Tough: Two women have become the first female soldiers to beat the fatigue, sleeplessness, and hunger to pass the Army’s difficult Ranger training at Ft. Benning, Ga. The 62-day Ranger course is in three phases – woodland, mountain, and swamp. …

Hoffman Bust: Three men and a woman were arrested in New York yesterday in connection with the heroin death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Police confiscated 350 bags of heroin, but none were marked similar to the bags found in …

Money, Money: Stocks are up slightly this morning after a 326 point drop yesterday. Investors were spooked by a report that said manufacturing had dropped to its lowest level in eight months. But analysts also said January’s cold weather was …

Bowled Over: Twelve seconds into the Super Bowl, Denver blew a snap and was two points down to Seattle. Denver was never in the game. Opening with that two-point safety, Seattle went on to win 43-8. Denver’s NFL MVP quarterback …

Nation: Even while he considers changes to intelligence practices revealed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden, President Obama declined to say whether he would consider amnesty for Snowden, who set the whole debate in motion. “As important and as necessary as …