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• Mark Sanford will run for Congress
• Shooting reported in downtown St. Louis, two injured
• Serial protestor charged for outburst in Congress
• Greenfield: Death, smoking, pollution -- not so bad after all?
• Widow sues psychiatrist who treated accused Colo. shooter
• White House praises Sen. Rubio's immigration proposals
• Facebook's big revelation: new search tool
• Facebook unveils new service called 'Graph Search'
• Lohan a no-show in court; lawyer enters not guilty plea
• Live chat: Facebook unveils 'Graph Search'
• Woman drives 900 miles after GPS error
• Warp speed, Mr. Sulu: What hyperspace would really look like
• Woman becomes oldest to advance at Australian Open
• Schumer supports Hagel for defense secretary
• Walmart to start offering jobs to any recent veterans
• NRA releases free target practice app–for ages 4 and up
• Girl's abduction from school caught on tape
• Jewel thief busted after posting photos online
• Fitch warns on US rating as debt ceiling looms
• Al-Qaida carves out own country in Mali
• Explosion at Syria's Aleppo university causes casualties: TV
• Stolen train crashes into building in Sweden
• Move on assault weapons creates risks for Obama
• End near? Doomsday clock holds at 5 'til midnight
• Tuesday in politics: Gun violence proposals, Superstorm Sandy aid, and more

Mark Sanford will run for Congress Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:45 PM PST The disgraced former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford is hoping to master the art of the political comeback.

Shooting reported in downtown St. Louis, two injured Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:28 PM PST A former student opened fire at a college in downtown St. Louis, shooting a school employee and then turning the gun on himself, a Fox News affiliate reported on Tuesday.

Serial protestor charged for outburst in Congress Posted: 15 Jan 2013 01:11 PM PST After his latest outburst, Rives Grogan, 48, was charged today with unlawful conduct for shouting protests from the gallery in the House chamber this morning after lawmakers had concluded reading the U.S. Constitution. As he was pulled out of Gallery 7 in the balcony level...

Greenfield: Death, smoking, pollution -- not so bad after all? Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:54 PM PST "Did you see that story in the Times the other day? Americans under 50 die earlier than their counterparts in just about every other developed country in the world. And that goes hand in hand with the story last year that life expectancy here has stagnated. What lousy news."

Widow sues psychiatrist who treated accused Colo. shooter Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST The wife of a U.S. Navy veteran killed in the Aurora shooting rampage says James Holmes should have been held in a mental health facility to protect the public.

White House praises Sen. Rubio's immigration proposals Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:21 PM PST They "bode well" for bipartisan action on that issue early in President Barack Obama's second term, says spokesman Jay Carney.

Facebook's big revelation: new search tool Posted: 15 Jan 2013 12:05 PM PST MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) - Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled on Tuesday a feature to help its users search for people and places within the social network, in the company's first major product launch event since its May initial public offering.

Facebook unveils new service called 'Graph Search' Posted: 15 Jan 2013 11:32 AM PST Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg just announced a new beta service called Graph Search.

Lohan a no-show in court; lawyer enters not guilty plea Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:58 AM PST Where in the world is Lindsay Lohan? The troubled actress, who has been in London since late December, failed to appear in a Santa Monica, California, court on Tuesday to enter a plea for the three misdemeanor charges against her stemming from her June 2012 car accident, including lying to police (she told them her assistant, Gavin Doyle, was behind the wheel when he was not).

Live chat: Facebook unveils 'Graph Search' Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:42 AM PST 'Come and see what we're building,' read the somewhat cryptic invitation Facebook sent for Tuesday's product launch.

Woman drives 900 miles after GPS error Posted: 15 Jan 2013 10:26 AM PST Put too much faith in technology and you may wind up in Croatia. A 67-year-old woman from Belgium learned that the hard way after she followed (faulty) directions from her GPS device. The woman only wanted to go about 90 miles from her hometown of Hainault Erquelinnes, Belgium to pick up a friend at the [...]

Warp speed, Mr. Sulu: What hyperspace would really look like Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:36 AM PST The science fiction vision of stars flashing by as streaks when spaceships travel faster than light isn't what the scene would actually look like, a team of physics students says.

Woman becomes oldest to advance at Australian Open Posted: 15 Jan 2013 09:03 AM PST There are few things in sports that really make you sit back and just smile. One of those happened on Tuesday in Melbourne, as Kimiko Date-Krumm became the oldest woman to ever win a match at the Australian Open. How old is Date-Krumm? A spry 42-years-old.

Schumer supports Hagel for defense secretary Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:47 AM PST Rep. Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that he will support Chuck Hagel's nomination for defense secretary, a breakthrough for Obama's effort to have his appointee confirmed.

Walmart to start offering jobs to any recent veterans Posted: 15 Jan 2013 08:30 AM PST Welcome home, veterans. Global retailing giant Walmart announced it will offer a job to any honorably discharged veteran in his or her first year off from active duty.

NRA releases free target practice app–for ages 4 and up Posted: 15 Jan 2013 07:24 AM PST The National Rifle Association, exactly a month after the shooting at Newtown, Conn., has released a branded target shooting game deemed suitable for kids ages four and up.

Girl's abduction from school caught on tape Posted: 15 Jan 2013 07:08 AM PST Nailla Robinson, 5, was found early this morning by a man in a nearby park in Upper Darby under bleachers and transported to the Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania to be checked for hypothermia.

Jewel thief busted after posting photos online Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:51 AM PST A thief who stole over $100,000 worth of diamonds and pearls from a jeweler in Manchester, Britain, has been caught by police after he posted pictures of himself vacationing in Brazil and shopping on the streets on London.

Fitch warns on US rating as debt ceiling looms Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:34 AM PST LONDON (AP) — A leading credit ratings agency is warning that the United States could lose its top credit rating if there's a delay in raising the country's debt ceiling.

Al-Qaida carves out own country in Mali Posted: 15 Jan 2013 06:18 AM PST Islamic extremist fighters have been burrowing into the earth, erecting a formidable set of defenses to protect what has essentially become al-Qaida's new country.

Explosion at Syria's Aleppo university causes casualties: TV Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:11 AM PST The report described the explosion as a "terrorist attack." Fighting between rebels and government forces has reached a stalemate in Aleppo and left the city divided. Rebels say they control more than half the province. The university lies in government-controlled territory.

Stolen train crashes into building in Sweden Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:38 AM PST A woman stole an empty commuter train from a depot Tuesday and drove it to a suburb of Stockholm where it derailed and slammed into an apartment building, officials said.

Move on assault weapons creates risks for Obama Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:22 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama appears ready to gamble in the debate over gun control. By signaling on Monday that he will ask Congress to ban military-style assault weapons, Obama is embarking on a high-risk strategy that is likely to further inflame tensions with Republicans at a time when feelings already are raw because of a series of running budget battles. ...

End near? Doomsday clock holds at 5 'til midnight Posted: 15 Jan 2013 04:06 AM PST The hands of the infamous "Doomsday Clock" will remain firmly in their place at five minutes to midnight — symbolizing humans' destruction — for the year 2013, scientists announced today.

Tuesday in politics: Gun violence proposals, Superstorm Sandy aid, and more Posted: 15 Jan 2013 03:49 AM PST President Barack Obama said Monday during his news conference that he had received recommendations from Vice President Joe Biden's task force for curbing gun violence. Those proposals are likely to be at the top of the agenda Tuesday when Obama and Biden have lunch together at the White House. The White House is expected to [...]

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