OBAMA-GUNS

HONOLULU — President Barack Obama is looking for ways to keep guns out of the hands of "a dangerous few" without depending on Congress to pass a law on the fraught subject of gun control. He's says he'll meet his attorney general, Loretta Lynch, on Monday to see what executive actions might be possible. Steps to strengthen background checks could come this week. 

CLEVELAND POLICE SHOOT BOY

CLEVELAND — Protesters upset by a decision not to indict two white police officers in the shooting death of a 12-year-old black boy march to the home of the Cleveland prosecutor and call on him to resign.

SALVADOR VIOLENCE

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador, suffering an epidemic of violence, opened the early new year with 15 more people gunned down, including an 11-year-old killed by men dressed as police, officials said.

HAITI-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian President Michel Martelly has announced that a postponed presidential runoff vote will be held on Jan. 17.

BEER BUSINESS SCHOOL

MONTPELIER, Vermont — With an explosion in growth in the craft beer industry over the last decade, it's not enough to simply have a passion for brewing and beer when it comes to starting a brewery or working for one as the industry gets more competitive. 

OBIT-NATALIE COLE

LOS ANGELES — Natalie Cole, the daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, who carved out her own success with R&B hits like "Our Love" and "This Will Be" before triumphantly intertwining their legacies to make his "Unforgettable" their signature hit through technological wizardry, has died. She was 65.