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longstanding weather records.
• The National Weather Service says in South Dakota, Aberdeen had 8.4 inches of snow Sunday, breaking the city's record for the date of 3.4 inches set 65 years ago. Huron had 9 inches, breaking that city's 54-year-old record of 4.9 inches.

• In North Dakota, Fargo set a record with 9.3 inches of snow, breaking the city's 60-year-old record of 3.1 inches. Grand Forks had 4.8 inches, breaking its record for the date of 3.1 inches, set 18 years ago.
• Some parts of the region got even more snow, with a foot or more.
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• 1. NORTH KOREA CONDUCTS THIRD NUCLEAR TEST
• North Korea called the detonation its "first response" to what it described as U.S. threats.
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• 2. WHO WILL SUCCEED THE POPE
• A conservative cardinal in Milan and several contenders from Latin America and Ghana have been mentioned.
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• 3. BENEDICT SURPRISES BY SAYING HE'S TOO OLD TO CONTINUE
• The AP's Victor L. Simpson reports the 85-year-old pontiff chose to step down rather than suffer a long decline like his predecessor.
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• 4. MONEY STILL A KEY WORRY
• Obama plans to focus on the economy and job creation in his State of the Union speech at 9 p.m.
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• 5. WHY SOCCER IS BECOMING THE DIRTY GAME
• An AP investigation finds at least 50 nations had match-fixing probes last year.
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• 6. REBELS CAPTURE AIR BASE IN NORTHERN SYRIA
• Opposition fighters won their second strategic victory in as many days in their uprising against Assad.
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