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In 2013, nearly 40 percent of unemployed workers had been looking for work for six months or longer.

President Obama will renew his call for a higher minimum wage in his State of the Union address. But while he waits for Congress to act on that request, Obama also plans to order a higher minimum wage for all government contractors.

Winter weather is sweeping through the Deep South on Tuesday. It's cold and snowing in areas that rarely ever see arctic blasts such as this one. Southern Louisiana, southern Mississippi and Alabama have all seen snow today.

Ahead of the State of the Union, Robert Siegel sits down with White House press secretary Jay Carney. They discuss President Obama's plans for Tuesday night's address to Congress and millions of Americans.

Audie Cornish talks to Chaz Rorick of Rochester, N.Y. — a high school student who, after watching a documentary, noticed a resemblance between his outfit and former President Harry Truman's. The realization sparked a pretty amazing idea. He posed as Truman; the next day, he did Teddy Roosevelt. He went on to pose as each of the U.S. presidents, improvising cheesy beards and hair.

Food pantries are bracing for higher demand from their communities in the coming weeks. National hunger organizations say the best way to help is to give money to local food banks and pantries instead of donating food.

For some Americans, it feels like the country is in tatters. For others, life is good and a recovering economy means a dream house.

Before he could be sent to Sochi, Yohan Goutt Goncalves, 19, first had to take the unusual step of creating his country's national skiing federation.

In his State of the Union address, President Obama challenged Congress to overhaul immigration laws and increase the federal minimum wage.

President Obama's State of the Union address as prepared for delivery on Jan. 28, 2014.