From Bangkok to Beijing from Singapore to Seoul, billions of Asians are hoping for good luck in this new year that begins Monday. The masses visit temples to pray and light incense, many also set off firecrackers and enjoy street festivals and joyous performances of Dragon dances.

The Dragon is considered special, although it is the only animal in the Chinese calendar, which does not really exist. According to statistics, more women get pregnant during the year of the Dragon, which only occurs every 12 years.

COUNTDOWN FLORIDA's FIFTY. 4 Million Registered Republicans.

GIFFORD TO LEAVE CONGRESS. Concentrating on Recovery.

PENN STATE MOURNS PATERNO. Death and Tragedy.

GIANTS vs PATRIOTS. 2 Kicks Win For 2 Teams.

LUNAR NEW YEAR. Where's That Moon?

Following an extremely close game, which ended up in overtime, The New York Giants beat the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 for the right to play the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.

Lawrence Tynes kicked a winning 31-yard field goal in sudden-death overtime in the NFC championship game Sunday night to reach its second Super Bowl in five seasons.

Eli Manning and the NY Giants (12-7) will face the New England Patriots at The Super Bowl on Feb. 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana just as they did when they won it back in 2008. - GO BLUE - GO GIANTS.

It's not every day that Cuban born and longtime Havana resident Chucho Valdés performs outside of his country. But, the Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger did just that this weekend with back to back packed concerts in Carnegie Hall in NYC and NJ PAC in Newark.

Chucho is not only known as one of Cuba’s greatest jazz pianists and one of the founders of IRAKARE. His father is the famous Cuban pianist and former director of Havana’s famous “Tropicana” nightclub band Bebo Valdés.

Penn State's long-time winning football coach, Joe Paterno has died at age 85. Coach Paterno lead more Penn State teams to victory than any other major-college football coach, becoming an icon at Penn State University.

He became the symbol of integrity in collegiate athletics, only to be fired last year following a child sexual-abuse scandal which shocked college football fans all over the US.

Previously, there had been rumors spreading throughout the Internet, where
some Websites published similar reports prior to official confirmation.

More than 120,000 people affected by the recent violence in South Sudan’s Jonglei state may need emergency assistance – double the number of those originally thought to need help – the United Nations humanitarian official in the country said today.

Fighting between Lou Nuer and Murle communities escalated sharply in late December, causing an estimated tens of thousands people to flee their homes in Pibor County and resulting in casualties, destruction of property and livelihoods.

This Week in History, Jan 22 - Jan 28

Jan 22, 1998
Ted Kaczynski pleads guilty to bombings in a Sacramento, California, courtroom, Theodore J. Kaczynski pleads guilty to all federal charges against him, acknowledging his responsibility for a 17-year campaign of package bombings attributed to the "Unabomber."

Jan 23, 1957

GOP TURNAROUND. Born Again and Renewed Newt.

NYC DEMOCRAT MAYOR. Bloomberg Predicts.

NFL PLAYOFF. Down and Dirty Game.

UK TV PROMOTES. Abortions?

WARM WEATHER. Returns.

Slippery travel will be the weather warning into this evening and overnight. Some pockets of light snow, sleet, or freezing drizzle will continue into the evening. Temperatures will remain below freezing. As such, untreated surfaces will remain quite slippery into the overnight hours.

Authorities advise all that if traveling, make sure you exercise extreme caution and keep alert for slippery spots, especially on bridges and all elevated roadways.