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Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., told reporters that he believes Congress can approve the legislation and send it to the president before the Friday night deadline to avert another partial shutdown.

This was a big year for corporate mergers, with $3 trillion worth of deals announced worldwide. Analysts say the strong acquisitive trend is expected to continue into next year.

One of the world's most treasured foods comes from an unlikely source — a sturgeon farm on a kibbutz in northern Israel. The prized sturgeon eggs — or osetra caviar, if you must — fetches a hefty price and has a top-chef following.

Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, R-Monument, is resigning effective Monday to become president and CEO of the American Excellence Foundation

Marta Karolyi and her husband, Bela, have helped develop the top women gymnasts in the world since the '70s, first in Romania and now the U.S. At 73, she's now ready to join her husband in retirement.

Also: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius criticizes her critics; France orders another large military operation in Mali; Thailand's Buddhist patriarch dies; and Italian police arrest a group of corrupt morticians.

Also: U.S. aims more sanctions at Russian officials; Army general gets no jail time in sexual misconduct case.

Also: A storm washes out a California highway bridge; former President George H. W. Bush is released from the hospital; and there will be an independent autopsy for a woman who died in a Texas jail.

Also: Malaysia is now actively searching for migrants adrift at sea; U.S. and Cuban officials hold a new round of talks; and a man is indicted for flying a gyrocopter to the U.S. Capitol grounds.

Also: Relief officials say Nigerian civilians attacked by militants need aid; cleanup continues in a California oil spill; and the finals in the Eurovision Song Contest are tomorrow night.