| Obama concealed support for gay marriage Posted: 10 Feb 2015 05:56 AM PST  During his first run for president, Obama reportedly pretended to oppose same-sex marriage.
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| Parents of U.S. woman held by Islamic State notified of her death Posted: 10 Feb 2015 10:07 AM PST  Kayla Mueller, 26, has died, according to the White House and her family.
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| Newsweek's Twitter feed hacked by supporters of IS Posted: 10 Feb 2015 08:00 AM PST  The magazine's Twitter feed was the victim of a hack by supporters of the Islamic State militant group.
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| Meet Jeb Bush Posted: 10 Feb 2015 08:58 AM PST  The former Florida governor is employing an 'e' strategy to introduce himself to voters.
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| Most Alabama counties defy feds by blocking gay marriage Posted:  At least 51 of 67 Alabama counties were not issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples today in defiance of a federal ruling to do so, according to an ABC News count.
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| Obama to send new war powers request to Congress Posted: 10 Feb 2015 09:37 AM PST  The president is expected, as early as Tuesday, to seek new authority to fight IS militants.
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| Spider-Man to finally join Marvel Cinematic Universe Posted:  Spider-Man to finally join Marvel Cinematic Universe
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| The brrrr-fect storm: New England digs out, braces for more Posted: 10 Feb 2015 10:16 AM PST  BOSTON (AP) — Snow-choked New England braced for more winter grief later in the week as people dug out from another 2 feet of snow Tuesday amid below-freezing temperatures and stranded Boston commuters scrambled to find other ways to get to work.
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| Jeb Bush talks education, releases emails as he eyes 2016 bid Posted: 10 Feb 2015 08:23 AM PST  By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) - Republican Jeb Bush on Tuesday released emails from his time as Florida governor ahead of a visit to the state capital to raise money and showcase education reforms he started in an effort to burnish his credentials as he eyes a presidential bid. Bush, considered a front-runner in the crowded field of Republican presidential prospects, is already a household name as the brother of former President George W. Bush and son of former President George H.W. Bush.
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| U.S. Senate panel backs Carter for Secretary for Defense Posted: 10 Feb 2015 07:21 AM PST  The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee voted 25-0 on Tuesday to back Ashton Carter as President Barack Obama's next Secretary of Defense, paving the way for what is expected to be an easy confirmation in the full Senate as soon as Wednesday. Carter, 60, a former Pentagon No. 2 seen as a technocrat, was nominated to be Obama's fourth defense secretary after Chuck Hagel resigned under pressure last year. Although many Senate Republicans are sharply critical of Obama's defense policies, Carter's confirmation has gone far more smoothly than Hagel's two years ago.
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| Jury hears videotaped confession in New York boy's murder Posted: 10 Feb 2015 09:33 AM PST  By Natasja Sheriff NEW YORK (Reuters) - The videotaped confession of a man accused of murdering Etan Patz was played for a jury on Tuesday during his trial in the disappearance of the 6-year-old boy in 1979 that sparked a national movement to find missing children. In the courtroom, Pedro Hernandez, 54, saw himself on a large screen near the jury tell law enforcement he lured the boy to the basement of the Soho deli where he worked, strangled him, placed him in a box and dumped the body in an alley. I felt like something just took over me, and I was choking him," Hernandez said on the videotape played at the murder and kidnapping trial in state court in Manhattan. "He was still gasping," Hernandez said on the videotape under questioning by Assistant Manhattan District Attorney Armand Durastanti.
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| Netanyahu considering changes to Congress speech after criticism Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST  By Luke Baker JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli officials are considering amending the format of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's planned address to the U.S. Congress next month to try to calm some of the partisan furor the Iran-focused speech has provoked. Netanyahu is due to address a joint session of Congress about Iran's nuclear program on March 3, just two weeks before Israeli elections, following an invitation from John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the house. Boehner's invitation has caused consternation in both Israel and the United States, largely because it is seen as Netanyahu, a hawk on Iran, working with the Republicans to thumb their noses at President Barack Obama's policy on Iran.
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