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A former assistant to pop artist Jasper Johns has pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of stolen property. James Meyer admitted he lacked permission to take or transport art from 2006 to 2011.

After a policy meeting the Federal Reserve also decided to leave its interest rate unchanged. It promised that would be the case, as long as economic conditions demand it.

Leyland has been one of the most-respected and most-successful managers in baseball. He led the Florida Marlins to a World Series title. At Detroit the last eight seasons, he twice led the Tigers to the Series.

The 2009 mutiny by border guards seeking better pay and working conditions left 74 people dead in the capital, Dhaka. The judge in the case called the incidents committed "heinous."

The Federal Reserve says it needs more evidence of a sustained recovery before halting or tapering off its bond-buying program.

Police say two armored trucks carrying jewels and other items worth some $9.5 million were seized by heavily armed attackers on the highway between Paris and Lyon.

After the storm rakes its way across the South and Mid-Atlantic, it will likely take aim at New England, which has already experienced a record-setting winter.

In a statement reported by CBS and The Associated Press, Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., said he would resign effective Jan. 5. Grimm pleaded guilty last week to filing a false tax return.

Police registered an unrelated kidnapping case against Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi. He is believed to have been the operational chief of a group blamed for the deadly 2008 attack on Mumbai.

The more than 1 million Syrian refugees have placed a tremendous burden on Lebanon, a country of just 4 million people.