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LA arson fires: 'Person of interest' in custodyLA arson fires now total 55. But Los Angeles police say they have a 'person of interest' in custody. Is he the LA arsonist?
Monitor BreakfastDemocratic pollster Stan Greenberg: 'Republican Party is in trouble'Though the GOP has notched recent electoral success, "there are no more people calling themselves Republican," says longtime Democratic pollster Stan Greenberg.
Occupy the Rose Bowl Parade: Protesters gearing up to march behind the rosesAbout 300 Occupy protesters have been given permission to march at the end of the Rose Parade on Monday in Pasadena, Calif. But the protesters don't have an official float.
More car fires hit LA on New Year'sFour more car fires broke out in the Los Angeles area New Year's Eve, leaving authorities to probe for links to a series of arson blazes that burned dozens of cars and spread to some structures.- Hours before Iowa, Mitt Romney leads (barely), Rick Santorum surgesThe Des Moines Register鈥檚 Iowa Poll shows just how volatile the Republican race for the presidential nomination is. Mitt Romney holds onto a slim lead, but Rick Santorum is surging toward second place and 40 percent of likely caucus-goers say they haven't made up their mind.
NASA Grail probes circling the moon on New Year's DayAfter a 3陆-month journey, a NASA spacecraft flew over the moon's south pole, fired its engine and dropped into orbit in the first of two back-to-back arrivals over the New Year's weekend.- Obama signs defense bill despite 'serious reservations'President Obama signed the $662 billion National Defense Authorization Act even though he said he has 'serious reservations' about provisions dealing with the treatment of suspected terrorists.
- What will women do with the 鈥�70s?On Aug. 26, 1920, women of the United States won the right to vote. On that date, 50 years ago, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified by the last state and became the law of the land. This newspaper, founded 12 years earlier by Mary Baker Eddy, advocated ratification. Today, in saluting that milestone in civil rights, the Monitor asks men and women of different minds about this social revolution and the emerging role of women. Here鈥檚 what some of them are saying.
Closeup on鈥� Robert F. KennedyThe junior Senator from New York is a man who stirs sharp emotions. Opponents call him 鈥榗old, ruthless, arrogant.鈥� Friends see 鈥榞entleness 鈥� idealism, compassion.鈥� Here is a look at a presidential candidate and his record.
