Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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As world leaders, including President Barack Obama, begin to arrive for a service in Johannesburg on Tuesday, the civil-rights campaigner’s life is being memorialized across the country and world.
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Snow, freezing rain and sleet forced the cancellation of thousands of flights nationwide and threatens a messy morning commute for those across the northeast corridor.
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Democrats are ready to muscle through the president’s choices for pivotal judgeships and other top jobs, but Republicans retain enough power to slow the appointments.
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Thailand’s prime minister announces she will dissolve the lower house of Parliament and asks for early voting in an attempt to calm the country’s deepening political crisis.
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Chuck Hagel arrived early today for meetings with the nation’s prime minister and military leaders, hoping to further repair a strained relationship between Washington and Islamabad.
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A day after massive protests, authorities in full riot gear move into the center of Kiev where opposition activists have been occupying a city administration building and a central square.
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North Korea acknowledges that it has purged the country’s second most powerful official, accusing him of corruption, drug use, womanizing and leading a “dissolute and depraved life.”
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A 22-year-old woman accused of killing her new husband, who fell to his death on a cliff in Montana’s Glacier National Park, faces charges in federal court.
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A cockroach that can withstand harsh winter cold makes its U.S. debut on the streets Manhattan.
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Jazz legend Herbie Hancock, opera star Martina Arroyo and actress Shirley MacLaine also receive the nation’s highest award for arts and culture.
