World: A half million people have fled the fighting in the Syrian city of Aleppo in recent weeks, according to the United Nations. In some areas of nearby Turkey the refugees outnumber the residents.   Secy. of State John Kerry …

Sochi Accident: Russian Olympic skicross racer Maria Komissarova broke and dislocated her spine during a training run this morning. Her condition was so serious she underwent surgery in a mountainside hospital rather than be transported to the city. Skicross is …

Out: Missouri football star Michael Sam, a defensive end who’s expected to be an early round NFL draft pick, announced that he’s gay. He’s 6-2, 260 pounds and would be the first openly gay player in the NFL. But he’s …

Sochi: American skier Bode Miller, the fastest in training runs, finished a disappointed eighth in the men’s downhill. Austria’s Matthias Mayer was the surprise winner. Miller was ahead of the competition on the first two split times, but then fell …

Econ 101: The economy added 113,000 jobs in January, a disappointment for economists who had been hoping for 180,000. Combined with a weak job showing in December the January performance suggests a slowdown in the job market, even though unemployment …

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 …

Bowling: The Seattle Seahawks meet the Denver Broncos for the Super Bowl championship today at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The match pits what is believed to be the NFL’s best offense, Denver, against the league’s best defense, Seattle. It’s …

Spaghetti Justice: An Italian court has found Seattle resident Amanda Knox guilty of murder for a second time in a tabloid case that has dragged on since the murder of her room mate Meredith Kercher in 2007.  The presiding judge …

Ukraine: President Viktor Yanukovych is holding talks with the opposition after demonstrations and violence continued. Demonstrators briefly occupied the energy ministry in Kiev and fires burned in the streets throughout the night. In a growing crisis for the government, demonstrators …

Middle East: Syrian representatives are threatening to pull out of peace talks with the rebel opposition as both sides refuse to meet face to face. >A car bomb outside the police headquarters in central Cairo this morning killed four people …