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The Federal Reserve plans to stress test six large U.S. banks against a hypothetical market shock, including a deterioration of the European debt crisis, as part of an annual review of bank health.

In the wake of the mystery surrounding Lisa Irwin's disappearance, there is news of another missing baby who, like Lisa, seems to have disappeared under unusual and suspicious circumstances. The baby, Sky Metalwala, 2, disappeared, according to his mother, Julia Biryukova, from the rear seat of her car, in Bellevue.

The failure of the U.S. Congressional Super Committee to reach a deal on reducing the budget deficit by $1.2 trillion over 10 years implies that uncertainty over defense spending is set to continue in to 2012.

Ron Paul, R-Texas, a libertarian congressman, has gained popularity recently among likely Republican voters in Iowa and New Hampshire. Here are his positions on the issues.

Republicans faced off in a national security-themed debate at Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. and broadcast on CNN. The gathering did little to change the dynamic of a race that has seen a carousel of candidates tested as a possible better-option to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

In what appears to be the latest in a spate of illegal passageways found on the U.S.-Mexico border in recent days, border police in Nogales, Arizona, uncovered yet another drug smuggling tunnel.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected on Wednesday criticism of the ECB for not taking bolder steps to stem the euro zone debt crisis and made clear the next tranche of aid for Greece could not be paid out unless big parties in the country committed in writing to back austerity.

All those jeers Michelle Obama endured at the Ford 400 in Miami Sunday were probably music to the ears of right-wing commentator Rush Limbaugh, who argued on his radio show Monday that NASCAR fans in attendance were apparently fed up with the first family's uppity-ism.

A documentary was screened on child poverty in New Zealand showing the stark reality of life for too many children and their families in the country.

As the search continues for missing Missouri baby Lisa Irwin and 2-year-old Sky Metalwala, another missing person's case has emerged. Michelle Parker of Orlando, Fla., vanished Friday after she appeared on The People's Court for a settlement of dispute with her ex-fiance, who is the father of her twin children.

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in Saudi Arabia Wednesday to sign a power transfer initiative made by the Gulf Cooperation Council, the country's state TV said.

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber Tuesday blocked the execution of a death row inmate and declared the state capital punishment-free as long as he's the Governor of the state.

The hacker collective Anonymous has posted personal data, including the home address and phone number, of one of the University of California, Davis, police officers, who was suspended for Friday's pepper spraying of students.

One of the most admired presidents of America, John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963.

Linda P.B. Katehi, the University of California, Davis, chancellor, defended herself Tuesday from criticism over the police pepper spraying of peaceful protestors by saying the university police disobeyed her orders.

A former Chicago fundraiser for President Obama, Antoin Tony Rezko, was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison after a U.S. judge found him guilty of corruption and extortion.

At the CNN National Security Debate in Washington, D.C., Romney, Huntsman and Paul proved themselves the strongest GOP candidates, while Bachmann and Perry barely squeaked by and Cain and Santorum were left floundering. Here, read the top quotes of the night, and get a full rundown of the Republican candidates' performances.

Fox News' Megyn Kelly on Monday told Bill O'Reilly that the pepper spray that was recently used on UC Davis protesters is essentially a food product. Since then, a petition has been posted on the Web site Change.org, asking Kelly to back up her claim by eating as much pepper spray as was used on each protester's face.

Reggie Love announced that he will leave his post as U.S. President Barack Obama's body man to attend business school, but not before dishing about life as the President's assistant.

Fox News commentator Megyn Kelly discussed the use of pepper spray by police at the Occupy Wall Street protest this weekend at the University of California Davis on The O'Reilly Factor late Monday. Kelly's comment that pepper spray is little more than a food product has sparked outrage from protestors and commentators online. It has also led to the creation of an entirely new meme using the structure of her sentence followed by essentially on Reddit and QuickMeme.

The house band on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday introduced U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann with walk-on music entitled Lyin' A-s B---h by Fishbone, leading one lawmaker to say such actions are insulting and inappropriate.

The company's calculation comes close to official estimates by Brazilian officials on Friday, which placed the leak at 2,600 barrels. Earlier last week the company said 650 barrels of oil leaked from the fissure on the ocean floor.

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has appointed City Hall veteran Anne Campbell Washington as her chief of staff to placate her critics.

Out of tragedy comes hope. The Kate Puzey Volunteer Protection Act of 2011, or Kate's Law, offers better protections for Peace Corps volunteers as they help out abroad.

The U.S. Department of Justice had charged Merck with illegally pushing its Vioxx painkiller as a rheumatoid arthritis treatment.

The U.S. Department of Justice said it is reviewing statements and actions by big banks and their trade associations to see if they have violated antitrust laws through coordinated action to raise consumer debit card fees. But experts say an actual investigation is fairly unlikely.

City Comptroller John Liu's troubles keep growing as new allegations of improper fundraising practices continue to surface in connection with his budding 2013 mayoral campaign, but Queens political types offer varying appraisals of his political future.

However, the statement makes no mention of sanctions.

In response to Lt. Pike's pepper spray attack on UC Davis students, international hackers Anonymous has posted a video threatening they will make you [Pike] squeal and releasing his personal information online. Some have applauded Anonymous' actions (watch video here) as vigilante justice, but others feel the attack crosses a line. YouTube has since removed the video, labeling it as hate speech.