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  • EA Sports' Madden game franchise is 8-2 in recent Super Bowl predictions. The game maker is predicting a thriller on Sunday — and happy Denver fans next Monday.
  • Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) has died. The 14-term legislator was chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, founding co-chairman of the Human Rights Caucus — and the only Holocaust survivor in Congress.
  • A newly released video shows Richard Sherman was rebuffed by Michael Crabtree during the NFC Championship Game.
  • The Islamist Hamas group is gaining ground against the ruling Fatah movement ahead of Palestinian elections Wednesday. Hamas' popularity has grown in part due to the increasingly prominent role of its female candidates, who are reaching out to conservative Palestinian women.
  • A dispossessed Indian princess and her large-footed servant unravel a mystery among a crowd of classic British eccentrics in Julia Stuart's charming new novel, The Pigeon Pie Mystery. Who poisoned the unpleasant Major-General Bagshot? The answer may surprise you.
  • NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem reports there has been no let-up in the violence in the West Bank and Gaza. Israeli troops shot dead four more Palestinians, and an Israeli settler was gravely wounded in an attack by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza.
  • The result of tomorrow's parliamentary elections in Russia is all but certain — only the margin of victory is in doubt. Masha Lipman, a political analyst at the Moscow Carnegie Center, talks with John Ydstie about the lengths to which President Putin has gone to ensure a landslide victory for his United Russia party.
  • Bishop Allen has mastered the art of quirky, unassuming pop with a fragile heart. The band's heartfelt, refreshing music is imbued with smart choruses and jangly guitars, and "Central Booking" exemplifies its charming, relatable songwriting.
  • Engineers testify before the Senate that downtown New Orleans should not have flooded during Hurricane Katrina. The flooding occurred because walls along canals had faulty foundations and collapsed. The investigators said it's unclear whether the walls were poorly designed or shoddily constructed.
  • NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Gaza City the young Palestinians who are leading the uprising against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. These young leaders are increasingly critical of corruption and mismanagement in the Palestinian Authority, as well as the way Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat is conducting peace negotiations with Israel.
  • Panda Bear is known for music that sounds like Beach Boys melodies sung around a drum circle in the middle of the woods. On the multifaceted "Take Pills," the one-man band crafts a knockout, elevated by gorgeous melodies and detailed production.
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