National News

• Suspect charged with murder of missing Georgia couple January 28, 2015
  McRAE, Ga. (AP) — Elrey "Bud" Runion posted an ad on Craigslist seeking to buy a piece of his youth, a replica of the 1966 Ford Mustang convertible he bought after returning from the Vietnam War decades ago.
• Utah parents who fatally drugged children feared apocalypse: police January 28, 2015
  (Reuters) - The parents of a Utah family found dead in a locked bedroom at their home last year often discussed religiously-held notions of the apocalypse and orchestrated a multi-drug familicide using methadone and over-the-counter cold medication, police said on Tuesday. The bodies of Benjamin and Kristi Strack and three of their children aged 11 […]
• New York Assembly speaker to be replaced next week: NYT January 28, 2015
  (Reuters) - New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will be replaced next week by a state lawmaker as he fights federal corruption charges, the New York Times newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing Democratic lawmakers. Rochester-area Assemblyman Joseph Morelle, the majority leader and a top pick to succeed Silver on a permanent basis, is to take […]
• Yahoo rallies as plan to spin off remaining Alibaba stake revealed January 28, 2015
  Yahoo promised to find a way to reduce the taxes it owes when it sells shares of Alibaba and now it has a plan to do so.
• Blizzard hits Boston and New England, spares New York despite forecasts January 28, 2015
  By Ellen Wulfhorst and Scott Malone BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A powerful blizzard struck Boston and surrounding New England on Tuesday, leaving some 4.5 million people grappling with as much as three feet of snow and coastal flooding but sparing New York City residents who had braced for a significant blast. Snow was forecast to […]
• NYC economy lost $200M from fizzled storm, transit shutdown January 28, 2015
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lost an estimated $200 million in economic activity in the fizzled snowstorm and decision to shut down the transit system — a loss that wasn't crippling overall but had the biggest impact on small businesses and hourly workers.
• Wisconsin Gov. Walker forms group to boost possible 2016 bid January 27, 2015
  The GOP governor of Wisconsin has taken the first formal step toward running for president.
• How cold-state pols prove their mettle in winter-wimpy Washington January 27, 2015
  In Washington, snow days are not for everyone — and they’re certainly not for people who work for cold-weather state politicians. Because if your boss is from the Northeast or the upper Plains or Alaska, you’re getting to work no matter what, even if it’s on sled or snowshoe.
• In battle against Islamic State, Iraqi tribal chiefs plead for more U.S. aid January 27, 2015
  At a meeting with Obama envoy, Sunni leaders a paint bleak picture.
• Meteorologist offers rare apology on Twitter for ‘big forecast miss’ on snowstorm January 27, 2015
  Gary Szatkowski, chief of the National Weather Service office that serves Mount Holly, N.J., and Philadelphia, apologized on Twitter for his office's “big forecast miss” regarding this week's snowstorm.