| Obama says ‘deflate-gate’ did not help Patriots Posted: 01 Feb 2015 02:38 PM PST  The president predicts the Super Bowl this year "is going to be close".
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| Storm blankets Midwest, creeps toward Northeast Posted: 01 Feb 2015 03:10 PM PST  A slow-moving winter storm blanketed a large swath of the Plains and Midwest in snow Sunday, forcing the cancellation of more than 1,000 Chicago flights, making roads treacherous and forcing some to rethink plans to attend Super Bowl parties.
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| Huckabee compares being gay to drinking, swearing Posted: 01 Feb 2015 10:40 AM PST  The former Arkansas governor says there's no chance he'll ever accept same-sex marriage, whether he runs for president or not.
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| Major snowstorm hits Chicago, heads toward New England Posted: 01 Feb 2015 04:26 PM PST  By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - A major winter storm swept through parts of the Midwest on Sunday, dumping more than a foot (30 cm) of snow in the Chicago area before tracking toward New England, a region still reeling from a powerful blizzard that struck only days ago. The fresh snowfall and strong winds complicated the plans of millions of Americans in the Midwest planning to travel to Super Bowl parties on Sunday evening. In Chicago's two major airports, about 1,400 flights were canceled. "Now we are worried about the winds, with blizzard warnings and near white-out conditions," said Amy Seeley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Chicago.
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| Workers strike for new pact at nine U.S. oil, chemical plants Posted: 01 Feb 2015 12:30 PM PST  By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Union workers took to picket lines on Sunday after strikes were called at nine U.S. refineries and chemical plants in a bid to pressure oil companies to agree to a new national contract covering workers at 63 plants. The discord comes as plunging crude prices force oil companies to slash spending. The United Steelworkers union (USW) said Royal Dutch Shell Plc, the lead industry negotiator, halted talks after the union rejected a fifth proposal from the company.
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| California suffers dry January, prolonging devastating drought Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:14 AM PST  By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California has experienced one of the driest Januarys on record, and the lack of rain during a time of year when the weather is usually wet indicates the state is likely headed for a fourth straight year of drought, officials said. A prolonged drought could portend further economic and environmental setbacks for the nation's most populous state, which has already lost both crops and jobs to the dry weather. The state's driest January on record was in 1984, when the 30-day average precipitation in the state reached 0.33 of an inch (0.84 cm), under one method used to gauge rainfall statewide, said National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Mathews. The low rainfall combined with warmer-than-average temperatures have resulted in a meager snow pack, the California Department of Water Resources said in a statement.
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| Obama ties foreign profits tax to public works Posted: 01 Feb 2015 03:03 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The $4 trillion budget that President Barack Obama sends Congress on Monday proposes higher taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations, and an ambitious $478 billion public works program for highway, bridge and transit upgrades.
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| In shock, Japan ponders its role in the world Posted: 01 Feb 2015 02:24 AM PST  The Japanese, who inhabit one of the world's safest countries, have been brutally reminded of the dangers elsewhere.
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| Djokovic wins 5th Australian Open title, denies Murray a 1st Posted: 01 Feb 2015 06:43 AM PST  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic won his fifth Australian Open title and his eighth career Grand Slam while extending Andy Murray's misery at Melbourne Park.
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| Japan mourns slain hostage Goto as caring and courageous reporter Posted: 01 Feb 2015 05:55 AM PST  The story of the vulnerable, the children, and the poor drove the work of journalist Kenji Goto.
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| Measles continues to spread as scientists urge parents to vaccinate children Posted: 31 Jan 2015 11:46 AM PST  More than 100 people in the United States have been infected with the highly contagious airborne measles virus.
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| Scientist considered father of birth control pill dies Posted: 31 Jan 2015 08:29 PM PST  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carl Djerassi, the chemist widely considered the father of the birth control pill, has died.
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