Newser Story Index from December, 2012

Welcome to the Newser Story Index. Here you find stories written by Newser writers and editors, assembled with supporting photos and videos from the files of the news story.

Spain Seizes 12 Tons of Hashish
Feds Eye a Fresh Round of Mortgage Relief
Obama Will Return to DC Early Over Fiscal Cliff
NY Newspaper in Firestorm Over Map of Gun Owners
Not Very Merry: Holiday Spending Was Scrooge-Like
‘Dystextia': Mangled Texts Can Point to Brain Disorders
Hey, Baby: What's Your Credit Score?
Plenty of Room in DC's Inns for Obama's 2nd Inaugural
Weakened Tea Party Switches Gears
China Rolls Out World's Longest Bullet Train Route
Simple Eye Scan Tracks Progress of MS
Fire Leaves Thousands Homeless in Manila
7 Ways States Have Eased Gun Laws
VP: Hugo Chavez, Walking, Talking
The 9 Most Shocking Celeb Splits of 2012
Jesus Would Friend You on Facebook: Bishop
Did David Gregory Break DC Gun Laws?
Body Found in NY Shooter's House
Things Walmart Deems Less Acceptable Than Guns
Affleck Also Not Running for Senate
Jessica Simpson: Yeah, I'm Pregnant
NRA Darling Gillibrand Shifts on Gun Control
Egypt's Constitution Passes With 63.8% of Vote
Guess Who Katy Perry Brought Home for Christmas?
That Headache? Could Be What You Ate
NY Shooter: 'What I Like Best' Is 'Killing People'
Game Makers Enjoy Cozy Ties With Gun Makers
27 Dead in Kazakhstan Military Plane Crash
Could the Burglars Have Survived Home Alone ?
Netflix Streaming Goes Down
Character Actor Charles Durning Dead at 89
Nation's Most Popular History Author Is... Bill O'Reilly
Police Still Can't Find Sister of NY Firefighter Shooter
Spike Lee to Tarantino: Slavery Isn't 'Spaghetti Western'
Holiday Travel Forecast Is Nasty
Newtown Police Force Gets Christmas Day Off
Odd Couple Star Jack Klugman Dies
Pope: In Daily Hustle, Find Time for God
What Santa Needs for Christmas: 12M Elves
Grinch N. Korea Shakes Fist at South's Christmas Lights
Ex-President Bush to Spend Christmas in Hospital
The Reason Rudolph's Nose Is So Bright
Firefighters' Shooter Served Time for Killing Grandma
Kate Middleton Nurse Tried to Kill Herself Twice Before
Love Actually Is Sexist Junk, Actually
'Lost Tribe' of India Jews Return to Israel
Shooter Dead in Killing of 2 NY Firefighters
Feel Free to Have a Christ-Free Christmas
Swaziland Outlaws 'Rape-Provoking' Clothing
Snow Storm May Mess With Post-Christmas Travel