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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

New diet guidelines might pull back from meat  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Where's the beef?  —  A panel that advises the Agriculture Department appears set to recommend that you be told not only what foods are better for your own health, but also for the environment.

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.