[U.S.] Obama embraces Senate immigration plan in call for reform

Obama embraces Senate immigration plan in call for reform
http://swampland.time.com/2013/01/29/obama-lays-out-plan-to-work-with-republicans-on-immigration-reform/
In the first trip of Obama's second term, the President visited Las Vegas to drum up support for immigration reform, outlining a plan that includes cracking down on employers who hire undocumented workers.

Sheriff: Man shot on Alabama school bus
http://whnt.com/2013/01/29/reports-school-bus-driver-shot-and-child-taken-hostage/
(CNN) -- One man was shot on a school bus in Alabama, the Dale County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. Sheriff Wally Olson said in a written statement the suspect had not been taken into custody.

Will change on gays allow Boy Scouts to recapture role in society?
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2013/0129/Will-change-on-gays-allow-Boy-Scouts-to-recapture-role-in-society
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is in the process of removing its national anti-gay policy. The Texas-based youth group announced Tuesday that it will vote next week on whether to allow decisions about gay members to be made at the local level.

Some Marine combat jobs may remain closed to women
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/01/29/canadians-have-a-sense-of-deja-vu-over-u-s-women-in-combat-roles-furore/
WASHINGTON - In his first interview since the Pentagon opened ground combat jobs to women, the commandant of the Marine Corps said some occupations may ultimately remain closed if only a small number qualify.

San Francisco: Police, FBI find remains at home possibly connected to Kevin ...
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/SF-Home-Searched-in-Connection-With-Kevin-Collins-1984-Kidnapping-188929541.html
SAN FRANCISCO -- Bones have been unearthed at a home on Masonic Avenue possibly connected to missing Bay Area boy Kevin Collins, who disappeared at age 10 in 1984, ABC 7-TV is reporting.

Couple charged with crime of compassion
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/29/16756383-police-officer-wife-face-charges-after-nursing-injured-deer-back-to-health?lite
When Connersville police officer Jeff Counceller first encountered the baby deer, she was curled up in the corner of a front porch.

Bloomberg Seeks Spending Limits, but No Tax Increases
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/nyregion/bloomberg-calls-for-spending-limits-but-no-tax-increases.html
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, proposing a New York City budget for the 12th and last time, called on Tuesday for agencies across the city to cut costs as he seeks to keep spending flat despite the prospective loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in state ...

Ex-boyfriend: Arias changed dramatically
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Defense-begins-making-case-in-boyfriend-slaying-4230988.php
In testimony Tuesday, Jodi Arias' former boyfriend said she began to change dramatically after she started working for Prepaid Legal, the same company that employed her ex-lover Travis Alexander.

NRA to again push armed guards for schools in Senate hearing
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/01/29/nras-wayne-lapierre-we-wont-accept-blame-for-criminals/
By Kasie Hunt, NBC News. The National Rifle Association will appear Wednesday at the first congressional hearings on gun violence in the wake of Newtown - at the invitation of Democrats.

In Some States, Political Ads Take Aim at Defense Secretary Nominee Chuck ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hagel-supports-nuclear-arms-cuts-then-elimination-4232477.php
Political ads both on TV and in newspapers have been launched against Chuck Hagel, nominee for Secretary of Defense. Judy Woodruff talks with New York Times reporter Jim Rutenberg about who may be behind the campaigns and what affect they may ...

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is leaving the administration
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/transportation-secretary-leave-administration-18343634
... Loop. @ feliciasonmez : RT @IsaacDovere: Asked by @mitchellreports if Biden has right of refusal for '16, Clinton says: "Well, American politics is always an op ... @ feliciasonmez : Marine One returns to the South Lawn http://t.co/bInQWqN5 ...

Los Angeles County 'Birth Tourism' Complaints Spike
http://abcnews.go.com/US/birth-tourism-complaints-spike-los-angeles-county/story?id=18337755
Complaints have spiked over "birth tourism" in Los Angeles County, with 60 alleged maternity hotels being reported in the past month, according to a report by the county planning department.

Unusual warm weather in Southeast paves path for tornadoes
http://www.ktbs.com/news/System-may-bring-severe-weather-to-10-states/-/144844/18320294/-/14kkfyf/-/index.html
So far there have been reported twisters and some damage as temperatures soar to springtime levels. But behind that front is another shot of frigid cold, and the threat of tornadoes.

Perry Changes Tack on Rainy Day Fund
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/30/us/perry-changes-tack-on-rainy-day-fund.html
AUSTIN, Tex. - For years, Gov. Rick Perry has urged Texas lawmakers to resist the temptation to tap the billions of dollars in a state emergency account known as the Rainy Day Fund.

Texas postpones execution of female death row prisoner
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/29/texas-capital-punishment-kimberly-mccarthy
A court in Texas has postponed the execution of a female death row prisoner to give her lawyers time to argue that her death sentence should be commuted to life in prison on grounds that her original prosecution was riddled with racial bias.

LAKE ELSINORE: 75-year-old shooting suspect's arrest shocks neighbors
http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/lake-elsinore/lake-elsinore-headlines-index/20130129-lake-elsinore-75-year-old-shooting-suspects-arrest-shocks-neighbors.ece
Police investigate as medical personnel exit the scene outside a medical office near Hoag Hospital where shots were fired on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Newport Beach, Calif.

Grandson of oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens dies in Texas
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57566549/grandson-of-oil-tycoon-t-boone-pickens-dies-in-texas/
Updated 8:35 PM ET. FORT WORTH, Texas A 21-year-old grandson of Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens died Tuesday after being rushed to a hospital in Fort Worth, according to police and a family spokesman.

4 of Illinois' last 7 governors went to prison
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Ex-Ill-Gov-Ryan-faces-changed-world-after-prison-4233222.php
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan will be leaving prison and heading to a halfway house after serving more than five years for corruption.