Super Sunday
The New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night in Super Bowl XLIX. Here's a look at the key match-ups, schemes, strengths, weaknesses and gambits of each team ahead of the big game
The Brief
Wisconsin Gov Leads in Iowa
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is leading a crowded field of Republican presidential hopefuls in the key state of Iowa, according to a new poll
Huckabee Talks Gay Friends
Republican 2016 hopeful Mike Huckabee, who opposes gay marriage, defended Sunday an excerpt from his new book about his gay friends
Snow Blankets Midwest, Creeps Toward Northeast
A powerful storm moved from the Plains into the Midwest and was expected to dump more than a foot of snow in some places before making its way into New England, where many cities are still digging out from a winter walloping from last week
Pirated Downloads Site Back Up After Long Outage
The Pirate Bay, the world's most popular file-sharing site, came back online after Swedish authorities had shut it down in December. The site's relaunch is a reportedly slimmed-down version, complete with a new phoenix logo
ISIS Hostage Crisis Stirs Debate in Japan
The presumed deaths in Syria of a gentle children’s advocate and a troubled adventurer brings to a close a crisis that riveted Japan and brought much of the Japanese government to a standstill for more than a week
Stephen Fry Says He'd be Ready to 'Confront' God
Actor-comedian Stephen Fry, an outspoken atheist, had an answer ready this week when asked what he'd say if "confronted" by God. "I’d say, 'Bone cancer in children? What’s that about?'" Fry said
Whitney Houston's Daughter Found Unresponsive in Tub
Police said Bobbi Kristina Brown was discovered unconscious at home and rushed to North Fulton Hospital after CPR was performed. "Obviously we all know her mom died this very same way," a Roswell Police Department spokesperson told PEOPLE.
3-Year-Old Shoots Father and Pregnant Mother
A three-year-old boy in New Mexico shot his parents after he reached into his mother's purse for an iPod but fired a loaded handgun instead, police said. Both are expected to survive but police are recommending negligence charges
Pope Francis to Visit Sarajevo in June
Pope Francis said Sunday that he will visit Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in June, to promote "brotherhood and peace." The country is still recovering from the 1992-1995 Bosnian War, which claimed over 100,000 lives
Benedict Cumberbatch Urges Pardon of Gay Men
The actor, who played Alan Turing in the Oscar-nominated movie The Imitation Game, joined 40,000 others in signing an open letter to the British government demanding the pardons of thousands of gay men convicted under historic indecency laws.
Thousands March for Democracy in Hong Kong
Thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators marched through Hong Kong's streets in the first major rally since mass protests last year. Organizers said 13,000 people participated, while police said they counted 8,000 at the march's peak
