[U.S.] Teenage student wounded in Atlanta school shooting

Teenage student wounded in Atlanta school shooting
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/atlanta-police-respond-school-shooting-report-18368058
By David Beasley. ATLANTA | Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:58pm EST. ATLANTA (Reuters) - A 14-year-old student was wounded on Thursday in a shooting outside a middle school in Atlanta and police said another student was arrested in the latest outbreak of gun ...

Alabama hostage boy given meds, crayons and TV as standoff stretches into ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57567008-504083/alabama-standoff-continues-with-gunman-suspected-of-killing-bus-driver-kidnapping-boy-5/
Two Alabama state legislators who have been in touch with the family of the 5-year-old boy held hostage in a bunker discuss the case.

Cardinal Mahony stripped of public church duties
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/01/31/Key-names-will-be-in-priest-abuse-files/UPI-61091359644264/
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez on Thursday announced dramatic actions in response to the priest abuse scandal, saying that Cardinal Roger Mahony would be stripped of public duties in the church and that Santa Barbara Bishop Thomas J. Curry has ...

Prosecutor Shot to Death In a Town Near Dallas
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57567023-504083/mark-hasse-texas-prosecutor-shot-dead-near-courthouse-suspects-sought/
KAUFMAN, Tex. - A county prosecutor in this small town southeast of Dallas was fatally shot on Thursday morning near the courthouse by one or perhaps two gunmen, whom witnesses described as wearing masks, black clothing and tactical-style vests, the ...

Body found near car confirmed to be suspected Arizona gunman
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/body-70-year-old-suspected-phoenix-gunman-possibly-found-apparent-suicide-article-1.1252072
The body of a 70-year-old suspected gunman, who allegedly killed one person in a Phoenix office complex Wednesday and wounded two others, was found in the bushes near his abandoned car, according to the Associated Press.

NY's Bloomberg: I didn't make risqué bottom remark
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bloomberg-denies-checking-ass-article-1.1252190
Mayor Michael Bloomberg isn't amused by journalists' efforts to get to the bottom of a report that he made a crass remark about a woman's posterior at a holiday party.

Elephants briefly unloaded on I-70 after truck slides off roadway
http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/local/region_5/40-vehicle-crash-closes-interstate-701359665528815
Yes, elephants were on I-70 briefly, but they never ran loose and certainly didn't exceed the speed limit. Now they're on their way again to .

Lautenberg: Spending Time Out Of Newark One Of Cory Booker's "Favorite ...
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20130131_ap_foxsgeraldoriveraweighingussenateruninnj.html
The Senator takes another dig at the man challenging his Senate seat next year. “Perhaps we were too close to Newark.” posted on January 31, 2013 at 9:40pm EST.

Randy Travis sentenced to rehab after pleading guilty to DWI
http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Randy-Travis-sentenced-to-rehab-after-pleading-guilty-to-DWI/8976269
Email story; Print story. Posted 15 minutes ago by OnTheRedCarpet.com Staff. Randy Travis pleaded guilty to a driving while intoxicated charge in Texas on Thursday, January 31.

Senate passes debt limit extension
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/31/3210903/senate-faces-pay-cut-threat-but.html
Seeking to defuse fears of a U.S. default, Congress passes a short-term extension of the nation's $16.4 trillion debt ceiling.

Mystery source, high stakes as Menendez denies prostitutes allegations
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/menendez-reimburses-donor-trips-denies-hooker-allegations-article-1.1251980
(CNN) -- This story is about a U.S. senator's alleged trips on a private plane to the Caribbean for sex parties with prostitutes.

Ed Koch, former New York mayor, in intensive care
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-21288817
Former New York Mayor Ed Koch has been placed in intensive care for better monitoring of fluid in his lungs and legs, his spokesman has said.

Ind. murder convict mistakenly released in Chicago
http://wgntv.com/2013/01/31/convicted-murder-mistakenly-released-from-indiana-prison/
CHICAGO (AP) -- Police in Indiana and Illinois are hunting for a convicted murderer who was mistakenly released from custody in Chicago.

Clinton's Exit: Either Epilogue or Prelude
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/hillary-thinking-2016-presidency-article-1.1250628
Hillary Clinton leaves office with a kind of campaign-in-waiting ready to act if she decides to re-enter politics; Islamic militants attempted to destroy a library; U.S.

After Hadiya's death, Chicago to put 200 more cops on the street
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/31/16790901-after-hadiyas-death-chicago-to-put-200-more-cops-on-the-street?lite
Two days after a teen who performed at President Obama's inauguration weekend was gunned down, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is set to yank 200 cops from desk jobs and make them fight crime on the streets.