Top Stories: Ship Search Suspended; Famine Fears Grow In Sudan

By Mark Memmott

Published January 18, 2012 at 7:14 AM CST

Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- In Italy, Search Of Stricken Cruise Ship Suspended.

-- If You Really Need Wikipedia Today, You Can Get To It.

-- Seattle, Western Washington Hunker Down As Snow Arrives.

Other top stories:

-- "U.S. Sudan Envoy Says 500,000 People In Near Famine Conditions." ( Bloomberg News)

-- "Israel Says Decision On Attack On Iran Is Not Close." ( CNN)

-- "Poll: Mitt Romney Atop Fluid GOP Race With 28 Percent." ( CBS News)

-- "Electorate Is Sharply Split Over Obama, Poll Finds." ( The Washington Post)

-- " 'Occupy' Protesters Suspected Of Throwing Smoke Bomb Over White House Fence."( Fox News)

-- "Tanker's Fuel Transfer To Nome Going Smoothly So Far." ( Anchorage Daily News)

Mark Memmott

Mark Memmott is NPR's supervising senior editor for Standards & Practices. In that role, he's a resource for NPR's journalists – helping them raise the right questions as they do their work and uphold the organization's standards.

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