[U.S.] Ill. Woman Killed Same Day Sister Sat...

Ill. Woman Killed Same Day Sister Sat...
http://wgntv.com/2013/02/17/woman-killed-same-day-sister-hears-obama-speak-of-gun-violence/
An 18-year-old Chicago woman was killed the same day her sister had sat on the stage behind President Barack Obama, listening to him push for gun control legislation.

White House drafts backup immigration plan, Republicans balk
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/02/17/172246234/white-house-outlines-plan-to-give-illegal-immigrants-path-to-citizenship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is drafting a backup immigration reform plan in case a bipartisan congressional committee working on a bill fails, an Obama Administration official said on Sunday, though a key Republican said the president's plan ...

Thousands gather for climate change rally in DC
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tens-of-thousands-to-rally-against-keystone-xl-in-washington-organizers-say/article8774981/
President Obama said in his State of the Union address that if lawmakers don't act on climate change, he will. Protesters say they are holding him to his word.

McCain: Hagel Unqualified but Likely To Get Confirmed
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2013/02/17/john_mccain_chuck_hagel_is_unqualified_but_will_likely_be_confirmed.html
Sen. John McCain says that while he doesn't believe former Sen. Chuck Hagel is the right man to lead the Pentagon, Republican senators will stop using tactics to delay the vote.

RI fire remembered in snowy outdoor ceremony
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/RI-fire-remembered-in-snowy-outdoor-ceremony-4285462.php
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - Survivors and victims' relatives, some in tears, others bearing flowers, gathered in bitter cold and snow Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people and spoke of missing their loved ones ...

Snow ending this afternoon, remaining cold and windy
http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/02/17/south-shore-and-cape-feel-brunt-today-snowstorm/w7Q33Du2YPp679dayYpyWO/story.html
An intense ocean storm continues to gain strength as it moves eastward this morning. The map above shows how much snow I expect to fall from about 10 AM until the snow ends.

Adults Taking GED Urged To Finish This Year
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/national_world&id=8996409
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - Students working on getting their General Education Development (GED) certificate are urged to finish up this year, before the test for a high school equivalency diploma changes and they have to start all over.

Community emerging as theme after Newtown shooting
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jh2BA3PHT9Lgox9PNuZ7Z0yvVtzg?docId=af81fc4150f841cda2dc1623172dee55
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Ian and Nicole Hockley lived across the street from Adam Lanza, but they never got to know him or his family before the 20-year-old gunman killed their young son and 25 other people inside Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Hutchinson drops out, endorses Kelly in Jackson Jr. contest
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Halvorson-Eyes-the-Prize-After-Hutchinson-Withdrawal-191596541.html
State Sen. Toi Hutchinson dropped out of the 2nd District special Democratic primary today and endorsed former state Rep. Robin Kelly in the contest to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.

STORY REMOVED: BC-US--Paul-Immigration
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/STORY-REMOVED-BC-US-Paul-Immigration-4285926.php
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., saying he sees some in the his party favoring a 2016 presidential candidate with an immigration policy that would ''round up people ... and send them back to ...

Florida 'Python Challenge' concludes with just 68 snakes caught
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/florida-pythons-challenge-concludes-68-snakes-caught-article-1.1266400
Florida's first public snake hunt has officially come to a close and the serpents seem to be slithering away as victors. Hunters with the Everglades "Python Challenge" only bagged 68 Burmese pythons during the month-long competition, designed to curb the ...

Osama Bin Laden death: SEAL who fired shot KNEW he was going to lose his ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2279710/Osama-Bin-Laden-death-SEAL-fired-shot-KNEW-going-lose-benefits.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
A Navy SEAL commander denied on Friday that the man who shot Osama bin Laden was 'screwed over' and refused medical benefits once he left the military.