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 been located. So far searchers have not heard the “ping” of the jet’s black boxes.

Undeclared: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush yesterday resigned from all of his corporate board memberships yesterday as he continues to “explore” the possibility of running for president. Bush had previously resigned from the board of Tenet Healthcare Corp., a company that’s made a lot of money from Obamacare. That’s sure to come up when he enters the primary fray. He’ll have to explain to anti-Obamacare Republicans why he made money from it.

World: In Shanghai last night 36 people were trampled to death when a public New Year’s Eve celebration turned into a stampede. Thousands of people had gathered along the Bund, Shanghai’s waterfront promenade, to see a massive light show. Among the dead were 25 women ages 16 to 36.

>Egypt’s highest court has ordered a re-trial for three Al Jazeera journalists accused of spreading false news and collaborating with the banned Muslim Brotherhood. The three, one of whom is Australian and another with dual Canadian/Egyptian citizenship, will continue to be held pending the new trial. But the decision signals that the government knows their conviction was deeply flawed.

Court’s in Session: President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority has moved to have the authority submit to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. Abbas was reluctant but he’s under pressure from his constituents and he’s trying to win back his popularity after Palestine took a pounding by the Israeli military last summer. Joining the court would allow Palestine to bring charges of war crimes against Israel. But that power goes both ways.

The Obit Page: Actor Edward Herrmann, whose patrician demeanor made him a natural to play presidents and politicians, has died in New York at age 71. To older fans he was Franklin Roosevelt and Nelson Rockefeller. To younger television viewers he was the upper class Connecticut grandfather on the popular television series “The Gilmore Girls.” Never a marquis name, Herrmann was a familiar face. He had a utility has an actor that kept him working his whole life.

The Sports Page: It’s a college football marathon today:

-Outback Bowl in Tampa: Wisconsin vs. Auburn, 12 EST

-Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas: Michigan State vs. Baylor, 1 EST

-Citrus Bowl in Orlando: Minnesota vs. Missouri, EST

-Championship semifinal. The Rose Bowl: Florida State vs. Oregon, 5 EST

-Championship semifinal, New Orleans: Ohio State vs. Alabama, 8:30 EST.

Digital Tracks: Private cyber sleuths are questioning whether it really was North Korea that hacked into the Sony Pictures computer system. Some suspect that American hackers only made it look like North Korea was involved.

Kurt Stammberger, a security expert from a San Mateo, Calif. company told the LA Times that, “We can’t find any indication that North Korea either ordered, masterminded or funded this attack.”

The hackers have identified themselves as the Guardians of Peace and no one knows exactly who or what that is. But the FBI is sticking to its story that it’s the North Koreans.

Nonetheless, some computer security experts say they suspect a current or former Sony insider engineered the attack that leaked unreleased movies and inside information. One unnamed woman who left Sony in May is of particular interest. The malware that crept into Sony computers was programmed with the names of servers and correct passwords.

Tournament of Whiners: Television reporters are breathlessly describing today’s Rose Parade as the coldest ever. Reporters are wearing down jackets, hats and cute mittens. It’s 43 degrees. The temperature in Grand Forks, North Dakota, 15.