A Syrian general is killed by “terrorists”, state media say, in what is thought to be the first assassination of a senior officer in Damascus since the uprising began.

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Syria general ‘shot in Damascus’

For the first time since the race began.

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Obama Leading Romney in Virginia

An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.

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Transplant jaw made by 3D printer

Two recent news events caught my eye. The first was the publication of a study in a psychology journal suggesting that having a crappy first name can make you less happy and less successful in life. The second was the publication of a state-by-state list of the names of the first babies born in 2012. Read full article > >

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Gene Weingarten: Harm monikers

In the first sign that Iraq’s leaders may yet halt a sectarian political crisis that has raised fears of civil war, Iraq’s Sunni leaders said Sunday that they would end their boycott of Parliament.

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Sunnis End Boycott of the Iraqi Parliament, but a Political Crisis Remains

The young male, tracked with a GPS unit, is believed to be the first gray wolf in California in decades, raising hopes that the endangered species may once again thrive there.

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Wildlife Activists Follow Lone Wolf’s Trek Into California

For the first time since the Iranian nuclear threat emerged, the conditions for an Israeli assault have been met.

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Will Israel Attack Iran?

US Republican hopefuls Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich face off in the first TV debate in Florida ahead of the state’s primary election.

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Republicans face off in Florida

Members of the House and Senate are gathered together in the same building this week for the first time in 2012, ready to kick off a new legislative year. Based on conventional wisdom , they should hardly bother. Read full article > >

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Expectations low for election-year agenda

Members of the House and Senate are gathered together in the same building this week for the first time in 2012, ready to kick off a new legislative year. Based on conventional wisdom , they should hardly bother. Read full article > >

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Expectations low for election-year agenda

Researchers have demonstrated the first soap that responds to magnetic fields.

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Magnetic soap hope for oil spills

Republican voters, after delivering three different winners in the first three stops in the nominating contest, are in no rush to settle on their nominee.

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News Analysis: South Carolina Raises New Doubts About Republican Contest

Etta James, a Grammy Award-winning singer whose forceful renditions of “ At Last, ” “ I’d Rather Go Blind, ” “ Tell Mama ” and “ Something’s Got a Hold on Me ” made her a widely admired musical interpreter of love and pain and one of the first rhythm-and-blues singers with a large mainstream following, died Jan. 20 at a hospital in Riverside, Calif. She was 73. Read full article > >

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Etta James, Grammy-winning blues singer with pop appeal, dies

A paedophile from Merseyside who was the first person extradited from China to the UK after he skipped bail on a false passport is jailed.

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Extradited paedophile is jailed

Babies who grow rapidly in the first three months of life may be more likely to develop asthma as children, say researchers.

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‘Early growth’ linked to asthma