The 9,570-foot-long luxury cruise ship lies virtually flat, its right side submerged, after running aground along the Italian coast. As many as eight people are dead, dozens hurt and several missing after jumping overboard in panic as the ship began to tilt.
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Deaths, panic as cruise ship sinks

AP source: Politicians got discounted home loans

Official says 2 House Republicans received discounted mortgage loans from Countrywide under a VIP program.

Nation & World

Sidney High School math teacher Sherry Arnold, 43, has been missing since Saturday. Hundreds of people are assisting in the search for Arnold, who did not return home after going for a jog.

Authorities say missing Montana teacher is dead

Police have two men in custody in connection with death of teacher who vanished last week.

Money

A trader watches the fall in the value of the euro in Paris, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012.

S&P downgrades credit of 9 eurozone countries

The move could complicate eurozone's efforts to dig out of debt crisis.

Sports

Darren Sproles compiled 2,696 all-purpose yards — rushing, receiving and kick returns — for the Saints, who had the NFL's top-ranked offense.

Darren Sproles gives Saints all-purpose spark

The Saints boast a 5-6 answer to the perception they're not as dangerous playing outside their home dome.

Life

Erika Slezak (Viki) and Jerry verDorn (Clint) in a scene from the finale of ABC soap 'One Life to Live.'

'One Life to Live' ends 43-year run

Another one of ABC's soaps wrapped up its run today. What happened?

Travel

Southwest and AirTran aircraft at gates at San Francisco International Airport on Nov. 8, 2010.

Wichita: Southwest flights begin in 2013

Wichita will find a spot in Southwest's route map, according to The Wichita Eagle.

Your Life

FDA: Initial tests negative for O.J. fungicide

Tests on three shipments of imported orange juice showed no "measurable" residue.

Tech

LG unveiled a new 55-inch 3-D OLED TV at CES.

Best in show: 6 gadgets that defined CES

Ultrabooks, cheaper tablets highlighted International Consumer Electronics Show.

Opinion

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on The Mall in Washington.

On economy, MLK would have demanded better

Benjamin Akanda: Civil rights icon, whom we honor Monday, would have pressed our leaders.

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