Headlines from January 20, 2015

Tonight’s State of the Union, expected to address income inequality, is a final chance to set the agenda before the next campaign.
See also: Transcripts and, where possible, video of every State of the Union address.
Even when black Americans make it to the middle class, their children are far from guaranteed to stay there.
Jury selection begins in the trial of James Holmes, and could last until late spring.
Hundreds of thousands flock to anti-Hebdo protests as Chechen and Russian politicians unite to promote traditional values.
Victory within grasp for far-left Greek party, whose move to center stage legitimizes anti-austerity movements across Europe.
Astronomers encounter the latest in a string of unidentifiable radio waves from space.
We have passed four of the nine boundaries within which climate scientists say humans can thrive on Earth.
All the words in every book in the Library of Congress…would be about an inch. Within the Internet Archive. #longreads
See also: If Earth goes, so does your life’s worth of data—a search for off-planet storage. #tmn
Researchers predict no one will die from cancer by 2050.
The raw data behind cancer screenings, deaths, false positives, and unnecessary treatments. #charts
Even most simple pedometer apps don’t count your steps correctly. Buyer beware of medical apps.
Artists arm a bot with bitcoin and release it on the dark web; it returns with drugs, weapons, and hacking devices.
What do you think about machines that think? This year’s Big Question gathers leading thinkers on AI. #longreads
The queen of one of New York’s largest bail bond agencies—a cross between private insurance and law enforcement—means business.
The tiny Florida town of Miracle Village is a safe haven for nearly 100 sex offenders. #photos
It doesn’t seem so pleasant, to have to go down with the ship. Checking in on Franzen’s claim cruise lines are “emblematic of our time.”