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A man holds up a Chilean flag in a flooded area after an earthquake in Pelluhue, 200 miles southwest of Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Roberto Candia / AP)

Fed's vice chairman to step down

Donald Kohn, the vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, announced plans to resign from the U.S. central bank when his term ends in June.

CNNMoney

Warren Buffett on the economy

CNBC

Supreme Court to address limits of 2nd Amendment rights

The court will decide if state and local gun control laws violate the constitutional "right to keep and bear arms" and if an individual's right to own a weapon can extend beyond federal jurisdiction.

CNN

The debate over gun rights

Christian Science Monitor

Extra troops deployed amid Chile unrest

Thousands of Chilean troops are heading to the country's devastated earthquake zone as reports emerge of desperate survivors turning to looting and arson.

BBC

Chile and Haiti: A tale of 2 earthquakes

TIME

Death toll rises to 700

CBS News

Images of earthquake devastation

TIME

Obama still lighting up, but anti-smoking groups laud effort to quit

Anti-smoking advocates are trying to use President Barack Obama’s cigarette struggles as an opportunity to send a message to Americans about quitting.

Christian Science Monitor

Toyota to march out US incentives

Toyota Motor Corp. will roll out an aggressive incentive program for U.S. consumers, including zero-percent financing for five years and two-year free maintenance.

Reuters

NATION

Internet, TV main news sources for Americans, says study

An "overwhelming majority" of Americans — 92 percent — say they use multiple resources for news, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project and Pew's Project for Excellence in Journalism.

MSNBC

JFK airport's repair job spells long lines

Delays at Kennedy Airport are expected to get worse when its main runway shuts down for a repair project.

NY Daily News

Finding untainted jurors in the age of the Internet and instant publicity

The Supreme Court’s decision about how trial courts should respond to claims of prejudicial pretrial publicity may have a lasting and widespread impact.

New York Times

POLITICS

Some states may ban credit checks on new job applicants

It's hard enough to find a job in this economy, and now some people are facing another hurdle: Potential employers are holding their credit histories against them.

New York Times

States that are considering credit check bans

Google News

To pass health care reform, Democrats may go it alone

Party leaders may have settled on a health care reform strategy: It appears they’re going to shoulder up one more time and try to muscle through legislation with only Democratic votes.

Christian Science Monitor

Pelosi says she’ll get votes needed for health bill

New York Times

HEALTH

BPA may raise risk of asthma in kids

Mouse pups whose mothers were exposed to a common, but controversial chemical developed allergic asthma, research shows.

BusinessWeek

Celiac disease genetic links may help diagnosis and drug search

Scientists have identified new genetic links to celiac disease and say their findings could speed the search for better ways to diagnose and treat the disorder which causes gluten-intolerance.

Reuters

Parents still worried about vaccine safety

Although most American parents vaccinate their children, many are concerned about the safety of vaccines and some choose not to have their children protected from potentially deadly diseases.

HealthDay

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

ApocalyPS3: Buggy clock drives PlayStation 3 haywire

It’s a cautionary tale of the modern age, as a tiny little bug in the Sony PlayStation Network has left some PlayStation 3 owners unable to login.

Wired

Jay Leno back on 'Tonight Show' as TV landscape changes

Jay Leno has bumped Conan O'Brien to return to his "Tonight Show" spot. But with cable TV and the Internet drawing younger and younger audiences, late-night TV is dramatically changing.

Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Yellowstone microbes hint at the earliest lifeforms on Earth

Scientists are studying microbial mats in hot springs at Yellowstone National Park to search for clues about ancient microbes.

LiveScience

Chile's defense minister: Navy made mistake not sounding tsunami alarm

Chile's defense minister blamed the Navy for not issuing a tsunami warning after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the South American country.

CNN

How do you convince people of global warming in a snowstorm?

The dead of winter – especially this winter with its massive snow storms in the eastern United States – is not the easiest time to make the case for global warming.

Christian Science Monitor

Al Gore addresses climate change skeptics

Reuters

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BBC

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GOOD NEWS

Fitness is key for physically disabled

When Jothy Rosenberg was told after losing a leg and part of a lung to cancer that he would not survive, the teenager went to Utah and skied 100 days straight.

Reuters

90-year-old volunteers at Franciscan Center that raised her

An elderly woman has volunteered weekly for the past 17 years at the Roman Catholic orphanage where she was reared.

Baltimore Sun

WORLD

France declares violent storms 'national disaster' after deadly wake

France has declared a national disaster after violent storms battered parts of the country leaving death and destruction in their wake.

BBC

At least 58 dead as storm sweeps Europe

CNN

Karadzic defends Bosnian Serb 'holy' cause at trial

Former leader Radovan Karadzic has said the Serb cause in the Bosnian war was "just and holy" as he began his defense at his genocide trial at The Hague.

BBC

BUSINESS

US consumer spending increases more than initially forecast

Spending by U.S. consumers increased in January for a fourth consecutive month, and several major retailers predict sales for this year.

Bloomberg

Greece now, UK next as Scots ready for pound plunge

While the eyes of the world focus on Greece’s debt crisis, investors in Edinburgh are busy preparing for the U.K. to be next.

Bloomberg

Credit unions seeking relief from cap on small-business loans

As Congress pleads with banks to increase lending to small businesses to juice the recovery, one group of lenders is begging Congress to let them make more loans: credit unions.

USA TODAY

SPORTS

A-Rod to be questioned in probe

Yankees star Alex Rodriguez has been contacted by federal investigators regarding a Canadian doctor accused of selling an unapproved drug.

Sports Illustrated

Rookie beats cocky MJ on court

One of Michael Jordan's first acts since reaching a deal to buy the Charlotte Bobcats: losing two games of H-O-R-S-E to guard Gerald Henderson.

CBS News

Syracuse rises to No. 1 in coaches' poll

Syracuse kept winning last week while Kansas, Kentucky and Purdue lost. The results were enough to boost the Orange to the No. 1 spot in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll.

ESPN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Massive head of Egyptian pharaoh unearthed in Luxor

Archaeologists have unearthed a massive red granite head of one Egypt's most famous pharaohs who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago.

CBS News

Insect character recognition: computers see bees like we can’t

Biologist-coders are figuring out how to use computer vision techniques to convert the myriad motions of creatures large and small into crunchable data.

Wired

EDUCATION

Pa. student's life makes big turn-around

A 19-year-old Russian boy who has cerebral palsy was adopted and given a new life. He is now an honors student and an author.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Obama: $900 million to turn around the 'dropout crisis'

President Obama touted a $900 million school grant program designed to improve low-performing schools, particularly those with high dropout rates.

USA TODAY

Obama vows education reform

CNN

RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY

China appoints Panchen Lama in tactical move to quell unrest

The 20-year-old Panchen Lama, whose name is Gyaltsen Norbu, is Beijing's choice to usurp the Dalai Lama as the public face of Tibetan Buddhism.

The Independent

A spiritual perspective on family courts

Spiritual progressives believe that practical public policies flow from the application of spiritual principles to national problems. Our spiritual consciousness provides practical guidance in a complicated world.

Tikkun

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