Obama wipes away tears as he calls for new gun measures  —  President Barack Obama wept openly Tuesday as he delivered a forceful defense of new executive actions on gun violence, a set of modest proposals to tighten loopholes that likely face quick legal challenges and could be vulnerable to reversal by a Republican White House.

Oregon Militants Say They're Getting Worse Treatment Than Black Lives Matter Movement  —  “They don't get any backlash, not on the level that we're getting.”  —  Members of the armed anti-government group occupying a remote federal building near Burns, Oregon, have some shaky ideas …

Coordinated Attacks on Women in Cologne Were Unprecedented, Germany Says  —  BERLIN — German authorities said on Tuesday that coordinated attacks in which young women were sexually harassed and robbed by hundreds of young men on New Year's Eve in the western city of Cologne were unprecedented in scale and nature.

Ted Cruz: Trump Will Let Deported Immigrants Back In, I Won't  —  “He's advocated allowing folks to come back in and become citizens.  I oppose that.”  —  youtube.com  —  Ted Cruz said during an appearance in Iowa on Monday that there's a difference between him and Donald Trump on immigration.