Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today.
1. BRONCOS HEADED TO THE SUPER BOWL
Peyton — as if he really ever had anything to prove — that he is one of the greats in NFL history. The win put the Broncos one step away from . Here’s to the win. And does this mean Coach ?
2. REMEMBERING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
are pausing to honor the slain civil rights leader with parades, marches and service projects. There are also a number of , including the annual “Marade.”
3. HEALTH DEBATE IN DENVER
Colorado politicians and health care leaders will avoid major system overhauls this year as they watch the new federal health care law kick in, but over pills, high bills and ER overuse.
4. THE “I DO” TEST
As if getting married wasn’t complicated enough, would require mandatory pre-wedding education before couples could say “I do.”
5. OBAMA’S TAKE ON MARIJUANA
President . While he says it is “not something I encourage” the president does not think cannabis is “more dangerous” than alcohol.
6. IRAN BEGINS LANDMARK NUCLEAR DEAL
The U.N. nuclear agency confirms that as part of a landmark deal struck with world powers.
7. 13 BASIC FINANCIAL QUESTIONS
“I wish more people would ask these questions,” said Pam Dumonceau, a registered investment adviser in Denver with over 20 years of experience. They weren’t unusual questions. In fact, they were the most basic personal finance questions. But they’re .
8. RICHARD SHERMAN LOSES HIS MIND
After making a game-saving play to send the Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl, where they’ll face the Denver Broncos, cornerback over his ongoing feud with 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree. Columnist Jim Litke of the Associated Press says since Deion Sanders.”
9. SUPER BOWL ODDS
Oddsmakers had trouble picking the favorite in what figures to be one of the most evenly matched—and heavily bet—Super Bowls ever. Here’s .
10. NUGGETS DEFENSELESS IN PHOENIX
The , 117-103 to the Phoenix Suns at the US Airways Center. Down early, the Nuggets never played themselves totally out of the game but never played themselves into it in, either.
