Investors will head into the second week of the year ready to move beyond fiscal cliff chatter, and into the earnings season.
POLITICS
POL-Hagel-Announcement-Monday
President Barack Obama plans to announce former Sen. Chuck Hagel as his nominee to become the next defense secretary, a senior administration official told CNN. Obama also plans to unveil his nominee for permanent CIA director on Monday, the source said.
POL-Freshman-Lawmakers-Debt-Ceiling
The upcoming fight in Congress over raising the federal debt ceiling was previewed Sunday by two freshman lawmakers representing opposing viewpoints on whether spending cuts should be paired with the increase.
POL-GOP-Senators-Hagel
Republican lawmakers voiced staunch opposition Sunday to their former colleague Chuck Hagel, who is expected to be nominated next week to be President Barack Obama's next secretary of defense.
POL-Gun-Control-Democrats-Congress
The Californian picked to lead congressional Democrats' efforts on gun control says the positions held by some gun rights advocates are unnecessarily divisive, and that government action should go beyond simply outlawing certain weapons.
POL-Debt-Ceiling-Debate
The eleventh-hour compromise that avoided the fiscal cliff cannot be repeated when it comes time to raise the nation's debt ceiling, top lawmakers agreed Sunday.
FEATURES
FEA-Belief-Jesus-Life
Jesus was a lot more like you than you think, and a lot less clean cut than this iconic image of him that floats around culture, author Johnnie Moore says.
COMMENTARY-Mlodinow-Optogenics
Physicist and best-selling author Leonard Mlodinow says the hottest field in science this past decade has been neuroscience. In 2013, the big thing to watch out for is "optogenetics."
How to 'take over' a brain
The hottest field in science this past decade has been neuroscience.
COMMENTARY-Greene-electronics-on-planes
Cell phones on planes? For texting, not gabbing
COMMENTARY-flynn-storms-preparation
Major storms are always dangerous. Superstorm Sandy left 132 Americans dead, damaged and destroyed tens of thousands of homes, left millions without power, and crippled the largest metropolitan area in the United States.
