1. The main highway between southern and central California remains closed in both directions. Blowing snow and ice from another winter storm have made driving conditions treacherous. Officials closed Interstate 5 after cars began sliding into lanes.
1. A top House Republican says GOP lawmakers will go after President Barack Obama's healthcare law piece by piece to see if they can make it crumble. Michigan Congressman Fred Upton says he thinks Republicans can garner enough Democratic support to o
1. High winds are being blamed for a chair lift accident on Maine's tallest ski mountain. Several people fell and were hurt. Winds were about 40 miles per hour at the time, and there were about 220 people on the lift. 2. Its still a struggle to fly o
1. Federal investigators have opened a criminal probe into whether Delaware Republican Christine O'Donnell broke the law by using campaign money to pay personal expenses. O'Donnell set a state record by raising more than 7 million dollars in her unsu
1. Flights and trains are slowly resuming across the Northeast, but the lines are still long and a lot of flights are still canceled. Thousands of travelers are trying to get home after a massive blizzard dumped more than two feet of snow in parts of
1. There may be a curfew in Egypt to quell protests. But that has not kept demonstrators off the streets. Internet and cell phone service appears cut off, as the government tries to prevent people from organizing. 2. The white house says legitimate g
1. Russian authorities say the deadly bombing at Moscow's busiest airport was likely carried out by a suicide attacker. At least 35 people were killed and 180 others wounded. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. 2. Rahm Emanuel says ther
1. President Obama will deliver his second State of the Union address tonight, proposing new spending in areas such as education, innovation and infrastructure, while also calling for responsible spending cuts. Some Democrats and Republicans may brea
1. President Obama devoted most of his State of the Union address to the economy. He said creating jobs will require new investments in education, research and infrastructure. The GOP response called for deep federal spending cuts to get the deficit
1. The Illinois Supreme Court will hear Rahm Emanuel's appeal of a decision throwing him off the ballot for Chicago mayor. Already, the High Court said printing of the ballots must continue with Emanuel's name. 2. Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not
1. President Barack Obama has been busy pushing the message he laid out last night in the State of the Union address. He was in Wisconsin today where he warned the U.S. has fallen down on the job and needs to get serious about winning the future. 2.
1. President Barack Obama has chosen Jay Carney to replace outgoing Robert Gibbs as the White House Press Secretary. Carney is currently Vice President Joe Biden's communications chief. He previously worked for Time Magazine. 2. Police say an America
1. An explosion at a Kabul supermarket has left at least eight people dead and injured others. Police say at least three of the dead are foreigners. The grocery store is situated in a heavily-guarded district popular with Westerners. 2. Protesters ar
1. Egyptian security officials say more than 70 people have been killed nationwide over the last five days of mass anti-government protests. The streets were full once again Saturday, calling for the president's ouster. 2. There have been demonstrati
1. The government says there were no electronic flaws in Toyotas that accounted for sudden acceleration in its vehicles. Two defects are to blame, sticking pedals and pedals trapped in floor mats. Toyota has recalled some 12 million vehicles. 2. A yo
1. Incredible video out of Iraq. A photographer captured the bomb blast on tape while covering the aftermath of other explosions. The series of blasts in Kirkuk killed at least seven people. 2. Protests in Cairo are entering their third week. The gov
1. The White House and GOP leaders both say they are in agreement over the need for spending cuts. President Barack Obama hosted a number of top Republicans at the White House today. They also talked trade and other ways to boost the economy. 2. A sp
1. President Barack Obama says US troops leaving Iraq can do so with honor and heads held high. All troops will leave by December 31st. Obama was meeting in Washington with prime minister Nuri al-Maliki. 2. Wall Street protesters go to major ports on
1. Stocks soared after European leaders agreed on a deal to slash Greece's debt load. Stronger US economic growth and corporate earnings also drove commodities and treasury yields higher. 2. The UN security council has voted unanimously to lift the n
1. Authorities in Oregon have ordered anti-Wall Street protesters to clear a street and sidewalk they were blocking. The demonstrators are obeying. The protesters had ignored a midnight evacuation order and even set up makeshift barricades on both en