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Payroll tax cut deal set for final votes in Congress

A bipartisan group of congressional negotiators signed off on an agreement Thursday to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits for the rest of the year.

U.N. vote: Al-Assad should step down

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a nonbinding resolution endorsing the Arab League plan for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down.

Resistance leader's plea to world

Syria resistance leader says protesters are fighting a murderous regime on their own, and desperately need more international support.

Iran says it'll talk about nuke program

Iran is offering to resume talks over the country's nuclear program as soon as possible, according to a letter sent to the European Union.

'Underwear bomber' sentenced to life

A Nigerian man who pleaded guilty to trying to bring down a Christmas Day 2009 flight with a bomb hidden in his underwear was sentenced to life in prison Thursday.

Drugs on plane in presidential airspace

If you're planning to transport marijuana in a private plane, you may want to check the president's schedule before taking off.

Suspected drunk pilot kept off flight

A Chautauqua Airlines pilot was kept off a flight in Omaha, Nebraska, Thursday morning after he failed a blood-alcohol test, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Facebook rolls out 'verified accounts'

Taking a cue from Twitter, Facebook will be rolling out "verified accounts" for its most popular users -- presumably hoping to encourage the Lady Gagas of the world to get active on the site.