--- description: Top of the Rock A pair of Americans on Wednesday completed what had long been considered the world's most difficult rock climb, using only their... title: Morning Must Reads: January 15 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Morning Must Reads](/tag/morning-must-reads/) ## Morning Must Reads Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Morning Must Reads: January 15 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 15, 2015 12:35 PM CUT  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 15, 2015 12:35 PM CUT [Top of the Rock](http://time.com/3668452/tommy-caldwell-kevin-jorgeson-dawn-wall-el-capitan-climb/ "undefined") A pair of Americans on Wednesday completed what had long been considered the world’s most difficult rock climb, using only their hands and feet to conquer a 3,000-ft. vertical wall on El Capitan, the forbidding granite pedestal in Yosemite National Park [How to Get Kids to Eat More Veg](http://time.com/3667349/school-lunch-vegetables-recess/ "undefined") There’s a way to get school kids to eat more vegetables at lunch, and it has nothing to do with what’s on the menu. Just mess with their schedule [Eyes on Yemen After Paris Plot](http://time.com/3667367/charlie-hebdo-yemen/ "undefined") Yemen’s fingerprints are all over the terrorist attack against French newspaper _Charlie Hebdo_ after the country’s al-Qaeda branch claimed responsibility [Science Fans Are Getting Their Own Netflix](http://time.com/3668616/curiositystream-netflix-john-hendricks-science/ "undefined") John Hendricks, the founder of the Discovery Channel, will launch a service called CuriosityStream on March 18, offering science and nature-related content on demand. The service will be available on all Internet devices as well as Apple TV, Roku and Chromecast [Ohio Man Planned to Attack U.S. Capitol, Feds Say](http://time.com/3668535/ohio-man-christopher-cornell-terror-plot/ "undefined") An Ohio man has been arrested for allegedly planning to attack the U.S. Capitol and kill government officials, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. Christopher Cornell, 20, is said to have used an alias and expressed support for the militant group ISIS on Twitter [Inactivity Is More Harmful Than Obesity](http://time.com/3668654/exercise-obesity-walking-premature-death/ "undefined") In a study published by the _American Journal of Clinical Nutrition_ released on Wednesday, researchers say at least twice as many deaths are attributable to lack of exercise than there are to obesity. The data was taken from 334,161 European men and women [White House Will Call on Congress to Pass Paid-Leave Bill](http://time.com/3668458/white-house-congress-paid-leave-legislation-barack-obama/ "undefined") U.S. President Barack Obama will continue rolling out policy recommendations that speak to issues facing the middle class ahead of his upcoming State of the Union address on Thursday, with a call for Congress to pass legislation addressing paid leave [Michael Keaton May Play McDonald’s Mogul Ray Kroc](http://time.com/3668601/michael-keaton-mcdonalds-ray-kroc/ "undefined") Fresh off his big win at the Golden Globes, _Birdman_ star Michael Keaton is in talks to star in a movie about the man behind McDonald’s. _The Founder_, depicting the life of fast-food pioneer Ray Kroc, will be directed by John Lee Hancock [Your Fish May Soon Be Caught by Thai Prisoners](http://time.com/3668625/thailand-fishing-boats-prisoners/ "undefined") Dozens of labor and human-rights groups have condemned a plan by the Thai junta to use prison labor on fishing boats, which are already notorious for violence, human trafficking and slave-like conditions [NRA Suing Pennsylvania Cities on Gun Laws](http://time.com/3668590/nra-pennsylvania-cities-law-suit-gun-laws/ "undefined") Armed with a new state law that opponents denounce as a gift to the gun lobby, pro-gun groups are rapidly scaling up their attack on municipal firearms ordinances throughout Pennsylvania, with the National Rifle Association filing suit over measures in three cities [Missing Plane’s Fuselage Found](http://time.com/3667336/airasia-flight-8501-fuselage-found/ "undefined") Search crews located the fuselage of missing AirAsia Flight 8501, marking a breakthrough in the search for the plane’s scattered wreckage. The flight en route from Indonesia to Singapore vanished over the Java Sea on Dec. 28 with 162 people on board [Pacquiao’s Agent Denies Mayweather Deal](http://time.com/3668563/manny-pacquiao-floyd-mayweather-fight/ "undefined") Fans hoping to see the fight of the century between eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten Floyd Mayweather will have to keep waiting, after Pacman’s agent quelled reports that he had agreed to terms We will hold an #AskTIME subscriber Q&A this Friday, January 16 at 1 p.m., with TIME’s Washington bureau chief, Michael Scherer. He has a [story](http://time.com/3668301/mike-huckabee-iowa-book/ "undefined") in this week’s TIME about the different kind of presidential campaign that former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee would run if he decides to seek that office a second time. His other stories can be found [here](http://time.com/author/michael-scherer/ "undefined"). You can submit your questions beforehand on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/time "undefined") using the #AskTIME hashtag or in the comments of this post. We depend on smart, interesting questions from readers. You will need to be a TIME subscriber to read the Q & A. ([$30 a year or 8 cents a day](http://time.com/2981366/morning-must-reads-july-14/ "undefined") for the magazine and all digital content.) 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