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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will challenge Congress to embrace "big changes" and make them work for the country. That's according to a portion of his final State of the Union address tonight. Another excerpt released calls on lawmakers to fix the breakdown in politics for the good of the economy and national security.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-born daughter of Indian immigrants will deliver tonight's GOP response to the State of the Union address. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will try to soften the hard Republican stance on immigration. According to a portion of Haley's speech, she will say that anyone who works hard and follows the laws should never feel unwelcome in this country.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten U.S. Navy sailors who were aboard two small boats being held by Iran are expected to be transferred to a U.S. ship in the region on Wednesday morning. The Pentagon says the boats drifted into Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf after one of them had mechanical problems. The sailors were picked up by Iran near its Farsi Island.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare display of bipartisanship, the House has overwhelmingly approved legislation meant to punish North Korea for conducting its latest nuclear test. The measure drew only two "no" votes. It proposes stronger sanctions against money the regime would need to develop miniaturized nuclear warheads and the long-range missiles to deliver them.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedic character actor Richard Libertini has died after a 2-year battle with cancer. The bald-and-bearded actor portrayed such memorable characters as the wacky Latin American general from 1979's "The In-Laws," the eccentric Tibetan mystic from 1984's "All of Me" and the boss of Chevy Chase's newspaper reporter Irwin Fletcher in the "Fletch" films. Libertini was 82.
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