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Dealer Omar Abu-Eid adjusts a stack of chips before the first day of the World Series of Poker's main event in Las Vegas last July. Humans still reign in most versions of poker. Whew.

Look Out, This Poker-Playing Computer Is Unbeatable

Forget chess. Poker may be even harder for a computer. But a software program has now "solved" a variant of Texas Hold'em, the bot's creators say. And nothing can keep it from winning.

Kaylin Wainwright (center) works with student Natnael Gebremariam (left) during a GED preparation class in Washington, D.C. Seated at right is student Sibusiso Kunene.

A 'Sizable Decrease' In Those Passing The GED

The new GED is more expensive, computer-based and tougher. As a result, some states are embracing alternative tests, and the number of GEDs awarded last year fell.

"It's this year that's the worst," says Gamra al-Khalil, a refugee from Syria living outside Saida, Lebanon. "We're dying of cold." During the recent winter storm, a tree crushed half of the corrugated-metal shack that she and her family call home in Lebanon. They live in an informal settlement that has been badly affected by torrential rains and harsh winds this winter.

Syrian Refugees Suffer Double Threat Of Severe Winter, Less Aid

As the Syrian war nears its fifth year and a bitter storm hits, refugees say this is the worst winter yet. To make matters worse, cash constraints mean they're getting less help from aid groups.

In Paris And To Its North, 2 Standoffs Develop

French police have closed off a town north of Paris where two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo killings are thought to be hiding. Meanwhile, a second standoff is underway at a kosher market inside Paris.

AARP Members Tour Cutting Edge Tech Show

Members of the AARP's Nevada chapter toured the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas --demonstrating older adults are comfortable with, and interested in new technology.

Security officers escort people away from a kosher market that was stormed by police Friday in Paris. A gunman who allegedly has ties to the suspects in Wednesday's attack on a French satirical magazine had entered the market and reportedly taken hostages.

Suspects In Paris Magazine Attack Killed; Market Gunman And 4 Hostages Also Dead

After two separate police standoffs that lasted for hours, three suspects in recent attacks in Paris are dead. Four hostages also were killed, President François Hollande said Friday.

Dog Gets His Mouth On A Remote; Trouble Ensues

Police in Portland, Oregon, responded to a call about a firebomb. When they arrived on the scene, they found a dog had chewed a TV remote — damaging the battery which started to smoke.

Ex-Miami Dolphins Player Swims To Safety

Rob Konrad was fishing alone off the coast of South Florida when he fell from his boat. He swam 9 miles to shore, according to ESPN.

Former student Nathaniel Simmons operates a crane during a day of training at Georgia College of Construction. The Department of Labor says construction was one of several sectors that showed job gains in December.

Unemployment Dips To 5.6 Percent As Economy Adds 252K Jobs

December's job growth caps a 2014 that saw the most jobs added to the economy since 1999.

The Shifting Conditions Confronting The French Hostage Negotiator

Steve Inskeep speaks with Robert McFadden, a senior vice president of the Soufan Group and a 30-year veteran of U.S. law enforcement, for details on the security situation in and around Paris.

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