ISIS Again: Japanese and American officials say they have not verified a video released on the Internet that purports to show the execution of a Japanese hostage by Islamic State militants. There’s no word about a Japanese journalist who has …

SOTU: He may pop a surprise, but President Obama has already revealed most of what he will call for in tonight’s State of the Union address. He’s been touring the country giving away the plot to his speech. The president …

Responsibility: The terror group al Qaeda in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the Paris attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine that left 12 people dead. A statement by the group says the target was chosen by the al Qaeda leader Ayman …

Manhunt: Two brothers suspected of Wednesday’s Paris massacre are holed up in a building 30 miles northeast of Paris near Charles de Gaulle airport. The Kouachi brothers may have one hostage. They are surrounded by hundreds of cops. Another man …

French Massacre: Twelve people are dead in Paris today in a massacre at the offices of the weekly French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Gunmen entered the offices in late morning, asking for some people by name, according to reports. Several …

Nation: Tens of thousands of people, including police officers from across the country, are gathered in Brooklyn for the funeral today of New York police officer Wenjian Liu who was murdered with his partner Dec. 20th. Liu, the only child …

Cyber Spat: The US has slapped new sanctions on North Korea in retaliation for the hacking attack on Sony Pictures …. despite doubts among private sleuths that North Korea was actually behind it. The sanctions target 10 public officials and …

Mario Cuomo: Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, who served three terms as an articulate leader in liberal politics and was a potential presidential candidate who never ran, has died at age 82 in New York. Cuomo was the father …

AirAsia: Bad weather and high seas have hampered the search for the wreckage of AirAsia 8501 in the Java Sea. Only nine bodies have been found of the 162 people on board and no major pieces of the fuselage have …

AirAsia: The first bodies from AirAsia 8501 have been returned to Indonesia as recovery teams try to pick up as many as they can before they disappear into the sea. The first two unidentified bodies were carried in coffins marked …