Roger Ailes: Donald Trump should apologize to Megyn Kelly  —  Donald Trump may have finally crossed the line with Fox News.  —  On Tuesday, Fox News Chief Roger Ailes said in a statement Donald Trump should apologize for a tirade of tweets aimed at Fox News host Megyn Kelly.

Anchor Jorge Ramos Thrown Out of Trump Event, Told to ‘Go Back to Univision’  —  News anchor Jorge Ramos, who works for Univision and Fusion, was thrown out of an event for Donald Trump after he asked a question without being called on.  —  Trump told Ramos, who was trying to ask …

Napa Valley Wine Train chief: It was ‘100% wrong’ to boot black women's group  —  The Napa Valley Wine Train on Tuesday issued a fuller apology to members of a book club made up largely of black women, saying company employees were “100 percent wrong” to kick them off the train for supposedly being loud.

House GOP leaders desperate to avoid shutdown  —  With the clock ticking, Republicans have yet to settle on a strategy to resolve a showdown over Planned Parenthood funding.  —  Getty  —  An explosive confrontation brewing between the House Republican leadership and conservatives …

Why Biden shouldn't run, and won't  —  There may be a very long-shot pathway to the presidency for Vice President Biden in 2016, but running as a vulture candidate — whose candidacy would be premised on the bet that the partisan vendetta of personal destruction being waged against Hillary Clinton …

I'm a Duke freshman.  Here's why I refused to read ‘Fun Home.’  —  It's not about being uncomfortable.  It's about being asked to do something that I think is immoral.  —  As a Christian, I knew that my beliefs and identity would be challenged at a progressive university like Duke.

Man dies after being run over by WWII tank on Jelly Belly chairman's property  —  The husband of Jelly Belly's chief executive accidentally crushed a man to death with a World War II-era tank during a reunion on the family's property in Fairfield, Calif., authorities said.

Fox News staffers warn Trump to back off of Megyn Kelly after feud reignites; Update: “Unacceptable,” “disturbing,” says Ailes; Update: Hannity joins in; Update: Trump responds to Ailes  —  War.  —  Just flagging this so that we have an easy point of chronological reference for The Day Fox's Trump Coverage Changed.

Student accidentally shot at W.S. Hornsby School  —  AUGUSTA, GA - One student is recovering from a grazed bullet and another student is in custody for accidentally firing the weapon that it came from.  It happened at Hornsby Elementary Tuesday morning.  —  The Richmond County Board …

Why Phone Fraud Starts With A Silent Call  —  Audio for this story from All Things Considered will be available at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET.  —  Here's an experience some of us have had.  The phone rings.  You pick it up and say “Hello.  Hello.  Helloooo.”  But nobody answers.

Why I'm supporting Hillary Clinton  —  On Feb. 1, 2016 I intend to proudly caucus for Hillary Clinton — plain and simple.  Hillary Clinton is not new to the fight for middle class families.  Throughout her public life she has consistently fought to expand and strengthen the middle class.

Trump up big in NH; Sanders leads Clinton  —  PPP's new New Hampshire poll finds Donald Trump in the strongest position of any poll we've done anywhere since he entered the race.  Trump laps the Republican field with 35% to 11% for John Kasich, 10% for Carly Fiorina, 7% each for Jeb Bush and Scott Walker …

Largest Online Male Escort Service Raided  —  Rentboy.com CEO and Six Current and Former Employees Arrested  —  A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging the CEO of Rentboy.com, Jeffrey Hurant, and six Rentboy.com employees with conspiring to violate the Travel Act by promoting prostitution.

Stephen Hawking says he has a way to escape from a black hole  —  Hawking outside the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm yesterday  —  Stuff that falls into a black hole is gone forever, right?  Not so, says Stephen Hawking.  —  “If you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up …

As stock market drops, so do Hillary's chances  —  Economists and political forecasters say a downturn would be devastating for Democrats.  —  Getty  —  NEW YORK — U.S. stocks continued their sharp decline on Tuesday, fueling talk of a worst-case scenario for both Wall Street and the broader U.S. economy heading into 2016.

Owen Wilson: Donald Trump Is the Charlie Sheen of Politics  —  The laid-back Texan opens up about his new geopolitical thriller No Escape, reprising his role as male model Hansel in Zoolander 2, and his thoughts on The Donald.  —  In his latest film No Escape—his first serious …

Should Hillary Clinton Suspend Her Campaign?  —  Growing national security questions about Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail server during her time as secretary of State are drowning out much of her message as a presidential candidate and causing many of her fellow Democrats to worry about the future of her campaign.

Feds: Menendez named on 9 pages in ‘ledger’ found in Melgen's office  —  When federal agents looking into health care fraud searched the office of Florida eye doctor Solomon Melgen in January 2013, they found references to U.S. Senator Robert Menendez scattered all around.

Inquiry Weighs Whether Data on ISIS Was Distorted  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's inspector general is investigating allegations that military officials have skewed intelligence assessments about the United States-led campaign in Iraq against the Islamic State to provide a more optimistic account …

Graham on Trump: 'I'll beat his brains out' in S.C.  —  Washington (CNN)Sen. Lindsey Graham says Donald Trump is a “complete idiot” and if the two face off in the Republican primary in Graham's home state of South Carolina, “I'll beat his brains out.”  —  Graham, the South Carolina senator …