UPS says today's peak shipping day will be the busiest in its history. The men and women in brown will deliver 28 million packages in the U.S. That's about 300 parcels every second!

Higher Medicare premiums are probably in store for many seniors if there's a budget deal between President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress.

Three U.S. senators are taking exception to the new movie "Zero Dark Thirty." They say the film is misleading and "grossly inaccurate" in suggesting that torture produced the tip that led the U.S. military to track down and eliminate Osama bin Laden.

Google is selling a part of its Motorola Mobility division for $2.35 billion to the Arris Group.

East Coast businesses are bracing for a possible walkout of 14,500 workers that could close 15 ports from Massachusetts to Texas.

The "fiscal cliff" talks are at a partisan standoff.

Scam artists have started to prey on the memories of those who were killed in the school massacre in Newtown, Conn.

House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama should support a Republican plan to avoid January tax increases on everyone but those earning over $1 million. Boehner says if Obama doesn't support the measure, the president will be responsible for what he calls "the largest tax increase in history."

Medicare is warning doctors - and millions of elderly patients - that payments will be slashed next year unless Congress acts soon.

The states of Washington and Colorado legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana in the November elections, but it is unclear if any cigarette makers plan to supply either market.

The leaders of the panel that reviewed the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya say insufficient security staffing led to the weaknesses at the diplomatic post in lawless Benghazi.

The White House says President Barack Obama would veto House Speaker John Boehner's 'Plan B' proposal for extending tax cuts for people making up to $1 million.

Connecticut's chief medical examiner says he's seeking genetic clues to help explain why a shooter killed 20 children and six adults in a Newtown elementary school.

President Barack Obama is launching an administration-wide effort to curb gun violence, underscoring the growing political consensus over tightening gun restrictions following the horrific massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.

The leaders of an independent panel that blamed systematic State Department management and leadership failures for gross security lapses in the deadly Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya will explain their findings to Congress on Wednesday.

President Barack Obama's offer to slow the growth of Social Security benefits would force fellow Democrats in Congress to abandon promises to shield the massive retirement and disability program from cuts as part of a deal to avoid the year-end fiscal cliff.

One day after Instagram said it would sell users' photos to advertisers, the company backtracked. According to CNN Money, Instagram won't sell your pictures after all after massive user backlash.

Two BP rig supervisors charged with manslaughter in the death of 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon will go on trial in 2014.

The National Rifle Association is breaking its silence four days after a school shooting in Newtown, Conn., where 26 were killed, including 20 children.

Authorities say a Utah sixth-grader caught with a gun at school told administrators he brought the weapon to defend himself in case of an attack similar to the mass shooting last week in Newtown, Conn.

Authorities say a pair of crooked dental office employees ran an after-hours, word-of-mouth operation where they performed root canals, pulled teeth and installed braces without proper training.

The United States is reimbursing Pakistan $688 million for the cost of providing support for some 140,000 troops on the border with Afghanistan.

A federal appeals court has sided with the publisher the Santa Barbara News-Press in a long-running labor dispute between the newspaper and reporters who were fired after they complained about its editorial practices.

Amgen will pay $762 million to settle litigation that accuses the drugmaker of marketing the anemia drug Aranesp for unapproved uses.

A public memorial service for Latin music star Jenni Rivera will be held Wednesday in Southern California.