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US Also Vulnerable to Stuxnet Virus, Official Warns

57 minutes ago |AOL News

(Dec. 7) -- The computer virus Stuxnet, which some experts believe was created specifically to target Iran's nuclear facilities, could also threaten U.S. infrastructure, a senior Department of Homela ...

US Officials Face Battle if They Want Julian Assange

1 hour 18 minutes ago |AOL News

Stefan Rousseau, PA / AP

(Dec. 7) -- The U.S. government may face an uphill battle if it tries to extradite and successfully prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange now that he's been jailed in Britain on sex allegations ...

Elizabeth Edwards Failing; Internet Erupts With Sympathy

1 hour 22 minutes ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(Dec. 7) -- With Elizabeth Edwards reported to be near death in her fight against breast cancer, it took only a matter of minutes for the Internet to erupt in an outpouring of sympathy and respect. " ...

USS Arizona Survival Stories on Pearl Harbor Day

1 hour 28 minutes ago |AOL News Surge Desk

(Dec. 7) -- Of the approximately 2,400 lives lost during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, nearly half were sailors aboard the USS Arizona. The Navy battleship sank to the bottom of the har ...

Will Conservative Republicans Revolt Against Tax Cut Deal?

1 hour 28 minutes ago |AOL News

WASHINGTON (Dec. 7) -- Republicans are crowing victoriously over the framework agreement that temporarily extends Bush-era tax cuts and reduces payroll taxes in exchange for extending unemployment be ...

Why Are Chinese Students Walloping US Kids on Test?

1 hour 53 minutes ago |AOL News

AFP / Getty Images

(Dec. 7) -- China has dropped an educational bomb on the United States, according to the results of an international test of 15-year-olds from more than 65 countries and educational systems. The exa ...

Police: Missing Virginia Girl in 'Extreme Danger'

1 hour 57 minutes ago |AOL News

Virginia State Police

(Dec. 7) -- Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a 12-year-old girl whose mother was found dead in their Virginia home. Police suspect Brittany Mae Smith was abducted by a man her mother had me ...

Obama Defends Deal With Republicans on Tax Cuts

2 hours 21 minutes ago |AP

J. Scott Applewhite, AP

WASHINGTON (Dec. 7) -- With fellow Democrats balking, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that a compromise with Republicans on tax cuts was necessary to help the economy and protect recession-we ...

Bernie Sanders Goes Viral Over Tax Cut Deal [VIDEOS]

2 hours 31 minutes ago |AOL News Surge Desk

Brendan Smialowski, Getty Images

(Dec. 7) -- Suddenly, he's everywhere. Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont indicated Monday that he may seek to filibuster the new deal struck between President Barack Obama and Republic ...

Big Weekend Storm Coming, But Path of Heavy Snow Uncertain

2 hours 44 minutes ago |AOL News

Nam Y. Huh, AP

(Dec. 7) -- With a deep snowpack already in place in the Northwest and northern Rockies, snow accumulating by the foot near the Great Lakes and cold air as far south as Florida, winter has started qu ...

Freed Hiker: Poor Relations With Iran Led to My Imprisonment

2 hours 59 minutes ago |AOL News

CNN

(Dec. 7) -- Freed American hiker Sarah Shourd says she would never have been held in solitary confinement for 410 days if the U.S. had a friendlier attitude toward Iran. "I never would have been kept ...

WikiLeaks' Assange Held Without Bail After Surrender

3 hours 13 minutes ago |AOL News

Stefan Rousseau, PA / AP

LONDON (Dec. 7) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was ordered held without bail today after he surrendered to face sex-crime charges in Sweden and told the court he intended to fight moves to extra ...