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• Where the blind see, deaf hear, mute can be heard
• U.S. speeding up Afghan withdrawal plan
• Air Force memo outlines grim cuts if Congress fails to pass budget
• Biden: ‘No silver bullet’ against gun violence
• Prominent activist's family arrested after immigration raid
• Flu vaccine shortages popping up as virus spreads
• Obama not backing down from assault-weapons ban
• Is the U.S. economy stuck in second gear?
• Analysis: 'Zero Dark Thirty' opens wide to controversy
• Dread Somali pirate retiring from the business
• Seattle teachers just say 'no' to standardized tests
• Would you put a 16-year-old in charge of a satellite?
• Woman vows to eat only at Starbucks for a year
• Photos: Flickr users capture amazing images of snow sports
• Dad's bold test of school safety system ends in arrest
• Mark Sanford reportedly staging comeback with House run
• One stabbed, another sexually assaulted in Nordstrom Rack robbery
• Land ho: New island emerges off German coast
• Georgia Rep. Gingrey ruffles feathers with gun control, rape comments
• Judge keeps Planned Parenthood out of Texas health program
• Photos: Best snapshots of the week
• 'Rot in hell, Holmes': Emotions boil as Colo. arraignment delayed
• Trial nears in 2003 case that terrified N.C. town
• Ridiculous or genius: Ten craziest new gadgets at CES

Where the blind see, deaf hear, mute can be heard Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:13 AM PST Many of the tech toys at the Consumer Electronics Show were originally developed for the disabled, writes Virginia Heffernan.

U.S. speeding up Afghan withdrawal plan Posted: 11 Jan 2013 12:17 PM PST But Obama hedged on the much-discussed possibility of a U.S. military presence after the benchmark date of 2014.

Air Force memo outlines grim cuts if Congress fails to pass budget Posted: 11 Jan 2013 04:31 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Air Force leaders will cut flying hours by nearly 20 percent and prepare for a possible end to all noncombat or noncritical flights from late July through September if Congress can't agree on a budget and billions of dollars in automatic cuts are triggered.

Biden: ‘No silver bullet’ against gun violence Posted: 11 Jan 2013 01:25 PM PST The vice president said on Friday he was "shooting for Tuesday" to get President Obama his recommendations on how to battle gun violence, but warned "there's no silver bullet."

Prominent activist's family arrested after immigration raid Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:43 AM PST Erika Andiola, a young undocumented immigrant and activist, may be free from the threat of raids and deportation, but her family is another story.

Flu vaccine shortages popping up as virus spreads Posted: 11 Jan 2013 09:37 AM PST It's not too late to get vaccinated against this season's nasty flu outbreak, but you may have trouble finding a flu shot.

Obama not backing down from assault-weapons ban Posted: 11 Jan 2013 11:07 AM PST The president is still committed to persuading Congress to ban some semi-automatic weapons, despite comments that suggested he would embrace more politically popular gun reforms.

Is the U.S. economy stuck in second gear? Posted: 11 Jan 2013 01:46 PM PST The economy may have managed to avoid the fiscal cliff, but debates still loom and risks to the economy are skewed to the downside.

Analysis: 'Zero Dark Thirty' opens wide to controversy Posted: 11 Jan 2013 10:53 AM PST "Zero Dark Thirty"—the military term for half past midnight, the time Navy SEALs landed in bin Laden's compound in Pakistan—has renewed questions about the government manhunt and torture.

Dread Somali pirate retiring from the business Posted: 11 Jan 2013 10:15 AM PST The pirating business apparently isn't what it used to be. In fact, one dread Somali pirate has decided to put an end to his kidnappings and ransacking.

Seattle teachers just say 'no' to standardized tests Posted: 11 Jan 2013 03:04 PM PST Forty-five minutes after school let out Thursday afternoon, 19 teachers here at Seattle's Garfield High School worked their way to the front of an already-crowded classroom, then turned, leaned their backs against the wall of whiteboards, and fired the first salvo of open defiance against high-stakes standardized testing in America's public schools.

Would you put a 16-year-old in charge of a satellite? Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:25 PM PST Would you trust a 16-year-old in space? NASA evidently does. Just after the sun rose on the East Coast today (Jan. 11), astronauts aboard the International Space Station ran computer instructions, written by high school students, in bowling ball-size satellites floating inside the ISS cabin. The students' code told the satellites exactly where to go to complete challenges such as spitting out dust clouds and avoiding obstacles.

Woman vows to eat only at Starbucks for a year Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:32 PM PST When the new year rolls around, some people vow to spend more time with their family. Others pledge to step up their Pilates routines. But Beautiful Existence - yes, that's the legal name of a real person, not a philosophical question triggered by the new year - has another resolution for 2013: To eat and drink only items from Starbucks for 12 straight months.

Photos: Flickr users capture amazing images of snow sports Posted: 10 Jan 2013 07:00 PM PST s

Dad's bold test of school safety system ends in arrest Posted: 11 Jan 2013 08:02 AM PST A North Texas father's attempt to test the safety response of his child's school had an unintended consequence—for the father.

Mark Sanford reportedly staging comeback with House run Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:20 PM PST Second chances do exist in politics, and Mark Sanford might just try his hand. According to The Weekly Standard, the disgraced former governor of South Carolina will run for Congress. South Carolina will stage a special election in May to replace Senate fill-in Rep. Tim...

One stabbed, another sexually assaulted in Nordstrom Rack robbery Posted: 11 Jan 2013 08:15 AM PST Two burglars took 14 people hostage overnight at a Nordstrom Rack store in Los Angeles, stabbing one hostage in the neck and sexually assaulting another.

Land ho: New island emerges off German coast Posted: 11 Jan 2013 12:26 PM PST Germany has sprouted an island. The hook-shaped land is 16 miles off the coast of Germany, and it is 34 acres long. Dubbed Norderoogsand, the island, which lies in the German North Sea coast, has already become the home to more than 50 plant species and a variety of sea birds. Amazingly, 10 years ago, [...]

Georgia Rep. Gingrey ruffles feathers with gun control, rape comments Posted: 11 Jan 2013 08:29 AM PST Speaking at a local Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Thursday morning in his home state, Georgia Republican Rep. Phil Gingrey addressed some heavy issues, including the need for gun control in the wake of deadly shootings throughout the country, and former Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's controversial comments on the campaign trail last year about rape, [...]

Judge keeps Planned Parenthood out of Texas health program Posted: 11 Jan 2013 03:12 PM PST AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Friday denied a Planned Parenthood request to be allowed to offer health services to low income women under a state program. Texas decided to enforce a law already on the books that bars funding for abortion providers and affiliates, and Planned Parenthood has been fighting its exclusion. State District Judge Stephen Yelenosky said it was unlikely that Planned Parenthood would succeed at trial, though a trial may still occur. The Women's Health Program provides family planning services and preventive health care. ...

Photos: Best snapshots of the week Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:25 AM PST In this Jan. 4, 2013, photo provided by the Holmes family, Tammy Holmes, second from left, and her grandchildren, two-year-old Charlotte Walker, left, four-year-old Esther Walker, third from left, nine-year-old Liam Walker, eleven-year-old Matilda, second from right, and six-year-old Caleb Walker, right, take refuge under a jetty as a wildfire rages near-by in the Tasmanian town of Dunalley, east of the state capital of Hobart, Australia. The family credits God with their survival from the fire that destroyed around 90 homes in Dunalley. Record temperatures across southern Australia cooled Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, reducing the danger from scores of raging wildfires but likely bringing only a brief reprieve from the summer's extreme heat and fire risk. (AP Photo/Holmes Family, Tim Holmes) EDITORIAL USE ONLY

'Rot in hell, Holmes': Emotions boil as Colo. arraignment delayed Posted: 11 Jan 2013 09:12 AM PST After a judge postponed the arraignment of the accused Aurora, Colo., movie theater gunman, the father of one victim verbally lashed out.

Trial nears in 2003 case that terrified N.C. town Posted: 11 Jan 2013 02:51 PM PST SHELBY, N.C. (AP) — Bobby Fisher knew something was wrong.

Ridiculous or genius: Ten craziest new gadgets at CES Posted: 11 Jan 2013 07:44 AM PST The Consumer Electronics Show – full of technological innovation, thousands of vendors vying to be the next big thing – and some of the craziest gadgets I've ever seen. Now there's a fine line between crazy and brilliant, and sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. So here are my top ten picks for craziest [...]

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