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A protester in Germany holds a banner reading "Stop Islam Terror" during a rally by a group called Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization of the West in Cologne on Jan. 5, 2015.(Photo: Martin Meissner, AP)
1. German anti-Islam rally Monday threatens new tensions
A massive march by anti-Islam nationalists planned for Monday threatens to raise new religious tensions — and potential violence — in Europe in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in Paris by radical Muslims. Germany's justice minister has urged the group called Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West to cancel its demonstration, but the group vowed to go ahead with a rally that will commemorate the 17 people killed in the Paris attacks.
2. Divers retrieve AirAsia Flight 8501 data recorder
Search teams have retrieved one of the black boxes from AirAsia Flight 8501. Divers found the flight data recorder under part of the jet's wing and brought it to the surface early Monday. Searchers also located the the cockpit voice recorder, but said it remains wedged under heavy pieces of wreckage. The jet crashed Dec. 28, killing all 162 people on board.
3. Oregon and Ohio State face off in championship game
The inaugural College Football Playoff concludes with the national championship game between No. 2 Oregon and No. 4 Ohio State. For the Oregon Ducks, years of flirting with a trip to the big game finally gives way to actually playing in it. But can Oregon dispatch Urban Meyer's Buckeyes after Ohio State's gutsy win over No. 1 Alabama? This promises to be a good one.
USA TODAY Sports' Dan Wolken and George Schroeder tell you what to watch for and share their predictions. USA TODAY
4. Supreme Court to hear church-sign case
This week the Supreme Court will jump-start its January calendar by trying to read the minds of Gilbert, Ariz., town officials accused of discriminating against a local church by restricting signs advertising prayer services. When Good News Presbyterian Church makes its case against the town of Gilbert on Monday, the argument will be that the town discriminated against it by restricting the size, placement and duration of its signs.
The Supreme Court will hear an Arizona church's challenge to a town sign ordinance.(Photo: Mark Wilson, Getty Images)
5. Fast-food deals hit winter burst
You know it's winter in Fast Food Land when a blizzard of hot deals fall from the sky. Fast-food giants from Burger King to Taco Bell to Chipotle are promoting eye-popping, stomach-flipping deals hoping to nudge consumers out of their toasty homes during what is traditionally the coldest time of year for the $200 billion fast-food industry. Burger King on Monday will announce the return of one of its most popular deals from last fall: 10 chicken nuggets for $1.49. That's about half the usual price of $2.99 and it takes a serious jab at a popular McDonald's promotion that comes and goes of 20 Chicken McNuggets for $5.
Burger King's $1.49 10-piece Chicken Nuggets limited time offer.(Photo: Burger King)
Bonus: See all the winners from last night's Golden Globes.
And, the essentials:
Weather: The national weather forecast for Monday includes freezing rain in the Northeast and a mix of rain and snow in the Rockies.
Stocks: Wall Street stock futures traded in a narrow range as oil prices fell.
TV Tonight: Wondering what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at Major Crimes and Castle.
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