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As ordered by President Obama, the American flag flies at half-staff over the White House in observance of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and the other victims of an assassination attempt outside a Tucson, Ariz., supermarket. (Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP)

A cold, hard look at the faults of the fireplace

A crackling fire is cozy. But what a waste. Although the room feels toasty, the chimney spews out heat indiscriminately. About 90 percent of the warmth heads up and out, taking the heat from your furnace too.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Emerging generation of TVs, accessories melds many types of media

The living room of the future is where you’ll check e-mail, send a tweet, play a game and make a dinner reservation — all on your Internet-connected television set.

Denver Post

Shooting fuels debate over rhetoric

The shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has fueled a debate over whether the partisanship and anti-government feel in American politics have created a climate that invites violence.

USA TODAY

Will ‘People’s House’ be less accessible?

McClatchy Newspapers

Special section:

The attack and aftermath

Washington Post

VP Biden arrives in Afghanistan on visit

Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Afghanistan on a visit to assess progress in the war-ravaged nation. The surprise visit comes a little over a month after President Barack Obama visited the troops in person.

Houston Chronicle

New ‘fighting season’ to begin in Afghanistan

MSNBC

The CIA is spying on a changing climate

As intelligence officials assess key components of state stability, they are realizing that the norms they had been operating with — such as predictable river flows and crop yields — are shifting.

McClatchy Newspapers

NATION

BP shuts Alaska pipeline after leak

BP shares slid nearly 2.5 percent after the company, following the discovery of a leak, shut a major Alaskan pipeline that carries around 12 percent of America’s oil output.

Guardian

How high will gas prices climb?

Omaha World-Herald

Travel affected as winter storm rolls in

Some airlines began to announce flight cancellations ahead of a major winter storm that is expected to dump snow and ice across the southeastern United States.

CNN

Ice and snow take aim on the South

The Weather Channel

Economists foretell of US decline and China’s ascension

To hear a number of prominent economists tell it, it doesn’t look good for the U.S. economy — not this year, not in 10 years.

Reuters

TRAGEDY IN TUCSON

Evidence points to methodical planning

Evidence seized from Loughner’s home indicated that he had planned to kill Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., according to documents filed in Federal District Court.

New York Times

Loughner’s writings, actions analyzed for clues

Bloomberg

Giffords’ intern stays by her side

Arizona Republic

Gifford’s shooting puts focus on security

Reaction to the Arizona massacre is pouring in from around the country, especially from lawmakers and others close to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who was shot and wounded in the incident.

NPR

Blog:

2 lawmakers to carry guns in home districts

(CBS News)

Political Hotsheet

Real lesson is not leaping to conclusions

The false report that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had died after being shot in the head provided media outlets another lesson in the danger of leaping to conclusions.

San Jose Mercury News

POLITICS

Nation’s eyes are on the Texas GOP

How Republicans govern the iconic red state during the next five months will have consequences for the state’s future, but it also is likely to have national implications.

Houston Chronicle

Conservative pundit says criticism of Palin like ‘McCarthyism’

A conservative pundit ripped liberals who have suggested that Sarah Palin is to blame for the tragedy in Arizona. Bill Kristol of Weekly Standard called the criticism of the former governor “a disgrace.”

The Hill

EDUCATION

The big squeeze is on in Calif. classes, jeopardizing education

As California crams kids into classrooms, students are sitting in aisles and on windowsills. Fewer are paying attention and are certain to be left behind.

San Jose Mercury News

Students eye up foreign universities

Worried about the crush for a place at university? As degrees become more expensive and places hard to get, more U.K. students are applying abroad as a backup.

Guardian

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Favorite music evokes same feelings as good food or drugs

Ever had goosebumps or felt euphoric chills when listening to a piece of music? If so, your brain may be reacting to the music in the same way as it would to some delicious food or a psychoactive drug.

Guardian

‘True Grit’ rides tall with No. 1 finish

“True Grit” seized the reins at the weekend box office with $15 million, taking the No. 1 spot and becoming the first Western to top the $100 million mark since the 1990s, according to studio estimates.

Yahoo! News

SPORTS

No. 2 Ohio State survives scare from 21st-ranked Minnesota

No. 2 Ohio State survived a scare when Austin Hollins’ three-pointer came up short in the final seconds, allowing the Buckeyes to remain unbeaten with a 67-64 victory over 21st-ranked Minnesota.

USA TODAY

Rodgers, Starks lead Packers past Eagles, into divisional round

After James Starks played a key role by rushing for 123 yards in Green Bay’s 21-16 victory over Philadelphia in an NFC wild-card game, it would appear the committee approach has run its course.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Blog (Chuck Todd):

1st thoughts: a new chance for civility?

(MSNBC)

First Read

Column (Albert Hunt):

Reagan offers lesson for Obama on fixing tax code

BusinessWeek

Blog (Frederick E. Allen):

Gabrielle Giffords and media vitriol

(Forbes)

Leadership View

Editorial:

Gun rampage: America peers into its soul

Toronto Star

Blog (Irene Levine):

Facebook tragedy lessons

(Psychology Today)

The Friendship Doctor

Editorial:

On NPR’s Giffords coverage

NPR

Blog (Jay Newton-Small):

Time for a new era of political correctness?

(TIME)

Swampland

Column (Bob Greene):

College sports: sweatshop?

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

DC tops rankings for most literate cities

Washingtonians are the nation’s most well-read citizens, but they’re reading less these days. And so, it appears, are city dwellers everywhere.

USA TODAY

Doctor is following in father’s footsteps to treat wounded service members

As Christian Paletta takes on his new job — with a team at military hospitals in Washington overseeing the treatment of severely wounded soldiers — he is also doing the work his father did.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

An isolated wait in the mountains for the perfect shot

Andrew McLean was working on a project called Mountain National Parks Photos. He returned to the Rockies he had explored as a youth to make photographic portraits of strangers against a breathtaking backdrop.

Globeandmail.com

WORLD

A year on, hubris and debris clog Haiti quake recovery