Strong earthquake shakes southern Alaska
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/magnitude-6.8-earthquake-shakes-northern-chile/1/248278.html
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A strong earthquake shook southeastern Alaska early Thursday, but there was no danger of a tsunami and no early reports of any damage, officials said.
Gun control: Giffords tells Senate to do something
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2013/01/31/giffords-tells-senate-to-do-something.html
Speaking haltingly, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who survived a 2011 shooting, tells the Senate Judiciary Committee to act on gun control.
George Zimmerman seeks to push back trial to November
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/31/george-zimmerman-seeks-push-back-trial-november/
Attorneys for George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed teen-age Trayvon Martin in February 2012, asked the judge Wednesday to delay the trial.
1 killed in mediation dispute in Phoenix
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2013/01/31/1-killed-in-mediation-dispute.html
Rescuers take a woman from an office building in Phoenix to a paramedic truck. A gunman opened fire in the building yesterday, killing a 48-year-old man and wounding a 32-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man.
Wind-Driven Rain Knocks Out Power to Thousands
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Rain-Wind-Thunderstorm-New-York-New-Jersey-Connecticut-Forecast-189168011.html
The intense rains and winds that battered the tri-state area overnight, causing minor flooding in some spots and downing trees and wires in others, is expected to move out of the region by mid-morning as a new cold front sends temperatures plummeting once ...
Body found in canal reportedly believed to be missing New Jersey bartender
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/01/missing_lambertville_bartender.html
A body has been recovered from a New Jersey canal and authorities reportedly believe it is that of a missing bartender last seen on Saturday.
After school massacre, Newtown residents urge stricter gun control
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/gun-rights-advocates-heckle-father-newtown-victim-article-1.1250124
By Edith Honan. NEWTOWN, Connecticut | Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:26am EST. NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Parents and neighbors of the children killed in last month's Connecticut school shooting implored state lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday to ...
Justice Department's criminal division chief to step down
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/30/3207610/ap-interview-top-justice-prosecutor.html
WASHINGTON | Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:50am EST. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Justice Department's criminal division, who has shouldered much of the blame for bringing few cases related to the financial crisis, but who also led the unit to record ...
No sense of crisis in Congress as automatic cuts loom again
http://www.wina.com/No-sense-of-crisis-in-Congress-as-automatic-cuts-l/11459008?newsId=190736
By David Lawder. WASHINGTON | Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:08am EST. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big automatic cuts in federal spending are fast approaching again, alarming the defense sector but generating little activity in Congress to avoid them.
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