Thousands of Egyptians are expected to join protests marking the first anniversary of the uprising against ex-President Hosni Mubarak ... The White House says Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is sitting out President Barack Obama's State of the Union address ... Jan. 24 - U.S. President Obama spotlights economic inequity in the State of the Union, calling for reform of system that gives wealthy lower tax rates. Deborah Lutterbeck reports ... Penn State president Rodney Erickson says he plans to attend a memorial service for former university football coach Joe Paterno but won't play an active role ... Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova sees off the spirited challenge of Italy's Sara Errani to book her place in the semi-finals of the Australian Open ... New Hampshire has made almost no progress in enacting policies that promote teacher quality in the last two years and continues to score poorly in a national report being released Wednesday ... Two foreign aid workers kidnapped by suspected pirates in Somalia last October are freed in a US military raid, officials say ... President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised U.S. Special Operations Forces who rescued two hostages, including an American aid worker, from pirates in Somalia during an early morning raid ... Buoyed by strong crowds, Republican Newt Gingrich put a greater emphasis Tuesday on a possible matchup with President Barack Obama and spent less time drawing contrasts with GOP presidential rival ... UK economic activity fell by 0.2% in the last three months of last year, according to official government figures ... | 
