Nation: President Obama is getting ready to bypass Congress as early as next week and order an overhaul of the immigration system that will protect five million illegal immigrants from deportation. One big feature will be to allow non-citizen parents …

Here It Comes: The first blast of winter is hitting the northern part of the country from Idaho all the way to the Michigan peninsula. Over the next several days, cold air is expected to plunge down as far as …

The Dating Scene: President Obama and Republican leaders appeared in the rubble of the Democratic majority and promised to try to work together … with some cautions. Senate Majority leader-to-be Mitch McConnell, who once said “The single most important thing …

Good Morning: The US has returned to Standard Time and already winter is on the way. Winter storm warnings are in place for northern Idaho, a large swath of Montana, and about two-thirds of Maine. There’s a freeze warning from …

Call Security: A man who jumped the White House fence and entered the building made it further inside than previously reported, according to stories in the Washington Post and NY Times. The Secret Service first said Omar Gonzalez made it …

Mudslide: A rare summer rain caused mudslides near Mt. Baldy in California’s San Bernardino County, killing one person and trapping about 3,000 people in the mountains. Among the stranded were 500 campers who had just arrived. The mud wiped out …