January 15, 2012: Morning
- Obama to announce comprehensive gun-control plan, with 19 separate actions he could take alone.
- Since the Newtown massacre, 836 Americans have been killed by gun violence.
- Round-up of national gun-control action—measures being considered, fights being fought, and issues up for debate.
- Glickman: We must recognize that many Americans view gun ownership as tantamount to their citizenship.
- Unrelated: Russian minister of defense orders military-wide switch to socks from cloth wrappings.
- In-depth look at how Las Vegas casino security teams beat their cheating customers.
- Justice Department officials may join a federal whistleblower lawsuit to claw back Lance Armstrong's sponsorship money.
- My cover story about Armstrong, my affirmation of faith, was the worst piece of opinion I have ever written.
- Reporter visits New York's Society for the Suppression of Unnecessary Noise accompanied by a noise expert.
- Now that marijuana's legal in Colorado: Articles by the Denver Westword's pot columnist William Breathes.
- The Onion presents the six best dresses from the Golden Globes.
- Portraits of contemporary artists' studios.
- Latest Christoph Niemann: An appreciation for Maurice Sendak.
- Posters encourage proper smartphone etiquette, like never texting or checking while speaking with others.
- Scientist studies why children cut the crusts off whole-wheat bread.
- "Artificial calamari" is made from pork bung, and other stories of doppelgängers.
- With new drugs, "people could cut their sleep requirements to as few as 2.5 hours a night without a decrease in mental acuity."