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The Federal Reserve is predicting slower growth and less improvement in the unemployment rate through 2013. The news comes after a meeting of the Fed's policy-making committee, in which it decided against taking new measures to stimulate the economy. But Chairman Ben Bernanke said additional steps may be needed down the road.

Language guru Ben Zimmer has tracked down what he believes to be the source of the phrase. He writes that the term originated in the 1960s in Philadelphia. Traffic was so bad the day after Thanksgiving that police officers had to work 12-hour shifts. So they gave the day a negative — and memorable — name.

Authorities are looking to move protesters from the site outside city hall where they've been camped.

While there was 3 percent decline, the preceding two months were some of the best for home sales in the past four years.

Sears Holdings plans to close 100 to 120 of its locations as it seeks to cut costs. So far, Florida is home to the most that will be shuttered — 11.

The U.S. Geological Survey says there was a 4.0 magnitude temblor in the "San Francisco bay area" at 5:33 a.m. local time (8:33 a.m. ET).

The baby — faced with the swats of the much bigger cat — didn't flinch. Instead, he says, "Kitty."

Paul Janensch (2012-01-23) TREASURE COAST (wqcs) - Intro: The two big threats to manatees are cold weather and us, as Paul Janensch tells us in this…