What Happened in Jan 2011

North Korea Proposes Peace Talks with South

North Korea proposed on Saturday talks with the South in late January or early February and said it will reopen a liaison office in a jointly-run... Read more

Package Addressed to Janet Napolitano Ignites

A package that ignited today at a Washington post office was addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, a U.S. official... Read more

RIFT Beta Event 4

Trion has changed the beta #4 level cap from 25 to 27. The event will include the Black Garden Warfront map, the zones of Gloamwood and... Read more

Sarah Palin Offers Condolences Following Tucson Shooting

Sarah Palin, who's been taking flak because of a SarahPac map that put Gabrielle Giffords' district in its crosshairs (literally), issued a quick... Read more

Surgeon Optimistic Giffords Will Survive

Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is out of surgery after being shot while hosting a public event today, and a Tucson surgeon said he was... Read more

Jared Loughner Charged in Tucson Shooting

Federal prosecutors today charged Jared Lee Loughner with two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder, reports the Arizona Republic.... Read more

DC Universe Online Launches

DC Universe Online is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in the DC Universe. Sony Online Entertainment's stated goal is... Read more

Floods and Landslides Kill Hundreds in Rio de Janeiro (State)

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 270 people in southern Brazil, and the death toll is expected to rise... Read more

Lougner's Parents Release Statement Expressing Sorrow and Confusion

This is a very difficult time for us. We ask the media to respect our privacy. There are no words that can possibly express how we feel. We wish... Read more

Sales of Glock Pistols Surge After Use in Tucson Shooting

In the any-publicity-is good-publicity-department: Sales of semiautomatic Glock pistols like that used in the Gabrielle Giffords shooting have... Read more

Tucson Holds Catholic Mass for Nine-Year-Old Christina Taylor Green, Killed in Tucson Shooting

Tucson's citizens gathered by the hundreds last night, crowded under the roof of the Catholic church where Christina Taylor Green used to sing in... Read more

Verizon iPhone Officially Announced

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Well, some of you, at any rate. Verizon Wireless announced that it will be getting Apple Inc.’s... Read more

400 Dead in Brazilian Flooding and Mudslides

The death toll from Brazil's mudslides in the mountain towns north of Rio rose to 381 today, reports AP. That figure is expected to rise still more... Read more

Arrest of Prominent Human-Rights Lawyer Sets Off Anti-Government Protests in Libya

The anti-government protest wave unleashed in Tunisia and Egypt in the past few weeks swept into Libya, where demonstrators battled security forces... Read more

Death Toll Rises to Over 500 in Brazil Landslides and Floods

Torrential rains continued to pour down on Brazil’s Serrana region today, fueling floods and mudslides that have now killed at least 529 people—a... Read more

Loughner's Ex-Girlfriend Says She Knew Him as "Completely Normal"

When Kelsey Hawkes dated Jared Loughner he liked to play clarinet and Super Mario Bros. They did their homework together. They shared a love of... Read more

Tunisian government ousted

After 23 years of iron-fisted rule, the president of Tunisia was driven from power Friday by violent protests over soaring unemployment and... Read more

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Off Ventilator for the First Time

Another milestone for Gabrielle Giffords: Doctors today took her off a ventilator for the first time since last week's shooting, reports CNN. They... Read more

Break in Rain Allows Airlift to Reach Brazilian Mudslide Victims

A break in near-constant rain today allowed Brazilian rescue helicopters to deliver desperately needed food and water to neighborhoods buried under... Read more

Gabrielle Giffords' Condition Upgraded to 'Serious'

More good news for Gabrielle Giffords: Doctors upgraded her from critical to serious condition today, the Arizona Republic reports. A spokesperson... Read more

Social Distortion releases Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes

Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Social Distortion, released on January 18, 2011. It is the... Read more

Jared Loughner Indicted in Tucson Shooting

The first indictments against Jared Lee Loughner came out today, with plenty more to follow. The indictments from a federal grand jury charge him... Read more

Republican-Controlled House of Representatives Votes to Repeal Health Care Reform Bill

Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation’s health care overhaul through the House on... Read more

2011 United States Mob Crackdown

Ninety-one members and associates of seven organized crime families of La Cosa Nostra (LCN), including the New England LCN family, all five New... Read more

Gabrielle Giffords Moved from Hospital to Rehab Center

Giffords’ husband, mother, and staff members were expected to ride alongside her in the air ambulance, the Arizona Republic reports. US Capitol... Read more