Econ 101: The US economy added 257,000 jobs in December, a healthy number, according to the Labor Department. The job market appears to be maintaining its momentum from 2014, the best year of job growth since 1999. Wages are rising …

Nation: Thirty-five years after the crime, the trial has started for a man accused of kidnapping and killing little Etan Patz, whose disappearance May 25, 1979 in New York has been one of the most notorious missing child cases in …

Softball: The NFL broke its silence on the Patriots ball scandal yesterday, saying 40 people have been interviewed and that the league has even hired a video/electronic forensic expert to find out who dunnit. Reports say 11 0f 12 Patriot …

Softball: New England Patriot Coach Bill Belichick denied in a press conference this morning that he had anything to with the under inflation of balls in Sunday’s division championship against Indianapolis. “In my entire coaching career, I have never talked …

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 …