[U.S.] Skilled Science Workers at Focus of Second Senate Proposal on Immigration

Skilled Science Workers at Focus of Second Senate Proposal on Immigration
http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Politics/dreamers-react-immigration-reform-framework/story?id=18336777
As one bipartisan group of senators released its blueprint on Monday for a comprehensive overhaul of the immigration laws, another group in the Senate was ready to present a proposal addressing one dysfunctional aspect of the system: a shortage of visas ...

Former scoutmaster: Shift on gay ban overdue
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/boy-scouts-retreat-no-gays-policy-article-1.1249675
The potential policy shift raises a question about another group shut out of Scouting: atheists, who decline to say the Boy Scout Oath because it references God.

Doctor shot dead in California medical office
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57566324/doctor-fatally-shot-in-southern-calif-medical-office/
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Police found a doctor dead from multiple gunshot wounds Monday in an examination room of a Southern California medical office, and took a suspect into custody in the same room, authorities said.

Senate approves $50.5 billion in Superstorm Sandy aid
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/senate-nears-vote-505b-bill-sandy-victims-18335362
WASHINGTON -- Congress sent a a $50.5-billion relief bill to President Obama on Monday help the Northeast recover from Superstorm Sandy, ending a political furor over delays in the disaster aid.

Search and rescue effort continues for missing aircraft
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=840442
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.

Maryland Lawmakers Discussing Minimum Wage Increase
http://www.news10.net/news/national/227382/5/Growing-number-of-states-look-at-minimum-wage-hikes
HAGERSTOWN, MD- Some Maryland lawmakers are proposing a raise in the state's minimum wage from $7.25 to $10 an hour. "If I was to try to live on what I made as minimum wage just for myself, I don't think I could do it," says Carol Smith, who relied on ...

Dems new strategy to go after gun manufacturers
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/01/obama-talks-gun-violence-with-police-chiefs-from-mass-shooting-towns/
The -- Shannon Breen tells us this time gun control advocates are trying to pull the trigger on a different approach. As police chiefs and sheriffs from around the country gathered at the White House to meet with President Obama and -- gun violence he put the ...

Wildfire Arsonist Sentenced to Die
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323644904578270253122653348.html
A California state-court judge on Monday sentenced to death a man who was convicted of setting a massive wildfire that killed five people and damaged more than 1,000 homes in San Bernardino.

Cuccinelli backed failed bill to ease ultrasound rule
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/With-debate-stifled-panel-kills-ultrasound-option-4229666.php
RICHMOND - When a Senate panel on Monday killed a bill to soften the state's controversial ultrasound-before-abortion law, the move disappointed someone besides the usual Democratic suspects: Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II.

California family claims they're unable to rebuild home after fire because of ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-fema-flood-map-doubles-at-risk-buildings-city-article-1.1249555
A California family whose home burned down claims they cannot rebuild because of a recent FEMA flood regulation requiring them to elevate the house by 20 feet -- an expensive fix not covered by their insurance.

Gun Hearing In Hartford Stirs Debate
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/newtown-residents-join-gun-control-march-dc-article-1.1248450
Connecticut gun manufacturers mounted their industry's most robust public defense since the Newtown, Conn., school shootings during a legislative hearing Monday that also featured emotional pleas for tighter firearms restrictions from parents whose ...

The Scott Brown saga: Late-night tweets further hints against a Mass. Senate run?
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/01/28/the-scott-brown-saga-late-night-tweets-further-hints-against-a-senate-run/
With a lost Senate bid behind him, Scott Brown appears to have enough time on his hands to respond to Twitter trolls. A recent string of late-night tweets sent by the former Republican senator from Massachusetts raised eyebrows over the last weekend in ...

Bloomberg Asks for Legislature's Help in Teacher Evaluation Fight
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/mayors-relationship-with-speaker-comes-with-candid-fashion-advice/
ALBANY - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Monday urged the State Legislature to intervene so that New York City does not lose hundreds of millions of dollars because it missed a deadline this month to finish negotiating a teacher evaluation system.