Top Stories
- Egypt orders steps to move Mubarak to prison hospital: report
(Reuters)
- Europe's cold snap claims more victims, travel hit
(Reuters)
- Analysis: Romney win leaves rivals few options
(AP)
- Egypt sends 43 NGO workers to trial over funds
(AP)
- Gingrich vows to take fight to "timid" Romney
(Reuters)
- Greece on "knife edge" in push to agree bailout
(Reuters)
- Cairo protesters demand early vote, clash with police
(Reuters)
- As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug
(AP)
- GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota
(AP)
U.S. National
- No more Naptown: Super Bowl boosts Indy's image
(AP)
- Bigger US role against companies' cyberthreats?
(AP)
- As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug
(AP)
- SF's Dogpatch pier district braces for renewal
(AP)
- GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota
(AP)
- 3 Ore. mushroom pickers rescued after 6 days lost
(AP)
- Obama could alter stance of federal appeals courts
(AP)
- Clinton calls for friends of Syria to unite
(AP)
- Navy: 8 Calif.-based sailors discharged for hazing
(AP)
Crimes and Trials
- CA man freed after murder charges dropped
(AP)
- Jury convicts Indiana elections chief
(Reuters)
- Father: Beheading plot suspect a dedicated teacher
(AP)
- Charges dropped against U.S. soldier in Afghan murder (Reuters)
- Army drops charges against last soldier in Afghan murder case (Reuters)
- Senior Indiana official convicted of perjury, fraud (Reuters)
- Mother of slain actress settles suit with Spector (AP)
- Alabama police shoot dead fugitive cop killer (Reuters)
- Killer of Fla. girl found in landfill gets life (AP)
Terrorism
- Nigeria oil line on fire; militants claim attack
(AP)
- Morocco arrests 3 accused of plotting attacks
(AP)
- Filipino villagers helped kill terror leader
(AP)
- Father: Beheading plot suspect a dedicated teacher
(AP)
- Panetta reassures European allies over defense cuts
(Reuters)
- Clinton voices U.S. confidence on European recovery (Reuters)
- Muslims to NY attorney general: Investigate NYPD (AP)
- Extension denied in Guantanamo Sept. 11 trial (AP)
- Uzbek refugee denies helping terror group (AP)
Education
- Brown U. student uncovers lost Malcolm X speech
(AP)
- As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug
(AP)
- Year-over-year jobs data by race and education (AP)
- Former Ala. professor's lawyers want trial delayed (AP)
- Some colleges cut tuition, hasten graduation (Reuters)
- AP source: Facebook IPO won't affect Newark pledge (AP)
- Sallie Mae will credit $50 fee to suspend payments (AP)
- Summary Box: Sallie Mae changes policy on loan fee (AP)
- Lawmakers delay hearing on school trans fat ban (AP)
Religion
- Gingrich raps New York's Bloomberg on religion issue (Reuters)
- Muslims to NY attorney general: Investigate NYPD (AP)
- US Rep Jackson faces first Democratic challenge (AP)
- Muslim groups plan rally after NYPD intel report (AP)
- UK minister quits Cabinet to fight criminal charge (AP)
- NATO mulls paying for Afghan forces after 2014 (AP)
- Former German minister gets cake in face (AP)
- Court rules against abortion protester's lawsuit (AP)
- 'Jewish Indiana Jones' admits NY Torah fraud (AP)
World
- Finnish former minister leads presidential vote
(AP)
- 15 dead, 11 rescued after migrant boat capsizes
(AP)
- Europe's cold snap claims more victims, travel hit
(Reuters)
- Egypt sends 43 NGO workers to trial over funds
(AP)
- Car bomb kills nine in Afghan city Kandahar
(Reuters)
- Cairo protesters demand early vote, clash with police
(Reuters)
- Iran threatens to hit any country used to attack its soil
(Reuters)
- Anger after Russia, China block U.N. action on Syria
(Reuters)
- Nigeria ruling party wins vote in violence-hit north
(Reuters)
Politics
- In Minn., rightward drift challenges Romney
(AP)
- Analysis: Romney win leaves rivals few options
(AP)
- Egypt to try 19 Americans
(Politico)
- GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota
(AP)
- Obama could alter stance of federal appeals courts
(AP)
- Analysis: Pragmatism trumps democracy in Congo
(AP)
- Obama has small-check donor advantage over Romney
(Reuters)
- Moscow support for Assad well-calculated
(AP)
- Gingrich says he's staying in GOP race
(AP)
Business
- With sparse data, focus returns to Europe
(Reuters)
- Greece on "knife edge" in push to agree bailout
(Reuters)
- ET, the new alien scaring global markets
(Reuters)
- Glencore, Xstrata hammering out final deal details
(Reuters)
- Nigeria oil line on fire; militants claim attack
(AP)
- Euro zone insists no Greek rescue without reforms
(Reuters)
- Iran raid likely to drag in U.S. and hurt global economy
(Reuters)
- Wen says China has stake in helping Europe
(Reuters)
- GM says most of its US dealers agree to upgrades
(AP)
Technology
- Canalys: Smartphones outship PCs for first time in 2011. Or did they?
(Appolicious)
- WillCall and other iPhone apps are changing the ticket game
(Appolicious)
- Singapore's Artivision says in tie-up with Intel
(Reuters)
- Celebs suit up for DirecTV Beach Bowl
(AP)
- Four of the Strangest New Video Game Controllers (ContributorNetwork)
- For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life (AP)
- Hackers apparently hit Swedish government site (AP)
- Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call (AP)
- Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany (AP)
Entertainment
- 'Chronicle' edges Radcliffe's 'Woman' with $22M
(AP)
- 'Chronicle' edges Radcliffe's 'Woman' with $22M
(AP)
- LeAnn Rimes "In So Much Pain" After Minor Surgery
(omg!)
- One Million Moms Pushes J.C. Penney to Drop Ellen Degeneres
(ContributorNetwork)
- "Chronicle" edges "Woman in Black" at box office
(omg!)
- Sarah Jessica Parker Skipping Super Bowl Despite Husband's 'Ferris Bueller'-Themed Commercial
(omg!)
- Katy Perry Flirts With NFL Quarterback Cam Newton at Pre-Super Bowl Bash
(omg!)
- Keith Urban Returns to Stage for First Performance Since Throat Surgery
(omg!)
- What Time Does the Super Bowl Start?
(omg!)
Health
- Study: Breastfeeding Strengthens Children's Lungs
(ContributorNetwork)
- Dealing With Head Lice
(HealthDay)
- Winter Can Pose Hazards for Seniors
(HealthDay)
- Prosecutors: Ind. woman left decomposing in chair
(AP)
- Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget
(AP)
- Cancer survivors line up as opponents in Super Bowl
(Reuters)
- Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study (HealthDay)
- Many Stroke Victims Still Don't Get Treated Fast Enough: Study (HealthDay)
- Diabetes Takes Toll on Women's Hearing: Study (HealthDay)
Science
- The nation's weather
(AP)
- Storm blankets Nebraska after dumping on Colorado
(AP)
- First 'Vampire' Bat Fly Fossil Discovered
(LiveScience.com)
- Jupiter-Bound NASA Probe Adjusts Course Toward Giant Planet (SPACE.com)
- Space Rock of Love: Asteroid Eros Attracts Skywatchers in Earth Flyby (SPACE.com)
- Canada, Alberta seek to assuage oil sands critics (Reuters)
- New map pinpoints Lyme disease risk areas (AP)
- Unlike Patriots, NFL slow to embrace 'Moneyball' (AP)
- USDA awards $40 million grants to boost local farm/food projects (Reuters)
Opinion/Editorial
- Time to cut off aid to Egypt? (The Week)
- Good day, bad day: January 31, 2012 (The Week)
- The X Factor bloodbath: 'An admission of failure'? (The Week)
- Are teens ditching Facebook for Twitter? (The Week)
- Sniffing smelly T-shirts: The new way to find a soulmate? (The Week)
- The Catholic Church vs. 'ObamaCare' (The Week)
- Obama's 5 biggest mistakes (The Week)
- Washington's sea lion murder mystery (The Week)
- Gingrich, Romney and Paul Are Good, Bad and Ugly at Debate (ContributorNetwork)
Sports
- No more Naptown: Super Bowl boosts Indy's image
(AP)
- Paul Lawrie wins Qatar Masters
(AP)
- End to Armstrong probe gets welcome in Qatar
(AP)
- Michigan State Rates Super Bowl XLVI Commercials
(ContributorNetwork)
- American Mancuso wins super-G
(AP)
- Martin, 4 linemen make Hall of Fame
(AP)
- Ex-MLB pitcher Penny signs with Softbank Hawks
(AP)
- Pepperdine comes close, falls to No. 24 Gonzaga
(AP)
- Parker's 42 helps Spurs steal Oklahoma's thunder
(Reuters)
Odd News
- New record set at Wing Bowl eating extravaganza (Reuters)
- Miami named most miserable U.S. city (Reuters)
- U.S. border cops nab go-kart hauling Mexican pot (Reuters)
- Wanted: Retirees to live in Ecuador for a month free (Reuters)
- Big freeze stops famed Brussels statue from peeing (Reuters)
- China bans toddler palm-reading assessments (Reuters)
- Italian shoemaker pays record rent at London store (Reuters)
- German city's parking fines are just the ticket (Reuters)
- San Francisco airport unveils yoga room for travelers (Reuters)
Obituaries
- Hungarian far-right politician and writer dies (AP)
- Popular character actor Ben Gazzara dies in NY (AP)
- Director, writer, producer Zalman King dead at 70 (AP)
- AP Vietnam correspondent George Esper dies at 79 (AP)
- Patricia Disney dies in Los Angeles at age 77 (AP)
- Navajo Code Talker dies in Arizona (AP)
- R&B singer David Peaston dies at age 54 (AP)
- 'Soul Train' host Don Cornelius dead of suicide (AP)
- Artist Mike Kelley found dead in Los Angeles home (AP)
Asia
- Car bomb kills nine in Afghan city Kandahar
(Reuters)
- UN envoy says Myanmar may allow election observers
(AP)
- Filipino villagers helped kill terror leader
(AP)
- Turkey, an imperfect example for the region
(AP)
- Car bomb kills 7 people in southern Afghan city
(AP)
- Wen says China has stake in helping Europe
(Reuters)
- Protesters attack 7 Syrian embassies around world
(AP)
- US, Japan agree to partial Marine transfer from Okinawa: media
(Reuters)
- Chinese seeks reconstruction role in Libya
(Reuters)
