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• 2. HOW VIRGINIA IS VIEWING SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
• The attorney general concludes that the state's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional and will no longer defend it in federal lawsuits challenging it.
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• 3. COMPROMISE DOUBTFUL IN UKRAINE
• Thick black smoke from burning tires engulfs Kiev as an ultimatum issued by the opposition to the president to call early election or face street rage was set to expire.
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• 4. TEXAS EXECUTES MAN DESPITE OFFICIAL OPPOSITION
• A Mexican national is executed for killing a Houston police officer despite pleas and diplomatic pressure from the Mexican government and the U.S. State Department.
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• 5. POLL: NICE GUY, SO-SO PRESIDENT
• A new AP poll finds that less than a third of Americans consider Obama to be an above-average commander in chief, but nearly twice as many find him likable.
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• 6. DIVIDED PANEL TO REVEAL NSA SPY RECOMMENDATIONS
• The changes to the government's surveillance programs seek to satisfy legal, privacy and civil liberties concerns.
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• 7. POLL FINDS DROP IN UNINSURED RATE
• The nation's uninsured rate drops modestly in January as the major coverage expansion under Obama's health care law got underway, a survey finds.
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• 8. WHAT HIT SHOW IN U.K. IS STIRRING DEBATE
• "Benefits Street," reality TV for austerity times, is a smash hit featuring welfare recipients, but it's creating controversy in Britain.
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• 9. HOW SESAME STREET HOPES TO IMPROVE KIDS' NUTRITION
• A three-year experiment in South America suggests better eating habits displayed by Bert and Ernie and Cookie Monster have had a positive effect.
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• 10. HOW SHERMAN FEELS ABOUT PUBLIC OUTCRY
• The Seattle Seahawks' All-Pro cornerback says he was "surprised" by the negative reaction his postgame rant received on social media and the airwaves.
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