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In a statement reported by CBS and The Associated Press, Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., said he would resign effective Jan. 5. Grimm pleaded guilty last week to filing a false tax return.

The more than 1 million Syrian refugees have placed a tremendous burden on Lebanon, a country of just 4 million people.

The East Coast is experiencing the coldest temperatures of the year, while the Pacific Northwest saw flooding and evacuations because of heavy rain.

Activists are concerned over the future of prisoners reportedly let to by the government. Rights groups say officials attached conditions to the dissidents' freedom.

The game got off to a bizarre start when the teams went for the wrong baskets. Still, the 76ers managed to avoid tying a record for the worst start to an NBA season.

They'll be part of a discussion about how to bring about "the beginning of the end of AIDS." The event, at George Washington University, will be webcast live.

Safety experts said the decline might, in part, have to do with Americans driving fewer miles and greater use of seat belts.

Teenagers had more problems with thinking after concussion than children or adults, according to a new study. They had problems with working memory six months to a year after being injured.

While better than December's flat number, a 0.4 percent rise in retail sales was less than economists expected.

A Food and Drug Administration analysis shows a drop in heart attacks and strokes among people taking Vytorin in the early stages of chronic kidney disease, before they need dialysis.