Mario Cuomo, New York Governor and Liberal Beacon, Dies at 82  —  Mario M. Cuomo, the three-term governor of New York who commanded the attention of the country with a compelling public presence, a forceful defense of liberalism and his exhaustive ruminations about whether to run for president …

Cluster of Concerns Vie for Top U.S. Problem in 2014  —  Story Highlights  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — In 2014, four issues generated enough public concern over enough months for at least 10% of Americans, on average, to identify each of them as the nation's most important problem.

Prince Andrew named in US lawsuit over underage sex allegations  —  In case related to banker Jeffrey Epstein, woman alleges in court filing that she was forced to have repeated ‘sexual relations’ with duke  —  A woman who claims that an American investment banker loaned her to rich …

LITTLE BOOK OF A BIG YEAR: Bono's A to Z of 2014  —  It's January 1, 8pm.  I nearly didn't press go on this, and I am clearly delirious in places.  It's very personal, but I feel in a not corny way that U2 has a very intimate relationship with our audience... so I'm going for it.  —  This is too long.

Granite City man finds out what's been hidden in his arm for 51 years  —  CREVE COEUR  • Unlike the times Betty Lampitt gave birth, on Wednesday morning she was the one praying the rosary in a corner of the waiting room.  It was just an out-patient surgery procedure.

Oldsmar man arrested for decapitating mother over chores, deputies say  —  A man has been arrested for murder after deputies say he decapitated his mother at the family's Oldsmar home on New Year's Eve, all because of a chore he didn't want to complete.  —  The County Sheriff's Office …

Fiorina snags RNC staffer, Club's Keller joins Jamestown  —  Carly Fiorina has hired Republican National Committee staffer Sarah Isgur Flores to join her super PAC, the latest sign that the former Hewlett-Packard CEO is preparing for a presidential run.  —  Separately, Club for Growth …

Cops: Mass. man killed wife in argument over Christmas gift  —  Julio and Gloria Resto FACEBOOK VIA CBS BOSTON  —  Shares -  —  WALTHAM, Mass. - A suburban Boston man is accused of killing his wife during an argument over a Christmas gift, reports CBS Boston.

Taco Bell Is Giving Away Free Doritos Locos Tacos For A Month, Starting Tomorrow  —  Taco Bell knows just what you need tomorrow, and let's face it, the whole month of January: a free hangover cure.  —  You've been living it up for the whole holiday season and on New Year's Eve tonight, you'll finish off the year with a bang.

Senate Dems: Don't politicize Congressional Budget Office  —  The relatively obscure job of Congressional Budget Office director is shaping up to be one of the new Congress' first partisan food fights.  —  Republican House and Senate leaders are mulling the replacement of Douglas Elmendorf …

Harry Reid injured in exercising accident  —  Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid broke a number of ribs as well as bones in his face after a Thursday accident in Nevada, his spokesman said on Friday morning.  —  The Nevada Democrat is expected to return to Washington over the weekend …

Steve Scalise defender's ties to white nationalist group closer than he disclosed, documents show  —  Kenny Knight, shown in his 2001 photo, was listed in public records at treasurer of the European-American Unity and Rights Organization. by rusty costanza Kenny Knight is the president of the Louisiana NAAWP.

Sea level report shows increasing pace of change along coast  —  NAGS HEAD, N.C. — A report released on Dec. 31 shows the climate is changing along the North Carolina coast, and the sea level is rising faster in some areas than in others.  —  The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission requested …

Liberals Can't Argue, They Can Only Bully [Updated]  —  No one expects sensible commentary on firearms from the New Yorker, but this gun control rant is worth noting because it is so typical of modern liberalism.  Facts?  Who needs facts?  Bullying is all that the left aspires to.