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Also: CNN can include Carly Fiorina in the GOP presidential debate; the manhunt continues for the killers of an Illinois police officer; and what happens when you squeeze a bunch of rubber ducks.

Also: Several die in Kenya after a dam collapses; Ford suspends production of the F-150 truck after a fire at a parts supplier's factory; and today is the 200th anniversary of Paul Revere's death.

Also: A published report says the U.S. is trying to swap prisoners with the Taliban for a hostage U.S. Marine; an Oklahoma pharmacy won't make an execution drug for Missouri's use; the arctic ice is less white because of rapid melting; and an asteroid (safely) flies by the Earth.

Also: Frigid temperatures sweep south; the Supreme Court takes up an Alabama re-districting case today; and a player from Sweden takes the $10 million prize in the World Series of Poker.

Also: Abortion rates fall in the U.S.; Ukraine's president returns from sick leave while protests continue; Libya's chemical weapons stockpile is apparently destroyed; and Punxsutawney Phil forecasts another six weeks of winter.

Also: Violence leaves a second Venezuelan beauty queen dead; a new leak is found at the Fukushima nuclear plant; and there's a winning ticket for the $425 million Powerball lottery.

Also: Some West Virginia residents are being told to flush their homes and resume water use; embattled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will give his state of the state address; the creator of Beanie Babies will be sentenced for tax fraud; and a movie theatre patron is shot to death over texting.

Also: A New York congressman threatens to pitch a reporter over a balcony; the House is expected to vote on the huge farm bill today; Ukrainian lawmakers review whether to grant amnesty to arrested protesters; and graffiti is springing up near the Vatican featuring a crime fighting "Super Pope".

Also: Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians are in the dark after this week's ice storm; Oregon gets a second heavy snowstorm; the toxic ash spill continues into a North Carolina river; and Toronto mayor Rob Ford starts a YouTube show with his brother.

Also: Nigeria declares a state of emergency in states where Islamists often attack; a House panel will review potential cuts to the federal food stamp program; the sun ejects at least four massive solar flares, with more on the way; and the third largest Powerball jackpot is up for grabs tonight.

Also: Relief aid begins to reach a starving Syrian town; armed men start taking down a fence at an occupied federal center in Oregon; and voters in Whitesboro, N.Y. keep a city seal some call racist.

Also: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in the U.S. today; the ACLU alleges a Kentucky clerk is meddling with marriage licenses of same sex couples; and the Senate will debate an abortion ban.

To help guide you as findings from the Jan. 6 hearings emerge over the next few weeks, NPR has rounded up a list of books about the assault on the U.S. Capitol and the people and groups involved.

The Senate Armed Services Committee hears testimony from Navy Vice Adm. Albert Church, whose Pentagon report on treatment of detainees in U.S. custody did not find any senior-level responsibility for abuses.

In Russia, relatively few people seem to be following the U.S. presidential election campaigns closely, but most people know the names of the front-runners.

The trio that made Top Gear the world's biggest car show will return to the small screen in a new show for Amazon Prime. The BBC canned one of its hosts last year after a fight with a producer.

Over the last decade, the average age of the top 100 tennis players has steadily increased. We look at why players over 30 are likely to be strongly represented in the upcoming U.S. Open.

Victor Wembanyama is seen as a lock for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs to select in the draft. He hopes to reproduce the championship success of other French players, like Tony Parker.

Also: Mass casualties after shootings in Toronto and Tuscaloosa; North Korea names new army vice marshal; Fed's Bernanke to testify about economy; court martial set to begin in Texas air base scandal.

Also: Google cuts 4,000 jobs at Motorola Mobility; most of those killed by earthquakes in Iran are women and children; excessive heat warnings continue in Arizona, California; Obama to announce food aid for drought-stricken farmers.