[U.S.] Biggest winter storm in 2 years bearing down on Kansas City area

Biggest winter storm in 2 years bearing down on Kansas City area
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/19/4074304/biggest-winter-storm-in-2-years.html
A major winter storm - possibly the region's biggest in two years - could bring more than 10 inches of snow to northern Missouri and significant ice accumulations over central Missouri.

Obama's Deficit Commission Leaders Offer New Debt Plan
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/simpson-bowles-pushing-semi-plan-reduce-deficit/story?id=18532927
Play. Bowles, Simpson Unveil New $2.4T Deficit Plan. The leaders of President Barack Obama's 2010 deficit commission are offering a $2.4 trillion plan to reduce the debt over the next 10 years.

Mississippi Finally Ratifies the Amendment to Ban Slavery â€" 148 Years Later
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/19/mississippi-finally-ratifies-the-amendment-to-ban-slavery-148-years-later/
Here's an outcome the producers of the movie Lincoln probably never expected: it indirectly led to the official ratification of the 13th amendment to ban slavery in Mississippi, nearly 150 years after its adoption.

Jesse Jackson Jr. To Make Court Appearance Wednesday
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Jesse-Jackson-Jr-To-Make-Court-Appearance-Wednesday-191809431.html
There was a time not long ago when Jesse Jackson Jr. would have been first in line to greet a sitting president arriving in Chicago.

CBS 2 Anchor Rob Morrison Arrested For Choking Wife, But The Couple Says ...
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/ny-tv-anchor-accused-choking-wife-conn-home-18533636
CBS 2 News anchor Rob Morrison was arrested early Sunday morning by Connecticut police for allegedly choking his wife Ashley Morrison, who is an anchor for CBS MoneyWatch.

2 teens die in Antioch crash: 'I just saw headlights spin'
http://www.nbcchicago.com/traffic/transit/2-Lake-County-Teenagers-Killed-In-Antioch-Crash-191805171.html
Two teenagers were killed when their SUV crashed into a tree in Antioch in heavy rain, authorities said. The 16-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl were traveling west when their Chevrolet Trailblazer left the road in the 27000 block of Wilmot Road around 7 ...