1. Hugo Chavez returned to his Venezuelan home after almost two months of cancer treatment. HuffPost World
2. Country singer Mindy McCready didn’t see fit to take only her life, but felt the need to take her dog’s too. Fox News
3. A man was charged with simple assault for slapping a baby and calling it the “n-word” on an airplane. ABC News
4. Kathleen Kennedy bows out as a producer of “Jurassic Park 4” to focus on spear-heading the new “Star Wars” trilogy. JoBlo
5. Robert Ethan Saylor, a 24-year-old man with down syndrome, died of asphyxiation after being handcuffed by police over a movie ticket. Buzzfeed
6. Former Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton seems to actually be trying to infuriate his former supporters in the DFW area. Yahoo Sports
7. A 4-foot-5 fifth grader plays for his local high school basketball team…and schools everyone. New York Times
8. In preparation for The Oscars, Seth McFarlane says he’s putting everything he’s got into his hosting gig. HuffPost Entertainment
9. “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23” is cancelled, but its star Krysten Ritter is making a valiant attempt to save NBC, since “Smash” apparently is doing it for anyone. The A.V. Club
10. An Israeli soldier posted a picture of a Palestinian boy in the crosshairs of a sniper rifle on Instagram. Haaretz
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