Newser Story Index from January, 2016

Welcome to the Newser Story Index. Here you find stories written by Newser writers and editors, assembled with supporting photos and videos from the files of the news story.

North Korea Detained US Student After 'Hotel Incident'
Study Floats New Theory on Why We Can't Find Aliens
Flint Lead Problem Could Be Eased by Recoating Old Pipes
Smiling High-School Students Spell Out Racial Slur for Photo
Woman Isolated for Decades in Siberia Emerges
Lost-Phone Apps Weirdly Keep Pointing to One House
Distracted at Work? You Might Be a Genius
Runaway Cow Roped by NYPD Gets New Home
Rampling: 'Racist to Whites' Comment 'Misinterpreted'
Big News for the 'Oldest Monument Known to Mankind'
Bloomberg Might Actually Run for President in 2016
Millions Hunker Down as Blizzard Gets Stronger
Report: Iran Offered to Release American Years Ago
Pearl Jam Gives $125K to Fight Flint Water Crisis
Extreme Student Debt Solution: Leave the Country
Man Ordered to Inform Cops Before Having Sex
Mayor: Canada School Shooter Killed Brothers First
Celestial Surprise: 5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week
Airmen Damage Nuclear Missile During 'Mishap'
The 6 Biggest Cursers in Music
4 Reported Dead in Canada School Shooting
Executors of Billionaire's Estate Want $6K Per Hour
Texas Man Gets Life in Prison for Drunk Driving
Here Are This Year's 5 Best Jobs
Police Dog Finds Suspect Hiding in Garbage Can
Energy Stocks Lead Broad Rally as Oil Price Soars
NY Town Shamed Into Replacing Offensive Seal
1 Dead in Listeria Outbreak Tied to Packaged Lettuce
Best Actress Nominee: Oscars Controversy Is 'Racist to Whites'
Man Convicted in Amanda Knox Case Gives 1st Interview
Kansas Senator to 'Ladies': No Mini-Skirts, Please
Secret Ingredient Used in China's Restaurants: Drugs
Man Accused of Killing Ex Sues NYC Subway
Zika Virus Now Linked to Paralysis, Too
Female Miami Doctor Suspended After Uber Confrontation
Oregon Militia Angers Tribe With New Video
Court Nixes $2M Award for Man in Fender-Bender
Amy Schumer Joke-Stealing Controversy Gets Weird
Miley, Liam Engaged Again
Oscars Board Debating These Major Changes
Google Slipped Apple $1B to Show Search Bar
Sanders' Ad Most Important Since Reagan's 'Morning' Spot?
12 Missing Marines Declared Dead
Those Tinder-STD Billboards Are Coming Down
Alarming Birth Defect Rises Sharply in Past 20 Years
New X-Files Is Both 'Dreadful,' Amazing
Snow Kidding: 5 Craziest Crimes of the Week
Mariah Carey Engaged to Billionaire
Freed Gitmo Prisoner Refuses to Leave
This Blizzard Could Rank Near Top 10