Evacuations in Los Angeles mulled as new storm approaches 13 min.

Today: Google buys an expensive TV spot on CBS's Super Bowl broadcast. Electronic Arts' loss narrows in its most recent quarter. A former Intel executive pleads guilty in an insider-trading case. - 73 min. (bowl)

WATCH: Dog Leads 'Who Dat' Super Bowl Che 3 hrs.
WATCH: Super Bowl Ads: Hits and Misses 4 hrs.
Super Bowl Most Watched TV Show Ever 4 hrs.
Super Bowl Ads Hit-and-Miss 4 hrs.
WATCH: The Conversation: Super Bowl Wrap 5 hrs.
Super Bowl sets record with 48 minutes of ads 5 hrs.
Who Dat: Saints Come Marching Home Super Bowl Champi 5 hrs.
Who Dat: Saints Come Marching Home Super Bowl Champi 6 hrs.
WATCH: Super Bowl Ads: Hits and Misses 6 hrs.
Drunken Super Bowl bet leads to deadly shooting in A 6 hrs.
WATCH: Super Bowl Ads: Hits and Misses 7 hrs.
Super Bowl Ads Hit and Miss: Did Madison Ave. Try To 7 hrs.
Super Bowl on pace for record viewership 7 hrs.
WATCH: Saints Rise to Super Bowl Champs 8 hrs.
WATCH: Super Bowl Ads: Hits and Misses 9 hrs.
WATCH: Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees 10 hrs.
WATCH: Super Bowl Hoopla 10 hrs.
Best and Worst Super Bowl Ads 11 hrs.
The Super Bowl Effect? 11 hrs.
Saints celebrate Super Bowl victory 13 hrs.
Super Bowl ads get weird - many sans pants 16 hrs.
New Orleans erupts in joy after Super Bowl win 16 hrs.
Super Bowl: Saints give New Orleans reason to celebr 16 hrs.
Saints Super Bowl win ignites New Orleans party 17 hrs.
Colts' Peyton Manning comes up short in Super Bowl 18 hrs.
Kawakami: Saints' gutsy onside kick won Super Bowl 18 hrs.
Pizzamaker braves snow to deliver on Super Bowl Sun 19 hrs.
After a Super Bowl triumph, joyous New Orleans swin 19 hrs.
New Orleans Saints capture first Super Bowl title 19 hrs.
Australia's "Top End" too dry to become food bowl 19 hrs.
Watch All the Super Bowl Commericals 20 hrs.
Advertising: In Super Bowl Commercials, the Nostalgi 20 hrs.
How the Letterman-Oprah-Leno Super Bowl Ad Came Toge 21 hrs.
Townshend, Daltrey are still The Who at Super Bowl 21 hrs.
Super Bowl Ad Brings Leno, Letterman Together 21 hrs.
Super Bowl TV spot brings Leno, Letterman together 22 hrs.
Tebow Super Bowl ad strikes light-hearted tone 23 hrs.

 

A quiet observation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday last month was typical of the president, whose low-key stance on race is frustrating some black leaders and scholars. - 36 min. (obama)

Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game 106 min.
GOP Calls for Do-Over at Obama Health Care Summit 4 hrs.
Republicans cool to Obama call for health talks 4 hrs.
Obama administration asks Anthem to justify big Cali 6 hrs.
Obama seeks peace deal on health reform 6 hrs.
Risks, and Perhaps Rewards, in Obama's Health Summit 7 hrs.
Obama Administration Blasts Insurer Rate Hikes 7 hrs.
Obama administration forming new agency on climate c 7 hrs.
GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks 7 hrs.
Clinton-era health aides push to save Obama's plan 8 hrs.
WATCH: Obama Seeks GOP Summit 8 hrs.
Obama vs. Palin? Former Alaska Gov. Takes Aim at Pre 10 hrs.
Opinion: Obama's 'stupid' jab at Vegas 11 hrs.
JP Morgan Sends Message to Obama 13 hrs.
Mass. wind farm that Obama administration might sup 19 hrs.
Obama invites Republicans to summit on health care 19 hrs.
Obama Invites GOP to Summit on Health Care 19 hrs.
Obama's latest health target: Feb. 25 20 hrs.
President Obama Grilled on Super Bowl Sunday 20 hrs.
Obama invites Republicans to healthcare session 23 hrs.
Obama anti-terror adviser lashes out at lawmakers 24 hrs.

 

World Vision - USA - 22 min. (haiti)

Paperwork Hinders Airlifts of Haitian Children 26 min.
Haitian may have lasted month in rubble 28 min.
US missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her 42 min.
US must be Haiti's watchdog 3 hrs.
Haiti studies Colombian town for quake rebuilding 4 hrs.
EU summit to focus on Haiti, economy 6 hrs.
Ohio strip club hosts 'Lap dances for Haiti' 7 hrs.
PREVIEW-South American countries seek unity to help 8 hrs.
"Lap Dances for Haiti" Raises $1K in Ohio 10 hrs.
CARE International is working to prevent sexual viol 11 hrs.
Americans jailed in Haiti split over leader 16 hrs.
Relief gaps spread as Haitians flee capital 16 hrs.
Holding on to dreams from refugee camp in Haiti 19 hrs.
Children taken from Haiti face uncertain fate 19 hrs.
Group says agents want fees before releasing Haiti a 21 hrs.
Haiti protesters denounce aid corruption, hoarding 23 hrs.
Lawyer for Americans in Haiti quits 24 hrs.

 

Company suggests 'driver error' may be to blame as damage to firm's value is put at $4bnToyota denied today that brake problems on its Prius hybrid cars were a safety issue in Britain despite speculation in Japan that the crisis could deepen tomorrow if the company recalls 270,000 vehicles in the US and Japan.In a defiant move, executives assured the Department for Transport's Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (Vosa) that the latest problem to affect its cars, in which a software glitch in th... - 4 hrs. (toyota)

Recall Revenge? Toyota Dealers Turn Back on ABC Over 6 hrs.
Recall Revenge? Toyota Dealers Turn Back on ABC Over 6 hrs.
Report: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses 7 hrs.
Reports: Toyota to Recall 300,000 Priuses 7 hrs.
Report: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses 7 hrs.
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Toyota's powerful DC friends 8 hrs.
Has Toyota recall put you off Prius? 12 hrs.
Toyota Counts D.C. Powerbrokers as Friends 13 hrs.
Toyota Prius Recall Expected in Japan 16 hrs.
Toyota to recall and repair brakes on new Priuses s 19 hrs.
Toyota Is Expected to Add 2010 Prius to Recalls 21 hrs.
Toyota to announce action soon for Prius hybrids 21 hrs.
Toyota Extends Recall to 2010 Prius Model Cars 23 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters * Federal agency to determine cause of deadly blast - 3 hrs. (blast)

WATCH: 'View': Meghan McCain Blasts Tea P 6 hrs.
WATCH: Endeavor Blast Off Lights Up the Sky 7 hrs.
Officials: No One Missing in Conn. Blast 7 hrs.
Federal officials to investigate Connecticut blast 7 hrs.
Damage From Blast Hinders Rescue in Connecticut 8 hrs.
Official: 95% Accounted for in Conn. Blast 10 hrs.
Space shuttle Endeavour blasts off 10 hrs.
Power plant blast kills 5 11 hrs.
Space Shuttle Endeavour Blasts off 14 hrs.
Probe Begins in Deadly Conn. Plant Blast 17 hrs.
Gas blast at Connecticut power plant kills at least 21 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters By Louis Charbonneau - 35 min. (iran)

Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity 8 hrs.
Iran’s Nuclear Move Prompts New Calls for San 9 hrs.
Iran marks revolution anniversary 12 hrs.
Iran arrests 10 journalists, holds total 55 -sites 12 hrs.
ANALYSIS-Revolution day will put Iran's disunity on 14 hrs.
Iran Snubs UN, Progresses in Nuclear Program 16 hrs.
Iran Leader OKs Further Uranium Enrichment 17 hrs.
Iran's president orders production of higher-enrich 19 hrs.
Gates Calls for More Pressure on Iran In Wake of Nuk 19 hrs.
Report: Iran cites CIA in radio arrests 19 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters * U.S. government shut on Monday - 53 min. (snow)

WATCH: Massive Snowball Fight in Nation's Capi 6 hrs.
Buried Mid-Atlantic Faces More Snow 7 hrs.
Snow Postpones Washington Workweek 14 hrs.
Round II coming for snowy mid-Atlantic 14 hrs.
Washington Region Digs Out, but More Snow Ahead 18 hrs.
Come summer, D.C. area students may pay the price f 19 hrs.
Some of snow storm's moments were frozen in time 19 hrs.
Washington region digs out, but more snow ahead Tue 19 hrs.

 

The latest fatality means the UK death toll in Afghanistan exceeds that of the Falklands warA British soldier was killed by an explosion in Afghanistan today as the UK death toll exceeded that of the Falklands war.Comrades said the soldier, from 36 Engineer regiment, part of the counter-IED Task Force, died as he led a team conducting route clearance operations in the Nad-e-Ali District, in central Helmand rrovince.Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "His ... - 91 min. (killed)

British troops killed in Afghanistan 11 hrs.
Yemen rebels say Saudi strikes killed 2 children 11 hrs.
Five killed, dozens trapped in Kashmir avalanche 13 hrs.
Five killed, dozens trapped in Kashmir avalanche 14 hrs.
Man run over and killed in Daly City dispute 16 hrs.
Officer Is Shot and Suspect Is Killed in Newark 17 hrs.
5 workers killed in explosion at Middleton, Conn., 19 hrs.

 

Actor Charlie Sheen got hit not with two and a half charges, but three. Sheen was charged Monday with three crimes including felony menacing following his Christmas Day assault on his wife Brooke Mueller. Sheen, the star of the CBS sitcom 'Two and a Half Men,' was also charged with third-degree assault and criminal mischief. - 23 min. (charged)

Charged: Michael Jackson's Doc Accused of Invol 3 hrs.
Charged: Michael Jackson's Doc Accused of Invol 3 hrs.
Michael Jackson's doctor charged with involuntary ma 3 hrs.
Michael Jackson's doctor charged 4 hrs.
Michael Jackson’s Doctor Is Charged With Mans 4 hrs.
Michael Jackson doctor charged with manslaughter 4 hrs.
Jackson's Doctor Charged With Manslaughter 7 hrs.

 

Source: IRIN Flash floods killed at least 10 people and destroyed hundreds of houses in different parts of Kandahar Province, - 11 hrs. (afghan)

Senior Afghan Official Accused of Militant Links 13 hrs.
INTERVIEW-NATO, Afghans to hold Taliban bastion "for 14 hrs.
Afghans Flee Town Ahead of NATO Offensive 14 hrs.
U.S. civilians at front in battle for Afghan trust 15 hrs.
Sarobi Journal: Afghans Are Not Slowed by White-Knuc 21 hrs.

 

A 60-year-old man remains in critical condition today after being struck by a car in San Jose Saturday night, a police spokesman said. - 73 min. (jose)

San Jose city manager, mayor push opposing plans for 15 hrs.
Elderly San Jose woman remains missing 21 hrs.
$20 million winning Lotto ticket sold at San Jose 7- 21 hrs.
San Jose officer rushing to crash collides with car 22 hrs.
San Jose Sharks acquire defenseman Niclas Wallin fro 24 hrs.

 

Republican Gets her Comeuppance Following Obama Teleprompter Remark, but Real Issue for Possible 2012 Candidate is her Lack of a Presidential Mien - 6 hrs. (palin)

Palin Knows Issues Like the Front of Her Hand 10 hrs.
Sarah Palin addresses Tea Party coalition 13 hrs.
Ex-Alaska governor Sarah Palin doesn't rule out run 19 hrs.
Palin out on the campaign trail again 20 hrs.
Palin doesn't rule out 2012 presidential run 20 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters * Violence flares at Palestinian camp in Jerusalem - 5 hrs. (talks)

WATCH: Jenny Sanford Talks About Her Family's 9 hrs.
Deby visits Khartoum for talks to end proxy wars 11 hrs.
Envoys go to North Korea for nuclear talks push 17 hrs.
Q+A-Will North Korea resume nuclear talks? If so, so 17 hrs.
RPT-Envoys go to North Korea for nuclear talks push 22 hrs.

 

The Pennsylvania Democrat served 35 years in Congress and was alternately respected and feared by colleagues. - 55 min. (iraq)

Rep. John Murtha, Iraq War Critic, Dies at 77 4 hrs.
INTERVIEW-Former Iraq PM: poll ban risks civil war 7 hrs.
Straw: Iraq legal advice inconsistent 8 hrs.
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Feb 8 9 hrs.
Straw at the Iraq war inquiry - LIVE 10 hrs.

 

lfernandez@mercurynews.comMorgan Hill police are offering $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the gang-related death of a 24-year-old Hollister man, the city's first homicide in four years. - 43 min. (shooting)

Concord boy, 17, and man, 38, die in unrelated shoot 8 hrs.
1 dead in shooting outside San Francisco club 16 hrs.
1 dead, 4 wounded in San Francisco shooting 17 hrs.
Richmond man dead, four others wounded, in shooting 23 hrs.

 

Super Bowl-Winning Team Greeted in New Orleans after 31-17 Win over Indianapolis Colts - 31 min. (saints)

After the Parade, Saints Face Many Decisions 6 hrs.
WATCH: Saints Fans Rejoice on Bourbon Street 11 hrs.
Saints 31, Colts 17: Saints Snare Win From Manning 20 hrs.
La. Native Porter Seals Saints SB Win 21 hrs.

 

Body found in landing gear after Delta flight arrives in Tokyo from New York. - 6 hrs. (found)

Body found in landing gear of New York-to-Tokyo flig 6 hrs.
Body found in plane's landing gear bay 10 hrs.
Body found in plane landing gear hatch 11 hrs.
Body Found in Landing Gear of Delta Flight 13 hrs.

 

- 17 min. (advertisement)

Advertisement: 5 hrs.
Advertisement: 7 hrs.
Advertisement: 11 hrs.
Advertisement: 11 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters By Emma Graham-Harrison - 7 hrs. (china)

China Shuts Down Hacker Training Business 13 hrs.
China closes training website for hackers 15 hrs.
Fewer than 50 wild tigers left in China - expert 15 hrs.
China seizes more melamine-tainted milk powder 20 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters * Saudi cabinet urges firm stance against Israel - 8 hrs. (israel)

Israeli police raid Palestinian refugee camp 9 hrs.
Israeli court releases pro-Palestinian foreigners 11 hrs.
Israel: Attacks on New Israel 11 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters * Death toll could rise - 10 hrs. (kills)

Shelling kills at least 9 in Somalia - group 14 hrs.
Union City shooting kills man, wounds another 16 hrs.
Union City shooting kills man, wounds another 16 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The United States denied on Monday it was disappointed by France's decision to send only 80 more trainers to Afghanistan and held out hope President Nicolas Sarkozy would be ... - 6 hrs. (afghanistan)

FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan 13 hrs.
AFGHANISTAN: Fleeing on foot at night 13 hrs.
Cowboy Theme at U.S. Base in Afghanistan 15 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters * Alzheimer's drug helped brain function - 3 hrs. (helps)

Alzheimer's drug Dimebon helps Huntington's - study 3 hrs.
Steyn helps South Africa push India 11 hrs.
Novel helps overweight girls lose weight, gain self- 22 hrs.

 

U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77. - 3 hrs. (john)

Rep. John Murtha dead at 77 4 hrs.
Rep. John Murtha dead at 77 4 hrs.
Campaign aide will have security guard when he retri 4 hrs.

 

LOS ANGELES — An approaching storm had authorities today considering another evacuation of foothill neighborhoods that were slammed with tons of mud and water that damaged dozens of homes. - 13 min. (storm)

A Crippled Capital: Washington Braces for Second Sto 7 hrs.
Monday's forecast: Winter storm for central USA 9 hrs.
WATCH: D.C. Digs Out as New Storm Nears 11 hrs.

 

It's been more than a decade since "Amy," as she's known in court papers, was first sexually abused by her uncle. The abuse ended long ago and he's in prison, but the pictures he made when she was 8 or 9 are among the most widely circulated child pornography... - 10 hrs. (victims)

Official: Unclear if victims remain in Conn. plant 10 hrs.
Official: Unclear If Victims Remain in Conn. Plant 11 hrs.

 

Fire officials say it's not clear if everyone is accounted for. - 11 hrs. (explosion)

US power plant explosion aftermath 12 hrs.
Desperate Search for Victims of Explosion in Connect 19 hrs.

 

Source: IRIN Hassan al-Err, aged 67, and his seven-member family are moving into a mud house built by the UN agency for Palestinian - 10 hrs. (gaza)

Gaza's Hamas rulers fail to make salary payments 12 hrs.
Palestinians to urge again for Gaza inquiry-prosecut 13 hrs.

 

Sanford writes about coping with her husband's affair in "Staying True." - 9 hrs. (sanford)

Sanford: Gov.'s Affair Makes It Harder to Raise 10 hrs.
'Staying True' by Jenny Sanford 12 hrs.

 

Winter weather has hit the mid-Atlantic with snowstorms, and Southern California with mudslides. People on both coasts are digging out...before the next storms hit. - 17 min. (coast)

Ivory Coast ex-rebels urge disarming Gbagbo militias 3 hrs.
Ivory Coast ex-rebels urge disarming Gbagbo militias 6 hrs.

 

HOLLISTER— A small earthquake has struck Hollister, but there are no reports of damages or injuries. - 3 hrs. (quake)

Port-au-Prince after the quake 5 hrs.
2.5 magnitude quake strikes near Calaveras Reservoir 17 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters BUENOS AIRES, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, husband of President Cristina Fernandez, is recovering well after underdoing emergency arterial surgery, his doctor said on ... - 7 hrs. (surgery)

WATCH: Plastic Surgery to Look Like a Celeb 10 hrs.
Former Argentine president has surgery 21 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters * Al Qaeda calls for jihad against region's Christians, Jews - 7 hrs. (yemen)

Yemen's al Qaeda calls for jihad in region - web 9 hrs.
YEMEN-BASED AL QAEDA GROUP CALLS FOR JIHAD AGAINST C 10 hrs.

 

Defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka to face coup attempt charge as row over election result takes dramatic turnThe defeated candidate in last month's tense presidential election in Sri Lanka, General Sarath Fonseka, was arrested today at his office in Colombo and is to be charged with attempting a military coup to overthrow the government.The sudden arrest of the 59-year-old former chief of Sri Lankan armed forces and the architect of their bloody but successful campaign against the T... - 4 hrs. (held)

911 caller held in fatal Tenderloin stabbing 16 hrs.
911 caller held in fatal Tenderloin stabbing 16 hrs.

 

The San Jose theater's annual gala, 'Back to Before,' saw the return of dozens of alumni performers. - 4 hrs. (children)

Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers 8 hrs.
Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers 8 hrs.

 

SANTA ANA — A Chinese-born engineer was sentenced today to more than 15 years in prison for hoarding sensitive information about the U. - 118 min. (years)

Daly City armed robber likely to get 60 years 16 hrs.
Circling for Two Years, Rivals Are Set to Race 23 hrs.

 

The congressman from Pennsylvania was the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress. - 3 hrs. (dies)

Rep. John Murtha Dies 4 hrs.
Congressman Murtha Dies 4 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters (Adds government confirmation) - 7 hrs. (lanka)

SRI LANKA AUTHORITIES ARREST EX-ARMY COMMANDER AND L 7 hrs.
Cry for Self-Rule by Sri Lanka’s Tamils Is Mu 22 hrs.

 

BEIJING — Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday. - 6 hrs. (chinese)

Chinese villagers attack government building 13 hrs.
Chinese culture, commerce bloom at Flower Fair 16 hrs.

 

Nearly complete poll results showed Viktor F. Yanukovich to be the winner of Ukraine’s presidential election but Prime Minister Yulia V. Tymoshenko refused to concede. - 6 hrs. (ukraine)

Ex-Ukraine leader may make comeback 13 hrs.
Yanukovych set to win in Ukraine 14 hrs.

 

SAN FRANCISCO — An appeals court said today it appears that the University of California, Davis violated federal law meant to promote gender equity in college athletics when it eliminated its women's wrestling program. - 88 min. (women)

Hunger strike women 'denied treatment' 4 hrs.
Stanford women rout USC 77-39 21 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters By Kylie MacLellan - 6 hrs. (africa)

SOUTH AFRICA: Inequality not so black and white 7 hrs.
S.Africa's ANC cools to Zuma's steamy sex life 12 hrs.

 

EW talked to "The Late Show" executive producer Rob Burnett about David Letterman's surprising decision to include Jay Leno in a promotional spot during the Super Bowl. - 6 hrs. (letterman)

Filming Of Letterman Spot Was Hush-Hush 8 hrs.
WATCH: Letterman and Leno's Surprise Reunion 11 hrs.

 

Bill Cowher’s interview with the former Giant Plaxico Burress on CBS’s Super Bowl pregame show would have been better without the show of support at the beginning. - 20 hrs. (sports)

Sports of The Times: Battle for N.F.L.’s Ulti 20 hrs.
A guide to the sports 23 hrs.

 

SAN FRANCISCO — Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. - 118 min. (does)

Does Beer Help Your Bones? 10 hrs.
Olympic security doesn't stop at Canadian border 19 hrs.

 

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Presented By: 16 hrs.
Presented By: 22 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters COLOMBO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military arrested defeated presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka on Monday on charges he conspired against the president before he quit the army to ... - 4 hrs. (arrested)

Sri Lanka opposition leader arrested 5 hrs.
Paul Gascoigne arrested on suspicion of drink-drivin 11 hrs.

 

NEW YORK — John Thain is getting a second chance. CIT Group Inc. tapped the former Merrill Lynch CEO to become its chairman and chief executive. - 7 hrs. (thain)

CIT names ex-Merrill CEO Thain as chairman, CEO 8 hrs.
After Turmoil at Merrill, Thain Will Lead the Lender 21 hrs.

 

Fueled by the recent EPA investigation into a high rate of babies born with severe birth defects in Kettleman City, Calif., residents and activists will go door to door looking for more families possibly affected by environmental contamination. - 4 hrs. (calif)

Why Do Birth Defects Plague Tiny Calif. Town? 11 hrs.
Why Do Birth Defects Plague Tiny Calif. Town? 11 hrs.

 

Costa Rica elected its first female president, as the ruling National Liberation Party claimed a historic victory. - 17 hrs. (costa)

Costa Ricans vote for president 20 hrs.
Costa Rica Set to Elect First Woman Pres. 21 hrs.

 

Source: Reuters * Outgoing leader failed to halt surge in rebel violence - 3 hrs. (russia)

Medvedev proposes new chief for Russia's Dagestan 10 hrs.
Pro-Russian Leader Declares Victory in Ukraine 14 hrs.