Newser Story Index from January, 2014

Welcome to the Newser Story Index. Here you find stories written by Newser writers and editors, assembled with supporting photos and videos from the files of the news story.

Ashlee Simpson Engaged to Diana Ross' Kid
Charges in IRS Targeting Scandal? Not Likely
'Extinct' Shark Found —at Fish Market
Jersey Shore's New Problem: Heroin Overdoses
Wyo. Senator to Try to Bring Back Firing Squads
No Shutdown: Congress Rolls Out $1.1T Spending Bill
UK Accused of War Crimes in Iraq
Paper: Christie Camp Sitting on Details of Sandy Ads
There Are Only 10 Asteroids Worth Mining
Hundreds Drown in Attempt to Flee South Sudan
Octomom Charged With Welfare Fraud
Russia Kicks Out First US Journalist Since Cold War
Google Drops $3.2B on 'Smart Thermostat' Maker
Pope: Abortion a 'Horrific' Part of 'Throwaway Culture'
Afghan Atheist Wins Asylum in UK
Man Shot Dead for Texting at Movie
Woman Sues Lawyers for Letting Her Divorce Hubby
Jury Acquits Officers Who Beat Homeless Man to Death
2 Dead After Man Drops Phone in Icy Chicago River
Young, Healthy People Using ObamaCare? Not So Much
2 Children Dead After Getting Locked in Hope Chest
US, Russia Discuss Syria Ceasefires; Assad Rolls Eyes
How Celebs End Up Using Samsung Phones
How to Have a Happier Marriage: Don't Have Kids?
Let Transgender Men Become Pregnant
Guy Fatally Stabbed Over Chess: Cops
The West Virginia Water Crisis Isn't a Fluke
Girl's Letter to Future Self Goes Viral After Her Death
Nigeria Quietly Bans Gay Marriage
Bring Back the Bipartisan Senate of Yore: McConnell
Vigilantes Take Mexico Town in Fight With Cartel
Today's Supreme Court Case May Reverberate 'Centuries'
In Huge Snub, No. 3 Skater Left Off US Olympic Team
Japanese Firm Buys Jim Beam for $13.6B
Stallone: After Rocky , I Was 'Insufferable'
16 and Pregnant Actually Reduced Teen Births: Study
NSA Surveillance Hasn't Prevented Attacks: Study
Seahawks Fans Literally Cause Earthquake—Again
Pamela Anderson Re-Marries Her Ex-Husband
Ford Reveals Radical Change to F-150
School Violence Sends 90K Kids to ER Every Year
Libya Sees First High-Profile Assassination in Years
HBO Posts Girls Premiere on YouTube
Target Hack Hit Point-of-Sale Terminals: CEO
Christie's New Woe: Inquiry Over Misuse of Sandy Funds
5 Weirdest Things About the Golden Globes
Century Later, Conjugal Visits to End in Mississippi
Swedish Doctors Pull Off 9 Womb Transplants
Israel Buries Ariel Sharon
Clinton Has a Spreadsheet of Dems Who Crossed Her
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