planet That Might Be Right For Life

The planet, dubbed Kepler-22b, isn't much larger than Earth and is orbiting a star in a region that's not too hot and not too cold — just the kind of place that could be home to liquid water, and maybe even life. But don't pack your bags just yet: It's 600 light-years away.

Scientists Rediscover A Rare Species Of Bumblebee In The U.S.

The last time Cockerell's Bumblebee was seen in the wild was in 1956, living in White Mountains of New Mexico.

High school senior Jared Lyons (center), shown here with his parents, Kim and Bob, worries how he'll afford to achieve his dream of becoming a doctor. The economy, he says, "can't get any worse than it is now."

For Mill Town's Youth, 'It Can't Get Any Worse'

East Millinocket, Maine, used to be a booming paper mill town that offered residents what was basically a guaranteed ticket into the middle class. But today young people are scrambling to find a new path. "It's a little scary because it's going to be tough," says high school senior Jared Lyons.

A new law in California, which goes into effect in January 2013, will put a cap on the amount of greenhouse gases coming from vehicles and industry. Above, the Alamitos natural gas-fired power station in Long Beach, Calif.

Calif. Takes Big Step Toward Greenhouse Gas Limits

California's radical new law will put a statewide cap on the amount of greenhouse gases coming out of smokestacks and tailpipes. Utility costs will no doubt rise, but advocates of the law say it will also create new businesses and spur development and deployment of green technologies.

Coal Company To Pay More Than $200 Million In W. Va. Disaster

Twenty-nine men were killed in the April 2010 disaster. Former Massey Energy executives could still face criminal charges. Also today, one of the company's subsidiaries was fined $10.8 million — the biggest such fine ever.

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