Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich came out swinging Thursday night over their views on exploring space and dealing with Cuba, managing their personal finances. 

Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle promised to “overhaul” the medical examiner’s office — and fire some workers — because of crowded conditions in the morgue. 

In an effort to compensate passengers of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia — and stave off potential lawsuits — the boat’s owners are offering more than $14,000 per person for those traumatized 

Alaska Airlines will no longer provide prayer cards to passengers. They stopped for coach years ago, and now first class passengers won’t get them anymore, either. 

A bus-sized asteroid will give Earth a “close shave” on Friday. In astronomical terms, a “close shave” is 36,750 miles. We have satellites that are about that far out. It’ll pass by at about 9:30am CT.