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South Korea conducts live-fire military drills Monday near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea, despite Pyongyang's threat to respond with a "merciless" attack. The exercise took place in the same area of the Yellow Sea that was the targeted by a North Korean artillery attack in 2010.

From higher payroll taxes to automatic cuts in military spending, the looming budget crisis could drag the economy back into recession and create turmoil in the financial markets, economists say. To better understand what's at stake, have a look at some of the key phrases involved in the crisis.

A cool ladies' man with a shaved head, Jimmy Van Heusen was one of America's greatest popular composers. He wrote "Darn That Dream," "Swinging on a Star," "All the Way," "High Hopes," "Here's That Rainy Day," "Come Fly With Me" and more.

The doors were closed so the nation wasn't be able to watch. One week after his scandal-tinged resignation, former CIA Director David Petraeus fielded questions from members of both the House and Senate intelligence committees.

A reporter's quest to understand differences in regional recipes of the Middle East staple yields homespun stories about their provenance.

The Americans and the Europeans have different approaches to horse racing, and one key split is over the question of doping. While many drugs are allowed in the U.S., they are banned in European racing.

Warsaw's populist government has approved large-scale logging in the ancient Bialowieza Forest, despite an injunction by Europe's highest court. The forest is a World Heritage Site.

Many lawmakers are bringing back ideas for another year as bill filing opens ahead of the session that begins on Jan. 8.

But it said its failures did not directly contribute to the blast, which killed 29 coal miners in 2010.

Kansas City officials announced Thursday that a 1 million-square-foot Meta facility will be constructed at the Golden Plains Technology Park. The company is expected to invest more than $800 million to build out the complex, and will hire up to 100 operational jobs.