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Monitor Articles for January 30, 2013
Chicago shooting: A case of 'mistaken identity'?
NASA 'Space Network' receives boost from satellite
Alabama: Hostage drama continues (+video)
Arizona shooter remains at large
Israel sends message with dawn attack in Syria
Immigration reform: Which states would feel it most? California, for one. (+video)
Gun control: inklings of a compromise in the Great Gun Debate (+video)
With 42 homicides, Chicago sees most violent January in 11 years
Georgia nuclear power plant could be Solyndra redux, report says
The Vote
Ashley Judd getting a divorce. Does that make a Senate run more likely?
Pentagon's budget nightmare: How each branch would handle sequester cuts
In Gear
Beijing to scrap 180,000 polluting cars
WikiLeaks film script leaks, draws criticism and support
Massive storm system in South tosses cars, leaves one fatality in Georgia
Giant leap in race to replace space shuttle? Dream Chaser gets big boost.
Who’ll fill Kerry Senate seat? Question answered, but only for now.
Stir It Up!
Coconut rice pudding with caramelized banana
Stock rally brakes on news of 4Q contraction
Jerusalem soccer fans reject new Muslim players
In Salafis wake, charred Malian heritage in Timbuktu
The Monitor's View
Answers to gun violence may lie in nonsmoking campaigns
Energy Voices
Unicorns and biofuels: the case against EPA ethanol mandates
Evolution of the NFL: 16 ways the game has changed
Nintendo admits the Wii U is struggling to gain traction
Microsoft Word on the iPad? Not so fast, Ballmer says
Latin America Monitor
Guatemala's Rios Montt to stand trial for genocide and crimes against humanity
Paper Economy
ADP: Private employers add 192,000 jobs in January
Top 5 greatest Super Bowl ads
Energy Voices
John Kerry to lead review of Keystone XL pipeline (+video)
Modern Parenthood
Deep freeze and family safety: Watch the carbon monoxide levels
US economy turns south: Why many analysts see a blip, not a trend.
Decoder Wire
Immigration reform: Will it win Republicans any new Hispanic votes?
Zimbabwe claims it only has $217 left
Global News Blog
Good Reads: Mexico City cleans up, avoiding 'truth,' and a rare visit to North Korea
Egypt liberals, Islamists pressure Morsi to form unity government
Gun control 101: Do Americans often use firearms in self-defense?
South Korea catches up to North Korea on the space race
Pakistani Taliban enter fray around strategic NATO routes
7-year-old interrogated by NYPD for 10 hours: family sues
Israeli strike indicates Syria, Hezbollah may have crossed its 'red line' (+video)
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Reader recommendation: The Runaway Jury
Tale of 'Bob': Does outsourcing new software pose cyber security risk? (+video)
5 big losers in press freedom: Mali and ... Japan?
Robert Reich
Why consumers are so glum
'Why We Write': 10 authors speak about why they love their craft
Barbra Streisand will sing at the Oscars
Energy Voices
Exxon Mobil, BP face off in Iraq-Kurd oil conflict
Anti-drug pact latest casualty of souring US-Russia relations
Opinion
To fight wealth gap, save the family
In Gear
Toyota recall: 1.3 million vehicles for rogue airbags, faulty wiper blades
Opinion
Gabrielle Giffords and NRA are both right about one thing: US culture of violence
Chapter & Verse
New scorecard lets libraries give feedback on e-book offerings from publishers
Culture Cafe
'Girl Meets World' casts Cory and Topanga's daughter
Change Agent
Removing Colombia's landmines, one by one
French will 'quickly' exit Mali after mop up, leaving vacuum
Ferocious battle for strategic suburb could hold the keys to Damascus (+video)
Single and dating online? Don't give up on the real world so fast
Japan airline replaced 787 Dreamliner batteries 10 times due to problems (+video)
Terrorism & Security
France rolls north in Mali, but daunting second phase looms (+video)
Focus
Behind the falling US birthrate: too much student debt to afford kids?
Global News Blog
New record for the biggest wave ever surfed? (+video)
Australia's prime minister surprises Aussies with election announcement
Handling really big jobs
The Simple Dollar
How to save money on a computer upgrade
Verbal Energy
'Carmen,' gypsies, bohemians, and 'others'
Energy Voices
Departure of Chesapeake CEO McClendon signals new era in natural gas