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More than 120 prisoners held at a special unit in Thomson Penitentiary reported mistreatment, a Washington Lawyers' Committee report says.

Also: "Fiscal cliff" talks continue; Obama warns Syria about using chemical weapons; judge removed in Fort Hood shooting rampage case; and the world watches as pregnant Kate rests.

People who were stymied by website snafus when trying to sign up for health insurance may be able to get retroactive subsidies or choose a different plan.

We asked people to give us the soundtracks they live by. The playlists — and the stories — may surprise you.

Buy an unhealthy snack and these vending machines take away 25 seconds of your life you'll never get back. Healthy fare drops instantly. Research suggests this "time tax" helps us make better choices.

Toni Morrison's 1987 work Beloved is the best American novel of the past quarter-century. That's according to a vote of writers and critics who were invited to weigh in with their choices by The New York Times Book Review.

The move expands the reach of Kroger, already the nation's largest grocery chain, into the Mid-Atlantic region. Harris Teeter is based in Matthews, N.C.

UBS will buy rival Credit Suisse for more than $3 billion in a deal brokered by Swiss officials to try and prevent a banking crisis.

UBS will buy rival Credit Suisse for more than $3 billion in a deal brokered by Swiss officials to try and prevent a banking crisis.

Most of the operation's activity focused on Chinese interests in the South China Sea but also included some content about U.S. politics.