National

Snow shuts down federal government, life goes on

If snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice? With at least another foot of snow headed for Washington, Philadelphia and New York, we're about to find out. The federal government in the nation's capital has largely been shut down since Friday afternoon, when a storm began dumping up to 3 feet of snow in some parts of the region. Offices were remaining closed at least through Wednesday. Full Story

• Mass. mom guilty of murder in girl's fatal OD
• Conn. worker cites gas smell an hour before blast
• Man who taught boy to drive arrested after crash

Entertainment

Obama says music fueled civil rights movement

President Barack Obama says the music of the civil rights era helped fuel freedom marches then and equality today. Full Story

• Dad of Palin grandson bares all for Playgirl cover
• NBC, Boys & Girls Clubs team on Parenthood Project
• Reality show contestant convicted of murder

Health

Lawmaker's death a reminder of surgery risks

Gallbladder surgery is usually a very safe operation, but a powerful congressman's death is a reminder of the known risks. Full Story

• Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers
• Debate in US over blood from newborn safety tests
• Ethics debate over blood from newborn safety tests

World

Health crisis in Haiti enters a deadly new phase

Fourteen-month-old Abigail Charlot survived Haiti's cataclysmic earthquake but not its miserable aftermath. Brought into the capital's General Hospital with fever and diarrhea, little Abigail literally dried up. Full Story

• Haiti raises earthquake's death toll to 230,000
• 5 cops arrested in crackdown on Tijuana drug gang
• UN envoy arrives in North Korea to spur nuke talks

Local

Sports

• 6 NHL teams to open 2010-11 season in Europe
• Gaborik's knee cut by skate in Rangers practice
• Wizards stranded again after 2nd snowstorm

Politics

• Snowstorms force US House to scrap work week
• Former Va. governor urges DNC chairman's firing
• Murtha's death sets stage for marquee House race

Finance

Toyota seeks damage control, in public and private

In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can. Full Story

• Despite all the nice talk, partisanship reigns
• Obama speaks hopefully of movement on jobs bill
• Business Highlights

Science & Tech

Space shuttle on course for midnight rendezvous

Endeavour zoomed toward a midnight rendezvous with the International Space Station late Tuesday, and NASA grew ever more optimistic that the shuttle is free of any launch damage. Full Story

• New federal climate change agency forming
• 5 men, 1 woman aboard shuttle Endeavour
• Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water

Strange

• NY boy, 11, faces charges over pencil attack
• Complaint claims mayor uses mute button on speakers
• Man claims Va. deputies beat him for burping