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  • There's not much the White House and the Republican-led Congress can agree on this year. President Obama singled out one issue in his State of the Union address: an overhaul for the justice system.
  • Michelle Obama was trending on Twitter. The orange/yellowish dress by designer Narciso Rodriguez was bought on sale for $628. Neiman Marcus was selling it — the dress is already sold out.
  • The Fairbanks City Council has put off consideration of an ordinance that would outlaw marijuana clubs. Clubs which do not sell the drug, but provide a…
  • Wednesday marks the 12th day of the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon. The militants who took over the federal headquarters continue to move freely in and out of the refuge. Supporters occasionally come in with food and other supplies. It's still not clear how long they'll stay, but the occupiers continue to talk about their goal of turning over federal lands to local control.
  • Seven GOP candidates will be on stage for Thursday night's debate, the fewest of the campaign. With just a couple of weeks until the Iowa caucuses, attacks among candidates are getting sharper.
  • The price of oil has been on a downward dive for a couple of years. This has been great for some businesses and not so for others. One industry hit especially hard is the recycling business.
  • A rare diplomatic victory appears to be rolling ahead: Iran says it's on the verge of fulfilling everything it needs to do to implement the nuclear deal it struck with world powers last July.
  • Reached by the Seattle Times, Sir Mix-A-Lot advised Jonathan Nichols, who got his old cell number, "Don't check any text messages in front of your wife."
  • Adolf Hitler wrote his famous manifesto while serving time for an attempted coup that started in a German beer hall. Author Peter Ross Range says, "There was an obvious need to get his message out."
  • The Pentagon on Thursday transferred 10 detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Oman in the largest single transfer to a single country under the Obama administration. There are also reports 30 more people could be transferred out of the detention center by this summer, and the administration wants to move the balance of the prisoners to the United States.
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