UK Telegraph By Robert Winnett, and James Kirkup The Treasury received £10.35 billion in income tax payments from those paying by self-assessment last month, a drop of £509 million compared with January 2011. Most other taxes produced higher… more »

The Wall Street Journal / By PATRICK O'CONNOR And DANNY YADRON COLUMBUS, Ohio—Rick Santorum's rapid rise to the top of the Republican presidential field is prompting Democrats to focus increasing campaign fire on a candidate whose social conservatis… more »

UPI.com BEEBE, Ark., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- At least 80 dead blackbirds fell from the sky in Beebe, Ark., on New Year's Eve, prompting police to ban fireworks, the suspected cause, for the night. Beebe animal control officer Horace Taylor said his office… more »

Heather Dorniden of the University of Minnesota races the 600m at the Big 10 Indoor Track Championships. She reminds us all of what a race really is about. What life is really about. We will fall. We can rise. more »

Huffington Post Travis Walter Donovan On Wednesday, GeaPress reported hundreds -- possibly thousands -- of dead and dying birds in Italy. Countless turtle doves were found scattered in the streets, in flower beds and hanging tragically from trees "li… more »