A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Alaska over the weekend, centered on the Cook Inlet southwest of Anchorage, where no major damage was reported early Sunday. Israeli doctors say 92-year-old former Israeli President Shimon Peres in in stable condition after the Nobel Peace Prize winner was admitted to a Tel Aviv hospital for chest pains. US Secretary of State John Kerry saya scheduled Syrian peace talks that were to have started today are being delayed as invitations to various rebel parties are still being lined up.  January is on track to be the slowest month in new IPO stock offerings since December 2008, so far zero IPO offerings have been scheduled for this month. Oklahoma Republicans are pushing legislation that would prevent teachers from being disciplined for teaching alternative scientific theories.