U.S. must act on gun violence: Obama

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama made an emotional plea in defense of his administration's plan to increase background checks for buyers of firearms over the Internet and at gun shows.

Wall St. muted as investors recover from selloff 12:04pm EST

U.S. stocks recovered on Tuesday from a bruising selloff on the first trading day of the year, but early gains evaporated as investors remained wary of a global economic slowdown.

Ammon Bundy addresses the media at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Oregon, January 4, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

Oregon sheriff to militiamen: Leave

BURNS, Ore. - A standoff at a wildlife center in Oregon continued with self-styled militiamen vowing to press on with the protest against the government even as local officials told the group to go home.  Full Article | Timeline: Armed conflicts with the U.S. government 

Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against the execution of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, during a demonstration in Najaf, Iraq January 4, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa al-Marjani

New Saudi-Iran crisis threatens wider escalation

RIYADH - The latest escalation of tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran could complicate the Syrian conflict and the Yemen civil war. More broadly, the conflict between the two super powers could destabilize the entire region.  Full Article | Timeline of Iran-Saudi tensions 

Marissa Mayer, President and CEO of Yahoo, participates in a panel discussion at the 2015 Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco, California November 3, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

Sell, regardless of big tax bill

Several major Yahoo shareholders are so concerned the company's core Internet business could fall in value that they want it sold as soon as possible.   Full Article 

A file picture shows a man identified by local media as Siddharta Dhar (C in white) as he takes part in a demonstration outside the U.S. embassy in central London, September 11, 2011.   Reuters/Paul Hackett

Militant in Islamic State video possibly identified

LONDON - The masked militant in an Islamic State video showing the killing of five men is believed to be a Londoner known as Sid who once sold inflatable bouncy castles.  Full Article 

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France pays tribute to Charlie Hebdo, Jewish shop victims

France this week commemorates the victims of last year's Islamist militant attacks on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket with eulogies and the unveiling of memorial plaques. Rough Cut - subtitled (no reporter narration).

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