Wal-Mart Comes to Bellevue: And the UFCW 21 is not pleased.

Bomb Found in Bank: Police defused the device, which was found at a Chase bank on Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

Only 10 More Months to Go: There's another Republican debate tonight at 6 p.m. Join the live Slog.

Drug-Sniffing Dogs: The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on whether or not police can use drug-sniffing dogs at someone's front door without evidence of criminal activity.

Definition of Rape Expanded: "The new definition counts men as victims for the first time and drops the requirement that victims must have physically resisted their attackers." The redefinition won't change any laws, just what's counted in statistics, which are used to determine funding for prevention.

In Nigeria: People are fleeing north-east Nigeria after violence against Christian communities. Boko Haram, the group that carried out the bombings on Christmas day, has claimed responsibility: "One Boko Haram faction has warned all southerners - who are mostly Christian and animist - to leave the mainly Muslim north of Nigeria."

In Syria: People gathered to mourn the 26 people killed in a bomb attack in Damascus. The government claims the opposition did it, the opposition claims the government did it.

Happy Anniversary: The African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Nelson Mandela will unfortunately not be attending. He hasn't been seen in public since the closing ceremonies of the World Cup in 2010. Here's hoping he's in good health.