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Gaza-Israel-Strike (will update)

Another day of loud booms and deadly weaponry plummeting from the sky wracked Israel and Gaza on Sunday, with fresh casualties reported on both sides of a conflict that international leaders scrambled to end. Rescuers pulled the bloodied bodies of children from the wreckage of a Gaza home Sunday after an Israeli airstrike, which Israel said killed a top Hamas militant. Earlier, a rocket lauched from Gaza struck a car in the Israeli town of Ofakim, injuring an unspecified number of people, the Israel Defense Forces reported. Another hit a woman's carport while she was inside her house in Ashkelon. It was the latest violence in what has become a daily nightmare for millions in the region.

POL-Obama-Asia-Trip (will update)

On the eve of a historic trip to Myanmar, U.S. President Barack Obama deflected criticism Sunday, insisting the visit "is not an endorsement of the Burmese government."

US-Oil-Platform-Blast (will update)

Divers found the body of a man believed to be one of two crew members missing after an oil platform blast in the Gulf of Mexico, the platform's manager said.

ENT-American-Music-Awards

Coverage of the 40th annual American Music Awards.

TRAVEL-Gas-Prices

Gas prices have dropped more than seven cents over the past two weeks, but risen in some region stricken by Superstorm Sandy, according to a survey published Sunday.

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Gaza-Israel-Strike

Another day of loud booms and deadly weaponry plummeting from the sky wracked Israel and Gaza on Sunday, with fresh casualties reported on both sides of a conflict that international leaders scrambled to end. Rescuers pulled the bloodied bodies of children from the wreckage of a Gaza home Sunday after an Israeli airstrike, which Israel said killed a top Hamas militant. Earlier, a rocket lauched from Gaza struck a car in the Israeli town of Ofakim, injuring an unspecified number of people, the Israel Defense Forces reported. Another hit a woman's carport while she was inside her house in Ashkelon. It was the latest violence in what has become a daily nightmare for millions in the region.

Iron Dome Israel Gaza Conflict

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system is figuring prominently in the unfolding aerial conflict with Hamas' military wing in Gaza. The Iron Dome system is being credited with protecting Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities by blocking some rockets fired from Gaza. But what exactly is Iron Dome?

Hamas-explainer

Four years after the last major conflict in the region, Israel and Hamas are once again on the brink of war in Gaza. So what is the group, and what does it hope to achieve by its rocket attacks on Israeli targets?

POL-Obama-Asia-Trip

On the eve of a historic trip to Myanmar, U.S. President Barack Obama deflected criticism Sunday, insisting the visit "is not an endorsement of the Burmese government."

Egypt-Bus-Crash

At least 51 people -- mostly children -- were killed when a train collided with a school bus Saturday in Egypt, according to the health ministry. The train dragged the bus for nearly half a mile.

Kenya-Grenade-Attack

A grenade explosion killed seven people and wounded another 24 on Sunday in a predominantly Somali neighborhood of Nairobi, a Kenya Red Cross official said.

U.S.A.

US-Embassies-Security

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is coordinating with the U. S. Defense Department to monitor where forces are deployed in case they are needed to quickly come to the defense of U.S. diplomatic facilities around the world.

POL-Gingrich-Romney-Gifts

Newt Gingrich had harsh words Sunday for GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's suggestion that he lost the election because President Barack Obama offered "gifts" to African-Americans, Hispanics, and young voters.

POL-Legislators-Benghazi-Questions

Republican legislators on Sunday questioned the motives behind the Obama administration's initial description of the September attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, after Friday briefings on Capitol Hill from the former CIA director.

POL-Fiscal-Cliff-Optimism

President Barack Obama said Sunday he is open to any positive thoughts over the ongoing budget negotiations, whether they come from prayer or vibes.

POL-Obama-Thailand-Good-Vibes

President Barack Obama said Sunday he is open to any positive thoughts over the ongoing budget negotiations, whether they come from prayer or vibes.

POL-Rubio-2016-Tease

A rising Republican star who many say embodies the future of the GOP, Sen. Marco Rubio toyed with 2016 presidential speculators Saturday at an event in Iowa.

MONEY-stocks-lookahead

Investors head into the shortened holiday week with a measure of optimism and hope that lawmakers will not let the country fall off the fiscal cliff.

FEATURES AND COMMENTARY

FEA-Same-Sex-Marriage-Victories

After their son was killed in battle in Afghanistan, Lori and Jeff Wilfahrt crisscrossed their home state of Minnesota. They spoke at churches, schools, book clubs. They spoke of Cpl. Andrew Wilfahrt's love of country and the Constitution. They spoke, too, of grief. They are a mother and father who utterly miss their son, a soldier who was openly gay. On Tuesday, November 6, the Wilfahrts entered their polling station in Rosemount to vote against a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and woman. Both parents wondered: Had their boy died protecting homophobes who would deny him rights back home?

COMMENTARY-opinion-roundup-petraeus

Should David Petraeus -- or anyone, for that matter -- lose his job over marital infidelity? Four experts weigh in.