COLUMBIA, South Carolina — For the first time in 17 years, civil rights leaders gathered at the South Carolina Statehouse to pay homage to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. without the Confederate flag casting a long shadow over them. By Jeffrey Collins. 

OBIT-GLENN FREY

NEW YORK — Glenn Frey, a rock 'n' roll rebel from Detroit who journeyed West, co-founded the Eagles and with Don Henley formed one of history's most successful songwriting teams with such hits as "Hotel California" and "Life in the Fast Lane," has died. By National Writer Hillel Italie. 

IRAN-US NAVY BOATS

WASHINGTON — In its first official account of Iran's seizure and subsequent release of 10 U.S. sailors in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. military says the only items found missing from their two recovered boats were SIM cards for two satellite phones. By National Security Writer Robert Burns. 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CLINTON-OBAMA

COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton is attaching herself to President Barack Obama, hoping to overcome liberal enthusiasm for challenger Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders with a full embrace of her one-time rival and boss. 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-CRUZ-GUNS

WASHINGTON —Ted Cruz has made the defense of Second Amendment rights a cornerstone of his presidential campaign, but records suggest his passion for gun rights emerged relatively recently, coinciding with his ascent in Republican circles in Texas. By Michael Biesecker and Will Weissert. 

PRESIDENTIAL RACE-TRUMP-IOWA

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — It's the No. 1 question headed into the primary season: Does Donald Trump merely have fans, or does the national front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination have voters who will mobilize come caucus day in Iowa? By Jill Colvin. 

HAITI-ELECTION PROTESTS

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Stone-throwing demonstrators smash car windows and set at least two vehicles ablaze in Haiti's capital, hours after several electoral offices were attacked in northern towns as the country prepares for a Jan. 24 presidential and legislative runoff. 

UNITED STATES-AUSTRALIA

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is welcoming his first foreign leader of the new year, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.