Sen. Harry Reid Suffers Broken Ribs, Facial Bones … Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid was injured Thursday in an accident while exercising at his home in Henderson, Nevada.  —  According to a statement today from the Nevada Senator's office, Reid was hurt after a piece of equipment he was using broke, which caused him to fall.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

De Blasio's fateful anti-cop slander  —  Until he takes it back, the city risks sliding back into disorder  —  Mayor de Blasio met with union leaders Tuesday in an effort to mend his rift with police officers.  We're told the meeting was respectful.  —  The gesture will be meaningless unless …

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.

Twin Peaks Planet  —  In 2014, soaring inequality in advanced nations finally received the attention it deserved, as Thomas Piketty's “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” became a surprise (and deserving) best seller.  The usual suspects are still in well-paid denial, but, to everyone else …

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.