WASHINGTON - January 18, 2011 - Predictions of a youth uprising sweeping the United States in 2011 appear to be turning increasingly true, according to a recent poll.

Figures supporting that hypothesis, produced by the left-leaning Public Policy Polling (PPP) for a liberal blog, were cited by partisan news figures as proof of a growing violent radical element in the Tea Parties.

WASHINGTON - January 18, 2011 - Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul assailed as "nonsensical" the recent attempts at stiffening gun control laws in the aftermath of the shooting rampage in Arizona that killed six and left thirteen injured.

In an op-ed for The Hill published Monday, Paul sharply denounced the violence in Tucson last Saturday, but said that "some have attempted to use this tragedy to discredit philosophical adversaries or score political points. This sort of opportunism is simply despicable."

BOSTON, Massachusetts - January 18, 2011 - A pet cat has been summoned for jury duty - and has been told by courts that he must attend.

Despite owner Anna Esposito's protestations that a mistake has been made, a jury commissioner has ruled that Sal the cat must attend the court.

CAIRO, Egypt - January 18, 2011 - In a sign that an electrified Arab world has been inspired by the events in Tunisia to rise up against their governments, opposition leaders in Egypt have called for an open revolt in the country on January 25.

The U.S. branch of the National Association for Change, an umbrella group of activists led by former IAEA chief Mohamed El-Baradei, issued a statement on Tuesday "urging all Egyptians to take to the streets on January 25 to protest the deteriorating conditions caused by the dictatorial Mubarak regime."

SEATTLE, Washington - January 17, 2011 - A Seattle man’s trial in Albuquerque on charges of making trouble at an airport security checkpoint is getting attention from civil liberties groups all over the country.

January 17, 2011 - The term "military-industrial complex" entered the Amerikan lexicon 50 years ago today, when President Dwight Eisenhower warned of its dangers in an unusually frank farewell speech to the nation.

HOUSTON, Texas - January 13, 2011 - A Texas girl is calling for an apology from her middle school after she says she was suspended for wearing rosary beads around her neck, khou.com reports.