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The retailer acknowledged early Thursday that there was a massive security breach of its customers' credit and debit card accounts. It started the day before Thanksgiving and extended at least to Dec. 15 — the heart of the holiday shopping season.

Under the terms of the deal, the toughest sanctions put in place against Iran by the world body would be dismantled in exchange for restrictions on some of the country's nuclear activities.

Citing issues with some IDs, Texas has refused to issue birth certificates to the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants. A federal judge refused halt the practice while a case is decided.

The last time the hedge fund founder started making big defensive investing moves was right before the worst financial crisis to hit the U.S. since the Great Depression.

Louis Armstrong's version of Joe "King" Oliver's tune "West End Blues" was a hit in the late '20s.

One day after Israel's withdrawal of Jewish settlers from Gaza and four West Bank settlements, violence leaves five Palestinians and one Jewish man dead. Israeli soldiers shot dead five suspected Palestinian militants in a West Bank cafe. In Jerusalem's Old City, two Jewish seminary students were stabbed and one died.

Under the campaign, the school has also offered need-blind admissions to international students and increased the household income limit for full scholarships to $125,000.

Beck, one the most acclaimed guitarists in rock and roll history, died Tuesday after contracting bacterial meningitis, according to his family.

President Obama and his advisers have been trying to bolster support for his $825 billion plan to stimulate the economy. That legislation is before a Senate committee and will be on the House floor this week. The recovery package faces some significant challenges from Republicans.

John Updike won two Pulitzer Prizes for his series of novels. He was also a noted poet and essayist, as well as a critic of literature and fine art. In 2005, Updike contributed to This I Believe. In his essay, he writes about the art of fiction, politics and religion.