| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | A message of thanks from Malala | | Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban, has expressed gratitude to the people around the world who have supported her as she recovers from the traumatic attack. |
| Kennedy Center honors Letterman | | An array of talents was on display Sunday at the Kennedy Center Honors gala where President Barack Obama toasted the lifetime achievements of an iconic ballerina, a famed comedian, a timeless actor and two chart-topping musical acts. |
| Geithner draws line in sand on taxes | | The Obama administration will entertain any GOP plan to avoid a fiscal cliff at year's end, but Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the Bush-era tax cuts for top incomes must go. |
| Kardashian protest in Bahrain denied | | Kim Kardashian's weekend visit to promote milkshakes in Bahrain drew a large crowd of excited fans, but the promoter who brought the Hollywood reality star to the island Gulf state denied a report of protesters being tear-gassed by police. |
| Saving kids from prisons | | Pushpa Basnet, a Nepalese woman who supports children so they don't have to live behind bars with their parents, is the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year. |
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