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Patrick Lynch, the head of the big New York City Police Department union, the Patrolman's Benevolent Association, has been a outspoken critic of Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Pitchers Randy Johnson, John Smoltz and Pedro Martinez, and second baseman Craig Biggio were elected to the Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Robert Siegel talks to Tom Goldman about the selections and some of the notable ballplayers who did not get in, like Don Mattingly.

With the new Congress sworn in and the GOP in charge, votes to advance the Keystone XL Pipeline are the first order of business.

Some residents said they felt nothing; some worried about the effects of fracking; others joked about it all.

An unidentified gunman opened fire at the El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System clinic Tuesday afternoon. Investigators did not provide any details about the victim or the gunman.

President Francois Hollande said this was a "terrorist operation." Back in 2011, Charlie Hebdo printed a drawing of the Prophet Muhammad. Its office was destroyed by a firebomb.

Also: Obama previews his State of the Union speech in a 3 state trip; U.S. Steel is laying off hundreds of workers because of falling oil prices; and a time capsule buried by Paul Revere is opened.

Prepare to be pummeled by self-pity. Two extremist doom-metal bands combine to slam this industrial sad-bastard fest into the ground.

Japanese sushi chefs often can't resist bluefin tuna on offer. Some American chefs can't either, even though conservation groups and marine biologists have been badgering them about bluefin for years.

Twelve people were killed in the attack on the office of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which has been the target of Muslim outrage.