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Also: New food stamp cuts take effect tomorrow; a "sophisticated" drug tunnel is found between Mexico and the U.S.; Twitter is sued over an alleged private stock sale; and so many people tried to ride Turkey's new rail line under the Bosphorus Strait that it was disrupted.

Also: Janet Yellen, nominated to head the Federal Reserve, speaks to a Senate panel today; a published report alleges misconduct by two Secret Service agents; a bomb partially explodes outside a federal office in Oregon; and a huge pink diamond is auctioned for $83 million.

Also: The International Olympic Committee lifts its ban on India; a cease fire is extended for the Syrian city of Homs; Nevada officials opt against defending the state's ban on same sex marriage; and a bacon festival in New Jersey features products like bacon floss.

Also: A British nuclear reprocessing plant gets a report of elevated radiation; the Colorado movie theater shooting suspect appears in court for a hearing today; another cruise ship returns to port with ill passengers; and New Mexico is selling a historic site it can't afford to keep up.

Also: A major winter storm causes problems from the Plains to the Northeast; the White House will create "climate hubs" to help communities deal with climate change; Texas is scheduled to execute a woman; and a Tennessee judge who forced parents to change their child's name is fired.

Also: Arizona legislation would permit religious discrimination against homosexuals; China wants President Obama to call off his meeting with the Dalai Lama; and a thief swallows a rare pink diamond.

Also: Ukraine's justice minister may declare a state of emergency; Tunisia gets a new constitution; Maryland police still don't know the motive behind a weekend mall shooting; and Team Rice defeats Team Sanders in the revamped Pro Bowl.

Also: The Deep South braces for a rare blast of winter weather; some Republican lawmakers shift on immigration; central banks move to boost emerging markets; and while the crisis in Ukraine continues, an anti-protest law there has been abolished.

Also: Ukraine's president gets sick but street demonstrations continue; Missouri executes a man after a short stay involving a lethal injection question; Target says thieves took customer information through a vendor's stolen credentials; and an Oscar song nomination is rescinded.

Also: The Senate passes Sen. McCaskill's bill about sexual assaults in the military; author Joe McGinniss dies; and in Venezuela, a student leader is killed in anti-government clashes.