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• Obama to Congress: Your move
• Brazil police blame penny-pinching band for club fire
• Greenfield: It's time to ban political prognosticating
• Massive sinkhole in China swallows building
• Kerry wins confirmation as secretary of state
• McCain thinks your questions are dumb, reporters
• Armed guards at Ariz. schools: Vigilantes or vigilance?
• Syrian activists say 65 bodies found in Aleppo
• Photos: War vet receives double-arm transplant
• Virginia is for lovers -- just not cohabitating ones
• Months later, Superstorm Sandy losses still climbing
• Snowmobiler in critical condition after X Games crash
• Girl comes out to parents with help from a cake
• Would-be carjackers foiled by stick shift
• Nine-year-old’s 'Kid President' pep talk goes viral
• Photos: National Geographic Kids contest winners
• Lone GOP cabinet member steps down
• Woman retires after 44 years without a sick day
• Scouts speak: Reactions to potential inclusion of gays

Obama to Congress: Your move Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:38 AM PST The president vows to send Congress his own immigration bill and call for a vote if they don't move fast.

Brazil police blame penny-pinching band for club fire Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:51 PM PST "The flare lit was for outdoor use only, and the people who lit them know that," police said Tuesday.

Greenfield: It's time to ban political prognosticating Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:34 AM PST Every time I start to write about why X, Y or Z will or won't run or not run or will win or lose, reminders of the past begin to play in my mind.

Massive sinkhole in China swallows building Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:55 PM PST The gaping hole engulfed buildings and knocked out power to thousands.

Kerry wins confirmation as secretary of state Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:49 AM PST The vote was 94-3 at a time when bipartisanship is rarely on display in Washington.

McCain thinks your questions are dumb, reporters Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:29 PM PST Turns out there is such a thing as a "dumb question."

Armed guards at Ariz. schools: Vigilantes or vigilance? Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:55 PM PST It's a glimpse of how schools might look if the NRA had its way.

Syrian activists say 65 bodies found in Aleppo Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST Their identities are unknown, and it's not clear who was behind the killings.

Photos: War vet receives double-arm transplant Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:52 AM PST Retired Infantryman Brendan M. Marrocco uses his transplanted arm to brush his hair back during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 29. 2013 at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore. Marrocco received a transplant of two arms from a deceased donor after losing all four limbs in a 2009 roadside bomb attack in Iraq. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Virginia is for lovers -- just not cohabitating ones Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:59 PM PST Like its travel slogan says, Virginia is for lovers. But if said lovers are cohabitating outside marriage, they are currently breaking the law. But there's good news for those lawless lovebirds: State officials in the commonwealth are considering a bill that would legalize cohabitation. Florida, Michigan and Mississippi have similar laws banning cohabitation. In 2011, [...]

Months later, Superstorm Sandy losses still climbing Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:21 PM PST The hurricane that merged with another weather system to form Superstorm Sandy spun ashore three months ago Tuesday, devastating coastal New Jersey and New York and spreading winds, rain, snow and waves over parts of more than 20 states. The latest tallies from the second most expensive storm in U.S. history, after 2005's Hurricane Katrina:

Snowmobiler in critical condition after X Games crash Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:23 PM PST DENVER (AP) -- Snowmobiler Caleb Moore was in critical condition Tuesday in a Colorado hospital after a dramatic crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen, and a relative said the family wasn't hopeful about the 25-year-old's chances for survival.

Girl comes out to parents with help from a cake Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:51 PM PST Coming out to your parents isn't usually easy, but Tumblr user ellende-generes (real name: Laurel) did her best to make the conversation a piece of cake. Actually, make that a whole cake. [Related: High school senior comes out as 'LGBT' while accepting award] Fifteen-year-old Laurel posted a photo of a cake she made for her [...]

Would-be carjackers foiled by stick shift Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:51 PM PST An attempted stickup was confounded by a car's stick shift, when would-be carjackers failed to understand the mechanics behind a manual transmission. Randolph Bean tells WOFL FOX 35 that two men attempted to steal his 2002 yellow Corvette at gunpoint outside an Orlando hospital, but they ended up running away after they couldn't figure out [...]

Nine-year-old’s 'Kid President' pep talk goes viral Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:51 AM PST The Web is filled with inspirational videos urging you to get up and do something meaningful with your life. Now the advice is coming from the tiniest of motivational speakers, a 9-year-old kid from Tennessee known as Kid President. The videos began as a family joke, but they've blossomed into a viral sensation. His latest [...]

Photos: National Geographic Kids contest winners Posted: 29 Jan 2013 09:00 AM PST

Lone GOP cabinet member steps down Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:43 AM PST Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood thanked Obama for an "extraordinary opportunity."

Woman retires after 44 years without a sick day Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:43 PM PST Deborah Ford said when she was sick, she would simply "shake it off."

Scouts speak: Reactions to potential inclusion of gays Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:20 AM PST "The more boys that join the organization, the more positive influence the group can have."

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