Long-missing WWII medal awarded in LA
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/long-missing-wwii-medal-awarded-18522967
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Southern California woman who never knew her father has received his Purple Heart, Silver Star and other military medals he earned before he died in World War II.
Republicans rip Obama immigration plan; Rubio calls it 'dead on arrival'
http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/GOP-foes-of-Hagel-nomination-say-vote-should-go-on-4285659.php
Congressional Republicans on Sunday criticized a White House plan on immigration reform that allows illegal immigrants to become legal, permanent residents within eight years -- saying Congress will never pass such a proposal and questioning President ...
Vacation Deals, Carnival Triumph Fiasco Bring On New Wave In Cruising
http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/travel/177212/vacation-deals--carnival-triumph-fiasco-bring-on-new-wave-in-cruising
Travelers who are not put off by the Carnival Triumph calamity can book some of the cheapest cruise deals of the year. NY1's Valarie D'Elia filed the following report.
Tens of thousands demand action on climate change
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/17/keystone-xl-pipeline-protest-dc
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.
EMT from Staten Island killed in Indianapolis crash
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/emt-staten-island-killed-indianapolis-crash-article-1.1266333
An Eagle Scout from Staten Island who saved lives as an EMT in Indianapolis was tragically killed Saturday morning when his ambulance was hit by another vehicle, officials said.
New Orleans police: 3rd man wanted in Bourbon Street pre-Mardi Gras shooting ...
http://www.noladefender.com/content/final--suspect-b3ourbon-st-sho59oting-arrested
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police say a third man has turned himself in to face charges from a shooting on Bourbon Street three days before Mardi Gras.
Richard Mourdock Not Ruling Out Future Run For Office
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Mourdock-not-ruling-out-another-run-for-office-4286051.php
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock says he hasn't ruled out another run for political office - something he said he considered after his narrow loss for a U.S.
NAACP Head: Even Some NYPD Oppose Street Stops
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NAACP-Claims-Some-Members-Of-NYPD-Oppose-Stop-And-Frisk-191604711.html
Det. Anthony Mannuzza, left, and Police Officer Robert Martin, right, simulate a street stop during a training session. advertisement.
100 RI fire victims remembered in outdoor ceremony
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/apArticle/id/DA4GKJQ00/
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The 100 people killed in a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire have been remembered in a memorial service as beloved family members and friends during a ceremony at the site of the fire ahead of Wednesday's 10th anniversary.
Candidate drops out of race for Jesse Jackson seat
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Hutchinson-Expected-to-Drop-Out-of-Race-to-Congress-191586391.html
The race for the House seat vacated by disgraced former Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) took a dramatic turn Sunday when a leading candidate dropped out.
'I was shaking': Minneapolis mom describes shock after stranger on plane ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/man-slapped-infant-plane-belligerent-mom-article-1.1266519
The Idaho businessman who allegedly hurled a racial slur before slapping a 19-month-old infant on a boozed-fueled flight has lost his job.
'Distinguished Warfare Medal' created for cyber, drone wars
http://nation.time.com/2013/02/14/a-new-afar-medal-what-does-it-mean/?iid=sl-main-mostpop2
WASHINGTON (AP) - They fight the war from computer consoles and video screens. But the troops that launch the drone strikes and direct the cyberattacks that can kill or disable an enemy may never set foot in the combat zone.
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