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• Coming soon to Facebook- more action, battle games

  *Facebook games platform to publish 10 titles. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1- When nWay began a trial of its dark, sci-fi combat game "ChronoBlade" on Facebook last year, the San Francisco- based startup felt sure it had a hit on its hands.

• Biden: Gun curbs can't end killings but can help

  WASHINGTON-- Curbing guns can't ensure an end to mass slayings like December's killings of 20 first-graders in Newtown, Conn., but it will reduce firearm deaths, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday.

• COLUMN-The key to the meaning of Keystone XL-Chrystia Freeland

  NEW YORK, Jan 31- Is oil like red meat or is it like tobacco? This morality play is being acted out with the greatest intensity in the fight over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would stretch from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast.

• UPDATE 3-Electronic Arts slashes 2013 outlook as industry struggles

  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 30- Electronic Arts Inc slashed its fiscal 2013 earnings forecast after a weaker-than-expected holiday quarter marked by disappointing sales of its "Medal of Honor" title, as the industry struggles with flagging demand.

• UPDATE 1-Obama turns to police officers in gun control fight

  *Police chiefs from Newtown, Aurora meet at White House. *Obama says he needs cooperation of Congress. WASHINGTON, Jan 28- President Barack Obama turned to law enforcement on Monday for support in his push to tighten gun laws, meeting at the White House with police chiefs from cities scarred by mass shootings and calling for more officers nationwide.

• Obama, Biden to meet police chiefs from towns scarred by shootings

  WASHINGTON, Jan 28- President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are scheduled to meet with police chiefs from three U.S. communities scarred by mass shootings last year to talk about the administration's push to reduce gun violence, a White House official said.

• Feinstein has assurance US assault weapon ban will get a vote

  *Senate panel to hold gun control hearing Wednesday. WASHINGTON, Jan 27- The senator leading the charge to revive a U.S. assault weapons ban conceded on Sunday, just days before hearings on gun control open, that winning Senate passage will be tough but said she has been assured she will have the chance to bring it up for a vote.

• EXCLUSIVE-Senior U.S. gun-rights lobbyist says ad was 'ill-advised'

  WASHINGTON, Jan 25- One of the National Rifle Association's senior lobbyists said an ad by the nation's leading gun-rights group after a school shooting in Connecticut that refers to President Barack Obama's children was "ill-advised."

• EXCLUSIVE-NRA senior lobbyist says attack ad was 'ill-advised'

  WASHINGTON, Jan 25- One of the National Rifle Association's senior lobbyists said an ad by the nation's leading gun-rights group after a school shooting in Connecticut that refers to President Barack Obama's children was "ill-advised."

• California governor to lead trade mission to China

  Jerry Brown will lead a trade mission to China this spring to promote California businesses and strengthen ties with the world's second largest economy, the governor announced Thursday during his State of the State address.

• Obama gives unexpected nod to climate as second term priority

  WASHINGTON, Jan 21- President Barack Obama said on Monday he will confront climate change in his second term in office, an unexpected vow that puts the politically charged issue among his domestic priorities alongside gun control and immigration reform.

• President Obama's 2nd Inauguration: Kelly Clarkson, Beyonce & More 

  

  "American Idol" star Kelly Clarkson performs "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at President Barack Obama's second inauguration; Richard Blanco reads the inaugural poem; Reverend Luis Leon gives the benediction; and Beyonce sings the "National Anthem" accompanied by the U.S. Marine Band.

• President Obama: We Are Not 'Nation of Takers' 

  

  In this excerpt from his Second Inaugural Address, President Obama defends the "commitments we make to each other - through Medicare, and Medicaid, and Social Security." (1:31)

• President Obama: An Economic Recovery Has Begun 

  

  President Obama is ceremonially sworn in to his second term, and addresses the people of the United States. "We the people still believe that every citizen deserves a basic measure of security and dignity, we must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and the size of our deficit," he says.

• Vice President Biden Takes Public Oath 

  

  CNBC's Eamon Javers reports capitalism is alive and well in the streets of Washington D.C. where President Obama's second inauguration is taking place today. Lamar Alexander, (R-TN) speaks on the peaceful transfer of power; and Vice President Joe Biden is ceremonially sworn in to his second term.

• Myrlie Evers-Williams Delivers Obama's Inaugural Invocation 

  

  Discussing the inaugural addresses of former U.S. presidents, with Don Baer, Burson Marsteller CEO. Also, civil rights icon Myrlie Evers-Williams delivers the inaugural invocation for President Obama.

• President Obama's Second Inauguration Kicks Off 

  

  President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, among other political leaders, ascend to the stage at the second inauguration of President Barack Obama.

• President Obama's Inauguration: Economic Growth Ahead? 

  

  Between 500,000 to 800,000 people are estimated to attend President Obama's inauguration, reports CNBC's Hampton Pearson. Discussing what President Obama can do to get the U.S. economy growing, with CNBC Contributor Jared Bernstein and Chuck Gabriel, Capital Alpha Partners.

• ANALYSIS-US Budget constraints limit Obama's second-term agenda

  WASHINGTON, Jan 19- President Barack Obama starts his second term in office facing unprecedented budget constraints that will challenge his ability to implement his economic vision.

• FACTBOX-Obama's gun-control plan draws strong response

  Jan 16- President Barack Obama revealed plans on Wednesday for America's biggest gun-control push in decades, spurred by last month's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in which a gunman killed 20 children and six adults.