Rep. Israel: Tea Party pandering could hurt immigration
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/jansing-and-co/50615927/
Rep. Steve Israel talks about immigration reform asks whether House Republicans who've pandered to the Tea Party base will now distance themselves over the immigration debate.
Boy Scouts May End Ban on Gays
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/01/28/boy-scouts-of-america-may-end-long-time-policy-of-banning-gays/
The Boy Scouts of America is weighing an about-face to its long-standing ban on gays among its membership and troop leaders. The Scouts said Monday it was considering a new policy that would let local scouting groups determine their own policies about ...
Doctor Shot, Killed at Southern Calif....
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/news/2013/01/28/12241/1-shot-killed-at-orange-county-medical-building-s/
Police say a doctor has been shot and killed in a doctor's office in a Southern California medical building and a man is in police custody.
Congress passes $50.5B Superstorm Sandy aid bill
http://nation.time.com/2013/01/28/senate-nears-vote-on-50-5b-bill-for-sandy-victims/
WASHINGTON - Three months after Superstorm Sandy ravaged coastal areas in much of the Northeast, Congress on Monday sent a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure for storm victims to President Barack Obama for his signature.
Calif. inmate sentenced to death for 2003 wildfire
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/arsonist-death-calif-fire-killed-18337841
Judge agrees with jury that five heart-attack deaths during massive arson blaze were murder. Rickie Fowler. Rickie Lee Fowler, 31, sits in a Southern California courtroom before being sentenced to death Monday for a 2003 wildfire that killed five via heart ...
Father of Sandy Hook victim speaks out on gun violence
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/newtown-residents-join-gun-control-march-dc-18321254
Back -- to the story we mentioned at the top of the hour there -- some very powerful testimony this morning in front of a gun violence task force in Hartford Connecticut.
Images from the gun war: family fun, family tragedy
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/01/28/images-from-the-gun-war-family-fun-family-tragedy/
Shirley Chambers lost her son Ronnie to gun violence the last weekend in January. He wasn't the first child Shirley has lost to a gun: he was the fourth.
Gunfire triggers rapper Rick Ross crash, police say
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/shots-fired-at-car-carrying-rick-ross/
Los Angeles (CNN) -- "Teflon Don" rapper Rick Ross crashed his silver Rolls Royce into an apartment building after he heard gunfire along a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, street Monday morning, police said.
Domestic partnership bill clears first hurdle in Wyoming
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/01/wyoming-defeats-same-sex-marriage-bill-advances-domestic-partnership-bill/
Talk about going against the flow: Wyoming state Rep. Cathy Connolly and her fellow Democrats are not only outnumbered 52 to 8 by Republicans in the state Legislature, but Connolly is the first openly gay representative in the conservative state.
Ex-49er, Raider Kwame Harris charged with beating former boyfriend, attorneys ...
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Kwame-Harris-accused-of-beating-boyfriend-4230112.php
REDWOOD CITY -- Former 49ers and Raiders offensive lineman Kwame Harris faces felony domestic violence charges for allegedly beating an ex-boyfriend in the parking lot of a Menlo Park restaurant after an argument sparked by soy sauce, attorneys said ...
Search and rescue effort continues for missing aircraft
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-28/u-s-air-force-says-searching-for-pilot-of-f-16-over-adriatic.html
1/28/2013 - AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (AFNS) -- U.S. military officials are coordinating search and rescue efforts with Italian military and civilian teams following the loss of communication with an Aviano F-16 fighter jet Monday evening.
Christie Proposes $1 Minimum-Wage Increase Over Three Years
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/politics/Christie-Rejects-Dems-Minimum-Wage-Hike-Bill-188694191.html
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie proposed increasing the state's minimum wage by $1 over a phase- in period of three years. Christie conditionally vetoed Democrats' legislation, which had sought to raise the wage to $8.50 an hour in March from $7.25 ...
Cuomo bats back at Bloomberg on evaluations
http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/177106/cuomo-bats-back-at-bloomberg-on-evaluations/
Gov. Andrew Cuomo called New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's criticisms of the teacher evaluation plans negotiated by more than 700 state school districts and their unions รข€œfactually incorrect.
Padilla introduces bill to create earthquake early-warning system
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Proposal-would-create-Calif-quake-warning-system-4229931.php
State Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) introduced a bill Monday to create a system in California to warn the public seconds in advance of an earthquake.
Charges dropped against one suspect in Lone Star College shooting
http://timesleader.com/stories/Charges-dropped-against-1-in-Texas-campus-shooting,257000
Houston prosecutors have dropped charges against a man who was arrested on suspicion of assault during a shooting at a local college after it was determined he was a victim and not a perpetrator, officials said on Monday.
Winter weather advisory in effect for all of R.I. and southeast Mass.
http://potomaclocal.com/2013/01/27/expect-slippery-start-to-week/
WPRI -- A Winter weather advisory is in effect for all of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod this evening.
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