Iowa Points the Way
The Iowa caucuses will be first clear verdict on the unanswered question at the heart of the great GOP crackup: whether this budding rebellion will be driven by rigid ideology or inchoate rage
The Brief
Aung San Suu Kyi Leads Burma's New Parliament
The iconic leader of Burma's battle for democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi, will lead the largest party in the country's legislature when parliament opens today, a historic moment for a country that has been ruled by military dictators and their proxies since 1962
China's Factory Output Falls Again
Output in China's manufacturing output is shrinking at its fastest pace since 2012 amid growing concerns about a possible hard landing for the world's second biggest economy, according to new official data released Monday
Bernie Sanders Reports Raising Over $20 Million In January
With hours to go before the Iowa caucuses, the Vermont senator's campaign said it raised a huge sum in January from mainly small online contributions — an average of $27 a donation
Trump Looks Beyond Iowa
Donald Trump made a pitch to voters in Iowa a day before the state's caucuses that he would put more states in play in the general election if nominated. "I think we can win states that aren't even thought of in the normal realm," he said
Kung Fu Panda 3 Tops the Weekend Box Office
Fox’s Kung Fu Panda 3 debuted to an estimated $41 million, earning the best opening weekend of 2016 (so far). But other new releases fell a little flat, with Disney’s The Finest Hours debuting to only $10.3 million
86 Dead in Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria
A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people officials say died in the latest attack by Nigeria's homegrown Islamic extremists
Top Chef Dead in Apparent Suicide
Benoit Violier, the celebrated chef whose Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville in Switzerland was deemed the world's best eatery less than two months ago by French critics, was found dead his home on Sunday. Violier, who was 44, apparently took his own life
Novak Djokovic Wins Australian Open
Novak Djokovic maintained his perfect streak in six Australian Open finals with a victory that consigned Andy Murray to a fifth defeat in championship deciders at Melbourne Park. Djokovic equaled Roy Emerson's record of six Australian Open titles
Obama Announces $4B for Computer Science Education
President Obama has allotted $4 billion in funding for states to ensure that every student between kindergarten and 12th grade receives sufficient computer science education. Only about 25% of schools offer quality computer science programs
Virginia Tech Students Charged in Missing Girl's Death
David Eisenhauer, 18, and Natalie Marie Keppers, Virginia Tech students, were charged with murder after the remains of 13-year-old girl Nicole Lovell were found several days after she went missing. Her body was found along a highway in Surry County, N.C.
MIT Students Win Elon Musk's Hyperloop Contest
Student engineers from MIT have won a competition to design a Hyperloop system for Elon Musk's SpaceX company to transport people through high-speed vacuum tubes. The Boston-based MIT Hyperloop Team beat 160 student teams from 16 countries
