Top Stories: Blizzard Bears Down On Northeast; California Manhunt Continues

By Mark Memmott

Published February 8, 2013 at 7:39 AM CST

Good morning.

Our early headlines:

-- 50 Million People In Path Of Potentially Historic Blizzard

-- Massive Manhunt Continues In Southern California

-- Book News: Should Ayn Rand Be Required Reading?

Other news of the day:

-- Tens Of Thousands Take To Streets Of Tunis For Funeral Of Slain Opposition Leader. ( Al-Jazeera English)

-- Multiple Car Bombings Kill More Than 20 In Shiite Areas Of Iraq. ( CNN.com)

-- European Union Leaders "On Brink Of Historic Budget Deal." ( The Guardian)

-- Hewlett-Packard "Directs Its Suppliers In China To Limit Student Labor." ( The New York Times)

-- "Probe Launched" Bush Family's Emails Are Hacked. ( The Houston Chronicle)

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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