Top 12 tech stories of the year

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• Top 12 tech stories of the year
• Health stories
• Gen. 'Stormin' Norman' Schwarzkopf dies
• Photos: Schwartzkopf through the years
• Woman accused in Newtown scam
• Sandy Hook shooter's DNA studied
• Pediatric dentist faces child porn charge
• Water levels may shut down Miss. River
• Watch tornado roar past Walgreens
• Pilot apologizes for 5-hour delay
• 2011: Barbara teases crying Bush
• Gang-rape victim in 'critical condition'
• Envoy: Syria 'presents grave danger'
• All is well after Zuckerberg photo flap
• Child finds porn on Christmas gift
• City bus nose-dives into sinkhole
• Airplane gets stuck in mud
• How do you bury a whale?
• Obama, congressional leaders to meet
• Man to government: Take my money
• The top 12 tech stories of 2012
• Tables turned on paper: Staff mapped
• Opinion: Dad didn't let evil get the last word
• Hear pilot explain plane stuck in mud
• Watch dying mom's YouTube goodbye
• Archery takes aim at pop culture in 2012
• 'Grey's star eyes coffee-shop chain
• 20-person brawl = food court panic
• Terrified dog snatched: Then this...
• Massive shark tank explodes at mall
• Distraction: Snowman pranks shoppers
• Severe weather
• Fiscal cliff
• Syria

Top 12 tech stories of the year Posted: 27 Dec 2012 05:39 PM PST In the tech world, 2012 was the year of the reboot. Older, established tech companies such as Microsoft, Yahoo and Nintendo all tried to restart their brands with bold new products and fresh blood in the executive suites.

Health stories Posted: 27 Dec 2012 08:35 AM PST From the Affordable Care Act to flesh-eating bacteria to celebrities and elected officials battling physical and mental illness, it's been a tumultuous year for all things health.

Gen. 'Stormin' Norman' Schwarzkopf dies Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:40 PM PST Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded coalition forces during the Gulf War, has died, a U.S. official said. He was 78. Ex-president George H.W. Bush said the general was "one of the great military leaders of his generation."

Photos: Schwartzkopf through the years Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:45 PM PST Schwartzkopf through the years

Woman accused in Newtown scam Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:47 PM PST Federal authorities arrested a 37-year-old Bronx woman on Thursday after she allegedly concocted a ruse in the wake of the Connecticut mass shooting and posed as a relative of one of the slain children.

Sandy Hook shooter's DNA studied Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:35 AM PST Geneticists have begun studying the DNA of Connecticut gunman Adam Lanza, a spokeswoman for the University of Connecticut Health Center said Thursday.

Pediatric dentist faces child porn charge Posted: 27 Dec 2012 07:28 PM PST A pediatric dentist charged with possession and distribution of child pornography can still treat children at his Framingham, Massachusetts, dental office under a judge's ruling, according to a news release from the Middlesex district attorney's office.

Water levels may shut down Miss. River Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:21 PM PST As politicians and barge companies express fear of a shutdown or significant disruption, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is tackling one of two significant problems presented in the drought-stricken Mississippi River.

Watch tornado roar past Walgreens Posted: 27 Dec 2012 05:39 AM PST Surveillance video captured a tornado tearing past a Walgreens in Mobile, Alabama

Pilot apologizes for 5-hour delay Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:32 AM PST A pilot apologizes to passengers who sat on an American Airlines flight for nearly five hours.

2011: Barbara teases crying Bush Posted: 27 Dec 2012 07:43 AM PST The former first lady pokes fun at her husband when he starts crying during an interview.

Gang-rape victim in 'critical condition' Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:03 AM PST `The victim of a brutal gang rape that sparked massive protests in India arrived in Singapore for treatment Thursday morning.

Envoy: Syria 'presents grave danger' Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:13 PM PST In his latest diplomatic push to end the Syrian civil war, U.N. peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said the conflict could be over in a "few months" -- provided that warring parties agree to a plan with a transitional government.

All is well after Zuckerberg photo flap Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:43 AM PST The sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says there are no hard feelings after a "leaked" family photo raised questions about online etiquette and privacy on the social network.

Child finds porn on Christmas gift Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:15 PM PST A family noticed racy photos on a 5-year-old's Christmas present, a used Nintendo. KUSA reports.

City bus nose-dives into sinkhole Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:40 PM PST Oceanside, California, residents were surprised to see a bus sticking out of a sinkhole created by a water main break.

Airplane gets stuck in mud Posted: 27 Dec 2012 08:38 PM PST A Boeing 737 veers off the taxiway at a New York airport and gets stuck in the mud.

How do you bury a whale? Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:45 PM PST A 60-foot-long finback whale that washed ashore in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens and that was determined dead Thursday morning will be buried in the sand dunes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Obama, congressional leaders to meet Posted: 27 Dec 2012 05:13 PM PST Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell says his side won't "write a blank check for anything Senate Democrats put forward just because we find ourselves at edge of the cliff."

Man to government: Take my money Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:12 PM PST One retired postal worker sends the federal government $50 a month. Kyung Lah reports.

The top 12 tech stories of 2012 Posted: 27 Dec 2012 01:56 PM PST 2012 was the year of the reboot. Older, established tech companies such as Microsoft, Yahoo and Nintendo all tried to restart their brands with bold new products and fresh blood in the executive suites.

Tables turned on paper: Staff mapped Posted: 27 Dec 2012 07:19 PM PST A blogger has posted the home addresses of staffers from a newspaper after the paper published an online, interactive map showing names and addresses of all handgun permit-holders in New York's Westchester and Rockland counties.

Opinion: Dad didn't let evil get the last word Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:56 PM PST Kerry Cahill and Keely Vanacker, whose father was shot dead at Fort Hood in 2009, say the nation must acknowledge and address problems that lead to massacres.

Hear pilot explain plane stuck in mud Posted: 27 Dec 2012 03:39 PM PST A Boeing 737 veers off the taxiway at a New York airport and gets stuck in the mud.

Watch dying mom's YouTube goodbye Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:28 AM PST A mother who recently died of a rare heart condition lives on through a YouTube video she made months before her death.

Archery takes aim at pop culture in 2012 Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:38 PM PST "The Hunger Games" heroine Katniss Everdeen inspired more than just a renewed interest in braided hairstyles.

'Grey's star eyes coffee-shop chain Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:46 PM PST "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey believes he and a group of investors are just what the doctor ordered for a struggling Seattle-based coffee chain.

20-person brawl = food court panic Posted: 27 Dec 2012 07:54 AM PST The Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento, California, was locked down after a brawl broke out in the food court. KXTV reports.

Terrified dog snatched: Then this... Posted: 27 Dec 2012 09:23 AM PST Marley, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel, is now back with his family after being taken from outside a grocery store.

Massive shark tank explodes at mall Posted: 27 Dec 2012 07:06 AM PST A huge aquarium containing several lemon sharks and other animals exploded at a mall in Shanghai, China.

Distraction: Snowman pranks shoppers Posted: 27 Dec 2012 08:39 AM PST Magician Rich Ferguson scares holiday shoppers with a snowman prank. See more at richferguson.com.

Severe weather Posted: 27 Dec 2012 02:26 PM PST The powerful winter storm that moved across the United States this week, dropping record-breaking snow and spinning dangerous tornadoes on Christmas, isn't over yet.

Fiscal cliff Posted: 27 Dec 2012 11:37 AM PST White House officials denied today that President Obama would send a scaled-back proposal to Capitol Hill to avoid the harshest aspects of the fiscal cliff.

Syria Posted: 27 Dec 2012 05:16 PM PST In his latest diplomatic push to end the Syrian civil war, U.N. peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said the conflict could be over in a "few months" -- provided that warring parties agree to a plan with a transitional government.

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