| Sources: Suspect sought in Paris shooting trained in Yemen Posted: 08 Jan 2015 03:56 PM PST  One of two brothers suspected of carrying out the deadly attacks has been linked to militants.
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| Suspected Charlie Hebdo attackers were on U.S. ‘no fly’ list Posted: 08 Jan 2015 01:28 PM PST  The two brothers wanted in the massacre had long been viewed as potential terror suspects.
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| Videos, pictures show danger and beauty of cold snap across U.S. Posted: 08 Jan 2015 09:10 AM PST  Americans are bundling up as a cold snap roars across the country, causing temperatures to plunge and creating hazardous driving conditions.
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| Supreme Court to meet again to decide on hearing gay marriage Posted: 08 Jan 2015 07:04 AM PST  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nine justices of the Supreme Court, who opted in October not to take up the issue of state bans on gay marriage, are set to meet behind closed doors on Friday to consider once again whether to hear any cases on the contentious issue. The court has five cases pending concerning same-sex marriage prohibitions in Ohio, Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky and Louisiana. The legal issue is whether the state bans violate the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law. ...
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| Record-breaking cold closes U.S. schools, sends penguins inside Posted: 08 Jan 2015 04:04 PM PST  By Barbara Goldberg (Reuters) - Record-breaking cold that gripped the U.S. East and Midwest on Thursday snarled travel, shut schools, filled homeless shelters and even led to zoo penguins being ordered inside. Snow expected to accumulate to 3 feet (1 meter) deep was falling in upstate New York near Watertown, and snow already blanketing South Dakota was whipped by winds into a "ground blizzard" that made driving treacherous, said meteorologist Dan Petersen of the National Weather Service. ...
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| Slump in New York arrests, fines hits traffic lawyers, bail bondsmen Posted: 08 Jan 2015 02:07 PM PST  By Megan Davies NEW YORK (Reuters) - A sharp drop in arrests and fines in New York may prove costly for the city but it could already be hurting some traffic lawyers and bail bonds firms, which are seeing their phones ring less often as fewer people are in trouble and need help. The slump in arrest volume - last week's total was around half that recorded a year ago - is seen by supporters of new York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as evidence of a work slowdown by police officers angered by recent comments he made that they viewed as anti-police. ...
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| Newspapers around the world react to Charlie Hebdo shootings Posted: 08 Jan 2015 06:38 AM PST  A day after masked gunmen killed 12 people at the Paris offices of satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, newspapers around the world showed solidarity with the victims of the massacre on their covers.
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| Brothers sought in French attack were on US no-fly list Posted: 08 Jan 2015 03:45 PM PST  One was an aspiring rapper before being jailed on terror charges and turning radical in prison.
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| Obama meets Giffords on 4th anniversary of shooting Posted: 08 Jan 2015 10:28 AM PST  President Obama meets with the former congresswoman on the shooting's fourth anniversary.
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| U.S. to cut European military bases Posted: 08 Jan 2015 01:22 PM PST  Facing tight budgets, the U.S.'s military presence abroad will decrease.
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| French terror suspect was failed rapper-turned-jihadist Posted:  Cherif Kouachi, 32, had very different ambitions nine years ago.
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| US attorney general to attend terror talks in Paris Sunday Posted: 08 Jan 2015 09:59 AM PST  US Attorney General Eric Holder will attend international terror talks convened by France in Paris on Sunday after a deadly attack on a satirical newspaper, a Justice Department official said Thursday. The ministerial-level meeting was convened by French Justice Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. Twelve people were killed in the attack Wednesday by heavily armed gunmen who stormed Charlie Hebdo, a satirical weekly in Paris that had lampooned Islam. The massacre, which claimed the lives of the weekly's editor and some of France's most celebrated cartoonists, drew international condemnation as an attack on the free speech central to western culture.
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| Matt Bai: Why Jeb won’t keep the rest from running Posted: 08 Jan 2015 01:54 AM PST  The last two midterm elections created and solidified a whole new group of what you might call surfer Republicans — candidates for both governor and Senate who caught a powerful wave and never looked back. And this unusual double uprising is bound to upend some of our accepted notions of primary politics, including the one that says only a handful of serious candidates can court the same voting blocs and contributors.
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| Unemployment falls and labor market strengthens Posted: 08 Jan 2015 07:46 AM PST  By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week and job cuts declined sharply in December, suggesting the labor market is tightening. Thursday's reports support views of faster growth this year, driven by consumer spending, despite a faltering global economy. "Labor market conditions continue to improve, providing support for consumers and contributing to a virtuous cycle for the economy," said Jim Baird, chief investment officer at Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Kalamazoo, Michigan. ...
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| Elizabeth Warren sounds another note against Obama’s trade deal Posted: 07 Jan 2015 08:25 AM PST  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) on Wednesday signaled a readiness to fight against President Obama's push for a free trade deal with Asian countries in the new year.
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| Slain editor was on terror group's 'hit list' Posted: 07 Jan 2015 06:28 PM PST  Stephane Charbonnier was targeted by an al-Qaida web magazine two years ago.
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| FBI director gives new clues tying North Korea to Sony hack Posted: 07 Jan 2015 08:30 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI director revealed new details Wednesday about the stunning cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., part of the Obama administration's effort to challenge persistent skepticism about whether North Korea's government was responsible for the brazen hacking.
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| Police officer dies in shooting at Paris' edge Posted: 08 Jan 2015 08:04 AM PST  A policewoman is fatally shot a day after the deadly assault on a satirical newspaper.
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