When New York City Police Walk Off the Job  —  Many members of the New York Police Department are furious at Mayor Bill de Blasio and, by extension, the city that elected him.  They have expressed this anger with a solidarity tantrum, repeatedly turning their backs to show their collective contempt.

Republicans Try to Fix Damage Scalise's 2002 Speech Could Do in 2016  —  WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders, poised for a celebratory takeover of Congress next week, instead found themselves scrambling Tuesday to defuse a racially charged controversy over one lawmaker's speech a decade ago to a white supremacist group.

Obama approval at highest in over a year  —  President Obama's approval rating is at its highest in over a year, according to new Gallup polling.  —  The latest three-day polling average, from Dec. 27-29, puts Obama's approval at 48 percent, the highest it has been since August 2013.

AP-GfK Poll: Americans support menu labeling  —  Associated Press 1 hr ago  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half of Americans say they already have enough information at restaurants to decide whether they are making a healthy purchase.  But they want even more.

Police fatally shoot suspect in Drexel Hill  —  Police fatally shot a 52-year-old man Tuesday afternoon in Drexel Hill after he attempted to run them down with his vehicle, said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood.  —  Officers had been trying to arrest the man …

Pope Francis splits with GOP  —  Pope Francis is increasingly driving a wedge between conservatives and the Catholic Church.  —  The magnetic pope has sparked new enthusiasm around the world for the church and has flexed his political muscles internationally, most recently by helping …

Woman sues hospital after having limbs amputated  —  A 59-year-old Baltimore city woman is alleging she had to have her arms and legs amputated after Johns Hopkins doctors failed to diagnose an infection in her uterus.  —  Joyce E. Ferguson claims she went to the emergency room …

President Obama abandons Michael Boggs nomination  —  President Barack Obama will not renominate controversial Georgia judicial nominee Michael Boggs to the federal bench in 2015, according to the state's two Republican senators.  —  Boggs drew widespread opposition from Senate Democrats …

Who Is Lena Dunham's Alleged Rapist?  —  Since its publication this fall, Lena Dunham's bestselling essay collection, Not That Kind of Girl, has inspired her fans and offered a different kind of inspiration to her foes.  The right-wing press, in particular, has taken Dunham's discursive set …

Edmonton mass murder: 6 adults, 2 children dead  —  ‘It is a tragic day for Edmonton,’ police Chief Rod Knecht tells news conference  —  Police have found nine people dead at three separate locations in Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan, one by an apparent suicide.

Toddler accidentally shoots Hayden Walmart shopper  —  HAYDEN, Idaho—Employees evacuated the Hayden Walmart on Tuesday following a shooting inside the store.  —  Authorities on the scene around 11:15 a.m. described the shooting as “accidental.”  —  A woman was shopping with four kids …

Success of Kentucky's Health Plan Comes With New Obstacles  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In many ways, Kentucky, a poor state with a starkly unhealthy populace, has become a symbol of the Affordable Care Act's potential.  —  Largely because the state chose to expand Medicaid …