[U.S.] 3 departures curtail New England's political muscle

3 departures curtail New England's political muscle
http://bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/01/30/senate-departures-diminish-new-england-clout/eG5EPQWsqTenai6cVjP0FL/story.html
3 departures curtail New England's political muscle. By David Uberti. | Globe Correspondent. January 30, 2013. Article · Comments · Subscribe.

San Francisco home searched in connection with boy's 1984 disappearance
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sf-home-searched-1984-disappearance-boy-18349788
SAN FRANCISCO - Police searched a home in San Francisco on Tuesday in connection with the high-profile disappearance of a 10-year-old boy nearly 30 years ago.

Colorado immigration-reform groups applaud Obama's address
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People cheer at the conclusion of President Barack Obama's remarks on his proposed immigration reforms. The crowd assembled Tuesday at the Justice for All Center in Denver.

Child hostage drama after gunman kills Alabama school bus driver
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57566577/child-hostage-drama-after-gunman-kills-alabama-school-bus-driver/
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. An unidentified man boarded a school bus, shot the driver several times, then escaped with a 6-year-old passenger, prompting an hours-long standoff with police that remained unresolved early Wednesday.

Locals prepare for gay-scout decision
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2013/01/29/east-bay-family-hoping-boy-scouts-reverse-ban-on-gays/
PORTSMOUTH - When Jim Splaine was a teenager in the Boy Scouts in the early 1960s, he learned about such ideals as trustworthiness, loyalty and bravery.

Tightrope walker crosses 200 feet over Fla. road
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/daredevil-walks-180-foot-high-cable-fla-article-1.1250871
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Famed daredevil Nik Wallenda glided 500 feet across a wire suspended 200 feet above the ground on Tuesday, wowing several thousand people below in his hometown of Sarasota.

LaHood will resign as Transportation secretary
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WASHINGTON - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a former lawmaker from Illinois and the last Republican left in President Obama's first-term Cabinet, announced Tuesday he was stepping down once a replacement was confirmed.

Award to Apple Isn't Raised
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/us-court-rejects-apples-bid-to-raise-damages-in-samsung-case/articleshow/18251093.cms
SEOULâ€"The judge overseeing the first U.S. federal court case between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. over mobile device patents late Tuesday decided not to raise the $1 billion in damages that a jury awarded to Apple, but she didn't set a final ...

Questions for Hagel's Confirmation Hearing
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/01/29/questions-for-hagels-confirmation-hearing
Leon Panetta, Chuck Hagel and President Obama Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press Earlier this month, President Obama, right, accompanied by Leon Panetta, left, nominated Chuck Hagel to succeed Panetta as defense secretary.