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Nearly two decades after Kelly Van Halen divorced drummer Alex Van Halen, she's free to continue to use her famous last name on designer merchandise. All it took was three years of fighting at the U.S. Trademark Office and another 15 months in a California federal courtroom. On Monday, attorneys for both Van Halen parties informed a judge that a lawsuit filed in October 2013 should be dismissed. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the dispute has been settled. After divorcing from Alex, Kelly Van Halen named her construction and interior design company after herself and attempted to register a trademark on her own name for products like chairs, children's blankets, bathing suits, building construction, interior design services and more. http://yhoo.it/1tUxguY http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ

When armed attackers stormed the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris this week killing 12 people, there was an immediate outpouring of grief and outrage. Within hours of the attack, the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie ("I am Charlie" in French) began appearing on Twitter. By Friday, people claimed it had become Twitter's most popular hashtag ever. It's not. The hashtag #JeSuisCharlie has generated millions of tweets with Twitter France reporting more than 5 million. http://on.mash.to/1DHUPaB http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ

On the sidewalk of a public housing development in Brooklyn, New York notorious for gang violence and drug activity, the words "Fascist pig, go home!" in black spray paint are fading but still legible. These are the Marcy Houses, 27 brick H-block buildings, each six stories high, that are home to nearly 4,300 people, many of whom are black or Latino. Until three weeks ago, they had been an ever-present, highly visible presence in Marcy Houses. Now, the police have all but disappeared, raising safety concerns among some residents while pleasing others who view the police strategy as oppressive. http://yhoo.it/1yN0AVt http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ

The U.S. House has overwhelmingly passed a bill authorizing the Keystone XL oil pipeline despite a veto threat from the White House. The bill passed Friday on a 266-153 vote. (Jan. 9) Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://bit.ly/1f8Dfkz Get updates and more Breaking News here: http://bit.ly/1muaGms The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. AP’s commitment to independent, comprehensive journalism has deep roots. Founded in 1846, AP has covered all the major news events of the past 165 years, providing high-quality, informed reporting of everything from wars and elections to championship games and royal weddings. AP is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. Today, AP employs the latest technology to collect and distribute content - we have daily uploads covering the latest and breaking news in the world of politics, sport and entertainme...

Justice Department has tapped a former FBI general counsel who also helped lead a series of prosecutions connected with the Enron collapse to head its Fraud Section in Washington, the department said on Friday. Andrew Weissmann, who currently teaches at New York University School of Law, will take over the unit which is investigating alleged manipulation of foreign exchange rates by global banks and whether companies like Wal-Mart Stores Inc violated laws against bribing foreign officials. He was also a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York with Loretta Lynch, President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next attorney general. http://bit.ly/1yN0AEN http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ

Jim Sciutto reports on the artillery the Charlie Hebdo suspects' had, as well as 500 phone calls that were recorded by French authorities.

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